Pokémon: New Ash, Starting from Hoenn

As the gate slowly opened, a large-scale, breathtaking ice venue came into view. Xiaozhi couldn't help but marvel, because this was one of the most spectacular scenes he had seen since he embarked on his journey.

In this snow-covered Yingxue City, someone could actually build an ice cellar of this scale. Crystal clear icicles hung from the ceiling, and the ground was covered with smooth and flat ice, which was completely different from the venues covered with icicles that Xiaozhi had seen before.

At the other end of the venue, there sat a burly white beard uncle. He was only wearing a thin vest, with a cold-proof jacket casually draped over it, and he dozed off there with his bare chest. It was not until Xiaozhi and others entered the venue that he raised his head as if waking up from a dream.

"You guys... that... you came at the right time." The uncle stuttered a little, and seemed not very good at expressing himself. However, despite his strange words, he exuded an unparalleled powerful aura.

Xiaozhi stepped forward, "I am Xiaozhi from Pallet Town, and I am here for a gym battle!"

The uncle nodded heavily, "Very good, I am Uncle Defu, the gym trainer of Yingxue Gym!"

Yu Lijia's focus is always strange. She noticed that Uncle Defu was actually sitting on an ice chair in this ice cellar, "Don't you feel cold sitting on ice?"

Hearing this, Uncle Defu laughed heartily, "I have to tell you, when you train like me, even ice will feel like a hot heart, so sitting on ice is just right!"

As he said this, he noticed Shota behind Xiaozhi, "Strange, I remember you weren't..."

"That's right!" Shota quickly stood at attention, "Thank you very much for your guidance in the last battle!"

"That battle was very passionate!" Uncle Defu still recognized Shota and remembered the battle with Shota, which was also a recognition of him.

As he said that, he looked at Xiaozhi, "Xiaozhi from Pallet Town, are you the challenger today? How many badges do you have?"

Xiaozhi quickly replied, "Yes, Uncle Defu! I have already got 7 badges."

Uncle Defu nodded and said, "Not bad, but it's not that easy to challenge me."

Xiaozhi smiled confidently, "I know, but my strength is not weak!"

Uncle Defu stood up, walked in front of Xiaozhi, and looked at him carefully, "Well, not bad, you look very energetic. Let's start."

Xiaozhi took a deep breath and prepared for the battle. Uncle Defu crossed his arms and looked at Xiaozhi with a smile, as if waiting for something.

Yu Lijia watched the upcoming duel excitedly, looking forward to Xiaozhi defeating this powerful uncle.

"That's the gym battle with the last badge at stake, just fight happily!" Uncle Defu was really easy to get along with, and Xiaozhi's blood boiled with one sentence.

He took off his winter clothes, put them on Serena, and stood in the challenger's seat, "Xiaozhi from Pallet Town, please give me your advice!"

"Now, the Yingxue Gym Tournament is about to begin. Both sides can use three Pokémon. When all the Pokémon of one side lose their combat ability, the game will end. In addition, only the challenger has the right to replace Pokémon."

The staff member with a trembling voice before was a thin young man. He was obviously not strong enough to tremble even when talking in this ice cellar, but he had to work here. It was really difficult for him.

Uncle Defu stood up and looked more muscular. "I tell you, ice is very hard, but also very fragile, so my strength will change according to the Pokémon you send out and the moves used by the Pokémon. I just like it."

It seems that Uncle Defu often says this, so there is no pause in a series.

And what he means is that he will adjust the amount of strength he exerts according to the strength of the challenger.

In fact, many powerful gym trainers do this. Xiaozhi himself will also judge what kind of Pokémon to send out based on the strength of the opponent. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult for those new trainers to collect badges!

Xiaozhi took out the Poké Ball with his backhand, "Then let me see the full strength of Uncle Defu! It's you, Little Lion!"

"Roar!" A tender but powerful roar sounded, and a figure instantly appeared on the ice field. It was Little Lion. At this moment, its eyes were sharp, and its hair exploded all over its body, looking extremely powerful.

"What a passionate Pokémon!" Uncle Defu laughed heartily, and the sound resounded throughout the field. He also threw out the Poké Ball and shouted: "Ice Baby, come out!"

As the Poké Ball opened, a blue Pokémon appeared on the field. It looked a little honest, but its eyes were bright.

Although this was just an initial Pokémon, Xiaozhi could tell at a glance that the strength of this Ice Baby was not low. The reason why this Ice Baby did not evolve was probably because Uncle Defu cultivated it in a direction that matched the speed of the ice field!

"Little Lion, spray flames!" Xiaozhi's eyes condensed and he immediately gave the order.

Upon hearing this, Little Lion opened his mouth, and a blazing flame instantly gushed out, sweeping towards Ice Baby with unparalleled momentum.

Facing the sudden attack of the blazing flame, Uncle Defu did not show the slightest nervousness on his face, but calmly commanded: "Frozen Wind!"

As his order was issued, Ice Baby immediately opened his mouth, and a biting cold wind swept up, which was more in line with the ice field! He actually resisted Little Lion's flame!

But in the white mist during the collision, the little lion rushed over with a burning flame all over his body. Xiaozhi's voice also sounded at this moment, "Charge Flame Attack plus Flame Fang!"

The little lion at home has the fighting spirit characteristic. This ice treasure is obviously a male. Under the flame fangs with excellent power amplification, it can definitely hit the ice treasure hard!

"Get out of the way!" Uncle Defu shouted immediately.

The ice treasure took advantage of the venue and slid gently to avoid the attack of the little lion. Although the ice surface melted wherever the little lion passed, the venue was large, which still gave the ice treasure an advantage.

"Take advantage of now, blizzard!" Uncle Defu seized the opportunity and launched a fierce attack.

The extremely cold wind and snow blew up and landed accurately on the little lion, and the burning flames on itself were extinguished.

The little lion was shivering with cold, but he still resisted tenaciously. Seeing the fire of fighting spirit in the little lion's eyes, Xiaozhi also smiled and shouted, "Explode! King of Flames!"

"Roar!!" The little lion roared, and his body burst into shining light. In a blink of an eye, a majestic Flame Lion appeared in front of everyone.

To be continued......