I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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Now there's only one Ursaring left with the Guts ability activated. As long as you don't engage in close combat with Ursaring 11, there shouldn't be any problems. Gary can slowly whittle it down.

"Oh no! Ironhide has been defeated by Salamence and Breloom together. Now Ursaring is outnumbered and struggling. How can we break this deadlock?" the commentator explained.

"Damn it, Ursaring is attacking Breloom. If Breloom burrows underground, I'll use my Hammer to attack the ground." Shiroki was really going all out.

"vomit!!"

The circle bear roared and charged at the straw mushroom.

boom! !

A dragon-shaped wave crashed down, exploding at the feet of the Circle Bear and stopping it.

"Use the Trojan Mushroom with the Trouble Seed," Shigeru commanded.

Breloom charged at Ursaring and threw out a bunch of seeds that glowed with green light. The seeds landed on Ursaring, and the bloodshot in Ursaring's eyes disappeared. Its ability changed to Insomnia.

"Salamander, use your claws!"

"Dou Li Mushroom, Sonic Punch!"

call out!

The two Pokémon charged straight at Ursaring. Breloom attacked first, throwing a punch, but it was blocked by Ursaring's paw. However, Salamence also rushed over in the next moment, slapping with its claws.

Ursaring stretched out its other paw to defend, but two fists can't fight four hands. Faced with Breloom's punches and Salamence's claws, Ursaring was completely helpless, exhausted, and quickly gave up.

"The Ursaring is unable to battle." The referee announced, "Both of Shiraki's Pokémon have been defeated. The winner of this match is Shigeru."

Xiao Shigeru easily won the first qualifying tournament match; the process was quite effortless and without much difficulty.

"Maoye is awesome! He completely dominated the game."

"Really, Uncle Mao always brings up elves I've never seen before, making me worry."

"Xiao Mao's turn was so cool, and his Thai pants are hot!"

Amid cheers from the audience, Xiao Mao left the arena.

The qualifying tournament is over. Only one match is needed on the first day. The remaining two matches will be held tomorrow, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Trainers need to prepare at least four Pokémon to compete in the doubles matches of the qualifying tournament.

Anyway, Gary doesn't plan to reveal too many of his Pokémon. After all, there are only 9 Pokémon in the Hoenn region. If he reveals too many, he will be easily targeted when he enters the final tournament.

Anyway, Salamence won all three doubles matches in the qualifying tournament. It would be a huge waste not to use the EX Intimidate ability in doubles matches.

After his match, Xiao Mao didn't stay at the stadium to watch the game. Instead, he returned to the players' village and watched the game in his room, checking out the matches in other venues.

Unfortunately, Shigeru wanted to watch Ash's match, but Ash's match had already ended. Instead, he saw Yu successfully win her first qualifying match.

Xiao Mao was very curious about Xiao You's current strength. So far, Xiao Mao had only seen four of Xiao You's Pokémon, and he had no idea what the rest of Xiao You's Pokémon were.

In the anime storyline, Yu is quite powerful. He will later travel to the Sinnoh region and even battle against Bright, the protagonist of the Sinnoh region.

...!

The next morning.

The preliminary tournament is proceeding as scheduled.

Xiao Mao arrived at venue B early in the morning. Since he didn't know who his opponents were, and the matches were randomly assigned during the competition, the players had to arrive early to avoid being eliminated due to being late.

After yesterday's round of matches, only 32 players remain on Court B. There will be 16 doubles matches in the morning and 8 more in the afternoon. Ultimately, only 8 players from each court can advance to the final tournament.

"Come on in, take a look, we've got some new stock."

In the corridor, many vendors were hawking their wares, selling the snacks and drinks they had brought in.

"Hey bro, what's new with the merchandise?" a viewer asked casually.

"Which player's changes would you like to know?" the vendor asked.

"Xiao Mao and Xiao Feng."

"Xiao Mao's stats are 1.36 and Xiao Feng's are 1.5," the vendor said.

"I'll bet 100,000 on Xiao Mao to win." The spectator immediately pulled out his bank card.

"Okay, please wait a moment." The vendor beamed as he took out a card reader and gave the audience a slip of paper, telling them to come find him after the match.

Xiao Mao saw all of this, feeling both surprised and unsurprised.

This vendor is someone planted by outsiders. Because the odds for sports lottery are fixed, while the odds for outsiders fluctuate depending on the situation of the match, and the odds are also higher than those for sports lottery. Many people will buy outsiders in hopes of making a fortune.

"That's too blatant."

Xiao Mao also admires these people.

Betting on the sidelines is illegal. After all, the sports lottery is permitted by the league. If you're betting on the sidelines, you're competing with the league for business. This is Caiyou City, the location of the Hoenn League headquarters.

These people who engage in illegal activities are incredibly audacious to do so right under the League's nose. It seems the Hoenn League is turning a blind eye to such activities.

As soon as it was 9 o'clock, the vendors in the corridor left and hid in the corners to watch the game.

"The second round of the preliminary tournament is officially starting. Please welcome Xiao Mao and Yang Er to the match," the host announced.

"The first one actually."

Xiao Mao was happy to be the first to go on stage. He got up and walked onto the field, and his opponent followed him down.

The two men stood facing each other in the command area.

Yoji looked at Shigeru and said, "Shigeru, I know you are a two-time champion of the league, but you will eventually become a stepping stone on my road to the championship."

Xiao Mao's brow twitched.

Why are all the contestants at this acrobatic tournament so arrogant?

How dare you be so arrogant! Does your mother know?

441: Xiaomao VS Yoji

"The two contestants entering the arena are both very strong contenders in this tournament. Yang Er is a trainer from the Johto region who participated in the Silver Tournament three years ago and won the runner-up title. He is the dark horse of this tournament." The host began to introduce the contestants' basic information.

"runner up!"

Xiao Mao was slightly startled.

There's always something to brag about. Yang Er's confidence in being so arrogant stems from his second-place finish at the Silver Tournament, a result he achieved three years ago.

Judging from this, the Pokémon that Yang Er trained before were very powerful. If the Pokémon all have enough potential, they will definitely reach the level of a near-Elite Four member in 3 years.

"Xiao Shigeru comes from the Kanto region and has an even more impressive resume, having won the Quartz and Silver Championships. This competition will definitely be a big surprise for him."

Yoji is from the Johto region, so he naturally watched last year's Silver Conference, even though he only just learned about Shigeru.

Shigeru wasn't too worried. Although Yoji was a veteran trainer who had even won second place in the Silver Tournament, if he were really that good, how come he didn't make it to the finals?

It's worth noting that Ash used all the Pokémon he caught in the Hoenn region to battle Tetsuya, and Tetsuya only narrowly won, which shows that Yoji's strength isn't that great.

"Shigeru, with your pride, you wouldn't use the Pokémon you've bred before, but this time I'll be preparing the Pokémon I used before," Yoji said coldly.

Seeing Yoji's confident demeanor, Gary wondered if Yoji had done the same as Ash, using a Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region at the Hoenn Tournament, which was why he was eliminated.

"Talk is cheap; let's see how it goes in the competition." Shigeru took two Pokémon from his waist.

"Just to my liking."

Yoji also took two Poké Balls from his waist.

Seeing that both players were ready, the referee immediately announced, "The doubles match will now begin. Please release your Pokémon."

"My strongest Pokémon, go! Feraligatr and Heracross!" Yoji threw out a Poké Ball.

Great!!

【LV54 Mighty Crocodile♂/Near-King】

【LV52 Heracross♂/Near-Ultraman】

Xiaomao: (⊙o⊙)…!

Xiao Mao thought that Yang Er's Pokémon were very strong. Although their strength reached the level of a near-Elite Four member, they were just so-so. However, Feraligatr and Heracross were both very good Pokémon.

"Go on!" Shigeru threw out the two Poké Balls in his hand.

Baton!

【LV50 Salamence♂/Elite Four】

【LV53 Boss Dora♂/King】

"Roar~!!"

Salamence unleashed its dragon might, spreading an aura that shook the very soul, immediately putting Crocodile and Heracross on edge.

Yang Er was also taken aback. He knew that Salamence's ability was Intimidate, but did his two ace Pokémon need to be so nervous? They were even a little scared.

Feraligatr and Heracross weren't scared, but they felt that their abilities were declining. Unfortunately, they couldn't communicate with their trainers because they couldn't understand each other.

"The game begins!" the referee announced.

"Heracross attacks Heracross with a powerful lunge!"

"The crocodile attacks the Salamence with its Frozen Fang."

Yoji was the first to issue the order.

Heracross spread its wings and pounced on Aggron, while Feraligatr also charged forward. Neither of the Pokémon was particularly fast.

"Bosscodora, use your body to become lightweight."

"Salamander, use the hurricane to stop them."

Aggron used its body-lightening ability to reduce its weight, and Salamence flew above Aggron's head, flapping its wings to quickly generate a storm that stopped Heracross and Crocodile in their tracks.

Hercules lunged forward, but the powerful gust of wind blew him away, while the crocodile struggled to stay upright.

"Doraemon."

Boscodora has also completed its body weight reduction, and its body can finally move normally.

"Aggron, the Raptor is yours, heavy ramming!" said Gary.

"More!"