"You really dare to say that…"
With just one sentence, Xia You left a deep impression on the three beautiful sisters of Hua Lan Gym!
Sakura smiled slightly, "Whether it's being a Trainer or performing water ballet, both are our main professions. Alright, please come."
Led by the three, Xia You followed them through a passage and arrived at the edge of the swimming pool.
At this moment, the audience who had just come to watch the performance had all left, and there was no one to disturb them.
It was then that, as the other two sisters threw floating boards into the pool, the battleground was completed with such a simple operation.
One could only say, it was quite perfunctory…
But then again…
Xia You's gaze swept back and forth across the floating boards a few times, not daring to be careless.
After all, it was a Water attribute Gym, surrounded by water, and he didn't have any Water attribute Pokémon, so the range of activity available to his Pokémon was limited. Therefore, every step needed to be taken with caution.
"Alright." Ayame clapped her hands and smiled, "Now we can battle!"
Without saying anything more, Xia You walked to the Trainer command area on the other side, facing the Sakura sisters across the water.
And similarly, looking at him from afar, Sakura's voice came over.
"The battle rules here are simple. Each of us three will use one Pokémon. As long as you defeat all of us, you will have successfully challenged us!"
Ayame crossed her arms, a look of amusement on her face, "So, who do you want to challenge first?"
One could say, it was that very sentence just now that slightly ignited some fighting spirit in them!
Xia You's gaze swept over each of their faces, but he couldn't see anything in particular.
"Anyone is fine, you all decide."
"That's quite a big talk." As the third sister, Peony volunteered, stepping forward and taking out a Poké Ball from her pocket. "Since that's the case, let me meet you first! Come out, Goldeen!"
She opened the Poké Ball, and with a flash of blue light, a white fish with a single horn on its head was placed into the pool.
Goldeen's data flashed through Xia You's mind.
He remembered it was a pure Water attribute Pokémon, with well-developed dorsal and caudal fins, able to swim at a speed of 5 knots in the water. Because its caudal fin elegantly flowed like a dress, it was also called the Queen of the Water!
Glancing at his feet, Xia You also sent out his first Pokémon.
"Eevee, I choose you."
Hearing Xia You's command, Eevee let out an excited cry, then with a leap, it jumped directly from the shore onto a floating board!
In terms of attributes, there was no mutual restraint or conflict between the two Pokémon's attributes.
Therefore, to achieve victory, it would depend on whose strength was greater. However, because of the advantageous terrain, it would not be easy for Eevee to defeat Goldeen.
This would depend on its performance and his command!
Sakura, the eldest sister, first acted as the referee. Seeing that both Pokémon were ready, she announced loudly, "Hua Lan Gym Challenge, now begin!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Peony also spoke.
"Goldeen, use Peck Attack!"
With Peony's command, the battle officially began!
Goldeen submerged into the water, disappearing from sight, and after a few breaths, as ripples spread, Goldeen suddenly sprang out of the water, its body seemingly flying, rushing straight towards Eevee!
Its speed was indeed very fast!
Xia You's gaze sharpened, and he said calmly, "Eevee, dodge it!"
Relying on its excellent athletic ability, Eevee easily dodged the attack with a sidestep before Goldeen could hit it.
Seeing this, Xia You continued to command, "Use Tackle!"
Just as the two Pokémon's bodies crossed, Eevee leaped into the air, fiercely tackling Goldeen's body.
It was a pity, however, that just as Eevee was about to hit Goldeen, Goldeen also twisted its body, dodging the attack, and then with a 'plop' sound, it sank into the water, disappearing from sight.
In their initial exchange, neither side gained an advantage.
But this also made Peony realize that the man opposite her was not so easy to deal with!
Eevee landed steadily on another floating board from the air, but because of Goldeen's recent splash, some water still splashed onto its body, making it wet.
It shook its fur, but still couldn't shake off the water.
Taking everything in, Peony on the other side smiled, "Very good! Goldeen, keep it up and force it into the water!"
Goldeen repeated its trick, once again using Horn Attack on Eevee.
And this time, because of the added weight of the water on its body, Eevee's speed was greatly affected. Facing Goldeen's second attack, Eevee barely managed to dodge it, almost grazing its body.
Seeing this, Xia You breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt the danger for Eevee.
After all, given Eevee's current strength, if it were really hit and accidentally fell into the water, the situation would be extremely unfavorable.
It seems he needed to find a way…
Thinking this, Xia You's gaze shifted, scanning back and forth across the floating boards, especially noticing that two of the boards had already collided, and a plan slowly formed in his mind.
"Eevee, jump onto that floating board over there!"
Eevee turned its head to look at Xia You, and though it didn't understand, it still jumped as commanded.
Seeing this, Peony naturally didn't understand what he wanted to do, but she still smiled, "Whatever you do now, it's useless! Goldeen, use Horn Attack!"
Goldeen leaped out of the water again, charging towards Eevee with the horn on its head.
"Eevee, retreat!"
Xia You's voice also rang out at this moment.
Hearing his command, Eevee couldn't help but retreat a few steps, standing at the other end of the floating board. And it was this retreat that put all the weight on this side, causing the floating board to tilt upwards!
It was at this moment that Goldeen happened to charge, hitting the tilted floating board!
Even more unfortunately, the sharp horn on its head actually got stuck in the floating board, leaving its entire body suspended in mid-air!
"What!?" Peony was greatly alarmed, and even her other two sisters' eyes widened.
They never expected such a tactic!
Xia You smiled faintly.
A fish out of water, no matter how arrogant it was before, would ultimately face certain death.
Without water, and trapped on the floating board, what else could Goldeen do?
"Eevee, finish it off!"
Hearing Xia You's voice, Peony immediately panicked and shouted at Goldeen, "Goldeen, quickly get back into the water!"
However, Goldeen twisted its body several times, but no matter how it tried, that sharp horn just wouldn't come out!
"Darn it." Seeing Eevee gradually approaching, Peony shouted, "Goldeen, use Supersonic!"
A visible sound wave emanated from Goldeen's mouth, but because its back was turned to Eevee, although the Supersonic did hit it, causing Eevee to become momentarily confused, the situation did not change once Eevee cleared its head.
"It's over."
As if to confirm Xia You's words, with Eevee using Tackle and delivering a fierce blow, Goldeen completely lost its ability to battle.
"You're really good…"
Peony sighed helplessly, recalled Goldeen to its Poké Ball, and silently retreated to the side.
As she stepped down, Ayame took her place and walked to the Trainer command area.
"You've got some skills." She looked at Xia You, took out her Poké Ball, and released her Pokémon. "However, the next Pokémon won't be easy to deal with. Come out, Krabby!"
As her words fell, in the next second, a Pokémon resembling a crab appeared in the water.
And at first glance, the Pokémon's pair of large pincers raised upwards were particularly eye-catching!
But looking closely, one would find that on its red and white body, a pair of dull eyes made it appear somewhat silly and stay, looking not very intelligent.
Because he knew it so well, its data flashed through Xia You's mind.
As a Clear Water Crab Pokémon, Krabby's pair of large pincers were undoubtedly its powerful weapons!
But during an attack, those pincers would occasionally fall off, though new ones would quickly grow back. And if danger approached, it would also spit out foam from its mouth to cover its entire body, making itself appear larger.
Although it reduced its mobility, it strengthened its close combat…
After some thought, Xia You recalled Eevee.
"Eevee, come back. You've worked hard."
Once Eevee was by his side, Xia You first stroked its forehead in approval, then took out Bulbasaur's Poké Ball.
"It's your turn now, Bulbasaur."
As he opened it, amidst the flashing blue light, his Bulbasaur also appeared on the floating board.
"Bulba, Bulba!"
Upon appearing, Bulbasaur stared intently at the Kingler in the water, its battle spirit high!
In terms of attributes, Grass attribute Bulbasaur undoubtedly held an attribute advantage when facing Water attribute Krabby.
But the same problem remained.
In this arena filled with water, the movement space was severely compressed. How to stay out of the water became the key factor to winning the battle!