Shinji smiled, "Alright, first let me explain how the cards work. It's not difficult."
"First, pokémon cards have two categories: Pokémon and Skills."
Shinji picked up a bottle of juice, took a deep drink, and let out a comfortable sigh. He had to admit, in this weather, juice was simply perfect!
After finishing his juice, Shinji continued, "Pokémon have Attack Power and HP, and Skills also have corresponding Attack Power."
"When players get cards, they must keep them face down and not reveal them. Only when an attack is initiated can the cards be revealed."
Ash stroked his chin, lost in thought, "So, players take turns, and each has one chance to PK."
"But whether they can win is another question, because both sides have their cards face down."
Shinji looked at the few people in the field, "Has everyone understood? If you have any questions, you can ask."
Everyone nodded. The rules of this Pokémon card game were not very complicated, and they could understand them.
Shinji nodded slightly, "Since everyone understands, let's begin. Each person will be dealt four cards first."
Position 1 was Ash and Xiao Mu, Position 2 was Gary and the blond-haired boy, and Position 3 was Shinji and Xiao Hao.
Shinji picked up the pokémon cards, shuffled them, "Now I'm dealing pokémon cards, two for each person."
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... Soon, everyone had received two cards, and they all hid them carefully, afraid of being seen by others.
Ash covered the card with his hand, cautiously lifting a corner. A dark green Pokémon was slightly revealed.
"Could this be!" Ash held his breath, a little excited.
He tilted the card and opened it, revealing an image of Tyranitar.
"It really is Tyranitar! This is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, and its strength is incredibly powerful." Ash thought to himself, but did not show it.
He pretended to be a little disappointed, shook his head gently, and sighed, "Oh, why is it this Pokémon?"
He had to admit, his act was extremely convincing, as if he had really drawn a particularly weak Pokémon.
This made Gary and the others smile slightly, because they had great confidence in their own cards.
Ash's second card was an Onix, which was also quite good, so Ash was satisfied and covered his pokémon cards.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Xiao Hao's face as he looked at the cards in his hand, but it quickly disappeared, as he didn't want to be discovered by others!
In this situation, it depended on Ash and Xiao Mu in position one, who they would choose to attack.
Therefore, everyone's faces were calm at this moment, with not too much expression showing, just to mislead Ash and his team.
After Shinji dealt two Skill cards, the game could officially begin.
Ash grinned at Xiao Hao in his direction. Although it looked quite... sunny and cheerful.
But at this moment, Xiao Hao was scared and trembled, "You... what are you doing? I have no grudges with you, don't target me."
Apparently, Ash's first target at this time was this slightly disheveled-haired boy, Xiao Hao.
Ash looked at the boy, "Do you want to introduce yourself first, so everyone can get to know you?"
Although Ash knew his name, others didn't, and since the other party was impolite, he would teach him a lesson.
The disheveled-haired boy paused for a second, "My name is Xiao Hao."
Then Ash and his group also briefly introduced themselves, because the boy had not introduced himself at the beginning.
Ash nodded, "Okay, Gou Hao, ah no, Xiao Hao, I'm going to attack you!"
Xiao Hao was completely stunned, a little embarrassed. He really didn't expect that this boy would attack him.
"Are... are you sure? My Pokémon are very strong, don't regret it!" At this moment, Xiao Hao looked proud, full of momentum.
Ash smiled, nodded slightly, "I'm sure, let's begin!"
Ash didn't care how strong the opponent was; he would not back down. And he was determined to teach this Gou Hao a lesson, which would also appease some of the Trainers' anger.
Capturing all sorts of Pokémon with one Poké Ball, even the Legendary Pokémon Suicune, couldn't escape this Gou Hao's one-ball capture. This was truly infuriating!
Xiao Hao's Poké Balls could be Master Balls, couldn't they? A thoughtless throw, and success was guaranteed.
At this moment, Xiao Hao's expression changed slightly, but he still maintained a powerful aura, as if he was full of confidence.
"Reveal your cards, don't waste time." Ash also urged him directly; he just wanted to quickly teach this Gou Hao a lesson.
Xiao Hao didn't dilly-dally any longer and directly flipped over a card, revealing a completely green Pokémon.
"Cat... Caterpie?" Hahahahaha, everyone in the field burst out laughing, without any pretense.
After all, such a "powerful" Pokémon was drawn by Xiao Hao; his luck was unmatched.
Ash was slightly stunned, a little disbelieving, and thought to himself, "Gou Hao's aura was so strong, how could it be a Caterpie?"
Xiao Hao's face was flushed red at this moment, but he still urged Ash to flip his card, seemingly still hoping for some miracle to appear.
Ash smiled slightly and directly flipped out his first card, a majestic Pokémon card, which appeared before everyone's eyes.
"This... this is Tyranitar!!" Xiao Mu and the others all exclaimed, their expressions incredibly excited.
"This is a pseudo-legendary Pokémon! Ash, your luck is so good, I'm going to cling to your coattails!" At this moment, Xiao Mu also laughed heartily.
Xiao Hao completely wilted. How could this Caterpie compare to Tyranitar! Unless it could evolve into Rayquaza... There was no suspense; Tyranitar's attack and defense far exceeded Caterpie's, a direct one-shot kill, right!
Ash nodded in satisfaction. Heaven was helping him, so it truly was an irresistible will of heaven, just to let him deal with this Xiao Hao.
However, Xiao Hao still had a trump card, which made Ash a little wary. Generally speaking, the powerful ones always appear last.
So, what exactly was Xiao Hao's last trump card?