Chapter 71 Crimson's Challenge!
Crimson's idea was simple: to have a match with his opponent.
He had witnessed that match firsthand; he had seen the first half in his Pokédex, and he had watched the entire second half from outside the arena.
"Challenge me?" Bai Yu remained silent.
His purpose in coming today wasn't for the match, but for that thing.
Team Rocket hadn't taken control of Goldenrod City yet, so a match could still be held.
Crimson was a bit like Ash in that once he set his mind on something, he would definitely find a way to do it.
For him to challenge him at this time, Crimson must have been fully prepared.
"Then come with me." Bai Yu led Crimson toward the Pokémon Center.
There were many arenas in Goldenrod City, and Bai Yu could take him to the Goldenrod Gym for a match.
Rather than bothering Sabrina, it was better to bother Nurse Joy.
Even if the arena in the Pokémon Center's backyard was damaged, Bai Yu didn't need to fix it.
Crimson's eyes flashed, his crimson pupils filled with fighting spirit.
At this point in time,
Crimson's strength might have already reached the Elite Four level.
Interesting. This is my first time battling another Elite Four member since leaving the game.
I wonder how strong he is.
Bai Yu vaguely remembers that Red encountered Green during his travels and took his main Pokémon, Blastoise, from Green.
Team Stealth is most afraid of control and high-speed spinning.
The old tactics might not be effective against Red anymore.
"Perhaps I can use other tactics to fight this match."
Bai Yu held the Poké Ball in his hand, different ideas floating in his mind.
After entering the Pokémon Center, Bai Yu explained the situation to Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy didn't say much and led Bai Yu and the others towards the backyard of the Pokémon Center.
There were many trainers coming and going to battle. Nurse Joy found an empty space, told Bai Yu some precautions, and then returned to her workstation.
There are many trainers and many competitions in Goldenrod City, so Nurse Joy couldn't stay by Bai Yu's side to oversee the rules of the entire match.
"Next up is the match between Red from Pallet Town and Bai Yu from Marsh City. Each side is limited to three Pokémon. The match ends when one side's Pokémon are all unable to battle."
Sabrina casually explained the rules as she walked to the center of the field.
In the wild and in the League arenas, almost all matches are three-on-three. Only high-level competitions like the Indigo League involve six-on-six matches with all participants.
Moreover, Bai Yu had explained the rules to Sabrina beforehand. He only brought three Pokémon with battle-ready strength. Besides Dratini and Vulpix, he also had a Haunter he had just caught from the Alola region.
Bai Yu's goal was to get a Master Ball, so who would have thought he would encounter Red here, and Red would coincidentally see him in the crowd?
"Three-on-three, huh?" Red wanted to see Bai Yu's full strength.
However, since it was a three-on-three match, Crimson didn't have many objections. He just wanted to test his skills against a strong opponent and see if Bai Yu was even stronger than he had seen before.
"Although the match won't be held in the gym, Crimson, you'll still get the badge I have if you win." Bai Yu took out his gym badge from his pocket.
Gary and Green hadn't gotten this badge yet. Since Bai Yu returned from the resort island, getting badges had become easier; Bai Yu would choose Pokémon based on the opponent's strength.
"Okay!"
Crimson was still missing two badges.
One was the Cinnabar Badge, and the other was the Viridian Badge from Viridian City.
If he got the badge from Bai Yu, he would only need one more gym badge to participate in the Indigo League.
"Crimson, you may have seen my matches. I use multi-type Pokémon and allocate my Pokémon according to the opponent's strength."
"To be honest, I've seen many talented trainers, even Green couldn't beat me."
Bai Yu said this calmly, then took out a Poké Ball.
"Come on!"
His crimson eyes flashed, his red pupils trembled, and his hands were also moved by this emotion. It had been a long time since he had enjoyed a match so seriously. "The trainer who can defeat Blue.
Don't let him down!
" "Red, the savior of the future?"
The future she had foreseen resurfaced in Sabrina's mind.
That figure was identical to the one on the field; she wondered what kind of strength he possessed.
Capable of saving the future and defeating Giovanni head-on.
That strength alone was enough to make him the strongest in the Kanto Region in the future.
"Gary~ what moves has your Nidoking learned?"
A familiar voice came from behind Sabrina.
"Of course! I can lack everything, but money is something I have plenty of."
The arrogant voice followed.
Sabrina turned around and saw a familiar figure; she had seen them during the challenge at the Goldenrod Gym.
She had seen them on the St. Ann and later on the resort island.
Even Sabrina herself hadn't expected to see them again in Goldenrod City.
The two before her were none other than Shinji and Gary.
After leaving the resort island, Gary had taken Shinji to the Goldenrod City Department Store to buy some TMs to counter Whitefeather's team.
Gary refused to believe that his Pokémon, with so many moves, could lose to that guy, Shiro.
He absolutely couldn't let anyone look down on him,
Professor Oak's grandson.
"Look over there... isn't that Shiro?" Shinji glanced at the trainers around him.
Finally, he focused his gaze on the arena not far away.
That familiar face, Shinji wouldn't mistake it. Shinji even dreamed about reviewing his match with Shiro, hoping to one day defeat him head-on.
Shinji was different from other trainers; he only cared about winning and losing.
"Damn it~ why is that guy everywhere? I haven't even settled the score with him from that last match."
Gary was as arrogant as ever. In his mind, losing a match was normal.
But losing to the same opponent twice was something Gary just couldn't accept.
He felt that his team hadn't been trained to its full potential.
If he could master more moves, he definitely wouldn't lose that match.
"Is that Ash?" Shinji also noticed Shiro's opponent at this moment.
That hat was somewhat similar to Ash and his group he had encountered earlier.
"What Ash? He's Ash's older brother, Red!"
Gary's tone became much more serious when he mentioned Red.
"Red?" Shinji asked, somewhat puzzled. "Is he strong?"
"In some ways, he's stronger than my brother, Green."
Gary had also fought Red before, in Pallet Town, before their journey began.
Despite a type disadvantage, Red had completely overpowered his Squirtle.
The entire time, Squirtle hadn't even touched Red.
Compared to Green, Gary was more afraid of Red.
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