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

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The battle arena is surrounded by a ten-meter-high wall, with a huge Poké Ball icon above the gate. The sign next to it simply states that this is a karate dojo and accepts apprentices.

Should we knock on the door?

Xiao Mao looked at the gate. There wasn't even a doorbell around, and no one was standing on the city wall. He didn't know how to notify the people inside.

"No, it's up to me."

Ashida took a deep breath and shouted, "Please open the door!!!"

Xiao Mao was stunned. He hadn't expected Ashida to have such a strong voice and such a loud voice.

A moment later, the huge wooden door opened, revealing a row of men dressed in blue karate uniforms with yellow belts around their waists, indicating that they were all karate beginners, at the entry level.

Among this group of people, the only eye-catching sight was the short-haired blonde woman in front of these men, dressed in all black. She was the pioneer leader of the battle arena, named Cucumber Fragrance.

Cucumber Fragrance is a fighter who greatly admires Shiba and Asahi and dreams of becoming a trainer like them.

While Cucumber Fragrance may be better at training Pokémon than Asi and some Fighting-type Pokémon, Cucumber Fragrance's own Fighting skills are far inferior to those of Fighting Masters.

Shigeru and Ashida entered the arena.

"Welcome to the Battle Arena! I am the pioneer here, the captain of the arena... Cucumber Fragrance!" Cucumber Fragrance introduced herself, striking a few poses as she gave her name.

“Huang Guaxiang, she’s the challenger this time, Xiao Shio!” Ashida introduced.

"Hello, Miss Cucumber Fragrance. My name is Xiao Mao, and I'm from Pallet Town," Xiao Mao said.

“Alright, don’t be so polite. Bring it on, I’ll accept your challenge,” Huang Guaxiang said calmly and confidently.

Cucumber Fragrance is a fighter by nature and is inherently combative.

"Then how should we fight?" Xiao Mao asked.

Huang Guaxiang didn't answer, but muttered to himself, "Battle Roulette."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground on the right side of the training field opened up, revealing a huge steel wheel with a lever next to it.

“待会由你拉动拉杆，轮盘转到1的话就是1对1，2就是2对2，3就是3对3。”黄瓜香介绍道。

"I see."

"Then... please forward this."

Xiao Mao looked at the roulette wheel, hoping to land on a 3, so that it would be 3 against 3, and he would definitely get more high-level magical candies as a reward for the mission.

Xiao Mao pulled down the lever, and the roulette wheel started spinning. The area where the pointer arrow stopped was the green area, with only one black dot inside, representing 1, which means 1 to 1.

"...The results are in. This match is 1-on-1," said Huang Guaxiang.

Xiao Mao pouted, unable to accept this outcome.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Seeing that Xiao Mao seemed reluctant, Huang Guaxiang asked casually.

"I want to have 3-on-3 battles so that I can have more Pokémon fight opportunities. Can you change the rules or let me start over?" Gary asked.

"No! Rules are rules, and they can't be changed arbitrarily. If you're not willing, the arena will refuse your challenges in the future," Huang Guaxiang reprimanded sternly.

“There’s no need for Cucumber Fragrance to act like this. Xiao Mao was just giving his opinion. If it’s not good, it’s not good. Don’t make it sound so serious,” Ashida quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Alright, Xiao Mao, are you going to take on a 1-on-1 match?" Zhao Huangguaxiang asked Dong.

"accept."

Since you've said that, what can I do if I don't accept it?

[Ding! You have obtained a Perseverance Symbol. Rewards: 2 High-Grade Magic Candies, 1 Characteristic Enhancement Stone, 1 Silver Crown, and 1 Permanent Skill Learner of Your Choice!]

Sure enough, since it was only a 1-on-1 battle, the reward was only 2 Advanced Divine Candies, but the other rewards remained unchanged, which was acceptable to Xiao Mao.

"Come with me."

Cucumber Fragrance led Shigeru and Ashida to the semi-open fighting arena at the back.

The apprentices all knelt and sat around the field watching. Ashida also knelt down. It was really difficult for Ashida, who was so obese, to kneel down.

An apprentice stepped forward to act as referee and announced, "The match between Arena Captain Cucumber and Challenger Shigeru will now begin. Please send out your Pokémon simultaneously."

482: The Scent of Cucumber Defeated

"This is the Pokémon I'm going to use. Go, Breloom!" Cucumber Fragrance threw out the Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV65 Hathorax♂/King】

A kangaroo-shaped mushroom, predominantly green and beige, makes its appearance.

This mushroom with cucumber flavor looks very energetic, and it should take quite a long time to reach level 65 with its potential as an Elite Four member, so it must have a lot of combat experience.

"Charizard, I'm counting on you for this battle too." Gary threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

"Roar!"

A fiery red dragon makes its appearance.

"Oh, Charizard!" Ashida had watched Gary's match with Dara and knew that this Charizard was very strong.

Although Ashida knew that Breloom was also Cucumber Fragrance's strongest Pokémon, Breloom was type-countered by Charizard, which put Cucumber Fragrance at a disadvantage in this battle.

Charizard was naturally Gary's trump card. In a 3-on-3 match, Gary would use the other two Pokémon, but in a 1-on-1 match, to ensure victory, Gary had no choice but to use his trump card.

"Charizard...!" Cucumber Fragrance frowned; he hadn't expected Gary to prepare a Charizard.

After all, this wasn't a gym battle, so Gary definitely didn't know which Pokémon Cucumber would use. You could only say Gary was lucky.

Cucumber Fragrance wasn't a Fighting-type trainer in the traditional sense of 207, but she had trained quite a few Fighting-type Pokémon, including Umbreon, Gengar, and Shedinja.

Ghost-type Pokémon are an excellent choice for training Fighting-type Pokémon.

Both players had already sent out their Pokémon, and the referee announced, "Ready...Go!"

The words fell.

"Sonic Fist!" Cucumber Fragrance launched the first attack.

Whoosh! !

In the blink of an eye, Breloom rushed in front of Charizard and punched it on the head, but Charizard's head only tilted to the side and it was not knocked back.

"what!"

"Dou li!"

Both Cucumber Fragrance and Mushroom were taken aback, unable to believe that the Charizard had not been repelled.

"Burst flames!" Shigeru commanded.

A burst of heat shot out from the fire-breathing dragon's mouth, a red light flashed, and flames were spewed out.

Breloom immediately dodged, avoiding the flames, but also increasing the distance between itself and Charizard.

Seeing that the two sides had created some distance, Xiao Mao commanded, "Alright, fly up into the sky and use Storm!"

The fire-breathing dragon spread its wings and soared into the ceiling in an instant. Its wings flapped, and a gale gradually rose. As its wings flapped rapidly, the wind speed increased, and a storm gradually formed, sweeping across the area below.

With no room to dodge, the velvet could only brace itself against the storm. As the wind blades continued to strike the velvet, it could no longer withstand the impact of the storm and was blown away, crashing into the wall behind it.

"Straw hat...!"

The Bressilized mushroom struggled to its feet. Although it wasn't instantly killed, it was severely injured. In its current state, it would be difficult for the Strong Mushroom to fight.

Seeing that Breloom was almost finished, Gary ruthlessly ordered, "Air Slash to finish Breloom."

Charizard's eyes were filled with scorn. It had thought Breloom was a worthy opponent, but it couldn't even withstand one of its attacks. What a boring opponent.

Charizard flapped its wings, creating countless wind blades, and charged rapidly toward Breloom.

"Straw Hat Mushroom, get out of the way!" Cucumber Fragrance was still struggling in its death throes.

The mushroom ran to one side, but because it was seriously injured, it was too slow and was quickly caught up by the wind blade, which hit it.

"Dou li!!"

With a mournful cry, the Hathorn fell to the ground, motionless.

"Flammulina is unable to battle, Charizard wins!"

"The Arena's leader, Cucumber Scent, has defeated all of his Pokémon. The winner of this match is challenger Gary."

a match.

The competition ended before I could even finish listening to a single song.

Cucumber Fragrance was also completely bewildered.

Suddenly, I remembered why Xiao Mao was dissatisfied with the 1-on-1 duel before the match... It turns out it was because he was too weak.

Cucumber Fragrance had previously thought that Gary didn't want to go 1v1 because he had other Pokémon he wanted to battle. It turns out that if it were 1v1, it would be a match with no suspense.

However, rules are rules, and even if you start over, whatever the roulette wheel lands on is what it is.

"Charizard, come back."

Both sides recalled their spirits.

Cucumber Fragrance walked up to Xiao Mao and Ashida, bowed and said, "I'm sorry, it seems my strength is not enough for you. Besides, I am not qualified to be the leader of the pioneers. Mr. Ashida, you should find someone else."

Both Shigeru and Ashida were surprised; they never expected Cucumber Fragrance to resign as the leader of the pioneers. It was completely unexpected.

“It’s just a game, there’s no need for you to resign,” Ashida quickly advised.

“I know it’s a competition, but I feel that as the leader of the pioneers, to play like this in a competition is too disgraceful for the position. I feel that my cultivation is not enough and I am not yet qualified to take on the position of leader of the pioneers,” said Huang Guaxiang.

Ashida was in a dilemma. Cucumber Fragrance was a pioneer leader he had finally found, and there were no new people in the Kanto region at the moment. After Cucumber Fragrance resigned, he could not find anyone to replace him.

"The smell of cucumber..."

Hearing Shigeru call her name, Cucumber Fragrance looked at Ash, wondering what Ash wanted to say.

"Shouldn't you... give me the symbol of perseverance?" Xiao Mao said.

Yashida: ? ? ?

Cucumber scent: ? ? ?