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

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Mag is a type of lava worm; it's just that Asha likes to name her elves.

Xiao Mao was slightly surprised. Asha's lava bug was not only of a high level, but also had great potential. Moreover, it had already reached the evolution level and could evolve into a lava snail at any time.

"Goblin, you lead the charge!" Ash threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV34 Lobster Soldier♂/Near-King】

Ash didn't make a mistake this time and knew to use a Water-type Pokémon.

The battle between the two sides began.

Mag launched the first attack, spewing flames.

The lobster soldier uses Harden to withstand the flames, then uses Bubble Beam to deal damage.

Mag was too slow to dodge and was hit by the bubble beam, suffering severe damage.

However, when Mag got up, his whole body shone with an incandescent light.

"Sigh! This is... evolution!"

"It actually evolved!!"

Haruka and Masashi, who were both inexperienced and had never seen anything like it, were stunned when they saw Mag evolve during the battle.

"Great!"

Aysha wasn't surprised; she knew Mag was about to evolve, but she didn't expect it to happen at this time.

Gary looked at Maggot as it evolved and remembered that Maggot should have evolved after driving away Team Rocket. Since Team Rocket didn't appear this time, Maggot evolved during its battle with Ash.

【LV38 Lava Snail♂/King】

As the light of evolution faded, Mag evolved into a lava snail with a shell.

Mura was also quite surprised, but after looking at the Lobster Soldier, she felt that Mag's evolution was ill-timed.

When Mag is still a Lava Bug, it is a single Fire type, and Water-type moves can only deal twice the damage to Mag.

However, Lava Snail is a dual-type Fire and Rock creature, and now, Water-type moves can deal four times the damage to Mag.

Once Mag has evolved, Ash will immediately launch an attack.

The lobster soldier tried to grab Mag with its pincers, but Mag's reflective barrier blocked the attack. Then, Mag used a sandstorm tornado to defend against the lobster soldier's attack.

But Ash knew how to break the Counter Shield, so he had the Shrimp jump above the Sandstorm and attack from the center, hitting Mag's shell with a Crab Hammer.

Mag was no match for them and was defeated.

"The lava snail is incapacitated, the lobster soldier wins!" Mura immediately declared.

Asha retrieved Mag, and then sent out a second elf.

"Meg, it's your turn to go on stage."

Baton!

【LV35 Lava Bug♀/Near-Elite One】

Asha's second Pokémon was still a Lava Bug; she bred two Lava Bugs at once.

Gary couldn't understand what Asha meant. Her grandfather was one of the Elite Four, so her family should be well-off. Why didn't she train Fire-type Pokémon from the Hoenn region, but instead insisted on training Fire-type Pokémon from the Kanto region? It was putting the cart before the horse.

Ash recalled his Corphish and sent Treecko to deal with Mega.

May and Satoshi were both dumbfounded by Satoshi's move.

"Haha, don't be surprised, this is just Ash's normal behavior," Brock said, as if it were nothing new.

The battle between Mega and Tree Spirit begins.

Although Treecko performed well, it was still no match for Mega. After being grazed on the leg by Mega's Flamethrower, Ash recalled it and replaced it with Gryphon to fight.

But the lobster soldiers were no match for Mega. After being confused by Mega's smoke and then hit by her yawn, the lobster soldiers were roasted over a fire.

"The Lobster Soldier's meat should be pretty good, right?" Xiao Mao looked at the Lobster Soldier being roasted over the fire and couldn't help but feel a little hungry.

Lobster Soldiers are quite large; if such a big lobster were made with Thirteen Spices, it would be absolutely fantastic.

Seeing the lobster soldier being hit by flames, Ash quickly recalled it and then sent out Pikachu.

113 As expected, Pikachu put on a show and then used Thunder to take Mega away.

Mag and Meg were both defeated, and Asha sent out her last elf.

【LV40 Coal Turtle♂/Elite Four】

Coal Turtle, the True God of Sunny Days.

Unfortunately, Aysa's Coal Tortoise does not have the Solar Ability.

Because Pikachu had suffered considerable damage in its previous performance, it was at a disadvantage against Torkoal, which channeled lightning into the ground, and was ultimately defeated by Torkoal's Mud Bomb and Overheat.

Even Shigeru didn't know how to evaluate Pikachu.

A level 59 Pikachu, to be honest, could have easily defeated three of Asha's Pokémon, but it still lost. It can only be said that Pikachu was really putting on an act.

Xiao Mao carefully observed Pikachu and determined that Pikachu was indeed acting.

Pikachu woke up because Ash picked it up. If you really lost the battle, how could you wake up so quickly? He really is an actor.

Pikachu: "You don't know anything. I'm helping Ash train his other Pokémon. Didn't you see how my Mauville Gym is doing? When I get serious, I take them down one by one."

Next, Ash sends out Treecko.

Treecko was no match for Torkoal, and was defeated by Torkoal's Overheat move.

Finally, Gary sent out Grunt, who, with the help of a side-sweeping Crab Hammer, unexpectedly defeated Torkoal and won the gym challenge.

372: Xiao Mao VS Mula

"All three Pokémon of the rookie Gym Leader Ash have been defeated. Ash is the winner of this Gym Challenge," Mura declared.

After the match, Mura began to lecture Yasha.

Tell Aysa that Overheat is a powerful Fire-type move and should be saved for last, because Overheat has a side effect: each time it is used, it lowers the user's Special Attack by 2 stages.

Therefore, the more Overheat is used, the lower the Pokémon's Special Attack will become. Since most Fire-type Pokémon focus on Special Attack, Overheat should be used with caution.

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time, Grandpa." Aysa also realized her mistake. Her personality was sometimes like a fire-type spirit, liking to use a powerful move in one go to defeat the opponent.

“Alright, send your Pokémon to get treatment. You’ll be the referee later,” Mura said.

"Yes."

Asha immediately took Ash to the gym's treatment room, put the injured and defeated Pokémon into the treatment machine, and then quickly came out to watch the match.

Ash rushed out as well, eager to see how strong Gary was now.

Gary mentioned that he would be using Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region at the Celadon Tournament.

Since their parting at Petalburg Woods, Ash has been unsure of Gary's strength, so this is a good opportunity to see how Gary's abilities have changed.

I saw Asha return.

Xiao Mao and Mula both stood in the command area.

"Next up is the Gym Challenge between Gym Leader Mulla and Gary from Pallet Town."

Following suit, Aysa explained the rules of the Gym Challenge: "In this Gym Challenge, you can use 3 Pokémon. Only the challenger has the right to change Pokémon."

"Are you both ready now?"

Seeing how professional Asha was, Mura nodded in satisfaction. "She's a quick learner, I'm very pleased."

"This is the first time I've seen Gary in a gym battle. I wonder what kind of fight it will be like," Haruka said.

"May, you can take a closer look. Although the Coordinator doesn't take battles too seriously, some of the tactics used in Pokémon battles can still be helpful to you," Brock said.

"Oh, this can help me!" Xiaoyao was surprised, not expecting that Pokémon battles could be useful for coordination.

"I'm really looking forward to the battle later." Xiao Zheng was also very excited. He knew that Xiao Zhi was a two-time League Champion and wanted to see Xiao Shi's prowess.

Mura looked at Gary. Although she didn't know Gary's exact strength, Gary and Ash came from the same place, so their strength should be about the same.

"Go, Growlithe!" Mura threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV30 Growlithe♂/Gym】

Mura didn't send out a very strong Pokémon, but instead sent out a level 30 Growlithe, whose strength was average.

The fact that the system's mission rewards only include Intermediate Rare Candy suggests that Mura won't send out any very strong Pokémon to handle the Gym Challenge.

"Foom, it's yours now." Gary threw out the Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV31 Breloom♂/Gym】

"Oh, a heterochromatic hoodoo mushroom!" Mura was slightly surprised to see the hoodoo mushroom; she hadn't expected to see a heterochromatic hoodoo mushroom.

"What kind of Pokémon is this?" Ash, who was watching the battle from the side, took out his Pokédex and scanned Breloom.

Pokédex entry: "Bushfolk, the mushroom sprite, the evolved form of Mushroom, spreads poisonous spores that will deliver a powerful blow to any opponent who inhales them and suffers pain."

"So it's the evolved form of Mushroom." Ash remembered that Gary had caught Mushroom, but he didn't expect the evolved form to look so different, so he didn't recognize it at first.

"Flammulina is a Grass-type Pokémon, so why did Gary send out a Grass-type Pokémon? Should I learn it?" May asked.

"Um...you don't need to learn this..." Xiao Gang said awkwardly.

Why is Xiao Mao starting to imitate Xiao Zhi instead of learning the good things?

Sending out a Pokémon with the opposite type to fight is not like Gary's style.

Actually, Gary didn't want to either, but unfortunately, of the Pokémon he caught in the Hoenn region, only Breloom, Grovyle, Cthora, and Latios were currently available to deal with the Gym.

Gary doesn't plan to use Latios, since using Latios would make gym battles less interesting.

Of the remaining three Pokémon, besides Akagi, the other two are weak against Fire-type Pokémon.

Kodora is the highest level, so you can't just use her right away.