Pokémon: Master System.

"Alright, we can see the competition has officially begun!" Starting from the semi-finals, there will be commentary at the competition venue, still a male and female duo, and Star TV will also broadcast the event live.

Because of Xia Yu's presence in this match, Starlight TV's ratings were much higher than usual.

"Go, Charizard!"

"Go, Euryp."

"We can see that Xia Yu still chose Charizard as his first choice, and the black shiny Charizard does look quite cool."

"Since the start of the High School Cup, Xia Yu has not used a second Pokémon; Charizard has always been his first Pokémon."

"This shows that he is quite confident in his abilities. Of course, I also particularly like Xia Yu's fighting style. No matter who the opponent is or what tactics they use, he only has one tactic and waits for the opponent to figure it out!"

"Actually, this match is quite difficult for Zhao Ruohan. Charizard is very effective against Bug-type Pokémon, and Frostwolf is four times weak to Fire. To be honest, I think this match is 90/10."

"Isn't that a bit too conservative? I think it's 10/0."

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Zhao Ruohan looked at Xia Yu opposite her, her eyes flashing. This was the first time she had battled Xia Yu since becoming a battle trainer. She knew she was no match for Xia Yu, but she wanted to prove herself.

"With Euphoria, with the wall of light!"

"Charizard, Sunny Day!"

Xia Yu's tactics remained unchanged, using the same old "sunny day" strategy, while Zhao Ruohan continued with her "wall-breaking" strategy. Both sides were fairly conventional.

With the first round of battle between the two, Orochi activated Light Screen, and Charizard successfully activated Sunny Day, changing the original light rain into a sunny day.

Xia Yu also felt that his luck had been bad these past few days; it was either cloudy or drizzling. If it were sunny, there wouldn't be so much trouble, and he could just go straight into battle and let his opponent feel the power of the Charizard Cannon.

"Ultra, meditate!" Zhao Ruohan used the same old buffing tactic. Ultra concentrated its mind, Psychic energy enveloped its entire body, and it continuously increased its Special Attack and Special Defense.

"Charizard, Hot Wind!"

Flames enveloped the dragon's mouth, and a scorching wave of flame surged forth, instantly engulfing Orup.

"Hold on, Eulop!"

The flames engulfed Orup, the fiery waves scorching it relentlessly. Even though Orup had excellent defenses and was a tanky Pokémon, it still couldn't withstand Charizard's heat blast!

The heatwave subsided after a few breaths, revealing Orup's charred body lying motionless on the ground, already unconscious.

"In the first round, with Orup incapacitated, Charizard wins the first round!"

A thunderous cheer erupted from the crowd. Everyone was amazed by Charizard's power. They never expected that Orop, who had activated Light Screen, would still be taken away by Charizard's hot air.

"To be honest, I've commentated on many Gym Leader ranking battles. It's quite rare for a tanky Pokémon like Orpheus to be taken down by Heat Wave even after Light Screen has been set up."

"Actually, it's quite normal. After all, Fire-type damage is increased under sunny weather, Fire-type is super effective against Bug-type, Fire-type has its own STAB bonus and Solar Power ability, and there's also the difference in raw strength between the two sides. Thinking about it this way, it's actually quite normal."

"By the way, I have a question. Have any of the other players' Pokémon ever withstood a Charizard's attack?"

"Aside from using Protect to block one attack, it seems that no Pokémon can withstand a single attack from Charizard."

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While the two hosts were chatting, Zhao Ruohan took out a Poké Ball to recall Orpheus and released a second Pokémon.

"Go, snow moth."

Felfin's Ice Scale Powder ability halves the Special Attack damage it takes. Combined with Light Screen's ability to halve Special Attack damage, Felfin actually only takes a quarter of the Special Attack damage. However, there's an awkward problem: Felfin is four times weak to Fire. So, in effect, there's no damage reduction at all.

"Charizard, charge forward and use Fire Fang!"

Xia Yu wasn't stupid. He knew he couldn't use special attack moves at this moment. He should just use a fire-type physical attack move. Snowflake's fragile body definitely couldn't withstand the attack of Flame Fang.

Seeing the fire-breathing dragon flying towards her, Zhao Ruohan gritted her teeth. She knew her chances of winning were zero, but she absolutely could not give up.

"Snowflake Moth, use the freezing wind!"

Ice energy enveloped the cold wind, which blew fiercely towards the Charizard!

Charizard was incredibly fast; its black form flashed through the air, flames filling its mouth, as it pierced through the icy winds and pounced on Snowflake.

Its body was covered with a layer of frost, but it was melted in an instant by the heat wave from the Charizard.

"Snowflake Moth, Feather Dance!"

The Snow Moth shook its body, and its downy feathers scattered around it before flying towards Charizard, hoping to significantly reduce Charizard's physical attack.

"Roar!"

Charizard ignored everything and rushed through the range of Feather Dance, pouncing on Frostymoth. It opened its blood-red maw, and flames burst forth instantly, biting Frostymoth fiercely while also engulfing it.

"Snowflake moth!" Zhao Ruohan looked anxiously at the snowflake moth in the firelight, hoping for a miracle.

However, when the flames subsided, Snowflake Moth had already lost consciousness and was unconscious. Charizard released its grip and placed Snowflake Moth on the ground.

"Snow Moth is incapacitated, Xia Yu wins this match!"

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Chapter 194 Tiandu Plateau Wilderness Area

The final day of the Starlight City competition.

Xia Yu will face off against Li Zhiqiang.

Li Zhiqiang's three Pokémon, Forretress, Scizor, and Beedrill, are all weak to Fire. Forretress and Scizor, both Bug and Steel types, are even four times weaker to Fire.

In terms of attributes, Xia Yu has a huge advantage, as does his raw strength, plus today's sunny weather.

Therefore, 90% of the audience predicted that Xia Yuyu would win the match with a score of 2-0, while nearly 10% of the audience predicted that Xia Yuyu would win the match with a score of 2-1.

As for losing the game, nobody even considered it.

As everyone expected, Xia Yu's Charizard displayed absolute dominance from the moment it appeared on the field, easily defeating two opponents. Xia Yu defeated Li Zhiqiang and won the championship of this year's Starlight City High School Cup.

Li Zhiqiang also appeared very relaxed. He was already very happy to have won second place, after all, he knew that there was a huge gap between him and Xia Yu.

The competition in Starlight City has temporarily come to an end, and a month-long off-season is about to begin.

This is also because Starlight City had the fewest participants, and all the preliminary rounds were completed in just one week. In large cities like Tiandu, it often takes a month or two to complete the preliminary rounds, which gave the Starlight City participants time to rest and train.

During the long off-season, the Pokémon Association of Starlight City was not idle. In order to achieve better results this year, they specially organized the top four players of this year to participate in intensive training.

The training camp was held in the uninhabited mountainous area of ​​western Sichuan Province, known as the most dangerous and harsh area, the Tiandu Plateau wilderness.

The Tiandu Plateau wilderness area is an officially prohibited hunting zone and is also the largest wilderness area in Western Sichuan Province, covering an extremely vast area with complex terrain.

Because of its high altitude, the Tian Du Plateau wilderness is characterized by thin air and sparse human presence, resulting in Pokémon with exceptionally high physical attributes and larger sizes, possessing far superior potential compared to ordinary Pokémon. Some unique Pokémon also inhabit this area, such as the Earth King, Tauros (Fighting/Warrior), Tauros (Water/Water), and Tauros (Fire/Fire).

Meanwhile, a large number of rare Pokémon live in the Tiandu Plateau wilderness area. These rare Pokémon are powerful, few in number, and extremely aggressive, making them quite dangerous.

The Wild Area is home to a considerable number of Totem-level Pokémon and even Gym Leader-level Pokémon, and occasionally you can even see Pokémon with near-Elite Four-level strength.

Rare and powerful Pokémon naturally attract the covetous eyes of poachers. In order to protect the Pokémon in the Wild Area, the Pokémon organization established the Wild Area Patrol Team, which includes two Elite Four level trainers serving as the team's captain and vice-captain, and stationed there for extended periods.

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Due to the harsh geographical conditions, the fastest way to reach the Tian Du Highlands wilderness area is by riding a Flying-type Pokémon.

After a long four-hour flight, Xia Yu and his three companions finally arrived in Huichuan County, where the Tiandu Plateau wilderness area is located.

Huichuan County is characterized by rolling hills, crisscrossing rivers, steep slopes, and complex terrain, mainly consisting of mountains, hills, and plains.

This small town is nestled in the mountains and has a sparse population, but it is rich in mineral resources and is known as the "Mineral Museum" of Western Sichuan Province. Its iconic Pokémon is Diamond Smash.

After entering Huichuan County, Xia Yu and his companions took a short rest and continued to fly along the mountains and rivers in their Flying-type Pokémon. After flying for more than an hour, they finally arrived at Qingshan Town, the town closest to the Tiandu Plateau Wilderness.

The first impression Xia Yu and his companions had of Qingshan Town was that it was deserted and dilapidated, which showed that Qingshan Town was quite backward in terms of economic conditions and infrastructure construction.

The sun was blazing and the weather was scorching. There were almost no pedestrians on the streets, except for a few elderly people and children in the square, who were taking shelter in the shade.

Qingshan Town is economically impoverished, and most of the young people in the town choose to go out to work, leaving behind mostly local miners and elderly people and children.

When Xia Yu and his three companions arrived at Qingshan Square, led by Xia Yong, a man with a dark complexion and wearing a patrol team uniform was standing straight. His face was resolute and he had a fierce look in it. Although his face was dark, his eyes were bright and he saw Xia Yu and his group from afar.

"Brother Yong!" the dark-skinned man called out.

"Captain Wu!" Xia Yong said with a smile.

"Brother Yong, just call me Xiao Qiang. You're here." Captain Wu hurriedly came over to greet Xia Yong.

When Xia Yong was young, he and Xu Xiu were both assigned to the mountain patrol team for two years. It was in the patrol team that Xia Yong captured a Burning Bug, which marked the beginning of his rise to power. Similarly, Xu Xiu also captured a Zoroark in the patrol team back then, which greatly improved his strength.

When Captain Wu joined the team, Xia Yong had already been transferred back to Xingguang City. Only Xu Xiu was still in the patrol team. He often heard Xu Xiu mention Xia Yong. In addition, Xia Yong would come every two or three years, and the two became more and more familiar with each other.

"This year, Xingguang City is aiming for good results, and I was worried about not finding a place to train, so I thought of you guys. I'm entrusting the man to you; I have other things to do, so I'll be leaving now." Xia Yong said a few words to Wu Dongqiang before turning to leave.

"Brother Yong, have a meal before you go. I'll treat you to a drink." Wu Dongqiang enthusiastically pulled Xia Yong, insisting on treating him to a drink.

"Never mind." Xia Yong shook his head and said to Wu Dongqiang in a low voice, "I have something to do. I need to visit the old captain later. When I come to pick them up next time, I'll treat everyone in the patrol team to drinks."

Upon hearing that they were visiting the old team leader, Wu Dongqiang stopped trying to dissuade him and nodded: "Okay, Brother Yong, you can leave them to me with peace of mind. But it's a deal, next time you come, you must have a drink, one hand for the drink, the other for the people."

"no problem!"

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Once Xia Yong left, Wu Dongqiang turned his attention to the four people present.

"Welcome, everyone. I am Wu Dongqiang, the captain of the third patrol team of the Tiandu Plateau wilderness area. I will now take you to the patrol team's camp. You have one hour to eat and prepare your necessities."

“Go straight from here and turn right, and you’ll find the only supermarket in the whole town. You can only buy things there.”