Pokémon: Master System.

Sitting in the chair, Li Shiyu thought for a moment and then said seriously, "Without a doubt, Xia Yu is an excellent player. Whether in combat or scientific research, he is outstanding and is one of the best among his peers."

It's clear that Li Shiyu, as a female contestant, was somewhat restrained. Unlike the finalists from other provinces who were exchanging trash talk, she gave Xia Yu high praise.

This left host Wang Weijia slightly disappointed, and she continued with the next question: "Everyone says that Xia Yu is the biggest dark horse in this year's College Cup. What do you think? Or is there anything you would like to say to Xia Yu?"

“Hmm…” Li Shiyu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, “He is indeed very strong to have made it to the finals. But I would like to say that now that he has met me, his dark horse journey will come to an end.”

Meaningless and innocuous trash talk.

"One last question, is there anything you'd like to say to our viewers?"

"Yes." Li Shiyu nodded, her face serious and her eyes firm, and said, "Since the University Cup was first held, Xishu Province has never won the national championship."

"This time, I want to bring the University Cup trophy back to Sichuan Province."

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The image freezes on Li Shiyu's determined gaze. She has never won a national championship, which is also the biggest regret of Xishu Province.

Compared to the first two questions, Li Shiyu's last words undoubtedly ignited the atmosphere, with thunderous applause and deafening shouts.

"Li Shiyu!"

"Li Shiyu!"

"Li Shiyu!"

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boom!

A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and in the blink of an eye, dark clouds gathered, and a light rain began to fall, threatening to intensify.

The weather was terrible today, but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the audience.

"Next up is Xia Yu, a genius young man who has overcome all obstacles and made a remarkable comeback like a dark horse!"

Xia Yu! I love you!

"Xia Yu, you have to win!"

"Brother Yu, damn it! Awesome!"

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Amidst the frenzied shouts of the audience, Xia Yu made his entrance.

Wearing his Starlight City battle uniform, Xia Yu smiled and waved to the audience around him, while a giant screen displayed footage of Xia Yu's advancements throughout the tournament.

Black Spray's Bursting Burn defeated Shang Hongxin's Gengar.

The Lizard King's Violent Leaf Blade defeated Liu Qipeng's Swampert.

The Lizard King's Rock Slide, the Charizard's Hot Sands, and the Buzzbat's Dragon Star Cluster easily defeated Xu Jiahao.

Finally, relying on the Lizard King's Trouble Seeds, he used Sword Dance Spin to defeat He Zhizhou's self-destruct tactic.

The final frame of the image is a promotional poster of Xia Yu, with Charizard and Sceptile standing on either side of him, and Nombat perched on his head with its eyes narrowed into slits.

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"Xia Yu, do you know anything about your opponent, Li Shiyu?" It was Qin Yunxin who spoke. Her voice had a gentle quality unique to women, which was very pleasant to listen to.

"Who is Li Shiyu? I'm already researching my opponents in the national finals." Xia Yu said with a smile in the video, "My goal has always been the national finals championship."

Upon hearing Xia Yu's interview remarks, the audience erupted in gasps and laughter, as they hadn't expected Xia Yu to utter such trash talk.

Xia Yu, standing on the battlefield, was also slightly embarrassed. He felt that he had been tricked by the host, Qin Yunxin.

This interview was conducted on the night he made it to the finals. Qin Yunxin told him that this was the pre-match trash talk segment, and he could say whatever he wanted. The more arrogant he was, the more attention he would attract, and the better the effect would be.

Xia Yu was in a hurry to get to the capital, so he didn't think too much and just blurted out all the classic trash talk he had heard in his previous life.

Compared to Li Shiyu's humility just now, Xia Yu felt somewhat ashamed.

"Xia Yu seems very confident. We all know that in addition to being a trainer, you are also a Pokémon researcher. I'm actually very curious about how you balance the relationship between the two and achieve such great success in both areas."

"Isn't this something you can do with your hands?" Xia Yu said with a smile. "Just do it like this first, then like this, then like that, and finally like that."

Xia Yu's words made the audience laugh again. It was the first time they had ever seen Xia Yu have such a funny side.

Hearing the laughter of the audience, it was like a public execution for Xia Yu. Xia Yu became increasingly embarrassed, and his gaze wandered, just in time to see Long Yanning in the audience.

She also had a smile on her face, her eyebrows curved, and she looked at Xia Yu. Sitting beside her were her father, mother, Zhao Ruohan, Wu Yaozu and other relatives and friends.

"Xia Yu, one last question, is there anything you'd like to say to the audience?"

"Yes." Xia Yu's smile widened in the video, and he spoke without hesitation: "Everyone, get ready to cheer for my victory. It is our duty to defend the glory of Xishu Province."

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Whether they won the championship or not is unknown, but applause rang out in the arena.

"Dear viewers, the match is about to begin."

"This match will still be a 3V3 singles match, but there is one difference in the rules of the semi-finals. From now on, items can be used in the High School Cup, but Z-Moves are prohibited."

"Count down to ten, the competition is about to begin!"

"ten!"

"Nine!"

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"two!"

"One, the competition begins!"

"Go ahead, Gyarados."

Rainy weather was more favorable for Li Shiyu, so she sent out Gyarados as her first choice.

"Enter, Lizard King."

Since Xia Yu had guessed that Li Shiyu would send out Gyarados, he naturally chose Sceptile as his first choice. Sceptile, which had learned Thunder Punch, could pose a great threat to Gyarados, which was four times weak to Electric.

"Both sides started with Sceptile and Gyarados. Due to the weather, Xia Yu was actually at a significant disadvantage. If he had started with Charizard, Gyarados's water-type attacks would have been terrifying in the rain, with moves like Waterfall and Aqua Tail posing a great threat to Charizard."

"If we send out Nombat, Nombat, which is four times weak to Ice, can't withstand Gyarados's Ice Fang, so Xia Yu's only choice is Sceptile."

"Sceptile vs. Gyarados, the first match is crucial, let's see how they fight."

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Chapter 263 Shiny Gyarados

The blood-red Gyarados, with its fierce gaze and a crown-like triangle on its head, is an iconic Pokémon in the Pokémon world. It has always been a very powerful and popular Pokémon.

Li Shiyu's Gyarados was exceptionally large. A normal Gyarados is about 6.5 meters long, but Li Shiyu's Gyarados was over ten meters long.

With its long body, Gyarados looks somewhat like an Eastern dragon. When it stands upright, it is as tall as a four- or five-story building.

Even Xia Yu's Sceptile was no match for this Gyarados.

This Gyarados is not only enormous, but it also has extremely high potential, reaching the level of a near-champion. This is the first time Xia Yu has seen such a powerful and outstanding Pokémon in this year's High School Cup.

"Gyarados, use Dragon Dance!" At the start of the match, Li Shiyu, who had the weather advantage, immediately chose to have Gyarados stand on the field to boost its speed and attack by using the top-tier boosting move, Dragon Dance.

With its increased speed, Gyarados can potentially sweep a team by defeating just one Pokémon and triggering its Overconfidence ability.

"Roar!"

Gyarados let out a huge roar, its body radiating dragon-type energy, its dragon-like form dancing in the air, its speed and attack power increasing steadily.

"Lizard King, Sword Dance!"

Faced with Gyarados's buff, Xia Yu was naturally not to be outdone and directly had Sceptile use Swords Dance to buff itself.

Because it involved a championship battle, both sides were being extremely cautious.

"Gyarados closes the distance with Sceptile, use Bounce!" After a period of buffing, Li Shiyu launched the first attack with Gyarados.

When facing a Grass-type Sceptile, the Water/Flying-type Gyarados will naturally use its own Flying-type move Bounce, which is both effective against Sceptile and provides a STAB boost.

Gyarados's body surged with Flying-type energy, and it leaped high into the air, braving the increasingly heavy rain, flying through the storm, and disappearing into the dark clouds.

Soaring through the clouds and mist, just like a real dragon.

Occasionally, a blood-red body would emerge from the pitch-black clouds. Gyarados was gathering its strength in the clouds, ready to launch an attack at any moment.

In the game, the move Bounce is only useful when used as Max Air during Dynamax; otherwise, it's practically useless.

Because the Jump skill requires charging, you need to charge it up in the first round and then you can attack in the second round. This means that in the game, a Guard skill can perfectly block the Jump skill.

However, in reality, the ability to defend cannot be used so frequently, which instantly increases the strength of the jumping skill.

"Lizard King, Sword Dance!"

Watching the Gyarados disappear into the dark clouds, Xia Yu calmly commanded Sceptile to take this opportunity to continue using Swords Dance, once again greatly enhancing its attack.