Elf: No, it's because he was made the gym leader!

"Ora ora ora ora ora ora!!"

Close combat.

Close-quarters combat.

Punches landed squarely on Gyarados's face, making the onlookers' teeth ache as they couldn't help but put themselves in Gyarados's shoes.

"Roar!!"

Gyarados let out a painful howl!

It still clung to life, its face fierce as it glared at Riolu. How dare a mere infant...?

Hey, where's the dog?

Riolu disappeared from Gyarados's sight once again.

"Oh!"

it's here!

Gyarados instinctively turned around to look and saw Riolu rushing towards it like a shooting star.

Too much milk? (Flying knee kick)

Gyarados stared blankly at Riolu's knees, as if recalling its childhood.

Back then, it was a carefree carp king, far less violent than it is now. Its family of more than twenty people lived in a small pond, and although their lives were simple, they were very happy.

Dad, Mom, older sister, younger sister, and the ugly fish next door...

Memories flashed by like a revolving lantern.

It deactivated its Mega form in mid-air, leaving behind a single tear of "emotion".

"Gyarados is unable to battle," the referee concluded after observing the situation.

With a gloomy face, the rain man slowly stretched out his arm and pulled Gyarados back into its Poké Ball.

However, despite suffering such a heavy blow, he showed no sign of giving up.

"I still have two Pokémon left. I haven't lost yet. Yes, I haven't lost yet." Rain Man tightly gripped the two remaining Poké Balls in his hand.

Suddenly, he looked up and the torrential raindrops mercilessly pounded his face. For a moment, it was hard to tell whether the water flowing down his cheeks was rain or tears.

Rain Man took a deep breath and shouted in a slightly hoarse voice, "Go, Iron Claw Lobster, tear it to pieces!"

He threw the Poké Ball, and a flash of white light appeared.

A red lobster with a five-pointed star on its head and blue patterns on its chest stepped onto the field.

As soon as the Iron Claw Lobster opened its eyes, it saw Riolu's dense fists coming at it like a storm.

Iron-clawed lobster: Dude, you've just arrived, don't mess with me.

Riolu: Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora!

Another close-quarters battle.

A knowing blow.

The iron-clawed lobster was knocked out of the arena.

"Go away, Toad King!" Rain Man shouted as he retracted the Iron Claw Lobster.

Hidden rock formations.

In addition, there is the corrosive effect of highly toxic substances.

When the Toad King appeared, he couldn't even stand up and immediately knelt down.

"Oh!"

Kneeling won't work!

The third move, close combat...

"The Toad King is unable to battle. Since all three of Rain Man's Pokémon are unable to battle, the winner is Lu Yuan."

The referee read out the result of the match in disbelief.

Is this a newly hatched elf?! I'm just a referee, don't try to fool me!

All three Pokémon were wiped out.

The rain suddenly stopped, and the dark clouds gradually dispersed.

The sun has risen.

But Yu Nan's face became extremely distorted, a mixture of laughter and tears.

Sadness, pain, disgust, anger—all sorts of emotions converged on one face.

"what!!!"

He suddenly knelt down and desperately pounded the ground.

"Why, why, why, why!"

Da Ye looked at the man on the ground, whose face was contorted, and sighed, "Sigh, another poor soul driven mad by Lu Yuan."

Wait, why did I say "again"?

......

After the match, Lu Yuan and the others walked out of the park.

Chansey held the newborn Riolu in its arms, its eyes filled with affection, clearly unable to put it down.

Riolu remained silent, not because it was asleep, but because whenever it tried to break free from Chansey's embrace, those cute little pink paws would unconsciously tighten their grip on it.

Despite Riolu's best efforts, it was surprised to find that it was completely unable to break free with its current strength!

After several attempts, Riolu simply gave up struggling.

At least the waveguide told it that Chansey meant no harm, and since it had already hatched, it probably wouldn't let it run into that "poison barrel".

but......

The cat standing to the side, however, seemed quite resentful.

The saying "cats and dogs are sworn enemies" still applies to the world of elves.

The fiery cat stared defiantly at Riolu in Chansey's arms, looking like it had a deep grudge.

Why is it being held in Chansey's arms? I was here first!

And what's with that look in its eyes? Does it look down on me?! Does it want to fight?!

Come on! Let's see if your cat brother doesn't beat you to a pulp!

Anyway, Hot Cat just couldn't stand Riolu's every ounce of it.

These emotions were, of course, also transmitted to the Leor's brain via the waveguide.

Right now, it's contemplating whether or not to kill the Hot Cat.

But after thinking about it, I rejected the idea.

Now, after all, I have a Pokémon with a trainer.

Recalling the time in the nursery, Grandma earnestly said to everyone:

"A good trainer can mediate conflicts between Pokémon."

I imagine Lu Yuan will handle this minor issue properly.

As Riolu was thinking this, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from under Lu Yuan's feet.

"Swoosh!"

surprise!

Gastly makes a funny face; this is how it greets the new member.

However, judging from Riolu's appearance, it doesn't seem to be scared.

Not bad either.

Gastly patted Riolu on the shoulder and chuckled.

Young man, I could tell you were extraordinary when you were still an egg, and seeing you today confirms that you are indeed exceptional.

I don't have as much stockpiled stuff as Patchlitz, but I do have an unopened chocolate bar, consider it a small gift from me.

After saying that, Gastly put its hand into its mouth and rummaged around for a while, then pulled out a brand new, unopened chocolate.

Riolu accepted the chocolate from Gastly, but cautiously scanned it first.

Not poisonous.

I unwrapped the paper and took a small bite.

"Oh!"

good to eat!

Riolu's cheeks flushed red.