Why is my Pokémon acting a little weird?

The official challenge ended. Although the challenge ended in failure, Qiao Ran still witnessed a Pokémon competition of a very high level.

Not only that, the high-intensity monster battles also brought him an extremely shocking audio-visual feast. Every time the match point came, the audience would shout and cheer, and the atmosphere on the scene was simply explosive.

Even Qiao Ran started to burn, and in the end he could only release Vulpix and hug her to cool down.

"The game is over, it's about time to go out... huh?"

After watching the game, Qiao Ran put the cooling tool Liuwei into the ball and prepared to leave the venue first. However, just as he stood up, he found that someone suddenly came to his side.

"You applied for the challenge, right?"

The girl who appeared in front of him was the one he had met at the gym entrance. However, compared to her previous disheveled appearance, she was now completely refreshed and had returned to her cold and aloof appearance.

Not only that, she also changed into a clean school uniform. Qiao Ran even smelled a scent that he didn't know whether it was shampoo or shower gel.

This guy...could he be going to take a shower?

“Yes, I applied…”

"Then follow me."

The girl interrupted Qiao Ran who seemed to want to say something, and led the way directly. This guy always looked decisive and efficient in everything he did, and in the few seconds that Qiao Ran was still stunned, the girl had already run away.

"Wochao, are you leading the way? Are you running away?!"

Qiao Ran blurted out "Wu Chang" in his mind and hurriedly trotted after him.

The girl led Qiao Ran through a series of passages and began to move around the gym. The Longjiang gym was very large, and the passages were intricate, but the girl seemed to know all the routes and did not hesitate at all.

Finally, the two stopped in front of a big door.

"arrive."

The girl took out the magnetic card and opened the door. What appeared in front of the two of them was a huge indoor arena. Unlike the gymnasium used for competitions, there were a lot of training equipment on both sides of this arena. It was obviously a place for training.

At the other end of the arena, stood a tall figure—it was the owner of the Longjiang City Gym, Long Xiangdong.

He hadn't noticed it before at the stadium, but now when he saw it in private, Qiao Ran was shocked to find that the height of this gym owner was actually beyond imagination. Just by visual estimation, he was probably more than two meters tall.

"Are you here? Are you the challenger?"

When Long Xiangdong noticed Qiao Ran's arrival, his gaze was like a knife, scanning Qiao Ran's body several times, and no one knew what he was looking at.

Qiao Ran felt a little uneasy at that look. Qiao Ran remembered that in the gym, the owner had never looked at the challenger like that before?

"Yes, I'm Qiao Ran from Longjiang City No. 3 Middle School. I just became an adventurer this year."

Qiao Ran nodded and acknowledged his identity under the oppressive feeling brought by Long Xiangdong.

Seeing Qiao Ran's performance, Long Xiangdong nodded with satisfaction and stood at the other end of the arena.

"Okay. You should know that even with a free appointment card, you still need to pass the test to get the badge, right? Also, each gym has its own unique rules. Even if you are exempt from the giant beast battle, I will set new rules for you..."

However, just as Long Xiangdong was still speaking, a voice suddenly interrupted him.

"and many more."

The girl suddenly spoke, then ran to Long Xiangdong and whispered, and Long Xiangdong also bent down and listened to her obediently.

Qiao Ran couldn't hear clearly what they were talking about, but judging from Long Xiangdong's somewhat conflicted expression, it didn't seem to be a serious matter.

"Sorry, challenger, you may have to change the person you challenge this time."

Finally, Long Xiangdong gave an apologetic smile. He looked helpless, but still moved aside and gave his seat to the black-haired girl.

"She is the one you need to challenge this time, my daughter - Long Jiangxue!"

"Given her strength, she's more than enough to serve as a touchstone for novice trainers."

"What?????"

The sudden change made Qiao Ran open his eyes wide and look at the girl standing opposite him.

She... turned out to be the person I needed to challenge this time? And her name was Long Jiangxue, and she was the owner's daughter?

Meanwhile, the girl had already pulled out a Poké Ball and struck a pose.

"I am your opponent, and my rules are very simple."

The girl put her finger to her lips and whispered three words.

"Battle of Cub Beasts!"

Chapter 13 013 [Cub]

"A Cub Battle is the opposite of a Giant Battle. Each side can only send out Pokémon under one meter... no, 0.7 meters tall. The rules change from three versus three to two versus two. Whoever wins two battles first wins the match!"

Long Jiangxue explained the rules he set and limited the height to 0.7 meters.

Most Pokémon under 0.7 meters are in their infancy, and only a few bug-type or other attribute final evolutions fall within this range.

Although this rule seems a bit strict, it does not have any significant restriction effect on Qiao Ran. The Pokémon he currently owns are not huge types, so even if it is set at 0.7 meters, it will not have any impact.

"And 0.7 meters...my Diancie is exactly 0.7 meters..."

Qiao Ran suddenly thought of something and was slightly stunned. This girl... specially set this rule, couldn't it be that it was just to lure him into using Diancie?

"Hmph, I won't let you down in the gym battle. Go! My Pokémon!"

Long Jiangxue threw out his Poké Ball first. After a flash of light, a snake-shaped Pokémon with blue skin and a white belly appeared in the venue. This Pokémon looked like a small snake, but in fact, it was a real dragon-attribute Pokémon.

——Mini Dragon.

Moreover, this was a quasi-god in its infancy, far superior to the red-faced dragon, the shame of the dragon clan, that Qiao Ran had fought before.

"Drizzot... should I say it's worthy of being a Dragon-type gym?"

Seeing Dratini appear, Qiao Ran couldn't help but feel a little envious. He remembered that he had been searching for a shiny Dratini for quite a long time in the game before he encountered it, and then he finally managed to evolve it into Shiny Dragonite. Finally, after Shiny Dragonite evolved into Shiny Dragonite, his heart was completely broken...

Why…why is Shiny Dragonite all green like the Moldy Goblin?! Dratini and Dragonite are both pink, okay?!

Of course, now that he has the help of the system, it is impossible for Qiao Ran to envy Long Jiangxue anymore. His partner Diancie is better than Dratini, and his Vulpix has better tacit understanding than any other Pokémon. He has no reason to retreat here.

"This Pokémon was given to me by my father to raise. I've been with her since she was an egg. She's only a little over a year old, a true cub. However, she's also received more training than her peers at school, so - let me see how you can defeat her!"

Long Jiangxue stared at Qiao Ran's Poké Ball, as if expecting something to happen.

The eldest lady of this gym not only has Pokémon resources that surpass her peers, but also has a unique training environment. She wants to see how the boy in front of her can deal with it.

Why was he able to catch Diancie in the back mountain, but I couldn't? ? ?

Why? !

"As you wish, I will defeat you."

As Qiao Ran spoke, he secretly took out his Rotom phone and glanced at the other party's level.

"Dragonite, level 24"

"A level 24 Dratini? It seems it's still a long way from evolving... No, the evolution in this world is different from the game.

Sample. "

Unlike what Qiao Ran had imagined, the evolution of Pokémon in this world wasn't as strict as in the game world, where you had to reach a certain level before you could evolve. After all, in the past few days, he had seen too many Pokémon that hadn't reached the appropriate level before evolving.

Sometimes, under high-intensity stimulation, Pokémon will evolve, so there are still many possibilities for this mini dragon.

"Then let Vulpix take on this battle."

After thinking for a while, Qiao Ran threw the Poké Ball, and the young Vulpix appeared on the field. Seeing that it was Vulpix that came on the field, Long Jiangxue's expression froze slightly, as if he was a little disappointed.

"Aren't you planning on sending Diancie? Humph..."

The eldest lady crossed her arms over her chest, as if intending to make Qiao Ran realize his mistake.

"Let me be the referee this time." The originally majestic gym owner Long Xiangdong became a daughter-con in front of his daughter, and now he has become a tool of the referee.

"Game start!"

"Dragonite! Spray fire!"

"mum!"

As soon as the words of the game started, Long Jiangxue launched an attack immediately, shooting a jet of flame directly at Qiao Ran's six tails. The surging flames carried unparalleled heat, which raised the temperature in the hall a lot.

Qiao Ran was shocked. Should she be said to be worthy of being the daughter of a gym trainer? Whether it is command or the tacit understanding with Pokémon, she is several levels higher than her classmates in school.

"Vulpix! Get out of the way!"

Faced with the raging flames, Qiao Ran had no choice but to let Liuwei use his magical skill to dodge. Liuwei took small steps and moved sideways, narrowly avoiding the invasion of the flames and coming to a safe area.

This is actually a last resort. Vulpix currently has no other skills that can offset the flames. Since it cannot be offset, it can only dodge.

Fortunately, with the current tacit understanding between Qiao Ran and Liuwei, the success rate of their dodging is extremely high. As long as the opponent is not an opponent like the Red-faced Dragon last time who is countless levels higher than them, Qiao Ran feels that Liuwei may be able to fight.

"Dragonite, keep on spitting fire!"

"mum!"

Long Jiangxue took advantage of the victory and continued to use the jet of fire. The mini dragon received the order and the flames spread from its mouth again, burning everything in front of it.

For the ice-type Vulpix, this move could be considered a true killer move, capable of inflicting immense damage with just one strike. Long Jiangxue still believed that Qiao Ran's escape was merely a stroke of luck.

However, just after the mini dragon's jet of flames was sprayed out again, Long Jiangxue suddenly discovered that the Vulpix on the opposite side seemed to have appeared as a phantom, and its figure began to gradually become blurred and hidden in the wind and snow.

Snow and wind?

She touched her cheek and felt something wet and cool.

"Is this... hail? A weather skill?" Long Jiangxue stared blankly at the snowflakes in his palm.

“When exactly is it???”

She clearly didn't hear any instructions from Qiao Ran, nor did she see Liuwei make any movements, so how could he launch the hailstorm?

When? When did it start?

There was also a gleam in the eyes of Long Xiangdong who was standing by. Even he, the knowledgeable owner of the museum, could not figure out how Qiao Ran was giving the orders.

However, that Vulpix's every move seemed to be synchronized with its trainer.

Could it be... the legendary wave power?

This boy...

He had previously thought that his daughter had just casually given the challenge card to a pretty boy of the same age, but he never expected that this guy was actually quite capable.

"And this situation, is it a characteristic of Xueyin?"

Looking at the vague figure of Liuwei in the snow, Long Jiangxue did not panic at all, but calmly analyzed the situation.

"That's right." Qiao Ran nodded, confirming her statement.

The characteristic of his Vulpix is ​​Snow Hidden - a characteristic that can increase the dodge rate on snowy days. As long as it is snowing, his Vulpix is ​​a true instant god.

"So, it's our turn to fight back."

"Vulpix! Aurora Beam!"

Chapter 14014【I just like this! 】

"Look out! Dratini, get out of the way!"

Hearing Qiao Ran's voice, Long Jiangxue began to get nervous. Just like Vulpix was afraid of fire, dragon-type Pokémon were also extremely afraid of the power of ice.

Apart from the Fairy-type Pokémon, which produces many dragon slayers, only the Ice-type Pokémon can bring such pressure to the dragons at the top of the food chain.

Hearing Long Jiangxue's voice, Dratini also looked around as if facing a great enemy. However, due to the existence of the snow-hiding feature, it was unable to confirm the location of Vulpix in the first place.

"It's now!"

Qiao Ran's eyes focused, and his sight passed through the heavy snow fog and converged on the same point as Liuwei.

"Ouch!"

Vulpix also opened its mouth, and a beam of aurora beam shot out from the snow and headed straight for Dratini.

"Get out of the way!"

Long Jiangxue stared at the beam of light intently, but the reaction of the mini dragon was still a step too slow. It seemed that it wanted to dodge, but

It seemed somewhat powerless against the beam of light that suddenly attacked from the snow.

The aurora beam hit the Dragonite directly in the body, and the Dragonite immediately let out a sound of pain.

Outstanding effect!

“Mee————!!!”