I beg you female trainers to give me money even if you lose!

"It can't be called 'squatting,' since you told me the day before yesterday that you had arrived in Dark Gray City, although we didn't contact each other yesterday."

"But I didn't think you'd leave so soon. So I thought I'd come here and try my luck to see if I could run into you."

"The result was not bad. Not only did I meet you, but I also met Red. So as a trainer, I should greet you properly with my Pokémon."

P.S.: My procrastination is hopeless. There are still 24 chapters left, but it's almost the next day (sad).

NO.131+132 This is our exhilarating combo!

"You'll have to wait a moment. I need to have Miss Joey check the injury."

Green was clearly there to cause trouble, but Crimson couldn't respond, which left the other side somewhat stunned.

"Have you already had your match?"

“Yes,” Chi Hong nodded in response, and couldn’t help but sigh, “Yang Xiying is even more amazing than before.”

“Not at all, I only won by a narrow margin,” Yang Xiying replied, but even her humble words still made Qinglu show an interested expression.

"It seems I made the right choice coming to you today. After not seeing you for several months, you've indeed improved in more ways than just your crimson appearance."

"So, are you going to fight me next?" Yang Xiying raised an eyebrow, while Qinglu tossed her hair.

"Is that even a question? I came here specifically for this reason, and now if I beat you, it will prove that I am stronger than Crimson."

"Huh? The guy who lost to me last time is being a bit too arrogant to think he can beat Yang Xiying, isn't he?" Chi Hong immediately showed a displeased expression.

"It's just that you won a few times by luck. The number of wins and losses between us is still equal, okay?" Qinglu retorted without any politeness.

“It seems you’ve had quite a few matches these past few months,” Yang Xiying couldn’t help but say, while Qinglu shrugged in response.

"Yeah, after all, this is the only way I can communicate with this guy. He often loses cell phone signal because he can get lost in weird places."

"Alright, Red Yang and Xi Ying, you two should take your Pokémon to the vet now. I'm really looking forward to battling you."

"—And this battle also needs a witness."

"Don't expect me to tell you about my battle with Yang Xiying before the battle," Crimson said, of course he wanted to witness the battle between the two.

“Hey, there’s no need for you to tell me,” Qinglu snorted. “Anyway, I’ll go take a walk around first, and contact me when I’m ready.”

“Okay,” Yang Xiying nodded, then she and Red took their Pokémon to see the doctor. Not long after, they met up with Green at the battle arena next to the center.

"...I always feel that the people around me look at me with a bit of pity."

Yang Xiying's battle with Qinglu attracted a large crowd, most of whom looked at the latter with pity.

"Maybe I'm just too strong."

Yang Xiying responded casually, saying that he hadn't had enough of the previous battles, so he wanted to find someone around him to spar with.

When I looked at them, they all seemed like students afraid of being called on by the teacher to recite a text. Was I really that scary?

“Then I really want to see for myself,” Qinglu’s expression became even more interested, and then he began to prepare for the Pokémon battle.

“I heard you and Crimson are playing four against four, so let’s have a four against four too,” Green said, not wanting to be outdone by Crimson in terms of combat skills.

"You really did ask around for information, didn't you?"

Chi Hong couldn't help but speak up. He hadn't told Qing Lü the details of the battle, and Yang Xiying couldn't possibly tell Qing Lü that on her own initiative.

After all, he came to ask me what Pokémon Blue had recently caught. How could I possibly reveal any unfavorable information if I'm not going to lose this badly?

“…Heh, I’m not like you who does everything on instinct,” Green didn’t deny that she would use any means necessary to win a Pokémon battle.

"—And I'm also very interested to know how you suffered such a crushing defeat at the hands of Yang Xiying."

“Same to you. Even if you gather intelligence, you can’t beat Yang Xiying,” Chi Hong said with a smirk, then encouraged Yang Xiying.

"Go for it, Yang! Beat that Qinglu guy to a pulp!"

"..." Yang Xiying's expression was subtle. She felt like she had become a prop in the contest between the two of them... but she still had to win.

"let us start."

Surrounded by onlookers, Yang Xiying and Qinglu began their level 30 master duel, accompanied by the announcement from the stick figure in the pink suit.

The battle has officially begun!

"Foretus! You lead the charge!"

"Nidoking! You go first!"

Both sides sent out their Pokémon at the same time. Yang Xiying was his good brother, while Qinglv sent out an old acquaintance!

"King Nidoran..."

Yang Xiying looked thoughtful as she watched the opponent's opening move. It seemed that a girl had previously used a Pokémon similar to Nidoking to deal with Forretress.

"Foretus! Wall of Light!"

"Nidoking! Provocation!"

Both sides issued their orders at the same time, and even when facing Nidoking who was now beckoning with his fingers, Yang Xiying's light wall was still activated without hesitation!

The transparent walls floated around Foretus, which surprised Green.

Then he saw the blue leaf phantom above the opposite side of his head. That was... Mind Herb!

— You can use it to remove the effect after being taunted!

“…Tsk, you kept that a secret,” Green’s eyebrows furrowed. “But the Mind Herb can only be used once.”

"Nidoking! Provocation!"

Forrettos is a Pokémon with many disgusting moves, and Blue Green didn't bring a Pokémon that can clear fog to the battle.

So now all we can rely on is provocation.

"Once is enough! Foretrus! Big Bang!" Yang Xiying's tone was resolute as she made a move that astonished everyone!

When King Nidoki beckoned Foretus over again, Foretus actually spun around and rolled over!

But it was carrying a bomb, and Foretrus crashed into the green Nidoking, then its whole body burst into golden light!

Bang--!!!!!!

Then, a violent explosion occurred, and flames and smoke spread dozens of meters in all directions, almost covering most of the site!

Now Foretrus has completely vanished into thin air! Only Nidoking remains, but it is wounded and its health is severely compromised at 45%!

It was at the point where it would be instantly killed by Pokémon like Slowbro and Blademaster, so Yang Xiying sent out a second Pokémon at this moment!

—Slow Hippo!

"Slowpoke!" Yang Xiying called out the Pokémon and gave it a command, and Green followed suit!

"Come back, Nidoking!" He dared not gamble that Nidoking, with only 40% health left, could one-shot the opposing Slowbro!

—After all, there's a wall of light on the other side.

"Yawn—!" Yang Xiying finally gave the order, as he had also considered the possibility that the other side would switch Pokémon to form a defensive synergy.

He was also deeply impressed by the green Umbreon! If you use a Psychic-type move at this time, you're likely to get wiped out.

So now we need to use a move with a wide range of coverage, like Yawn, so that even if the opponent switches to a Pokémon to defend, it won't matter!

However, with Light Screen protecting me from special moves that reduce damage by half, it's only natural for the opponent to switch Pokémon.

"Aha……"

The Pokémon that Blue-Green swapped in was Umbreon, one of the most durable Pokémon in its team.

It's perfect for blocking Slowpoke, but it's a bit much to use it to save the yawning guy right away.

"Yang Xiying, your moveset is as shady as ever," Qinglv said, annoyed by Umbreon's tired appearance.

Seeing the pity on his face, he knew something, after all, he had found out how Yang Xiying had tortured Chi Hong.

The extremely vile and despicable tactics forced him to surrender... However, judging from the content of his videos, one can somewhat understand what his true nature is.

—This guy has always been good at being inhuman.

"Seeking progress while maintaining stability is a style I will always adhere to," Qinglu's teasing was taken as a compliment by Yang Xiying.

"Now, let Qinglu witness the bond between me and Slowpoke," Yang Xiying said, rolling up her sleeves.

"I'm super!"

"No way!"

"What day is it today?!"

"We'll see two more Mega Evolutions?!"

Yang Xiying revealed a bracelet on her left arm that was almost crimson, inlaid with beautiful stones, which were none other than the Key Stone!

That's right! Yang Xiying is about to undergo Mega Evolution!

The Slowpoke Stones I got from completing tasks and the Key Stones I obtained from raising friendship levels finally have a purpose!

Well, last night, in order to get a better sleep, he also tried Mega Evolution with Slowpoke.

After all, it was a physically demanding job, but he still succeeded, which was to be expected given his three-month relationship with the Slowpoke.

"Slowpoke! Mega Evolution—!!!"

Yang Xiying tapped the keystone on her left arm with her right hand, and then a pink and yellow glass stone phantom appeared above the head of the Slowpoke.

Golden energy emanated from Slowpoke, and Slowpoke underwent a transformation in an instant!

The conch shell behind it seemed to engulf Slowpoke's entire body, so that it could only stand upright by sticking its tail into the ground.

—This kind of silly hippo looks even harder to fight.

"...Could it be that I'm the only one who doesn't have Mega Evolution now?" Qinglv's expression was quite strange as he looked at this scene.

—He hasn't collected a single Mega Stone yet.

"Huh?! Yang, you also know Mega Evolution?! Why didn't you use it in your battle against me?"

Red also started yelling from the audience, thinking that having mastered Mega Evolution would give him an edge over his opponent...

"Ha! Of course, Mega Evolution isn't even necessary to deal with a weakling like you," Green suddenly became arrogant!

Mega Evolution means enhancing a Pokémon's battle abilities, so it's also a way of giving it your all.

"..."

Yang Xiying's expression was subtle. Although Mega Evolution can indeed enhance a Pokémon to a certain extent, it can also result in a situation where the value is between 102 and 92.

In fact, Mega Slowbro is not as useful as the original Slowbro for Yang Xiying because it loses the Regenerator ability.

Instead, they have battle armor that can't be fatally damaged, a feature that's somewhat impractical in the real-world Pokémon world.

Because critical hits can be trained to avoid, and the probability is extremely low, it's a Pokémon that's supposed to be a combination of two, yet its ability isn't Parental Love...

Then, that's fine, but the other enhancements are also somewhat subtle. The most obvious enhancement of Mega Evolution is that it adds 100 base stats compared to the original version.

Then, the bonuses are added to the original version and redistributed. Slowbro only received buffs to its physical defense and special attack, with its physical defense reaching 180 and its special attack reaching 130.

It's somewhat underdeveloped. If half of the 70 points added to physical defense could be allocated to special defense, Yang Xiying would feel that the designers had done their best.

Therefore, Yang Xiying generally wouldn't use Slowbro Mega Evolution, as it wouldn't be useful against Pokémon like Red, which have a lot of Special Attack Pokémon.

As for Blue-Green... well, it's only really effective against certain opponent's lineups, since the opponent's Pokémon include Poison and Dark types...

"Slow Hippo!" Yang Xiying didn't say much, directly ordering it to launch an attack, and Qinglv also began to move!

"Umbreon! Taunt!" However, instead of switching Pokémon because of the yawn, he continued to use moves on Slowbro!

Umbreon's mocking expression instantly turned Slowpoke and Shellder, which had turned into a conch shell, red-hot, but it calmed down and closed its eyes to emit a wave!

Yang Xiying's current tactic is to foresee the future!

"Huh? Why is it called Slowpoke that can foresee the future?" Yang Xiying's actions also confused the onlookers.

"Even if it Mega Evolves, it still can't hit a Dark-type Umbreon, right?"