I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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"Ah."

Daigo led Elder Shimi and Higana into a room to negotiate.

"Shigeru, you don't need to hear what happens next," Daigo suddenly said as they reached the room door.

Xiao Mao was taken aback, then realized that this was a family matter of the Hoenn League, and it was indeed not appropriate for him to listen.

"it is good!"

Xiao Mao nodded in agreement.

"Kuroda, why don't you entertain Shigeru?"

Daigo instructed Kuroda to take care of Shigeru, while he, Elder Shimi, and Higana went into the room to negotiate.

Shigeru was taken to the VIP room by Kuroda and had breakfast in Meteor Village. Shigeru ate something casually.

It took about two or three hours for the negotiations between Daigo and Elder Himi to end.

Judging from the expressions on their faces, the negotiations seemed to have gone smoothly, and now it was up to them to take action.

"It's already noon, let me treat you properly." Daigo also showed great hospitality, serving you all sorts of Kanaz City's specialties, mainly indulging in a lot of extravagance.

After lunch.

Shigeru looked at Daigo and the others and said, "Now that you've finished negotiating, I should take my leave."

"You're leaving already? Aren't you going to wait for me?" Higana said with some reluctance.

"I have to participate in the Rainbow Swimming Tournament, so I don't have time to wait for you," Xiao Mao said.

Afterwards, Xijiana still has to deal with the follow-up matters, since Elder Ximi is grooming Xijiana as his successor.

With the Meteor Dwellers establishing contact with the Hoenn League, Higanbana, as the future leader, will definitely be involved. At this time, she can't go on a trip with Gary.

Although Xijiana was reluctant, she knew what was important and said helplessly, "Alright, then you have to do your best and try to win the championship of the Rainbow Tournament. Also, don't lose to Xiaoyou. If you meet Xiaoyou in the competition, you have to beat him badly."

"Don't worry, I won't lose. I'm leaving!"

After saying that, Shigeru, led by Kuroda, arrived at the rooftop of the Devon Building.

Shigeru rode Latios eastward, and the Latios flew at Mach 1, arriving in Green Ridge City in less than an hour.

Latios flies at an extremely high speed, reaching Mach 2 at full speed. Mach 1 is 4900 kilometers per hour, which shows how fast it is.

If Latios were to Mega Evolve, its full-speed flight would reach Mach 4, allowing it to circle the Earth in just over two hours. In contrast, Dragonite would take 16 hours to circle the Earth, demonstrating the significant difference in speed.

"It's not even 2 o'clock yet, let's go challenge the gym."

Xiao Shigeru originally planned to challenge the Mossdeep Gym tomorrow, but seeing that there was still plenty of time, he figured waiting would be a waste of time, and all his Pokémon were at full strength, so he decided to challenge the gym.

Xiao Mao took his mountain bike out of his backpack and rode it to the Green Ridge Dojo.

Green Ridge Dojo is located on the outskirts of Green Ridge City, quite close to the Green Ridge Universe Center.

As Xiao Mao enjoyed the scenery along the way, he hurried on his way. Just as he was about to arrive at the Green Ridge Dojo, a clap of thunder sounded.

Xiao Mao looked in the direction from which the thunder came and saw a figure in the sky not far away, but because it was too far away, he could only see a dark shadow.

"Could it be Ash?" Gary guessed.

The battle between Groudon and Kyogre occurred around the same time as the Violet incident. Ash and his friends were heading to Mossdeep City at the time, and if you calculate the time, they arrived in Mossdeep City around that time as well.

Xiao Mao rode his mountain bike over and, from dozens of meters away, saw a giant swallow with its entire body gilded in gold in the sky, and a gilded Pikachu on its back.

"Alright! Now, Swellow, use Quick Attack!" Ash shouted.

"Hiss!"

Swellow unleashed a lightning bolt, a golden light flashing as it charged toward Sunrock. Sunrock countered with a Sunlight spell, but the Sunlight spell was completely useless against Swellow.

Swellow forcefully withstood the Sunlight spell, directly shining the light on Sun Rock. Immediately afterwards, Swellow continued to charge towards Moon Rock. Upon seeing this, Moon Rock immediately used a light wall to block, but the light wall was directly shattered when it hit Swellow, who was wearing lightning.

Pikachu seized the opportunity and used Thunder Tail to knock down Solrock. Immediately afterwards, Swellow used U-turn to knock down Moonstone.

boom!boom!

Sun Rock and Moonstone fell to the ground and both lost consciousness.

"Sun Rock and Moon Stone are unable to battle. The winner is challenger Ash," the female referee announced.

"I won! Pikachu, Swellow, well done!" Ash exclaimed excitedly. 143

"Hiss!"

"Skinny~!"

Swellow flew back to Ash's side with Pikachu on its back. Ash gave them a warm hug, but unfortunately, Swellow was still electrified, giving Ash a taste of the joy of electric shocks.

"Hey! Xiao Mao!" Just then, Xiao Zheng suddenly spotted Xiao Mao riding his bicycle and exclaimed in surprise.

"What! Xiao Mao!"

Ash immediately perked up, looking around. When he spotted Gary, he exclaimed, "It really is Gary! Gary, what brings you here!"

“Of course, we’re here to challenge the Greenmoor Gym,” said Shigeru.

"What! You haven't challenged the Mossdeep Gym yet?!" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

In Ash's mind, Gary was always one step ahead of him, but he never expected that Gary would be one step behind him this time in collecting badges.

"I just ran into some things on the way and got delayed, which allowed you to take the lead by chance." Little Shigeru could easily see what Little Satoshi was thinking.

The two have been rivals since childhood, always trying to outdo each other in everything they do. This time, Ash must be overjoyed to have the most badges.

"Hehe, that's still leading," Ash said smugly.

This was the first time that May and Masahiro had seen Ash so smug and self-satisfied, and they were both incredulous.

Xiao Zhi doesn't usually seem like this kind of person.

422: Battle at Green Moss Gym

"Ash and Gary have been rivals since they were little. Ash had the most badges this time, so that's why he did this," Brock explained.

Brock has been traveling with Ash since the Kanto region, so he understands Ash's personality very well and knows that the person Ash most wants to surpass is Gary.

Shigeru didn't argue with Satoshi about these things.

Children argue about winning and losing; adults care about results.

Shigeru pushed the cart to Maple and Minami and asked, "Hello, my name is Shigeru. I'm from the Kanto region, just like that guy. I want to challenge the gym. I wonder if it's possible tomorrow?"

Xiao Feng and Xiao Nan were taken aback. They had just finished a battle, and now another trainer had come to challenge them. In particular, this trainer knew Xiao Zhi, so his strength must be extraordinary.

Judging from Ash's attitude towards Gary, Gary is clearly no ordinary person. Their strongest Pokémon, Solrock and Luna Stone, were defeated. Although there are other Pokémon fighting, they may not necessarily be a match for Gary.

"Sister, what do you think?" Xiao Feng asked.

Xiao Feng and Xiao Nan are twin siblings. The older sister is called Xiao Nan and the younger brother is called Xiao Feng. Their dojo also holds doubles competitions.

"Then let's have another match," said Xiao Nan.

"Sister, are you sure?" Xiao Feng asked, somewhat surprised.

Gary knows Ash, and Ash is quite strong. Without Moonstone and Solrock, Ash would likely have a hard time defeating Gary.

"Xiao Feng, are you planning to only use Solrock in gym battles from now on?" Konan asked.

Xiao Feng paused for a moment, then immediately understood what Xiao Nan meant. As a trainer, one certainly cannot rely on just one Pokémon.

“I understand, then let’s have another battle,” Konan said.

[Ding! Mission issued: 1. Obtain the Green Moss Gym Badge / Rewards: 5 Intermediate Rare Candies, a permanent Zenith Hammer TM, and 1 Superior Bending Spoon!]

[2. Obtain the Mossdeep Gym Badge using Hoenn region Pokémon / Rewards: 5 Medium Rare Candies, 1 Psychic-type permanent TM of your choice, 1 random battle-affecting item.]

Seeing that the two had agreed to fight, Shigeru asked, "Shall we fight inside the dojo, or right here?"

The Green Ridge Gym's venue isn't anything special; it's just an indoor battleground, not much different from the outside.

“Let’s do it here,” Konan said.

Earlier, during a battle outside, Team Rocket interfered while Ash was having a gym battle, which led them to chase after Ash and finish the unfinished gym battle outside.

Furthermore, the dojo's facilities were damaged and would require repairs, so the battles continued outside.

“Okay, let’s have another gym battle then.” Xiao Feng and Xiao Nan’s mother explained, “Let me explain the rules of Green Mine Gym. The battle rules are 2-on-2 doubles matches, is that alright?”

"no problem."

Xiao Mao nodded slightly.

"Alright! Then please send out your spirits."

Since it's a doubles match, both sides send out two Pokémon to battle directly, without the need to switch Pokémon, so the winner can only be decided fairly and squarely.

"Watch this! Go, Clay Doll of Telekinesis!"

"The natural bird is yours now!"

Xiao Feng and Xiao Nan both threw out Poké Balls.

Great!!

[LV41 Psychic Earth Doll/Quasi-King of Heaven]

【LV42 Natural Bird/Dojo】

The psychic clay doll is Xiaofeng's spirit.

The natural bird is Xiao Nan's spirit.

Ash and May saw the two and each took out their Pokédex to scan them.

Ash's Pokédex entry: "Claydol, the Claydol Pokémon, is the evolved form of Libra. It is said to be an ancient clay doll that was exposed to a strange light and a life form attached to it. It can float in the air and move, and it can also shoot beams of light from its hands."

Xiaoyao's Pokédex entry: "Natural Bird, a mysterious little sprite. It is said that Natural Bird's divination is very accurate, but whether its divination is correct is unknown."

"It's up to you guys." Shigeru took two Poké Balls out of his pouch and threw them.

Great!!

【LV44 Boss Dora♂/King】

【LV38 Gardevoir♀/Elite Four】