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

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A dark shadow separated from Gary's shadow and rushed towards Ash, darting out in front of him.

"Gengar!" Ash exclaimed in surprise, wondering what had caused the sudden appearance of Gengar.

Before Musashi and Kojiro could even react, Gengar cast a hypnotic spell on them, and instantly, the two fell asleep.

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Xiao Zhi was completely bewildered and still didn't understand what had happened. He had only gone to register an application, so how did it suddenly turn out like this?

"You're really slow, aren't you? These two are from Team Rocket, didn't you recognize them? Or are you colorblind and can't tell the difference between red and blue?" Xiao Shiu came over and teased.

"What! Team Rocket..." Ash exclaimed in surprise, carefully examining the unconscious Jessie and James. Upon closer inspection, they really did resemble the Team Rocket trio, except they were missing Meowth.

Meanwhile, Meow Meow was hiding in the corner, trembling as she watched this scene.

"This is terrifying, meow! With that brat around, it's best not to do anything. I should take advantage of the Silver Conference to work hard and earn money, meow!" Meow sighed inwardly.

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Meow Meow didn't intend to rescue Musashi, Kojiro, and the others from Shigeru, and quietly slipped away.

Xiao Mao looked around, trying to find Miao Miao. This Miao Miao was no ordinary creature. Although it wasn't very strong, its talent in mechanical manufacturing was absolutely top-notch. It could easily create a robot.

Ash's rapid growth and the rapid improvement of his Pokémon are not only due to his status as a Pokémon user, but also thanks to the special training he received from Team Rocket.

Finding that he couldn't find Meowth and that the opening ceremony was about to begin, Ash contacted the Silver Conference staff and handed over Jessie and James to them so they could continue attending the opening ceremony with Ash.

As for Musashi and Kojiro, Shigeru couldn't be bothered with them anymore. These guys were more trouble than they were worth. Anyway, they would escape from prison sooner or later, so he let them develop freely as long as they didn't interfere with the Silver Tournament.

The Silver Tournament proceeded as scheduled, and everything went very smoothly in close combat. The Team Rocket trio did not reappear until the opening ceremony ended.

After the opening ceremony, the list of the preliminary league will be released the following morning. Players can go to the Pokémon Center to find out who their two opponents are.

The preliminary league will hold four days of competition, held simultaneously in four stadiums. As long as you win two consecutive matches, you don't need to worry about being eliminated.

...!

After a night.

The next day, Shigeru went to the Pokémon Center in the contestant village to check his competition group.

281: Preliminary League Begins

Upon reaching the counter, Xiao Mao asked, "Miss Joey, my name is Xiao Mao. May I ask what my group assignment is?"

"Please wait."

Joey skillfully typed a few keys on the keyboard, and three photos appeared on the screen next to him: Xiao Mao and two unfamiliar people.

The two strangers were a man and a woman, both of whom appeared to be quite old. The man's name was Zhuo Ye, and the woman's name was Zhen Yi.

Xiao Mao's first opponent in the afternoon is Zhenyi.

"She looks about the same age as Sabrina, so she should be quite capable," Xiao Mao said.

After all, it takes time to train Pokémon, so older trainers are generally stronger.

Having identified his opponent, Shigeru returned to his room and used the computer to look up information about Mai.

The computers provided in the contestant village are very convenient for checking which Pokémon contestant "003" used in the competition.

"Jumpernet and Slowbro, she only used two Pokémon." Shigeru was a little surprised. It seems that Mai is quite capable. She was able to pass the selection tournament with only two Pokémon, which means that she used one of those two Pokémon in two consecutive matches.

Next, Xiao Mao watched the video recording of Zhenyi's selection competition.

After watching Zhenyi's match video, Xiao Mao muttered, "Jianzi Mian is really a tough opponent."

Jumpluff isn't a particularly powerful Pokémon, but it's still quite strong. Especially since Mai's Jumpluff has the Chlorophyll ability and knows Sunny Day. She used Jumpluff in two matches during the selection tournament.

With its sunny weather and chlorophyll properties, plus its own speed, Jumpluff is faster than Ninja Mask. Combined with Jumpluff's powder attack, it's incredibly difficult to defend against, making it extremely annoying.

It's not that Shigeru doesn't have Pokémon to counter Jumpluff, it's just that most of the Pokémon that can counter Jumpluff have been banned.

Although he has some usable Pokémon, he thinks about the upcoming League Tournament. The League Tournament missions issued by the system will definitely require Gary not to use Pokémon that have participated in the League Tournament, otherwise the double reward will be lost.

"This is really troublesome, let's just go for a one-versus-three."

Xiao Mao didn't think much of it. He crushed all his opponents in the Quartz Tournament, so the Silver Tournament would be no exception.

If you can't even do this, how will you defeat Darkdoll later?

noon.

Xiao Mao arrived at the canteen in the athletes' village for a meal. While he was eating, he saw Zhenyi walking towards him.

"Xiao Mao, I watched your interview, I will beat you," Zhenyi said.

Xiao Mao looked at Zhenyi, wondering where she got the courage. After all, she was not young, and even if she was young and impetuous, she should have restrained herself.

Do you even know who your opponent is?!

Having seen your own interview, don't you know you're the Quartz Conference champion?

"I hope you can do it," Xiao Mao said casually.

Seeing Xiao Shi's dismissive attitude, Zhenyi was furious, but there was nothing she could do about it. She could only wait for the match to defeat Xiao Shi head-on.

So, Mayi stormed off in a huff.

2 pm.

The preliminary league has officially begun.

The 48 contestants were divided into 16 groups of three, with each group of four competing in one venue.

Xiao Mao was assigned to Field B, and his first match was against Zhenyi.

"Welcome to the audience who have come to watch the game at Stadium B. Next, please welcome the players of the first game to the stage."

The host enthusiastically announced, "Please welcome contestants Xiao Mao and Zhenyi to the stage."

"Both contestants were selected through multiple rounds of competition to enter the official competition, and they won all three matches in the selection meeting."

As they spoke, the two contestants entered the arena through the exclusive passageway in the contestant area.

The host continued, "On the left is contestant Mai, from Yoshihaya City. She entered the Silver Tournament by collecting badges."

"The person on the right is Shigeru, from the Kanto region. This Shigeru is no ordinary player; he was the champion of the last Indigo League. He is extremely strong, and even made a bold statement in an interview, hoping that the other participants in the Silver League could be even stronger. Clearly, he is very confident in his own abilities."

When introducing Xiao Mao, the host said a few more words.

After all, from the day of the interview, Shigeru became a hot player in the Silver Tournament. Everyone wanted to know if Shigeru, who had won the league championship once, could win it again.

Of course, many people also hope that Xiao Mao will make a mistake, which would be a huge upset.

In particular, the sports lottery welcomes a strong player in a match, as this attracts many bettors.

Xiao Mao is also very interested in sports lottery, but unfortunately, as an athlete, he is prohibited from buying sports lottery. Once it is found that a participant has bought sports lottery, all his competition results will be invalidated, and he will be banned from participating in any public competition for at least three years.

The reason why Pokémon battles are so popular is naturally because it's a lottery game that everyone can participate in, and there are even outsiders involved.

Therefore, being banned from competition is a very serious punishment for trainers, since most trainers rely on participating in various competitions to earn money in order to cover their daily expenses.

Raising Pokémon is very expensive. Ordinary trainers who don't participate in competitions to earn money simply can't afford to raise the Pokémon they have.

"Xiao Mao! Xiao Mao! You're so handsome!"

"Xiao Mao! Xiao Mao! Go for it!"

When Xiao Mao heard the sounds coming from the audience, he broke out in a cold sweat. He never expected that his cheerleading team would also exist in the Johto region.

Since becoming the champion of the Indigo League, Gary has gained many fans, and as a result, many fans want to go to Pallet Town to see him.

Fortunately, Shigeru went directly to Nanashima, otherwise he might have been followed by those fans.

So much time has passed, and Xiao Mao never expected that those fans would be so persistent. Not only did they not disband, but they even came to Baiyin Town to watch the game. These fans are just too enthusiastic.

"Xiao Shigeru and Zhenyi have entered the arena. Now it's up to the referees," the host said.

"Now we'll begin 2.9, the match between Shigeru and Mai. Each player can use three Pokémon in this match. The match will end when one player's Pokémon are all defeated. Understand?" the referee said.

"understand!"

"Ok!"

Both Xiao Mao and Zhenyi said they were ready.

"Then please release your Pokémon simultaneously."

As soon as they finished speaking, Shigeru and Mai threw out their Pokémon.

"Go for it! Shuttlecock!"

"Hudi, do your best in your first Open tournament."

Great!!

【LV46 Shuttlecock Cotton ♀/Near-King】

【LV61 Alakazam ♂/Champion】

"Mai sent out Jumpluff, while Gary sent out Alakazam. Neither of them has a type advantage over the other," the commentator explained.

282: Shigeru vs. Mai

"She really did start with Shuttlecock...!" Shigeru was speechless when he saw Mai send out Shuttlecock as her first pick.

After all, the contestants can see the competition videos of the selection committee. Since they have been grouped, the contestants must have watched each other's competition videos.

In the selection competition, Zhenyi used the Sunny Day tactic with Jianzi Mian. Since Xiaoshige saw it, he would definitely be prepared. At this time, starting with Jianzi Mian was obviously not a good decision.

"Alakazam..." Maya looked bewildered. She had naturally watched Gary's three matches at the selection tournament and knew which three Pokémon Gary had used. Although Jumpluff was countered by Charizard, Maya was confident in her Jumpluff's speed.

Although Gary sent out a new Pokémon, Mai wasn't worried. While Teleport was difficult to deal with, she could handle it if she was careful.

Seeing that both players had released their Pokémon, the referee immediately announced, "The battle begins!"

"Use shuttlecock cotton, on a sunny day!" Zhenyi immediately ordered.

Shuttlecock Cotton was very familiar with the Sunny Day tactic. When it was released, it was ready to use Sunny Day. The cotton ball on its head shot out a ball of light, which emitted scorching sunlight and shone on the entire ground.

When the shuttlecock is exposed to sunlight, its ability 11 is activated, causing it to dart around in the air. If it hadn't paused during its movement, all that could be seen would have been its blurry silhouette.

"Very good, Jumpluff, begin your attack! Use Confuse Alakazam, and find an opportunity to use Sleep Powder," Mai commanded.