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

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Because the big screen in the venue was showing footage of Gary, and he was seen taking a pink Poké Ball from his waist.

"what!"

"What did you say, Ash?!"

Satoshi and the others were a little better off, but Masamune and Tetsuya were all shocked, wondering if they had misheard.

"Latios, it's your turn!" Gary threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV66 Latios♂/Near Legendary】

"Well!"

After Latios appeared, it rapidly ascended into the air, circled once, and then descended to a low altitude, about five meters above the arena.

“Latios… Latios…!” Xiaoyou took out her Pokédex.

Pokédex entry: "Latios, the Infinite Pokémon, is a highly intelligent Pokémon that can fly by folding its arms and can exceed the speed of a jet engine."

"There's a legendary Pokémon here. No wonder he's a worthy opponent," Xiaoyou muttered to herself.

"Latios, use Cleanse Light!" Gary commanded.

"Well!"

Latios unleashed a dazzling pink beam of light, heading straight for Electamon.

"Thunder!" Xiaoyou retorted.

The Thunder Beast launched a righteous counterattack, unleashing all the electricity within its body to condense into a thick bolt of lightning.

The golden lightning struck the pink beam, but was directly pierced by it, while the crystalline light struck the Thunder Beast.

boom! ! !

The Thunder Beast was blasted out of the arena and crashed into the wall, instantly losing consciousness.

"Thundermon is unable to battle, Latios wins," the referee announced.

"How terrifying! Latios killed Electamon in one move!" the host exclaimed.

"What? Didn't you see that Electamon was hit by Slaking's brute force earlier? It's not normal for it to be one-shotted," Gary complained.

Although the instant kill is amazing, Latios's attack can hardly be considered an instant kill.

Xiaoyou was unwilling to recall Thunder Beast, so she sent out the next Pokémon.

2.9 Great!

The magnificent Milotic makes its return.

Milotic wasn't at full strength either, having previously had a lot of stamina depleted by Slaking.

"Dragon Pulse!" Shigeru commanded.

"Well!"

Latios looked down from his high position, his mouth surging with energy, and spewed out a dragon-shaped wave that fell down.

"Frozen Beam!" Xiaoyou immediately retaliated.

Milotic unleashed a cold white beam of light, surrounded by a chilling white aura. However, upon contact with the dragon-shaped energy wave, it was suppressed and forced to retreat.

boom! !

The Dragon Pulse struck Milotic, exploding instantly. Milotic lay on the ice, its eyes darting around.

"Minas is unable to fight, Latios wins," the referee announced.

Like Electamon, Milotic also lost a lot of stamina to Slaking and was completely unable to withstand Latios's attack.

450: Xiao You eliminated

Now, Xiaoyou only has one Lizard King left.

Although the Lizard King was not injured in the battle with Slaking, he still expended a lot of energy due to his frequent activity.

However, even at full strength, he wouldn't be a match for Latios.

"Xiao You has sent out her last Lizard King. Let's see if it can bring about a miracle," the host said.

"And it even caused a miracle? You think elves can turn into Ultraman?!"

"Receive the baptism of light, Ultraman Lizard King."

"This kid Yu is really bad. I thought he could at least take down one of Gary's Pokémon, but he got shut out completely."

"Xiao Mao is still too well-rounded. I remember when he first participated in the Quartz Conference, he basically shut out all his opponents."

Although the match wasn't over yet, the audience knew the outcome was already decided, and Xiao You had absolutely no chance of turning the tide.

"Latios, use 100,000 volts!" Gary commanded.

Latios was enveloped in golden electricity, which transformed into a lightning serpent that struck the Lizard King. With the area now covered in water, the Lizard King had nowhere to escape.

"Jump up into the sky!" Xiao You commanded.

The Lizard King immediately leaped up, and the lightning struck the ground, turning into tiny currents that scattered in all directions, but it didn't hit any target.

"Cleanse the light!" Shigeru commanded.

The Lizard King cannot move in the air, so he's now a sitting duck.

"Well!"

Latios unleashed a pure light, heading straight for the Lizard King.

"Let's go all out, use Leaf Storm!" Xiaoyou was also going all out.

"twitter!!"

The Lizard King twisted its tail, unleashing a storm of green leaves to meet the attack. The two skills collided, and the Cleansing Light pierced directly through the storm of leaves, but the storm of leaves did not disappear; it seemed to envelop the Cleansing Light.

Boom! !

Two explosions rang out, and both sides' skills hit each other.

Two plumes of black mist burst from the sky, and a green figure fell from the mist, crashing onto the ice. The figure was none other than the Lizard King himself.

Seeing this, the referee did not rush to announce the victory. He looked up at the sky and waited for the smoke to clear so that he could see Latios unharmed before announcing, "Lizard King is unable to fight. Latios wins!"

"All of Xiaoyou's Pokémon have lost their ability to battle. The winner of this match is Xiaoshi.

The first round is over.

Xiao Mao shut out Xiao You, securing his first victory.

After the referee finished making his announcement, Shigeru recalled Latios and turned to leave through the player tunnel.

"Huh? Didn't Gary say he would only use Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region to compete? Why is he using Latios?" Xiao Zheng asked from the audience.

“Strictly speaking, Latios was indeed caught by Gary in the Hoenn region,” Brock said.

"Ah? Really fake?"

"No way."

Xiao Zheng and Xiao Yao asked in surprise.

"That Latios lives in Altomare, which is part of the Hoenn region, but it's quite far away," Brock explained.

...!

5 pm.

After the first round of competition, only 16 contestants remain in the Rainbow Tournament. These 16 contestants are now gathered at the Pokémon Center in the contestant village, awaiting the announcement of the list for the second round.

When Gary arrived at the Pokémon Center, all the contestants there turned their attention to him.

Shigeru used Latios in the afternoon battle, immediately becoming a highly anticipated contestant at the Rainbow Tournament. Legendary Pokémon are always the focus of attention, no matter the region.

Ash and the others also arrived here, and Tetsuya and Masamune came along as well.

Upon meeting Xiao Mao, everyone exchanged brief greetings and waited for the competition organizers to release the list of participants.

As the clock struck 5:30, the roster was released, and the match schedule for the second round appeared on the big screen.

Because the number of people was reduced by half, Xiao Mao immediately found his own photo, which corresponded to a girl named Yui.

Having identified his biggest opponent, Xiao Shigeru immediately searched through the crowd and quickly pinpointed Yui herself.

Yui was also looking at Shigeru. The two were seven or eight meters apart, but the tension was palpable.

The eye contact between Shigeru and Yui was a recurring scene in the Pokémon Center lobby. The only slightly unusual eye contact was between Masamune and Ash, as they would be battling each other in the next round.

Without saying goodbye to his opponent, Gary turned and left the Pokémon Center to eat at the restaurant in the contestant village.

After dinner, Xiao Mao went back to his room to check Yui's information.

Contestant: Yui.

Gender: Female

Pokémon used: Jigglypuff, Sharpedo, Ninjazu, Mawile, Raichu, Medicham, Tropius, Houndoom.

"Eight Pokémon, that's quite a lot." Shigeru saw Yui's message; she had used a total of eight Pokémon since the tournament began.

Although there is no information about Yui's past competitions, she is definitely not a rookie trainer. She has been a trainer for at least two or three years. Even if the Pokémon she has with gym potential are all at max level, she should have about two Pokémon at the near-Elite Four level.

"It's alright, not too difficult." Xiao Shi didn't think Yui was hard to deal with. Even someone like Tetsuya could make it to the finals, which meant there weren't any particularly strong trainers at the Saiyu Tournament. He could just fight her casually.

...!

the next day.

The second round of the Hoenn League Ayame Tournament Finals has begun.

All the matches today will be held in the morning, with the 177 match between Ash and Masamune being the first match.

The two were now standing in the arena, which was an ice field.

Just like in the original story, Masamune didn't want to battle Ash. He made many mistakes in his command in the first half, losing two Pokémon in a row. He only got serious near the end of the first half, but he was the first to lose three Pokémon and had to go into the halftime break.

In the second half, Masamune regained his original form, but ultimately lost to Satoshi.