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

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After two days of cycling, they finally arrived at Fuchsia City. After resting in Fuchsia City, the two headed to the outskirts of Fuchsia City to find the Fuchsia Gym.

Chapter 78: The Glittering Pom-Pom, Ninja Aya

Forest on the outskirts of Light Red City.

"Pidgeotto, have you found anything?" Gary specially released Pidgeotto to help find the gym.

Pidgeys, with their keen eyesight, are well-suited for search work.

"Compare!"

Pidgey nodded, indicating that it had found its target, and led the way, with Ash and Sabrina following behind.

Soon, the two arrived at a ravine with a log bridge. Seeing this log bridge, Xiao Shi was certain that A Jie didn't want anyone to challenge the gym and wasn't worried about any trainers getting into trouble here.

"Chirp!"

Just as Shigeru was about to step across, a spherical Pokémon covered in fur appeared at the end of the log bridge.

【LV27 Pom-Pot♀/Elite】

Xiao Mao's eyes widened immediately. Although the furball in front of him only had elite potential, its eyes were different from those of ordinary furballs. They were blue compound eyes, and the purple of its fur was also lighter than that of normal furballs.

"Goblin, Black Eyes!" Without saying a word, Gary threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

"clatter!!"

The Zubat's eyes emitted a mesmerizing beam of light, making it impossible for the furry ball to escape.

The fluffy ball immediately realized the danger and used its telekinesis to bind the giant beak. The giant beak had a countermeasure in mind, releasing a piercing sound to prevent the fluffy ball from concentrating on its telekinesis. Then, it flapped its wings, forming several sharp blades of air that flew rapidly toward the fluffy ball.

The slow-moving fluff ball is hit by a sharp blade of air, resulting in a remarkable effect!

"Continue with the Air Blade."

Zubat unleashed its air blades once more, the merciless wind slashes striking the furball and taking away its last bit of strength.

"Very good, it's my turn."

"Go ahead, Poke Ball!"

Gary threw a Poké Ball, which left a graceful arc in the air before hitting Pokémon and capturing it.

The Poké Ball shook three times on the ground before stopping.

Now you've caught two shiny Pokémon.

Shigeru walked over, picked up the Poké Ball, and it was teleported away from his hand.

"Hairball!"

At that moment, a woman dressed in ninja attire rushed out of the woods.

Shigeru recognized the woman; she was the head of the Scarlet Gym and Akari's younger sister, but he had forgotten her exact name.

"Who are you?" Before Xiao Mao could ask, Na Zi stepped forward and questioned him.

"Who are you? Why did you steal my pom-pom?" Aya was a proud and arrogant girl who would not easily bow her head to outsiders, especially since Xiao Mao had stolen the shiny pom-pom she had been waiting for for so long, which made her furious.

"Steal your fluffy ball? Sister, you didn't manage to tame that fluffy ball just now," Xiao Mao asked curiously.

If the Pokémon belongs to the other player, you shouldn't be able to catch it with your own Poké Ball.

"I've been chasing this furry ball for a long time. If it weren't for its tendency to run away, it would have been mine long ago," Aya said angrily.

Xiao Mao believed what Aya said, but this furball was a wild Pokémon, so naturally the capable should be the one to tame it. You can't blame others if you don't have the ability to capture it.

"You can't blame others for not being able to capture it yourself." Since the other party wanted to steal the Pokémon he had captured, Gary wasn't going to give them a friendly look.

"You...!" Aya was so angry she wanted to bite someone, but seeing that there were two of them, she knew she wouldn't have the upper hand if she really tried to fight. So Aya came up with a plan.

"How about we have a battle? If you win, the fluffy ball is yours; if you lose, you give it back to me," Aya suggested.

"Do you think I'm stupid? My Pokémon is already mine. Why should I use my Pokémon as a bargaining chip?" Gary retorted.

The Pokémon has already been captured by Gary and is now his Pokémon. Why should it be used as a bargaining chip in a betting match?

“I’m the Gym Leader of Fuchsia Gym. If you beat me, I’ll give you the Gym Badge, okay?” Aya said.

"Are you sure you're the gym leader? I remember the Fuchsia Gym Leader is a man," Gary questioned.

"That's my brother. He went out on business," Aya said without batting an eye. "I'm the acting head of the club now. My name is Aya."

“There’s no need. I’m here to challenge the Crimson Gym. As a Gym Leader, I can’t refuse a Trainer’s challenge. I’ll get the badge even if I win the Gym battle, so why should I gamble with you?” Gary said.

"you..."

Aya is very troubled.

This little brat is really hard to fool; I'll have to resort to my ultimate trick.

“If you beat me, I’ll give you a skill manual,” Aya said.

Skill manuals are valuable items, among the few items in the Pokémon world that can teach skills. They are very precious because skill manuals are consumable items; once used, they are gone.

These skill manuals are made from Heart Scales, which are magical things that can transmit a creature's thoughts and record skills. However, one Heart Scale is not enough.

In modern times, people have crafted Heart Scales into scroll-like items, which allow a complete skill to be recorded in a manual. As long as a Pokémon can learn the skill recorded in the manual, it can master it. However, the effect is only once. After the skill in the manual is learned, the manual scroll becomes useless and can only be used as an ordinary scroll to record things.

"Oh, what skill is it?" Xiao Mao asked.

If the skill in the manual is good, then this duel can be accepted.

“Poisoning,” Aya said.

Poison attack!

Poison Jab is a Poison-type physical attack move with a power of 80. Pokémon with tentacles or other Poison-type abilities can learn this move.

Moreover, among poison-type physical attack moves, Poison Shot ranks second after the strongest, Garbage Shot, making it a pretty good move.

"Okay, I accept the bet." Xiao Mao agreed to the bet with Aya. It's a free skill, so why not take it?

"follow me."

Aya led Xiaomao through a forest, and in a clearing, there stood an old-fashioned Japanese-style house.

The Crimson Dojo is a very old dojo, said to have existed for hundreds of years, and was originally used to train ninjas.

Upon entering the gym, Aya led Ash and Sabrina to the indoor arena, which was entirely constructed of wood.

Looking at the indoor gym, Xiao Mao felt strange. This place was really unsuitable for battle. It was made entirely of wood. If a fire-type Pokémon were to come out, it would burn the gym down.

"Shigeru, there are other people in the dojo." Sabrina reminded him telepathically.

Xiao Mao was taken aback. He realized that Aya was Aju's sister, so the person Nazi was talking about must be Aju.

"It's alright, the other party is probably just someone from the dojo, they mean no harm," Xiao Mao said.

Seeing that Xiao Mao said this, Na Zi didn't say anything more and pretended that she didn't know anything.

Chapter 79: The Gambling Battle, Ah Ju Makes Her Appearance

"How are you going to fight?" Xiao Mao asked.

“1 vs 1.” Aya currently only has one Pokémon, so it’s naturally 1 vs 1.

"Alright, let's begin. My Pokémon is this one. Go, Scizor!" Gary threw out the Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV37 Scizor (male) / Near-Elite Four】

It hadn't been seen for a while; the Scizor had been training with Professor Oak and had reached level 37.

"That's a scyther!!"

As a ninja, Aya recognized Scizor at a glance, because ninjas also have their favorite Pokémon, and the Pokémon used by ninjas are basically small, fast, and have the ability to poison.

Scizor is known for its speed and high assassination rate, making it a favorite among ninjas.

"Hurry up and send out your Pokémon!" Gary urged.

Aya was a little confused. She had thought that Gary's Pokémon was not very strong when she saw that he had released a Zubat. She did not expect him to have such a powerful Pokémon.

However, Aya would never admit defeat. As a trainer, she would despise herself if she were to back down just because the opponent's Pokémon was powerful.

"Go on, furry ball."

Aya threw out a Poké Ball, releasing a fluffy ball.

【LV29 Pom-Pom♂/Dojo】

“You have a fur ball now,” Xiao Mao said.

“That’s different. The furball you tamed was a different colored furball,” Aya said.

"As a ninja, the Pokémon you raise need to be discreet. Different colored Pokémon are easily spotted in nature, so what's the point of catching them?" Shigeru complained.

"It's none of your business! Are you still going to fight or not?" Aya said angrily.

Although she is a ninja, Aya has a girlish heart and loves to dress up in a bright and stylish way. Even her ninja outfit is pink, which is very eye-catching.

"Let's begin. Scizor, use Shadow Clone to surround the fluffball," Gary commanded.

"twitter!!"

A series of shadow clones appeared and surrounded the furball. Even with its compound eyes, the furball could not distinguish the true form of the scyther.

"Use the paralyzing powder on the furball and spread it out," Aya commanded.

The fluff ball immediately shook its body, and clumps of brownish-yellow powder spread outwards.

"Air Slash!" Shigeru commanded.

A dozen or so Scizor unleashed Air Slash simultaneously, the swiftly approaching Air Slash blowing away the paralysis powder and striking the fluffball, with outstanding effect.

"Bullet punch!"

call out!

The Scizor rushed towards the furball and, before it could react, unleashed a barrage of Bullet Punches, knocking the furball out of the arena and slamming it against the wall.