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

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"Damn it, I can't lose here. Machoke is counting on you." Jimu threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

【LV40 Macho♂/Gym】

"Oh! Jimu's third Pokémon is Machamp, it seems to be a Pokémon specially prepared for this venue..." the host said.

Machamp is a Fighting-type Pokémon, and in Rock Terrain, where Rock-type Pokémon are the mainstay, sending out a Fighting-type Pokémon can be effective against it.

Seeing Machoke's level, Xiao Mao felt that this match should end. Apart from Gyarados, which was decent, the rest of Jim's Pokémon were not very good.

"Water cannon, take care of Machoke," said Shigeru.

"Kami!!"

Blastoise sprays bubbles, which Machamp, being slow, cannot dodge. Blastoise then uses Bubble Sculpt to inflate its muscles and defend against the damage.

Bang! !

Unfortunately, despite its powerful muscles, Machamp was no match for Blastoise's Water Gun and was blasted out of the arena, making close contact with the wall before being defeated.

"Machamp is unable to battle!" the referee announced. "All three of Jim's Pokémon have been defeated. The winner is Gary."

Xiao Mao won the fourth game.

"That's incredible! Xiao Mao has once again completely defeated his opponent!!" The host now believes that Xiao Mao has the ability to win the championship.

The fighting spirit he displayed in the four matches far surpassed that of the other contestants in the tournament.

Shigeru recalled Blastoise and walked towards the area where the reporter was; it was the same female reporter as before.

"Xiao Mao, congratulations on winning four games. You can go to Quartz Stadium for the 2.7 game tomorrow."

The female reporter first offered her congratulations, then asked, "Xiao Mao, what are your thoughts on these four matches?"

"My impression is that the skill levels of the trainers at the Indigo League are quite uneven. I hope the Kanto League will manage the gyms better and not let a bunch of trainers with no skill participate in the Indigo League. It will only make people from other regions laugh at us for being weak young trainers from the Kanto region," said Gary.

The female reporter was stunned. She never expected that Shigeru would say such a thing. This was no longer a provocation of the competitors, but a blatant provocation of the dojos in the Kanto region.

"It's alright, I think the contestants participating in this competition are all quite strong," the female reporter quickly said, trying to smooth things over.

"That's just your opinion. If you were to look at the badges the eliminated contestants received in the first two rounds, they'd probably all be badges from weak gyms," said Shigeru.

152: Complaint

Inside the Oak Research Institute.

"What is that Mao guy doing?!"

"Won't Shigeru offend the Kanto dojos by acting like this?"

The people of Pallet Town gathered at Oak's Labs to watch the Quartz Conference.

Knowing that the two trainers in town had made it to the fourth round of the competition, more and more people came to watch. Everyone saw Gary defeat Yoshiki, but no one expected Gary to say such a thing in the interview.

"Professor Oak, is Shigeru really alright?" Hanako asked.

"While I also think what Gary said is wrong, the fact that he said it shows that the level of gyms in the Kanto region is really not that good," Professor Oak said.

Although Xiao Mao is impetuous, he wouldn't get lost for no reason; he must have encountered something during his trip.

"Hehe, thank you for the interview, Xiao Mao. You should get some rest." The female reporter didn't dare let Xiao Mao talk any further, after all, she was a reporter from Kanto TV and also considered a member of the Kanto League.

The interview was broadcast live for all 28 minutes. If Xiao Shio keeps talking, what will become of the Kanto League's reputation?

...!

After four rounds of competition, the fifth round of matches will take place at the Quartz Stadium, the main venue.

After the fifth round of competition, starting from the sixth round, the competition will enter the all-player battle, 6V6 battle.

Before the fifth round, all the players will have a day to rest.

Professor Oak and Aunt Hanako also came to Indigo Plateau the next day, specifically to watch Gary and Ash's match.

They agreed to meet at noon.

The entrance to the athletes' village.

"Ash! Gary!"

"Oh, you all look to be in great shape."

Gary and Ash arrived together, and Aunt Hanako and Professor Oak greeted them warmly.

"Satoshi, Gary, to congratulate you on making it to the fifth round, Aunt Hanako is going to cook you a big lunch," said Aunt Hanako.

Ash, Professor Oak, and the others were all puzzled.

When Hanako came here, she didn't tell Professor Oak that she would cook for him, and it was almost noon, so there wasn't enough time to prepare the ingredients.

"Don't worry, all the ingredients are ready." Aunt Hanako led everyone into the restaurant in the athletes' village.

While everyone was wondering how Aunt Hanako was going to cook, they were taken to the restaurant kitchen. Then, ignoring the restaurant staff's advice, Aunt Hanako used the ingredients in the kitchen to cook a big meal for everyone.

Xiao Mao and the others felt very embarrassed, but since the expenses of the contestants in the contestant village were free, what Aunt Hanako did was not a violation of the rules.

It must be said that Aunt Hanako's cooking skills are quite good. Although they are just some simple home-style dishes, they are all delicious and can be considered the pinnacle of home-style cooking.

"If you win the fifth round, you'll have a full-scale 6-on-6 battle. Are you mentally prepared?" Professor Oak asked.

Full-scale battles usually only occur at the League Conference. Regular Pokémon battles are at most 3 vs 3, and even gym battles are at most 3 vs 3.

Because 6-on-6 battles take too long, and trainers can only bring 6 Pokémon, if all their Pokémon are defeated, they will have no more Pokémon to use. Therefore, battles usually do not involve all trainers.

Professor Oak is worried that Gary and Ash will not be able to adapt to full-team battles after entering the sixth round.

"Grandpa, don't worry, I'm planning to practice when we have a full-scale battle," Xiao Mao said.

"Huh? Training troops?" Ash looked confused, not quite understanding what Gary meant.

"Simply put, it's about training my other Pokémon. After all, you can only use three Pokémon in the first five rounds of the competition, and to ensure advancement, you can only train one Pokémon at most," said Shigeru.

Ash fell silent. It wasn't that he didn't want to train his Pokémon, but he only had 10 Pokémon available. Just dealing with these four rounds of the competition was already a challenge. If they really went into the sixth round, Ash wouldn't have any Pokémon to train.

Previously at Professor Oak's lab, Gary had told Ash that he had caught too few Pokémon to support the subsequent battles of the League Conference, and Ash was gradually feeling somewhat overwhelmed.

“The players who can advance to the sixth round are all very strong. Xiao Mao, are you sure you're okay with using this as training ground?” Xiao Xia felt that Xiao Mao was being a bit too ambitious.

"Those contestants' Pokémon aren't that strong either. Even though it's supposed to be an all-out battle, they can only field three Pokémon at most. The other three are basically just there to fill the numbers," said Xiao Shi.

Although the Pokémon Center can heal Pokémon, fatigue still takes time to recover, especially as the preliminary rounds progress, the less you want to be eliminated.

Starting from the third round, the players dared not practice their skills anymore. After all, it was not easy to get to this point, and they dared not practice their skills recklessly. However, by the time they made it to the sixth round, their main Pokémon were already exhausted, and their combat power would decline significantly.

After all, this isn't a running race. In a running competition, you can hold back your effort in the early stages and gradually unleash your full power as you progress through the competition.

In Pokémon battles, losing a single match results in immediate elimination, making the Indigo League rules somewhat unfair. A points-based selection system should have been used instead.

"What you said makes a lot of sense, but what you said during yesterday's interview was too arrogant. You should tone it down next time," Professor Oak reminded him.

“I’m telling the truth, Grandpa. You don’t know how chaotic the management of several famous dojos in the Kanto region is. Even the Crimson Lotus Dojo closed down without authorization, treating the dojos like a joke,” said Shigeru.

Brock, Misty, and Sabrina all looked at Gary; they were all former gym trainers.

"Xiao Mao, you're right. My dojo is indeed very chaotic in terms of management."

"Me too, my family's dojo is even known as the weakest dojo."

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia both understood that Xiaomao was telling the truth, and they both took the initiative to admit the problems of their own dojo.

Brock is only temporarily serving as the Gym Leader. Even if a Gym Leader wants to find someone to temporarily replace them, they need to apply to the League. They can't just let their offspring take over.

The Pewter Gym Leader registered with the League is Wu Neng. If Brock wants to become the Gym Leader, he also needs to pass the League Investigator's test.

As for Xiaoxia's family gym, it goes without saying that Xiaoxia's three older sisters are completely incapable of being gym trainers. If the League were to suddenly conduct an assessment of the Cerulean Gym, they would most likely fail and have their League gym status revoked.

Sabrina's family gym is now functioning normally, but Sabrina used to be an illegal gym leader and even imprisoned challengers, all of which are illegal.

As for the other dojos, most of them are not qualified, and some dojo owners even use their dojos as a business.

153: Team Rocket is causing trouble again.

"Is it really that serious?" Professor Oak asked in disbelief. He had challenged Pewter City and Cerulean City Gyms before, but he never imagined that after so many years, the two gyms would have fallen to this state.

"Ash, you've challenged eight gyms. What were your thoughts?" Professor Oak asked.

"This..." Ash was a little embarrassed. After all, his eight badges were mostly given to him by the Gym Leaders, not earned through his own efforts.

“Forget about him. I heard that half of his badges were given to him by the museum master because he thought he was a good person,” said Xiao Shi.

"Shigeru, how...how did you know!" Ash had never told Shigeru how he got his badge.

"Xiaoxia told me this while chatting with Nazi, and then Nazi told me," Xiaomao said.

"Xiaoxia!" Xiaozhi immediately looked at Xiaoxia. He was surprised that Xiaoxia had told Xiaoshi about his embarrassing secret. If she had told someone else, Xiaozhi wouldn't have been angry.

"I was only telling Miss Naz, and I was just telling the truth, so what's the problem?" Xia retorted.

Xiao Zhi: "...!"

How could that idiot Xiaozhi possibly be as hard as Xiaoxia? If Xiaoxia raised her voice even slightly, he would immediately go limp.

“Okay, I admit that the eight gyms I challenged did have the problems that Gary mentioned,” Ash said.

"It seems that it is indeed necessary to take action to manage this," Professor Oak pondered.

Professor Oak is also a member of the Kanto League, and the fact that his own region's gym has such a big problem will affect Professor Oak's research.

Because only trainers can unlock the potential of Pokémon, if Gym Leaders are not responsible, trainers in the Kanto region will naturally become weaker and unable to fully realize the potential of their Pokémon.

Xiao Mao finished speaking, and then everyone chatted about everyday things. After a satisfying meal, they spent the afternoon exploring the shopping street in the athletes' village.

As everyone entered the elevator, a wonderful coincidence began.

"Please wait a moment, I also want to take the elevator~." A boy rushed into the elevator.

Gary saw that the boy rushing into the elevator was Hiro, the one who had defeated Ash. It seems that even though Gary was here, it didn't affect Hiro's appearance.

As soon as A-Hong entered, he apologized to everyone. Then he noticed Ash's Pikachu. The subsequent close battle was just like in the original story. The elevator suddenly lost power, and A-Hong used Ash's Pikachu to restore the elevator to normal.

As the crowd emerged from the building, they saw a huge white sedan slowly driving down the road, with a loudspeaker inside continuously broadcasting messages.

"All contestants, the organizing committee has something very, very important to inform you."