Chapter 362 Qualifiers Begin
After Xiaozhi checked all the Pokémons in his hands, it was already a day later.
The preliminaries for the Hoenn League Saiyou Conference have officially begun!
To eliminate more than 600 people to 256 people in the preliminaries, this one-on-one competition system can be said to be cruel.
In fact, as a two-time champion, Daigo could have helped Satoshi skip this step, but Satoshi flatly refused.
Just kidding, if we don’t play the preliminaries, how can we warm up and let the majority of fans understand the disparity in the world…
Finally, they agreed to have a fight. Xiaozhi reluctantly stuffed Dragonite back into his pocket and signed up for Pikachu.
Use me in the first battle, and I will definitely win. Pikachu still knows how to handle this little thing.
Outside the Caiyou Stadium, Xiaozhi and Serena were sitting on a bench holding the oden they had just bought, waiting to enter.
Xiaozhi's game is in the afternoon, so he can just watch the game in the morning.
It is worth mentioning that whether it was Yuuki or Masamune, Xiaozhi consciously avoided acting with them.
On the contrary, the big foodie Zheya is closer to Xiaozhi. As a food expert, Xiaozhi got a lot of strategies from him.
Giant takoyaki as big as a human head and giant cream pineapple buns limited to the conference have all been arranged in the next two days.
Seeing Tetsuya and Meowth exit meditation by sitting on a bench on the other side, Xiaozhi and Serena waved in a friendly manner.
Zhe also smiled and nodded, then came to Xiaozhi and took the pineapple bun he bought for him.
"Hmm~ It smells so good. It's worthy of being a tournament limited edition. You'll definitely regret it if you don't try it." Zheye asked with emotion after smelling it.
Xiaozhi smiled and looked at the food court in the distance. It was a pity that the Rockets three idiots became mobile vendors at the stadium this time and did not open their own store. Otherwise, with their cooking skills, it would probably be a highlight of the conference.
It seemed that Sister Azurran had lost all her money in the Metropolitan Alliance, so she did not come this time. She and Jin Laowu and the others also went to watch the game against the Frontier Zone.
Even though Satoshi had become familiar with the gym leaders in Hoenn, they were still not as fun as those guys.
Last night Xiaozhi specifically asked in the group who would come to watch the game.
I didn't expect that everyone had their own things to do.
In the words of Big Brother Qinglu, who would watch a game when they already know the outcome...
Brother Red didn't come back from Galar. It was said that he went to the Crown Snowfield to practice, and Dandi would occasionally go to practice with him.
Qinglu gnashed his teeth when he mentioned this matter. He said frankly that Dandi wanted to be Red, but he didn't want to be Chibana. He asked Yulongdu to wait, and he would challenge the champion of Kanto in the near future...
Yulongdu was confused, why is this coming towards me...
Besides, if you two hadn’t been the hands-off bosses, would I have been able to be the champion of two regions at the same time?
For this reason, the Four Heavenly Kings of Kanto have recently collectively begun preparations for war.
After all, anyone would feel a little embarrassed to have someone play it twice...
Finally, Xiaozhi found that apart from the stupid couple who said they would come to watch the final tournament, there was no one else.
"Forget it... we're all busy... let's just keep busy..."
……
Sinnoh region, Veil City.
"Electric Monster, use Thunder Fist!" The fierce-looking young man commanded the Electric Monster to attack.
"Beep, beep!" The electric monster swung his arm and chopped down fiercely with his palm flashing with lightning.
"Alloy Claw!" The girl's voice was full of confidence.
Emperor Nabo's wings glowed, he made a cross block, and then swung out with his sharp alloy claws.
Bang! The electric monster flew out and fell to the ground.
"Tsk~ Useless thing." The boy took back the electric shock monster and bowed to the girl: "Thank you for your advice."
“Shinji, Ms. Seiko is a top student at Cutting Edge Academy and will be going to Galar to study abroad soon.
Your electric monster has only been trained for a short time, so it's normal that you can't beat it." Lei Si walked forward with a gentle smile and handed the Poké Ball to Chengzi: "All the Pokémon you deposited in the breeding house are here. If you have extra Poké Balls, please give me the address of a local breeding house and I will send them to you."
"Thank you, Brother Lei Si." Chengzi nodded: "I am still aware of my strength, but compared to Xiaozhi, it is far behind."
Lei Si nodded nostalgically, "Yes, Xiaozhi is indeed very strong."
Shinji at the side raised his eyes and asked seriously: "Who is Xiaozhi?"
Makoto immediately became interested: "Let me tell you, Xiaozhi is my friend. He is super strong. He has won the Quartz League in Kanto and the Silver League in Johto that you challenged before."
Lei Si added: "I was defeated by him at that Quartz Conference."
Makoto smiled expectantly, “I’m going to report to Galar first, and then I’m going to watch his Hoenn League game before school starts.
This kid might even be able to win the title of champion this time."
Shinji looked up eagerly: "Um~can I go and see it? Um... Xiaozhi!"
Chengzi waved his hand carelessly: "It's a small problem, we can go to the game together then."
Shinji nodded, his eyes bright: "Okay~ I will definitely go."
Before I defeat Kamijiro, I'll just practice with this Satoshi, Shinji thought to himself.
……
In the Galar region, in the guest room of the Fossil Research Association, Xiao Mao, wearing a white scholar's coat, was lying on the bed, looking at the chat messages on his mobile phone.
The above is exactly what Xiaozhi asked: Who comes to Hoenn to watch the game?
The young master held up the phone, shook his head and muttered to himself: Oh, Xiaozhi~ I know you are anxious, but don’t be anxious. I won’t reply to you even if you are anxious.
I'll go, I'll definitely go watch your game, but I won't tell you, hehehe...
……
Outside the Caiyou Stadium, Zheya put away the unfinished bread and checked the time: "It's almost time, let's go in. Pick a good spot to watch the game."
Xiaozhi nodded and stood up with Serena.
"Come to think of it, you, Yuuki and Masamune all get along pretty well, so why don't you act together, but always team up with me?" Zhe asked Xiaozhi curiously.
As they lined up to walk to the auditorium of the branch venue, Xiaozhi replied calmly, “It’s because we have similar personalities that I want to avoid them.
These two are both participating in the regional conference for the first time, and they are both loyal people. I know exactly what they would think if we met in the arena. "
"What do you mean?" Serena asked in confusion.
The three of them sat down in the audience, and Zheye realized, "You are afraid that if you spend too much time with them, they won't be able to fight with their full strength if they meet in a competition."
Xiaozhi nodded: "After all, I have also been through that period. It is not easy to make up your mind to fight with all your strength against the people who laughed and ate at the same table with you yesterday.
Instead of this, it would be better to distance ourselves from each other at the beginning, and then become good friends after the conference is over."
"What about me?" Zhe also pointed at his nose.
Xiaozhi waved his hands unhappily: "You're fine, you two-faced~"
"What~" Zheye curled his lips, took out the bread and started to eat it with relish.
Accompanied by the cheers of the audience, the contestants of the qualifying round began to take the stage one after another.
It's a one-on-one fight without any buffer period. If you win, you advance, and if you lose, you go home and are not even eligible to attend the opening ceremony of the conference.
As time passed and the sun set, the brutal battle came to an end.
After shopping, the two mothers came to Xiaozhi's branch venue with Serena and sat down.
Xiaozhi and Pikachu entered the venue from the player channel.
"The two teams, contestant Xiaozhi from Pallet Town, and contestant Yuanqi from Fighting Island, the game begins!"
The opponent was a fighter from Fighting Island, and as expected, he brought out a fighting-type Pokémon.
"Shavaran, come on!"
Xiaozhi tilted his head towards Pikachu and said, "Get him~"
"Pika~" Pikachu nodded and entered the venue.
"start!"
"Shavaran, flying knee strike!" The opponent launched a fierce attack right from the start.
"A flash of lightning." Xiaozhi commanded calmly.
"Pika~!" Pikachu accelerated, and white electric light shot out. The opponent fell to the ground with his knees before he could even touch his shadow.
"Sava~" Savaran immediately rolled on the ground hugging his knees.
"Hmm... it hurts just looking at it~" Xiaozhi shook his head pitifully: "Pikachu, use 100,000 volts to anesthetize him."
"Pikachu!!" Pikachu jumped up and slapped his cheeks in the air. Director Pikachu is here!
Swish~ Golden lightning rushed like a dragon or snake, and then rushed into Shavaran's body from the ground.
Filming, anesthesia, electrotherapy, all done in one go~
"Xiaozhi's Pikachu is so fast." Zheye in the audience nodded cautiously: "This is a strong enemy..."
On the field, Xiaozhi and Pikachu high-fived to celebrate, and then shook hands with their opponents and left the field.
The two mothers in the audience had just taken out their milk tea straws when they saw Xiaozhi leaving the stage.
"What's going on? Xiaozhi hasn't arrived yet?" Aunt Sachi said in a daze.
"No, it's over." Serena shook her head and led the two mothers away from their seats.
I bought two tickets and watched the show for two minutes in total. It was worth the money!
To be continued...