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Ash was very cautious and, to avoid any surprises, sent out Pikachu to battle. As expected, Ash won.
According to the original storyline, Ash planned to use the Pokémon he caught in the Hoenn region to battle in the Hoenn Tournament, along with Pikachu.
However, if Ash faces Gary, he will most likely use his old Pokémon. Gary plans to sound out Ash before advancing to the final tournament.
Two days later, the preliminary rounds ended, and the preliminary tournament of the Hoenn League Ayaka Tournament is about to begin today.
All 256 players who advanced gathered at the Pokémon Center in the Players Village.
When Gary arrived at the Pokémon Center, he saw Ash and his friends, who were quite conspicuous. After all, the four of them were traveling together, making them easy to spot.
Xiao Mao also saw Xiao You there, so it seems she also advanced smoothly.
It's 8 o'clock.
Joey began announcing the groups, first explaining the rules of the qualifying tournament, and then revealing the group assignments.
A group list appeared on the big screen, and all the contestants searched for their own avatars on the list.
"Group B." (Sound of earth)
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Preliminary Tournament Grouping Table.
Xiao Mao was assigned to Group B.
Xiaoyou was assigned to Group A.
Ash and Masamune were assigned to Group C together.
He was lucky enough not to be grouped with any of them, and he wouldn't run into any of them before the final tournament.
Ash and Masamune are both in Group C, so the chances of them meeting in the three doubles matches are quite high.
"Alright, everyone, please arrive at your respective venues before 9 o'clock. I wish you all the best in your competitions and hope you achieve great results," Joey said.
After the groups were determined, the contestants left the Pokémon Center and headed to their assigned arenas.
Xiao Mao also arrived at Arena B.
The venue for the preliminary tournament is larger than that for the preliminary rounds, and the stands are also larger. There are no players' lounges, and the players can only sit in designated areas of the stands.
"It's really troublesome to have '160' play three doubles matches," Xiao Mao complained, looking at the packed stands.
Xiao Mao isn't interested in doubles, but doubles in the game is quite fun; real-life doubles is much more troublesome.
The key is that the Pokémon that Gary caught in the Hoenn region are not very suitable for double battles. If he were to specifically team up for double battles, Gary would definitely catch a Pelipper.
At 9 o'clock, the preliminary tournament officially began.
"Please welcome Mr. Kohara and Mr. Eiji to the match."
Once their names are called by the host, the contestants immediately go up to compete and release their Pokémon at the referee's command.
Kohara's Pokémon: [LV43 Ludicolo♂/Gym], [LV42 Zangoose♂/Gym]
Eiji's Pokémon: [LV40 Swellow♂/Gym], [LV42 Ninjazuka♂/Gym]
The two Pokémon were roughly equal in strength, but Ludicolo, being Grass-type, was countered by Eiji's two Pokémon, which became the breakthrough point for Eiji's victory.
However, this analysis only considers the attributes. Once the battle begins, Lucky Kappa uses Rain Dance to increase its speed, easily dodging the opponent's attacks. In addition, the rain wets the wings of Swellow and Ninja Mask, thus reducing their speed.
After a fierce battle lasting three minutes, Ohara emerged victorious, albeit at the cost of losing with his Mongoose Slash.
After the venue was repaired, the second match began...!
The battle raged on until the twelfth match.
"Please welcome contestants Shigeru and Shiraki to the match," the host announced.
The two athletes arrived at the venue, stood in the command area, and looked at each other from afar.
Shiraki, a young man, looked at Shigeru and said disdainfully, "What kind of competition is a little kid like you participating in? You'd better admit defeat sooner rather than later, so your Pokémon doesn't get hurt."
Xiao Mao just smiled and didn't say anything.
The players participating in the League Conference are generally quite young. Someone as old as Shiraki should be participating in the World Championships. Coming to the League Conference clearly shows that he has never won a championship and is not qualified to participate in the World Championships.
"You brat, you're really arrogant. I'll teach you a lesson later." Shiraki decided that he would definitely teach Mao a lesson later. He really didn't know how to respect his seniors.
Seeing the tension between the two, the referee announced, "Please release your Pokémon."
"Come out, Ironhide! Ursaring!" Shiraki threw out two Poké Balls.
Great!!
【LV47 Circle Bear♂/Gym】
【LV48 Iron Palm Warrior♂/Dojo】
Both of Shiroki's Pokémon are at a decent level, which shows that he has been raising them for a long time. It's just that their levels are so low because of their low potential.
Although it fell short of Shiraki's expectations, Shiraki's strength was still better than most of the contestants.
"It's up to you guys." Gary threw out the Poké Ball.
Great!!
【LV45 Breloom♂/Gym】
【LV50 Salamence♂/Elite Four】
"Roar!!"
As soon as Salamence appeared, it unleashed its dragon might, and its massive aura instantly intimidated the burly Ursaring and Iron Fist Warrior.
Salamence with the EX Intimidate ability has a clear advantage in double battles, as it reduces the stats of two Pokémon at once, lowering both their Attack and Defense stats by 1 stage.
"There's a Salamence!" Shiraki was shocked. As a native of the Hoenn region, he naturally knew what a Salamence was.
The battle begins.
"Blister-shroom sprays poison powder, Salamence uses Hurricane!" Gary gave the order first.
The Mushroom, like a poison grenade, exploded with a large amount of poison powder. Instead of attacking anyone, the powder drifted into the sky. The Salamence, already airborne, flapped its blood-red wings, creating a howling wind that blew all the powder away. Wind blades formed in the gale, rushing towards Ursaring and Ironclad.
"My God! What kind of combination move is that? Poison Powder plus Hurricane! Shiraki's Pokémon has absolutely no chance to dodge it!" the host exclaimed.
"The Iron Palm Warrior used his strength to slap away the poison powder."
"Circle Bear uses a scary face on Hathorn."
Iron Palm Warrior continuously struck the air with his large hands, and the friction generated a vacuum wave at the exit, which blocked the wind blades in the storm. Although the wind blades were blocked, the poison powder that came with the wind could not be blocked.
The Circly Bear glared angrily at the Hat Mushroom, its expression terrifying, as if it wanted to kill its opponent.
The poisonous powder floated in the air, and both Iron Palm Warrior and Circle Bear were poisoned, enduring the baptism of the poisonous storm, which caused them considerable damage.
"vomit!!"
Suddenly, the circle bear roared, its eyes turned red, and dense blood vessels appeared in the whites of its eyes. A red aura emanated from its body, surrounding the circle bear.
"Wow, perseverance!" Xiao Mao exclaimed in surprise.
In the heat of the battle, Shigeru forgot that Ursaring possesses the Guts ability. So, when Shiraki had Ursaring use its terrifying gaze on Breloom, it was clearly to facilitate a counterattack later.
Shiraki glanced at his Pokémon, puzzled as to why it was so badly injured, but it didn't matter. He quickly commanded, "Attack Breloom with Fire Punch!"
"Iron!"
"vomit!!"
Ironclad Warrior and Bear Charged Together at Mushroom, their iron paws and bear paws covered in flames, charging menacingly towards the mushroom. 2.9
Gary remained calm and waited until the two Pokémon had run across the halfway point before commanding, "Flammulina, use Dig."
The hooded mushroom burrows directly into the ground.
"Iron!"
"vomit!"
"What!!"
Shiraki and his Pokémon were dumbfounded; they never expected that Breloom would dig a hole.
"storm!"
Before Bai Mu and the others could even react in surprise, the Flying Dragon flapped its blood-red wings, and the wind gradually picked up, evolving from a gentle breeze into a wild storm.
"vomit!"
"Iron!"
The Circly Bear and Iron Palm Warrior were immediately unable to move. The Circly Bear could still move by sheer willpower, but the Iron Palm Warrior was completely immobile. Its fat body swayed in the gale, and wind blades formed in the gale, falling on the two elves like raindrops.
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boom! !
"Iron!"
The Iron Palm Warrior could no longer withstand the attack of the wind blades. His body was blown away and crashed heavily to the ground, unable to stand up for a moment.
"Now! Breloom, attack Iron Fist Warrior!" Gary commanded.
"Iron Palm Warrior, stand up!" Bai Mu shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, the ground beneath Iron Palm Warrior shattered, and the Hat Mushroom burst forth, sending Iron Palm Warrior flying.
Bang!
Iron Palm Warrior fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
"Iron Palm Warrior is incapacitated," the referee announced immediately.
"what!"
"vomit!!"
Both Shiraki and Quan Quan Xiong were stunned. They never expected that the Iron Palm Warrior, who was always so resilient, would fall down first. Even though Storm was effective against Iron Palm Warrior, it shouldn't have suffered such severe damage.
Iron Palm Warrior is indeed not so easy to defeat, but its defense and special defense are each reduced by 1 level. It's already quite good that it can withstand three moves.