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

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"I have a lot of Pokémon, and they all need to hone their skills at the Indigo League. If I use my main Pokémon, the other Pokémon won't have a chance to battle," said Gary.

The female reporter felt that Gary was really arrogant, using the Indigo League to hone his Pokémon, which also meant that none of the contestants at the Indigo League were qualified to force him to use his full strength.

If a teenager said this, it would be normal, but Xiao Mao is only 10 years old. For him to make such a boastful statement makes him seem arrogant and ignorant.

"So, Xiao Mao, you can take on three opponents at once?" the female reporter said.

"That's unlikely. Maybe the quarterfinalists will have a chance to defeat one or two of my Pokémon," said Shigeru.

The female reporter smiled and said, "Then let's look forward to your next match, Xiao Mao."

I believe that after this interview, Gary's fame will rise to another level. After all, it's rare to see such an arrogant player, especially since Gary is Professor Oak's grandson.

After a day of discussion, the Indigo League forums were filled with posts about the trainer conference, and there were quite a few posts about Gary.

Xiao Mao himself didn't pay attention to any of this. After all, the comments on the forum were just idle chatter, full of rumors, and not worth paying attention to.

After the battle, Gary handed Blastoise over to Nurse Joy for treatment. Blastoise wasn't seriously injured; it just needed some rest.

After handing Blastoise over to Nurse Joy, Gary went to the Water Arena to watch the upcoming matches with Sabrina.

The morning's matches didn't end until 11 a.m.

After watching the match, Gary and Sabrina went to a restaurant in the athletes' village for a meal, where they ran into Ash and his two friends. Since they all knew each other, they naturally sat down to eat together.

"Shigeru, I won my second match too." Ash couldn't keep a secret, and as soon as he sat down, he told Shigeru about his victory.

"Oh, congratulations!" Xiao Mao said.

Ash was bewildered by Gary's lukewarm response. Gary used to always take the opportunity to comment on him, so why was he suddenly being so approachable?

"Don't you have anything to say?" Ash asked.

"What do you want me to say?"

"Any advice or something?"

Ash has noticed Gary's help to him, so he wants to see if Gary has any objections.

“The competition is already underway, so what advice can I give you? Last-minute cramming won’t help. What you need to do now is give it your all in every match, learn from every failure, and treat it as a learning experience,” Xiao Mao said.

"Hmm, you're right... but what do you mean? What do you mean by failure? I didn't lose." Ash suddenly realized something was wrong with Gary's words. He had won two straight games and hadn't lost a single game.

"I've watched all the contestants' matches so far, and honestly, Ash, your Pokémon aren't strong enough right now," Gary said.

"What! What makes you say that?" Ash didn't think his strength was inferior to the trainers at the Indigo League, especially since he and Gary started from Pallet Town at the same time. If Gary could do it, why couldn't Ash?

"Then do your best. I hope to see you in the matches after the sixth round," Xiao Mao said.

To be honest, Ash's strength is not bad, but the key is that he has too little time to train his Pokémon. It is already not easy to advance to the top 16 in just one year.

"Okay, I'll definitely advance and show you," Ash said.

Xiao Mao didn't say much and left with Naza.

Xiao Zhi continued eating at the restaurant.

"Look, that's a recording of Xiao Mao's game." Xiao Xia saw that the communal TV in the restaurant was playing a highlight reel of the Quartz Games.

Ash immediately looked at the TV and saw a Blastoise use its Cannon to instantly kill a Hydro Pump, then defeat Starmie in two moves, and then easily defeat Mothora, winning the match in less than 5 minutes.

"That's Gary's Blastoise. It's gotten even stronger since Cinnamon Island." As a breeder, Brock immediately noticed that Gary's Blastoise had grown a lot.

"Gary...!" Ash watched the match with a serious expression. He thought about today's match: he first lost two of his Pokémon, then defeated one of the opponent's Pokémon, and finally only managed to turn the tide by having Squirtle fight two against one.

Xiao Mao won the first match completely and then won three matches in a row in the second match. This record can be said to be the most dazzling record in the Quartz Tournament. Otherwise, it would not have been included in the highlights of the match.

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia also noticed that Xiaozhi's expression had changed, but they didn't say much. They knew that Xiaozhi was thinking about Xiaomao, and they couldn't get a word in edgewise about it.

After all, Gary's current strength is superior to Ash's, which is an indisputable fact. It will be very difficult for Ash to defeat Gary.

148: The third match, on the grass field.

After lunch.

Xiao Mao and Naza arrived at the center of the venue to draw lots.

Press the button, and the field will be randomly selected from the grass field.

If Gary sees a grass field, then the fourth match will be on a rock field. In the original story, Gary's last match in the Indigo League was also on the fourth round, which was also on a rock field.

One has to marvel at the power of fate, but this time, Xiao Mao will definitely not stop at the fourth round of the competition.

That trainer named Jimu must beat this guy to a pulp.

"Xiao Mao, your opponent tomorrow is named Xia Zi," the saleswoman at the counter reminded him.

Xiao Mao nodded, looking at the photo on the screen.

Natsuko is a brown-haired girl who looks about the same age as Sabrina. Trainers who have made it to the third round are basically all skilled and have real talent.

After finding out who his opponent was, Xiao Mao went back and watched Xia Zi's match video.

Xia Zi's first match was in the Rock Field, where she used Wartortle and Nidoqueen.

The second match was a battle on an ice field, using Ninetales and Arcanine.

Both matches were won by using two Pokémon, indicating a formidable opponent. After all, a trainer who owns Arcanine must come from a powerful family.

Xiao Shiu made a prediction: Grass-type and Bug-type Pokémon are naturally best suited for battles in Grass-type terrain, but Fire-type Pokémon are also very suitable. He estimated that either Ninetales or Arcanine would be used.

...!

The Quartz Convention is in its third day.

2 pm.

Shigeru arrived at the grass field because his match was scheduled for the first game of the afternoon.

"Welcome to all the spectators who have come to watch the competition, and to all the viewers watching on television. The third round of the Quartz Conference this afternoon will begin soon."

"Please welcome the first match's contestants, Xiao Mao and Xia Zi, to the stage."

After saying that, Xiao Mao and Xia Zi walked out of the player tunnel and entered the arena amidst cheers from the crowd, standing in the command area.

"Go Xiao Mao! Achieve another three-in-a-row victory!"

"Xia Zi, keep it up! Don't lose to Xiao Mao!"

"Xiao Mao! Xiao Mao! Go for it!"

"Xiao Mao! Xiao Mao! You're so handsome!"

A burst of enthusiastic cheers and shouts came from the stands.

After two rounds of competition, many trainers have received a lot of attention. With his excellent performance and handsome appearance, Xiao Shi has won the hearts of many girls, and now there is a cheering squad dedicated to supporting him.

“How could it be…!”

Xiao Mao only found out then, because he could see the huge banner in the audience seats from inside the venue.

The banner read: "Little Mao's Life! Cheerleaders!"

Shigeru was rather averse to cheerleaders, and he deliberately stayed away from those infatuated girls when he was in Pallet Town.

It's quite unexpected that after only two rounds of competition at a quartz convention, someone actually formed a cheering squad called "Little Mao."

“ε=(′ο｀*))) Sigh!”

Xiao Mao sighed helplessly. It seemed that he was still too handsome, and no matter where he went, he would be favored by girls.

"Xiao Mao is really popular. I hope he can achieve the same brilliant results as in the previous two matches."

"Although Xia Zi's record in the first two matches is not as good as Xiao Mao's, her strength is not weak and she should pose a considerable challenge to Xiao Mao."

The host introduces the basic information about the two contestants.

Xia Zi felt very uncomfortable. What did he mean by "posing a considerable challenge to the cat contestant"? Did he think she would lose? She had entered the Quartz Conference with the goal of winning.

Xiazi stared at Xiaomao, and she also saw Xiaomao's post-match interview.

Seeing that Shigeru looked down on all the Indigo League contestants, she was naturally very angry. This time, she wanted to see just how strong Shigeru really was.

"The next match will be a 3-on-3 between Shigeru and Natsuko. Please release your Pokémon simultaneously," the referee announced.

"Beedrill, please!"

"Exeggutor, let's go!"

Both of them recognized the Poké Ball at the same time.

Baton!

【LV40 Beedrill♀/Gym】

Baton!

【LV48 Exeggutor♂/Near-King】

"Natsuko sent out Beedrill, while Gary sent out Exeggutor, which is very weak against Beedrill," the commentator explained.

"Beedrill...!" Shigeru was also surprised that Natsuko had a Beedrill.

Exeggutor is a Grass/Psychic type, both of which are vulnerable to Bug-type moves, so Bug-type moves will deal quadruple damage to Exeggutor.

Even if Gary's Exeggutor is a higher level than the opponent's Beedrill, it will still suffer significant damage if it takes a hit from a Beedrill's Bug-type move.

"Luckily, Beedrill! Use Pin Missile!" Xia Zi immediately launched an attack.

The Beedrill's thick white needles gleamed, and it launched a barrage of needles towards the Exeggutor.

"After dodging, use your mental attack," Xiao Mao commanded.

Exeggutor moved swiftly across the field, even leaving afterimages, easily dodging all the Pin Missiles. Then, it used Psychic to strike Beedrill.

Beedrill felt an irresistible force and was sent flying more than ten meters through the air before it regained its footing.

"What! Why is Exeggutor so fast?" Xia Zi was shocked. She had fought against Exeggutor before, but she had never seen Exeggutor move so fast.

"That was fast! The chlorophyll properties of the Exeggutor tree leaves have been triggered," the host explained.

"What!" Xia Zi looked up at the sky and was immediately blinded by the sunlight. She realized that she had applied sunscreen before going out today. She hadn't expected that Xiao Mao had even taken the weather into account.

"Psychic shock!"

The eyes on the four heads of the Exeggutor shone with blue light, and invisible beams of mental energy shot out.