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

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Zubats need to drink blood. Shigeru could buy blood bags directly, but blood needs to be refrigerated, which is inconvenient to carry.

Therefore, special feed is needed to feed Zubat, since Zubat's diet is rather unusual and is not usually supplied by Pokémon stores.

Although Zubats can extract nutrients using energy cubes, they still need energy cubes integrated into their blood. Zubats that consume blood can grow better.

The Zubat's signature Power Cube is also easy to make. Simply replace the water with blood when crafting the Power Cube, and the resulting Power Cube will be blood red.

Xiao Mao even called the big-mouthed bat over to try it.

The big-mouthed bat was very satisfied after tasting it; if it hadn't been so full, it would have wanted to eat some more.

Seeing that the big-mouthed bat was satisfied, Xiao Mao then looked at the quantity that had been prepared over several days.

That evening, Gary told Butterfree and Exeggutor to get some rest, and that they would be the ones to participate in tomorrow's gym battle.

Although the Cerulean Gym is weak, it has the advantage of home field. Even though Exeggutor is super effective against Water-type Pokémon, the only place Exeggutor can land is on a floating platform because the field is a pond.

Chapter 24: Cerulean Dojo

early morning.

It's another sunny day.

Xiao Mao rode his mountain bike to the entrance of the Hua Lan Dojo. Today was a weekday, not the weekend, and Xiao Xia's three older sisters wouldn't be performing in the water show; they should all be inside the dojo.

[Ding! Mission issued: Obtain Cerulean Gym Badge / Mission Rewards: 10 Low-Grade Rare Candies, 1 Permanent TM Water Ripple, 1 Superior Mystic Water Drop (Increases Water-type Move Power by 50%)]

Sure enough, when Gary arrived at the Cerulean Gym, the system issued a mission.

The mission rewards are similar to those for defeating Pewter City Gym, except the permanent TM reward isn't very good. Water Ripple is a Water-type physical attack move with a power of only 85.

The reward for defeating the Pewter City Gym is Stone Edge, a Rock-type physical attack with a power of 120, which is much stronger than Water Break.

But upon closer reflection, the Cerulean City Gym Leaders are truly inferior to Brock. They only have an advantage in type, and their trainer abilities are far inferior to Brock's.

Of the four sisters at Clarin Dojo, only Xiaoxia is capable of handling important tasks; the other three are too useless.

After parking the car, Xiao Mao arrived at the entrance of the dojo.

"That's really capricious." Xiao Shigeru looked at the dojo in front of him and was speechless.

Hua Lan Dojo has been completely transformed into an underwater ballet performance venue by Xia's three older sisters. If their father knew this from beyond the grave, would he be so angry that he would come back to life?

Xiao Mao pressed the doorbell.

A short while later, a girl with long pink hair came to open the door.

"Wow, handsome guy!" The pink-haired girl was immediately captivated by Xiao Mao's good looks.

Gary didn't care. He often encountered her in Pallet Town and was used to it. Although he didn't know which sister the girl in front of him was, Gary wasn't interested in little girls. He only liked mature women like Cynthia.

"Hello, I'm here to challenge the gym," said Shigeru.

"Ah...!" Upon hearing that Shigeru had come to challenge the gym, the pink-haired girl immediately felt a headache coming on. She had thought that Shigeru had come to pursue the three sisters.

"Alright, come in with me." The gym cannot refuse a trainer's challenge, so the pink-haired girl led Gary into the gym.

Judging from the timeline, Xiaoxia's three older sisters haven't completely given up their identities as Gym Leaders yet. It wasn't until they were thoroughly beaten up by the three Gym Leaders in Pallet Town that they started to give up.

Gary is naturally included among the three trainers in Pallet Town.

Although the three trainers from Pallet Town went a bit too far, it must be said that they did a good job. Before Misty's three older sisters gave up, they were also only train sporadically as gym leaders. Trainers like that are not qualified to be gym leaders recognized by the Pokémon League.

Upon entering the dojo, you'll see a blonde girl and a blue-haired girl cleaning the dojo, as there will be a performance on the weekend, so they need to tidy it up properly.

"Sister, a trainer has come to challenge the gym!" Peony called out.

Sakura and Iris stopped what they were doing and looked towards Peony. When they saw Xiao Mao behind Peony, they were both stunned.

"Oh, I didn't expect the trainer who's coming to challenge us today to be such a handsome young man," the second sister, Ayame, teased.

"Hehe, he is indeed quite handsome." The eldest sister, Sakura, also nodded in agreement.

"Hello, my name is Shigeru. May we begin the dojo match?" Shigeru wasn't interested in the three women in front of him. In his opinion, they were only a 7 out of 10 in terms of looks.

"You really have no sense of romance. Well then, I'll be your rival," said Sakura, the eldest sister.

Looking at the cherry blossoms, Xiao Mao asked in confusion, "Are you the owner of the museum?"

“Yes, the three of us are all owners of the museum. I am the eldest sister, Sakura; she is my second sister, Ayame; and this is my third sister, Peony.” Sakura introduced their identities.

"Okay, can we begin now, Sakura Pavilion Master?" Shigeru asked.

"Alright, let's begin."

The dojo competition begins.

The arena is a unique water arena, with a floating platform in each half of the area. In such an arena, water-type Pokémon undoubtedly have the advantage. With such conditions, how weak must these three sisters be to be considered the weakest gym?

“The rules of the competition are 1-on-1, understand?” Sakura said.

"Huh? One-on-one...!" Xiao Mao found it hard to accept. It should at least be two-on-two. What kind of strength can be tested in one-on-one?

"What? Do you have a problem?" asked Ayame, who was acting as the referee.

"No, we can start now." Xiao Mao shook his head. He felt that these three sisters were no different from ordinary trainers. Battling against them wouldn't help his Pokémon improve much.

“Then my Pokémon is this… Go, little sea lion!” Sakura threw out the Poké Ball.

Baton!

"Ooh-woo! Ooh-woo!"

A sea lion with pure white fur and a small horn on its head appeared in the water.

【LV16 Sea Lion (♂/Elite)】

This... level is way too low!

Xiao Mao felt that even if the three sisters were weak, they shouldn't be this weak, a level 16 sea lion.

"I'm counting on you, Exeggutor." Gary threw a Poké Ball toward the floating platform.

"Coconut eggs!"

Standing on the floating platform, the Exeggutor looked around at the water and felt very curious, after all, it was its first time fighting on such a field.

"It's Exeggutor..." Sakura was slightly surprised, realizing that Shigeru had come prepared and knew to use a type-advantageous Pokémon to fight.

"The competition begins!" Peony announced.

puff!

The baby sea lion immediately dove into the water, clearly knowing its advantage lay in the water.

"Use your telekinesis to create a whirlpool in the center of the pool," Shigeru commanded.

"Coconut eggs!"

The eyes on the three heads of the Exeggutor emitted a blue light as its Nen power erupted, creating a small whirlpool in the center of the pool. As the whirlpool spun rapidly, it grew larger and larger, forming a huge vortex.

"Oh woo!"

The baby sea lion hiding in the water was suddenly sucked into the whirlpool and trapped inside.

"This..." Sakura was also stunned, never expecting that Shigeru and Exeggutor would come up with such a solution.

"Bomb!"

At a command, eggs the same size as the heads sprouted from the three heads of the Exeggutor. The eggs detached from the Exeggutor and flew into the vortex.

Art is a blast!

Boom! Boom! Boom...!

They bombarded each other relentlessly, and the water quickly spread to both sides.

Once everything calmed down, the water level dropped considerably, and the baby sea lion floated on the surface, its eyes darting around.

"The power is pretty good."

The Egg Bomb skill is awakened when the Exeggutor reaches level 20. The hit rate is not high, but it is easier to hit when the opponent is trapped in the whirlpool. In particular, the impact of the explosion in the water is terrifying and can directly cause internal injuries to aquatic creatures.

Chapter 25: The Boring Gym Battle

"Little sea lion, come back."

Sakura reluctantly recalled the little sea lion. She hadn't expected to lose so badly; she hadn't even been able to issue a proper command before being defeated.

After the battle, Sakura walked up to Shigeru and handed him a blue teardrop-shaped badge.

“This is the blue badge of the Cerulean Gym. Keep it safe,” Sakura said.

"Thank you."

Although Xiao Mao didn't think much of the three sisters, they were still quite polite, so he had to respond politely as well.

[Ding! Mission complete. Rewards have been sent to your inventory.]

Shigeru took the badge and prepared to leave.

"Hey! Xiao Mao, where are you from?" Peony suddenly asked.

Xiao Mao was slightly taken aback, wondering why Mudan was asking him this question, but he still replied, "Pallet Town!"

After saying that, Xiao Mao left on his own, not wanting to have anything to do with Xiao Xia's three older sisters.

"It's a pity he's a handsome guy from Zhenxin Town. I can't marry someone from so far away," Peony said regretfully.

"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and get ready, we have a performance this weekend." Changpu looked at the hopelessly infatuated Mudan and couldn't help but tap her on the head.

"Oh!"

Peony was still quite afraid of her second sister, so she obediently took the broom and went to clean.

...!

After finishing his gym battle, Xiao Shiu saw that he still had some time, so he went to the common area to train his Pokémon.

Defeating Ayame didn't waste any stamina at all; it felt no different from beating a random trainer on the street.

Shigeru let everyone out for training, but he specially kept Wartortle behind.

Having just received the mission reward, Xiao Mao plans to try out the skill learner and let Wartortle learn something from it.