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

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Until noon.

Everyone gathered at the restaurant in the athletes' village for a meal, and Gary was there too, having been called there by Professor Oak.

"Gary, congratulations on advancing to the second round. And Ash, although you lost the match, your performance was still excellent." Professor Oak praised both Gary and Ash when he saw them.

"Yes, Ash and Gary, you are both very outstanding. It's already quite an achievement that you've made it to the official ranks," Aunt Hanako agreed.

"Professor Oak, Mom, please don't comfort me, I'm fine," Ash said.

Seeing that Ash was calm, Professor Oak and Aunt Hanako nodded with satisfaction. Being able to accept failure is a form of growth.

"Shigeru, I won't say much about the tournament. Let's talk about the future. What are you planning to do after the Silver Tournament?" Professor Oak asked.

In Professor Oak's opinion, Gary's two League Tournaments were enough, since he had already met the requirements to participate in the World Championship.

At this point in time, the entry standards for the World Championships are very high; only trainers who have won the League Championship are eligible to participate, and Gary already meets this requirement.

However, while participation is possible, achieving a good ranking is quite difficult.

Xiao Mao predicted that, given his current strength, if he were to assemble a team of level 70 Pokémon to participate in the World Championship, he would be lucky to make it into the top 100, let alone the top 50.

Including the champions from the eight regions and the four elite players, they occupied 40 seats. If you add in some particularly powerful gym leaders, the top few dozen spots are all taken.

The Elite Four simply represent the four strongest trainers in the region, excluding the Champion; it does not mean that the only Pokémon they possess are Elite Four level.

It's safe to say that every Elite Four member has three or four Pokémon with Champion potential, all of which are at Champion level and none of them are weak.

Furthermore, the higher the level of a Pokémon, the harder it is to increase.

Blastoise was the first Pokémon that Gary leveled up to level 70, and even after two months, it's still only level 70. This shows that once a Pokémon reaches Champion level, leveling up becomes extremely difficult and takes a very long time.

Think of that Dragonite in Dragon Sanctuary. It lived for decades, but its strength only reached the threshold of the quasi-legendary level.

If Gary wants to defeat the eight masters, he will need to hone his skills for at least another year or two. The key is that the Master Candy can only be obtained by catching a legendary Pokémon. Therefore, Gary can only settle for second best and improve the potential of his Pokémon. After all, the higher the potential, the faster the Pokémon will level up.

Take Team Rocket's Mewtwo for example. It has god-like potential and only took 10 years to reach level 70. The key is that Mewtwo was basically asleep during those 10 years. If it had been training instead of sleeping, Mewtwo would definitely have been able to break through to the level of preparing for legend.

Xiao Mao also plans to further enhance the potential of his Blastoise.

There are two more God's Crowns in my inventory, which I'll use on Blastoise. This will allow me to raise Blastoise's potential to the highest level. After the Alola League ends, I estimate that my Blastoise will be able to easily defeat Leon's Charizard.

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"I'm planning to travel to the Hoenn region," said Gary.

"Going to the Hoenn region is quite far from the Kanto region. Are you planning to attend the League Conference held in the Hoenn region?" Professor Oak asked.

"We'll see, but I think I'll participate," Xiao Mao said.

"Okay, I want to go too!" Ash, who was eating, heard that Gary was going to participate in the Hoenn League Conference, and he was determined to redeem himself this time.

“Of course you have to participate. As my formidable rival, someone who can’t even win a single tournament championship doesn’t deserve to be my opponent,” Xiao Mao said.

"You just wait, I'll definitely beat you at the next League Conference," Ash said confidently.

"Really? If I'm in the league tournament, it'll be hard for you to win. How about I don't participate in the Hoenn region league tournament, so you'll have a chance to win?" Gary said.

Ash's current strength is quite good, especially with Gary's intentional or unintentional training. Ash's strength is much stronger than in the original story. As long as he doesn't make any mistakes at the Rainbow Tournament, winning the championship shouldn't be a problem.

In the original text, Ash participated in the Rainbow Tournament but was eliminated in the top 8, and was even defeated by the champion Tetsuya. It was not easy for Tetsuya to defeat Ash, as he only won by a narrow margin thanks to Meowth.

This is mainly because Ash used Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region most of the time at the Hoenn League. If he had used some of the older Pokémon, that would have been Ash's best chance to win the League.

As long as Ash doesn't act recklessly and Gary doesn't participate in the Cosmos Tournament, it shouldn't be difficult for Ash to win the Cosmos Tournament championship.

"I don't need you to let me win. I will defeat you at the Hoenn League Conference," Ash said firmly.

Xiao Mao was a bit of a headache because the system had issued a task that meant he wouldn't be able to use the Pokémon he had previously used in the League Tournament. He could still use them, but the rewards wouldn't be doubled.

With so many Pokémon to level up, this doubled reward is very important to Gary.

If Ash continues to use the Pokémon he bred in the Kanto region at the Cosmos Conference, those Pokémon will definitely be between Elite Four and Elite Four level.

After all, Pikachu and Charizard have both reached the Elite Four level, and Ash's Snorlax will eventually reach the Elite Four level as well. Furthermore, Bulbasaur has evolved and will most likely evolve into Venusaur in the future.

If we calculate it this way, Ash already had 4 Elite Four level Pokémon at the Cosmos Conference, and the number of near-Elite Four level Pokémon is even greater.

This level of strength is enough for Ash to challenge Gary.

"Then you should work hard." Gary didn't care at all; Ash was still far from his peak.

...!

Day two.

The second round of the Silver Tournament Finals has begun.

The stadium was buzzing with excitement, because the first match was the highlight.

Xiao Mao VS Ye Yue!!

The two contestants were already standing in the command area, waiting for the competition to begin.

"Let's see what the battlefield will be like..."

The venue icons on the big screen began to rotate, and the red flashing light stopped on the green leaf icon.

"It is the battlefield of grass."

As soon as he finished speaking, the arena opened to both sides, revealing the grass field below, and the arena quickly rose to the platform.

"Alright, let's see who goes first."

The light on the screen stays in the green area, indicating that the green team player attacks first.

"It's Xiao Mao's turn to attack first!" the host announced.

Xiao Mao didn't expect to attack first. Based on the Pokémon Ye Yue used in previous matches, he didn't have any Electric-type Pokémon, so using a Water-type Pokémon wouldn't be a problem.

"Gyarados, you go first!" Gary threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

A huge red body appeared on the field.

"Gyarados, it's red!!" Ye Yue was shocked. He had also checked Xiao Mao's information and found that he had indeed used Gyarados at this tournament. However, the picture of Gyarados shown on the computer in the Silver Tournament was of a regular Gyarados, and it was not described as a shiny Gyarados.

"Wow! A red Gyarados, that's so cool!!"

"I was really surprised that Master Mao even has a Gyarados."

"I wonder how strong this Gyarados is."

Ash was also surprised; he hadn't expected Gary to have a Shiny Gyarados.

"Professor Oak, when did Gary catch Gyarados?" Ash asked curiously.

"I don't know either. I'm sure it was Gary who caught it in the Johto region. But this Gyarados is really big. I really want to study it." Professor Oak's mind is now focused on how to study Gary's Gyarados.

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Ash and the others were used to Professor Oak's behavior.

"Kemonomorph, it's up to you." Ye Yue threw out a Poké Ball.

Baton!

A green figure appeared on the grass, its color immediately blending into the green of the ground.

【LV46 Transformation into a Hidden Dragon♂/Gym】

Seeing that both players had sent out their Pokémon, the referee announced, "Shigeru will go first, the match begins."

"Gyarados, use Water Tail!" Gary commanded.

Gyarados raised its tail, a layer of water enveloping it. At that moment, Ye Yue suddenly shouted, "Kemonomorph, become invisible and hide in the grass!"

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The cloaked dragon immediately became invisible, but the pattern on its belly remained visible. However, the cloaked dragon jumped directly into the deeper grass and disappeared instantly.

Because the grass field is divided into shallow grass area and deep grass area, the grass in the deep grass area grows very lushly, and is basically more than 1 meter tall.

Gyarados lost its target and didn't rush to attack. Instead, it tried to find Kecleon in the grass, but couldn't find it at all.

"Use the large-scale fire attack on the deep grass area," Shigeru commanded.

"Roar!!"

Flames burst from Gyarados's mouth, spewing out a ball of fire that quickly rushed towards the tall grass.

boom! !

The grass was instantly ignited by flames, and the Cloaked Dragon hurriedly rushed out from the deep grass.

"What...it can use fire-type moves!!" Ye Yue was also very surprised; it was the first time he had ever seen a water-type Pokémon use a fire-type move.

"What! Gyarados can use Flamethrower? Professor, is that even possible?" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

"Well... I've heard that there are some skilled trainers who can teach Gyarados to use Fire-type moves," Professor Oak said.

“That’s right, I’ve seen it before.” Xiaoxia nodded. As a trainer specializing in Water-type Pokémon, she naturally knew that Gyarados could learn Fire-type moves, it just was very difficult.

Ash immediately wore a bitter expression. If that's the case, then Gary must be a very powerful trainer. Could it be that he...?

"Water flow tail!!" Shigeru commanded.

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Without the cover of tall grass, the Kecleon, being small and slow, has nowhere to hide.

"Quick! Counterattack with the illusion ray!" Ye Yue hurriedly ordered.

The Kecleon emitted illusion beams from its eyes, striking the incoming Water Tail. The illusion beams shattered instantly, while the Water Tail continued its powerful strike towards the Kecleon.

Snapped! !

The clown was sent flying out of the arena, crashing hard into the protective shield before falling to the ground and losing consciousness.

"The Kecleon is unable to battle, Gyarados!" the referee announced.

"Oh my god, Gyarados instantly killed Kecleon!!" the host exclaimed.