At this time, Xiaoyan came to a very imposing building.
"This is the place, the Celadon Gym!"
Xiaoyan and Pikachu pushed open the door of the gym and walked into the last gym. There were several statues of Pokémon beside the battle arena in the center of the gym. And standing in the middle of the arena was...
"Finally you're here, challenger!"
"Are you the gym leader?"
Xiaoyan stared at the old man in his pink flowery shirt.
"Indeed, I'm Sabrina, the gym leader of the Celadon Gym. I use Fire-type Pokémon. Now that the introductions are over, let's cut the crap. Referee!"
Sabrina motioned to the referee standing beside that the match could start.
"This match is a duel between Xiaoyan from Pallet Town and Sabrina, the gym leader of the Celadon Gym. Each side will send out three Pokémon in a 3V3 format. During the process, the gym leader is not allowed to replace Pokémon, only the challenger can. Now the duel officially begins."
"Burn, Ninetales!"
Sabrina sent out his first Pokémon.
"You're the one! Riolu!"
Xiaoyan sent out Riolu.
"Ninetales, use Fire Spin."
Immediately, Riolu was surrounded by Ninetales' Fire Spin and got burned.
"Riolu, use Earthquake."
The ground shook violently under Riolu's move, and Ninetales took a certain amount of damage directly.
"This move is good, but Riolu is still trapped in the Fire Spin and has already been burned. Its stamina is gradually being depleted. Let's see how long your Riolu can hold out."
"Ninetales, give it a fatal blow, Hyper Beam."
(As I watched Riolu trapped in the Fire Spin, I suddenly had an idea.)
"Riolu, use Protect."
Let me add a bit (there might still be some people who don't know this move). "Protect" is a move that most Pokémon can learn. Its effect is to block one attack. No matter how powerful the opponent's move is, it can block it. Simply put, it's an absolute defense. Its only drawback is that it can't be used continuously, and the success rate of activation will gradually decrease.
The blue energy shield in front of Riolu blocked this extremely powerful Hyper Beam. After using Hyper Beam, Ninetales couldn't move for a while.
"Focus Blast!"
A blue energy ball flew out of Riolu's hand and hit the temporarily immobile Ninetales.
"Ninetales has lost the ability to battle. Please, gym leader, send out your second Pokémon."
"I really didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve."
Sabrina recalled Ninetales and called out Rapidash.
"Well done, Riolu!"
Xiaoyan recalled Riolu and sent out his second Pokémon.
"Gyarados, use Rain Dance."
At this time, a dark cloud gathered above the battle arena, and it started to rain in the gym.
"My flames won't be extinguished!" Sabrina looked up at the cloud and said. Rapidash was already gearing up, waiting for the trainer's instruction.
"Rapidash, use Stomp."
Rapidash rushed towards Gyarados quickly.
"Gyarados, use Water Pulse."
Gyarados began to gather energy in its mouth continuously. Just as Rapidash was about to stomp on Gyarados...
"Rapidash!!!"
Rapidash was knocked flying by Gyarados' Water Pulse at point-blank range.
"Rapidash has lost the ability to battle! Please, gym leader, send out your last Pokémon."
Sabrina recalled his Rapidash.
"I haven't seen a challenger as strong as you for a long time... I'll take out my treasured Pokémon to end this battle."
At this time, a bird wrapped in flames appeared on the battle arena.
"Is this the Moltres?!" Xiaoyan was a bit surprised.
"Hehe! Are you scared?" Sabrina said.
(Now it's time to try that.)
"Thank you, Gyarados."
Xiaoyan recalled Gyarados.
"I'm counting on you, Umbreon."
There was an unusual-looking stone hanging around Umbreon's neck.
"That Pokémon is also one of Eevee's evolutions... And what's the stone hanging around its neck?"
Let me briefly add that Mega Stones are items carried for Mega Evolution. Each Mega Stone has a corresponding Pokémon and Key Stone. Mega Stones and Key Stones are scattered all over the world. However, not every pair of Pokémon and trainer can successfully achieve Mega Evolution. So far, no one has been able to make a Pokémon Mega Evolve. The conditions for successful Mega Evolution are still a mystery.
"Come on, Umbreon!!!"
The Umbreon Key Stone on Xiaoyan's bracelet resonated with the Mega Stone around Umbreon's neck, and both emitted a white light at the same time.
Umbreon was enveloped in the white light. After the white light dissipated, there stood an Umbreon with a slightly changed appearance on the field. Mega Umbreon had white scarf-like fluff around its neck.
"Let's fight together, Mega Umbreon!"
Sabrina was extremely surprised to see this scene, but there was no time to think about it during the duel.
"Use Shadow Ball."
After Mega Evolution, Umbreon's energy-gathering speed became faster, and the power of its moves also increased greatly.
"Moltres, use Flamethrower."
This was a showdown between a legendary Pokémon and a Mega-evolved Pokémon.
The Flamethrower and the Shadow Ball collided in the air and exploded. Both Pokémon were affected and took quite a bit of damage.
"Sure enough, Moltres, one of the three legendary birds, is powerful. But my Mega Umbreon is not weak either. Use Double Team."
Mega Umbreon created the effect of clones by moving quickly.
"What incredible speed... In that case, Moltres, use Fire Blast."
A huge Fire Blast was launched towards Mega Umbreon, but it only hit a few of Mega Umbreon's afterimages.
"If these aren't the real one... then where is the real Mega Umbreon?"
Just as Sabrina and Moltres were looking for Mega Umbreon...
"Use Swift."
Swift rained down on Moltres from directly above.
"What?! It can jump that high!" Sabrina was quite surprised.
Moltres was hit by this move and fell to the ground.
"Moltres!!!"
"Moltres has lost the ability to battle. Since all three Pokémon of the gym leader, Sabrina, have lost the ability to battle, the winner of this match is Xiaoyan from Pallet Town."
Sabrina took out a badge and handed it to Xiaoyan.
"This is the Crimson Badge. I haven't been this happy for a long time. You really opened my eyes. Even my Moltres was defeated by you. Don't forget the feeling of trust between you and your Pokémon during that battle just now."
"Thank you. It was a great battle."
(Now I've collected all eight badges...)
After saying goodbye to Sabrina, Xiaoyan decided to rest on Celadon Island for a few days before setting off for the venue of the Indigo League Conference.
"It seems that only Umbreon can Mega Evolve for now. I need to try the others."
Xiaoyan tightened his grip on the Poké Ball of Charizard in his hand.
To be continued...