After a day of rest, Xia You returned to Indigo Stadium the following day for his quarterfinal match.
Starting with this round, the competition adopted full six-on-six battles!
And according to the bracket drawn when the groups were assigned, his opponent this time was Ritchie, who had eliminated Ash!
For this battle, Ritchie once again sent out Pikachu, Charmander, and Butterfree, the three Pokémon that had fought Ash, and added Wartortle, Oddish, and Primeape to complete his final lineup.
To counter Ritchie's lineup, Xia You sent Gardevoir, Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Gyarados, and Jolteon into battle!
In fact, judging by the types he used, it was easy to see that Ritchie's Pokémon were almost the same as Ash's early team. Combined with their similar ages, clothing, and looks, as well as their mutual appreciation, it was hard not to wonder whether he was an illegitimate son Ash's father had had elsewhere!
Of course, that was only a joke.
After Ash's match the day before yesterday, Delia and Professor Oak had left the Indigo Plateau and returned to Pallet Town.
Although Ash had suffered a crushing elimination, he had not left with his mother. Instead, he had stayed to see just how far Xia You could go and what result he would achieve!
At that moment, he was sitting in the stands, carefully watching Xia You's every move, seemingly hoping to learn something from this battle.
To his surprise, however, once the match began, Ritchie, whom he had expected to put up a stubborn fight for a while, was beaten so thoroughly by Xia You's full-powered Pokémon that he could not fight back at all!
None of his Pokémon caused Xia You any trouble. Instead, Xia You seized his opportunities and defeated them one after another.
It was a complete rout on