Afterwards, the two said goodbye to Fennel, and after several days of passenger ship journey, they finally arrived at Virbank City.
The sea breeze blows against my face with a salty Damp breath, mixed with a faint industrial atmosphere.
Virbank City is an industrialized city, with tall chimneys constantly spewing thick smoke, in stark contrast to the clear blue sky.
Although environmental pollution is a negative point, it does not prevent Virbank City from becoming a check-in city.
Because Virbank City is also the birthplace of Pokéstar Studios movies, many classic movies were born here.
For example, Infernape seeks scriptures from the west, Lugia Ho-Oh Kanto strives for hegemony, Mt. Coronet 108 revolts, etc...
It is said that they are all adapted from stories about great powers, and they are very exciting.
After entering Virbank City, the two walked towards Pokémon Center in a familiar manner. As soon as they stepped into the door, they were attracted by the noisy scene at the door.
A group of trainers looked panicked and anxious, surrounding Nurse Joy Tuantuan.
"Nurse Joy, what should I do if my Pidgey pigeon is poisoned!"
"Nurse Joy, can my Darmanitan be saved?"
"Nurse Joy, Leavanny It has not recovered. Please help it."
Seeing the scene of the group trainer being defeated, Dawn couldn't help but ask, "What happened to these people? Who defeated them?"
The passerby trainer on the side heard this, shook his head helplessly, and said with a wry smile, "These are all trainers who failed to challenge Roxie. They are already the third batch of people sent here today."
Dawn looked surprised. "Roxie? He is the owner of Virbank Gym. Is he so powerful?"
None of the trainers present were novices, and to the extent that they could defeat him in batches, the strength of Roxie was obvious.
At this time, Rotom started to interject:
"Roxie, Virbank Gym trainer, Poison-type master, have participated in many events such as the gym owner championship, mixed championship, etc., and ranked high in all."
"My favorite thing is to ignite every battle with passionate melody."
"Okay, that's really strong."
Listening to Rotom describing Roxie's experience, Dawn closed the microphone in cooperation.
The trainers present nodded one after another, with expressions of lingering fear on their faces.
Xiaoyun looked solemn and said in a deep voice, "Poison-type Gym, the key point is poison. You have to be more careful tomorrow."
Although Roxie doesn't have many roles in the original work, Xiaoyun only has one impression of her.
That means strong strength.
Especially Ash is still at a disadvantage in the 6V3 situation. If the opponent hadn't released water to detoxify Pecha Berry, Ash would have a high probability of getting the second brush.
When the trainers around heard that Xiaoyun was also the trainer who challenged Roxie, they all gave them good luck looks.
Poison, really disgusting...
The next day, Virbank Gym.
Different from the gorgeous buildings of other gyms, Virbank Gym is located in a basement, and the walls are covered with small advertisements and various graffiti.
Open the door and the sound of rock and roll hits you.
"I want to bloom! I want to sprout!"
The neon lights above the head, the rock and roll punk atmosphere, and the crowds on both sides who look like they have ten years of mental illness all seem to have nothing to do with the gym.
More like collective death rock.
On the silver high platform in the center of the venue, there was a girl wearing a riveted leather coat.
The silver nails swept across the electric guitar strings, the white highlighted hair flowed under the purple light, and the Poison-type Badge on the black leather jacket jingled with the movement.
"Hey, there are challengers again, you two, welcome to my poison gas rock scene!"
Roxie suddenly raised the guitar high, and the string sound pierced the air.
"I am the owner, Roxie!"
"Oh oh oh oh!!!"
After saying that, the surrounding Shamat crowd suddenly cheered fanatically and shouted at the top of their lungs.
Dawn looked at the scene in front of him and murmured in a low voice, "With such momentum, a trainer with poor ability to withstand pressure will definitely feel a lot of pressure."
Being stared at by such a group of fanatics, even if you can fight normally, there is a high chance that you will be defeated at this moment.
Roxie played the guitar hard and made a deafening roar, then raised his eyebrows and asked:
"Two Looker beauties, which one of you will come first?"
"I'll go first!"
Dawn took a step forward without hesitation, her eyes full of confidence. In the competition, she would never allow herself to lose to her opponent in terms of momentum.
"My little sister is very brave and has a lot of momentum."
"The opponent is a little girl, Roxie, you have to let it go."
Someone in the crowd joked, with a hint of joking in his tone.
The referee announced loudly, "Virbank Gym Challenge officially begins."
"The rules of the competition are 6V3. The challenger can change Pokémon at will. If either side of Pokémon loses the ability to fight first, the game will end."
After Dawn heard the rules, he was slightly stunned and said thoughtfully, "6V3, do I only have 3 Pokémon? It's really difficult to fight in this case."
Dawn I still wonder why the gym is so difficult, the rules are very strict.
Dawn As soon as these words came out, the audience burst into laughter.
"Hahahaha!"
"What is this little girl talking about? She dares to let only Roxie 6. Then there is still a competition?"
"Don't say 6, this little girl can win, I will chew this guitar on the spot."
"Don't say that, the little girl will be under pressure~"
"Haha, little sister, you are so cute."
Roxie was also happy, laughing so hard:
"But I still have to explain, I am 3 and you are 6, as long as you can defeat me with 6 Pokémon."
"You win anyway!"
If you are so confident.
In this case, Dawn also knew that there was no point in arguing, so he shouted:
"Roxie Hall Leader, I will let you see my strength."
"Larvesta, the charm appears!"
A red light flashed, and Larvesta's younger brother Xiaohong jumped into the arena, with a faint light of fire at the corner of his mouth.
After traveling more than half of the map, Xiaoyun and Dawn's two Larvesta still haven't evolved.
This is simply a late bloomer than Pseudo-Legendary.
"Larvesta? Interesting Pokémon."
Roxie raised her eyebrows, flipped her wrist, and threw out a Poké Ball!
"Have a blast, Koffing!"
"Wha~"
Koffing swayed its round body, purple poisonous mist curled up from the holes, and a naive smile appeared on his face.
"Koffing, it's been a long time since I met such a familiar Pokémon."
Xiaoyun stood on the sidelines, unconsciously rubbing Shaymin with his fingertips.
Speaking of Unova Region, people like to use the local Pokémon, which is generally rare in other areas, and Kanto Region like Koffing is even rarer.
The most obvious thing is that Pikachu has become a rare Pokémon.
"Koffing, let your little sister experience our rock and roll passion!"
Roxie suddenly raised his guitar and took the lead in commanding. "Use Sludge Bomb!"
"Gas~"
Koffing's body expanded instantly, and dark purple mud spurted out from the holes in his body, like a powerful torrent, rushing straight towards Larvesta!
"Larvesta, stop it with Flamethrower!"
Facing the menacing mud, Dawn quickly issued commands.
The flames in Larvesta's belly suddenly surged, and the orange-red flames formed an airtight defense network in the air, blocking the surging mud!
Zizzi!
The moment the mud hit the flames, it made a harsh sizzling sound, and poisonous smoke and sparks shot out like fireworks.
"Not bad, it actually blocked it."
Roxie smiled softly, his fingers flying with the movements, and the attack rhythm was very fast.
"Koffing, Gyro Ball!"
"Wah!"
Koffing's spherical body instantly glowed with a layer of metallic luster, and Rapid Spin's posture was like a top, rushing towards the fire net at an astonishing speed!
Boom boom!
Under the powerful force of Tackle, the flame network was easily broken through by Gyro Ball, and Larvesta was also knocked back by the sudden Tackle!
Xiaoyun curled his lips.
This move of Gyro Ball is tailor-made for Koffing, it is a ball in itself.
Dawn raised his neck and said softly:
"Larvesta, use Flame Wheel!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Larvesta's body also ignited flames and he rushed straight towards his opponent.
Boom boom!
Fire-type has the advantage. Gyro Ball of Steel-type is still slightly inferior to Fire-type's attack. Koffing has the upper hand in the collision!
Roxie is not annoyed, the guitar in his hand makes a harsh vibrato:
"Koffing, play the climax with Poison Gas!"
Phew!
As her words fell, a thick purple poisonous mist spurted out of Koffing's mouth like a raging tide, instantly swallowing Larvesta!
"It turned out to be Poison Gas, which directly blocked Larvesta's flame move."
Dawn's pupils suddenly shrank.
The appearance of Poison Gas made Larvesta fall into extreme passivity. It didn't even dare to release a spark for fear of finishing the game first.
So Dawn made a quick decision and quickly changed his moves. "Larvesta, use Bug Buzz!"
Larvesta heard the sound, suddenly opened his mouth, and a burst of sharp and harsh high-frequency sound waves came out of his mouth!
Weng!
This sound wave is like a Tackle wave, setting off a wave of ripples visible to the naked eye in the air.
Koffing was caught off guard and turned somersaulting in the air by the sound wave!
"Sonic moves, Koffing will only make you more excited."
Roxie seemed confident and issued the command without any care:
"Come on, Koffing, use Will-O-Wisp!"
"Not good!"
The moment she saw Koffing condensing Will-O-Wisp, Dawn's face suddenly changed. Just when she was about to instruct Larvesta to avoid it, Will-O-Wisp had already come into contact with Poison Gas!
Will-O-Wisp is also a fire.
When gas meets fire, it is art.
Art is an explosion!
Drink!
Rumble!
With an earth-shattering explosion, the Tackle wave set off a wave of air that swept across the entire place.
In just a moment, Larvesta's figure was also smashed to the edge of the field and fell unconscious on the spot!
Upon seeing this, the referee immediately announced loudly:
"Larvesta has lost the ability to fight!"
"No, Dawn lost a game so quickly."
Shaymin It's a bit unbelievable. The gym competitions in the past were quite smooth, but this time, they were suppressed.
Xiaoyun said from the side, "Having the courage to specify the rules of 6V3 shows that Roxie has absolute confidence in his own strength."
According to Rotom, there are trainers who come to challenge Roxie as soon as they get two or three Badge.
As a result, he was directly pushed by Koffing on the field, and his mentality became red-hot on the spot.
I have to say, this rock and roll girl doesn't give up at all.
"How about it, little sister, do you want to continue?"
Roxie danced his body on the podium to the sound of music, his eyes full of confidence, as if the first battle was just an easy one.
"Of course, the battle has just begun!"
Dawn was not intimidated by her opponent's momentum. She held Poké Ball tightly in her hand and responded:
"Go ahead, Togekiss!"
Poké Ball flashed past, and an extremely well-trained Togekiss appeared on the field.
The white feathers are shining with the luster of Attract, and the wings are waving gently, like a dancing fairy.
After professional instruction, it is elegance!
Looking at this extremely well-bred Togekiss, Roxie's eyes showed surprise:
"Another rare Pokémon. The little sister must be from a wealthy family. She is very capable."
Whether it is Larvesta or Togekiss, both are extremely rare Pokémon in the wild.
Especially Togekiss, who looked like he had studied etiquette. Dawn took out two at once, which really surprised Roxie.
"No, no, my family is pretty ordinary."
Dawn was a little embarrassed and tucked her hanging hair behind her ears, looking like a girl next door.
But at the next moment, Dawn's eyes suddenly became sharp and he waved his arms suddenly:
"Togekiss, Air Slash!"
I saw Togekiss flapping its wings, drawing out a silver half-moon air blade, shooting straight at Koffing!
Roxie responded quickly, "Koffing, use Gyro Ball to deflect the attack!"
Koffing moved upon hearing the sound, its body surface glowed with metallic luster, and turned into a small top again!
Zizzi...!
The rotating metal ball collided with the air blade, erupting into a dazzling Ember, and the surrounding gravel was also scattered in all directions.
The Roxie command continues to follow, "Koffing, continue to use Poison Gas!"
Hearing this, Koffing opened his mouth and planned to continue using Poison Gas, when his body suddenly stiffened and the poisonous mist in his mouth could not condense.
Air Slash Follow-up effect--Flinch!
Dawn Seize this opportunity immediately and take advantage of the victory Pursuit:
"Good opportunity, Togekiss, use Aura Sphere!"
"Wa... ee!"
After saying this, Togekiss flipped its body flexibly in the air, its wings emitting a soft light.
The next moment, the blue-purple Energy Ball flew out, shooting towards Koffing like a meteor!
Boom boom!
Aura Sphere was hit head-on, and Koffing fell like a kite with a broken string, causing cracks like Spider Web on the ground.
"Koffing has lost the ability to fight!"
As the referee announced the result, the crowd immediately became excited and let out one after another exclamations.
"The little girl is so fierce, she actually defeated Koffing."
"The little girl looks soft Flaaffy on the outside, but unexpectedly she is also a big bad wolf."
"My little sister is pretty good."
Roxie There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he was wary in his heart.
Koffing was able to defeat her in the second round. This Togekiss is not only beautiful, but also very powerful.
Be serious.
Thinking of this, Roxie immediately threw out the second Poké Ball.
"My second rocker, Scolipede!"
A red light flashed, and a giant purple centipede appeared from Poké Ball, with each segment of its carapace shining with purple luster.