"Mr. Mime has lost the ability to fight!"
The referee announced.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Mime."
Valerie gently took back Mr. Mime and looked at Xiaoyun with a slightly solemn look.
"Mr. Inspector is truly worthy of his reputation, and he has a very good sense of timing."
"Valerie The owner of the museum has given the award,"
Xiaoyun said modestly and touched Sylveon who ran back.
"Buy~!" Sylveon responded affectionately.
"So strong, is this the world of the strong? Even the command has a sense of rhythm!"
Sawyer has turned into a fanboy, taking notes like crazy.
Yes, yes, you should write this down too.
Dawn looked at Sawyer who was writing notes frantically, and felt a little dizzy for a moment.
You are taking this too seriously.
Sure enough, Valerie took out the second Poké Ball, and his expression became extremely serious:
"Mr. Inspector, next, please enjoy my concubine! Go ahead, Mawile!"
In the light, a petite and cute looking Pokémon with a huge jaw appeared.
It stood timidly on the field, but the huge mouth behind it exuded a dangerous aura.
"It's Mawile!"
Dawn exclaimed, knowing how powerful this Pokémon is, the old woman I met had one before.
"Sylveon, can you still persist?"
Xiaoyun asked with concern.
"Buy!" Sylveon nodded firmly.
It's just Mawile, I'm super brave, okay!
"Okay! Let's attack first, Shadow Ball!"
Sylveon quickly Spit Up Shadow Ball, shooting straight at Mawile.
"Mawile, come forward, Crunch!"
Valerie ordered.
Mawile looks like Rattled, but moves as fast as Flash, turning sideways to avoid Shadow Ball.
The huge mouth behind the back carries terrifying Dark-type energy, and bites Sylveon fiercely!
"Get away!" Xiaoyun shouted hurriedly.
Sylveon jumped away in a dangerous way, but its body was still rubbed a little, causing it to cry out in pain.
"What a risk! Huge Power Ability and Mawile are hard to guard against."
Sawyer sweated a lot.
"Mawile's melee combat ability is very strong, especially the move Crunch."
Xiaoyun Analytic Battle situation:
"You can't fight it head-on. Keep your distance and use Dazzling Gleam!"
Sylveon endured the pain and burst out with intense Fairy type light again.
The energy fluctuations spread out in a ring, covering a large area!
However, Valerie seems to have expected it:
"Iron Head!"
Mawile's huge jaw instantly glowed with a cold metallic luster. It actually withstood the damage caused by Dazzling Gleam and crashed into Sylveon's body.
Steel-type's Iron Head has the same outstanding effect as Fairy-type's Sylveon!
"Buy!"
Sylveon was knocked away by this heavy blow, struggled for a few times and then fainted to the ground.
"Sylveon has lost the ability to fight!"
The referee announced.
"Thank you, Sylveon, you did a great job."
Xiaoyun took back Sylveon and comforted softly. He looked at Valerie and Mawile, his eyes became sharper, "What a fierce counterattack. The strength of the Valerie Hall Master is truly well-deserved."
"Mr. Inspector, you are overly complimentary."
Valerie nodded slightly, his tone was modest, but the fighting spirit in his eyes became even higher.
Xiaoyun smiled and took out a special Poké Ball from his waist:
"Since it's an assessment, let Valerie Hall Master see the style of the Galar Region knight!"
Bang!
White light flashed, and Pokémon, holding a spear with an onion stem in one hand and a shield with an onion leaf in the other, appeared.
His eyes are as firm as a rock, and his stance is as straight as a pine tree.
At first glance, it looks like a professionally trained duck!
"It's Sirfetch'd. This should be its first gym match."
Dawn's eyes lit up.
"Is this Sirfetch'd from Galar? So handsome!"
Sawyer was also attracted by this unique and warrior-like Pokémon.
Valerie's eyes also flashed with amazement. "You are really determined Pokémon. Then I will go all out!"
She raised her hand, revealing a delicate bracelet inlaid with Key Stone on her wrist:
"Respond to my feelings, Mawile! Mega Evolution!"
The colorful light connects Valerie and Mawile, and the powerful evolutionary energy surrounds Mawile!
When the light dissipated, Mega Mawile appeared! The huge mouth behind it split into two, like a huge predator trap, exuding the heart-stopping Pressure!
"Mega Evolution! Appeared!"
Sawyer clenched his fists excitedly, this is a rare scene.
"The fight continues!" The referee waved the flag vigorously.
"Mawile, Sucker Punch!" Valerie was the first to attack.
Mega Mawile's figure flashed, and the giant jaw rushed over with Dark-type energy at an extremely fast speed!
"Sirfetch'd, block it!"
Xiaoyun took it calmly.
Sirfetch'd's eyes narrowed, his center of gravity sank, and he placed the onion leaf shield in his hand in front of him!
Boom boom!
Mega Mawile's Ability is Huge Power, the physical attack power is doubled!
This Sucker Punch hit was so powerful that even if Sirfetch'd successfully blocked it, it was still pushed backwards by the huge force for a long distance.
"It's not over yet! Mawile, Crunch!" Valerie's offensive continued.
Those terrifying jaws opened again, with terrifying Dark-type energy that seemed to be able to tear everything apart, and once again bit Sirfetch'd who had just stabilized his body!
"Detect!" Xiaoyun ordered again.
Sirfetch'd's steps are agile, and the slender onion spear is like a pole vault. With the lightness of Splash, he immediately avoids this blow with outstanding effect!
"Turn around, Fairy Wind!"
Valerie's commands were interlocked, and as soon as Mawile landed, a pink whirlwind carrying Fairy-type set off.
"Sirfetch'd, Swords Dance!"
Xiaoyun did not choose to resist or dodge, but took the initiative to attack.
I saw Sirfetch'd dance the spear in his hand tightly, and his body also rotated rapidly.
He actually used offense instead of defense, violently disrupting and scattering the incoming fairy wind!
At the same time, its attack power has also been greatly improved while dancing!
"I actually used Swords Dance's whirlwind to block Fairy Wind. It's such a wild and unconstrained strategy."
Valerie was slightly surprised, but he didn't expect that his last move would become a stepping stone for the opponent's improvement.
Sawyer felt excited when he saw it. "Si Guo, is this senior Xiaoyun?"
"Mawile, we also use Swords Dance!"
"Brick Break, interrupt it!"
Xiaoyun Seize the moment when the opponent is strengthened and launch a fierce attack.
After being upgraded by Swords Dance, the power of Sirfetch'd is no longer what it used to be.
He rushed forward quickly, with the green onion gun in his hand condensing Fighting-type energy, and slashed forward.
Mawile's Swords Dance was interrupted by Sheer Force, and the whole child was confused.
"Mawile, Play Rough!"
Valerie Seeing that the reinforcement was broken, he immediately changed his mind.
Mawile gave a sweet shout, Mew and dangerous Bright Powder appeared all over his body, and he pounced on Sirfetch'd as if playfully.
But it contains deadly murderous intent.
"Brutal Swing!"
Sirfetch'd's spear swept across and violently collided with the rushing Mawile.
The energy of Dark-type and Fairy-type exploded with each other!
The good opportunity is now!
Xiaoyun spotted a gap where the two sides briefly separated, and a light flashed in his eyes:
"Sirfetch'd, use all your strength, Meteor Assault!"
Xiaoyun launched Sirfetch'd's ultimate move!
Sirfetch'd's eyes were like a torch, and he poured all his strength into the onion stem spear.
At that moment, it seemed to be integrated with the spear in his hand, turning into a meteor that cut across the sky.
Meteor gun Meteor Assault.
The broken demon subdues the violence, is destroyed by the violent waterfall, is as smooth as the mirror water!
"Crunch!"
Valerie is all in.
Mega Mawile screamed, and the two giant jaws were simultaneously wrapped with extremely rich Dark-type energy, like a giant mouth from the abyss, facing it head-on!
Boom--!!!
A deafening explosion sounded, and the energy clashed fiercely and was annihilated!
When the smoke and dust slowly dispersed, Sirfetch'd was seen kneeling on one knee, supporting his body with a green onion gun, panting violently, obviously spending a lot of money.
On the other side, Mega Mawile was also standing there.
"Actually... evenly matched?"
Sawyer murmured.
"No, Mawile lost."
Dawn pointed at Mawile with sharp eyes.
Mega Mawile's body shook a few times, the light around him quickly faded, he exited his Mega form, and then fell straight back.
"Mawile has lost the ability to fight. So the winner is, Inspector Xiaoyun!"
The referee announced the result loudly.
"So handsome! Sirfetch'd!"
Xiaoyun faced Sirfetch'd and gave him a thumbs up gesture.
Sirfetch'd still maintained the elegant posture of a knight, slowly stood up and returned the greeting.
Valerie She took back Mawile, walked up to Xiaoyun, and bowed solemnly:
"Thank you, Mr. Inspector, for this wonderful battle. I have benefited a lot."
"... I don't know about Laverre Gym's assessment?"
Xiaoyun restrained his smile and returned the gift solemnly:
"Valerie Hall Master, based on the strength and tactical literacy you have shown, I declare in the name of Pokémon League Inspector..."
Valerie felt a little nervous, and even subconsciously thought about if he failed, should he go through the back door and arrange a high-quality massage for the other party?
"The assessment was successfully passed!"
Valerie was stunned for a moment, then a bright smile bloomed on his face.
Well, let's forget about the "high-quality massage" and replace it with top-notch desserts!
"Thank you, Mr. Inspector, for your care!"
Valerie's smile is more sincere,
"For such a moment worth celebrating, how about I serve as the host and treat everyone to taste Laverre City's most famous dessert?"
"The calories in that store are called the weight of happiness!"
"Eh! Dessert!" Dawn's eyes lit up instantly, and all weight loss plans were forgotten.
" Miss Valerie, would you like to invite me to dinner? It would be disrespectful to refuse."
Xiaoyun will naturally not be disappointed. It seems that his official duties as a supervisor have finally ended happily in a sweet way.
Under the guidance of Valerie, the group walked towards the street filled with the fragrance of flowers and sweetness.
As for weight loss and calories that Dawn mentioned a few days ago?
Well, of course that's something we need to consider tomorrow!
After enjoying the desserts recommended by Valerie, the two rested for another day at Laverre City and embarked on the journey again.
A few days later, in the evening, the setting sun dyed the sky a brilliant orange-red color.
The two walked along a slightly deserted road, planning to find Pokémon Center before dark.
"The map shows that there seems to be a small town ahead... Huh? There is a hotel marked here, and it looks quite large."
Dawn looked at Rotom Pokédex with some confusion:
"How about we go there? It's much closer than turning back to Pokémon Center."
Time Hotel? The name is quite special.
Xiaoyun looked at the name, nodded and said, "Okay, let's go there."
The two quickly found their destination according to the navigation.
What came into view was a slightly old building shrouded in twilight.
The hotel is of a good size, and you can see its former grandeur. Even the windows are mostly dark, giving off a somewhat lonely atmosphere.
"Uh... this isn't another abandoned hotel, is it?"
Dawn looked at Xiaoyun hesitantly.
Ghost type castles and so on, they often encounter them.
"Now that you're here, make peace with it. Go in and take a look. Maybe it's still open for business."
Xiaoyun patted her shoulder and took the lead in pushing open the heavy wooden door.
Ding bell--
The bell on the door made a crisp sound.
The interior of the hotel is much nicer than it looks from the outside. The lobby is very spacious, with a gorgeous but clearly out-of-light crystal chandelier hanging from the high ceiling.
Although the dark red carpet was a bit dull in color, it was clean and almost spotless.
"Welcome, two guests."
A gentle voice sounded.
Behind the front desk, an old man wearing an old uniform stood up with a kind smile on his face.
"It seems like it's not the case this time."
Dawn breathed a sigh of relief, finally Ghost-type Pokémon was not responsible for the trouble.
"Uncle, is there any room available?"
Xiaoyun stepped forward and asked.
"Yes, there are guest rooms upstairs. They are all cleaned."
The uncle nodded enthusiastically and went through the check-in procedures skillfully.
While taking advantage of the processing time, Dawn was wandering around, and his eyes were attracted by a picture hanging on the wall.
In the photo, it is the scene where this hotel is magnificent and filled with guests.
A much younger man with slightly Swagger long hair stands on the battlefield and defeats his opponent.
The uncle noticed Dawn's gaze, his eyes dimmed slightly, but his smile soon returned:
"Two guests, this is your room card. It's on the left hand side of the third floor."
"Thank you, uncle."
Xiaoyun took the room card and said thank you.
It was easy to find the room. It was indeed very clean and I could see the owner's care.
"It's quite comfortable, but it feels like there's not many people there."
Dawn lay on the bed, feeling the rare comfort
"Maybe it's a little remote, so there aren't many people here."
After encountering many things, you gain experience. Xiaoyun is sure that this is a normal hotel.
Just when they were about to go to the room to put their luggage, there seemed to be a faint Quick Attack passing through the shadows, accompanied by a very slight "crackling" sound.
"Huh?"
Xiaoyun looked back thoughtfully, but saw only the empty hall and the swaying shadows of lights.
"What's wrong?" Dawn asked.
"It's nothing, maybe I was dazzled."
Xiaoyun shook his head, not paying much attention.
The interior space of the elevator is small and the lighting is dim.
Xiaoyun Just pressed the button and the elevator had just descended, suddenly!
Buzz--!
The entire elevator shook violently, and the overhead lights flashed crazily, flickering on and off, making an unsettling electric hissing sound!
"Ouch!"
Dawn exclaimed and subconsciously grabbed Xiaoyun's arm.
"What's going on? The elevator is out of order?"
Xiaoyun frowned and immediately put his hand on Poké Ball at his waist, preparing to send Sceptile Sheer Force to break it open.
He just took out Poké Ball, but before he could open it, the vibration of the elevator stopped suddenly.
Immediately afterwards, the elevator door slowly opened.
The scene outside the door made the two of them suddenly widen their eyes.
I saw that the originally silent and slightly dark hall was now brightly lit and full of people!
The somewhat outdated decoration is now Refresh, the crystal chandeliers are blooming with dazzling light, and the well-dressed tourists are chatting and laughing, showing Hustle everywhere.