svetikya Chapter 305 Pre-Battle Thanksgiving, Darkrai Enters the Battle
Chapter 305 Pre-Battle Thanksgiving, Darkrai Enters the Battle
Water Vein Dojo.
It is slightly different from the vastness and prosperity of the city.
The Water Vein Dojo is decorated in a very simple style.
Even from the outside, it doesn't seem to be any different from the Black Gold Gym, at least to Ash and his friends.
Perhaps it's because Toga himself is also missing Kurogane City and his family?
"How about that? You were fooled by the dojo's appearance, weren't you? Haha~!"
As Ash and his friends stood outside, observing the Canal Gym, Donggua suddenly appeared from behind them, laughing loudly in a rough voice.
Making such a loud noise in a quiet environment, whether it's normal or not, at least startled Xiao Guang. It might also be partly motivated by revenge for Xiao Guang's earlier laugh.
"Living so far from home, does Mr. Donggua miss Mr. Piaotai?"
Ash was speechless at the prank by the slug, so he learned from the slug's moves and changed the subject, especially to something that made the other person feel guilty.
but--
"Ah~ that brat? It doesn't matter whether you think about him or not, right? Even if you do, he won't show up here, and I won't go back to Black Gold City. Let's just let this boring topic pass~ Aren't you going to challenge the gym? Hurry up and finish this quickly. After I defeat you, I still need to dig... no, I need to deal with Darkrai's problem first."
As Donggua spoke, he had already steered the conversation in the right direction once again, but suddenly he found himself troubled by what he had said.
It's clear he really hates being distracted by other things while he's digging for stones...
.......
Following the winter melon, we arrived at the battle arena of the Water Vein Gym.
Even the battle arena here is no different from the Black Gold Gym, which is a simple stone field with a regular spectator seating area.
"They're exactly the same... So even if Mr. Donggua says something tough, he still misses his family, doesn't he?"
Xiao Guang, sitting in the audience, was still complaining about Dong Gua's stubbornness, but Dong Gua in the audience could no longer hear him.
Standing on the field, Donggua finally exuded the aura of a gym leader. He shoveled his shovel into the ground and roared, "These past few days, the entire city of Canal City has been in a daze because of Darkrai! So I'll be the referee for this match! Is that alright?"
"of course."
In Pokémon battles, the referee's role is more to help those outside the arena clearly understand the outcome of the match. As trainers on the field, how could they not know whether their Pokémon had lost their ability to battle?
only--
"Isn't it too common for the gym owner to act as a referee? It feels very informal."
"..."
Xiao Guang's complaints left Xiao Gang speechless.
It's definitely not very formal.
It's just that nobody cares.
While Xiao Guang, watching the game from above, was making sarcastic remarks, Dong Gua, watching from below, began to explain the rules of the game.
"The rules of the competition are three-on-three Pokémon battles. The first Pokémon to lose its battle ability is defeated! During the battle—"
"Ok?"
Xiao Zhi noticed that Dong Gua had a smug smile on his face.
"Neither side can change their Pokémon!"
Ash: "......"
This.
Although it's not explicitly stipulated by the League, almost all Gym Leaders allow Trainers to change Pokémon, as this allows them to better assess the Trainer's judgment.
The reason why Donggua prohibited trainers from changing their Pokémon is probably because he wanted to defeat Ash in battle, since Ash had exposed Donggua's weakness before.
"The match begins! No more objections! I'll go first! Here we go! Magneton!"
Donggua even changed his self-designation at the start of the match, which Xiaozhi didn't quite understand.
However, judging from the Magneton that Donggua initially sent out, he is probably serious about this battle.
"There's really no way around it. I just wanted to get a basic feel for teamwork."
After saying that, Ash took out a different Poké Ball from his bag.
"Oh?" Donggua's eyes flashed with a hint of mockery upon seeing this. "Isn't that a deluxe ball? You can't tell from the outside. Are you some kid from a powerful family who's out here for training?"
Clearly, Donggua doesn't think much of the children from big families, but Donggua's sarcasm has nothing to do with Xiaozhi, since he's not a child from a so-called big family.
Ash put his baseball cap on backwards, and his expression became serious and earnest.
Even though it was just an ordinary gym battle, since Donggua had given it his all, wouldn't it be a shame not to respond seriously to Donggua's provocation?
"I choose you! Darkrai!"
"Hahaha—I thought it was something important, but it's just... huh???"
Donggua had planned to mock Ash and stir up trouble no matter what Pokémon Ash brought out.
When he saw that it really was Darkrai emerging from the luxury ball, his jaw dropped.
I was shocked at first glance.
"Darkrai? ..."
Donggua's shock didn't last long; his expression finally returned to normal when he saw Darkrai appear on the field.
Before the match officially began, Donggua asked Darkrai in a deep voice:
Are you the Darkrai from Crescent Island?
"..."
Darkrai remained silent, only nodding slightly.
"That's really true."
Donggua, somewhat speechless, plunged the shovel into the ground, raised his hands and patted his cheeks. After regaining his senses, Donggua didn't say much, but simply bowed deeply to Xiaozhi at a ninety-degree angle.
"Thank you, young man... thank you for helping the residents of Canal City, and Darkrai..."
"?"
The current style of the art seems to be shifting to something strange again. Just as Xiaozhi was thinking about how to answer, Donggua laughed twice and started talking to himself.
"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've fought someone commanding you. Let me see just how good this boy who can win your heart really is! Remember to go all out! I won't hold back! Go! Magneton! Use Thunderbolt!"
.......