Pokémon Padea Adventure: The Journey Continues

After seeing Pikachu's strength, Lip said to Madam Huajie with interest.

"That's great, Madam Huajie! I finally met an opponent of equal strength. Many challengers before me always fell before Gardevoir, Super-Erotic Ostrich, and Aledon. Few opponents could stop here!"

"Madam Hua Jie, it's been a long time since you last played in a battle! Perform well..."

Madam Hua Jie nodded and responded.

"Jeff! Jefu!"

Like Madam Huajie, Pikachu, who has not fought for a long time, is also eager to try and looks forward to the next round of battle.

Xiaozhi immediately gave the order.

"Pikachu, hurry up and use Iron Tail!"

Pikachu's figure rushed forward again, and as it moved, its tail changed, emitting a metallic luster and becoming as hard as steel. As Pikachu moved forward, its steel-like tail collided with the ground, making a "ding-dong" sound.

Just as Pikachu jumped high and was about to use its hard tail to hit Mrs. Huajie to attack.

Lip gave the order to defend.

"Mrs. Hua Jie, use "Psychic Noise" quickly!"

Suddenly, Madam Hua Jie's body emitted a purple-red light. She opened her mouth and sang loudly, emitting sound waves that made her opponent uncomfortable to attack.

Just as the "Iron Tail" attack was about to hit Madam Huajie, a strong sonic attack suddenly hit Pikachu who was flipping in the air.

The sound waves formed a sound barrier in the air where Pikachu attacked, forcing Pikachu's "Iron Tail" attack to be unable to hit.

Just as Pikachu fell from the sky and was in a stalemate with Madam Flower's upward attack, Madam Flower launched a "psychic noise" attack, producing sound waves that made Pikachu feel uncomfortable...

In the end, Pikachu's body was knocked away by the opponent's attack. After flipping in the air, Pikachu landed steadily on the ground.

Xiaozhi asked about Pikachu's status.

"Pikachu, are you okay?"

"Pika pika!"

After receiving a positive response from Pikachu and knowing that it was not seriously hurt, Lip gave another order.

"Well done, Madam Hua Jie! Seize the opportunity and use the "Power of the Moon"!"

Madam Huajie raised her arms high, absorbing the power of the moon in the sky. At this time, the sky also turned from bright to dark after Xiaozhi and Lip's long gym challenge, and entered the night. The iron tower was also illuminated by the surrounding lights after nightfall, and it also illuminated Xiaozhi and his team's battle.

Seeing that Madam Huajie was constantly charging up the "Moon Power" attack, Xiaozhi also gave the order to Pikachu.

"Pikachu, use "One Hundred Thousand Volts"! "

After Pikachu received the command, electricity flowed down his cheeks, and he was also charging up for the next attack.

After both Pokémon finished charging, Xiaozhi and Lip gave orders at the same time.

"Go ahead, Madam Huajie!"

"Go ahead, Pikachu, now!"

At the command of the trainers from both sides, Pikachu and Lady Flower attacked each other together. Lady Flower's arms changed from being raised up to being stretched forward, and she released the moon power that had been gathered before forward.

A huge electric current of "100,000 volts" attack was released from Pikachu's body, hitting Mrs. Huajie's "Moon Power" attack.

The skills of the two Pokémon met in the middle of the battle field. After a struggle between them, the huge amount of energy was squeezed continuously and exploded, raising clouds of smoke.

Before the smoke had cleared, a glowing sphere was seen looming in the smoke. It was not until the sphere rushed out of the smoke and came to the battle site next to Lip and Mrs. Huajie that Lip and the others realized that it was an "electric ball" that was attacking them.

After rushing out of the smoke, the "electric ball" gradually began to expand from its contracted state until it formed a large electrified net. Only then did Lip realize... it turned out that Xiaozhi took advantage of the smoke to order an "electric net" attack on Pikachu.

Just when Lip figured out the current situation and was about to ask Madam Huajie to hide, it was too late.

“Hide quickly…”

As soon as Lip opened her mouth, she heard Mrs. Huajie let out a shrill wail.

"Jie...Fu...!"

Looking at Madam Hua Jie who was wrapped in the electric net and trembling with pain due to the electric current and howling, Xiaoqing in the audience said happily.

"Great! We are almost able to defeat Madam Hua Jie..."

Papa, however, expressed a different opinion.

"Wait, Xiaoqing! It's still too early to tell who will win. Don't forget that they still have killer moves that they haven't used yet..."

Lip immediately ordered.

"Madam Hua Jie, quickly use your "Mental Power"! Remove the "electrical net" hanging on your body..."

A burst of purple-red light shone from underneath the bright yellow "electrical net" draped over Madam Hua Jie.

"Jie...Fu!"

Following a roar from Madam Huajie, a powerful telekinetic attack shot up into the sky, aiming to lift up Pikachu's "electric net" and shatter it into pieces in the air.

After standing up, Madam Hua Jie's body was shaking, as if she had suffered considerable damage from the "electrical grid" attack just now.

Lip said to Xiaozhi who was standing opposite.

"Xiaozhi, your Pikachu is really powerful. I really feel like I have seen it somewhere... But this has nothing to do with the current battle. Facing your powerful Pikachu, I have no choice but to use my last resort..."

As she spoke, Lip reached behind her, took out a "Tai Jing Zhu" that was shining brightly, and said to Xiaozhi.

"Well then, Xiaozhi! Let's not leave any regrets and use our last move to decide the outcome!"

Xiaozhi also responded after taking out the Taijing Pearl that was emitting crystal light.

"Okay, Ms. Lip! This is exactly what I want. I will definitely get the "Baked Badge" if I win this gym battle!"

As they spoke, the trainers on both sides threw their "Tai Jing Zhu" at the Pokémon. The crystals that emerged from the ground enveloped the two Pokémon. As the extra crystals faded away, Pikachu and Lady Flower both transformed into a crystallized state.

The crystal light rising from them lit up the night sky, and the dazzling light made the lights of the iron tower pale in comparison. The dazzling light from the bottom of the lighthouse attracted tourists from the surrounding "Beigu Town", and they all came to climb up to the "Beigu Dojo" to explore what was going on.

Xiaozhi looked at the top of Madam Huajie's head, which had become too crystallized. There was a huge purple-red "eye with eyelashes" crystal floating there. Xiaozhi said with emotion.

"This is the sign of the supernatural power of crystallization, right? As expected, Mrs. Hua Jie's supernatural power attribute is the third attribute, which just happens to return to the supernatural power attribute that Lip's "Baking Gym" is proficient in using."

Lip also observed the crystal on Pikachu's head, judging its crystallization properties, and saw that it was a "hat" shaped crystal, which made Lip confused.

"This... What kind of crystallization is this?"

Lip, who was previously in an overseas area, had just returned to the Padiya region, so of course she had not seen the video content that had gone viral in Padiya before. It was a video about Pikachu using "Hat Tai Crystalization" that Xiaozhi uploaded to the program "Qishu Qishu Live" hosted by the anchor Qishu when he was challenging Qishu to the "Brewlight Gym".

"Look! Isn't that the Pikachu that used the Strange Tai Crystal in Strange Tree's show?"

"So that trainer came here to challenge Gym Leader Lip. I wonder who is stronger, her Lady Flower Clean or Pikachu..."

Unconsciously, a lot of spectators gathered around, and from the words of the people around, Lip also learned a lot about Xiaozhi's strange crystallized Pikachu. This also reminded Lip of the memory of where she had seen Xiaozhi and Pikachu...

However, since they were still in the battle, Lip could only put the matter aside and gave orders to Madam Hua Jie.

"Mrs. Huajie, use "Psychic Power" on Pikachu!"

A powerful telekinesis caused a purple-red glow on Madam Huajie's body. Facing the opponent's strong attack, Xiaozhi also gave the same order to Pikachu.

"Pikachu, use "Teravolt Thunderfall"! "

At this time, after entering the Taicrystallization state, Pikachu's body turned red and entered the "fever state". A huge electric current overflowed from around its body, and the color of the current gradually heated up from bright yellow to red.

To everyone's astonishment, Pikachu and Madam Huajie's attacks clashed again, and the two bright lights offset each other, sending out huge wind pressure and strong light around them.

It blew towards the people around, forcing them to turn sideways and cover their faces to block it. The flash of strong light even made the artificial searchlights illuminating the iron tower pale in comparison.

"Come on, Madam Hua Jie! Victory or defeat depends on this..."

Seeing Lip encouraging Madam Huajie, Xiaozhi and the others also cheered for Pikachu.

"Come on, Pikachu..."

Even Xiaoqing, Piper, Huangbo and others in the audience cheered for Pikachu.

"Come on, Ash! Pikachu!"

"Pikachu..., come on!"

"Come on, Xiaozhi! Don't lose to Lip..."

With the help of everyone, Pikachu in the red temperature felt more powerful. The red electric current surged like a pillar. Under the influence of the powerful electricity, the lights around the tower were affected and flickered slightly.

Madam Hua Jie struggled to hold on, using up her last bit of strength...

"Jie...Fu...!"

Madam Huajie's efforts made the power of her "Spiritual Power" slightly stronger, but this was only short-lived, because Pikachu on the other side of the skill wrestling also exerted his strength.

“Pika Pika…, Pika!”

In an instant, the light of "Psychic Power" and Mrs. Huajie's body were enveloped by Pikachu's "Teravolt Thunderfall".

Afterwards, the attack ended and calm returned to the scene.

Pikachu, who had just released his crystallized state, sat down on the ground, gasping for breath. An explosion occurred in the direction of Madam Huajie, who was attacked, and smoke filled the air.

In the smoke that had not yet dissipated, the crystal-like light on Madam Hua Jie disappeared, and her crystal-like state was also lifted. The lights on the tower also returned to normal at this time, and the scene returned to calm.

Everyone was eagerly waiting, quietly checking Madam Hua Jie's injuries. After the smoke completely dissipated, they saw Madam Hua Jie lying on the ground with a slightly burnt body. Her eyes were swollen and she had lost her ability to fight.

The referee then announced.

"Mrs. Huajie lost her ability to fight, Pikachu won, so the winner of this gym challenge is - Xiaozhi!"

"Great, Xiaozhi won!"

Xiaoqing and Piper, who were in the audience, were rushing to Xiaozhi and Pikachu.

Xiaozhi approached Pikachu and picked up Pikachu who was weak after the battle.

"Great, Pikachu! We won, thanks to you... and the other companions, we are one step closer to the "Round Table Conference" of the Padya Alliance!"

Xiaozhi looked around and saw that a lot of spectators had gathered there. Everyone was giving Xiaozhi and his friends a warm round of applause, which made Xiaozhi and Pikachu feel embarrassed. They didn't know what to say and scratched the back of their heads together.

Huangbo came from behind Xiaoqing and Piper to Xiaozhi and praised Xiaozhi and Pikachu.

"Xiaozhi, Pikachu, you have improved again! Congratulations on defeating Lip..., the power of Pikachu's "Cap Crystallization" is also unforgettable!"

Behind Xiaozhi and the others, Lip took back Madam Huajie who had lost her ability to fight, said thank you, and silently came behind Xiaozhi and the others.

Huangbo was the first to notice Lip approaching and said to her proudly.

"Lip, what do you think? The students in our academy are very capable, right? I was defeated in the battle with you, so Xiaozhi, the student, avenged me, the teacher!"

Lip didn't answer, but smiled slightly, took out the "Baked Badge" and handed it to Xiaozhi. After Xiaozhi took the badge, he raised it high with joy and cheered.

"Great! I got the "Baked Badge"!"

The tourists at the scene dispersed, and Xiaoqing and the others also stepped back to make room for Xiaozhi and Lip to take a photo after they won the championship.

Xiaozhi imitated Lip's yoga pose, and after the filming was completed, Lip stood up and said in Xiaozhi's ear.

"I finally remembered where I saw you and Pikachu, Xiaozhi... Oh! No, I should call you the "World Championship King"!"

Xiaozhi was surprised by the familiar yet unfamiliar name, and then Lip continued.

"That was when I was doing a model show tour in the overseas "Galar Region". Although I didn't witness your battle, I did see a glimpse of you holding up the trophy on TV!"

"...I couldn't remember it at first, but after seeing your strange and crystallized Pikachu just now, I finally remembered it!"

Faced with Lip's exposure, Xiaozhi pleaded with Lip in a low voice.

"Wait, Ms. Lip! Please don't tell anyone about my previous victory in the 'World Championship King'. The news has not yet spread to the 'Padia Region' where the communication magnetic field is inconvenient. I still want to live a quiet life for a while..."

Xiaoqing, Piper, Huangbo and others, who made room for the photo, approached Xiaozhi and Lip who were whispering to each other. Seeing that they stopped talking when they approached, Piper said curiously.

"Xiaozhi, what are you talking about? Why did you stop talking after we approached you?"

Xiaozhi wanted to say something but stopped himself, but fortunately Lip came to the rescue.

"Nothing, I was just congratulating Xiaozhi on his victory at the "Baking Gym"!"

Seeing the grateful looks from Ash and Pikachu, Lip didn't understand but could only respect him and keep Ash's identity a secret.