Chapter 121: Gym Tournament
With the yacht's assistance, Ash and the others quickly arrived at Mikan Island.
On the way to Mikan island Gym, Misty asked doubtfully, "Ash, are you really not planning to participate in the Orange League Contest?"
In her impression, Ash was a passionate Trainer who loved battles, but now hearing about a League and not participating, it was somewhat suspicious.
Could it be that Ash didn't want to participate in the League so he could spend more time with Serena?
Misty couldn't help but speculate that Ash pushing her to participate was just a way to find an opportunity to get rid of her so he could hang out with the upcoming Serena. She would never allow such a thing, unless he brought...
"I won't be participating. After all, I just finished the Indigo Plateau Conference. I want Pikachu and the others to calm down and fully digest what they gained from the Indigo Plateau Conference, so they can actively prepare for the Silver Conference."
Ash still had to keep up appearances. He couldn't possibly say that he looked down on the Trainers of the Orange League, could he? That would really ruin his image, and he had just encouraged Misty to participate. If he then turned around and said he looked down on the participants, that wouldn't be something a protagonist should say.
Hearing this, Misty couldn't say much, "Alright."
She turned to Tracy and asked, "By the way, Tracy, do you know what kind of person the Trainer of the Mikan island Gym is?"
"She is known as the Western Star of the Orange League's Southern Cross. She is skilled at using Pokémon like Seadra and Blastoise. However, the Mikan island Gym challenge might be different from a normal Gym battle, Misty, so you need to be mentally prepared!" Tracy reminded her.
Hearing this, Misty became even more confused, "It's not a traditional battle?"
"The Mikan island Gym rarely holds traditional battles. It's more about testing a Pokémon's move techniques, and also the tacit agreement between the Trainer and the Pokémon."
The group headed towards the Gym and soon saw the building located by the beach.
Then, Ash saw the trap that idiot fell for in the original story.
Hmm... it was indeed very crude, just a thin rope connected to a bucket on a coconut tree.
The three of them completely ignored this trap.
The little boy hiding behind the coconut tree, seeing that his trap hadn't worked, immediately thought, 'These people mean trouble.'
So he jumped out and blocked Ash and the others, "Are you Trainers here to challenge the Gym?"
"Challenge the Gym? Can't we just have a normal Gym challenge?"
Misty was bewildered by this little brat. She was a world-class beautiful girl, she wouldn't do something as villainous as challenging a Gym.
"Hey, Senta, why aren't you doing the cleaning you're supposed to do? What are you doing out here?"
Just then, Cissy, the true Trainer of the Mikan island Gym, appeared.
"Sister, these people are here to challenge the Gym!"
The little brat called Senta immediately played the victim.
"No way! I'm a Pokemon Trainer here to challenge the Mikan island Gym! You little brat, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!" Misty was very angry.
Senta looked at Misty's angry expression and immediately became scared: "Uh... so, so scary, just like my sister!"
"I see. Your challenge, I, the Western Star of the Southern Cross, accept!" Cissy's eyes revealed a strong desire for battle.
The interior of the Mikan island Gym was very spacious, with just a regular battle arena.
Cissy said, "The rules for the Mikan island Gym challenge are to decide the winner with two moves, and two Pokémon can be used."
"Is the competition format a battle or something else?" Misty asked, holding a Poké Ball.
"The Orange League Contest is not limited to simple Pokémon duels. Let me show you, Senta!"
After hearing his sister, Senta took out a remote control and pressed it. The switch on the side of the battle arena opened, revealing a row of neatly arranged cans, and the battle arena in front of Misty also changed to a Water Field.
"Go, Seadra!"
[Pokémon: Seadra]
[Type: Water]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: Gym Beginner]
[Ability: Sniper]
[Potential: Elite]
[Moves: Water Gun, Twister, Focus Energy.....]
"Alright, for the first round, we'll decide the winner with the Water Gun move. The competition is to see whose Pokémon's Water Gun move is more skilled. My Seadra is very powerful." Cissy said.
The next second, Senta blew a few bubbles.
"Seadra, use Water Gun."
With a few whooshes, Seadra's Water Gun shattered the bubbles.
"So powerful." Misty thought to herself.
"That Seadra's Water Gun move is so skilled, can Misty win?" Tracy whispered.
"Don't worry, Misty is not far behind in training Water-type Pokémon."
"Alright, that's pretty much it. Let your Pokémon compete with my Pokémon to knock down the empty cans." Cissy said to Misty.
"Okay, come out, Kingdra!"
The Horsea Misty had previously caught evolved not long after being sent to Cerulean Gym. Upon hearing this news, she immediately had her sisters transfer it over.
And for Seadra to evolve into Kingdra, no harsh conditions were needed, only carrying a Dragon Scale and trading it was enough. Ash still had a lot of Dragon Scales in stock.
"Kingdra?" Cissy was very surprised by the Pokémon Misty brought out.
Against a stationary target, Misty's Kingdra had an absolute advantage, and Misty took the lead in the first round.
"Next are moving objects, Seadra, go!"
One by one, frisbees were shot into the air, and both Seadra and Kingdra used Water Gun to shatter them.
In the moving target round, both of them tied.
"You won the first round." Cissy announced the result of the first match.
Then, she led Ash and the others to the beach, pointed at the flags floating in the distance on the sea, and said, "The next match is a wave-riding duel. The Trainer needs to ride a Water-type Pokémon, go around the flags ahead, and the first one to return wins."
"Huh? Do I have to ride a Pokémon?"
Hearing the rules, Misty was stumped. She didn't seem to have any Pokémon she could ride. Kingdra, with its height of 1.8 meters, could be ridden, but its speed wasn't fast.
"Little sister, don't you have a Pokémon you can ride?" Cissy looked at Misty doubtfully.
Misty hesitated for a moment and asked, "Um... Milotic, does that count?"
"Huh, Milotic???" Cissy showed a look of shock.
Milotic is the most beautiful Pokémon. Even with Ash revealing the detailed evolution conditions, it is still very rare, and as a Water-type Pokemon Trainer, Cissy also longed to have a Milotic.
"Yeah, if I hold onto Milotic and go around, that should be fine too, right?"
As a Gym Leader herself, Misty knew very well that Gyms with specific challenge items generally wouldn't limit the item conditions too strictly.
"You can! But as a condition, can you let me touch your Milotic?" Cissy's ulterior motive was revealed.
"No problem."
After Misty released her Milotic, she rushed to the restroom to change into her swimsuit.
"Milotic (❁´3`❁)"
Cissy gazed at the Pokémon in front of her, her eyes full of envy.
Soon, their match began, with Cissy using Blastoise.
The final result was naturally Milotic, with its higher base speed, narrowly winning. Why a narrow victory? It could only be attributed to Team Rockets' assistance. Without Team Rockets' interference, Misty would have had a stable win.
Of course, Misty also fulfilled her promise, allowing Cissy to interact briefly with her Milotic. Afterwards, the two chatted like long-lost best friends. There was no helping it; both of them were skilled in using Water-type Pokémon and were also Gym Leaders.
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