Chapter 131 Seven Fruit Islands
"Please, Nidoqueen!"
"It's your turn, Milotic!"
Danny and Misty both sent out their Pokémon.
"Use Psybeam!"
The two ordered simultaneously.
Neither Nidoqueen nor Milotic's Psybeam was their main type skill, so this round of competition mainly depended on the proficiency of the skill and the level of the Pokémon.
It was clear that Misty's Milotic was significantly superior to Danny's Nidoqueen, so Misty easily won the first round.
"Oh, I lost! Misty, you won this round." Danny scratched his head.
Misty smiled, then turned to recall her Pokémon: "You worked hard, Milotic, come back."
"Alright, I'll be serious in the second round."
"The content of the second round is to use three Pokémon to sculpt the newly frozen ice pillar into an ice boat," Danny said.
"This is to compare the Pokémon's teamwork ability and skill proficiency. The competitions in the Orange Islands are actually quite interesting," Ash exclaimed.
This type of competition would indeed be worth participating in if his Pokémon were still below the Gym level, but unfortunately, his level had long surpassed that, so this type of competition wasn't very useful for him.
Hearing the content of the competition, Misty frowned slightly. It seemed she didn't have many Pokémon capable of such delicate work.
After much thought, Misty sent out the Pokémon she thought capable: Kingdra, Psyduck, and Cleffa.
Danny, on the other hand, sent out Machoke, Scyther, and Nidoqueen.
"Staryu, protect the ice block according to the shape of this diagram."
"Kingdra, you are responsible for cutting with Water Gun."
"Cleffa, use low-power Flamethrower (PS: In the Scarlet and Violet versions, Cleffa can learn Flamethrower via TM; in previous versions, it could learn Fire Blast)."
Listening to Misty's commands, Serena curiously asked, "Ash, why does Misty always call Psyduck Staryu?"
Tracy also showed a curious expression. When they encountered a wild Golduck not long ago, he wanted to ask but was too embarrassed to speak.
"That Psyduck's aptitude is much stronger than ordinary ones, so its headache is also stronger than its peers. Perhaps because of the headache, it mistakenly believes Misty named it Staryu or Starmie. Only by calling it by these two names will it respond," Ash explained.
Under the powerful Telekinesis of Psyduck, Kingdra sprayed Water Gun at high frequency to polish the ice pillar, while Cleffa used Flamethrower to bake it.
In terms of polishing speed, Misty was still slightly behind, as Danny's Pokémon had performed such competition tasks countless times.
Seeing Danny about to finish, Misty also went all out, "Never mind, Staryu, full power Telekinesis! Cleffa, you also use full power Flamethrower!"
Psyduck's dull eyes suddenly glowed blue, and the ice pillar, enveloped by Telekinesis, directly floated in the air and began to Whirlwind. Cleffa's sprayed flames also suddenly increased in temperature by a notch.
With the cooperation of the two Pokémon, an ice boat was quickly created.
Seeing Misty's ice boat completed, Danny knew he had lost.
He looked regretful and smiled, "Oh dear, I lost again. It's a pity we can't have a third round of competition."
"Misty, you won. This White Wave gym badge is yours."
He took out a white shell gym badge and handed it to Misty.
Misty took the gym badge, "Thank you, Mr. Danny!"
After bidding farewell to Danny, Ash's group headed towards the next island.
After setting sail, Ash asked Tracy, "Tracy, where is our next stop?"
"Let me see."
Tracy took out the map he carried with him.
"Navel Gym is on the east side of the Orange Islands. The previous Mikan island Gym was on the south side. To go to the next Gym, we need to go back and will pass through the Seven Grapefruit Islands," Tracy said.
"Seven Grapefruit Islands?" Serena and Misty were very puzzled.
And Ash, hearing the name of this island, knew that his butterfly-stroke Snorlax was coming!
"The Seven Grapefruit Islands are composed of seven small islands. Because the islands are full of pomelo trees, they are called the Seven Grapefruit Islands. By the way, now is the season for pomelos to ripen!" Tracy said.
"Pomelos? They sound pretty good, but I don't know what they taste like," Misty said.
Navel Gym was not far from the Seven Grapefruit Islands. In less than four hours, Ash's group landed on one of the islands.
Serena looked at the entire island's Berry trees, covered with pomelos, and exclaimed, "Wow, the whole mountain is full of pomelos! I wonder what special flavor they'll have when made into macarons and Poké Puffs!"
"Any macarons and Poké Puffs made by Serena will definitely be delicious," Ash said with a smile.
"These pomelos are so big! By the way, Tracy, are the pomelos on the Seven Grapefruit Islands all wild?" Misty suddenly asked.
Tracy was unsure, "It seems they are managed by someone. This season is harvest time, and many tourists also come to the island to experience picking. Let's go find the staff and ask about the situation first."
"Exactly, since these fruit trees are managed by someone, we still need to ask permission, otherwise it would be bad to be mistaken for fruit thieves," Ash echoed.
Taking something without asking is considered stealing. Ash still had basic morals, although the idiot in the original work always seemed to act first, and then someone would always forgive them. But Ash felt there was no need to cause unnecessary trouble.
As expected, shortly after they landed on the island, a short-haired girl in a pink T-shirt came over with a stick.
"Hello, we are passing tourists. Are these pomelos yours?" Ash asked the girl.
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