He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 3255 The Great Trial of Ula Ula Island!
The next day, Tapu Kuma's name was indeed feared throughout the Alola region.

As he walked along the streets of the quiet city of Malie, Xiaozhi could hear people all around him discussing heatedly the incident at Mount Lanakila yesterday.

Even Kachi, Mao and others called Xiaozhi to inquire about the situation.

After knowing that Xiaozhi was also present, they all felt regretful and annoyed.

They already knew about Mamane's trip to Ula'ula Island and witnessed the battle between Deoxys and Rayquaza.
As expected, following Teacher Xiaozhi, you can see incredible things!

However, what happened at the top of Mount Lanakila yesterday made many Melemele Islanders excited and proud.

After all, the Wearing Bear lives on Melemele Island, which means that their island suddenly has two patron saints!

"Is the noise so loud?"

Xiaozhi looked around with a dry laugh, but there was not much emotion on his face.

Speaking of which, he would rather have a real fight with Tapu Kuma!
But today, the opponent to be fought is not Tapu Kuma, but the king of the island of Ula'la Island!

After a while, Xiaozhi brought Xiaoguang to the gym opened by Longkui again.

At this moment, a huge fighting arena has been set up on the street in front of the gym, and many people have gathered around, watching curiously.

There was even a huge banner hanging on it:
"The Great Trial of the Island Tour! Teacher Xiaozhi vs. the King of the Island, Merdan!"

"——This competition is sponsored by the Crazy Dragon Gym!"

Xiaozhi's mouth twitched. This was too ostentatious. He just asked Long Kui to lend him a place to conduct the trial.

And what the hell is the Crazy Dragon Gym? !
Although he did suggest giving the gym a resounding name at that time, but Crazy Dragon?

However, when I think of Long Kui's bright red leather skin and cool hairstyle.

Well, it does fit the name of "Crazy Dragon Gym".

"Hey~ Teacher Xiaozhi, and Xiaoguang~ you are here~!"

From a distance, after seeing the two people, Long Kui shouted and greeted them loudly, as if she was using the "Dragon Voice Encouragement".

Beside him, Aserola had been waiting here for a long time.

Her pretty face was smiling, and she was obviously very satisfied with this ostentatious arena.

She had already made an appointment with Xiaozhi to have a grand trial battle in the city of Marie, but they hadn't found a venue yet. They couldn't just fight on the street, right?

So Xiaozhi thought of Long Kui’s new gym.

The battle with the King of the Island should be able to attract some popularity, right?
On the other end of the phone, Long Kui naturally agreed readily. It was a win-win situation!
Therefore, the arena outside the gym that was originally used for gym competitions to attract customers was simply lent to Xiaozhi for the Grand Trial battle.

"Teacher Xiaozhi, let me introduce you~ This is Uncle Merdan~! He is also the strongest trainer on our Ula'ula Island, the king of the island~!"

Aselora immediately took Merdan's arm and introduced him enthusiastically.

Merdan yawned and scratched his head, not accepting Aserola's boasting:

"Well, I may be the king of the island, but I'm not the strongest trainer. Marin is much stronger than me~"

Xiaozhi quickly looked at Merdan and found that he was a middle-aged man with gray hair, wearing a loose police uniform and slippers on his feet. He looked like he had no fighting spirit.

His cheeks looked a little thin, but Xiaozhi could vaguely sense a gloomy and dangerous aura from him.

Generally, this feeling only occurs when facing the cadres of villain organizations in various regions, right?

Xiaozhi was puzzled, but the other party obviously had nothing to do with the villain organization, so he quickly greeted him politely:
"Alola~Mr. Merdan! I'm Ash from the Kanto region! This is my Pikachu~!"

Beside him, Xiaoguang also greeted him with a smile. "My name is Xiaoguang, and I'm from the Sinnoh region!"

Hearing the word "Kanto", Merdan perked up a little:
"A trainer from Kanto?"

Before, he only knew that he was a young and promising teacher from another place, and he didn't know much about Xiaozhi.

But judging from the appearance, it probably has nothing to do with Sakaki or Team Rocket.

"Teacher Xiaozhi, right? Alola~ It's okay, let's go to the big trial~"

Merdan spoke lazily, his hands in his pockets, and he walked to one end of the arena first.

Xiaozhi couldn't help but look at Acerola, as if asking, "Is this the island king you mentioned who is very enthusiastic and wants to conduct the great trial?"
It seems like I'm forced to punch in for work!
Acerola quickly explained with a smile:
"Haha, Teacher Xiaozhi! Although Uncle Merdan doesn't seem to be very motivated, he is actually very excited inside~!"

Xiaozhi nodded and quickly climbed onto the stage.

In short, he can finally have a proper fight. He has been watching from the sidelines for so long since he came here, and he has been itching to have a fight!

A lot of people have gathered around the ring.

"Teacher Xiaozhi? Who?"

"Have not heard"

There is still some delay in the information between the four islands. On Melemele Island and Akala Island, Xiaozhi's name is actually quite famous, but he is still not familiar with Ula'ula Island.

As for Merdan on the other side.
"Merdan? Who?"

"Have not heard"

"So our Ula'ula Island also has an island king?"

It seems that no one knows him.

This made Acerola very anxious. How could the king of the island be so unimpressive? So she shouted at the top of her voice:

"Fight with all your might, Uncle Merdan! Fight like the king of the island!"

Merdan scratched his head. It was rare to see this girl being so attentive.
After thinking about it, Merdan sighed and his expression gradually became serious.

"Hey bro, the rules of the Grand Trial on our Ula'ula Island are different from those on other islands."

"According to the rules, the King of the Island can use three Pokémon, and the challenger can only use one Pokémon. If you can't defeat all three, the Grand Trial will be considered a failure~"

Merdan spoke loudly, emphasizing his tone a little.

"1v3?"

Xiaozhi was stunned. It was the first time he heard of such a rule.

He subconsciously glanced at the audience, and Acerola nodded at him, proving that these were not rules that Merdan had made up on the spur of the moment.

The battle rules of Ula'ula Island are 3v1. Of course, the strength of the three Pokémon also increases successively, and it will be difficult to deal with without all three Pokémon.

But it is extremely difficult to pass the round-robin battle.

So Xiaozhi nodded and agreed on the spot:
"OK, I accept!"

As the host, Long Kui also stood in the middle and said loudly:

"Then as the master of the Mad Dragon Gym, I hereby declare the Ula'ula Island Trial officially open!"