Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

Chapter 225: Friendship Shines Like a Diamond

Before long, Bronzor also exited its meditative state.

It was very proud of itself for learning a new skill.

To deflate its arrogance, An Jue knocked on its head and said:

"Diancie also learned a new skill, why isn't it as smug as you? You need to learn to be humble!"

Bronzor covered its head, unconvinced. Why should it be humble when it's so powerful?

"Hooopa~ Hooopa~" Hooopa is amazing.

An Jue was speechless and said, "You are Bronzor, not Hoopa."

Bronzor was very excited upon hearing this.

"Hooopa~ Hooopa~" I am Hoopa, I am Hoopa!

Seeing it go crazy again, An Jue ignored it.

At this moment, Ms. Olympia asked, "Your Highness, would you like to have a Gym battle with me?"

"Huh?" An Jue was stunned upon hearing this. "But I'm not a Trainer, and I don't plan to participate in the League competition!"

Ms. Olympia said, "It's not just those who participate in the League competition who can challenge Gyms. Sometimes, experiencing various things isn't a bad thing."

An Jue pondered upon hearing this, then nodded, "What you said makes sense, then I'll give it a try!"

Ms. Olympia smiled, "Then Your Highness, please follow me!"

Subsequently, under Ms. Olympia's guidance, An Jue arrived at the battle arena of the Anistar City Gym.

After An Jue and Ms. Olympia stood in their respective positions on the field, the Gym's referee announced:

"Now beginning His Highness An Jue's Gym challenge. The format of the match is a two-on-two Double Battle. The match will end when all of one side's Pokémon are unable to battle.

Now, please both sides release their respective Pokémon."

Upon hearing this, Ms. Olympia took the lead in sending out her Pokémon, which were the two Meowstic that were always by her side.

"Meow-stic~"

"Meow-stic~"

The two Meowstic walked side by side to one side of the field.

"Yoo-hoo~~~" Aegislash on An Jue's side took the initiative to volunteer for battle.

Seeing this, An Jue nodded in agreement and said, "Then Aegislash, I'll leave it to you."

"Hooopa~ Hooopa~" Bronzor on the side shouted excitedly upon seeing this, it actually wanted to go on stage.

Bronzor: I'm so powerful, if I don't go, who will?

An Jue knocked on its head speechlessly, "You're only level 1, what are you going to do up there? Feed them kills?"

"Hooopa~" Bronzor was very unconvinced upon hearing this.

At this time, Diancie stepped forward and said, "Then I'll be the second one."

This was An Jue's first Gym match, of course it had to be her.

An Jue nodded upon hearing this, "Alright!"

Diancie smiled and walked into the center of the field.

"Then… Begin the match!" Seeing that both sides had already sent out their Pokémon, the referee announced loudly.

As the referee's voice fell, Olympia took the lead in issuing instructions to the two Meowstic.

"Helping Hand, Dark Pulse."

Although she didn't specify which Meowstic would use Helping Hand and which Meowstic would use Dark Pulse, the two Meowstic instantly understood their respective roles.

The male Meowstic emitted a strange light from its left hand, gently patting the female Meowstic's right hand, and the female Meowstic immediately waved its hand and shot a black energy ring towards Aegislash.

Because Aegislash's weakness includes Dark.

At the same time, Aegislash's figure flashed quickly in the air. It unsheathed its dual blades, with black light flashing on the blades, and directly slashed towards the two Meowstic.

Aegislash used the move Shadow Sneak.

Aegislash is resisted by Dark-type moves, and the two Meowstic are also resisted by Dark-type moves.

However, the two Meowstic seemed to know that Aegislash's ability was No Guard, so dodging was useless. Therefore, the male Meowstic released Reflect.

Light Screen is used to defend against Special attacks, while Reflect is used to defend against Physical attacks.

A transparent barrier formed, blocking Aegislash's slash.

The two Meowstic's movements were very agile. The moment they defended against Aegislash, they immediately jumped into the air simultaneously, quickly moving away from Aegislash.

As Psychic-type Pokémon, Meowstic can move freely in the air using Psychic powers.

The two Meowstic in An Jue's family couldn't do this because their Psychic powers weren't strong enough.

While Aegislash was attacking, Diancie wasn't idle. As soon as the two Meowstic flew into the sky, her Power Gem shot over.

Meowstic's weaknesses include Dark, Bug, and Ghost, but unfortunately, Diancie doesn't know any of these three types of moves.

The two Meowstic's reactions were very fast. It could only be said that they were worthy of being Psychic-type Pokémon, very good at judging the situation.

Even when Aegislash got close, they didn't neglect to defend against Diancie in the distance.

Therefore, the moment Diancie attacked, their figures flashed continuously in the air and easily dodged.

Don't misunderstand this as Teleportation, it's just that they are fast.

"Helping Hand, Future Sight."

Ms. Olympia issued the command again.

"Meow-stic~"

"Meow-stic~"

The two Meowstic responded, the male Meowstic once again used Helping Hand on the female Meowstic, and the female Meowstic threw a ball of light into the sky.

The ball of light disappeared quickly after flying into the sky.

Future Sight is a powerful Psychic-type move, but it takes some time to take effect after being launched.

But Future Sight has one advantage compared to other moves that require charging, and that is that after it is launched, the user doesn't need to worry about it anymore. They just need to wait quietly for it to take effect, and can completely free up their hands to continue using other moves or do something else.

Unlike other charging moves, once the user is charging, they have no time to think about anything else.

For example, a Pokémon that launches Solar Beam needs to accumulate solar energy, so during the period of accumulating energy, it cannot do anything else, and can only concentrate on accumulating energy.

As soon as the two Meowstic finished releasing their skills, Aegislash slashed over with its sword, but the effect of Reflect was still there.

After Aegislash's attack ended, the male Meowstic immediately released Gravity towards Aegislash.

Caught off guard, Aegislash was directly crushed to the ground by Gravity.

The female Meowstic didn't hesitate to take the opportunity to release Dark Pulse on it.

Fortunately, Diancie rushed over at this time and used Power Gem to shatter Dark Pulse.

Then, she waved her hand and shot out sharp stones, forcing the two Meowstic back.

After going out of range, the male Meowstic's Gravity naturally had no effect, and Aegislash regained its freedom.

At this time, An Jue spoke, "Aegislash, use Fury Cutter."

Fury Cutter is a Bug-type move, which happens to resist Meowstic. More importantly, if this move hits continuously, its power will double.

What is Aegislash's ability? No Guard. It's very easy for its attacks to hit the opponent.

"Yoo~" Hearing An Jue's order, Aegislash responded and immediately raised its sword to slash at Meowstic.

Fury Cutter easily hit the male Meowstic, but because of Reflect, the damage was not high.

Although Reflect is a defensive skill, its role is not to block damage, but to reduce damage, so even if the damage is small, Fury Cutter still hit.

The female Meowstic immediately used Dark Pulse to assist the male Meowstic, but how could Diancie sit idly by?

So Dark Pulse and Rock Throw collided.

Aegislash continued to use Fury Cutter on the male Meowstic.

At this moment, Future Sight activated.

Rings of light fell from the sky, shooting straight towards Aegislash.

Diancie didn't hesitate at all, leaping in front of Aegislash and using Magic Coat to help Aegislash block the attack.

At the same time, Aegislash's sword also slashed out smoothly.

"Meow-stic~"

The male Meowstic was knocked away.

Diancie was also knocked down by Future Sight.

However, Diancie's Special Defense is extremely outstanding, and with Light Screen weakening the attack, plus she also used Magic Coat to strengthen her Special Defense, so she didn't seem to be in any serious trouble.

The female Meowstic caught the male Meowstic, and quickly ascended into the air with it, away from Aegislash, to prevent being attacked again.

Seeing this, An Jue shouted, "Diancie, Rock Tomb!"

As An Jue's voice fell, huge rocks controlled by Diancie fell from the sky.

The two Meowstic didn't notice the top of their heads at all, and were immediately hit, falling from the sky one after another.

Seeing this, Aegislash launched Fury Cutter again.

Yellow-green sword light swept out, hitting both Meowstic at the same time.

Hitting three times in a row, the original power of only 40 Fury Cutter was now as high as 160, and the Reflect protecting the two Meowstic was shattered in an instant.

"Meow-stic~~"

"Meow-stic~~"

The two Meowstic slammed hard on the ground, directly losing their ability to battle.

After the referee went forward to check on the two Meowstics, he announced loudly: "Meowstic is unable to battle, so the winner is the challenger, Prince An Jiel!"

Ms. Ge Ji Hua walked to the center of the field, used a Poké Ball to recall the two Meowstics, and said softly to them:

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Then she looked at An Jiel again, "Your Highness, a beautiful battle!"

An Jiel said modestly: "It's all thanks to Ms. Ge Ji Hua's mercy."

Ge Ji Hua shook her head and said: "I didn't show you any mercy, Your Highness."

In ordinary Gym matches, Gym Trainers would indeed show mercy to challengers, but she had used her full strength against An Jiel, without holding back in the slightest.

Immediately afterward, An Jiel saw the referee walking to the center of the field with a tray.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua took the badge from the tray and handed it to An Jiel, saying:

"Your Highness, this Psychic Badge is yours now. Although you said you wouldn't participate in the League Tournament, it's still valuable for collecting."

An Jiel took the badge and said, "Thank you, Ms. Ge Ji Hua."

Ms. Ge Ji Hua smiled and shook her head.

"Your Highness, let's find a place to sit down and chat," Ge Ji Hua suggested.

"Okay!" An Jiel nodded.

Then, An Jiel and Ms. Ge Ji Hua chatted for a long while, discussing topics related to Pokémon training, especially the training of Psychic-type Pokémon.

This conversation benefited An Jiel greatly.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua was truly a knowledgeable person, which made An Jiel admire her from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing that it was getting late, Ms. Ge Ji Hua stood up and said, "Your Highness, I won't take up any more of your time. Let's say goodbye here."

An Jiel nodded and stood up, "I feel very honored to have had a pleasant conversation with you today, Ms. Ge Ji Hua."

Ms. Ge Ji Hua said, "Me too. I'm very honored to meet Your Highness in Bai Ke City."

Just as An Jiel was about to leave, Ge Ji Hua added, "Please wait a moment, Your Highness. I have two gifts to give you!"

An Jiel looked puzzled when he heard this, "Gifts?"

Immediately afterward, he saw a Gym apprentice walking over with two items.

Ge Ji Hua took the two items from the apprentice's hands and handed them to An Jiel.

The first item was something similar to a storage device.

The second item was a wooden box.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua first pointed to the first item and said, "This storage device contains some of my training insights for Psychic-type Pokémon. I hope it can help you, Your Highness."

An Jiel looked surprised, and then quickly said, "This is too precious!"

Ms. Ge Ji Hua smiled and said, "It's nothing special. The apprentices in my Gym are all learning it. Please accept it, Your Highness."

"This... Alright!" An Jiel stopped being pretentious.

Then, Ms. Ge Ji Hua looked at the box and said, "As for the second item..."

She paused slightly, then slowly opened the box, revealing a pink crystal stone the size of an adult's fist.

"This is...?" An Jiel asked.

Ge Ji Hua explained, "Many years ago, a meteorite fell in Bai Ke City. Later, that meteorite became the sundial in the Bai Ke City Square.

And this crystal stone used to be a part of the sundial, and has been preserved in the Bai Ke Gym ever since."

An Jiel looked surprised when he heard this, "Is it okay to give me such a precious thing?"

The sundial is a landmark of Bai Ke City. Because of its existence, Bai Ke City is called the "Time-telling City Surrounded by Stars."

It is even said that the name of Bai Ke City is related to the sundial.

Ms. Ge Ji Hua said, "Please take it, Your Highness. The reason I'm giving it to you is because I saw some fragments on you. This thing will have a very important effect on you."

An Jiel was even more surprised when he heard this.

"Fragments? What fragments?"

Ms. Ge Ji Hua shook her head and said, "The fragments are blurry, and I can't see them too clearly."

An Jiel looked disappointed when he heard this.

"In that case, I'll accept it." An Jiel took the wooden box and put it into his backpack.

However, when he saw something in his backpack, An Jiel thought about it, took it out, and handed it to Ms. Ge Ji Hua.

"Ms. Ge Ji Hua, I also have a gift for you."

Ms. Ge Ji Hua looked at the large pink diamond in An Jiel's hand and said:

"This is a diamond made by Diancie?"

"You know, Ms. Ge Ji Hua?" An Jiel asked in surprise.

Only then did he suddenly realize that after Ms. Ge Ji Hua saw Diancie, she never showed any surprise and never asked Diancie's name.

So she recognized Diancie's identity from the beginning?

Ms. Ge Ji Hua nodded and said, "I have seen records of Diancie in ancient books, so I know a little about it."

An Jiel couldn't help but say, "Ms. Ge Ji Hua is indeed a knowledgeable person."

"You flatter me, Your Highness," Ms. Ge Ji Hua smiled, then reached out and took the diamond, "Then I will accept Your Highness's gift."

An Jiel said, "May our friendship shine like a diamond."

Ms. Ge Ji Hua was stunned when she heard this, then smiled and nodded, "May our friendship shine like a diamond."

After saying goodbye to Ms. Ge Ji Hua, An Jiel took Diancie and the others out of the Bai Ke Gym. At this time, the sun had already set.

"It seems that we can't go home today. Let's stay in Bai Ke City for one more night."

Diancie nodded: "I'll listen to you."

"Paxi~ Paxi~" The Throwing Monkey also nodded, indicating that he had no objection.

As for the Baltoy, its opinion was directly ignored.

After reaching a consensus, An Jiel found a hotel to stay in.

He first took the Pokémon to the hotel restaurant for a delicious meal, and then took them for a walk in the nearby park in the sunset. He didn't return to the hotel to rest until it was dark.

After returning to the hotel, it was still early, so everyone was not in a hurry to rest.

Diancie took out knitting needles and sat on the sofa to knit a sweater.

Although it had already knitted a wool sweater for An Jiel, how could one be enough? So it planned to knit a few more.

The Throwing Monkey was preparing juice, planning to make some drinks for everyone.

The Baltoy was spinning around like a top, looking at An Jiel for a while, and then looking at the other Pokémon.

It really wanted to act crazy, but it was afraid that An Jiel would punch it.

Volcanion was still watching his favorite soccer game.

As for the Espathra, it quietly lay beside An Jiel, looking up and communicating with An Jiel.

When Ms. Ge Ji Hua taught everyone meditation today, it was not outside, so An Jiel was teaching it how to meditate.

While teaching, An Jiel also referred to the insights Ms. Ge Ji Hua gave him.

As long as the storage device was plugged into the phone, the content could be viewed directly.

Seeing the Baltoy swaying around there, An Jiel couldn't help but say, "If you have nothing to do, meditate. Don't you want to become stronger faster?"

The Baltoy was stunned when he heard this, then silently climbed onto the bed, lay down, and started meditating in a comfortable position.

An Jiel glanced at it, "You really know how to enjoy yourself."

"Yaji~~" Are you targeting me?

The Baltoy said dissatisfied.

An Jiel said, "Yes, did you just find out?"

Baltoy: . . .

Everyone was busy with their own things, and the room gradually became quiet.

Just as everyone was concentrating on their own affairs, Volcanion suddenly shouted.

"Damn it!!!"

Everyone was frightened by it.

"What's wrong, Volcanion?" An Jiel asked in confusion.

"My favorite Pokémon soccer star has retired!" Volcanion said angrily.

An Jiel asked, "Is it that Cinderace?"

Volcanion nodded.

An Jiel asked in confusion, "I remember it was at its peak, why did it retire all of a sudden?"

Volcanion shook his head, "How would I know? The team just issued a retirement statement without saying the reason."

An Jiel looked regretful: "That's a real pity."

Volcanion said: "It's more than just a pity, it's a huge loss to the soccer world!"

An Jiel said: "There's nothing we can do about it."

So, until bedtime, Volcanion was always sighing with a melancholy look on his face, and he was no longer in the mood to watch soccer games.

Considering that it was in a bad mood, everyone didn't blame it. After all, Volcanion really liked Cinderace, and everyone often heard it talk about Cinderace.

When it was time, everyone started to sleep, and it finally quieted down.

The next morning, Volcanion was still in a bad mood, and everyone's comfort was useless.

It just so happened that everyone was preparing to set off for home, so they couldn't help but think:

It's better to go home and let Magearna comfort it.