Pokémon: Yunxiao

"What's wrong, young man? Are you going to admit defeat?"

Xiao Dan, who was climbing in the front, looked back from time to time. At this time, Yun Xiao was lying on the rock wall to rest, and there was still half the distance to the top of the mountain.

"Stop making so much noise, uncle. My name is Yun Xiao, and I’m from Chenghua City in the Hoenn region."

Although he felt very tired, Yun Xiao didn't like being looked down upon. For him who seldom exercised, this rock climbing was still a bit strenuous.

Yun Xiao gritted his teeth and climbed up with a determined look. He didn't have Xiao Zhi's extraordinary physique, nor did he have Xiao Dan's skill. He only had the willpower to not give in.

Xiao Dan smiled and continued to climb up while checking Yun Xiao's situation below. Rock climbing is an extreme sport after all, and it is too dangerous for a novice to climb this high peak. For Yun Xiao's safety, he still tied the safety rope to Yun Xiao's body.

Yun Xiao followed Xiao Dan all the way up the mountain. When they were almost a quarter of the way to the top of the mountain, Yun Xiao found that a lot of thick snow had accumulated on the rocks. Yun Xiao, who was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, could already feel the coldness.

"Rest here for a while, change into cotton clothes and then we will continue our journey."

Xiao Dan took off his mountaineering backpack and threw a down jacket and cotton gloves to Yun Xiao. Yun Xiao did not refuse and dragged his tired body to put on the down jacket and cotton gloves. Now there was only a short distance to the top of the mountain. Now he just wanted to reach the top of the mountain, get the badge and leave this damn place.

"There's only a little distance left, come on, boy!"

Xiao Dan grinned and continued to climb upwards. Yun Xiao followed after resting for a while. When he was almost exhausted, he finally saw the damn top of the mountain.

At this moment, he could no longer lift his hands. Although he was only a short distance away from the finish line, he felt as if his hands weighed a thousand pounds.

"How can I just give up here?"

Yun Xiao gritted his teeth, raised his right hand tremblingly, and grabbed the cliff with his unyielding determination.

"Well done, young man. You passed the test."

Xiao Dan, who had already reached the top of the mountain, walked over and pulled Yun Xiao up with his strong right hand.

"hu~hu~hu~"

Yun Xiao squatted on the cliff and breathed heavily. At this moment, he had no strength left.

"Haha, are you curious about why I set up such a rock climbing project? Rock climbing is an extreme sport. People can experience this feeling of slowly draining away while climbing. Although the process is tiring, when you climb to the top of the mountain and overlook the scenery below the mountain you conquered, you will feel a sense of pride. How about it, it's meaningful, right?"

Xiao Dan was talking to himself, this was also one of his hobbies as a rock climber.

"It doesn't make any sense, let's go and play."

Yun Xiao was speechless at the moment. This guy likes rock climbing, so does he have to make others like it too? After resting for a while and feeling much better, Yun Xiao just wanted to get the badge and leave.

It was only noon when he arrived, and now the sun was about to set, which really delayed him a lot of time. Now he finally understood why so few people participated in the Orange League. Just such an extreme rock climbing alone would be enough to discourage many trainers, right?

"What an impatient fellow! Come with me."

Xiaodan shook his head and then took Yunxiao to a platform where geysers were constantly erupting.

"The first match is to use the freezing ray to freeze this hot geyser. I will send Nidoqueen out to take on the challenge."

Xiao Dan announced the first competition event and then sent out an elite Nidoqueen to compete.

"I'll leave this to you, Minas."

After all, it was a project that had never been tried before, so Yun Xiao still sent out Mienshao.

"Hmm? I didn't expect you to have such a rare Mienshao. You're really lucky. Then get ready. Once the geyser gushes out, the game will begin immediately."

Xiao Dan looked a little surprised when he saw the Mienshao in front of Yun Xiao, and then immediately told Yun Xiao the rules of the game.

Yun Xiao nodded, carefully observing the movements under his feet.

puff~

The ground continued to shake, and then two geysers gushed out, and the two men reacted immediately.

"Meinas, freezing ray!"

"Nidoqueen, use Freeze Ray."

The two gave orders almost at the same time, and Milotic and Nidoqueen's freezing rays both fixed the geyser firmly. Both Pokémon began to race against time to freeze the entire geyser to prevent it from dispersing in the air.

After all, Yun Xiao's Milotic had the advantage in level and attributes, and was far ahead when it came to freezing the geyser. After a while, it froze the geyser into an icicle.

"It seems that I lost the first round. Then let's move on to the second round. We will send out three Pokémon to compete and turn this icicle into an ice ship."

Xiao Dan patted the large icicle in front of him and then sent out Scyther and Goli to cooperate with Nidoqueen.

Yun Xiao sent out Skank and LilyPad. LilyPad and Milotic were responsible for fixing the icicles, while Skank was responsible for carving the ship shape. The second level tested the Pokémon's tacit understanding.

In this round, the two were evenly matched and the second round ended in a draw.

The third round was to ski down from the top of the mountain to the beach at the bottom on the ice boat. In order to reduce the weight, Yun Xiao only kept Meerkat and Cradle Lily, put Milotic back into the Poké Ball, and sent out Smellydra.

Faced with Pokémon that he had never seen before, Xiao Dan had to be cautious. After announcing the start of the game, he took the lead in the charge, followed closely by Yun Xiao.

Compared to a novice like Yun Xiao, Xiao Dan was obviously much more skilled. He kept commanding the Pokémon to control the direction and used some skills to speed up the ice ship. On the other hand, Yun Xiao seemed a little flustered.

Fortunately, I mastered the control method of the ice boat in the middle part, and finally turned the defeat into victory with the help of the slippery slime of the Xicui Niumelulong.

"The match was exciting. You and your Pokémon have much better chemistry than I do. You are a strong trainer. This is the White Wave Badge of the Napuru Gym."

Xiao Dan lost the game and simply handed the Bailang badge to Yun Xiao.

"Thank you. I should be leaving now."

Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with the rock climbing event, since this was the competition rule of this gym after all, Yun Xiao did not say much. After thanking him, he sent Gyarados out. It was already late today, and he had to reach the next island early to check in.

"Young man Yun Xiao, welcome to come rock climbing again next time!"

Xiao Dan smiled brightly. He liked rock climbing more than the battles between Pokémon.

"Ahem, I don't think that's necessary."

Yun Xiao said helplessly, his hands were still weak!