After Ling Ling subdued Pikachu, the three of them continued their journey. On the morning of the third day, they finally walked out of Pikachu Forest and arrived at the foot of a mountain called Evolution Mountain.
Hoodlum was extremely disappointed when he saw the town right in front of him. He hadn't gained anything in the Pikachu Forest. Perhaps it was because he had obtained the fast dragon, but his luck in taming Pokémon had become extremely bad recently.
Hoodlum and the other two stepped onto the streets of the town. Their bodies, which had been traveling for a long time, could finally rest well here.
"So this is Stone Town. It's famous for producing Evolution Stones.”Amy looked at the quiet streets around her.
"That's right, so we should work harder here. Let's go to the Evolution Mountain and dig some stones first!”Hoodlum laughed.
"No! I'm almost exhausted. I should go to the hotel to rest first!”Xiaomi immediately retorted.
Lingling smiled apologetically at Hoodlum. It seemed that she supported Amy's opinion. Although the adventures these days were extremely interesting for her, she was also very tired. It was not easy to come to the city, so she naturally needed to rest first.
" Alright, alright." Hoodlum saw that the two of them were unwilling to go with him, so he compromised."After you've been to the Pokémon Center, go to the hotel to rest. I'll be back before dinner.”
Mi and Lingling agreed. They parted ways with Hoodlum and headed to the Pokémon Center in town.
" Be careful if you run into a fire-type Pokémon!" Xiao Mi shouted at Hoodlum as she thought of this.
"I know." Hoodlum snapped.
"Why do I have to be careful when encountering a fire-type magical treasure?”Ling Ling asked in confusion.
Mi smiled and started talking about the scandal that Hoodlum had encountered when he was catching Pokémon.
Hoodlum, who was walking on the other side of the road, seemed to have a telepathic connection as he mumbled,""I hope she doesn't say too much about me.”
Hoodlum took Cher to the Evolution Mountain. It was still early, so they might be able to dig up some Evolution Stones. Cher was still missing a Water Stone. After evolving into a Fire Elf and Thunder Elf, she would have incredible combat power. Hoodlum wondered what kind of surprise Water Fairy would bring him.
Hoodlum was deep in thought as he walked. When he looked up, a large mansion by the roadside attracted his attention.
" This should be where the four Ivan brothers live," Hoodlum thought. He saw that the iron gate of the mansion wasn't closed, so he walked in. He immediately saw that there were many trainers chatting with each other. There was a table in the garden with many Evolution Stones. A red-haired youth was using the Evolution Stone to evolve a six-tailed into a nine-tailed.
"Hey, are you a traveler?" A blue-haired youth greeted Hoodlum.
"Yes, what are you doing?”Hoodlum asked.
"We're holding an evolution garden fair.”A blond youth walked over and introduced. He immediately saw Cher beside Hoodlum and asked in surprise,"You actually have Ivan too. What a coincidence. Do you want to use the Evolution Stone to evolve?"
The red-haired youth who had helped with the evolution just now also walked over. The three of them gathered together. Other than the color and style of their hair, they all looked similar.
"Hello, I'm the big brother of brothers, Lei Zang, and I use the Thunder Spirit!”Lei Zang introduced himself and the thunder spirit beside him.
"My name is Achi, and this is my fire spirit!”The red-haired Archi was the second to introduce the Fire Elf.
"I'm Mizuki, and my Pokémon is Water Fairy!”The last blue-haired youth said.
"We are the famous three Ivan brothers of Stone Town!”The three of them finally shouted together.
Hoodlum was shocked by the three people's loud voices and smiled bitterly.""Hello, my name is Fei, and my Ivan is Shirley.”
"So you gave it a name. Not bad, but have you thought about evolving it? Thunder Elves are the best choice." Lei Zang smiled and threw the Thunder Stone to Hoodlum.
"Big brother, that's not right. The strongest should be the Fire Elves!”The red-haired Achi immediately retorted. He took out a Fire Stone and handed it to Hoodlum.
Lei Zang immediately started arguing with Aqi about which evolution was the strongest.
"Ignore them, Ah Fei. You want Water Fairy to evolve the most, right?”While his two brothers were arguing, Miz Qi handed the Water Stone to Ah Fei.
Hoodlum looked at the three Evolution Stones in his hand. He had wanted to get some Evolution Stones so that his Pokémon could evolve. He didn't expect someone to give him a pillow just as he was about to sleep. If possible, he wanted to take all three stones. Apart from evolving his Pokémon Shirley, he also had Six-Tails. The Katigo needed Fire Stones, and Xiaomi's Smelly Flower needed Leaf Stones to evolve.
"So, have you decided what you want Xue Li to evolve?”Lei Zang stopped arguing and asked Hoodlum. His other two brothers also stared at Hoodlum as if they wanted to send their evolution ideas to him.
Hoodlum looked at the Water Stone in his hand and thought that no matter what decision he made, he would offend the other two. To be honest, he wanted Cher to evolve into a Water Fairy because he had seen the power of the Thunder Fairy and Fire Fairy.
Just as he was troubled, a plan suddenly appeared in his mind.
"We should only know who is the strongest after the competition.”Hoodlum said.
"Competition? Are the three of us going to fight?”Lei Cang asked.
"Of course not. You guys are the ones fighting my Cher.”" I'll let Cher evolve into one of them," Hoodlum explained." Then, I'll challenge your Pokémon to decide who's the strongest."”
Ivan and his brothers thought about it for a while and felt that it was possible. The three of them had won and lost in their battles, and it was impossible to determine who was the strongest. It seemed that they could only let the fourth person be the judge.
"Of course, we will accept the competition, but you have to choose your evolution partner.”Lei Cang said.
When the surrounding trainers heard that there would be a competition, they gathered together to watch. The garden was empty for the contestants.
"Let me fight first." Aqi was the first to stand out from his brothers. Lei Cang and Miz Qi also had no objections. Although the brothers often argued about being the strongest, they would never be careless in the competition.
"This is naturally the one I'm sending out. Fire Elf, come on up!”Achi ordered loudly.
"Woo ~" The Fire Elf roared and stood on the stage.
"Xue Li, evolve!" Hoodlum shouted as he threw out the Evolution Stone in his hand.
Cher jumped into the air and released a white light along with the Evolution Stone. After her evolution, Cher landed on the stage. She had evolved into Water Fairy.
"So you want to use water to suppress fire." " But my Fire Elf has a lot of experience with Water Pokémon," Aki said." You have to be careful."”
It turned out that Achi thought that Hoodlum had evolved Water Fairy to counter fire. In fact, Hoodlum only wanted to test Water Fairy's strength. No matter what the opponent used, he would let Shirley evolve Water Fairy.
"We will attack first in the competition. Fire Spirit, spit flames!”Aki was the first to give the order to attack.
On the battlefield, the Fire Elf heard the order and quickly shot out a pillar of fire towards Shirley. The speed and strength of the technique were not bad.
"Shirley, use the water gun!" Hoodlum hurriedly shouted.
On the battlefield, Xue Li's speed was even faster. A pillar of water quickly collided with the flames, causing an explosion. Xue Li's figure was blocked by the steam. In terms of ultimate moves, the power of both sides was equal, but Xue Li's speed was faster. After all, it was a follow-up attack.
Hoodlum didn't rush to attack again when he saw that Shirley was covered in steam. He was just trying to get used to Water Fairy's fighting style and observe her characteristics, just like the Thunder Fairy's speed and the Fire Fairy's aura.
"Fire Elf, use the Flame Vortex to trap the opponent!”Achi didn't stop attacking just because he couldn't see his opponent.
In order to deal with Cher's sudden attack, the Fire Spirit's fire vortex surrounded the opponent, making it unable to move easily. As long as the water vapor dissipated, it could attack again.
However, Achi and the Fire Elf couldn't wait any longer. Hoodlum had already launched another attack.
"Xue Li, use the unique skill of digging holes!" Hoodlum shouted at Cher.
Hearing this, Achi immediately became alert." Fire Elf, pay attention to the opponent's movements.”
A shadow of Cher could be seen in the water vapor, but it didn't move. This reaction made Archer and the Fire Elf feel strange, but Hoodlum was already laughing.
"Come out, Shirley! Use the water cannon!"
Hoodlum's order confused everyone around him. They saw that Shirley hadn't used the Burrow Skill at all and was still standing on the field. However, what happened next made them understand why Hoodlum gave such an order.
Behind the Fire Fairy, Cher, who had evolved into Water Fairy, suddenly appeared, catching the Fire Fairy off guard.
"Use the smoke!" Achi's reaction was not slow. He did not have the time to think about why his opponent would suddenly appear from behind and hurriedly shouted.
However, it was too late. Cher used her powerful water cannon to perfectly hit Achi's fire spirit. With just one hit, it fell to the ground and fainted.
"Too strong!" This was what everyone thought. Putting aside the power of the ultimate skill, the key was its speed. The Water Cannon was a powerful water element skill that required accumulation of attacks. However, the speed at which Xue Li used the Water Cannon was almost as fast as the speed of a water gun.
Yes, it was the speed of the ultimate skill, Hoodlum thought to himself. Shirley's evolved Water Fairy had an absolute advantage in terms of speed. She could dig a hole, create a shadow clone, and even use the Water Cannon ultimate skill in the blink of an eye.
The surrounding trainers looked at the mist that had just dissipated. There was still a shadow of Shirley. Everyone then understood that Hoodlum had used this illusion to confuse his opponent. They couldn't help but look at Hoodlum in a different light. Some people even linked him to the rumored Hoodlum of Zhenxin Town.
"Second brother!" Miz Qi came to Achi's side and said,"Leave the second match to me. I want to see whose Water Fairy is stronger!”
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