"Ralts, use Confusion!"
Hearing the command, Ralts was about to use Confusion, but saw Seel dive into the water at an extremely fast speed.
The thick ice surface prevented it from clearly seeing Seel's position. It looked around, but just in Ralts's blind spot, Seel suddenly broke through the ice and slammed its head into Ralts.
However, having been with Xia You for several months and having experienced many battles, after a brief moment of surprise, it used Teleport to dodge again.
"Seel, use Icicle Spear!"
Seel opened its mouth again, condensing many ice shards and shooting them at Ralts, who had just reappeared.
A fierce explosion, with ice chips and floating board debris flying everywhere, enveloped Ralts.
However, when all the dust settled, to Sakura and the others' surprise, although hit by Icicle Spear, Ralts not only withstood the attack, but judging by its condition, the Icicle Spear had clearly not caused much damage to it!
"Huh? Strange!?" Sakura exclaimed in surprise, "In terms of types, Psychic and Fairy Type Ralts and Water Type Seel should not have a type advantage relationship, right? And Icicle Spear is an Ice Type move, why did it cause such minor damage when it hit it?"
"Miss Sakura," Xia You said with a smile, "I presume your Seel's ability is Thick Fat, isn't it?"
The Thick Fat ability means that a Pokémon with this ability only takes half the damage when attacked by Ice Type or Fire Type moves.
Hearing him suddenly talk about abilities, Sakura was a little puzzled but still nodded.
"That's right, but what about it?"
Xia You shrugged: "My Ralts's ability is Trace, so it can perfectly copy Seel's Thick Fat ability. That's why your Ice Type moves pose no threat to it."
"I see!" Sakura suddenly realized, and said with a wry smile, "So, at the beginning of the battle, it had already copied Seel's ability?"
"Yes."
Seeing Xia You admit it, Sakura said rather helplessly: "I have to say, this is truly a rare ability. It really caught me off guard, but I won't give up just like that!"
"Seel, use Aqua Jet!"
Just as Sakura gave her command, Xia You also spoke: "Ralts, use Magical Leaf!"
Countless leaves appeared out of thin air in front of Ralts. These faintly glowing leaves rotated, compressed, and then continuously flew towards Seel, colliding with the oncoming water flow, causing a fierce explosion.
However, when the dense fog dispersed, it was seen that Magical Leaf not only neutralized Aqua Jet but also injured Seel inside!
Under attack, Seel was forced to fall onto the ice.
Grass Type defeats Water Type, super effective!
This also made Sakura frown.
It was simply too difficult to deal with!
But despite the Feelings, the battle had to continue.
"Ralts, use Confusion!"
"Seel, quickly get back into the water!"
Both Trainers spoke at the same time. However, due to the previous lesson, Ralts did not let Seel have its way this time. It concentrated its attention, acted in advance, and before Seel could make any move, it enveloped Seel with Confusion and lifted it into the air.
Under the Confusion attack, Seel let out a painful cry, and no matter how much it struggled, it was in vain, unable to break free from the Confusion's restraint.
After rising to a sufficient height, as Ralts swung its arm down, Seel slammed heavily onto the frozen floating board at an extremely fast speed.
Boom!
After a loud bang, Seel didn't even have time to cry out before following in the footsteps of Goldeen and Krabby, also losing its ability to battle!
"We lost…"
Putting the unconscious Seel back into its Poké Ball, Sakura and the other two exchanged glances, then slowly walked towards Xia You.
However, before Xia You could recall Ralts, it was suddenly enveloped in a ray of light. A few seconds later, the original Ralts disappeared, replaced by a new form!
Kirlia!
Seeing this scene, Ayame couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaim in surprise: "Oh? It actually evolved!?"
Kirlia's appearance was like a white-clad dancer, wearing a ballet skirt. Its legs were very slender, and its hair, unlike Ralts's, did not completely cover its eyes, but had shoulder-length bangs, revealing its red eyes. Even its two red horns had changed position, looking like hair clips.
How to describe it? It was like a young girl who had grown up and become a beautiful young woman.
The Pokédex, which hadn't been put away yet, reacted in time: "Beep, Kirlia, the Emotion Pokémon, Psychic and Fairy Type. The horns on its head, when used to amplify its Psychic power, cause illusory scenes in the surrounding space. It has the ability to sensitively perceive its Trainer's emotions. When it is happy, it will start to dance, and its Trainer's cheerful emotions are the source of its mental power."
Kirlia was clearly not yet very accustomed to its new appearance. After turning a few circles, it returned to Xia You's side.
"Kirlia, your new form is very beautiful."
Kirlia looked at Xia You, slightly shy. Only when Xia You stroked its head did it affectionately rub its cheek against his hand.
Sakura then walked up to Xia You, holding a blue gym badge.
This blue gym badge, shaped like a sky-blue droplet, sparkled like a jewel under the sunlight.
"Congratulations, Trainer, this is the reward for defeating us, and it is well-deserved."
Xia You exchanged a few polite words, took the blue gym badge into his hand, and placed it in his gym badge collection box.
Looking at the lonely blue gym badge in the box, Ayame pouted and sighed to herself: "What the heck, we're the first Gym Leader to be defeated. It's really frustrating!"
Xia You smiled and said nothing.
These three, compared to guarding the Gym, now focused more on water ballet. They had neglected to train their Pokémon, and among the many Gyms, their strength was pretty much the weakest.
However, everyone has their own ambitions. He hoped that Xiao Xia would take over here soon.
"Well then, I'll be taking my leave."
Waving his hand, Xia You left with his Pokémon.
And it wasn't until he had left the Gym and disappeared from sight that an orange-haired girl with a side ponytail walked into the battle arena.
"Sisters, I've been looking for you for ages, so you ran all the way here? Huh? Why do you all look so dejected?"
Hearing the girl's words, Ayame immediately exaggerated: "Xiao Xia, we were just deeply hurt by a man!"
"Hurt!?" Xiao Xia was stunned at first, but after Sakura explained the situation, she angrily said: "You say you were hurt, but you just failed to defend the Gym. I thought you had been dumped by someone!"
"Haha… it's pretty much the same!"
Even Sakura thought seriously: "Now that you mention it, that person just now seemed very gentle and very strong. Finding him as a boyfriend might indeed be a good choice!"
"I can't stand you guys." Xiao Xia pouted, nonchalantly, "If I had been there just now, how could I have let him take our blue gym badge! And to be defeated cleanly 3-0, it's truly embarrassing!"
Hearing this, Peony shook her finger: "Don't talk like that. That man with Kirlia just now was really strong. Even with your strength, you definitely wouldn't be able to win against him."
"Don't underestimate me!" Xiao Xia was like a bristling hedgehog. "Hmph, I've already decided. I'm going on a journey the morning after tomorrow, and I won't come back until I become a great Trainer!"