Pokémon Padea Adventure: The Journey Continues

"... "Joy, Anger, Surprise, and Joy Gymnastics"!"

Xiaozhi repeated in surprise the content of the test that Huangbo had just mentioned. Xiaoqing and Papa beside him were also very curious about what kind of test this was.

The open space next to the "Bagu Dojo" is where Huangbo's test is conducted.

Huang Bo rolled up her sleeves, waved her fists, and began her original test.

"The test is very simple. Just follow my demonstration and do the same movements!"

Xiaozhi said disapprovingly.

"Just like that? Isn't this simple?!"

Huang Bo smiled slightly and nodded.

"Very good, let the gymnastics begin! Let your emotions burst out..."

Xiaoqing and Papper stepped aside at the right time, leaving enough space for Xiaozhi and Huangbo to conduct the test.

According to the pre-match test requirements, both Huangbo and Xiaozhi need to send out a Pokémon for the trainer and Pokémon to cooperate with each other.

The Pokémon sent out by Huangbo is Charme, a Pokémon that is skilled in performing various difficult yoga poses, which is perfect for Huangbo's gymnastics test.

After careful consideration, Xiaozhi decided to send out his own Scorching Crocodile. After all, Scorching Crocodile likes music theory. Not only does it like to sing loudly, but it also likes to jump on its short legs and dance from time to time.

"Come out, Scorching Crocodile, it's you!"

"Dongga, dongga!"

After both trainers and Pokémon stood face to face, Huangbo's gymnastics officially began.

"One, two..., start!"

"Chalei, Chalei..."

As the music started, Charrem's demonstrative posture swayed in unison with the movements of Hohenzoller behind him. Seeing this, Xiaozhi and Crocodile did not dare to be negligent and did the same movements on the opposite side.

Until Huangbo increased the difficulty of his movements.

"Hi Action: Smile and have fun!"

Charrem then spun happily around on the spot. This was a relatively simple action, and Ash and Crocodile completed it successfully.

Then, Huang Bo gave the order for the next action.

"Anger Action: Ignite your nameless anger!"

Charrem and Hobo's movements were the same, with both arms raised in anger, and the angry expression on his face was also necessary. The opposite side's Scorching Crocodile perfectly replicated it, but Xiaozhi's movements were slightly hesitant and weak, and he did not meet the standard.

The next move is coming.

"Shock action: Be surprised!"

Huangbo and Charrem looked terrified, and blocked with their arms across their bodies... This time, Xiaozhi's movements and expressions met the standard, but when Scorching Crocodile followed suit, his expression was too happy and did not meet the standard.

"Shock gesture: Act as if you were surprised!"

“Happy Movement: Make Yourself Excited!”

……

In the successive actions, Xiaozhi and Scorching Crocodile both had some shortcomings and failed to achieve perfection.

Xiaoqing and Papa, who were standing nearby, covered their faces and complained.

"Xiaozhi and Scorching Crocodile are so stupid! Isn't this just the warm-up exercises that Mr. Huangbo leads us to do during the daily battle class?"

"Xiaozhi must be late again, or he was distracted in class... It's always like this when it comes to lessons that don't involve Pokémon battles!"

For this reason, Huangbo showed extra mercy and said to Xiaozhi.

"Xiaozhi, I agree that you can send out a second Pokémon to perform the test gymnastics together. As long as one of the two Pokémon matches the trainer's movements and meets the standard..., I will determine that you have passed the test!"

"Really? Teacher Huangbo, that's great..."

After that, Xiaozhi took out another Poké Ball, and a red light flashed, and a conceited figure appeared.

"It's decided to be you! Surge Duck..."

"Gada!"

After the Leaping Duck appeared, with a handsome and shiny hairstyle on his head, he joined the test together.

"More intense gymnastics moves are coming! One, two..."

"Hi Action: Smile and have fun!"

"Angry action: Think of something that usually makes you happy!"

……

As expected of the elegant Duckling, as long as its hair and feathers are not dirty, its mental state remains calm and it can perfectly adapt to the movements of Huangbo and Charem.

Huang Bo on the opposite side couldn't help but praise.

"Not bad! Let's continue..."

"Angry action: Make a stinky face as hard as you can!"

"Shocked action: dumbfounded, stunned!"

"Happy Action: Show your best performance!"

……

After a while, the test ended with both trainers and Pokémon panting, and Huangbo clapped his hands in encouragement.

"Perfect! I almost lost track of who was leading the exercise..."

Xiaozhi bent over, supported his hands on his half-bent knees, and said happily.

"Really...really? So I can challenge the "Baking Gym" now?"

Huang Bo then changed the subject.

"I want to encourage Duckling and Crocodile! Duckling's movements are perfect, Crocodile's performance is getting better and better, only Xiaozhi, your movements and expressions are becoming less and less standard!"

Xiaozhi lowered his head weakly and said in collapse.

"How...how could this happen!?"

Huang Bo continued.

"Originally, if Surge Duck's moves weren't standard, Surge Duck would be used to fight the Pokémon that didn't meet the standards. If Scorching Croaker didn't meet the standards, Scorching Croaker would be used to fight. Now that Ash has a problem with his moves not being standard, Ash should use Surge Duck and Scorching Croaker to fight together!"

Hearing Huangbo's words, Xiaozhi, who had originally lowered his head, suddenly raised his head.

"What? Teacher Huangbo..., you mean a Pokémon battle, a doubles battle!"

Huangbo nodded, indicating that Xiaozhi had heard it correctly. Xiaoqing and Piper, who were standing beside him, whispered.

"Isn't this hitting Xiaozhi's gun?"

As expected, Xiaozhi jumped up happily and said while rubbing his hands together.

"That's great! I can finally avenge myself for losing to Mr. Huangbo when I first entered school!"

Huang Bo was equally expectant and continued.

"Try harder! Overcome the effects of lactic acid in Pokémon battles and push your limits!"

Papa took the initiative to come to the center of Xiaozhi and Huangbo's field again to serve as the referee for the doubles match between the two sides that failed the pre-match test.

"This pre-match test will be conducted in the form of a doubles battle. The two sides are the challenger Xiaozhi and the tester Huangbo. Please send out two Pokémon each. The battle ends when both Pokémon of one side lose their combat ability. The trainer of the Pokémon with remaining stamina wins the battle..."

As Papper read out his opening remarks before the battle, Xiaozhi and Huangbo had a brief exchange.

"I found out that I can pass the pre-match test by winning or losing the game. Teacher Huang Bo, why didn't you tell me that earlier? If you had told me earlier and just had the game, I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of challenging the "Joy, Anger, Surprise, and Joy Gymnastics"! "

Huang Bo said awkwardly.

"I didn't expect that someone would fail such a simple pre-match test. If you choose to have a Pokémon battle with me, it won't be as easy as the previous exercises..."

Xiaozhi didn't agree with it, but said excitedly.

"It's okay. I've been wanting to have a Pokémon battle with you, Mr. Huangbo, for a long time. I want to avenge my loss to you during the first semester at school!"

"... Trainers, please send out your Pokémon to battle. The battle begins!"

Under Papper's instructions, Ash follows the doubles team requirements after failing the previous challenge of "Joy, Anger, Surprise, and Joy Gymnastics" and sends out Scorching Crocodile and Surge Duck to fight.

Huang Bo on the opposite side took back the Charem that he had just led and said.

"Charem, you've been working so hard leading the drills these past few days! You should take a good rest now and let the other companions fight..."

While Xiaozhi was confused, Huangbo took back the Poké Ball containing Charme, then took out two new Poké Balls and threw them high into the air.

Two red lights flashed, and two black Pokémon similar to Kentaro appeared, both roaring.

"Kentai!"

"Kenro..."

Xiaozhi was stunned at first when he saw the two Pokémon appearing, but then he thought about it and remembered the other party.

"Oh, this is the Kentaro (Padiya's appearance) I saw on my previous trip... However, these two Kentaro are a little different from the wild Kentaro I encountered before. What's going on?"

Before Xiaozhi could figure out what was going on with the two Kentaros on the opposite side, the battle had already begun quietly.

Huang Bo on the opposite side gave the order first.

"Kentai, Kenro, use "Raging Bull" on the opponent!"

As for the skill "Raging Bull", Xiaozhi had seen it before. It was an exclusive display of Kentaro in the Padia region, but the two Kentaro on the opposite side launched a different attack method.

After a roar, one of the two Kentaros had a few red spots on its neck mane, near its back, and the other had a few blue spots on its mane near its chest.

As the bodies of the two Kentaro emitted a bright red and blue light, the Kentaro emitting red light let out a hot breath, and the Kentaro emitting blue light sprayed out layers of waves from its horns.

Seeing the Kentaros charging like raging bulls, Xiaozhi immediately came to his senses and hurriedly gave orders to Scalding Crocodile and Surge Duck.

"Scorching Crocodile, use 'Fire Jet'! Surge Duck, use 'Water Wave'!"

Scorching Crocodile and Surge Duck did not dare to delay, and after receiving Satoshi's command, a burst of flame and a circle of water ripples flew towards the charging Kentaro and the others.

When the "Jet Flame" of the Scorching Crocodile hit Kentaro, who was called "Kentaro" by Huangbo, his red glowing body also burst into a ball of hot sparks while being attacked by the flames.

When Surge Duck's "Water Wave" attacked another Kentaro called "Kentaro", its body, which was emitting blue light, also splashed water under the vibration of the water.

After the two Kentaros dispersed the attacks of Scorching Crocodile and Surge Duck at the same time, the fire and water skills scattered and flew towards the Scorching Crocodile. Fortunately, the Scorching Crocodile reacted immediately and rolled to the left and right. The two Kentaros passed through the gap between them, so the Scorching Crocodile was not attacked by their skills.

"What's going on? I remember that the skill "Raging Bull" has the same attributes as Kentaro in the Padia region, and both are fighting-type moves..."

As he said that, Xiaozhi took out his Rotom phone to check, and found that there were three forms of Kentaro in the Padia region.

"Kentaro (Padiya's appearance/Fighting type), a bull Pokémon with a fighting attribute."

"The characteristics of the Fighting-type Padiya Kentaro are its thick and powerful muscles. The Fighting-type Padiya Kentaro has a rough and violent personality. It is good at fighting with its muscular body and will use its short horns to aim at the opponent's vital points."

Xiaozhi slapped his thigh.

"I see. The wild Kentaro I encountered in the Padia region turned out to be fighting-type fighters! So what is a 'Kentaro'?"

"Kentaro (Padiya's appearance/Fire Type), attributes are Fighting and Fire."

"The three tails of the Fire-type Padiya Kentaro are always twisted together, and its pair of horns are larger and more curved than those of the Fighting-type. The Fire-type Padiya Kentaro can spit out high-temperature breath, and its horns heated by fire energy are as high as 3 degrees Celsius. Enemies stabbed by it will suffer trauma and burns."

Xiaozhi compared it carefully with "Kentai".

"Indeed, the three tails are twisted together, and the horns are even bigger! Kenro's message is..."

"Kentaro (Padiya's appearance/Water type), attributes are fighting and water."

"The Water-Rain-type Padiya Kentaro floats easily on the water due to its high fat content, and its horns are ridged in circles, like 'twisted dough' horns. The Water-Rain-type Padiya Kentaro can spray water from its horns to swim, and it can also violently spray water from the hole at the tip of its horn to form a high-pressure water stream that pierces through the enemy."

After carefully reading the information about Padya Kentaro's illustrated encyclopedia in Rotom's mobile phone, Xiaozhi finally understood.

"So that's how it is. 'Kentai' is a Fire Species. Based on the Fighting Species of the Padiya Fighting Species, it also has the Fire Attribute. 'Kenro' is a Water Species. Based on the Fighting Species, it also has the Water Attribute!"

"Also, regarding Padiya Kentaro's exclusive move "Raging Bull", the attributes of the move will change according to its form. The "Raging Bull" of the Fire Type becomes a fire attribute skill, and the "Raging Bull" of the Water Type becomes a water attribute skill."

Before Xiaozhi could figure out what was going on, the two Kentaro information of Houbo was on Scorching Crocodile and Surge Duck, who had just avoided the attacks of its two attributes "Raging Bull", and a stream of energy drained from their bodies.

This is the "Intimidation" feature of the two Kentaro after they appear. When they appear, they intimidate the opponent, make it retreat, and reduce the opponent's attack. This is the reason why the "Jet Flame" of Scorching Crocodile and the "Water Wave" attack of Surge Duck were defeated by the opponent.

Xiaozhi looked at the Kentaro who was turning around in front of him, pushing the ground with his limbs to accumulate power. He was full of energy, had a hot temper, and had a rough personality. A drop of sweat unconsciously slid down his forehead... He thought that this was going to be a fierce battle.