After one hour.
Xiaozhi and his party have arrived at an area in the southern part of Platycodon City.
Here you can already see a rather quaint dojo in the distance, with a brick roof and wooden house material, which seems to have a certain history.
On both sides are various high-rise buildings, roads and cars, and the dojo stands in the middle, which looks a bit out of place.
Platycodon Gym, a flying attribute gym in the Johto area.
In the Kanto region, Nibi Gym is the first stop for many new trainers, and similarly, Platycodon Gym is also the first stop for most trainers in the Johto region.
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Several people walked near the gym. There was a straight road in front of the gym, with benches for rest placed a few meters apart on both sides.
Xiaozhi also noticed that there were two people sitting on a bench not far away, a man and a woman. Their backs were turned so that they could not see their faces clearly.
The man has short blue hair, while the woman has long wavy brown hair, with a few bright red hairs as embellishments in the brown hair.
The two of them leaned together like a couple and looked into the distance, looking very intimate.
"Shh..."
Seeing this, Xiaozhi and the others were too embarrassed to disturb the couple's interaction, so they had to tiptoe past them and approach the gate of the Platycodon Gym.
"But why do I seem to have seen this woman's back somewhere...?"
As they passed by, Xiaozhi was still muttering secretly.
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Soon, several people stepped up the steps. Xiaozhi took a deep breath and knocked on the door of the dojo.
After a while, the door opened from the inside, and several men wearing white monastic uniforms walked out, curiously poking their heads out.
"Hello, I'm Xiaozhi from Zhenxin Town, and I'm here to challenge the Platycodon Gym!"
Xiaozhi immediately declared war.
This is his first battle in this new area and there is no room for error!
"Oh, it's the challenger. Welcome. Our senior brother is resting outside. Didn't you see him when you came?"
Junior Brother A said with a smile.
"Outside? Is that the man with blue hair?"
Xiaozhi was stunned and remembered the blue-haired man sitting on the bench before.
"Yes, haha, in this case, you guys come in first, and I will help you call the senior brother."
Junior Brother B said enthusiastically.
"Oh, don't worry, don't worry, your senior brother seems to be still in love, we can go in first and wait."
Xiaogang next to him had already answered for Xiaozhi.
Lang Qingconcubine said, interrupting other people's love at this time is no different from throwing someone into the ancestral grave.
Xiaogang hates this kind of behavior!
Hearing this, Junior Brother A was stunned and blurted out:
"Falling in love? Our senior brother doesn't like women."
Junior Brother B quickly retorted:
"Don't talk nonsense. Didn't Senior Brother like the purple-haired girl who came last time? The girl with the insect net. At that time, the two of them slept together."
"Idiot, that person is a trainer from the Pipi Gym. He's a man, and he's bigger than you when he pulls it out!"
Another junior brother C came out to refute.
At this time, Junior Brother A from the beginning spoke weakly:
"That's why I said that senior brother doesn't like women..."
The situation suddenly became chaotic, and Xiaozhi and the other three were stunned for a while, but they understood one thing.
The woman with big brown waves outside is not their senior brother's girlfriend.
So Xiaozhi and the three of them curiously followed their junior brother ABCD back out again, heading towards the direction of the horizontal chair, with expressions as if they were watching a show.
After all, gossip is human nature.
When they returned there again, they saw a blue-haired man and a brown-haired woman sitting together. The noisy voices of the people finally made the blue-haired man turn his head in confusion.
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"Hey, why are you all out?"
Asu asked curiously.
Platycodon Gym is also a training venue open to the public, and the gym leader is their senior brother.
Bird trainer, Asu.
The movement also caused the wavy brown-haired woman sitting next to him to turn her head, and what came into view was the face of a handsome giant bird, with a sharp beak, arrogant and cool slender feathers hanging down the back of her head, and long hair in the shape of a waterfall.
"Bi Diao Diao?"
It made a questioning cry.
This is a eagle.
Xiaozhi and three others: "?"
"I just said that senior brother doesn't like women! How can you fall in love outside!"
"Don't be embarrassed, Senior Brother's eagle is female..."
Asu: "?"
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Soon, several people returned to the gym.
Xiaozhi introduced himself to Asu and expressed that he wanted to challenge the gym.
"Really New Town? This is a far away place... Then I, Asu, will accept this challenge."
Asu, who was wearing a high-end Taoist uniform, nodded and led a few people deeper inside.
Seriously, New Town, I seem to have heard of this place somewhere recently...?
After a while, everyone arrived at a competition venue.
This is the rooftop of the wooden house. Even though it looks like a completely closed brick roof from the outside, in reality, it is an open flat field above.
There are not even any walls or ceilings around to block it, and the air currents and breezes blow freely. The upper part is completely open.
The four disciples... including the ceiling, it should be called the five walls of the disciples.
Naturally, the flying attribute gymnasium and the competition venue must be sufficient to meet the requirements of sky combat.
"The rules of the competition are 3v3. Challengers can change Pokémon at will. Once all Pokémon on one side cannot fight, the winner will be determined..."
Junior Brother A, who is the referee, read according to the instructions.
Looking at Pikachu on Xiaozhi's shoulder, he thought Xiaozhi was a newcomer, so he read out the rules carefully.
Asu also looked at Xiaozhi up and down. The latter didn't look very strong, and he had a plan in mind.
Although Kikyo Gym is the first stop for new trainers in the Johto area, this does not mean that Kikyo Gym is weak.
On the contrary, Asu will adjust the difficulty according to the level of the challenger. The flying attribute is not a violent attribute, so it is a very suitable place for new trainers to start.
"I know, let's get started!"
Xiaozhi interrupted directly, his eyes fiery.
Seeing this, Asu nodded. Most of the new trainers' eyes were so fiery, which made him become a little more serious.
It's a waste of time, but he will still leave an unforgettable impression on the new couple!
"Come out!"
Thinking of this, Ah Su threw the elf ball first, a red light flashed, and a brown-gray bird with a spherical body appeared in front of him.
He has a pair of big orange-red round eyes, black eyebrows that are upwardly tilted in the shape of arrows, and stands on one foot on the playing field, looking dazed.
Ash also threw his Poke Ball at the same time.
A red light flashed, and a cute Pokémon with a light green body, alpaca-like limbs, and a large leaf on top of its head appeared in front of him.
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"Snapped!"
Next to them, Xiaogang and Xiaoxia gave a high-beat, and crisp sounds echoed around them.
"It's indeed a chrysanthemum leaf!"
"Haha, I finally guessed it too!"
The two said with a smile, looking comfortable.
Asu and his junior brothers: "?"
How do these two people understand each other...?
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