"Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!"
Bulbasaur shook off the dust, extended two vines from its flower bud, stretched them forward, and slapped them heavily onto Geodude's body.
Geodude took several whips, its expression pained, and seeing it at a disadvantage, Brock quickly shouted, "This won't do! Geodude, quickly close the distance and use Rollout!"
Geodude retracted its fists, spun rapidly, transforming its body into a stone sphere, and rolled towards Bulbasaur at an extremely fast speed.
Is it trying to engage in close combat to evade Bulbasaur's Razor Leaf?
Xia You decisively said, "Don't let it succeed! Entangle it with Vine Whip!"
However, Geodude's Rollout was too fast. After dodging the Vine Whip a few times, it eventually collided with Bulbasaur.
Unfortunately, Rollout is a Rock-type move, and after the collision, it only caused limited damage to Bulbasaur.
And when Rollout stopped, Geodude was seized by Bulbasaur, who used Vine Whip to lift it high and bind it in mid-air.
"It's time to end the battle! Bulbasaur, use Razor Leaf!"
At such close range, being fully hit by Razor Leaf again, Geodude completely lost its ability to battle. It fell to the Ground, like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to make any more ripples.
Recalling Geodude, Brock's expression was somewhat serious, knowing that in terms of both strength and attribute, he was at a disadvantage.
"It's not hard to see from the battle just now that you are indeed very strategic." Brock nodded in praise, "But to get the gym badge, you still need to defeat this guy. Come out, Onix!"
Seeing Onix enter the battle again, Xia You recalled Bulbasaur and sent out Squirtle.
"It's all up to you, Squirtle."
"Squirtle, Squirtle!"
Perhaps learning from the previous lesson, when the battle began, Brock immediately shouted, "Onix, use Rock Tomb!"
Onix raised its torso and opened its huge mouth. Instantly, countless huge stones condensed in mid-air and fell, smashing towards Squirtle.
"Squirtle, use Withdraw!"
Hearing Xia You's words, Squirtle quickly retracted its head and limbs into its shell. The next second, the stones smashed down, but were bounced off by its hard shell.
"Good opportunity!" Brock's eyes flashed, and he shouted, "Onix, now, use Bind!"
While Squirtle had not yet emerged, Onix quickly approached, using the same move it used against Pikachu, wrapping its tail around Squirtle and clamping it tightly.
It even made frightening cracking sounds as it squeezed Squirtle's shell due to the excessive force.
In the stands, Xiao Xia's heart tightened, and Ash also widened his eyes, wanting to see how Xia You would react to the same move.
In the command area, Xia You calmly said, "Squirtle, use Rapid Spin!"
Squirtle's shell vibrated continuously, then more and more intensely, rubbing and colliding with Onix's body. Finally, it spun at high speed, like a top, forcefully bouncing Onix's body away.
Rapid Spin, a Normal-type physical move, when used, not only causes damage to the opponent but also allows the user to escape from being bound or from the Leech Seed status!
While Onix's body was momentarily stunned, Xia You continued, "Squirtle, use Water Gun!"
The brief moment of surprise caused Brock to miss the optimal time to give a command. By the time he reacted and wanted Onix to use a move, it was already too late.
Facing the thick Water Gun, Onix instinctively tried to dodge, but due to its immense size, it was still hit directly.
Water beats Rock and Ground, it's super effective!
Hearing Onix's wail, Brock ordered, "Onix, quickly use Dig!"
In the arena, if not seen with one's own eyes, who would have thought that Onix's massive body could dig through stone and earth with the stone horn on its head and skillfully burrow underground.
In the quiet battle arena, Squirtle's gaze surveyed back and forth, cautiously guarding against any unusual movement.
And just as it turned, the Ground beneath its feet suddenly split open, and a colossal creature emerged.
However, Xia You was already prepared for this.
He knew the purpose of Dig was to hide its presence while waiting for an opportunity. Now, seeing Onix appear beneath Squirtle as he had predicted, he shouted loudly, "Squirtle, use Bubble!"
A large group of bubbles sprayed from Squirtle's mouth and quickly grew in size. These bubbles not only confused Onix's eyes but also caused continuous Water attribute damage to it.
Xia You extended his right hand forward and shouted, "Now! Let's end this battle! Squirtle, use Water Gun!"
Squirtle looked up at the colossal creature, which was more than a dozen times its size, with no fear in its eyes. It opened its mouth, and a Water Gun sprayed onto Onix, completely defeating it with a thunderous crash as it fell to the Ground!
Clap, clap, clap!
Applause erupted. Brock returned the unconscious Onix to its Poké Ball, walked up to Xia You, and sincerely said, "You are truly amazing. I am thoroughly convinced by this loss."
"Not at all." Xia You quickly waved his hand, humbly saying, "I merely took advantage of the attribute superiority. If it were other Pokémon, I wouldn't have won so easily."
In fact, Brock's strength was not particularly outstanding among the many Gym Trainers.
Because his parents had successively left home, he, not yet an adult, was responsible for taking care of his nine younger siblings, doing laundry and cooking every day. As a result, his Pokémon were neglected in their training. Although much stronger than ordinary Trainers, they were not very difficult to deal with.
At this moment, Brock walked to the side, took out a gym badge from a box, and handed it to Xia You.
"This is the gym badge. As a reward for successfully completing the challenge, I am now giving it to you."
The gym badge's appearance was like a cut diamond. Although it was dark gray, under the light, it still reflected dazzling brilliance.
The second gym badge of the Indigo League was finally in hand!
After putting the gym badge into his gym badge collection box, Xia You first praised his two Pokémon, then turned to look for Xiao Xia and Ash, only to find that Ash and Pikachu had already disappeared, with only Xiao Xia waiting there for him.
"Huh? Where's Ash?"
Xiao Xia spread her hands, helplessly saying, "Just now, seeing you win the battle so easily, perhaps he was stimulated. He ran out without a word or looking back, I don't know where he went."
Shaking his head, Xia You said, "Forget it, don't worry about him for now. Given his personality, he's probably secretly undergoing some special training somewhere again. I think even if we don't look for him now, he'll soon rally and come back to challenge this Gym."