He knows Pokémon better than me.

As the bear-like creature tightened its grip on its limbs, Lucario suddenly threw its head back and let out a scream:
"Luca! Ahhhh!"

Its entire body tensed up; even as a Steel-type Pokémon, it couldn't withstand the strangulation force of the bear hug, and its limbs and back visibly caved inward.

Seeing Lucario's eyes roll back, Ash immediately spoke up to stop it:
"That's enough! Bear Doll, come back!"

The bear then stopped exerting its strength and fell off Lucario.

The latter was delayed by half a second before collapsing to the ground, completely losing consciousness.

Lucario is unable to battle!

"Therefore, Ash Ketchum has won this ranking match! The real-time rankings for both players have been updated!"

"Aerial shot," Rotom quickly and loudly declared.

Ah Li stared wide-eyed, not quite understanding what was happening for a long time. He lost so easily?!
The bear had already climbed to the other side and casually hugged Ash's lower back, a scene that made many people swallow hard.

Aren't you afraid of breaking your own back from being hugged so tightly?

"Well done."

Ash turned to the side and rubbed the bear's head. The bear was strong, but it didn't know how to hold back.

If I hadn't spoken up to stop it, Lucario might have really been snapped in half like a roadside tree—

This is also the training direction that Lucario gave to Bear.

It can't teach ordinary fighting moves anymore. When it's not busy, the teddy bear just goes to the back mountain and hugs the big trees to play.

"Finally, we've broken into the top 2000!"

Ash pulled out his tri-fold Rotom and looked at it. His ranking had jumped from 2600+ to 1800+. Ash was overjoyed.

Two more games and we'll officially qualify for the Superball!

When Ash returned to his viewing spot, the people around him saw the pink bear he was holding around his waist and retreated with lingering fear, afraid that they might also be suddenly hugged.

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Even Shinji looked at the little bear with considerable apprehension, his mind filled with doubt.

Isn't this just a typical roadside spot in the Alola region?
How come it's just like Ash's ubiquitous Pikachu, inexplicably strong?!
The second round of battles continued, and soon it was Shinji's turn to fight Nozomi.

After a fierce battle, Xiao Wang was at a complete disadvantage, with only Ace Charm Cat struggling to hold on.

On the other side, Shinji's Electric Beast remained unfazed, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Charming Cat, Shadow Clone!!"

"Useless discharge!"

Charming Cat's figure was scattered throughout the arena, while Electrify Beast rotated its arms in place, spinning at high speed like a generator to generate electricity.

The surging electric shock spread across the entire field, simultaneously attacking all the shadow clones.

Sizzle!
Even with its agile movements, the charming cat couldn't dodge in time and was directly struck by the electric current, its body convulsing as it was bathed in the electric light.

Even after the discharge ended, faint electric arcs still lingered on the surface of the body.

They've fallen into a state of paralysis.

"Meow!"

However, Charming Cat simply arched its back, puffed up its fur, and let out a sharp cry before the electric arcs around its body dissipated.

Its soft properties can help prevent paralysis.

"Tearing Claw!"

He then charged forward, his claws glowing with a ghastly red light, and lunged at the electric monster's chest. Just as Xiao Wang's face lit up with joy, thinking his attack had worked, the situation suddenly changed.

However, the surface of the electric monster's body was still faintly covered with a layer of electric current. Although the sharp tearing claws tore through the energy layer, they only scratched the outermost layer of skin.

"Catch it!"

With a cold shout from Shinji, Electabuzz understood and grabbed the waist of the charming cat in front of him with both hands.

"Break free!"

With its body twisting, the Meowth, being a Pokémon with the "Flexible" ability, easily broke free from the grasping hand.

"Hehehe~!"

Electabuzz also sneered, extending not only its arms but also its black, cable-like tail.

One cord was tightly wrapped around the charming cat's neck, and the other around its lower abdomen.
The double restraints are so severe that only someone with the "softness" of a Ditto could possibly break free.

"End the battle. Thunder!!"

Electivire unleashed a torrent of lightning, and the tightly bound Charming Meow was naturally jolted and convulsed.

Before the action was over, Electivire lifted Charming Cat high in the air like a wrestler.

Amidst the raging thunder, the charming cat was slammed violently into the ground once more.

Boom!

The ground instantly cracked and exploded, and lightning bolts shot out wildly in all directions, creating a terrifying scene.

The entire audience was stunned by this exaggerated scene. Even the former headmaster of the Binhai Dojo, Denji, couldn't help but twitch his lips.

Did he combine his wrestling finishing moves with his own electric-attribute techniques?
This guy has some ideas.

In a way, it can be considered as the development of a new move, which combines the explosive destructive power of electric attribute with the powerful force of fighting attribute.

Shinji smoothed down his hair, which had been ruffled by the airflow, and smiled slightly.
This is the latest result of his training with the Electric Beast, where all physical movements are imbued with violent lightning, doubling its destructive power.

The charming cat in front of him was an unlucky fellow, and was his first practice subject.

"Shinji, that guy, he's come up with some weird stuff too."

Ash was also amazed by the sudden attack and couldn't help but praise it.

As his two biggest rivals, although both are gym leaders, Gary has to focus on scientific research, but Shinji doesn't need to do any research and can devote himself entirely to training Pokémon battle skills.

The power displayed by this Electivire
"Uh, if the bear apprentice or the child puppet bear gets on top, they'll get smashed to pieces too."

If he faces this guy later, he can't use the baby anymore.

"The match is over! Shinji has won this ranking match! The real-time rankings for both players have been updated!"

As the dust settled, it was no surprise that Charming Cat was completely rendered incapable of fighting by this thunderous slam, looking utterly miserable.

Xiaowang could only quickly take it back and rush it to the Pokémon Center for treatment.

Watching the latter's departing figure, Ash thought of Dawn and fell into deep thought.

"I've been trying to contact Xiaoguang for the past few days, but I haven't received a response."

"The last time I contacted her was a week ago. I heard Xiaoguang say that she was planning to go to Tianguan Mountain to visit a friend. Then there was no further news."

These were the words Xiaowang had said to him after the battle. As Xiaoguang's best friend, the latter had not heard anything from him.

Xiao Zhi frowned. This shouldn't be happening.

He spoke with the young lady and the others on the phone just two days ago. If Xiao Guang was with them at Tianguan Mountain, he couldn't possibly not know! (End of Chapter)