He knows Pokémon better than me.

Finally, in the seventh round, Ash and Shinji faced off.

"Shinji, ranked 880th in the Super Ball class, versus Ash, ranked 957th in the Super Ball class! Please come to the stage!"

The two exchanged a glance and walked onto the ring one after the other, making the atmosphere even more exciting.

One is the local gym leader, and he is exceptionally strong, capable of even competing with the Elite Four.

Another one even faced off against the regional champion and won.

"I think I've seen this scene before?"

"It's a pity it's only 2v2 today. I wanted to see a 6v6 all-out battle!"

"Wouldn't that take a whole week to fight?!"

Amidst the clamor and noise, the two stood on opposite sides of the rocky arena—two days of intense fighting had shave off two meters from this rocky platform, but it hadn't completely cracked, which meant it was already quite sturdy.

"Shinji, finally I can have another battle with you!"

"Hmph, are you using a newly captured Pokémon again today? Then don't blame me for being impolite!"

Shinji sneered. If it were just Ash's new team, he would still be full of confidence.

boom!
He threw out the first Poké Ball, and the first Pokémon he threw was none other than Shinji's Sinnoh starter Pokémon, Torterra.

"A formidable opponent right from the start? Well then, I'll give it my all! Please, Melmetta!!"

Ash immediately sent out his Mythical Pokémon Commander. If he then sent out Raven and Scorbunny, they would be no different from cannon fodder. But Melmetal is a different story after it evolves.

"Steel type? You underestimate me. Torterra, Earthquake!!"

Shinji was the first to sound the attack horn. Tsuchigumo raised its forelimbs and then slammed them down, sending earthquake waves surging outwards.

Ash already had a countermeasure for this move:
"Useless! A megaton punch!!"

Mehmet punched the ground with both fists, which shook the earth and neutralized the seismic waves.

"And then comes the Freeze Fist!!"

Mehmet spun his body, using centrifugal force to suddenly extend his arm, and his fist flew out like a cannonball!
The surfaces of the two steel fists were covered with frost and snow, and the icy blue luster was chilling!

Ground moves are effective against Melmetal, but Ice-type moves are four times effective against Torterra, making it even more dangerous!

"Is this the way it's used again?"

Shinji frowned and unleashed a freezing punch in the form of a double strike of his steel fist. If it were someone seeing him for the first time, they would indeed be in trouble, but he had already seen Mel Meta take the stage and had come up with a strategy to deal with it.

"The weakness of this move is your feet. Earth Platform Turtle, use the power of the earth!"

The earth-based tortoise understood and channeled its power underground. The next moment, the ground beneath Melu Meta's feet cracked open, and scorching geothermal energy gushed out like a fountain.

Torterra's special attack is average; even with Earth Power being so effective, it didn't deal much damage.

But the ground cracked, causing Melu Meta to lose his balance and stagger.

Even the source of the shockwave caused the trajectory of the "shot" punch to become instantly chaotic.

call out.!

The Frozen Fist missed, merely grazing past the side of the Earth Platform Turtle.

"You've got some skills, Shinji!"

Ash was somewhat taken aback. In this way, even Melmetal's signature move, Steel Punch Double Strike, was effectively countered.

It seems we need to find a way to address the weakness of the Steel Fist Double Strike.
But now is not the time to consider that. Shinji has already launched a new attack: "Mud Shot!"

The earth turtle opened its mouth and spat out several mud projectiles, which accurately hit the "one eye" in the center of the head of the Melu Meta Nut, exploding into a puddle of mud.

Seeing his opponent in disarray, Shinji seized the opportunity to shout:
"Pounce with lightning speed!!"

Rumble rumble rumble!

The earth-platform tortoise suddenly charged forward, its limbs causing the ground to tremble, with unparalleled momentum.

"This move."

Ash's expression changed. Although both were reckless and impulsive moves, the sheer force of this attack was far superior to that of trash moves like Rock Climb.

During the collision, the earth turtle was enveloped in a brownish-red light, and its power continued to rise.

The sudden pounce was originally an exclusive move of Ursaring's evolution into Ursaring.

It's no longer big news that the Circly Bear can continue to evolve; in fact, the method of evolution has been revealed, requiring the use of a special peat mineral.

Sudden Pounce is a new move that Ursaring will immediately learn after evolving. It is a full-force charge that is even more powerful than the "100,000 Horsepower" move of the same type, but the cost is that its own defense will be reduced after use.
Its status is equivalent to "close combat" on the ground.

During this time, Shinji was searching for peat blocks in an attempt to evolve his Ursaring, but it turned out that his Torterra learned Ursaring's exclusive move first!
Xiao Zhi dared not be careless and quickly said:

"Block it! DD's double-hit steel fist, resembling a golden hook arm!!"

Melumet understood and started spinning again. This time, he wasn't going to "shoot" a fist, but rather to turn himself into a high-speed spinning top, with the edge of the top made of steel fists.

Clang!
Finally, the moves of the two power-type Pokémon collided, and a violent explosion erupted in the center of the arena, with shockwaves rolling outwards.

Sparks kept flying from the edge of the steel top as the steel fist and the lunging pounce locked in a stalemate, with the latter gaining a slight advantage.

"Is the strength only slightly greater?"

Shinji frowned, expressing his displeasure. He really hated the Mythical Beasts!
Melo Meta's power was suppressed, and he was eventually knocked backward like a spinning top, almost falling to the edge of the field, which shows how powerful his sudden lunge was.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

However, after the impact stopped, two weaker blue lights appeared on Torterra's body, and its physical defense and special defense both dropped by one level.

At that moment, Ash suddenly commanded:

"Now! Freeze Fist!!"

It's important to know that Melmeta is currently maintaining a "spinning top" state while retreating, and this form is the starting stance for Steel Fist Double Strike.

"Meta!!"

Mehmet shouted in a deep voice, abruptly stopping his spinning motion.

If the two steel fists can't stop, they can use their inertia to burst out one after the other like two heavy cannons!

The surface of his fist was covered with cold frost.

boom! boom! !

Two consecutive freezing punches slammed into the earthen platform turtle's face, one after the other, the force of which sent the turtle staggering back several meters in an instant.

Then, a biting cold air climbed up from the point of contact, freezing half of the earth turtle's body with an ice shell.

Four times the restraint, remarkable results!

Keep in mind that this is an Ice Punch activated by the Iron Fist ability, which has incredible power, and Torterra's physical defense is also lowered by one stage.
Boom! !
As the ice shell cracked, the earth turtle spread its limbs and slammed its underside heavily into the ground, causing another tremor! (End of Chapter)