He knows Pokémon better than me.

Previously, Xiao Guang dared not roam this field, fearing that the leader, the Flaming Horse, would suddenly go berserk and charge at him.

But now it's different. We're full of confidence and don't even need to humbly crawl through the grass to move forward. We can swagger over to get closer.

"So this is the guy? He's got quite the air about him."

Ash exclaimed in surprise. Not only was it enormous in size, but its aura was also extremely strong, indicating that its level was definitely not low.

Especially in this beginner area, it stands out from the crowd.

"Hmph!!!"

Noticing the approach of humans, the fiery steed, which had been leisurely grazing, immediately raised its head and let out a rough roar.

Then it stomped heavily again and charged straight at the two of them, displaying a very violent temper.

"Mugu!"

Xiao Guang's Rowlet was immediately frightened and flapped its wings in panic. However, when Rapidash was halfway there, it seemed as if it had been hit in the cheek by something. Its head suddenly tilted to the side and its body was pushed back.

"Huh? What happened?"

Xiao Guang was stunned. Wasn't Pikachu still on Xiao Zhi's shoulder? It hadn't even made a move yet.

The leader, the Flaming Horse, was also thoroughly enraged. Its fiery mane thrashed wildly, emanating scorching hot winds that swept across the entire area.

The range of the AoE attack broke Zoroark's illusionary properties, allowing it to emerge from its stealth state and reveal its true form, sneering coldly at Rapidash.

"Zoroark?"

Xiao Guang then realized that she hadn't even noticed when Zoroark, who had been following Ash, had disappeared.

It can even turn invisible?

"Hmph!!!"

The fiery horse stomped on the ground, stirring up a cloud of smoke, and flames began to swirl around its body.

"Zoroark, launch a surprise attack!"

However, before he could even unleash the Charged Flame Strike, Zoroark struck first again, slamming a heavy punch into Rapidash's face, knocking it back and interrupting the Charged Flame Strike attack.

The red light in the eyes of the leader, Rathalos, intensified, and this time its entire body burst forth with dense crackling electricity before unleashing Frenzied Volt and charging forward.

Ash calmly replied, acknowledging that the Rapidash was of a decent level, but still no match for Zoroark:
"Jump up, Shadow Ball!"

Zoroark sprang into action, easily dodging the oncoming Mad Volt.

He threw out a shadow ball that he had instantly condensed in his hand, and it hit the head of the Flame Horse, which had already charged more than ten meters away, with the precision of a wave missile.

Boom! !
A burst of black mist exploded on the spot.

"Hmph!!!"

The repeated setbacks only fueled Rapidash's rage. It flung away the surrounding dust and charged at Zoroark once more, seemingly tireless.

This time, his entire body was engulfed in a ghostly blue flame, his power even greater.
Flame Charge!!
Xiao Zhi was delighted by the sight:

"You've mastered this move too? Shadow Clone Technique!"

Zoroark instantly created more than ten clones, making it difficult to distinguish the real from the fake. Even though Flame Charge dispersed a large number of shadows, it couldn't touch the edge of Zoroark's body at all.

Just as Blaze's power gave out and it stopped moving, Ash suddenly shouted:
"An eye for an eye!"

The Rapidash immediately looked around, but didn't see any Zoroark attacking.

Sizzle!
However, the next moment, patterns resembling magic circles appeared on the ground beneath their feet, followed by a surge of dark purple, resentful flames that shot into the sky, forming a thick pillar of fire that blasted the Fiery Horse into the air. "Wow, that's amazing!"

Xiao Guang was secretly astonished; the high-level boss Pokémon was completely powerless to fight back.

"Huh, it hasn't fallen down yet?"

Ash was somewhat surprised to see Rapidash struggle to its feet quickly. It seemed that not only had its size increased, but its stamina had also increased significantly compared to ordinary Pokémon.

However, at this moment, the Flaming Horse's cheeks were bluish-purple, as if it had been frostbitten.
The frostbite effect, a classic case of revenge, has been triggered!

It's not the frostbite or immobilization effect of traditional ice-type moves, but rather something like burn that halves physical attack.

The effect of this will-o'-the-wisp frostbite is to halve special attack.

"Although, it seems to be of little use."

Seeing Rapidash tirelessly standing still, about to unleash Flare Blitz, Ash twitched his lips. This was still a Rapidash focused on physical attacks.

But the cycle of revenge has a second characteristic—

When the opponent is afflicted with an abnormal status, the power will double!
"Then let's settle this once and for all! And then we'll settle this score once more!!"

Zoroark understood, grinned with a sinister smile, and raised his arms to shout:

"Solo!!!"

At the same time, the fiery horse burst forth with flames, but a strange magic circle under its feet followed it all the way, as if it were stuck to its legs.

Boom!
As it charged halfway through, a dark purple pillar of flame erupted from beneath it once more, forcefully lifting the entire body of the fiery horse.

With all four feet off the ground, the Flame Charge move was completely interrupted. The ghostly blue flames covering his body intertwined with the blackish-purple flames beneath him, eventually detonating completely!
Boom! !
Flames exploded across the open field, sending billowing hot winds blowing in all directions.

Not far away, a member of the Survey Corps from Zhuqing Village was passing by. He was trying to subdue the Big Tooth Raccoon while lying in the grass. When he saw this scene from afar, he froze on the spot.

Wait a minute, isn't this the starting area?

Sure enough, he should just go back to being a quiet guard!
Before long, the smoke and dust dissipated, and the leader, Flaming Horse, had its eyes rolling around, having lost its ability to fight on the spot.

"Solo!!!"

Zoroark, on the other hand, raised its arms and let out a loud cry, its fighting spirit soaring. It felt a strange sense of exhilaration in fighting in this era.

Ash quickly approached, took out a Poké Ball from this era, and, imitating Dawn's earlier actions, flipped open the clasp in the middle before throwing it out.

Bang.!

The Poké Ball captured Rapidash, which began to roll haphazardly on the ground.

Finally, steam rose from above, the latch closed automatically, the Poké Ball stopped moving, and the Pokémon was caught!
"Success!"

Ash was overjoyed and quickly went forward to pick up the Poké Ball. This was the first Pokémon he had caught in the Green!
Judging from the fiery horse's continuous galloping and charging movements, it is undoubtedly an excellent riding partner!

The two then went to the riverbank, where Ash opened the wooden Poké Ball again. Rapidash lay unconscious on the ground, still exhausted.

"Leave it to me, I have plenty of healing potions and vitality fragments!"

Xiao Guang said with a smile.

In this era, making medicines and tools is very simple, a foolproof operation, and can even be done anytime, anywhere.

Is this craft destined to be lost in the future?
Before long, Xiao Guang revived the leader, the fiery horse. The red light in its eyes disappeared, and its previous violent aura seemed to dissipate as well. (End of Chapter)