He knows Pokémon better than me.

Soon, the Spirit Horse leaped across a river and arrived at a rocky, isolated island.

Logically, there should be other wild Pokémon like Swim-boosting Weasels and Psyduck living around this area, but at this moment there isn't a single wild Pokémon around the island.

"Phew, why did it suddenly get so hot?"

As soon as it landed, Ash felt a blast of hot air hit him, which was clearly five or six degrees hotter than the surrounding temperature.

In the center of the reef island, a three-meter-tall inferno monkey is fast asleep on the ground, its head in its hands and its legs crossed.

The flames overhead burned fiercely, constantly radiating heat outwards.

Sensing the approach of strangers, the sleeping Infernape twitched its ears and, before even opening its eyes, suddenly sprang up.

A white light shone from the skin of the fist, and a swift fist slammed down.

Sleep Talk - Sonic Fist!

"Wait a moment.!"

Ash was startled. The Spirit Horse had already leaped into the air, not wanting to participate in the battle in broad daylight.

He had no choice but to quickly lunge to the side, roll over, and strike the same floor-style move as Mingyao.

"Lie Ao?"

The leader, Infernape, then opened its eyes, its pupils filled with the unique red light of a leader, revealing an expression of surprise.

It had encountered many people who washed greenery before, and they all tried to use rolling to dodge attacks, but they would usually be knocked over by their own punches halfway through rolling.

The fancy-looking Greenie is good at dodging attacks from ordinary Pokémon, but it's useless against its Sonic Punch.

"Don't rush, your opponent today isn't me!"

With just this one move, Ash was able to roughly determine the level of this Infernape.

It's very strong, probably even stronger than that Alakazam from before!
Although most trainers in the Greenland region are of average strength, the boss Pokémon are all incredibly powerful.

In a one-on-one situation, you'd basically get instantly killed, right?
"In that case, come out, all of you!"

Ash throws several Poké Balls at the same time, and Scorbunny, Kushner, and Bebop all appear on the field.

"Chirp~"

Magearna appeared beside Ash and affectionately nuzzled his arm.

"I'll be counting on you later, make sure you're ready to unleash the flower therapy technique at any moment!"

Ash warned that if Infernape were to slow down even a little, the Scorbunny would probably faint.

Next, Marshadow peeked out from the shadows and, as usual, activated his Black Gaze, preventing Infernape from escaping.

"Lie Ao?"

The leader, Infernape, glanced around and found himself surrounded by three juniors. He couldn't help but grin, revealing a disdainful expression.

Three tiny creatures, it took them all down in one move!
Infernape first set its sights on Bear-like creature—

The other two were both in a state of high alert, and their strength was already evident even before they had engaged in combat.

The pink bear remained sitting on the ground, its expression unchanged.

Then let's take down this candy bear first!
Infernape clenched its white fist again, leaped out at lightning speed, and aimed its Sonic Punch at the head of the bear.

However, the latter, though seemingly expressionless, raised its little bear paw at a crucial moment.

Clang!
With a muffled thud, the force of the punch sent the teddy bear scrambling backward, its rear end scraping the ground, but the little bear paws steadily caught the punch.

"Lie Ao?"

Infernape was stunned; it had unleashed its full power with its Sonic Punch!

Immediately afterwards, he clenched his left fist and slammed it out again.

"Teddy Bear, swing wildly!!"

Ash quickly gave instructions, even though his Bebop had super strength, the level difference between them was huge, so they had to be careful. Bebop's eyes lit up instantly, and it grabbed Infernape's paw, swinging it up and down like it was swinging a tree trunk.

This caused Infernape's body to be dragged up and down, losing its balance, and its right fist was broken.

Hey!
It quickly slapped the ground with its right paw, forcefully breaking free and creating distance.

"lucky?"

The teddy bear looked at its own palm with a puzzled expression, only to find it being gripped tightly.

However, the Infernape's expression of astonishment deepened. What on earth is this pink bear?

It quickly switched its target, this time focusing its gaze on the bear apprentice, who exuded a heavy, aquatic aura that inexplicably disgusted it.

Boom!
He opened his mouth and spewed out a pillar of fire, shooting flames straight at the bear's apprentice.

"Get away!"

The bear apprentice imitated the rolling motion of the jade-washing man, and quickly fell to the side and rolled, the flames missing their mark and leaving a black scar on the spot.

However, the next moment, Infernape charged forward with its fists raised, both fists burning with raging flames.

The bear disciple's eyes flashed with a blue light, and he was about to use his Flowing Water Rock Shattering Fist technique to block.

"Use the insightful approach!"

Upon hearing Ash's command, its movements changed, and its eyes filled with green light.

His body began to shift left and right, and he retreated repeatedly, constantly dodging the attacks of the Flame Fist.

Sizzle!

However, its foresight is not as good as Lucario's, and it does not have the support of Aura Power. Its cheek was grazed by Fire Punch during the third punch.

"Use water jets to create distance!"

The bear apprentice understood, his body covered in water, and he shot into the sky like a rocket, landing behind him.

Ash looked serious. The Water Stream Rock Smash Technique taught by Mr. Yinren was indeed powerful, but it also had its limits.

The difference in levels was too great; the flowing water evaporated instantly, rendering it utterly useless for defense.

If he had blocked it head-on, Xiong's apprentice would have been sent flying by a single punch.

"Fierce roar."

The leader, Infernape, swept its red eyes over the bear apprentice. Despite its small size, the Infernape moved with the agility of flowing water and successfully dodged its attacks.

However, it still had its mouth crooked, and a confident look on its face, after all, the two before it hadn't caused it any harm yet.

Then its gaze finally fell on the last young general, Teng Cu.

Tap. Tap. Tap!
The latter bounced lightly in place, always maintaining peak condition.

As one of the starter Pokémon, Infernape didn't have much affection for the latter either. With a flick of its arms, countless sharp stone blades condensed in the air and shot out in unison.

Rock-hard blade!

I'm ready to take down this fire rabbit in one fell swoop!
"Ironhead!"

As Tengchu Xiaojiang brushed his fingers across his forehead, his entire body was instantly covered with a layer of metallic silver light.

The Freeman trait activated, transforming the user into a Steel-type character.

Bang bang bang!
Rock blades repeatedly collided and shattered on its body, granting it the Steel attribute and making it extremely resistant to Rock-type moves.

"cowry!"

Even so, after taking several huge stone blades head-on, the young general Tengcu was still thrown backward, his steel body breaking through his defenses.

"Is the gap in strength too large?"

Ash frowned, but with the added resistance, Scorbunny quickly got back to his feet, still maintaining sufficient stamina. (End of Chapter)