He knows Pokémon better than me.

Seeing the opponent charging towards him wielding its "muscular tentacles," Ash immediately commanded:
"Throw the whirlpool down!!"

The ichthyosaur immediately lowered its head, and the swirling water poured down like a waterfall, drenching the Squid King.

Malamar is a well-rounded Pokémon; its physical attack isn't particularly outstanding, and it needs to rely on its Contrary ability to boost its power twice before it can reach sufficient strength.

Hua Hua Hua——!
The swirling water swept down, instantly interrupting the squid king's brute force attack, leaving it frozen in place, its entire body soaked.

"Now! Freeze your teeth!"

The gill lizard immediately bit into the water stain on the ground, and icy energy spread out instantly, freezing the ground in front of it rapidly.

Sizzle—!
In the blink of an eye, even the Squid King, several meters away, was covered in ice shards.

Of course, the latter tore through the thin ice on its body as soon as it shook, so the damage was not high.

However, it's sufficient for slowing down.

Xiao Zhi raised the corners of his mouth and pointed with his large hand, saying:

"Now! Bite with your cheeks!!"

"Bee-ooh—!!"

The gill ichthyosaur roared to the sky, then charged out with great momentum, its heavy body kicking up a cloud of dust as it ran.

"Hell Thrust!"

Omega quickly responded.

However, at this moment, the Squid King is only slowing down on a physical level because its body is covered with ice shards.

It's not a normal "slowdown," so it can't trigger the contrarian characteristic at all.

The squid king's two tentacles had just begun to gather dangerous black light when the ichthyosaur had already rushed in front of it.

Its original large lower jaw turned aquamarine blue, and then it bit into the Squid King's chest.

Crack!
With a loud bang, the squid's jaws snapped, causing the water mist to burst open. It even seemed that the squid king's body had been bitten through, and a layer of ink was also spreading in the water mist.

The outcome is decided!

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi smiled smugly, having already made his judgment.

While not exceptionally effective, the Strong Forehead & Cheek Bite, which doubles the damage, can practically take down an opponent in one bite, easily defeating opponents of higher levels!
Boom-!
As the ink mist fell, the Squid King's bulky body collapsed with a thud, and two small holes were indeed bitten into its chest, from which ink was flowing out.

"The King Squid has lost its ability to fight!"

The drone Rotom immediately shouted, eliciting a cacophony of howls from the densely packed cheering squad behind him.

"I see."

Meanwhile, Mary was also diligently learning Ash's Pokémon battle techniques from the back.

For ichthyosaurs, there is only one tactic: use every means possible to preemptively use their gill bite.

Therefore, regardless of the move, the goal is nothing more than to slow down the opponent or speed up oneself.

If you can see through this, defeating this ichthyosaur will be much easier.

"Unfortunately, I haven't learned the rain-summoning technique yet."

Ash felt a slight pang of regret. He had forced the Dracovish to achieve the whirlpool effect with the Water Gun using the "Whirlwind Counterattack" technique, but making rain was not so simple.

Hmm, when we get back, I'll ask the King Crab to teach me how to use the Gill Bite move in the rain; it will be even more terrifying!
"Come back, King Squid!"

On the other side, Omega had retrieved the Squid King, and his expression had become serious.

Despite having a higher level, the Pokémon was defeated in just a few rounds by this strangely-looking stitched-together Pokémon. This proves that the trainer in front of him is very strong!

Thinking of this, Omega became even more furious, and couldn't help but shout:
"Damn it, unless you're a trainer as strong as Champion Leon, you're not worthy of being with Ms. Marie!!" Ash: "?"

Mary: "."

Omega has already thrown out its second Poké Ball.

boom!
As the red light faded, it was Ash's old acquaintance who appeared this time—

The gray-blue two-headed dragon lay on the ground, its head and neck covered with thick black fur that completely obscured its eyes, leaving only its gaping mouth revealing its teeth.

"A two-headed Tyrannosaurus Rex? Where did you get this guy from?!"

Behind her, Mary's eyes lit up. This must be a pseudo-god from the Unova region.

She had always wanted to catch one, but after wandering around the Wild Area for a long time and exploring many Pokémon dens, she had not found one.

Noticing Marie's gaze, Omega touched his nose, then looked at Ash with a smug expression.
"Hehe~ See? Miss Mary is paying more attention to me!"

Ash smirked. "It seems like Marnie is more interested in your Pokémon."

He was very familiar with the Two-Headed Tyrannosaurus Rex; in its second phase, the only possible ability was "Vitality."

It increases physical attack, but at the cost of decreased accuracy.

Rounded to the nearest whole number, it equals "Blind Little Hercules".

"Double-headed Tyrannosaurus Rex, use Dragon Pulse!!"

The battle resumed, and the two-headed Tyrannosaurus opened its mouth and fired an energy beam, still using the "beloved" Twin Cannons - Dragon Pulse!

Ash quickly perked up. Don't underestimate this two-headed Tyrannosaurus Rex just because it's only in its second stage; it's clear that this Tyrannosaurus Rex is definitely not low-level.

"Gill-dwelling ichthyosaur, bite the ground with your gills!"

The ichthyosaur understood and immediately bit down on the ground. Its monstrous bite force instantly shattered the earth and forcibly erected a rock barrier.

Whoosh!
The Dragon Pulse detonated the rocks, triggering a violent explosion.

Da da da--!
The next moment, there were hurried and heavy footsteps on both sides.

"Two-headed Tyrannosaurus Rex, use Dragon Dive!!"

"Gill-like ichthyosaur, use your Frozen Fang!!"

The two Pokémon charged at each other at the same time. The Tyrannosaurus Rex was unable to fly at its current stage and could only charge forward like Torkoal, lying on its four limbs.

Its entire body was covered in a powerful, deep blue aura, forming a giant blue dragon!
On the other side, the Strong Forehead - Frozen Fang also caused the Gillfish Dragon to condense huge ice fangs in front of it, which opened and closed repeatedly as it attacked.

Boom boom! !
The two moves collided head-on, and a piercing sound came from the center of the arena in an instant. The surface of the deep blue energy dragon was visibly covered with frost, as if it had been frozen.

However, the ice cracked the next moment, and the power of the dragon-attribute flames was superior, completely shattering the frozen fangs.

Amidst a cloud of icy mist and radiant energy, both Pokémon were simultaneously thrown backward. Of course, the Dracovish was almost pushed back to the edge of the arena, rolling around on the ground in a sorry state.

Outstanding effect!

After getting up, the ichthyosaur had many more wounds all over its body.

"Damn it, it was blocked?!"

On the other side, Omega's expression was even more unpleasant. The full-force attack of the Twin-Headed Tyrannosaurus Rex had been blocked just like that?
"Your strength is quite impressive."

Ash nodded. The Deino was quite peculiar at this stage. Although it was a standard "ranged special attack turret" after evolving into Hydreigon, its physical attack was stronger than its special attack in the second stage.

Even its characteristics are those of a "knock-off Hercules".

Although the ichthyosaur could continue fighting, it was no use against a vicious dragon.
Ash thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand and recalled the Dracovish. (End of Chapter)