He knows Pokémon better than me.

Clang!
The two birds clashed in the sky above Spiketown. In the end, Galarian Moltres had the upper hand in terms of strength. Under the powerful attack of the divine bird, Corviknight was knocked sideways and crashed heavily into the wall of a nearby building.

It even crashed through the outer wall, fell inside, and scattered countless pieces of gravel and dust.

"Gah!"

It took a while for the Steel Raven to reappear, shaking its head in a rather disheveled state.

As a Steel-type Pokémon, it has a tough body, and such an attack is not enough to defeat it.

Even high in the sky, Galarian Moltres shook its head slightly, as if it had bumped into an iron wall.

"As expected, I can't use any fire-attribute techniques at all."

Ash was secretly amazed; it was truly rare to see such a drastically altered region.

The impact had also significantly reduced the effectiveness of Galarian Moltres's "Rage" field effect, and many members of the cheering team below regained their clarity of vision.

"Wait a minute, what were we doing just now?!"

"It seems I want to attack Miss Mary as well as that kid. I'm going to cut my hand off!"

"What an evil bird!!"

The members of Team Shout recalled their Pokémon and swarmed behind Ash and Marnie.

Ignoring the group, Ash simply recalled all his Pokémon into their Poké Balls, while Draco Messiah burrowed back into his collar, peeking out with its triangular head curiously.

"You should come back first, Corviknight!"

After hesitating for a moment, Ash recalled Corviknight as well.

It's not entirely impossible for it to defeat Moltres now. With its high defense, the added boost from its bond power, and a finishing Z-Move, it might actually be able to take down the opponent.

However, it is destined to take a very long time.

And this is the city center—

Shouldn't this be considered part of the city center?

Xiao Zhi glanced around. Although the exterior walls of the surrounding buildings looked dilapidated, they were not abandoned or uninhabited; it was just their style.

If this continues, it's like they're ripping off our base.

"Then Pikachu, I'll leave it to you. Make this quick!"

Ash looked down at his ace.

Come to think of it, Pikachu hasn't trained any legendary Pokémon in a long time.

Pikachu shrugged and reluctantly stepped forward, its cheeks gradually crackling with electricity.

"Pica~"

Then I looked up at the black bird in the sky, and moved my neck and arms a little. Here's your first electrotherapy in December!

Instantly, Mary's gaze was drawn to him. She knew that Pikachu was Ash's strongest trump card, but she had never seen the latter truly use it.

boom!
She even unleashed her own Morpeko. "Come out and meet your Electric Mouse family's predecessor!"

When the last creature to emerge was just a tiny electric mouse, the firebird on the roof paused for a moment, then sneered.

If it's manipulating "humorous" emotions, it's already full.

Then Galarian Moltres flapped its wings and launched several sharp slashes, preparing to teach Pikachu a lesson.

"One hundred thousand volts!"

However, Pikachu unleashed a bolt of lightning that shattered the air in its path. Moltres only realized the lightning strike was a bit too much when it got close, and hurriedly took flight to dodge.

Your voltage of 100,000 volts doesn't seem to be "100,000"!

"Pica~!"

Pikachu grinned and beckoned its little finger towards the air.

Old man, hurry up and get serious, or you'll miss your chance! "Screech—!!"

The next second, Moltres's black chicken face turned bright red, its anger level reaching its maximum.

With a flap of its wings, a deep red light curtain spread across the entire arena like a hot wind.

Signature move: Burning Fury!

However, this had no effect on Pikachu.

"A flash of lightning!"

Pikachu immediately darted out, stepping on the exterior walls of the buildings on both sides, and quickly arrived at the rooftop where Moltres was located.

Whoosh! Bang!
Just as the latter was about to spread its wings and fly away to dodge, Pikachu moved faster and rammed into Moltres's chest first.

"A horrible scream!"

Galarian Moltres hurriedly flapped its wings. The distance of tens to nearly a hundred meters just now made the Burning Fury appear as a semi-transparent deep red light curtain, with only average power.

However, at this moment, almost at zero distance, Moltres released a dense black and red aura around its body, which was exactly like flames. With its anger burning more concentrated, its power naturally increased exponentially!

Caught off guard, Pikachu was covered in black and red flames and staggered backward.

"Chupi!"

However, Pikachu has plenty of battle experience. During its descent, it suddenly flung out a large net of lightning, connecting the rooftops of several surrounding buildings before landing steadily on the electric grid.

"Moru."

Morubek, nestled in Mary's arms, tilted its head back with its mouth slightly open.

Its agility is enough for it to learn for half a year.

However, the electric grid is not just for absorbing force. After being pressed down and tightened, Pikachu used the force to suddenly launch itself out.

"Now, Iron Tail!!"

In mid-air, Pikachu spun around, its tail transforming into steel, and slammed out with tremendous force.

Clang!
Galarian Moltres had no time to defend or dodge before its face was slammed hard by Iron Tail, its slender neck snapping to the side and its body plummeting to the ground in a sorry state.

How can it be? !
It took a full-force, furious blow head-on, yet it was able to retaliate so quickly?!
"Pica~!"

Pikachu landed steadily back on the electric grid, its little face beaming with pride.

For it now, a mere level two god is indeed hardly worth mentioning.

One Iron Tail attack wasn't enough to disable Moltres; it flapped its wings and took flight again, the black and red flames surrounding its body even more intense.

Special ability: Raging Fury, activated!
This was originally an exclusive ability of Alola Croc, which increases its Special Attack when its HP drops to half.

Galarian Moltres also has this characteristic, and it has an additional power boost for its Incinerate move!
Even on the streets of Spike Town, many members of the shouting team felt a chill run down their spines.

"Long-haired troll, quickly help Pikachu use Light Screen!"

Just as Marilyn was about to join the battle to help, Ash grabbed her hand.

"It's okay, just leave the rest to Pikachu~"

Ash smiled, sporting the same confident smile as Pikachu.

Special attack has been upgraded?
Let's try out the new move Pikachu learned by sneaking out of the Green Country!

Pikachu understood immediately and used the electric net to get close to Galarian Moltres again. Just as Moltres was about to unleash a more powerful Fury, Pikachu suddenly gave a sly smile.

The next second, Pikachu burst forth with an unusually dazzling pink light, blinding Galarian Moltres.

Magic shines!

The effect was outstanding!! (End of Chapter)