He knows Pokémon better than me.

The Water Tower, fifth floor.

The trainer on this floor is a blue-haired girl with her braids tied in a bun on her head with a red ribbon, looking very energetic.

When she saw Master Ma climb to the top of the tower early this morning, she probably guessed that a formidable character would be coming today.

"If you defeat my Pokémon, you can reach the final floor. Please!"

She threw out a Poké Ball, and a red light fell, revealing an extremely slender lizard-like Pokémon with hands that looked like they were wearing black gloves and an elegant demeanor.

His eyes were half-closed, and his index finger was raised as if he were holding a pistol, already aiming at the target.

"What kind of Pokémon is this??"

Ash quickly pulled out his Pokédex—

"Beep beep! Thousand-Faced Aviator, the evolved form of the Thousand-Faced Aviator, water attribute, superb sniping skills, can fire fast and accurate water guns from its fingertips!"

Ash realized that this was the final form of the Galar Water-type starter Pokémon.

However, Thousand Faces has neither the Free Spirit trait of the Fire starter nor the Grass Creator trait of the Grass starter, so its presence is somewhat low.

Looks like he's a "sniper." He's aiming to be invisible.

"Thousand-Faced Escaper, use a sniper!!"

The battle began, with the blue-haired braided girl launching the first attack, and the Thousand-Faced Escaper raising one arm with her fingers in the shape of a pistol.

Swoosh!

The next second, a stream of water shot out from the tip of the index finger, transforming into a swift water arrow.

"see through!"

The bear apprentice's eyes gleamed green, and he lowered his head to avoid the water arrow.

The sniper shot missed, hitting the wall behind it and creating a small water explosion that splashed water everywhere.

"This power!"

Ash looked slightly surprised. It looked like a water gun, but its power was incomparable.

"Beep beep, sniping, the exclusive move of the Thousand-Faced Escaper, can ignore effects such as 'Look at me' and 'Water Drain', and accurately attack the opponent Loto~!"

Rotom prompted automatically.

Ash nodded. "Is it similar to Cinderace's Fireball move?"

"Quickly at work, no wonder he's apprentice Xiong."

The blue-haired female apprentice's eyes narrowed, and a confident expression appeared on her face:
"I've trained under Master Ma for so long, and I haven't learned nothing. Thousand Faces Escaper, let it witness the secrets of your combo-style attack!"

This time, the Thousand-Faced Beast raised both hands simultaneously, thumbs up and index fingers up, as if holding two guns.

Swoosh! Swoosh!
The next second, he fired water guns with both hands in quick succession, all aimed at the bear apprentice, just like the spiky shells on the next level, completely turning into a continuous attack.

This caused the bear apprentice's movements to become chaotic instantly. It tried to dodge while maintaining its stance, but the double sniping still left it unable to dodge in time. The water arrows grazed its cheek, causing a stinging pain.

"Dodge with a water jet!"

With no other option, the bear disciple could only condense a watery cloak around his body and suddenly shoot to the side, using a preemptive move to forcefully dodge.

Whoosh—!
Inside the dojo arena, the scene instantly transformed into one where the bear disciple "Water Arrow" flew ahead, while the Thousand-Faced Beast continuously fired two guns from below, with the slender water arrows tracking behind.

"Tsk, this isn't good if we keep fighting like this!"

Ash quickly looked around, trying to find a way out of the predicament.

As expected of the guardian below the top level, the strength of the Thousand-Faced Avoid far exceeds that of the lower levels.

However, since the opponent was able to incorporate the essence of combo attacks into "sniping".

So, can the Flowing Rock Smashing Fist be incorporated into "Water Jet"? It should be noted that the Flowing Rock Smashing Fist is not a specific move, but rather an application of technique.

This was the first time for Kuma, so Ash quickly raised his hand and activated the Bond Pact to ensure everything went smoothly.

"Bear drink!"

Clad in a watery cloak, he spun and dodged the water arrows in mid-air. Suddenly, as if enlightened, the bear apprentice's eyes lit up.

It maintained its water jet while slightly slowing down to allow the water jets behind it to keep up with its movement.

call out--!
With his hands outstretched, he sprayed water, unleashing the secrets of the Flowing Water Rock Smashing Fist during flight to forcibly control the direction of these sniper water arrows.

With a flick of his hand, dangerous sniper water arrows swirled around it, like satellites spraying water, becoming an aid to the bear apprentice.

"How can it be?!"

The blue-haired girl gaped, her expression one of utter astonishment.

The next second, the bear apprentice, carrying a sniper water arrow, swooped down towards the Thousand-Faced Escaper!
The Thousand-Faced Beast was agile and quickly dodged by leaping to the side.

Whoosh!
However, the Bear Apprentice's water jets did not end. Their trajectory reversed, and they rushed towards the Thousand-Faced Escaper once again, causing the surrounding water arrows to deviate as well.

"Bear drink!"

The bear apprentice's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Seizing the opportunity, he suddenly sprayed water and struck the side of the Thousand-Faced Escaper.

boom! boom! boom!
Immediately afterwards, several sniper water arrows exploded on the Thousand Faces Refugee, blasting the unusually slender humanoid lizard away.

Of course, because it is fired continuously, the force is dispersed, so the power of each sniper shot decreases accordingly.

Furthermore, since Inteleon is a Water-type Pokémon, its damage output is not particularly high.

"Avoid service!"

The Thousand-Faced Avoid stood up, clutching his chest, looking disheveled, with water droplets constantly dripping from his body.

On the other side, Xiong's apprentice also dispersed the water around him and landed on the other side of the arena.

"Amazing!"

Behind her, Mary exclaimed in surprise, "Can you still use those strange and unusual movements while moving at high speed?!"

"It feels just as good as the ultimate technique of the combo style."

The blue-haired apprentice thought to himself.

No wonder he was able to gain Master Ma's approval and become Xiong's apprentice.

No, we can't boost their morale now!

"Thousand Faces Escaper, use the Freeze Beam!"

Thousand-Faced Beast also gracefully unleashed other moves with a flick of its finger, instantly unleashing icy blue electric snakes that, while the bear apprentice still had water droplets on his body, prepared to completely freeze him.

However, this attack reminded Ash of something, and he immediately grinned and shouted:

"In that case, let's use the water jet again!"

The bear apprentice understood and, carried by the water current, rushed into the sky again. This exposed its weakness, and it was hit in the back by the freezing beam.

Sizzle—!
In the blink of an eye, the rushing water arrow was frozen into a slender ice sculpture stretching into the sky.

However, upon seeing this, Ash's expression became even more excited, and he pressed his finger down:
"Now! Unleash the jet of icy water!!"

click!
The bear apprentice remained conscious within the ice. The ice around its tail broke off, transforming it into a sharp, flying ice sculpture that continued its journey.

Until it completely lost power, the ice spike tilted down and swooped down to smash into the Thousand-Faced Refuge! (End of Chapter)