He knows Pokémon better than me.

Looking at the Speaker-like creature in front of him, which resembled a bandit, Ash began to consider whether he should let his Besturn roam freely.

Let the Wild Area become a place similar to the Alola Jungle, where both Trainers and Pokémon can equally enjoy a warm embrace.

*Crack!*
Across from them, the speaker rubbed its arms together, glaring menacingly, clearly intending to capture Ba Dadie and make her its bandit queen.

Ash turned his head to look at Butterfree and asked:

"How about some post-meal exercise to aid digestion?"

Butterfly hesitated for a moment, but finally flapped its wings and flew up, looking down at the bully in front of it.

Ash is quite confident about this.

Although Ba Da Die is just a pretty face, it depends on who you compare her to.

Compared to the monsters and demons in Pallet Town's backyard, she is indeed just a pretty vase.

But compared to the thugs and bullies on the street, the Butterfly can also be a pink devil!
"Sound cricket~"

As the giant butterfly fluttered into the air, the speaker-like cricket initially showed a nonchalant expression.

Until the Butterfly flapped its wings, shooting out several blue-white air slashes.

Whoosh!
The speaker cricket's expression changed drastically. It immediately flapped its wings to dodge, and seeing the sharp air blade miss its target, leaving a deep slash mark on the ground, it immediately abandoned its contempt.

This pink butterfly seems to be more than just pretty.

Of course, the speaker cricket had no intention of running away; conquering it this way would be even more interesting.

"Sound cricket!"

It immediately flapped its wings and charged toward the Butterfly, its double blades gleaming with a sharp, cold light, aiming straight for its target.

Cross scissors!
However, Ash didn't rush to attack or dodge. Only after the Snorlax was close enough did he suddenly speak:
"Now! Magic Shine!"

Suddenly, a dazzling pink light burst forth from Butterfly's body. The first thing to be affected was Speaker Cricket, whose eyes were instantly stung and went blind. Everything in front of him turned into a blurry pink.

The scissors naturally missed completely.

boom! !

Immediately afterwards, a surge of energy hit his chest, sending him flying.

Magic Flash isn't just about glowing; it also deals damage in two stages.

Looking at the Speaker Krypton lying on the ground in a sorry state, Ash touched the tip of his nose:

"My Butterfree is a Fairy, don't underestimate it!"

"Butterfly~!"

Butterfree landed back in front of Ash, its pink face showing a hint of pride.

Having just eaten its fill, it has plenty of energy now!

"Next up is the power grid!!"

With a flick of her small hand, the butterfly instantly wove a lightning net, which lunged at its target, about to trap the speaker.

"Sound cricket!!"

The cricket raised its sickle-like arm and chopped fiercely.

Zizzi——!
Although he was jerked and twitched from the electric grid, he managed to split the lightning net in half.

Immediately afterwards, the speaker-shaped cricket raised its arm high, seemingly preparing for some powerful move.

"Sound cricket!!"

It was through this move that it was able to defeat all the Bug Pokémon in the area and become the strongest bully.

The next second, a pure white energy ball appeared above its head.

"So it's a weather balloon?"

Ash blinked. A Snorlax that controls a Weather Ball is indeed rare, but it didn't seem particularly special.

The weather is nice today, and the trees in Muguang Forest are not dense, so the sunlight shines directly down.

Boom!
As the Snorkeling Knox hurled it, the Weather Ball ignited in mid-air, transforming into a blazing fireball. In Bug-type battles, if it specifically chooses to fight under clear skies, this Fireball ability will practically allow it to wreak havoc.

Unfortunately, we ran into a tough opponent today.

"In that case, let's play ball."

Ash's voice remained calm and composed; instead, he responded directly:

"Butterfly, use the power of the moon!"

The Butterfly immediately flapped its wings and took to the air, emitting a long, drawn-out cry, its body shimmering with beautiful, crystalline pink phosphorescence.
"Butterfly—!!"

Although it was still broad daylight, the surroundings seemed to have turned into night, and a bright, full moon appeared in the sky.

A pink energy blast rapidly formed above Butterfly's head and was then launched from mid-air.
The power of the moon!

The two energy spheres collided in mid-air, but after a few seconds of stalemate, the power of the moon shattered the fire weather sphere with an overwhelming advantage and continued flying towards the speaker cricket.

As the powerful aura of the fairy attribute approached, even this bullying speaker cricket showed a look of fear on its face.

Boom boom! !
On the spot, a violent energy explosion was triggered, and pink smoke and dust rose up, scaring away the weak Bug-type Pokémon around them.

Wow, that's pretty powerful!

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi nodded repeatedly in delight.

She's not just a pretty face. Her explosive power is quite impressive.

It's important to know that Butterfly's mutation wasn't just in its appearance; its power also mutated, and it was a benign, enhanced mutation.

On the other hand, the speaker was in a terrible situation.

As the smoke cleared, the speaker-shaped cricket, though not fallen, was covered in wounds and clutching its chest, clearly on its last legs.

"Sound cricket!"

At this moment, its eyes also became clear.

A wife can be found another time. Although the local house bugs in Galar are a bit shabby, it's best to run away now.

"Butterfly~!!"

Sensing the Speaker Cricket's intention, Butterfly immediately spewed lightning, weaving a massive net of thunder to cover it.

Zizzi——!
This time, the electric grid successfully trapped its target, its edges firmly stuck to the ground. This meant that if the speaker cricket made any sudden movement, it would be shocked and wince.

"Butterfly~!"

After doing all this, Butterfree flew back to Ash's shoulder, beaming with pride and blinking its eyes, expecting praise.

"Well done, Butterfly!"

Xiao Zhi rubbed the latter's cheek, which immediately made the latter half-close his eyes in enjoyment.

It was a complete rout!
Having not fought side by side for so long, Chenglong must have become even stronger.

As for the Pokémon in front of us, caught in the electric net, like a candle flickering in the wind, it could be captured at any moment by throwing a Poké Ball.
"Sound cricket!"

Finally, Krill lowered its head, drooped its scythe-like arm, and looked intently at Ash.

It resigned itself to its fate.

So be it. After all, this human is indeed powerful, so it doesn't seem like such a bad thing.

"Speaker tinkerer or something, forget it."

However, Ash shrugged and curled his lip, showing no intention of catching it at all.

The butterfly understood, and with a thought, the electric grid vanished instantly.

Then, the person and the butterfly bypassed the speaker and continued to stroll around the Sunlit Forest.

"Yincricket!?"

This left the speaker frozen in place, feeling awkward. Was it being rejected?!

This human didn't even hesitate; the hesitation lasted less than a second!
That's a gross underestimation of the bully of the Sunlit Forest! (End of Chapter)