He knows Pokémon better than me.

The battle began, and Shaymi, now in his sky form, became even more warlike, launching the first attack.

"Shaymi—!!"

From mid-air, Shaymi lowered his head, and countless bright green leaves flew out, magical leaves completely covering Zarude.

However, the latter stood still, neither dodging nor flinching, its jet-black fur completely blocking the attacks from the leaves, causing it little harm.

“Saru!”

He even waved at Shemi, as if to say, "Is this all you've got?"
Such a provocative action naturally angered Shamy.

The same action of pressing down on his head was used, but this time what shot out was not leaves, but sharp white and blue slashes.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The air blade swept across the sky, and when it cut through Zarude's body, the sound of flesh being sliced ​​could be clearly heard. This caused Zarude's expression to change drastically, and he retreated violently.

In the blink of an eye, several sharp wounds appeared on his body, and several parts of his body were stinging.

The effect is outstanding!

Not only is it incredibly effective, but it also hits the nail on the head!

"Hehe, don't be arrogant, my Shaymin trait is a divine blessing~!"

Standing beside him, Xiao Zhi couldn't help but speak up.

Air Blade is already easy to hit vitals, and the Heavenly Grace ability doubles the probability, so you can say that every strike is a critical hit!

"Sheme, sheme~!"

In the sky, Shaymi proudly raised its little head.

Look at you, you wild monkey from out of town, do you still dare to be arrogant?

Zarude naturally realized that the Pokémon in front of her was not as weak as it looked, but rather possessed enormous power, and dared not let herself be beaten for nothing any longer.

“Saru!”

With a low shout, he waved his hand, and the vines on his arm shot out, about to grab Shemi.

However, with a flap of the small wings on her head, Shemi moved nimbly and easily dodged the opponent's vine whip.

Once they gain air superiority, the advantage is entirely in their favor!
"Shaymi!"

Just as it dodged the attack, it lowered its head, and another dense barrage of air blades whistled down, bombarding the area.

Whoosh! Bang! Bang!
The energy slash cleaved the ground, causing soil and rocks to explode and creating a cloud of dust and debris.

However, as the smoke and dust dissipated, only the messy slash marks left by sharp blades of air remained on the spot, and Zarude's figure disappeared.

Dig a hole!

The next second, a green vine suddenly sprouted from the ground, extending more than ten meters, and strangled towards Shemi's position in the air.

"Shaymi!"

Shemi quickly shifted her body to the side to avoid it.

However, the same vines then spread out in several surrounding areas, growing simultaneously from seven or eight places, encircling Shemi from multiple directions.

The latter was caught off guard and its hind leg was entangled by one of the vines.

Other green vines swarmed over and, in the blink of an eye, bound Shemi and forcibly dragged her to the ground.

"Does it possess the power to control vines?"

Ash stroked his chin, secretly analyzing Zarude's abilities—

Each mythical beast has its own unique abilities. For example, Shemi can absorb poisonous gas, purify it, and then release it with several times the energy to explode it.

The Zarud in front of us can control not only the vines on its arms, but also the plants on the ground around it.
“Saru!”

Sarud slowly emerged from the ground, grinning maliciously as he approached the bound Shaymi, as if mocking him.

Little hedgehog, where do you think you're going to run now?
He raised one arm, hooked his five fingers, and revealed a blood-red, ferocious light, preparing to unleash a tearing claw at close range!

This made Shemi panic, and she struggled in place.

However, these vines were exceptionally tough, and they had no effect whatsoever.

As for its special move, "Seed Flash," its power is actually not very high before it absorbs poison gas.
Just then, a reminder came from beside him:

"Shami, quickly turn back to your original form!" Shami's eyes lit up, and she instantly found her pillar of support.

"Thank you!!"

Suddenly, it sneezed, spraying out pollen, and its originally slender and agile body immediately "shrank" into a round, spiky hedgehog.

The vines loosened their hold, and Shamy quickly rolled away, escaping from them.

Whoosh!
Zarud was a step behind; his Tear Claws merely cleaved the vines on the ground into pieces, failing to hit its target.

"Shaymi, Shaymi!"

After successfully escaping, Shemi immediately hurriedly created some distance, then took out her small bottle and took another breath of high-purity Gracidia pollen.

Its body glowed with green light, and it transformed back into its sky form, its limbs moving as if it were stepping on air, as it nimbly flew into the sky.

“Saruru.”

Sarud watched the whole scene unfold. It seemed that this little hedgehog, like him, also possessed special abilities related to plants.

But poaching and kidnapping are unforgivable!

With a wave of his hand, vines sprouted from his arm.

Along with it, many vines grew on the surrounding ground, helping to strangle it towards the sky.

"Shaymi!"

This time, however, Shemi was on guard and dodged much more carefully.

If there's no way to dodge, a flick of the head sends out a sharp blade of air that cleaves the vine in two.

Zarude's vines are indeed tough, but its air blades that strike with devastating accuracy are no joke either!

In response to Shaymi's air blades, Zarud devised a countermeasure: he condensed several large rocks around himself and launched them out simultaneously.

Rock Blockade!

Rocks are weak against flying attributes; sharp air blades become dull upon contact with rocks.

Even if it can split rocks, its power is greatly reduced, posing no threat to Zarude.

The battle entered into a protracted war, as Shaymi held the aerial advantage, and Zarude was unable to deal with him for the time being.

“Saru!”

Sarud muttered a curse under his breath.

Its specialty is using vines to move back and forth among the branches of dense forest trees, its movements even faster and more agile than flying.

Unfortunately, the open space in front of the watchtower was too wide, and there were no trees to hang from.

However, if it comes to a protracted war, Sarud doesn't think he'll lose to anyone.

"Saruru!!"

The next second, Zarud suddenly slammed his palms on the ground and let out a loud roar.

In an instant, the grass beneath his feet and the distant forest all began to sprout dense green dots that flew out and merged into Zarud's body.

This also nourished the latter, causing its entire body to emit a rich, healing green light.

The marks on his body from the air blades healed rapidly.

"Shaymi!"

Seeing this, Shaymin followed suit and immediately let out a long cry.

A faint golden-white light shone around him, and under the sunlight, his stamina was restored.
Photosynthesis!

However, before it could even begin photosynthesis, Zarude had already fully recovered. With a wave of its arm, vines lashed out with a whooshing sound.

Shemi could only hastily stop photosynthesis and dodge in a panic.

"What a powerful healing technique!"

Not far away, Ash let out a gasp of surprise.

This must be their signature move; its healing effect seems to far surpass photosynthesis! (End of Chapter)