He knows Pokémon better than me.

Ash recalled Mr. Mime and sent out his second Pokémon.

"Martial shout—!!"

Martial Arts Master Xiong made his appearance, clenching his fists and letting out an exhilarating shout, with a faint layer of moisture surrounding his body.

"This Pokémon."

Alice's eyes widened. The humanoid muscular grizzly bear looked like something she'd seen an older trainer from out of town using at the Unova World Championships.

In terms of momentum, it is no less than Dragonite and may even be more imposing.
"Never mind Dragonite! Use Thunder Punch!!"

Alice launched the first attack. Her muscular build, martial arts stance, and the rush of water vapor suggested that the humanoid bear in front of her was most likely a water-based fighting creature.

Dragonite understood, flapped its wings and soared into the sky, its claws unleashing a burst of violent lightning. Then it swooped down towards its target, its fists aimed straight for Martial Arts Bear Master's face.

Xiao Zhi grinned and calmly gave instructions:

"Next!"

Martial Arts Master Xiong did not use any special moves. His breathing was long and steady, and his hands were swirling with water as he reached out.

The secret technique from the Greenland region, the essence of Water Smash, allowed it to deftly deflect Thunder Punch and instead grab Dragonite's arm.

Snapped! !

Using the momentum of Dragonite's dive, it even spun around and slammed Dragonite heavily to the ground.

"And then, the Freeze Fist!!"

The next instant, Martial Arts Master Xiong's gentle movements suddenly changed. His fists were covered with icy frost, and a murderous intent surged as he quickly unleashed a freezing fist!

Alice's face was also tense as she said urgently:
"Use the dragon tail quickly!!"

Dragonite understood, and as it landed on the ground, its tail glowed green, lashing the ground like a steel whip, and it used the force to bounce to the side.

Barely dodged the first punch—

However, Master Xiong was well-versed in the secrets of the combo style, and his second punch, the Frozen Fist, was also thrown out quickly.

Sizzle!

The attack didn't hit Dragonite completely, but only struck its wing from the side. Frost instantly froze the tip of Dragonite's wing, causing it to wince in pain and squint its eyes.

Four times the restraint, remarkable results!

Dragonite quickly distanced itself, still shaken.

If those two punches had landed squarely, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
"That's amazing!"

Alice covered her mouth in surprise, a gesture she had never seen before.

Sure enough, even though they had just won a match, they couldn't afford to be careless in their battle against Ash.

She pointed her finger to the sky and shouted:

"Use hot air, then a blast of wind!!"

Dragonite understood, soared into the sky, and the scorching hot wind blown by its flapping wings melted the ice shell on its wingtips. Then the hot wind dissipated and turned into a violent hurricane that swept across the entire field!
This Pokémon's movements are too strange. In that case, let's use a ranged attack!
Whoosh!
A storm raged across the arena, turning the air gray and forcing Martial Arts Master Xiong to raise one arm to protect his eyes.

The effect is outstanding!

The situation seemed to have returned to the scene when they fought Galar Articuno in the back mountains of Battlegrounds.

If the opponent maintains distance and launches fierce attacks from the air, it will put the martial arts bear master in a very passive position.

This is indeed a difficult problem.

Ash considered many methods, such as using "Shoot Down" to bring it down from the sky.
But the prerequisite is being able to touch the other person, right?
Alternatively, you can use "Rock Seal" and "Aura Blast," but at long range, both accuracy and power will decrease.

Unable to solve the problem
Finally, he sought help from outside the venue and called Master Ma for advice.

After all, Master Ma is the expert in using the Martial Arts Bear Master, and he should have encountered similar situations before.

“Oh, old man, I do have a method~” Ma Shide’s method is the opposite: instead of “how to get close to the opponent”, it is “actively let the opponent come closer”.

As the flashback ended, Ash raised his hand and pointed:
"Martial Arts Master Bear, use provocation!"

The martial arts bear master understood, revealing a resolute gaze. Braving the storm vortex, he suddenly raised his right arm towards the direction of Dragonite.

Then, raise your middle finger!
Dragonite: "!?"

This gesture caused Dragonite, who had been keeping its distance and constantly blowing air, to suddenly have veins bulging on its forehead, becoming extremely angry!
It even swooped down with its wings together, swooping down towards the Martial Arts Bear Master!

"Hey! Calm down!"

Alice immediately called out anxiously from behind.

Wait a minute, she knows that the taunt move forces the opponent to use only offensive moves.

But Storm is an offensive move!

"Hehe~"

Ash chuckled inwardly. Could the legendary "Taunt" move used by a Pokémon be just an ordinary taunt?
This was invented by Master Ma.

His weakness as a martial arts master is his inability to deal with ranged opponents, especially those in the air.

The one-hit-kill Urshifu, as a Dark-type Legendary Pokémon, has an enhanced version of its "Taunt" attack—

It not only forces the opponent to launch an attack, but also forces the opponent in the air to come closer and launch a melee attack!
Similar to Zarude, the effect of the Vine Whip it uses far surpasses that of the Vine Whip used by ordinary Pokémon.

After watching the video tutorials sent by Master Ma, Master Xiong of Martial Arts had an epiphany.

Although it is not Dark-type, it is still a Pokémon of the same type.

The middle finger raised by the Combo Style Martial Arts Bear Master is equally "deadly"!
The next moment, Dragonite swooped down, its wings glowing white, ready to unleash a powerful double wing attack!

However, close combat is the domain of Martial Arts Bear Master.

It maintained the middle finger gesture, held its breath, and focused all its attention on the rapidly approaching Dragonite's form and movements.

"Now! Freeze Fist!!"

In an instant, frost gathered on the middle finger of the martial arts master Xiong Shi, clenched it into a fist, and went to meet the attack.

The Ice Punch landed squarely on Dragonite's face, and before the latter could even swing its small wings, a second punch came flying in.

Bang! Bang!

Two consecutive Freeze Punches struck Dragonite's cheeks, instantly freezing half of its body into an ice sculpture.

The results are remarkable!

Martial Arts Master turned around and kicked Dragonite in the chest. Dragonite was sent flying and crashed to the ground, where ice shards exploded and scattered all over the ground, leaving it looking disheveled.

When it stood up again, Dragonite's aura was in complete disarray.

"Charge! This time, unleash a barrage of water attacks!!"

Ash gave his opponent no time to breathe, launching a series of rapid attacks—

Unfortunately, Master Ma's "middle finger provocation" can only be used once; the second time, it won't be as effective as forcibly pulling the opponent down from the sky.

Master Xiong strode forward, his fists swirling around the flowing water, his fist techniques dazzling the eye.

"Use the dragon claw to block it!!"

Dragonite had no choice but to cover its claws with a blue energy coat and slash out as well!

However, compared to the sweeping and powerful dragon claws, the agile and swift water jets are clearly more advantageous.

Avoiding the blue claw shadows, Martial Arts Urshifu's three-hit Water Fist combo slammed into Dragonite's chest.
Hit the vital point!! (End of Chapter)