Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master...

Professor Oak and his team were quite relieved.

"Don't worry, Brock and I have already taken care of his Pokémon's condition. With Ash's strength, there won't be any problems."

"Go for it, Ash!" Xiaoxia firmly believed that Ash couldn't possibly lose, so she just had to cheer him on.

Sabrina was a little envious of the people cheering for Ash around her. She wanted to shout too, but she was too shy to do so.

They could only cheer for Ash silently in voices barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

"You'll lead the charge, my sweetheart." Sundae took out her gorgeous Poké Ball and threw it onto the battlefield.

A flash of red light appeared, revealing a large sphere covered in rocks; this Pokémon was Golem.

"That old Gravestone has evolved! Well then, you'll be my first one. Go, Scizor!"

Ash's first Pokémon was a red, horned Pokémon with three times the speed and four times the fire resistance.

"These two are truly worthy of their outstanding achievements in the tournament; their Pokémon displayed amazing power as soon as they appeared!"

The match officially began as the referee blew the whistle and waved the flag.

"Rumble Rock, Rock Attack!"

"Scizor, use Bullet Punch!"

After the energy fluctuation, several sharp rock spikes appeared around the Golem, rushing towards the Mantis at an extremely fast speed.

However, Scizor is faster. With a nimble turn, it dodges all the rock spikes, and its Bullet Punch is so fast that it cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Although Golem has high defense, Bullet Punch didn't cause much damage, but it still successfully interrupted its rock attack.

"Let's unleash the cannon now!"

When a Golem is knocked to the ground by a Mantis, it will have difficulty getting up immediately, much like a tortoise lying on its back.

During this time, the Scizor quickly opens its two lobster-like red pincers to gather energy, concentrating the light energy at a single point before releasing it.

boom--!

The rumbler rock that was hit by the cannon beam emitted a huge explosion.

"Longlongyan uses jade and stone to shatter!"

"What?" Ash hadn't expected his opponent to be so ruthless. "Scizor, use High Speed! Get out of the way!"

An even bigger explosion followed the initial blast. Scizor managed to dodge it with its high-speed movement, but was still slightly affected.

The entire venue was instantly obscured by smoke, blocking all visibility.

As the dust settled, only the scyther, still panting heavily, remained on the field. It appeared to have suffered considerable damage.

"Grenadier is unable to battle, Scizor wins!"

"They actually used this tactic."

"I'm willing to pay any price to defeat you!" Sundae acted like a madwoman.

"Go, Dragonite!"

A large, fat dragon, entirely orange in color, appeared on the field; it was incredibly large.

"I'm so envious, a fully evolved pseudo-legendary." Ash's Dratini hasn't evolved into Dragonair yet.

"Scizor uses Swords Dance, then Bullet Punch!"

Upon hearing Ash's command, the red dragon with three times the speed quickly spun around and used Swords Dance, then teleported next to the newly appeared Dragonite and hit it with Bullet Punch.

But the Dragonite, despite being hit in the cheek, did not show any pain. Instead, it stared fiercely at the Scizor.

"Grab it with its tail so it can't get away, Flame Fist!"

Dragonite's claws caught the pincers that Scizor was attacking with, and at the same time, it flicked its tail to quickly and tightly wrap around Scizor's legs.

Such skill is clearly the result of extensive training.

"A Dragonite's incredibly thick tail can actually be used to grab people?!"

But they still succeeded, and Xiao Zhi had nothing to say.

"No time to dodge, so let's deal as much damage as possible! Scizor Bullet Punch!"

The opponent's Dragonite's Fire Punch hit Scizor, causing massive damage.

The Scizor immediately retaliated with its uncontrolled pincer.

However, being famously weak to fire by four times, Scizor lost its ability to fight after being hit by two Fire Punches.

The referee raises his flag: "Scizor is unable to battle!"

For the first time, the light grid below Ash's image on the big screen in the arena dimmed.

"Well done, my darling! Defeat all of that villain's Pokémon!" Sundae jumped up excitedly.

Ash's Pokémon has finally been defeated at the Indigo League!

"Hey commentator, what's with all the excitement?"

The Dragonite on the other side still stared fiercely at Ash.

It seemed that taking three bullet punches had no effect on it.

"As expected of a quasi-god, his strength is truly impressive."

However, now that Dragonite has appeared, Ash has no choice but to bring out his ace ahead of time.

Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Pink Demon, Grand Elder of the Soul Palace

"It's your turn to shine, Clefairy!" Ash casually tossed it, and a pink demon appeared on the battlefield.

It hopped and skipped as soon as it appeared, and its round, chubby body showed no signs of clumsiness.

"It's here, Clefairy!" Sundae couldn't forget the terror this Clefairy had instilled in her for a long time.

"Dragonite, use Dragon Dive!"

"Picoxi, become round."

It quickly ascends into the air above the arena, and as the Dragonite reaches its highest point, it makes a difficult sharp turn and dives towards Clefairy.

A terrifying phantom of a giant dragon appeared around him.

Clefairy, which had shrunk into a pink ball and then returned to its original shape, looked up just as Dragonite was already right in front of it.

"Pico, hee, hee, hee!"

A normal Pokémon would be terrified and shrink back at the sight of this, but Clefairy just laughed excitedly.

"Ash's Clefairy is just as wild as ever, no matter how many times I see it." Professor Oak thought back to the days when Clefairy caused trouble in his backyard.

If he hadn't intervened in time and caused them to both suffer heavy losses, Clefairy might have actually killed Gary's Arcanine.

"Picosie, Magic Flash!"

Upon receiving the command, Clefairy flashed with a brilliant light in the blink of an eye, and a beam of light, perfectly matching the shape of its body, shot towards the swooping Dragonite.

The two energies converged, boom boom boom—!

A huge explosion was heard, and the strong wind that was generated made it impossible for the audience to open their eyes.

"What an intense clash of skills! Which Pokémon will ultimately prevail?" the commentator exclaimed excitedly.

Before the smoke had even cleared, Dragonite's figure flew backward from the edge of the dust cloud above.

Picoshi won the battle, and its round, chubby body remained in place, continuing to hop and jump.

He kept pounding his chest with both hands, like a gorilla.

"Pico, Pico!"

It felt like being back in Pokémon Academy, with Clefairy waving its paws at Sundae in a provocative manner.

"Damn it, let's come back and rest for a bit, Dragonite."

Seeing the Dragonite struggling to get up, Sundae picked up a Poké Ball to replace it.

"I knew you'd send out Piccolo, so I prepared a special surprise for it."

Despite Dragonite's defeat, Sundae showed no panic but instead revealed a calm smile.

"Ash, I spent almost all my savings to defeat you, so prepare to face my wrath."

"Bring on the field, my beautiful rose, Metagross!"

She sent out a Pokémon that was entirely blue, had a disc-shaped body, and had thick, powerful legs extending from all four sides of its body.

"Wow, that's so unexpected! The Pokémon Sundae recalled Dragonite and sent out Metagross, an extremely rare Pokémon from the Hoenn region!"

"Metamorphose... another pseudo-legendary?!" Ash is now extremely envious of the Yuto family's power.

Many rare Pokémon can't be bought with money, and he really wants them!

"This Metagross looks really strong. Ash is in a bit of danger this time." Brock carefully observed Sundae's Metagross.

It was discovered that its color, shape, and body structure were all perfect, clearly indicating that a great deal of effort had been put into its careful cultivation.

"Metroid uses Metal Claws!"

"Picosie, get out of the way!"

The Metagross, which is said to possess computing power greater than that of a supercomputer, is indeed formidable.

First, it slowly got up, slowly raised its arms, and then quickly attacked Piccolo with its claws.

This technique, so fast and slow, is truly overwhelming and leaves one momentarily speechless.

The powerful metal claw struck, and Pico was knocked into the ground.

"Metamorphoses pressed its advantage and used Comet Punch!"

Although he was knocked into the ground, Piccolo quickly recovered.

He grinned and immediately jumped out of the pit to dodge Metagross's Comet Punch.

"Picosie, you go back first..."

"Pico!"