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

"Pipi~ Pipi~"

As Pipi waved her pink little fingers left and right, white light finally appeared on her fingers.

The bear apprentice immediately assumed a defensive stance and nervously watched his opponent. Even Xiaoxia and Lihua, who were watching the battle, instantly perked up.

What kind of move could it be?

At that moment, Pipi suddenly jumped up happily.

"Pipi~~"

"This skill is..." Xiaoxia said in disbelief.

"It's Water Splash!" A signature skill of a certain ferocious beast.

It has no effect; just jumping around won't make anything happen.

Pipi's joyful hopping left even the bear apprentice dumbfounded.

Why haven't they attacked yet after waiting for so long?

"My Finger Strike randomly triggered Magikarp's Splash, which is completely useless!" Ash felt like all his expectations had been wasted.

"Brother Bear, let's jump up and use the Brick Breaking Technique too!"

"Bah!"

The same act of jumping, but the bear apprentice's jumps are much more imposing.

They leaped high into the air like a white crane spreading its wings.

"A pretty good attack."

The lovely girls at Manjin Dojo all stared with shining eyes at their bear apprentice striking what they thought were cool poses.

"That's such a unique attack stance, so cute."

That's right, Ash taught him to spread his wings like that. Actually, this posture is not conducive to jumping, but what can you do when your bear apprentice likes it?

Every time Ash teaches his bear apprentice a kung fu move, its affection level increases, so I just let it be.

In mid-air, the bear apprentice seized the opportunity, his paw transforming into a hand-blade shape, and immediately swung it powerfully towards Pipi's head.

This attack was quite powerful; Pipi was immediately sent flying like a ball.

The chubby body bounced several times on the field, leaving Pipi covered in dirt.

"Pi... Pipi..."

And he made the other person cry in an instant, leaving the bear apprentice standing there awkwardly stunned.

Then Pipi quickly got up from the ground, ran back to Xiaoxi with her short legs, and hugged her legs for comfort.

"Pipi lost his will to fight, and the bear apprentice won."

The referees here didn't seem to have seen this situation before; they remained calm.

With a deft wave of the flag, Ash was declared the winner of the first round.

"Oh, what's the big deal?"

Despite winning, Ash and Kuma didn't seem very happy.

"Xiaoqian, didn't you say you wouldn't let the water out?"

"No, I really didn't let the water out of my sight." Xiaoxi also looked helpless.

"The Finger Flicking Skill is inherently a skill with a high degree of randomness. If it results in a Water Splash Leap, there's nothing I can do about it."

Knowing that this skill has a high degree of randomness, you still used it in the gym challenge. Girl, you have a big problem.

"This Pippi is so babyish! A normal Pippi is not like this at all."

"Pikachu."

Xiaoxia was very disappointed, and Pikachu next to her shook its head as well.

"What should a normal thing be like?"

At this moment, Pear Blossom became curious. In her mind, wasn't Pipi just such a cute little creature?

Wagging her finger, Xiaoxia said, "You just don't understand."

"Hmph, let me tell you about Pear Blossom. Although her skin is pink on the outside, it's actually black inside!"

"The so-called pink devil!"

"Even when Ash's Clefairy was stung by four Beedrill's stingers at the same time, it would only laugh evilly and beat its opponents into a pulp."

"All the Beedrill have turned into Beedrill paste, right, Pikachu?"

"Pickup!"

Holding Pikachu, Xiaoxia reminisced about the past and felt quite nostalgic.

"That's not right!"

What kind of skin is this? I've never seen a pear blossom before.

However, it also piqued Pear Blossom's curiosity.

"A Pokémon that's even 'evil' than Dark-type Pokémons, I really want to see it."

—A wave of the hand—

After comforting Clefairy, Xiaoxi sent out her second Pokémon.

"Bring out my general and turn the tide!"

The Pokémon sent out was surprisingly a giraffe-like creature, with a yellow front half and round horns on its head.

Its hindquarters are brown, and there seems to be a face on its black tail, grinning and revealing sharp teeth.

"This Pokémon is Girafarig."

"It seems that Xiaoxi has prepared a way to deal with Pokémon that are generally Psychic-type, as they are effective against Fighting-type opponents."

"A very good arrangement." Pear Blossom affirmed Xiaoxi's arrangement.

Xiaoqian also showed a confident smile.

"This is something I specially prepared for those naive trainers who think they can easily obtain regular badges by simply preparing a Fighting-type Pokémon."

"Ash, don't think that just because you beat Clefairy you can easily get my badge."

"Qilin Qi is using meditation!"

"Brother Xiong, let's use bodybuilding too!"

At the start, both Pokémon simultaneously used boosting moves as a sign of respect.

Qilinqi's Special Attack and Special Defense increase by one level, while Xiong Tudi's Attack and Defense also increase by one level.

Of course, special defense is completely useless for the bear apprentice who focuses on physical attack, and defense is completely useless for the Qilin Qi who is proficient in special attack skills.

"Qilin Qi, use your enhanced mental power immediately!"

"Hold on! Bear Disciple quickly ran to Qilin Qi's side and used Brick Break on its waist."

Special skills with a wide range, such as telekinesis, are basically unavoidable.

Therefore, Ash chose to abandon dodging and prioritize attacking.

Ash also knows that Girafarig has a small head on its tail.

If attacked from behind, you will definitely be bitten by its tail with sharp teeth and a pointed mouth.

He directly instructed Xiong's apprentice to attack Qilin Qi's weak point at the waist.

The opponent was superior in both level and speed, so Qilin Qi released his powerful mental energy first.

A mental attack was released from the two tentacles on its head, covering the entire area.

This move was extremely effective for Kuma, but the effects of training with Ash over a long period of time also became apparent.

Ash usually gives Kubuck special training to address his weaknesses.

Furthermore, the fact that Ash personally used his psychic powers to train Kuma's resistance demonstrates the muscular man's deep care for Kuma...

Actually, Ash just wanted to train his psychic abilities, so he chose Kuma as his guinea pig.

The explanation that it would receive special training still moved the innocent little bear deeply, and its affection level immediately increased by 5 points.

Xiao Zhi is such a shameless man!

(Ash: Hey, isn't it enough that the special training is effective?)

The effect is quite good, of course. Qilin Qi's Spiritual Power is both a skill of its own type and a counter to it.

But Xiong's apprentice still managed to hold on.

Unwilling to admit defeat, the bear apprentice tightened the ribbons on his headband, enduring the pain in his brain, and quickly ran towards Qilin Qi.

With swift, swift movements, the blade struck the Qilin Qi, who cried out in pain as its powerful mental focus was interrupted.

"Alright, disciple Xiong, press your advantage!"

"Use Iron Head against the horns on Qilin Qi's head!"

If you severely damage the location where a Psychic Pokémon uses its Psychic powers, it's a lamb to the slaughter.

"Kirin, dodge quickly and use Crunch!" Xiaoxi also noticed Ash's intention and immediately gave the order to stop him.

The bear apprentice's iron head was something it accidentally learned one day from Xiao Zhi, who used his head to crack walnuts. (It's all thanks to its master's love!)

Later, the bear apprentice took on the task of cracking walnuts for Xiao Zhi, and naturally, his walnuts became incredibly hard after long training.

With a quick push of its two feet, it rammed into Qilin Qi's head.

Although giraffes have long necks, their necks are actually made up of hard bones and are very stiff.

It is very difficult to dodge agile attacks.

But then its tail suddenly stretched out, revealing sharp teeth as it used its bite to crush the prey.

It quickly bit the bear apprentice's calf and flung him away.

"What? A tail can extend?"