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

The signboard was colorful, but the large characters were clearly visible to everyone.

"The world's strongest Pokémon?"

"Dojo?"

Ash and May tilted their heads.

"What a boastful tone! Ash, the formidable opponent you've been looking for has arrived!"

"Hehe, okay, let's go and meet him quickly!"

Ash is now very curious to know who dares to claim that they have the world's strongest Pokémon.

And there's a dojo too, I definitely have to go check it out.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Challenge the World's Strongest": Go and defeat the "World's Strongest Pokémon"!]

【奖励：联盟币+4000；攻击+1；特攻+1；自由属性点+2；挑战成功的宝可梦将获得奖章“世界最强”+1】

The group immediately headed towards the town indicated by the sign.

As they approached the location indicated on the sign, Ash saw a boy running out of the gate, sobbing uncontrollably, holding his Poké Ball.

"Waaaaah, that's amazing! Where can I find such a Pokémon? How could we possibly defeat it?"

After saying that, the boy ran away in tears without looking back.

"Wow, it seems that's the person who failed to challenge the strongest Pokémon." Max exclaimed, holding Pikachu.

"It seems that the trainer inside wasn't all just bragging, Ash."

"His Pokémon might even be a legendary Pokémon!"

Now even Xiaoyao is looking forward to it.

"Yes, I'm becoming more and more interested."

Without delay, Xiaozhi and his friends immediately went inside the house.

Upon opening the gate, they saw a spacious courtyard with a battle arena, but they did not see the trainer who possessed the strongest Pokémon.

"Hello, I'm Ash from Pallet Town, and I've come to challenge the strongest Pokémon!"

Xiao Zhi shouted, and hurried footsteps immediately came from inside the house.

A young man with a gold belt around his waist and a slightly protruding mouth hopped out, leading a large seagull whose beak occupied most of its body.

A flowing buzz cut, a dashing gait, and a passionate aura that seems to come with its own background music—these elements combined exude an indescribable sleazy vibe.

As soon as he and Pelipper landed smoothly, he immediately pointed at Ash.

"Billy!"

"Hello, people need to be strong to fight. My name is Anthony. Are you the one who has come to challenge my Pelipper?"

"Um, my name is Ash, and these are my partners May, Max, and Pikachu... Excuse me, is this an official gym?"

Upon seeing this kind of person on the other side, Xiao Sheng couldn't hold back any longer.

Is that giant beak really the strongest in the world?

"Haha, of course!" Anthony said confidently.

"However, this is not an official gym, and I haven't made any badges here."

"Because my Pelipper is absolutely invincible, I don't need to make any badges for others!"

"So confident, huh?" Ash had heard that Kyogre was known as the Little Pelipper, but this Pelipper's ability shouldn't be Rain, right?

Even his Pikachu wouldn't dare call himself the strongest in the world.

At this moment, May quickly took out her Pokédex and scanned it at Pelipper, asking, "What kind of special moves does Pelipper excel at?"

"Water and Flying-type moves are so common. As a trainer, you should know this much, right, sister!"

Even faster than the encyclopedia's reaction was Xiaosheng, who had memorized all the information.

He spoke with that same arrogant tone that made Xiaoyao's older sister instincts burn brightly, making her want to teach him a lesson immediately.

"But this Pelipper really doesn't look like the strongest Pokémon no matter how you look at it."

"Hmph, then you'll see if you try."

"I've been battling relentlessly to prove that my Pelipper is the strongest Pokémon, and I've never lost a single battle so far!"

"Billy!!"

Anthony patted the head of the bigmouth gull beside him, exuding an aura of overflowing confidence.

Since his opponent has said so, Ash is determined to challenge the gym, even if it's not an official gym.

"Alright, I'll challenge your Pelipper!"

"Bring it on! I'm ready to accept any challenge from anyone, anytime, anywhere!"

"The challenge rules are that I will only use the world's strongest Pelipper to battle, and you can use any number of Pokémon."

"His confidence is truly admirable."

May quickly pulled Max aside to watch the battle, and Max immediately cheered for Ash.

"You can run into all sorts of people when you travel. He's too arrogant. Ash, quickly send out Pikachu to defeat him!"

However, May and Max were disappointed, as Ash did not send out Pikachu, but instead chose Treecko.

The big green lizard still made its entrance with a twig in its mouth, looking roguishly cool.

"Why, Ash?" Max asked, confused.

"It's no fun if Pikachu comes out." Ash activates his Type Reversal Master ability.

He mainly wanted to seriously test the quality of this bigmouth gull; Anthony must have some skill to be so confident.

"Heh, I will win no matter what Pokémon you send out."

Both sides arrived at the battlefield and were ready. Ash made the first move and won.

"It's good to be confident, but don't be too arrogant. Treecko, jump up and use Slap!"

"Puck, use Flamethrower!"

"Is this guy giving orders haphazardly? How could a Pelipper possibly use Flamethrower!"

As someone who had read all of Professor Oak's books and could recite the Pokédex from memory, Brock suddenly gave Anthony a disdainful look.

Even Xiaoyao was puzzled.

"Maybe it's true what they say: the bigger the boast, the less real ability a person has."

But at that moment, a flash of fire actually appeared on the battlefield. A pillar of fire shot out quickly from the beak of the Pelipper, knocking down the Treecko, which had used its tail to jump into the air.

"Billy!"

"Jimo?"

"Huh?! What?!"

Xiao Sheng, who was sitting in the spectator seats, almost fell off his chair.

Even Ash's eyes widened instantly, and a smile immediately appeared on his lips.

"Interesting, I've witnessed an incredibly rare scene."

It seems this battle will provide Treecko with valuable experience, Ash thought, watching Treecko's falling figure.

"Now's the time! Treecko, turn and unleash a slap, using your tail as a cushion!"

The blackened gecko quickly adjusted its body in mid-air, pointing its thick tail downwards.

Its flexible tail acted as a good cushion, preventing the wood gecko from suffering any additional damage upon landing.

It bounced and tumbled gracefully, landing with style.

"Well done! Looks like a worthy opponent, Pelipper!"

"Billy~!"

At this moment, Treekia glanced at its own dirty and disheveled appearance, but still couldn't help but glare sharply at the arrogant Big-headed Peacock in the sky.

"Squeak~"

The wood gecko adjusted the twig it was holding in its mouth; it was getting serious.

"Alright, Treecko's Quick Attack!"

"Spider, press your advantage and unleash your Vine Whip!"

"Huh? This shouldn't be a skill that Pelipper would use!" Max grabbed his hair in disbelief.

But just then, the beak in the air actually extended two emerald green vines from its beak once again, successfully unleashing its skill.

"It seems that the information you memorized, Xiaosheng, isn't necessarily accurate. You still need to brush up on your knowledge."

"How is this possible!"

Pelipper's Vine Whip is quite powerful, and it's controlled very nimbly, almost like it's using its own STAB move.

That performance was much better than when Ash's Beedrill used Water Gun.

Even with the speed of a gecko, it still managed to bind the tree when it jumped, causing it to fall to the ground.

Moreover, the binding posture was quite shameful, which was unbearable for the cool guy, Kikyo.

"Chima!"

"Alright, my world's strongest Pelipper, pursue!"

"Use the rattan whip to lift the gecko up, then slam it down hard!"

"Go, Wood Gecko! I believe you're the best in the world when it comes to skills. Break free!"

"Billy!"

"Chima!"

The gull and the tree gecko engaged in a struggle in the sky and on the ground.

The Pelipper tried desperately to pull the Treecko upwards, while the Treecko gripped the ground protrusion with both hands and resisted fiercely.