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

"I never thought evolution would turn out to be a bad thing."

Before entering its bugged Swellow mode, the Swellow is pitifully fragile, even more so than Lucario.

Although Swellow has undergone Ash's extreme training, it is now an incredibly powerful Swellow with all its talents maxed out.

But given the numerous injuries it had accumulated and the fact that it had been struck twice by a monstrous, explosive force, including one instance of being countered and another by a powerful special move, its defeat was understandable.

This was decided by the Pokémon itself, so Ash naturally wouldn't blame Swellow for anything.

"Just remember this failure and turn it into nourishment for future growth, Your Majesty."

Ash offered a few more words of comfort to the Pokémon in the Poké Ball, then observed the geysers that occasionally spewed out from the field.

The score is now tied at one to one, and a storm seems to be brewing outside the island.

The constant geysers place higher demands on the agility of the Pokémon about to battle.

Otherwise, even just standing still could result in being swept away by the fountain and losing the ability to fight.

"In that case, I'll leave the rest to you."

"Enter, Forest Lizard!"

During the special training on Fighting Island, Grovyle, as Ash's Hoenn Grass-type admiral, naturally received special attention.

But after grinding through so many monsters, it's time to take on a boss.

He made his flamboyant entrance as always, casually tossing the twig he always carried to his mouth and catching it in his mouth.

The forest lizard glanced casually at the monstrous strength not far away, and a satisfied smile appeared on its lips.

"Cheers!"

"Eee!"

"Oh, these two Pokémon seem a bit tense, sister!"

"Given the nature of the forest lizard, it might be saying something like, 'Well, this guy is barely strong enough to be my opponent. Give me your all and have some fun.'"

"Haha, it really does fit the description."

Xiaoyao and her brother were right about the little drama about the forest lizard, but the forest lizard's arrogance was backed by its strength.

"Forest Lizard, quickly close the distance and use Leaf Blade!"

With a light push of its feet, the forest lizard swiftly transformed into a green flash, deftly dodging all the springs that sprayed out simultaneously across the field.

The leaf blade attack appeared before the monstrous strength in an instant.

"So fast! The superhuman strength dodged by bending over backwards."

Faced with the forest lizard's overwhelming leaf blades, Mighty immediately dodged by leaning back in the direction of the attack, just like a leaf falling in the wind.

Such a muscular Pokémon, yet with such incredible flexibility; Vinetree's training methods are truly remarkable.

"But the same trick won't work on me a second time."

"Forest Lizard, Leaf Blade!"

The green blades that condensed at his wrists instantly grew larger. His right hand swung a slash, which was dodged, but his left hand immediately caught up.

The forest lizard leaped into the air, its body spinning like a top, and slashed horizontally towards the monstrous strength at the waist.

With a loud bang, the shot hit a vital spot.

The monstrous strength, originally in a German-style back arch bridge pose, was directly split into a flat fall to the ground.

"Wow, that's incredibly powerful! Seriously? Does Ash have that many powerful Pokémon?"

Seeing the powerful creature fall to the ground, Shinobu couldn't hide her surprise. She had thought that Satoshi's only strength was the Swellow that had previously completely overwhelmed her.

"It's much more than that," Xiaoyao said with a hint of pride.

"These are just the Pokémon Ash caught in the Hoenn region; the Pokémon he caught in other regions before were even stronger."

"what?!"

"You've got a knack for it, aren't you? You're incredibly strong."

"Eee!"

The monstrous creature quickly rolled to its feet, dodging the forest lizard's pursuit, but the leaf blade attack it had just received still caused it considerable damage.

It was clutching its abdomen when it got up, and it almost couldn't stand up.

“That won’t do.” Teng Shu’s expression changed, and he was no longer calm and composed.

"I can't hold back my strength any longer, I'm going to unleash my full power with Fire Punch!"

It was the classic Farmer's Three Punches again, with the four powerful fists simultaneously bursting into fierce flames.

Using the spring water gushing from beneath his feet, the monstrous strength leaped into the air and charged menacingly towards the forest lizard.

If the forest lizard is hit by this counter-fire punch, it will definitely lose a lot of stamina.

But just as Machamp leaped down, Ash keenly noticed the opening.

Mighty is inherently top-heavy, with its heavy body entirely supported by its lower body. However, the forest lizard's attack just now has disrupted the stability of Mighty's lower body.

While enduring excruciating pain, the superhuman strength inevitably leads to distorted movements.

The massive attack surface created by the four giant arms also revealed its weaknesses at this moment.

"The Forest Lizard rolls to the lower left and then uses a slap attack on Mighty's foot!"

The tilt of his body caused the Four Flaming Fist Formation, which had been firmly locking down the movement of the forest lizard, to be broken through by the roll.

As the forest lizard nimbly rolled behind Machamp, the leaves on its head instantly gathered energy and grew larger, delivering a heavy blow to Machamp's legs as it landed.

"Ee-li?!" The monster's face immediately showed pain; now it really couldn't stand up after landing.

"Let's finish this off now, Forest Lizard, use Leaf Blade once more!"

After striking with its head, the forest lizard smoothly raised its hand, turned, and swung its sword, causing the monstrous creature to collapse and lose its ability to fight.

[Ding! Forest Lizard: Affection +2; Intimacy +1]

"Ash, you're an even bigger force than I imagined!" Fujiki laughed heartily as he withdrew his Mega Mage.

"But I won't lose. It's finally your turn to step up. Go, Iron Palm Warrior!"

A dull thud echoed as the Pokémon that could previously blow the ocean apart with a mere palm strike made its appearance.

"The vine's trump card, Forest Lizard, watch out, this Pokémon is not to be underestimated."

Chapter 395 Leaving Martial Arts Island, A Strange Abandoned Ship

When Iron Fist Warrior appeared, its aura was even stronger than the previous two Pokémon. Without Ash's prompting, Grovyle had already entered a serious state.

"Push hard!"

"Hali!"

The Iron Palm Warrior immediately launched a fierce attack, thrusting its large palm forward four times in succession.

The palm strike was incredibly powerful, shattering several fountains in succession, and the shockwave nearly knocked the forest lizard off its feet.

But by scattering the fountain, it actually helped Ash, as there was now no obstruction between Grovyle and Ironhide.

"Forest Lizard, use your leaf attack to strike Iron Palm Warrior's face!"

They usually carry a twig in their mouths, and this is where it comes in handy.

The forest lizard used a tree branch as a projectile, imbued it with energy, and shot it towards the Iron Palm Warrior's eye with a whoosh.

Iron Palm Warrior hurriedly reached out to block, but taking advantage of the opening, the Forest Lizard had already reached Iron Palm Warrior's front.

"Leaf Blade!"

"A surprise high-five!"

The forest lizard is incredibly fast, and its energy condensation is as smooth as if it had been coated with tons of lubricating oil.

But at this moment, the Iron Palm Warrior, whose movements were originally slow, suddenly became faster after using the Strike Palm attack.

It slammed its two large hands together rapidly in front of it, and instantly a huge sound mixed with a sonic boom blew the forest lizard away, even dissipating the energy blades that it had just gathered in its hands.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Fujiki immediately gave instructions.

"Iron Palm Warrior, use your True Qi Fist now!"

"Hali!"

The massive body immediately assumed a horse stance, and the Iron Palm Warrior's power gradually gathered in his right fist, his aura continuously rising.

This can be considered the most powerful fighting-type move, but the conditions for using it are also very demanding.

Before throwing a punch, a Pokémon needs to concentrate all its energy. If it is attacked by its opponent before the actual attack is launched, the Focus Punch will fail.

"Forest Lizard, we can't let Iron Palm Warrior finish charging up and use the Leaf Attack again!"

Although the leaf attack is not very powerful, it is a powerful long-range attack that is sufficient to interrupt the True Qi Fist.

However, the forest lizard remained kneeling on one knee, shaking its head in an attempt to regain its senses.

The sonic boom from the surprise high-five had left it dizzy, and the Pokémon was in a state of fear, completely unable to hear Ash's command.

Even though they instinctively wanted to move, they couldn't get up for a long time.

Upon seeing this, Ash immediately changed his strategy and slowly raised his Aura.

In terms of receiving waveguides, Grovyle is one of those Pokémon that doesn't have much talent.

However, during its previous special training, Ash specifically trained it to receive Ash's commands through subtle waveguide vibrations.

After gently calming the forest lizard down, Ash immediately put it into a defensive stance.

At this moment, the Iron Palm Warrior's True Qi Fist had been fully charged.

"Alright, attack like crashing waves, Iron Palm Warrior!"

Each step the Iron Palm Warrior took produced an exceptionally heavy thud, like a pile driver advancing.

Just then, several powerful fountains gushed out, but they couldn't stop its advance at all.

The incoming true qi fist struck the forest lizard in the abdomen, sending it flying.