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

In response to Haruka's encouraging shouts, Skitty, under the opponent's relentless attacks, actually adapted completely to the rhythm of the Wandering Spirit's will-o'-the-wisps.

In an instant, the cheetah used its "Bad Hakimi Sweep All the Water Cups on the Table" slap, scattering the ball of will-o'-the-wisp.

At the same time, it leaped high into the air, breaking free from the encirclement that had previously surrounded it with flowers.

"Meow!"

"Waaaaah, Skitty!"

A bond flows between Haruka and Hakimi.

"Now is the time for us to fight back."

During the attack of the Will-o'-the-Wisp Flower Formation, Haruka had a flash of inspiration and immediately shouted it to Snail Cat.

"Skitty, blow out a little blizzard and then roll it into a ball like you usually play with a ball of yarn!"

"Meow!"

A small blizzard is much easier to control than a full-powered one.

Upon hearing Xiaoyao's command, the kitten quickly opened its mouth and exhaled a small puff of cold air, then its two little paws moved rapidly back and forth.

Soon, it rolled up one white, spiral-like object after another.

Although he didn't know what Haruka was up to, Kimimaro certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait for his doom.

When the White Rasengan was used by the Tail Cat Gang, he told the Wandering Night Spirits not to stop attacking.

The kitten's movements of swatting will-o'-the-wisps have become so skillful that it can no longer easily interrupt the cat's movements as before.

When a large ball of white Rasengan appeared in front of her, Haruka immediately instructed Skitty to place the white Rasengan on its big tail, just like it usually does when playing with a ball, and to bounce them up one after another, performing acrobatic stunts in circles.

This adorable scene actually caused Kimimaro to lose a small portion of his score.

"Skimmy, throw these little snowballs out."

Kimimaro wanted the Wandering Night Spirits to use the Ghostly Fire Flower array to resist, but unexpectedly, these ghostly fires were immediately extinguished upon contact with the blizzard energy contained in the small snowball.

His ghostly flower array was broken, and a continuous stream of small snowballs hit the wandering night spirit, causing considerable damage.

Kimimaro's score was deducted again by a large margin.

Although the Grand Contest considers not only beauty, but also handsomeness, strength, and intelligence, Skitty's cuteness still dragged it down too much.

The adorable way the Skitty is preparing the snowballs deducts points from his score, and swatting the snowballs with its tail also deducts points from his score.

In this appearance-obsessed world, the Wandering Night Spirit, without showing its handsome side, simply cannot compare to the Skitty in terms of appearance.

Kimimaro and Haruka quickly tied the score, and by then half the match time had passed.

"Damn it, this can't go on! Nightshade Death Ray!"

A massive beam of black and yellow light shot out rapidly from the eyes of the Wandering Night Spirit.

Kimimaro planned to use powerful offensive skills to end the battle quickly.

Faced with such a powerful offensive, Haruka and Snail Cat first cried out in alarm, but then immediately regained their composure.

"We have to take a gamble. Tailcat, throw all the snowballs out, then use the 'borrow' technique."

"Meow!"

The remaining snowballs were quickly thrown, and Skitty stood up, waved its little hand to use its borrowed ability, and then drew Torchic's Ember move.

"Ah, Spark, isn't that the skill least compatible with Blizzard? The snowball will melt before it even hits the opponent!"

Xiao Sheng covered his eyes in disbelief, unable to watch the game anymore.

Unexpectedly, the snowball was not melted by the spark. Instead, because the spark was created by Skitty, its weak power created a strange balance between the snowball's energy and the snowball's energy.

The fusion of water and fire gave birth to a third kind of energy. Sparks and blizzards formed a column of wind mixed with lightning that roared past and surged forward violently.

It actually blew away the Destructive Beam of the Wandering Night Spirit.

"So powerful, how is this possible?"

To Kimimaro's astonishment, the pillars of water, fire, and wind struck the Wandering Night Spirit directly.

The giant of the night was instantly blasted away by that powerful force, its head lolling to the side and rendering it unable to fight.

Chapter 446 My Dad is an Idol

"Hehehe...my ribbon medal..."

"Alright, sister, how much longer are you going to watch? You were like this the first time you got the ribbon. Can't you grow a little?"

"Why not? Can't I even appreciate the honor that someone worked so hard to achieve for a little while longer?"

"I'm saying you're childish!"

"What? You dare talk to your great sister like that?"

"Heavenly Martial Killing Path - No Regrets in Destroying My Brother!!!"

"Ah! You actually used such a trick on your own brother? Well then, I won't be polite either."

"Waveguide Rotation ~ Whale-Slaying Overlord Fist!!!"

……

Ignoring the siblings' clumsy imitations of Ash's usual battles during their fight, the group is currently continuing their journey to Petalburg City after the Greenery Conference.

After Kimimaro's Wandering Night Spirit fell, Haruka officially won the final victory in the Green Forest Tournament.

She also won her second ribbon medal, and now Haruka can finally say that she has passed her novice stage and is no longer a newbie.

However, in that spectacular battle, Skitty's victory was indeed hard-fought. In the end, it was Haruka's Ultimate Luck that played a decisive role; otherwise, they might not have been able to win.

Although Kimimaro ultimately lost, his efforts with the Wandering Night Spirit moved his parents.

In the end, Kimio relented and agreed to his request to take the Wandering Night Spirit on a trip.

"Even if I disagree, given your current stubbornness, you'll definitely sneak out on your own."

"But this is the only time. It's been made clear beforehand, Kimimaro: if you can't become a top-tier Coordinator within three years, you must immediately return to continue your training as the club president!"

Although her tone was stern, Kimimaro knew that this was the biggest concession his mother could make.

"Thank you, Mom!" Kimimaro immediately hugged her happily.

This was the first time the mother and son had been so close since Kimimaro began his studies, which moved Kimishiro deeply.

After saying goodbye to his parents, he quickly packed his bags and embarked on his own spiritual journey.

Who knows, May might run into him again on her journey as a Trainer Coordinator.

"Speaking of May, Skitty performed well at the Green Meow Festival, but it also made a lot of mistakes. Why don't you try evolving it?"

After stopping the siblings' "world-ending war" as usual, Ash noticed May admiring her ribbon badge on the way and couldn't help but offer her some advice.

"evolution?"

"Yes, not all Pokémon need to accumulate experience to evolve. Some Pokémon can evolve directly by meeting specific conditions."

"Skimmy belongs to the latter category. As long as you use a Moon Stone on it, it can evolve into Cheshire Cat."

Upon hearing Ash's words, May immediately took out her Pokédex and began looking up information about Elegant Cat.

At this moment, the second son—no, the younger brother, Xiaosheng, who had been at a disadvantage in the sibling battle earlier, spoke up.

Although he was bruised and battered, it didn't stop him from agreeing with Ash's suggestion.

"Sister, I think Xiaozhi's suggestion is great!"

"The biggest problem with the Skitty right now is that it's too much fun. It's lively, active, and still in the mischievous stage like a child."

"If we can evolve it into an elegant cat, maybe it will become a bit more mature."

Some Pokémon have completely different personalities after evolving.

Seeing that Ash and Max both suggested this, May also fell into deep thought.

However, after a moment, she firmly refused.

"Ash, thank you for your kind offer, but I think I'd better not." May didn't say anything about forcing evolution being counterproductive or that she wanted to experience more trials with Skitty.

Instead, he stated the real reason for his refusal in the simplest, most straightforward, and most direct way.

That is……

"After evolving, Skitty isn't cute anymore!"

"Ouch!" Ash and Max collapsed to the ground.

"Is that why you're here?!"

"Do I need any other reason? To me, cuteness is the most important quality of a Pokémon!"

Xiaoyao acted as if it were perfectly natural; she's definitely a cutie.

"Seriously, I can't stand you."

As long as May and her Pokémon are okay, Ash will naturally have no objections.

Skitty does indeed have a childlike nature, but that's its true nature. Forcing it to evolve might not be a good thing for Skitty itself.

Just like Ash's Pikachu, you can become stronger without evolving, it just requires more effort.

"It's more important to keep going."

Just then, Ash glanced at the sky and exclaimed, "Oh no, a thick fog is about to roll in!"

His intuition suddenly went off, and he quickly released the Coal Turtle to bring clear skies.

Force the area around their current location to switch to a "clear blue sky" mode.

Then, looking constipated, he said to his companions.

"May, Max, Pikachu, I have a feeling we might get lost again soon."

"Pikachu?"

"Oh, don't scare us!"

"I absolutely don't want to, Ash. We can't take the shortcut again this time."