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

"I don't know..."

"It's a pomelo."

At that moment, May blurted out that she remembered the scene when Ash battled the Martial Arts Gym Leader, Tengshu.

The Iron Palm Warrior at that time also carried a pomelo fruit as his weapon, and the sound when he activated it was exactly the same as before.

"That's right. I didn't expect Xiaoyao to know this too. It seems that traveling has indeed broadened her horizons a lot."

The old father was very pleased.

"It's a pomelo."

Then Qianli explained it to his students.

"When a Pokémon holds this berry as an item, it will automatically activate once its HP drops below half, restoring one-quarter of the Pokémon's maximum HP."

In normal gym battles, Senri doesn't bring items to her Pokémon, but this time her opponent is Ash, so it's an exception.

At this moment, Jin Zhi also felt sorry for Xiao Zhi.

"I went through so much effort to wear down Slave King's stamina by attacking his vitals, but it turned out to be Yuzu. It's a bit hopeless to think about it."

If it were him, he would have surrendered by now.

However, Xiaozhi is not Jinzhi after all, and he will not give up on himself because of such a small setback.

At that moment, he and Da Wang Yan exchanged a knowing glance.

"Spar!"

"Alright, Your Majesty Yan, use Swallow Return immediately!"

Neither Da Wang Yan nor he had given up, and they wanted to make one last desperate attempt. Da Wang Yan's figure rushed toward Qing Jia Wang's face once again.

However, Senri would not allow them to continue targeting the Slave King's weaknesses.

"Slave King, Hyper Beam!"

At this moment, Wang Ye immediately opened his blood-red maw, and a black and yellow energy wave was quickly emitted.

"So fast! No, Great Swallow, get out of the way!"

Unfortunately, it was too late; the current "leave king" was extremely angry.

Although its strength had been restored to nearly half thanks to the effects of the grapefruit, the blow from the Great Swallow's wing had still stung it, and the diagonal red mark on its face was still burning.

With the added rage, even the speed at which Slave King casts his skills increases dramatically in a short period of time.

Faced with the furious attack from the King of Suffering, the Great Swallow endured the excruciating pain and flapped its wings, trying to escape as quickly as possible.

However, the lingering injuries from the previous battles still affected it.

During an emergency side-flight, the giant swallow stumbled and failed to completely dodge the destructive beam, getting hit on most of its body.

Another loud bang erupted on the field, and Da Wang Yan, covered in smoke, fell weakly to the ground.

"King Yan is incapacitated; King Suga wins!"

"Kick! Kick!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Wang Yan. You've done a great job."

Ash now only has one Pokémon left. He takes a deep breath and switches Sceptile back onto the field.

"The battle is getting intense." Xiaoyao unconsciously tightened her grip on Pikachu.

"Pika, Pikachu." Pikachu's little face was now filled with worry for Ash.

"There's nothing I can do. Ash said he doesn't want to rely on you too much this time."

"Pikachu~"

"But Dad's defense is too high, and his attack is terrifyingly strong."

"Even Swellow couldn't sway Slaking just now. Sceptile's attack power isn't much stronger than Swellow's." May sighed, holding Pikachu.

"To defeat Slaking, you basically have to rely on its special abundance."

But when Xiaosheng heard what Xiaoyao said, he immediately shook his head.

"Sister, do you really think the Lizard King's stamina is enough to withstand a single blow from Slaking?"

Keep in mind that even at full strength, the Lizard King's stamina is less than half that of the Slaking. It's going to be very difficult for him to hold on.

"If Sceptile gets scratched even once, it won't last long enough for its Overgrow ability to activate before it loses its ability to battle."

Indeed, Ash knew at this point that it was virtually impossible to win by relying on Sceptile's Overgrow ability to double its Attack stat.

"With the current strength of the Hoenn team, is it still too much of a stretch to face opponents stronger than the Elite Four..."

Even so, he would never admit defeat. In his and his Pokémon's dictionary, there was no such word as "admit defeat".

The Lizard King, who had reappeared at this moment, looked at the chaotic battlefield around him and immediately understood the ferocity of the battle that had just taken place.

"Sceptile King, Blaziken and Swellow have all lost, now only you are left."

"The Slaking on the other side is arguably no weaker than Metagross and Milotic that Pikachu faced back then... but we will never give up."

Let's cheer each other on and defeat our opponent!

"Cheers!"

Upon hearing Ash say that, Sceptile recalled Pikachu's dashing figure when it battled the Champion Pokémon.

Its dream was also to become that kind of powerful being, and then the Sceptile King firmly responded to Ash.

It will fight to the very end against such an opponent, and even if it loses, it will lose with dignity.

Ash immediately understood what it was thinking and smiled with satisfaction.

"Alright, Lizard King, use Leaf Blade!"

Upon hearing the sound, the Lizard King immediately straightened its posture, its fighting spirit ignited, and charged out.

It has always had the mindset of a responsible elder brother, and the power of the Lizard King becomes stronger in times of crisis.

At this moment, due to the Destructive Beam and Sloth properties, Slaking has fallen into a state of paralysis.

However, with its rich combat experience, it didn't need any additional commands from afar. Before it could even move, it had already assumed a defensive stance, waiting for the Lizard King to come and attack.

The Lizard King's full-power Leaf Blade attack slashed at high speed across Slaking's thick body, but even with the Lizard King's current all-out effort, it was still unable to leave any mark.

The Lizard King's attacks couldn't break through Slaking's defenses at all; the level difference was too great.

At this moment, King Slave also emerged from his stunned state, and Lizard King immediately and astutely retreated back to his own half of the field.

However, Qianli will not let his opponent escape so easily.

"Slave King, Flame Fist!"

"Kill!"

As a Normal-type Pokémon, Slaking has a very deep move pool.

It has also mastered all three standard "Farmer's Three Punches".

Its enormous fist instantly burst into flames, and with astonishing momentum, it roared towards the Lizard King.

This terrifying attack would end the Lizard King with just one punch.

In the moment of crisis, Ash's eyes frantically scanned the battlefield, and he finally found a way to break the deadlock.

"Lizard King, jump onto those collapsed roof beams immediately!"

By this time, due to Ash and Senri's carefree battle, the large house where the Petalburg battleground was located had become dilapidated, practically a dangerous building compared to its initial state.

However, because this house is an antique-style building, there are many supports and wooden beams around it and on the ceiling.

At this moment, they all fell to the ground, crooked and sprawling. The Lizard King immediately leaped nimbly between the collapsed wooden beams.

Thanks to the agility he had developed from training among the trees in the forest since childhood, Slaking was unable to catch the Lizard King for the time being.

Instead, he was outmaneuvered by the opponent's leaps and bounds, which made him so angry that he smashed several wooden beams and then kept pounding his chest.

"Calm down, ask for leave, Wang."

At this moment, upon hearing Qianli's call, King Qingjia once again entered a state of rest.

It immediately raised its hands, covering its face with its palms as before.

"Keep jumping, Lizard King! Don't stop! Use the Seed Machine Gun!"

"Cheers!"

Immediately, a series of small but dense blows rang out from the body of the Slave King.

Despite the scraping, the Lizard King still tried to exhaust Slave King's stamina while it was unable to move.

Despite Ash and Sceptile's current exhaustion, Senri didn't care at all.

"Ash, your reaction just now was very quick. It's a great ability to make good use of the terrain, but that alone won't be enough to defeat Slaking."

"While the King of Slaughter cannot attack when it is in a resting state, it is still constantly accumulating energy and restoring its stamina."

"Right now, the Lizard King can use its surroundings to dodge attacks by jumping, but once Slaking destroys all the collapsed beams around it, where will the Lizard King hide?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Qianli, we're definitely not just hiding."

"Oh, really?" Qianli's calm expression changed slightly.

"In that case, rest time is over. Slacker, use Flame Fist one more time!"

"Damn it!" The fierce gaze of the King of Leave immediately shot out from behind his palm.

It stared intently at the lizard king, which was still leaping about, and once it had confirmed its trajectory, it immediately braced itself for another attack.

Just as Slaking lowered his hand from his face and raised his fist, Ash finally smiled.

"Right now, Lizard King, jump onto the highest roof beam, and unleash Solar Beam with all your might, without holding back at all!"

The highest beam in the room at this moment was the very beam that had been knocked down when King Yan was sent flying by the hammer.

The Lizard King immediately understood and leaped with all its might to the top of the upright roof beam.

At this moment, intense sunlight poured down from the large hole created by the giant swallow, shining on the rows of seeds on the Lizard King's back where energy was stored.

The seed representing the progress of the sun's intense energy accumulation rapidly lights up from bottom to top; this is the final ripple of the companion.