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

Little Star is now Ash's Pokémon. Ash promised it that whenever he travels to an interesting place, he will wake it up and let it play happily with everyone.

And it must obediently listen to Ash and not be naughty.

Jirachi, who could only wake up for 7 days in the past thousand years, had never seen such generous conditions before, so he naturally agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Ash has officially caught Jirachi!

However, Little Star is just a child right now; although he's cute, he doesn't have much fighting power.

Its greatest function is that it allows Ash to make a wish every time he wakes up.

This might be a bit of a disappointment for Ash, who craves the thrill of battle, but it's enough.

Ash never expected Jirachi to battle; Stargazer was just happy to stay cute.

Hmm, Xiaozhi is a parent who spoils his child.

"Silly thing, silly thing, let's play!"

"It's Ash!"

Chapter 471 Battle in the Sky

After a fun-filled day at the Wings Festival, Ash's Lewy Gym battle finally arrived.

Early in the morning, they followed the gym staff to the Inoyu Gym's exclusive battle arena, a man-made tower located in a forest near the city.

As a man-made structure, its height is even greater than the surrounding hills, and Ash and his friends are about to have a battle at the top of the tower.

When Ash and his friends arrived, Nakie had already been waiting there for a long time.

This was a pre-arranged match. Neither side exchanged many words; they simply smiled at each other and then went to their respective positions.

Once both sides were in position, the referee waved the flag, and the platforms beneath Ash and Natchet's feet began to rise simultaneously, only stopping mid-air.

"As expected of a gym famous for its Flying-type Pokémon, this is the most suitable position to command Pokémon in aerial combat on the battlefield."

Xiao Zhi looked at the device at his feet with great curiosity, a device he was seeing for the first time.

"Wow, Ash and Miss Naki have reached such a high position."

"The wind must be really strong there. This is probably one of the gym's tests for challengers. I hope Ash will be alright?"

Xiaoyao felt that her legs would definitely go weak if she stood on it.

"Don't worry, sister, how could Ash be afraid of the wind at this height? You haven't forgotten how he carried us around and we almost got acrophobia, have you?"

"Besides, he's someone who just came back from space."

"Concern leads to confusion."

Before the match began, Naki, who was on the high platform, suddenly squatted down and crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Great sky, grant us wings, grant us wings that are as powerful as any gale!"

"Then it will guide us through the vast blue world, allowing us to flap our magnificent wings to our hearts' content!"

After shouting, she immediately stood up with her arms outstretched, raising her snow-white chin to face the blue sky and sunshine, like a prayer ritual before an ancient battle.

Ash's comment on this was, "Hmm~, I didn't expect the mature woman to have such a chuunibyou (delusional) side."

"You're such a chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) kid." Naki blushed.

"This is a unique ritual of faith in the blue sky that is unique to our city of Yinyu..."

Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed a bit cringeworthy. It's only because Naki herself looks good that she did those moves; otherwise, it would have been incredibly awkward if someone else had done them.

"Ahem, let's start the match anyway!" Naki said quickly, trying to change the subject.

As long as Ash doesn't send out his legendary Pokémon, Naki, known as the genius Flying Pokémon, is still very confident in her abilities.

She first sent out her starting Pokémon, Pelipper.

A large bird, pure white with a blue head and wingtips and a beak so big it took up half its body, appeared in the sky.

"Ke, Ke".

Ash immediately sent out his first Pokémon.

"I choose you, Farfetch'd!"

"Duck!"

"Farfetch'd, isn't this a disadvantage for Ash?"

"Meow, you little bespectacled brat, why are you saying that?"

"My name is Xiaosheng, don't call me Glasses Little Brat!" Xiaosheng adjusted his glasses and angrily grabbed Miaomiao's ears.

Although she was a little annoyed, Xiaosheng still answered Miaomiao's question honestly.

"Because Ash's Farfetch'd is a special form of Farfetch'd from the Galar region, and its type is not Flying but pure Fighting."

"A pure Fighting-type Pokémon is naturally at a great disadvantage against a Water/Flying Pelipper."

"So, that green onion duck does look a bit different from a regular green onion duck."

At this moment, Kojiro, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, also exclaimed in surprise.

"Ash is so lucky to have caught a Farfetch'd from Galar in the Hoenn region."

Kojiro, who has been studying the migration patterns of Pokémon recently, naturally knows that some Pokémon from different regions will develop region-specific forms with unique abilities due to geographical barriers.

Such groups are often unable to move across regions, but there are still a very small number of individuals who, through various coincidences, have completed migrations that are normally impossible.

Such a situation is extremely rare to observe, yet Ash managed to encounter it and even capture the opponent...

Kojiro could only attribute it to Ash's incredible luck.

Naki, with her extensive knowledge, was naturally able to see that Ash and Farfetch'd were different from each other.

"This is a truly rare Pokémon. But Ash, are you serious? You sent out a Fighting-type Pokémon as your first Pokémon."

"Miss Nachi, as long as my Pokémon and I are full of fighting spirit, a mere type disadvantage is nothing. We will definitely win this battle!"

Even when faced with a situation that baffled his opponent, Ash remained fearless, after all, he was a master of type reversal.

Farfetch'd usually trains quietly, and it hasn't been used in any official battles since Ash caught it.

This can be considered its first battle, and Ash will definitely make it a perfect opening show.

"Go, Farfetch'd! Use Wild Swing!"

"Duck!"

Farfetch'd is, after all, a bird Pokémon. Although it is a Fighting-type, it can still easily glide briefly in the air thanks to its light body and wings.

When facing aerial combat, it will not be in a disadvantageous situation where it is constantly on the ground and vulnerable to attack because it cannot fly.

It leaped down from the railing of the high platform, quickly brandishing the thick, long green onion in its hand that was longer than its body, and swooped down towards the target beak gull hovering in mid-air.

"Spoonbill, tailwind!"

"Kick! Kick!"

Faced with Farfetch'd's aggressive attack, Naki didn't panic. Instead, she calmly and collectedly issued orders to deal with it.

She likes to follow her own plan in battles.

With the flapping of its large wings, a mysterious gust of wind rose from behind the big-billed gull.

Despite the Farfetch'd's leek striking it fiercely, the Big-billed Gull withstood the blows thanks to its powerful defenses.

Suddenly, the wind whipped up by the toucan was strong enough to blow the farfalle duck back.

This forced Farfetch'd to abandon its attack and focus on maintaining its balance in the air.

"Now's your chance, Big-Spider, attack with your wings!"

Thanks to the tailwind, the Pelipper's speed will double for the next period of time!

The two Pokémon, which were originally about the same speed, suddenly became completely separated.

Accelerated by strong winds, the normally docile bigmouth gulls became as fast as lightning.

Its figure vanished instantly, making it impossible to predict where the next attack would come from.

At that moment, several deep marks, as if slashed by a large sword, appeared on the ground of the arena and on the high platform where the trainers stood.

This is the prelude to the peacock's attack; Naki has actually trained its wing attacks to be this powerful.

The green onion duck immediately folded its wings, held the green onion horizontally in front of its chest, and kept looking around, nervously assuming a defensive posture.

"Duck~"

"Calm down, Farfetch'd." Ash's voice immediately came from behind Farfetch'd, giving it courage.

"Close your eyes and use Focus! Use the same method you use to sense the Sceptile's Leaf Blade during your training to feel the direction of the Pelipper's attack!"

"Oh, you dare to close your eyes when faced with the risk of being instantly defeated by my Pelipper?"

Naki found Ash and his Pokémon increasingly interesting.

"Spider, now's the time, attack!"

"Ferris duck defense!"

Although Farfetch'd hasn't been with Ash for very long and its training isn't quite up to par, Ash is still willing to wholeheartedly believe in his Pokémon.

This is how the bond between humans and Pokémon is established.

Sensing the emotions conveyed by its trainer, Farfetch'd responded with all its might, and after a moment of tranquility, it immediately entered flow mode.

The intuition he had honed through sparring with the Lizard King and the Great Swallow came into play instantly.

Da Cong swung behind him with a loud thud.

The peacock's wing attack was successfully blocked by the Farfetch'd.

"What? That's an amazing reaction!" Naki exclaimed in surprise.

Even Farfetch'd can switch from defense to offense in the blink of an eye.

The green onion, an extension of Farfetch'd's body, is sometimes soft and sometimes hard, and its attack angle changes unpredictably as Farfetch'd swings it.

"Wild swings and strikes!"