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

"Ash, what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, Xiaoyao. I just dealt with two cockroaches."

"You're joking again. How could there possibly be cockroaches at the space center?"

At that moment, the twin siblings and Xiaosheng, who were leaning against the French windows, suddenly screamed with joy.

The rocket launch was a success; today is another smooth day.

Chapter 494 Go forth, earth patting, ocean patting!

After the rocket successfully launched, Nan and Feng watched their father ascend to heaven with great excitement. Then, they happily led Ash and his friends back to the Mossdeep Gym to officially begin their challenge.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new main quest, "Challenge the Mossdeep Gym!": Defeat Mossdeep Gym Leaders Maple and Minami to obtain the Mind Badge!]

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"Ash, this Mossdeep Gym isn't just about the ground; even those planets floating in mid-air are battlegrounds!"

"Understood, Nan."

After taking his place on the battlefield, Ash looked at the starry sky simulating the universe on the gym's ceiling and marveled at it.

"This dojo looks like a large planetarium from the outside, and the inside is just as dazzling with stars."

But this is really great, it feels like the universe.

Those planet models floated in mid-air without any support, likely using the same zero-gravity technology as the space center's battlefield.

At this moment, the twins' mother, who was also the blue-haired mature woman that Ash and his friends had met, came to read out the competition rules.

Nan Yufeng's mother not only works as a launch tower commander at the space center, but also as a referee at the dojo. She is a very capable woman.

"The challenge is a Pokémon double battle using universal rules. Each Gym Leader will send out one Pokémon, and Ash, you should send out two Pokémon to fight."

"At the same time, neither side can change the Pokémon they use during the match. There is no time limit. As long as one side's two Pokémon are defeated, the other side wins the match."

"Did everyone hear me clearly?"

Xiao Zhi and Nan Feng, siblings, nodded in response at the same time.

"Is Ash going to fight two opponents by himself in this challenge?" Max excitedly leaned on the railing of the spectator stand to cheer for Ash below.

"I feel like dealing with the unspoken understanding between twins will be a huge problem, and then there's the special terrain of the sky..."

"I really don't know what kind of Pokémon Ash will send out to fight. Will it be the perfect combination of Sceptile and Swellow, or the fighting combination of Blaziken and Farfetch'd?"

"I think Salamence and Iron Claw Crawler are also possibilities, and who knows, maybe even a Super Ape!"

Xiaosheng has now awakened his Thousand-Mile Bloodline and has a particular fondness for Pokémon like Slaking and Apexis.

However, May, who knows muscular men better, noticed something in Ash's malicious grin.

"Yeah, I feel like Ash will never choose any of the Pokémon you mentioned."

"What? Does he intend to send out Torkoal and Pikachu?"

At this moment, Nan and Feng had already released their Pokémon, which were the Solrock and Luna Stone they had seen in the battle at the Space Center.

"Ash, hurry up and release your Pokémon partners! No matter how rare they are, we'll take them without hesitation!"

Nan and Feng, siblings, gave each other a high five.

"But let me make it clear beforehand, our Pokémon are very strong."

"We will definitely be the victors in this battle!"

The unspoken understanding between twins allows them to coordinate perfectly during battles, without ever arguing.

Their doubles match strength is terrifying, even without any arguments.

Ash responded to them with a simple smile.

“I am well aware of your strength.”

The fact that Green Field Gym is ranked seventh in the League's recommended challenge list means it has something special about it.

"So when I found out that this competition was a doubles battle, I immediately decided which Pokémon I would send out!"

Speaking of doubles battles, how can we not play that? Even though the opponent isn't Shiyu-senpai, it's fine with Konan-senpai on the team.

Ash was about to show them his utmost respect, and the muscular man quickly pulled two Poké Balls from his pocket.

He released the two Pokémon he had long wanted to try out battling.

"These are two Pokémon I just caught. They may be a little weak since they haven't been trained together yet. Please go easy on them."

"It's decided, you guys are the ones! Go, Earth and Ocean!"

Nan and Feng immediately became alert, while curiously craning their necks.

Meanwhile, May and Max, who were watching from the viewing platform, felt their hearts skip a beat when they heard Ash shout "Ground Slap" and "Ocean Slap".

"I've only heard of positively charged patters and negatively charged patters. Earth patters and ocean patters are..."

"Xiao Sheng, I have a bad feeling."

Sure enough, at that moment, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and a strong wind blew through the spacious venue. Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng quickly grabbed the railing and held onto their hair.

The ceiling above the starry sky was first covered with dark clouds, as if a light rain was about to fall, but the rain clouds quickly dissipated.

Suddenly, the sun shone brightly above the high stadium, illuminating the entire venue in an instant, as if we had been transported to a sunny open space.

And appearing amidst a cloud of smoke are Groudon and Kyogre.

At this moment, they all restrained their aura, and their size changed to the usual 3.5 meters and 4.5 meters.

The two looked left and right before realizing that Ash had called them out for a battle.

"Roar, roar!" (The battle is awesome!)

"Waaah~" (Hurry up and finish, I want to sleep~)

"Ah, these two Pokémon are!"

"real or fake?"

As a native of Hoenn, Nanhefeng naturally recognized Groudon and Kyogre at first glance.

Their referee mother was also incredibly shocked when she saw the legendary creature actually appear in front of her.

However, as the mother of the Mossdeep Gym Leader, one of the eight gyms in the Hoenn League, she quickly calmed down.

No matter how unbelievable it may seem, Groudon and Kyogre are Pokémon that came out of Ash's Poké Balls and are legally recognized as contenders in the Hoenn League.

If the program did not display any errors when logging in with pre-match information, then the match should continue.

She calmly waved the small flag in her hand, announcing the official start of the competition.

"South……"

Faced with this situation, Feng was clearly hesitant. Was there any point in continuing the fight?

However, Nan grabbed Feng's hand and said firmly to her younger brother.

"Maple, how can you give up so easily? We are Gym Leaders of Green Moss Gym!"

"Isn't this the most interesting situation right now? This is a chance to battle a legendary Pokémon, so let's all give it our all!"

"Ah."

Encouraged by his sister, Feng immediately mustered his fighting spirit and faced the two imposing legendary incarnations in front of him.

They earned their positions as Green Ridge Pavilion owners through sheer merit, so they can't be looked down upon.

"Sun Rock, Mind Hammer!"

"Moonstone, Freeze Ray!"

The two shouted out their commands simultaneously with great enthusiasm, it seems they are about to have a great battle with Ash!

Then, the Moonstone's freezing ray accidentally hit the Sunrock, which was charging towards Groudon with its eyes closed, determined to die.

"Hey, Maple! What's wrong with your Sunrock? Why did it suddenly appear in the Moonstone's attack path?"

"What?! It was clearly your moonstone that suddenly and inexplicably attacked my sunrock!"

"Don't you know that Ice-type is super effective against Ground-type? I had Luna Stone use Ice Beam, that's definitely to attack Groudon!"

"If you don't explain, who will understand?"

"Wouldn't saying it out loud expose our attack intentions?"

……

These two siblings were just holding hands, showing their deep sibling bond and unity, but in just a few seconds they started fighting.

This only applies to siblings who are close in age.

Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng in the audience were also dumbfounded when they saw this scene.

"Could it be... that their relationship is actually quite bad?"

"Seems to be."

Although they often bicker, because Haruka is several years older than Kakeru and has more authority as an older sister, they usually have a more harmonious and respectful relationship.

As twin siblings, Nan and Feng are truly determined to outdo each other.

This caused their mother, who was standing nearby, to clutch her head in exasperation, feeling a terrible headache.

"Seriously, these two are still arguing under these circumstances..."

Seeing their opponent suddenly stop attacking, Kyogre and Groudon were also confused and turned around to look at Ash.

Ash simply shrugged and shook his head in exasperation.

"There's no other way, this is a battle! Since our opponent has given us an opportunity to attack, how can we let it go!"

"Kyogre, use Root Pulse to attack Solrock! Groudon, use Multi-Pound Slam to attack Moonstone!"

Why doesn't Groudon use its signature move, Precipice Blade, in the same way?

That's because both Moonstone and Sunrock have the property of floating. Their light, airy bodies, like balloons, float freely with the airflow, making them impossible for Ground-type moves to hit.

This is the downside of not being able to fly.