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

The Mega Salamence and Garchomp were still locked in a fierce stalemate in mid-air.

"Salamander, give it your all! Our strength won't stop here!"

"Roar--!"

The Salamence, which had transformed into a crescent moon, ripped through the dragon's head phantom with a roar from Genji.

"Ah, Ash's Garchomp!"

"As expected, Garchomp's power still can't compare to Mr. Genji's Mega Evolved Salamence."

Just as May and Max exclaimed in surprise, Ash immediately looked towards the field.

"Is Garchomp alright?"

"Ow~"

At this moment, Garchomp crashed heavily back onto the battlefield. However, being Ash's Pokémon, it did not lose its ability to battle immediately. Instead, it stubbornly stood up.

However, the intense poison then took effect, and combined with its injuries, the pain caused it to immediately kneel down.

"Hold on, Garchomp!"

Although Garchomp lost the collision just now, its attack was not without effect.

At this moment, Salamence had several more wounds on its body, and because of its Charge attack, it also suffered nearly 1/3 of the damage it dealt as a reflection.

Therefore, Ash understands that Mega Salamence is definitely not having an easy time either.

However, Genji's Salamence was still full of energy after its debut, and its condition was much better than Garchomp's.

At this moment, Salamence once again approached Garchomp.

"Now's your chance, Salamence, unleash your Dragon Tail!"

"Garuda, Dragon Claw!"

While Dragon Tail Attack can force the opponent's Pokémon back into its Poké Ball while dealing damage, its long wind-up time means it always attacks after the opponent has used it.

Garchomp swung its claws first, but unfortunately, the venom took effect, causing Garchomp to stagger and miss its target.

Meanwhile, Mega Salamence's now elongated tail lashed out like a whip at Garchomp.

This attack rendered Garchomp incapacitated.

Its body transformed into a beam of light and returned to the Poké Ball, then switched Ash's Salamence out.

"Why is it Salamence again?" Ash was also surprised, but since it's here, let it make the most of it.

The Salamence, still a bit dazed, was somewhat confused by the Mega Salamence in front of it, but Ash's voice quickly snapped it out of its daze.

"Salamander, use Outrage!"

This is a skill that Ash specifically taught to Salamence.

Outrage is a powerful physical attack move of the Dragon type, but it will lock the attack for a period of time after each use.

During this time, Salamence will uncontrollably use Outrage to attack wildly, and after the attack ends, it will fall into a confused state.

However, Salamence was already in a bad state. The damage it had suffered earlier, coupled with the depletion from its poison, meant it didn't have many chances to attack.

Ash doesn't care about chaos; the key is to inflict as much damage as possible on the opponent.

Salamence charged toward Mega Salamence with its claws outstretched.

Then, without even glancing at it, Mega Salamence immediately unleashed a Dragon Claw attack, sending Ash's Salamence crashing back to the ground at high speed.

Ash's Salamence is unable to battle!

There was nothing he could do; the level difference was too great. This result was within Ash's expectations. After saying thank you for your hard work to Salamence, he put it back into its Poké Ball.

Salamence and Garchomp need to grow even more.

"As expected of Mr. Genji's ace Pokémon, it's really strong. It took away two of my Pokémon in one go."

"However, this is the end of our adversity!" Ash looked up again, his gaze resolute.

He once again sent his main Dragonite back to the battlefield.

A yellow figure flashed by, instantly flying into the air to confront the Salamence.

The fat guy is back!

The poison spikes on the ground were activated again, but Dragonite just brushed them off as if they were being bitten by a mosquito.

Its sharp gaze met the flying dragon in the sky, sparking intense flames.

At this moment, Ash rolled up his sleeves, revealing the Key Stone on his wrist.

Since they obtained that evolution stone after challenging the Orange League, neither he nor Dragonite have had a proper chance to use it.

"Dragonite, Mega Evolve!"

Chapter 501 A Plump and Elegant Girl

After Mega Evolution, Dragonite gains an extra layer of wing membrane on each of its shoulders and feet, and its wings on its back become smaller.

Just like in the Hakkarosaurus era, it grew new large white wings and beads on its head and tail.

And perhaps because of its evolution, Dragonite's original battle-ready face has returned to its usual goofy appearance.

Its large wings fluttered gently on its head, and its plump face was full of a gentle and kind smile.

Xiaoyao's heart fluttered at the sight, "Oh my, so cute!"

Although it had become cuter, Ash couldn't help but feel disappointed after checking the Mega Dragonite's stats.

"Since it's so cute, I thought it might have some kind of fairy attribute or something..."

"I didn't expect it to be a Dragon/Flying type, and even its ability is the same as before its evolution, Multiscale."

Ash was so-so about Dragonite's Mega Evolution; its personality became more benevolent, and it couldn't even put on a battle face anymore.

Of course, the base stats have increased dramatically from 600 to 700, and the numerical increase is real.

However, the kind-hearted Super Dragonite will beat its opponent even harder in battle.

After evolving, Dragonite becomes kind-hearted and can't bear to see any Pokémon on the field get beaten up by it for too long.

"Is this the Super Dragonite?"

"This is the first time I've ever seen this."

"So lovable!"

……

Not only the sailors around him, but even Genji was quite surprised.

As one of the world's top dragon Pokémon trainers, this was also the first time he had ever witnessed a Dragonite's Mega Evolution.

"Interesting. This world really does offer new surprises every day."

Genji laughed excitedly; he laughed more in this battle than he had in the entire previous month combined.

"Salamander, charge at Dragonite one more time!"

"Roar!"

The crescent moon, hanging high in the sky, crashed down like a comet once again, and the Salamence's powerful attack arrived in an instant, just as it always has.

Any opponent who faces its attack head-on will be overwhelmed by its terrifying power and suffocate.

However, the Mega Evolved Dragonite still maintained its smile. It immediately spread its large white wings on its head to protect itself, blocking all of Salamence's self-sacrificing attacks.

But with a roar from Salamence, its exaggerated strength still managed to slam Dragonite back to the ground against its wings.

A violent explosion resounded across the area once again.

The shockwave spread rapidly in all directions, far exceeding the power of any of the previous shockwaves; Pikachu was almost blown away.

Soon, Salamence was the first to ride the airflow generated by the explosion, bursting out of the black mist and rising back into the sky.

Its expression was ferocious, and red lightning flashed across its nimble body from time to time, a result of the backlash from its all-out sacrificial charge.

This move, a self-sacrificing charge, was so powerful that it left Salamence in a bad state.

"Sorry, Salamence, it seems a bit risky."

Genji couldn't help but chuckle as he realized that he was already quite old and hadn't adopted a more prudent tactic, acting so impulsively.

"But I haven't been this excited in a long time, I just couldn't contain myself."

He then immediately focused his sharp gaze back on the battlefield.

"Ash, the battle is over. As long as my Salamence's self-sacrifice attack hits, even your Dragonite will definitely fall!"

Genji wasn't exaggerating. Salamence's Tackle attack had already dealt excessive damage; even Ash's Dragonite would usually be defeated by it.

But Ash showed no sign of panic, because he trusted his partner.

"Mr. Genji, that's not necessarily the case!"

"Oh?"

At this moment, the smoke on the battlefield slowly dissipated.

The Dragonite, enveloped in enormous wings, had a few specks of dust on its face, but remained unharmed.

Genji's eyes widened immediately.

"What? How is this possible?"

Sensing the remaining stamina of Dragonite, Ash didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately gave the order.

"Good job, Dragonite! Keep using Roost!"

"Ah oh!"

Dragonite's large white wings quickly enveloped its entire body again, and a gentle power instantly healed its injuries, restoring half of its strength in an instant.

That's right, this time Ash didn't choose to have Dragonite confront Genji's Salamence head-on, like Garchomp did.

Instead, it was thanks to the bond between itself and Dragonite, along with the effect of transmitting information through a bit of Aura, that Dragonite was able to successfully use Roost in the blink of an eye, holding off Salamence's Suicide Charge.

It's also thanks to the increased speed of Dragonite after Mega Evolution that it was able to use its speed against Salamence's onslaught.