Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

"Let's begin! Pikachu, Quick Attack!" With a swift opening move, Pikachu takes advantage of its preemptive strike and dashes out like an arrow!

"Woo!" Onix let out a deep roar, then twisted its body and delivered a powerful tail whip!

However, Pikachu's mobility is no joke. With a small jump, it dodged Onix's counterattack and then rammed into its opponent!

Unfortunately, given Onix's defense, this aggressive attack deals barely more damage than a minor scratch.

"The defense is indeed extraordinary... Next, Iron Tail!"

"Pikachu!" Upon receiving Ash's command, Pikachu immediately adjusted its posture, using the momentum of its twisting body to forcefully pull out its metallic tail, finally leaving a scratch on Onix!

At the same time, a faint arc of electricity was transferred to the Onix, instantly pausing its entire body!

"I've been paralyzed!" Xiao Mao's eyes lit up. "The continuous close-range attacks were actually to take advantage of the static electricity properties!"

Ground-type Pokémon are completely immune to Electric-type damage, so even status moves like Thunder Wave won't work. But that doesn't mean they're completely immune to paralysis!

At this moment, Onix's overall speed has been reduced by half, and there is a risk that it will be unable to use its ultimate move at any time. Its combat power has dropped sharply!

"Pikachu, wag your tail now!"

Faced with the slow-moving Onix, Ash directly had Pikachu provoke it, which not only successfully lowered the latter's defense but also made Onix roar repeatedly in anger.

Even though it tries to retaliate with its Rock Slide move, Pikachu always manages to easily dodge it.

"Whoosh!" Finally, Onix could no longer contain its rage and unleashed its Devastate attack, charging straight at Pikachu...

"Tie a knot in the grass!" But what awaited it was a clump of vines that tripped it, and its huge body fell straight to the ground!

"Next up, surf!" Pikachu, not one to back down, unleashed a powerful surge of water that instantly engulfed Onix, inflicting a second, fourfold damage!

"What exactly has this guy taught Pikachu?" Gary couldn't help but mutter to himself. Was Ash trying to create a yellow-skinned mouse that could burrow underground and fly...?

"Electromagnetic levitation takes off!"

Xiaomao:…

Gary was speechless as he watched Pikachu rise into the air to avoid Onix's counterattack.

Ugh, disgusting!

He had never seen such a shameless fight!

"Roar!" The giant onix seemed to know that a rash attack would not be effective, so it roared and used Dig to wait for an opportunity underground.

You yellow-skinned rat, you don't have wings, you can't just float in the sky forever.

"Is it a stalemate... No!" Just as the two sides were locked in a standoff, Xiao Lan suddenly felt a slight chill as raindrops hit the tip of her nose.

"Blue, I have an umbrella in my bag. You and Charmander shouldn't get wet." Ash then tossed his backpack to Blue.

Just as Xiao Lan and the others opened their umbrellas, a torrential downpour began without warning, instantly covering the entire Miacha Mountain with a heavy curtain of rain!

"Ugh!" The giant rock snake let out a painful howl and angrily charged out of its burrow.

With such heavy rain, continuing to drag it out will only be detrimental to it!

"The time has come! Pikachu, use Thunder!"

"Pika!" Terrifying lightning shot into the sky, even staining the dark clouds overhead with rolling lightning snakes!

"Are you trying to use the rain to correct the accuracy of the lightning strike? But in such a short time, Onix might not be completely submerged..." Gary frowned in confusion. Lightning in this state might cause some damage to Onix, but the effect probably wouldn't be very good.

What is Xiaozhi thinking?

Click! !

Just as Shigeru was puzzled, a thick bolt of lightning crashed down, but its target was not Onix... but Pikachu, which was raising its tail high in the air!

"That's... Irontail? It's using a Steel-type move to attract lightning?!"

In an instant, Xiao Mao understood!

Paralysis, defense reduction, counter-attack, and then the thunder just now...

All of Ash's preparations were for this final blow!

"Pikachu, use Iron Tail at full power!"

"Pikachu!!"

Pikachu, its body crackling with electricity, canceled its electromagnetic levitation state mid-air and transformed into a free-falling golden meteor, charging straight down towards Onix!

"Woo...woo?!" The giant onix raised its head, trying to make a last-ditch effort, but the sudden paralysis rendered it powerless, and its entire body froze on the spot!

At that moment, it was unable to do anything and could only let Pikachu's iron tail sweep across the cross-shaped scar on its face!

Boom! !

The electric arc exploded, and the giant Onix's massive body crashed heavily to the ground, causing the entire Miacha Mountain to tremble uncontrollably!

"Onix, the battle is over."

When it finally managed to open its eyes, what it saw was a Poké Ball right next to it... and a boy with a confident smile on his face~

Chapter Fifteen: After the Rain, the Sky Clears, and Then, the Farewell…

Ash successfully caught the giant Onix in a way that was extremely impressive to onlookers.

"Crunch~", "Lili!"

The little bag and the little dragon immediately started celebrating, especially the little dragon, who had witnessed a shocking lesson up close. Its eyes lit up when it looked at Ash.

My trainer is absolutely amazing!

Therefore, I will definitely be just as awesome in the future!

"But... I don't understand, how did you guarantee that Iron Tail would hit the target when falling at such high speed?" Blue asked, puzzled, seeing Ash successfully catch Onix in the Poké Ball. "And you even accurately hit the wound on Onix's head, which is equivalent to a critical hit?"

"That's because of Onix's body structure," Ash explained. "Onix isn't entirely made of stone. It has a magnet inside its head that helps it orient itself when it's traversing underground. I had Pikachu receive the lightning, not only to increase the damage but also to magnetize Iron Tail so that it would be attracted to Onix's head."

"Huh... this is how you fight?" Xiao Lan's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

Gary was equally shocked. Ash's capture battle took into account the Pokémon's characteristics, moves, weather, and even its own features. It can be said that he had controlled every detail to the extreme!

This kind of battle is something that Gary could never achieve at this stage, and it made him deeply aware of the gap between himself and Ash.

It's laughable that he just tamed so many, yet their value is not as high as someone else's single tamed animal.

So...should we continue like this?

Xiao Mao couldn't help but ask himself the same question.

He was afraid that if he continued traveling like this, he would always be overshadowed by Ash, and the gap between them might widen even further!

"The rain has stopped... Look over there!" Just as Gary was in a state of panic and Ash was enjoying the joy of catching the bird, the sudden downpour quietly stopped.

Little Blue cheerfully reminded everyone that a beautiful rainbow had appeared in the sky sometime earlier...

"Screech~" Just then, a clear and melodious bird song suddenly came from the distance. A beautiful bird-shaped creature, its entire body wrapped in golden light, was spreading its wings and crossing the rainbow on the horizon.

Its long tail feathers shimmered with golden light, making it look even more magnificent than a rainbow!

"What kind of Pokémon is that...? Is it a legendary one?"

"Let's keep this as a souvenir anyway."

While newbie Gary was still in shock, Ash, the seasoned pro... no, the veteran, had already started taking pictures with his Pokédex.

The first-generation Pokédex given by the professor obviously doesn't have a camera, but if a Pokémon named Porygon were to be attached to it, Ash could not only take photos, but also edit and even edit videos!

"It's so beautiful... I wonder if it's just a legend. It looks quite similar to the Great Toucan, but it must be the most beautiful Great Toucan..."

"Wow!"

Little Blue couldn't help but mutter to itself, which only provoked the mysterious giant bird to cry out again, this time with obvious anger!

Are you kidding me?

You're the big-billed finch! Your whole family are big-billed finches!

"Oh dear! What's going on?!" Just as the giant bird disappeared, a light drizzle suddenly began to fall on Little Blue's head.

The rain seemed to have eyes, targeting only Xiao Lan and soaking her completely.

"How stingy! I just muttered a few words casually, why are you taking revenge?!" After the rain stopped, Little Blue, soaking wet, angrily raised her little fist at the sky.

"Alright, hurry up and grill it, or you'll catch a cold." Ash chuckled as he pulled Blue to his side, where Charmander had already thoughtfully started a fire.

As for things like the curves outlined by rain-soaked clothes clinging to the body, Xiao Zhi didn't pay much attention... well, there really wasn't much to see anyway.

After all, not every heroine is Haruka…

However, Xiao Zhi now understands why Xiao Lan, the female protagonist who exists in the game's setting, has absolutely no role in the anime.

You offended the photographer as soon as you stepped out the door, and you still expect to get more shots?

Just then, a feather shimmering with iridescent light quietly flew to Ash's front.

That was a rainbow-colored feather!

"Is this for you?" Xiao Mao asked in surprise.

The feather seemed to float in front of Ash as if it were being pulled, as if it were eagerly offered to him.

"This treatment is so unfair! Why should I give you something so pretty?" As a girl, Xiao Lan naturally loved sparkly and beautiful things, but all she got was a shower of sparkly raindrops...