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

The dozen or so self-destruct attacks exploded almost evenly, but to the surprise of these Team Rocket grunts, the Onix, enveloped in smoke, actually survived the attack!

And it even continued to charge forward while panting heavily, tumbling its entire body forward like a giant stone pillar, giving a live demonstration of what it means to "roll over Nanshan and crush five thousand people"!

"Sleep, then come back!" Before the remaining enemies could react, Ash made Onix fall asleep on the spot and then immediately put it back into its Poké Ball.

After doing all that, Xiao Zhi could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the exchange was brief, Ash expended a great deal of energy. He even used the power of Porygon to monitor the stamina and distance between the two sides at all times, trying his best to find the moment when all the Koffing exploded at the same time!

Ash's Onix has the Sturdy ability. If one Koffing after another is delivered and explodes, it might have a hard time defending itself. However, if it is hit with a super-powerful attack when its HP is full, it will not be KO'd in one round. Therefore, it can use its Spiral Ball to powerfully charge at Ash's face!

"You three, come back to me! Brock, send Geodude and Onix underground to rescue those trapped wild Pokémon!"

Ash was surrounded, but he seemed to disregard the danger around him. Instead, he flicked his wrist and threw out another Poké Ball, releasing a shadow that pounced on a Team Rocket grunt next to Brock!

It's Big Armor. Although it's still recovering from its injuries, it has to come out and fight now!

"Geosphere, Onix, let's go! Zubat, use your supersonic waves to create chaos!"

In this emergency, Xiao Gang didn't dare to hesitate and immediately directed his two rock-type companions to dig a hole and burrow underground, bringing him to a corner at the bottom of the mountain.

Here, there are a dozen Clefairy and a swarm of Zubat, Paras, Sandshrew, and other Pokémon, all of them lying listlessly in their cages, clearly imprisoned after being poached by Team Rocket.

With Ash drawing the fire, Brock's side fared relatively well. After dealing with one of the minions, he quickly released the wild Pokémon out of their cages.

"But what good will this do..." Xiao Gang looked worriedly at Xiao Zhi, who was charging around among the minions, completely unaware of how he could possibly escape.

As time went by, Pikachu and the other two were all covered in injuries, and Pinsir's old wounds had recurred... Even the giant Onix, which had just recovered its strength, was now paralyzed on the ground and unable to move!

"Kid, you're done for! Hand over all your Pokémon now!" a guy who seemed to be a leader threatened fiercely.

However, he was puzzled to find that Ash was smiling confidently.

"You're wrong... You're the ones who're doomed, I'll definitely win! Because... I outnumber you!!"

"What did you say?!"

hum!

The power of Viridian, mixed with Aura, instantly transmitted its powerful healing energy and Ash's feelings to all the wild Pokémon present!

(Please, everyone, help me defeat them!!)

boom! !

Suddenly, a roar came from behind Xiaogang. He turned around in surprise and found that the Pokémon that had been listless had all stood up again and rushed towards Team Rocket, who were showing off their power!

In an instant, the situation reversed again!

There were indeed many Team Rocket grunts at the bottom of Mt. Moon, but due to Ash's distraction, they suffered heavy losses and had no time to pay attention to the changes happening in the corner. They could only watch helplessly as a group of wild Pokémon surrounded them!

At this moment, a large number of Zubats and Sandshrews attacked from the sky and the ground at the same time. In addition, Paras kept releasing paralyzing powder and mushroom spores, and Clefairy and the others used various special moves. The Team Rocket members were immediately defeated!

"Ho!" Among them, a muscular Zubat unexpectedly tackled the Team Rocket leader who had previously threatened Ash to the ground!

After that, it charged into the remaining Team Rocket minions and unleashed a flurry of aerial slashes!

"Heh... this trip was definitely worthwhile!"

Seeing the Zubat's impressive performance, Ash couldn't help but smile with satisfaction...

Chapter Twenty-Three: What Does My Catching of Pokémon Have to Do With You?

A fierce battle was taking place at the foot of Mt. Moon. Ash's side consisted only of Ash and Brock, facing off against more than a dozen Team Rocket grunts and dozens of rival Pokémon...

And he actually won in a ridiculously inexplicable way?!

However, this was exactly the battle situation that Ash had anticipated.

If he wasn't confident, why would he act rashly?

Team Rocket may have a large number of members, but their Pokémon are generally of low level and have relatively simple types. As long as Ash controls the rhythm of the battle and avoids being one-shotted by the opponent, he can at least hold his own for a while.

In this way, as long as Brock can rescue the captured wild Pokémon as soon as possible, Ash can unleash the power of Viridian to encourage them to join the battle, and Team Rocket will undoubtedly be defeated!

That's how the battle unfolded, but Ash paid a heavy price.

All five of his hands were now injured, and he was extremely exhausted, so he could only lie on the ground panting.

"P...Picoxi!"

Just then, a Clefairy summoned a large group of Clefairies to surround Ash and unleash their finger-swinging attack on him!

"With a flick of the finger... who knows what kind of amazing move it will unleash?" Xiao Gang said worriedly upon seeing this.

The finger flick is a completely random move, and Brock was afraid that Clefairy and the others might flick a lightning bolt, which would only make Ash's situation worse.

"It's okay, they're trying to help me," Xiao Zhi said with a smile. Immediately afterward, he felt a warm current flow into his body, and his fatigue was relieved by more than half!

"The treatment was actually successful? That's incredible..." Xiao Gang exclaimed in amazement upon seeing this.

"Pokémon are amazing creatures. The effects of their special moves are not always what we think they are," Ash said with a sigh. "A simple flick of the finger might be a random move, but if a group of Clefairys flick their fingers in unison with a unified purpose, they might have the power to grant wishes."

"How could such a thing happen? As expected of Pipi, she's both powerful and romantic... Uh, can I get down first too?"

At this moment, Li Ke also started shouting at the rock wall, and Xiao Zhi had no choice but to send Onix to pick him up as well.

However, his loud and boastful attitude was clearly not very popular, and Pipi ran back to Xiaogang immediately.

“Mr. Li Ke, if you have a lot of energy, please help tie up these bad guys, and then let Paras and the others hypnotize them. Also, there are a few more people over there who need to be rescued.”

Xiao Zhi pointed to another corner, where there was a cage next to some large machines, where several researchers wearing white lab coats like Li Ke were imprisoned.

How did you end up here?

Li Ke looked closely and realized that these people were actually his colleagues from the science museum…

He had been out for so long that he didn't even know what was happening inside the museum.

After some pleasantries, Ash learned that Team Rocket had brought these researchers here to use the energy of a giant moon meteorite guarded by Clefairy to revive three fossils in the Science Museum!

In addition, we need to mine a lot of Moon Stones and poach wild Pokémon!

"Now all the fossils are left are the secret amber and shell fossils," one of the researchers said with a worried expression. "We don't know where they've hidden the other piece of crustacean fossil..."

"We didn't hide it!" the leader, knocked down by the giant bat, shouted angrily. "That fossil was stolen by a wretched girl... I hope I never run into her again!!"

"That wretched girl?" Ash frowned. He communicated with many of the Pokémon present before he could roughly understand what had happened.

There were three fossils in the Science Museum. After Team Rocket stole them, one of them was stolen on the way.

Based on the descriptions given by the Pokémon, Ash can roughly determine that it was Blue who stole the fossil!

Is she trying to revive the fossils to increase her combat power?

Xiao Zhi wasn't quite sure what Xiao Lan was up to, but since she had gone this far, he naturally wanted to find a way to offer some assistance...

"Xiao Gang, when will Officer Jenny from Nibi City and the head of the Science Museum arrive?"

"It'll probably be another ten minutes from when we called the police," Xiao Gang said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay." Ash nodded, then suddenly turned to the Zubat, "How about a battle? I really want to catch you!"

"Ash...you want to catch a Zubat?" Brock was taken aback. "You came to Mt. Moon just to catch this kind of Pokémon?"

"That's right! But I'm a bit greedy, I have to catch a really strong one." Ash stared intently at Zubat, waiting for its response.

He did come specifically to capture the Zubat family. Don't underestimate these Pokémon; they can be very powerful if bred properly.

A fully evolved Crobat has base stats comparable to the starter Pokémon, and even a Zubat is comparable to a typical final-stage starter bird.

Moreover, it has the unique poison-flying attribute, which is undoubtedly superior to ordinary flying attacks in terms of both skill pool and coverage.

Ash originally intended to find a strong Pokémon to catch, which is why he didn't just randomly throw Poké Balls like Brock did. Unexpectedly, he encountered this evolved Zubat at the bottom of Mt. Moon.

What surprised him even more was that this giant beak bat actually had a hidden piercing ability!

Ash specifically checked the Pokédex using a 3D Pokémon illustration; there's absolutely no mistake!

It would be such a shame to miss out on such an excellent Pokémon!

"Ho..."

"no!"

After expressing his feelings to Zubat, Ash waited for its response. Just as Zubat was about to agree, Li Ke suddenly jumped out!

"Wait a minute, that's not right!" He waved his hands, blocking Ash and Zubat, looking indignant. "Zubat and the others just fought alongside us, how can you turn around and try to capture it? It belongs to Mt. Moon, wouldn't it be better to let it continue to live peacefully here?!"

"Heh..." Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi laughed in exasperation.

He looked Li Ke up and down a few times before saying casually, "I ate rice last night."

"What... does this have to do with you trying to capture Zubat?" Li Ke asked, puzzled.

"You know it's okay, so what does it have to do with you that I caught Zubat?!" Ash retorted coldly.

"Besides, you didn't participate in the battle. The battle just now was fought by me and Xiaogang. You were just a bystander the whole time."

"Besides, I'm a trainer. If I encounter a suitable Pokémon, I'll try to catch it. If it agrees, we'll battle. It's that simple!"

"Now, please move aside!!"

Chapter Twenty-Four, Sixth One, VS. Zubat!