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

However, Ash is determined to take a desperate gamble!

"Shell Dragon, charge forward... Reverse Scale!!"

"Whoosh!!" The armored dragon suddenly roared and charged forward despite the icy light!

The condensed ice light turned into a patch of azure frost on its body, but it didn't care at all. It just stared with a pair of blood-red eyes and rammed its head into the fast-swimming frog!

Bang!Bang!Bang!

After being hit three times at extremely close range, the fast-swimming frog was completely unable to resist and fell to the ground, its eyes spinning in circles!

"Well done, Shellder!" Ash managed to return Shellder to its Poké Ball before the side effects of Outrage took effect.

"Your Pokémon are amazing, I've completely lost." Despite being defeated by Ash, Xiaoying wasn't too upset and accepted the result calmly.

"Poliwrath is also very powerful. Its Ice Beam is very strong. If it hadn't just evolved, Shellder might not have been able to withstand it," Ash said politely.

The opponent's strength is indeed impressive. The combination of Shadow Clone Jutsu and Hypnosis is novel, and the strength of the Ice Beam is undeniable. No wonder he was able to freeze Charizard in the original work.

And with the help of its pressure, Baby Dragon was finally able to evolve, which was definitely the biggest surprise.

It's worth noting that the Armored Dragon has the lowest evolution requirements of any pseudo-legendary.

Within its heavily armored body, cells are rapidly dividing every moment, accumulating power to achieve final evolution.

During this period, it does not need to be nurtured, does not need to take any action, and does not even need to eat!

If it stays still, it will eventually evolve into a Bloodwing Wyvern that soars through the skies!

Chapter 300 Unexpected Situation: The Rampaging Gyarados!

It's clear that Xiaoying is a trainer who enjoys battling; even after battling Ash, he still felt unsatisfied.

After helping the fast-swimming frog recover, he turned his attention back to the two women.

However, Lila did not want to accept the challenge. She had already witnessed Xiaoying's battle, and fighting her again would not provide any further confirmation.

On the contrary, Xiaoxia seemed eager to try. She had been in a state of excitement lately and was looking for someone to have a good match with.

What's more, the opponent was using water-based abilities.

"Let's try again then, I'll use the Frog Spin again!"

"Go, my sweetheart, Gyarados!"

Xiaoxia sent out her strongest handheld weapon, Water Fighter against Water Flyer, and she had a slight advantage in terms of attributes.

Once the game officially started, Xiaoxia's response was quite appropriate. Just as Poliwrath used Double Team, she immediately had Gyarados use Taunt, successfully blocking the opponent's Hypnosis.

However, Xiao Ying quickly retaliated, taking advantage of Gyarados's Dragon Dance buff, she immediately unleashed an Ice Beam, which made the Gyarados's eyes widen in anger!

"In that case... Gyarados, just use Waterfall!" "Roar!"

Seeing that her opponent had dealt damage first, Xiaoxia immediately commanded Gyarados to launch a strong attack. Gyarados summoned terrifying water currents from its body, and its amazing aura even frightened the opponent into immobility!

This waterfall climbing move was incredibly powerful, even triggering a flinch effect... but it failed to cause any damage!

After the fast-swimming frog recovered, it was met with another beam of freezing light!

"Water storage properties, huh...?" "Roar!"

Xiaoxia frowned. She made a mistake at the start, forgetting to probe her opponent's characteristics first.

Gyarados also let out a suppressed growl. After enduring continuous attacks, its emotions began to become unstable!

"Xiaoxia is getting a little anxious," Lila said worriedly from watching the game.

"Maybe it's because things have been too smooth sailing since we arrived in the Orange Islands," Ash pointed out the problem astutely.

The Orange Islands are not like the Kanto mainland. The more Misty was humiliated at the Kanto main gym, the more enjoyable it will be to stomp on weaker opponents here.

In the Orange League, Misty's only real rivals are Lyla and Ash. She didn't really pay much attention to Southern Cross or the chief trainer.

Over time, as her confidence grew, she inevitably became somewhat arrogant.

"And someone deliberately lost to her once before, which inevitably made her even more smug." Miss Cabbage's words were also spot on; Xiao Zhi was partly to blame for this.

Defeating the gym leaders of Southern Cross didn't bring Misty much of a sense of accomplishment, but defeating Ash was a different story!

"Polyporus, use Burst Punch!!" Just as the group was analyzing the problem, Xiaoying finally got Polyporus to unleash its hidden killing move!

It was almost at the closest distance to Gyarados and landed a direct punch, throwing its opponent into a confused state!

"Roar... Roar!!" The Gyarados, in pain, instantly turned blood red and opened its mouth to let out a ferocious roar!

"Great opportunity! Fast Frog, use hypnosis like this!"

"Oh no! Gyarados, use Taunt!"

Xiao Ying, pressing her advantage, planned to have her Poliwrath apply status effects to her opponent, but Xiao Xia, of course, wouldn't let him have his way... However, Gyarados could no longer hear her voice!

"Roar!!" With an extremely angry roar, Gyarados ignored Misty's command and rammed headfirst into Poliwrath!

Having landed a successful blow, Gyarados showed no sign of stopping. It lunged forward ferociously, unleashing a series of irrational and terrifying attacks on Poliwrath, the entire arena, and even itself!

"Is this... Rampage? I didn't expect Gyarados to have such a powerful move..." Xiao Jian said uncertainly.

"This is not the time for sentimentality! Misty, recall Gyarados immediately!!" Ash hurriedly reminded him.

"Oh... Gyarados, come back quickly!" Misty suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly aimed her Poké Ball at the still rampaging Gyarados.

"Roar!!" Enveloped in red light, Gyarados glared at Misty with its bright red eyes, unwillingly being captured into its Poké Ball.

"I'm sorry, this battle has to end here." Ash rushed over to apologize to Ying. "Is your Poliwrath alright?"

"It's not too serious, but we need to take it to the Pokémon Center for a check-up." Xiaoying shook her head. "But that Gyarados, I didn't expect it to suddenly go berserk."

"I'm so sorry!" Xiaoxia immediately stepped forward and apologized, feeling ashamed. "It's all my fault for not controlling it properly; I ruined the battle..."

"Never mind, accidents can happen during battles." Ash's attitude in admitting his mistake was very sincere, so Ying didn't want to make a scene. She shook her head and took her leave.

This chance encounter ultimately ended unhappily.

...

Late at night, Xiaoxia sat alone on the beach, staring blankly at the Poké Ball in her hand.

The group decided to stay on the deserted island for the time being, but because of what happened during the day, Xiaoxia couldn't fall asleep.

"What, are you still thinking about Gyarados?" Ash appeared beside her at some point and sat down next to her on the beach.

"Ash, is it really impossible for me to connect with Gyarados?" Misty asked, her head bowed in frustration. "It's been so long, I really thought I could command it to battle properly, but it's still like this..."

"You've definitely been acting a bit strange lately," Ash said seriously. "Gyarados is actually a very sensitive Pokémon. It senses your smugness and it gets complacent too."

"I see..." Xiaoxia nodded remorsefully, while throwing out Gyarados's Poké Ball. "After arriving at the Orange Islands, we defeated three Gym Leaders in a row, and even beat Ash once... I really thought I had become stronger, and maybe it was this thought that dragged Gyarados down with me..."

She looked up at her partner, her bloodshot eyes filled with obvious apology: "I'm sorry, Gyarados... It's all because of me that the battle turned out like that..."

"Roar..." Gyarados growled somewhat helplessly; it actually wanted to apologize.

It originally intended to have a proper battle, but when the time came, it got carried away and used a special move that it hadn't fully mastered.

"I'll talk to her first, you can go do your own thing." Ash waved to Gyarados, sending it off into the deep sea.

"Gyarados... what did it do?" Xiaoxia asked, puzzled.

"Training!" Ash explained, "During the trip, besides providing transportation for you, Gyarados would go to the deep sea for extra training whenever we camped on the beach. It has been working very hard, and the Charge move is one it recently learned."

"Is that so?" Xia felt even more guilty after hearing this. "I'm so useless, I didn't even notice this..."

"It doesn't want you to know because it wants to surprise you," Ash comforted her. "You two definitely share the same desire to become stronger, but you need to understand each other better."

"But... what should I do?" Xiaoxia asked helplessly, her voice even trembling with tears.

She knew she should try to understand Gyarados, but she didn't have the same special abilities as Ash and Lyra, so how could she possibly know what Gyarados was thinking all the time?!

"Go and talk to it. Xiaoxia will definitely be fine!"

"Shall we open our hearts..." Looking at Ash's still bright eyes under the night sky, Misty suddenly calmed down.

Yes, as long as he's there, everything can be solved...

"Xiao Zhi, what should I do?"

Chapter 301: A Way to Connect Heart-to-Heart, A Midnight Fishing Duel!

For Xiaoxia, Xiaozhi is now a tranquilizer and a shot of adrenaline.

No matter how helpless or self-doubting she felt, she could always regain her spirits because of Xiaozhi's few words.

This trust, which they gradually built up from the beginning of their acquaintance, has now slowly evolved and given rise to other things...

And now, this radiant boy in her eyes has come to save her from her helplessness and despair once again.

"Gyarados definitely likes you a lot. It really wants to battle well for you, and it's even more afraid of being disliked by you."

"I...I've never hated it!" Xiaoxia quickly retorted.

“But you were once afraid of it,” Ash said seriously. “It knows about your past. When you were a kid, you accidentally climbed into Gyarados’s mouth, which left you with a trauma that you couldn’t get over even as an adult. To be honest, when you brought Gyarados out at the tournament, I knew you must have suffered a lot.”

“That’s not actually Gyarados’s fault…” Misty shook her head quietly.

Only she herself truly knows how much effort she put into overcoming her fear of Gyarados.