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

"Hah..." A ruthless glint flashed in Deoxys's eyes. It actually made a desperate move and changed into attack mode, unleashing all of its superpowers in one go!

A mental leap forward!!

The desperate attack transformed into a terrifying storm, sweeping mercilessly across everything around it. Its overwhelming power even tore a dark rift in space!

As a price, Deoxys could no longer maintain its attack form, and a noticeable crack appeared on the green crystal on its chest.

"not good!"

Ash immediately led his partners to defend against the attack, and even Mewtwo, Mew, and Gastly came to help, barely managing to thwart the attack.

When he tried to chase after Sakaki again, the latter was protected by Deoxys and together they stepped into the dark spatial rift!

"Wow, that's impressive, Ash... I didn't expect your attacks to be so powerful right now. Even Deoxys in its defensive form couldn't completely withstand them." Giovanni was slightly shaken, but quickly put on a smug expression.

"But unfortunately... you still can't catch me this time~"

"You can try!" Ash replied coldly, while simultaneously beginning to unleash all the power within his body!

"Hmph, you should be busy dealing with Mewtwo first." Giovanni suddenly sneered, and produced a metal helmet from somewhere and put it on his head.

"Ugh... Roar!!"

Mewtwo's pupils suddenly went out of focus without warning, and then immediately turned blood red. It seemed to have suddenly lost its mind and frantically poured energy into its surroundings!

Fortunately, everyone was on high alert during the battle and reacted immediately, forming a protective barrier to surround Mewtwo in the center.

"What exactly did you do to it?!" Ash demanded angrily.

The problem must be with that helmet!

But why is that? Mewtwo wasn't wearing any restraint armor, so how did Giovanni control its consciousness?!

"Surprising, isn't it? I can actually control its mind remotely." Giovanni laughed smugly. "That's because... my blood also flows in Mewtwo's veins!"

"What did you say?" Xiao Zhi was completely bewildered.

This Mewtwo...whose child is it anyway?!

"Ash, I admit you had a slight advantage this time, managing to deploy Gastly as a surprise attack... but you can't save Mewtwo! As long as this bloodline connection exists, it can never be broken!!"

"And it's not just Mewtwo... all Pokémon exist to be used by Team Rocket! We... will never fail!!"

Chapter 456 Post-War Resolve...and Reflections

Mewtwo actually has Giovanni's bloodline inside it?!

This news was absolutely devastating, but Ash didn't have time to dwell on it!

Driven to distraction, Mewtwo was completely out of control, frantically unleashing energy at everything that moved around it.

Its haphazard attacks nearly injured the three clones who were concerned about its condition.

Ash couldn't let it continue, but even with Pikachu and the other main attackers going all out, and even with Lillie being sent out, they still couldn't stop the rampaging Mewtwo. It was quickly knocked to the ground by the opponent.

"My goodness... this Pokémon's thinking is so chaotic, there's absolutely no room for control!"

The ancient stag was now at a loss. It had just tried to control Mewtwo's mind, but Mewtwo's mental world was in a state of collapse, and it couldn't even detect Mewtwo's consciousness!

"Mewtwo, stop right now!"

Ash risks his life to approach Mewtwo, trying his best to touch its forehead and chest with his hands, hoping to awaken its consciousness with his own power.

However, the rampaging Mewtwo was extremely resistant to this, and every time Ash approached it would provoke it to roar repeatedly!

At this moment, Mewtwo was staring at Ash with a pair of blood-red eyes, its face contorted like a demon from hell... No matter what power Ash used to connect with it, he was unable to resonate with it at all!

"Mewtwo, calm down! If this continues, the entire island will be destroyed!!"

Left with no other choice, Ash had to resort to his last resort... verbal sparring.

"Mewtwo, your indiscriminate attacks will harm all life here! The Pokémon on this island, those three you cloned... and me, we'll all be in danger!!"

"Hmm..." Ash's shouts seemed to have worked; Mewtwo's face showed a hint of struggle, and its movements began to slow down...

"Roar!" But the next second, it roared irrationally again and hurled a Shadow Ball at Ash's direction!

"Damn it..." Ash cursed under his breath as he barely managed to teleport away from the attack.

This situation is absolutely the most difficult to handle right now.

A legendary Pokémon that has completely lost its mind and attacks indiscriminately will not listen to any persuasion.

According to the Pokémon Manager, the best thing to use at this time would be a super-effective power, but where can Ash find such a power right now?!

“No…” Just as Ash was struggling with whether or not to fight Mewtwo to the death, Mew, who had been tilting its head in thought, seemed to have come up with an idea.

Its body rapidly enlarged, and it transformed into a professional photographer for the Pokémon series!

After that, taking advantage of the gap in Mewtwo's chaotic attack, it opened its mouth and spewed out a stream of purplish-red flames, which hit Mewtwo's head squarely!

"Roar!!" Mewtwo roared in pain, feeling as if it had been hit by a sledgehammer. Boundless heat and vibrations invaded its body, instantly calming its restless blood!

"Ugh..." It trembled and collapsed to the ground, shaking its head violently until its eyes finally regained their clear color.

"I just... uh, my head hurts so much." Mewtwo covered his forehead with his hand, where a piercing burning pain was lingering, accompanied by a burnt smell... but it was definitely refreshing.

It took several uses of Regenerate to barely recover its condition, and it looked at Ash with a face full of shame.

"Ash... I'm sorry."

"It's good that it can be restored." Ash shook his head with relief. "No one could have imagined that something like this would happen... It's all thanks to Mew for having a solution."

"Mwah~" Mew chirped triumphantly, transforming from Ho-Oh back to its original form.

However, it also tells Ash that the attack was just a temporary relief... If Giovanni continues to use the same method to exert control, Mewtwo will still lose its rationality in the future.

However, to completely solve the problem, it's not as hopeless as Giovanni said; all we need to do is find Ho-Oh.

Ho-Oh's flames are a sacred power that can not only burn everything and revive life, but also purify life... especially those alien powers that have invaded the body.

And Sakaki... or rather, human bloodline, is clearly classified as a different kind of power.

Mew suddenly remembered this point, which is why it had the idea to transform into Ho-Oh. However, it was ultimately just using its own power to simulate the sacred flame, and it could not truly display the power of Ho-Oh. Therefore, it could only temporarily alleviate the problem for Mewtwo.

"I'm already very grateful to you for this alone," Ash said gratefully, while reminding the other person to be careful. "Mew, Giovanni has obviously targeted you. He may not let this defeat go unpunished. You must be more careful in the future."

“No…” Dream nodded with lingering fear, clearly still shaken.

When it was hit by the Master Ball, it really thought it was going to die.

At that moment, Sakaki also had the honor of becoming the second despicable human that Dream never wanted to see again...

As for the first one, it's of course a certain dog whose name I can't mention.

Go back and hide properly, and never let any of those annoying guys find you again... no, not even see you!

With that thought in mind, Mew bid a hasty farewell to Ash and Mewtwo, disappearing into the distant horizon.

Ash secretly raised the priority of the Ho-Oh Trial to the highest level!

He hadn't paid much attention to Ho-Oh's trials before, but now, in order to help Mewtwo, he had to go all out.

Only by finding Ho-Oh can the problem of Mewtwo be completely solved!

"I also want to thank you, Gastly!" After calming Mewtwo down, Ash turned to Gastly, "Luckily you stepped in at the crucial moment, otherwise Giovanni would have captured Mew, and things would have been troublesome!"

"No need for thanks, this was originally my strategy." Gastly swayed nonchalantly. "I just didn't expect it to lie dormant for so long, it's been almost a year now."

"There's nothing we can do, he's Giovanni after all," Ash said with a sigh.

Of all the enemies he has ever faced, Giovanni is definitely the most troublesome and the most powerful... Ash even thinks that they will become lifelong enemies in the future!

Unlike other villains, Giovanni is a villain who is constantly evolving.

Every time Ash thinks he's cornered, Ash reveals a new trump card, catching Ash off guard!

Just like this time, the Deoxys and those mechanical cubes that Giovanni was driving were clearly stolen from Larus.

It's laughable that those self-righteous families in Larousse actually wanted to bring Giovanni into Hoenn to make him a force to balance Team Magma and Team Aqua... Little did they know that this was like asking a tiger for its skin!

As for Ash himself, he must also conduct a thorough self-examination this time.

For some time now... or rather, ever since he defeated Giovanni and made him disappear from Kanto, Ash has been unstoppable.

He swept through the Orange Islands, successfully broke free from his shackles, and fought against natural disasters. He also defeated the remnants of Team Rocket and various poachers in Johto, making him virtually invincible.

After arriving in Alola, he completed a tour of the islands within a month and also decisively took control of the entire Aether Foundation, thus completing the initial integration of the alliance.

The journey had been so smooth that Ash became overly confident in his own intelligence, neglecting the fact that he was facing off against the most cunning and shrewd villain!

Fortunately, this time it ended without any real danger...

Chapter 457 The Participants of the Ultimate Party…

"You've really worked hard this time, Garchomp. Get some rest when you get back."

On the devastated new island, Ash helped a exhausted Garchomp recover before collecting its Poké Ball and teleporting it away.

"Garuda...that seems to be a pseudo-legendary from other regions. How did you manage to catch such a Pokémon?" The old ghost curiously approached.

"It's not my Pokémon, I borrowed it to help," Ash explained.

The Garchomp that Ash teleported was actually a Pokémon from the Aether Foundation, and it was probably the same one Ash rode during the Ultimate Defense Team era in the original series.