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

But what it was met with was the relentless advance of its opponent!

"Savage Bass, Double-Edged Headbutt!"

The Savage Bass charged forward with unstoppable momentum, even at the cost of recoil damage, and managed to force the Gyarados's massive body to retreat continuously!

The water droplets scattered across the field reflected Gao Mei's shock... She couldn't believe that Gyarados had started panting heavily after just one attack!

"Double Headbutt is one of the strongest Rock-type moves. Although it will cause considerable backlash to Bass, it's still worth using on Gyarados," Misty said confidently. "Now, it's time to decide the winner!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Savage Bass whipped its tail and charged at high speed toward the Gyarados!

"Then let's go all out, Hyper Beam!" With things having come to this, Gao Mei simply chose to gamble everything.

"Water cannon!"

"What?!" To her surprise, the Savage Bass, which was charging forward, suddenly spewed out a powerful jet of water, which was evenly matched with Gyarados's special move!

"My Savage Bass has the Adaptability ability, so its STAB move will be even more powerful!" Misty explained in a deep voice. "That's it! Savage Bass, Aqua Jet! Then Aqua Tail!"

Bang! !

As the Savage Bass unleashed its power once more, the Gyarados, with nowhere to dodge, could only watch helplessly as its opponent hurtled towards it and crashed into it. Then, with a final tail swipe, it rolled its eyes and lost consciousness...

After doing all this, the Savage Bass seemed completely undeterred, calmly swimming around even after falling into the water.

"Well done, Savage Bass, come back and rest now," Xiaoxia said with a smile, before sending the King Goldfish back in.

The outcome of the subsequent matches is basically a foregone conclusion. If Goldeen, which is good at Ground-type moves and is immune to Electric, can't even handle a Lantern, then Misty should consider kicking it out of her main handheld position.

With a flash of lightning, followed by a straight-through drill, the Electric Lantern Monster was quickly defeated.

"I lost..." After the match, Gao Mei readily admitted defeat. "Actually, I already lost yesterday. If your partner hadn't gone easy on me... You guys are all really amazing, that famous Ash's sister, and the daughter of the Cerulean City Gym Leader..."

"Please, let's not talk about the Cerulean Gym anymore. Just treat me as a trainer who's passing by," Misty quickly waved her hand to stop her.

Honestly, she's gradually becoming less and less willing to be associated with Cerulean Dojo, and the idea of ​​revitalizing the dojo has been temporarily put aside for her.

It doesn't matter if the three older sisters continue to slack off, the league will turn a blind eye anyway, as long as they don't go too far.

As for myself, there's no need to take over as a gym leader. It's better to just keep traveling and continuously improving my strength!

And then, I kept striving towards my goal of becoming a Water-type Pokémon Master!

Chapter 492 The Road to the Finals, VS Robert

"Ladies and gentlemen, the second semi-final is about to begin! Which player, Ash from Pallet Town, or Robert from Caesardo City, will secure a place in the final?!"

The commentators did their best to hype up the atmosphere, and under the spotlight, Ash and Robert were ready for battle.

"We see that Ash, who went first, has finally sent out Lapras again. Will he continue his amazing performance?!"

It's no wonder the commentators were so surprised. In this tournament, Ash demonstrated absolute bench depth and tactical prowess... Before this match, he had never fielded the same Pokémon twice!

In the preliminary rounds, I used a giant Magikarp to wreak havoc. In the first round of the finals, I used Feebas, followed by Lapras, Crocodile, and Pelipper... and in the last three rounds, I defeated two opponents in a row!

Each of his Pokémon movesets seems to have its own system, and he can easily overwhelm his opponents even in one-on-one battles, making him an absolute favorite to win this tournament.

Of course, his current opponent is no less formidable. The blond nobleman, like his Milotic, possesses an excellent appearance, and his combat strength is undeniably formidable.

At this moment, all the viewers are eagerly anticipating how this clash of titans will unfold!

“My first one is this one, Marillour.” After a moment’s thought, Robert casually sent out an adorable water hare.

Marill, a Water/Fairy type Pokémon, has a chubby body and a round tail, which certainly fits the impression of cute Pokémon in Pokémon Contests.

But don't be fooled by its adorable appearance; beneath that cute exterior lies a super violent heart... With its belly drumming and playful antics, it has undoubtedly shattered the skulls of countless dragons!

"Game start!"

"Lapras, hail!" With the referee's command, Lapras took the lead, summoning a flurry of snowflakes in the sky above the field.

"Marillion, tie a grass knot! Then roll!" Robert quickly launched an attack. Marillion first controlled the grass-type energy to grow a large amount of water grass under Lapras. After successfully binding its opponent, it rolled into a ball and rushed directly from the water's surface!

It can actually control Grass Knot to grow like seaweed in Water Terrain, and even sacrifice some power to improve control, and then perfectly connect it with the Rollout move... Without a doubt, this is the strength of a veteran Coordinator!

Bang!

The dragon, whose movements were restricted, suffered two consecutive attacks from Marill, causing a pained expression to appear on its face.

But just as it was busy 'regrouping', Robert's next combo attack came one after another!

"Drum up your belly! Then use brute force!"

Mariluri, who was very close to the dragon, slammed her belly with one hand while her other hand was already clenched into a fist, ready to launch a desperate attack!

"Hold on to it... Absolute Zero!" "Ooh!"

"What?" Robert, who was about to end the battle, was shocked. At this moment, Lapras showed no signs of pain whatsoever.

With a cold smile on its lips, it quickly hugged Mariluri with its forelegs, and an endless chill instantly erupted!

It was a fatal blow, and the entire water area was completely frozen!

“Mariluli… has lost the ability to fight.”

The entire arena was silent, save for the referee's solitary voice announcing the result of the match.

No one could have predicted that this fierce battle, which everyone was optimistic about, would reach the middle stage so quickly!

The players who remained to watch the game were also stunned. Many of them thought to themselves that if they were Robert, they would probably have met a similar fate...

Ash's Lapras displayed a completely different battle strategy than before, and anyone would have a high probability of falling into its trap.

He had previously sent out a dragon, but back then he relied on a combination of Hail, Mist and Blizzard to stand still and unleash a barrage of attacks.

Activate the hailstorm to turn the blizzard into a guaranteed hit, and then use the thick white fog to deprive the opponent of their vision, so that the opponent can only suffer the dragon's attack in the fog, but cannot see its shadow at all!

Robert had taken this into consideration, which is why he chose to have Marie Rosé get close, intending to use her belly drum to deliver the decisive blow at the closest possible distance…

However, he was instantly defeated by his opponent.

"Well done, Lapras!" Ash smiled with satisfaction.

As he said before, Lapras is a versatile creature, and its fighting style is never fixed.

"Go, Milotic." The initial setback didn't affect Robert too much, and his Milotic was equally calm, exuding amazing charm as soon as it appeared.

"Riding the dragon, let's charge forward in a dragon dance!"

The second battle began, but Ash changed his previous stationary fighting style. After Lapras was boosted in attack speed, it began to walk on the ice at an extremely fast speed, and almost in the blink of an eye it closed in front of Milotic!

"Milan, Tornado!" Robert's expression changed slightly, and he immediately instructed Milotic to blow a powerful gust of wind from its tail, hoping to hinder Lapras's approach.

He then realized that the absolute zero he had just experienced was also intended to transform the battlefield into an ice field, thereby further enhancing the mobility of the dragon.

"Lapras, jump! Absolute Zero!" But before Robert could even grasp this, Lapras had already leaped into the air, dodging the whirlwind from above, and then gathered astonishing ice energy in its forelimbs before slamming it down heavily on Milotic!

"Milano, protect!" Although surprised by his opponent's use of absolute zero as a close-range physical attack, Robert calmly issued the defensive command.

Just as Milotic was about to unleash its defenses, the sturdy light shield not only deflected Lapras's attack but also, with the help of the ice flowers, made its own scales shine brightly!

At this moment, Milotic was like a fairy within ice crystals; even the slightest tremor of its scales could produce a melodious celestial melody…

"Wait... what is this?!" Robert finally exclaimed in shock. He realized that what he had heard was not celestial music at all, but the song of riding a dragon!

“It’s over…” Robert’s heart sank to the bottom.

As the protection ended, Milotic's eyelids began to droop...

"Come back, Lapras." But unexpectedly, Ash didn't instruct Lapras to deliver a fatal blow; instead, he chose to replace it at this moment.

Well... it's just that resources are rare. Milotic, such a valuable experience pack, should definitely be given to those who need it more.

"Next up, it's your turn to make your dance entrance... Blue Crocodile!"

The lively crocodile leaped out of the ball and began to dance joyfully in the air.

After continuous Dragon Dance buffs, by the time Milotic finally woke up, it was facing a restless crocodile with +3 attack speed!

Most importantly, the opponent is still very close, and is in the best position to exert its strength!

"Waterfall climbing!"

Bang!

Blue Crocodile's attack came in an instant, and Milotic had no time to react before being headbutted in the chest!

"Blow it away with a tornado!"

"Dragon Dance, dodge to the side!"

Seeing that Blue Crocodile was about to engage in close combat, Robert immediately commanded Milotic to try to blow the opponent away, but Blue Crocodile nimbly twisted its body and dodged the attack in one go!

"Milotic, use Iron Tail!"

"Bite it down and block it!"

Bang!

The tornado failed to achieve its goal, and Milotic directly swung its tail with astonishing force. However, the Blue Crocodile opened its mouth without dodging and bit Milotic's tail!

"Oh no... Milotic, use Tornado to break free!"

"Let's spin around with the dragon dance!"

boom!