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

At the same time, the entire water field was covered with dense arcs of electricity!

...

"Wow, that's amazing!" In the audience, Ryukia's eyes lit up.

Misty's Starmie's combination of special moves is visually stunning, demonstrating the skill level of an excellent coordinator.

“This kind of combined attack is quite difficult to block.” Xiao Gang also saw through it. “Once Blastoise is hit, it will probably be unable to move.”

With the effect of high-speed rotation, the speed of the gem starfish will continuously increase, thus preventing it from being left behind by the opponent; coupled with the Thunder Strike special move that controls mental interference, it can continuously compress the opponent's space of action, eventually making it impossible for them to avoid it!

Once the opponent is hit, the superpower's control and the lightning's paralysis will erupt simultaneously. Blastoise will not only suffer high damage, but will also completely lose its mobility afterwards!

"It's really powerful, and it's very good at using it in water-based terrains, and even better at dealing with highly mobile water-type Pokémon... It must have been specially prepared for my brother." Lila saw through the true nature of this domestic violence situation at a glance.

Xiaoxia and Starmie clearly came prepared, specifically to snipe Blastoise!

...

"Great combo attack, but still too complicated." A confident smile appeared on Ash's face. "Blastoise, just take it down! Spin it up and use Hydro Pump!"

"Kami!"

Faced with the ever-shrinking electric arc, Blastoise simply lay down on the floating platform, simultaneously spraying out a massive amount of water from its three cannons, propelling its body to spin violently!

The sprayed water was also drawn by the rotational force, gradually swirling into a huge vortex around Blastoise, perfectly defending against the further contraction of the electric arc!

Boom! !

As Blastoise continued to exert its strength, the contracting electric arc finally could not resist the expansion of the vortex and exploded around Blastoise!

The surging water also struck the gem starfish's body, sending it flying!

"Gem Starfish... use Self-Regeneration!" Xiaoxia exclaimed in alarm, immediately instructing the Gem Starfish to heal its injuries.

But the Blastoise on the other side easily leaped up using the force of its rotation and completely locked onto Starmie's position with its three cannons!

"Maximum power... Evil wave!!"

hum! !

Three jets of pitch-black energy shot out and struck the gem starfish's body in an instant, rendering it unable to stand up again with just one blow!

“Gem Starfish…” Xiaoxia stared blankly at her unconscious companion. She was confident that she had given the recovery command in time, but the Gem Starfish had still been emptied of its health bar in one hit…

"After Mega Evolution, Blastoise's ability will become Mega Launcher, which can increase the power of Pulse-type moves, making it very suitable for all-out attacks," Ash explained with a smile. "Also, while Starmie's combo moves are great, maintaining that kind of offensive momentum inevitably leads to some dispersion of power."

Ash's method of dealing with combo moves is actually the same as the tactic of using brute force to overcome skill in fighting games.

Combination moves are indeed ingenious and complex, with powerful effects, but when it comes to multitasking at the same time versus focusing all your energy on a single move, if two Pokémon are of similar strength, the latter will definitely be able to unleash the stronger power of the move.

Of course, combination moves do have some unique and ingenious uses.

For example, when there is a significant level difference, a one-sided match is more exciting; or, by making a surprise move during a match, you might catch your opponent off guard.

Furthermore, it can also be used for Grand Contests~

Chapter 496 Soaring into the Sea and Flying to the Sky, War Intensifies Like a Tortoise!

"Sigh... I thought I could cause you some trouble, but I didn't expect that even this wouldn't be enough to get rid of you..."

Xiaoxia could only smile wryly and recall the starfish after her combined offensive, which she considered her trump card, was easily broken and achieved virtually nothing.

However, her mindset was not greatly affected, and she remained highly motivated.

Among all the travel companions and female companions, Misty is definitely among the most abused. She usually likes to spar with Ash... and without exception, she always suffers a crushing defeat.

This was her own demand. Whenever she battled Ash, she insisted that Ash give it his all and not show any mercy.

Therefore, in these arena battles, Xiaoxia has always defined herself as a challenger, wanting to face Ash, the invincible boss.

It's normal for her to lose, be crushed, or even be defeated; if she miraculously won, she'd suspect Ash was holding back.

"Phew... In the end, it all depends on you! My most important sweetheart, Gyarados!!" Taking a deep breath, Misty threw out the last Poké Ball with a determined look in her eyes!

"Roar!!" The enormous dragon roared fiercely, its intimidating power even making Blastoise's expression turn serious!

"Blastoise, Rocket Headbutt!" "Kame!"

However, it quickly adjusted, and Ash's command was given at just the right time. Blastoise bent its knees slightly, lowered its body and tucked its head in, and suddenly unleashed an amazing impact, charging headfirst into Gyarados!

Rocket Headbutt: Charges up defense and then unleashes a powerful normal physical attack!

"Gyarados, use Rain Dance! At the same time, dodge the attack!"

Xiaoxia's Gyarados has been trained to be exceptionally agile. It easily twisted its body to dodge Blastoise's attack, and at the same time, it sent a Water Ball into the sky, turning it into a torrential downpour!

"Next up, Storm!"

Xiaoxia used her signature Rain Dance and Storm strategy, and it just so happened that Blastoise's Flying Dash missed and its back was turned to its own side!

boom!

The hurricane surged forth, and the swirling tornado, carrying waves, instantly swept behind Blastoise!

"Turn around quickly and use Evil Pulse!" "Kami!"

Ash's Blastoise didn't just sit idly by. It actually used its powerful core strength to turn around in mid-air and finally unleashed Dark-type energy to counter the storm!

hum!

The hurricane and the dark waves collided and clashed, turning into an out-of-control energy field that swept in all directions. Blastoise, which was in the air, had no foothold and was actually smashed into the water by the aftershock of the explosion!

"Great! Next, continue using Hurricane, then Aqua Tail!" Xiaoxia was overjoyed at the sight and continued to command Gyarados to unleash a swirling gale on the water's surface, while simultaneously lashing the water with its massive tail, creating a towering wave!

"How about it, Ash? This is a battle strategy I learned from your Steelix!" Misty raised her face, her whole body filled with extreme excitement!

"Great!" Xiao Zhi gave a thumbs up, praising sincerely.

Xiaoxia has always been striving to improve and trying every possible way to become stronger. Her Gyarados has become increasingly difficult to deal with.

Using its head and tail to attack separately is indeed a fighting style that Steelix excels at.

Ash also discovered that Misty had given up on boosting Gyarados, which was undoubtedly a very clever strategy.

As we all know, Gyarados usually follows the Dragon Dance build-up route, but it was completely useless in this battle.

Blastoise's defense has dropped to an extremely low level due to continuous shell hatching, so increasing its attack would only result in excessive damage.

As for speed... Dragon Dance boost takes time to take effect, and Gyarados has no chance of boosting to catch up with Blastoise. It's better to go all out from the start!

This is actually the only way for the ferocious Gyarados to be agile and mobile.

It cannot learn any priority moves, so while other Water-type Pokémon are using all sorts of priority moves, it can only lie in the pool and watch helplessly.

For example, as is commonly seen, even non-water-type creatures like Ursaring and Dragonite can learn Water Jet, but Magikarp...

Sigh, these are all tears of the past.

"Blastoise, we can't let them look down on us! Use Water Cannon!!" Ash's voice reached Blastoise's ears underwater. Although Gyarados's performance was amazing, he and Blastoise wouldn't sit idly by!

Boom!

Suddenly, a huge whirlpool appeared in the water field, sucking up all the water and then transforming into a tornado that shot into the sky, forcefully breaking up Gyarados's combined attack!

With this intense collision, the water in the arena exploded into a spray of water, and Blastoise's figure appeared at the bottom of the pool, already in a charging stance!

"Go! Rocket Headbutt!" "Kame!"

With a powerful burst of energy from its strong legs, Blastoise soared into the air once more, launching an unstoppable assault on Gyarados!

"Didn't we already try? There's no way you can hit Gyarados like that!" Misty waved her hand excitedly. "Gyarados, dodge... then use Power Slam!!"

"Roar!!" With a nimble twist of his body, he dodged again in the nick of time.

Just as the two Pokémon passed each other, Gyarados suddenly roared and slammed its massive tail, which was carrying astonishing energy, down!

The Grass-type Brute Force Whip is clearly a carefully honed move designed to counter Water-type moves.

"Xiaoxia, you've really given me so many surprises... but I won't lose this battle!" Ash's confident smile remained. "Blastoise, use Hydro Pump to fly!"

"What?!" Xiaoxia and Gyarados were completely stunned.

The Blastoise, charging headlong, suddenly spewed water of varying intensity from the cannons in its arms, managing to draw an arc around Gyarados and barely dodge the slap of its massive tail!

After that, it increased the amount of water it sprayed, lifting its heavy body into the air, and then charged at Gyarados again like a rocket crashing down!

Bang! !

This time, Gyarados was finally unable to dodge Blastoise's attack and was headbutted on the neck by its opponent, falling helplessly into the water.

"It's over, the evil wave!"

Mega Blastoise, however, stabilized itself by spraying water, hovering in the air as if equipped with a water jet, and launched a finishing blow on Gyarados with the main cannon on its back!

hum!

The Dark-type energy ravaged Gyarados's body, draining its last bit of strength...

"The match is over! Gyarados is unable to battle, Blastoise wins, so the final winner is Ash from Pallet Town!!"

The commentator started screaming at the top of his lungs, and after a moment of silence, the audience erupted in thunderous cheers!

Without a doubt, this is the most exciting water-based battle that all viewers have seen recently!

Xiaoxia is already very strong. Her Starmie's combined offensive is definitely a weapon of mass destruction in internal battles. Gyarados has made perfect use of its size advantage. Every move it makes is a full-area attack, and it even put Blastoise in a tough battle at one point.