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

"Ash is facing Marina?" Misty was also taken aback by this result.

The opponent's main force is also water-based, so Xiaoxia has paid some attention to them.

Marina is quite strong; her performance in the previous Grand Festival: Asagi Tournament was also commendable.

If it weren't for the unexpected appearance of Rukia and the special guidance given to Amiya by Ash, that pale green ribbon would definitely have been hers.

At least in Xiaoxia's opinion, she would have to put in a lot of effort to deal with Marina now.

She actually challenged the Johto Alliance during the breaks of the Grand Contest, and even collected all eight badges.

"The Contests are a newly reopened event, and although they are very popular in Johto, not many trainers will be determined to completely transform into Coordinators," Ash thought for a moment and said. "Most of them are probably like Marina, who will try both and see which one they can achieve more from."

Well, after this tournament, Marina, this derivative character of Crystal, should be able to make up her mind to completely transform into a Coordinator.

Meanwhile, in another corner of the Pokémon Center, the three members of the Wakaba Town trio were also looking conflicted.

Kenta, Marina, and Junichi are childhood friends who travel together and participate in the Silver Tournament together...

As a result, Marina and Junichi were put in the same group, and their other opponent was Ash!

"Ugh, why did I get grouped with Marina and that person?!" The boy named Junichi was scratching his head in frustration.

Having grown up together, he naturally had feelings for the beautiful young women around him, so this group assignment caused him great distress.

When he learned that his final opponent was Ash, his pain escalated into despair.

"Kenta, you must have battled Ash before..." Marina asked tentatively, "In your opinion, what are my chances of winning against Junichi?"

"You guys... well, anyway, just give it your all..." Kenta sighed, really not knowing how to continue.

The feeling I got from Kenta battling Ash was that the further along the battle went, the less hope I had of winning.

He felt as if he were facing a bottomless abyss, where his opponent could easily see through all his strategies, and no matter how much he struggled, he could not escape and would eventually be swallowed by the darkness of defeat.

Clearly, Marina and Junichi couldn't get much useful guidance from Kenta.

However, neither of them were the type to give up easily. On the night before the competition, they were busy studying the weapons that Ash had registered for the competition...

After a night, the preliminary league finally ushered in its first day of competition!

"In the first match of Group H, Ash from Pallet Town (Red Team) will face Junichi from Wakaba Town (Green Team). Both players can use three Pokémon, and Ash will go first!"

"Morpho, go for it!" In the first match of the round-robin tournament, Ash sent out a pseudo-legendary Alola creature.

"Scaled Dragon...it's a Dragon-type, right? I actually guessed right!" Junichi seemed quite surprised. "I'll leave the first one to you, Marill!"

He dispatched a fairy-type dragon-slaying water rabbit, which was an absolute nemesis to the scaled dragon that had already transformed into a fighting dragon.

Junichi probably thought that Ash caught more Dragon-type Pokémon and had been using Salamence in the preliminary league, so he got lucky by accident.

"Scaled Dragon, use some interesting special moves... Body Purification!" "Chirp!"

At Ash's command, Kommo-o clasped its fists together, and under the influence of Steel-type energy, its weight instantly decreased!

The Steel-type move Body Lightening increases Speed ​​by two stages while reducing weight by 100kg, or even as low as 0.1kg!

In actual use, the effect of weight reduction will naturally not be so extreme, but it will undoubtedly make the scaled dragon's body extremely light while increasing its speed!

"Marillium, Belly Drum!" Junichi's choice was exactly what Ash had expected.

Mighty Marill, a powerful physical attack boost that consumes half of her stamina!

This match will be a battle of strength and speed.

"Morphin, continue body purification!" Ash seemed to completely ignore the threat from the other side, allowing Morphin to swagger into its second boost.

"Opportunity! Azumarill, Water Jet!" Junichi's eyes lit up. Ash's overconfidence gave him a chance to win. He immediately commanded Azumarill to unleash a powerful water jet, which hurtled towards Kommo-o like a flying shuttle!

"Get out of the way, use the nitro booster!"

However, just when Chunyi thought the attack was a sure thing, Kommo-o suddenly swayed and easily dodged Amarruri's attack. Then, in the instant they passed each other, Kommo-o suddenly threw a Fighting-type Energy Blast at it!

Boom!

After the violent explosion, Marill fell to the ground in a sorry state, while the Armored Dragon seemed unable to withstand the impact of the explosion and flew straight backward.

Yet it remained unharmed, merely performing a light backflip before landing silently like a leaf…

Chapter 583 Scaled Dragon, Complete Victory!

"What happened? How could it suddenly fly so far?"

After a brief exchange, Chun Bai was still completely baffled.

My Marill used a priority move, and my opponent was using a special move at the time, so how did they dodge it so easily?

Also, the Scaled Dragon looks very strong, so why was it blown away like a piece of paper by the blast of the explosion?

“The two Pokémon were quite far apart, and your Marill’s movements were too exaggerated,” Ash casually explained. “It has the Huge Power ability, so its moves are powerful and create a stronger airflow, making it easier to dodge.”

Priority moves are just powerful, not completely teleporting. The time it takes for Amarillion to rush over is enough for Kommo-o to complete its power-up.

After two body purifications, the scaled dragon's weight had dropped to an extremely low level, almost to the point of being 'frail and weak'.

Before Mariluri's attack even arrived, a strong gust of wind rushed towards them, making it easy for the Armored Dragon to dodge.

It could even be said that the Scaled Dragon was blown away by Marill.

The situation that followed is easier to explain: the wind pressure from the explosion of the energy blast was much greater than that from the water jet. The Scaled Dragon was sent flying backward, and the Marill couldn't even withstand the damage and follow up with a playful counterattack!

"This is so complicated, I don't understand a word you're saying." Junichi scratched his head in confusion. "Anyway, let's try this, Frozen Wind..."

"Body purification!"

Almost as soon as Ash opened his mouth, he gave Kommo-o a new command. Kommo-o immediately increased its speed to the maximum, and without Ash's prompting, it quickly dodged when the freezing wind blew in front of it!

In the blink of an eye, the Armored Dragon had already circled around behind Marill!

"Oh no... Use Playful!"

"Iron Tail!"

Sensing the danger behind her, Mariluri immediately turned around and threw a punch, but her every move was already sensed by the Armored Dragon. With a light turn, the latter not only easily dodged the powerful punch, but also used its tail to lift the Water Rat directly into the air!

"Dragon Wave!"

"Marilure, cheer up! Use the water flow... What?!"

Junichi was clearly off guard by the Dragon Pulse command. He thought that Marill was completely immune to Dragon-type damage, but he found that Kommo-o had suddenly blasted Dragon-type energy downwards, using the reaction force to propel its body into the sky!

In the blink of an eye, it had already leaped above Marilluri!

"Iron Tail!"

Bang!

Another powerful blow sent Mariluri spinning through the air before crashing to the ground, unconscious!

"Mariluli has lost her ability to fight!"

"I was careless... I didn't expect it to attack like that." Hearing the referee's announcement, Junichi reluctantly recalled Azumarill. "Next up, you, Magneton!"

Nourishing~

Junichi's second one was not a regular Magneton, but a shiny variety with a blackish-gray body and magnetic poles.

"I went through a lot of trouble to find this, and its power will definitely surprise you!" After Magneton appeared, Junichi regained some confidence.

However, what came head-on was a highly concentrated dragon-type energy wave from the scaled dragon!

"Dragon Wave!"

"Get out of the way!" Junichi's Magneton seemed to move very quickly. Seeing the Dragon Wave coming, it immediately flew upwards and narrowly avoided the attack.

Just as Junichi breathed a sigh of relief, he discovered that Kommo-o had already leaped up and was maintaining a flipping posture diagonally above Magneton, with its tail about to swing down!

"Use electromagnetic waves to catch it!" A hint of joy flashed in Jun's eyes. He actually used Iron Tail to fight against the Electric Steel with four times the resistance. Even Ash makes mistakes like this...

All I can say is that Chunyi has an optimistic and somewhat narcissistic personality. Once he thinks he can gain the upper hand on the field, he will inevitably become complacent.

"Gas-gathering bomb!"

"What?!" Junichi's smile froze on his face.

Kommo-o, head down and feet up, delivered a Fighting-type super effective attack directly to Magneton!

Boom! !

The violent explosion once again stirred up shockwaves, as if the previous battle was repeating itself. Kommo-o easily leaped back to its original position, while Magneton was slammed to the ground by the powerful Fighting-type energy!

"Don't give up, Magneton! Use Shadow Clone like this, then use Thunder Wave together, let's see how it can dodge now!" After being repeatedly toyed with at high speed by Kommo-o, Junichi was clearly getting a little carried away.

The Magneton, which had fallen to the ground, suddenly split into a series of shadows, and then simultaneously filled the entire field with azure arcs of electricity!

"Use Dragon Pulse, then find a way to locate its true form!" "Chirp!"

After a Dragon Wave, the Scaled Dragon, which was falling, took to the air again. It closed its eyes and sensed for a moment, then suddenly threw a Power Bomb in a certain direction!

"This... Magneton, get out of the way!"

Boom!

The entire arena was filled with the figures of Magneton, and Junichi didn't actually know which one was the real one. His subconscious command was a little late, so the Focus Bomb exploded at Magneton's feet, causing it to stagger.

"Magneto, go for it! Use Tri-Attack with all your might!" Junichi shouted, encouraging his partner. Magneto managed to steady itself, simultaneously gathering triangular amounts of energy from its three magnetic poles, preparing to bombard the falling Kommo-o...