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

"Baku!!" Typhlosion roared furiously, flames erupting high behind it like a volcanic eruption. It transformed into a burning wheel and charged at Lucario without regard for anything else!

Wherever it went, it even left a scorching mark on the rocky ground.

"Bone Strike to block it in one go." However, facing the aggressive opponent, Lucario simply slammed his energy bone club into the ground and then retreated.

Boom!

A burst of fire erupted as Lucario's bone club snapped in two, but Typhlosion was forced to halt its attack.

"It's okay, let's try again..." Kenta was completely unaware that danger was lurking beneath the surface...

"Kenta, watch out for the Typhoon Beast above!!" Marina screamed from the stands.

The sound seemed to reach Kenta's ears, and he subconsciously looked up, only to have his entire field of vision filled with a bright blue halo.

"This is…"

Boom! !

The giant wave missile that fell from the sky hit the Firestorm Beast's body squarely, scattering the accumulated energy and some choking powder.

The Firestorm Beast was at the epicenter of the explosion, enduring the onslaught of energy as its consciousness began to fade...

"Aura is also a special kind of energy. With long-term training, it can be controlled like a superpower. This is also the principle behind the Aura Sphere's infallibility," Ash explained softly. "And that giant Aura Sphere just now contained hypnotic powder from the giant vine."

"Baku..." Before the words were even finished, the Firestorm Beast rolled its eyes and fell to the ground, fast asleep.

"Typhomon... stand up! Typhomon, the battle isn't over yet, I beg you, stand up!!" In the final moments of the battle, Kenta chose to believe in the bonds.

Unfortunately, his rejuvenating roar failed to work.

After waiting a short while and realizing that his opponent had no intention of giving up, Ash gave Lucario the Finish command.

"Let's end this." "Luca!"

Lucario dashed back to Typhlosion's side, reconstituted its Bone Club, and struck several times in succession, finally launching its opponent into the air with the last blow!

Then it began to condense brilliant steel energy in its palm, and the comet-like beam of light exploded once again!

Iron Hoof Ray!!

"The match is over! Typhlosion is unable to battle, Lucario wins, and Ash advances to the semifinals!"

Chapter 593 Semi-Finals, VS Ye Yue

After the match, Ash shook hands with Kenta and left without saying anything more.

There's not much to worry about regarding the condition of his six Pokémon. Although the battles were brutal, Lucario was holding back, simply rendering them unable to battle normally.

As for Kenta's failed Rejuvenation Roar, Ash doesn't want to comment further.

The quarterfinals were a tight schedule, with matches played consecutively. Soon, the semifinalists were officially determined.

Ye Yue, Xiao Zhi, Xiao Mao, Cai Dou... there's absolutely no suspense.

After all the matches were over, Ash started to care about his opponents.

That evening, after dinner, Ash took Blue to the Pokémon Center in the athletes' village.

After getting the information from Nurse Joy, Ash and Blue went to the intensive care unit where Blaziken was located, and Ash also sent Lucario elsewhere.

In the intensive care unit, he indeed saw Ye Yue guarding the Blaziken covered in bandages.

"Xiao Zhi... what brings you here?" Ye Yue was taken aback when he heard the commotion outside the door.

He tried to compose himself, but could not hide the trace of sorrow on his face.

"Let me check on you... I noticed this while watching the match this morning; Blaziken's injury isn't looking good," Ash said with concern.

He checked on the Blaziken's condition and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Ye Yue and Du She fought too fiercely. Blaziken is now not only covered in bandages, but also on an IV drip. It definitely won't be fully recovered overnight!

"It won't be able to participate tomorrow, will it?" Ash asked in a deep voice.

“Yes…” Ye Yue nodded helplessly, “There’s nothing we can do about it, it needs to rest properly… But don’t worry, even if Blaziken doesn’t compete, I will still prepare for the competition seriously.”

Ye Yue assured Xiao Zhi... but anyone could see that he must have felt regretful for not being able to unleash his full strength.

"It's not entirely without a solution; that's why I came here." As he spoke, Ash activated the power of Viridian and Aura simultaneously. "I have a way to heal its wounds and replenish its life force, so it will recover quickly."

"What is this?!" Ye Yue exclaimed in surprise as he watched Ash gradually infuse light blue energy into Blaziken's body.

The Blaziken, which had been in a daze, suddenly widened its eyes.

"Ash, this won't do... How can I trouble you to do all this!"

Ye Yue now felt a sense of being flattered.

He thought Ash was just showing concern, but it turned out Ash came to heal Blaziken... and even sacrificed his own life force!

They were just strangers who met by chance, and besides, they'd be rivals tomorrow, so why...?

"It's okay, I've done this many times, I'm very familiar with it." Ash said nonchalantly, "I also sent Pokémon to help Dushe, but he doesn't have a match tomorrow, so he doesn't need me to treat him personally... Oh, he's fine now."

"Ouch!" As soon as the words left his mouth, a burst of flames erupted around Blaziken, burning away all the bandages.

It leaped off the bed and made several side kicks and punches, looking quite imposing.

"Blazing Chicken...you're really healed?" Ye Yue was overjoyed.

Xiao Zhi's treatment was incredibly effective!

"The injury has healed, but it still needs to rest for a night," Ash instructed. "After tonight, it will definitely be fully recovered... As for whether you want to send it into battle, that's up to you."

"Thank you so much!" Ye Yue nodded gratefully to Xiao Zhi. "And... Blaziken and I will give it our all in tomorrow's battle!"

Blaziken's recovery swept away Ye Yue's gloomy mood, and he regained his fighting spirit.

This fighting spirit cannot be used to beat Xiao Zhi, and Ye Yue is well aware of this... After all, Xiao Zhi is a supermodel player, and he absolutely cannot win.

However, Ye Yue, as a trainer, has a pure heart that wants to compete with the strong, which is something that Xiao Zhi values.

Moreover, he could also see that Ye Yue was very carefree about winning and losing; the other party could even discuss with him what would happen after the tournament ended.

"Continuing your travels is great. After that, you can go to Kanto, challenge the Indigo League, and there's the Battle Frontier waiting for you. In short, you'll never lack for battles."

Upon hearing Ye Yue's plan, Xiao Zhi began to enthusiastically promote his hometown.

"Then I'll have to go and see for myself," Ye Yue said with a smile, readily agreeing.

He was shrewd and had roughly sensed the recruiting intent in Xiaozhi's words; he was also considering it.

A trainer like him, eventually, will need to find a place to settle down after traveling for a while.

If he wants to establish himself and gain a foothold in a certain alliance, he needs to carefully consider where to go.

At least in his hometown of Fengyuan, he has little chance of making a name for himself.

...

"What, you admire that Ye Yue?" Xiao Lan asked curiously after leaving the ward.

“Yes, Ye Yue’s strength and foundation are not bad, and he has a certain amount of room for development in the future.” Xiao Zhi nodded and said, “Even if he doesn’t reach the Elite Four, he can at least become one of the best among the near-Elite Four. He would be more than qualified to be a gym leader or a mid-level investigator.”

Xiao Zhi holds a high position in the league, so he naturally has to consider the league's interests. The more backbone talents like Ye Yue, the better.

The night passed quickly, and the semifinals of the Silver Tournament arrived as scheduled the next morning.

"Now we begin the first match of the semi-finals, featuring Ash from Pallet Town (red team) against Ye Yue from Littleroot Town (green team). Ye Yue will go first!"

"Ash, I've been waiting for this battle for so long! No matter the outcome, I'll give it my all!" Ye Yue excitedly pulled out a Poké Ball and threw it with all his might. "Go, transform into a clown!"

Ye Yue's first Pokémon was the Chameleon, a specialty of the Hoenn region. This Pokémon can change its body color at any time, achieving near-perfect camouflage in the environment.

For example, now that the terrain is covered with grass, the cloaked dragon has completely blended into the grass.

But the reason it is said to be almost there is because there is a pattern on its chest that cannot be completely changed color, which is also the biggest weakness of the cloaked dragon!

"You're chosen as the vanguard, Pelipper!"

"Peli!" Ash chose the rain flag bearer first. As Pelipper flapped its wings and flew into the air, raindrops began to fall on the entire field.

"It's this one... I'll just take advantage of the rainy weather, transform into a Kecleon, and use Thunder!" Ye Yue had investigated Ash before, so he wasn't surprised that Ash would bring out a Pokémon from outside the Kanto region.

He seemed to have anticipated this, and immediately had the cloaked dragon unleash a thick bolt of lightning, which accurately struck the opponent!

"storm!"

Since Ash dared to send out Pelipper, he must have already thought of ways to prevent electric shocks. In an instant, Pelipper unleashed a massive storm, which not only dispersed the extremely threatening lightning but also swept across the grassland, severely injuring Kecleon!

After this attack, Kecleon also passively changed to the same Flying attribute as the attack it had just received due to its transformation ability.

"Next, use the Freeze Ray!"

"Shape away, unleash a surprise attack!"

In fact, although the Transform ability is unique to this one, it is a purely negative ability because the opponent has the power to decide the type change, making it easy to be targeted.

However, Ye Yue also knew that the cloaked dragon could not compete with its opponent in terms of speed, so he released his surprise attack move at just the right time, and unexpectedly shot out its long tongue first, hitting the giant gull in one fell swoop.

But after that, it was still grazed by the icy light... and the Peacock's attack followed one after another!

"The insects are back!"

"Electromagnetic waves!"