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

It was at this moment that Shigeru unleashed Egg's ultimate, hidden move.

The wish for healing!

At the cost of his own near-death experience, he restores the health of the Pokémon that takes his place and removes any status conditions!

Thus, Pidgeot, which had been on the verge of its limit, was fully revived and took flight once again!

Now, Cai Dou is in big trouble.

She racked her brains to deal with Pidgeot's attacks, but still lost Politoed in the end... Even though Kommo-o evolved into Kommo-o in the battle, it was still powerless to turn the tide.

After that, Shigeru's fifth Pokémon was Exeggutor!

After using long-range mental interference to wear down Kommo-o, the situation became very clear. Exeggutor's true purpose was to create space, specifically paving the way for the final Alolan Marowak!

More importantly, Gary's Exeggutor is a carefully cultivated fighting force. Even as a support, it can still pose a huge threat to Machamp!

Mental interference, billions of absorptions, halved reflections... especially the third move, which is definitely honed for targeting superhuman strength.

Bea's Strength has no Guard ability, so the best move to pair with it is naturally Explosive Punch; however, Strength itself is not very fast, so Bullet Punch is also necessary to avoid being controlled by Psychic every time it throws a punch.

Add a Dark-type physical attack that targets Psychic-type abilities, and you have three offensive moves.

If Exeggutor uses Reflect at this point, Machamp can basically only lock onto Brick Break to ensure its damage output...

However, this way, while defeating Exeggutor wouldn't be a problem, dealing with Marowak would be a huge challenge... The two are evenly matched, and Bea doesn't have any special training fruit, so she can't pull off the move of cutting through the invisible blade!

Unlike Ash, Bea couldn't possibly have foreseen that Gary's last Pokémon would be an Alolan Marowak, so she readily fell for the trap.

Furthermore, to avoid defeating the powerful monster prematurely, Bea chose to end the battle quickly.

"Super strength... Unleash your full power! Black hole, devour everything and annihilate!!"

An offensive Z-Move, making its debut at the Silver Conference.

Instead of using her native Fighting-type Z-Move, Bea used the Dark-type Z-Move she obtained from the strange uncle, Merdan.

The black hole summoned by the monstrous strength stunned everyone and finally took Exeggutor away... However, before leaving the field, Exeggutor still managed to activate Half Reflection and Trick Room.

Gary's last Pokémon, the Will-O-Wisp-type Marowak, made a dazzling appearance, but Bea's Machamp was no longer able to unleash its most powerful super-effective attack.

In addition to its powerful signature moves Flare Blitz and Shadow Bone, Gary's Crawling also has the outrageous ability to be equipped with Will-O-Wisp and Misfortune!

One is to inflict burns on the opponent, and the other is to double the power of the move when the opponent is in an abnormal state!

Targeted from beginning to end!

Despite her tenacious fight, Ayame ultimately couldn't escape defeat...

"That's right... I'll be the one who wins in the end!" At the very end, Gary suddenly roared like a madman, "The only one who can challenge Ash is me! Crawling and clattering, the most powerful Shadow Bone!!"

"Gala!!"

The bone club, imbued with the power of his mother's soul, was hurled with all its might. The monstrous force, which was impossible to dodge, struck him squarely in the chest, and he collapsed to the ground with his eyes closed.

"Match over! Mighty is unable to fight, and the final winner is Shigeru!"

"We won... Crackle, we finally won!" The moment he heard the referee's announcement, Xiao Mao clenched his fist excitedly.

"Gara!" Gara Gara excitedly swung his bone club, celebrating his hard-won victory.

It knew in its heart that this was the last battle it would fight for Xiao Shigeru in this tournament.

In the upcoming showdown, it was not included in Xiao Shi's lineup...

But in any case, it personally helped its trainer win back a ticket to the finals!

"You've worked hard, Mighty..." Ayame was stunned for a long time before she pulled back the unconscious Mighty and silently walked back to the contestant's tunnel.

She was indeed very unwilling to accept defeat, but she no longer had the extreme thoughts she used to have, such as wanting to spur herself on through self-torture.

The opponent was very strong, but she and her teammates fought to the very last moment, and that was enough.

It's just that I didn't get to meet that person, which is a little bit of a regret...

"Gary..." At this moment, Ash was looking at Gary's figure thoughtfully from the high-rise stands.

That final "This great one" probably represents a lot.

"Mr. Lance, I can compete in the Elite Four Challenge, but could you do me another favor?" Ash suddenly said to Lance, who was standing next to him.

"You said."

"We can't let that guy continue to be so carefree. After the conference, you should find a way to put him in seclusion for special training. He's not allowed to come out until he's trained to the level of a Heavenly King!"

"Ah, this..." Yu Longdu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Xiao Shigeru's performance in this battle was absolutely remarkable. Yu Longdu can be certain that his raw strength is undoubtedly the best below the Heavenly King.

Even so, Ash doesn't seem quite satisfied?

Ash was definitely not satisfied!

Because in his eyes, Shigeru had already begun to awaken the green template.

If we're talking about Gary from the anime, reaching the Elite Four level in two years is certainly fast... After all, during the Sinnoh era of the anime, Gary was still easily manipulated by the executives of Team Galactic.

Mao Ye may have the air of superiority, but his actual ability is simply lacking!

If he were Qinglv, then his current strength would be nothing short of a joke!

Everyone knows Qinglv, and they often joke about him being the 'shortest champion in history'... But even with a short term, he is still a champion!

"I understand." Lance, sensing Ash's concern, immediately and solemnly agreed.

"After the conference, I will entrust Senior Kikuko to personally supervise his cultivation!"

Chapter 599 The Gift of Colorful Beans

Xiao Shigeru, who had just won the battle, was unaware that his future had already been decided.

However, Xiaozhi thinks he should be quite happy.

After all, while Shigeru's strength is not bad, he is still quite a distance away from becoming a Blue Green Mage.

If he can be personally taught by Granny Kikuko during the period following the Silver Tournament, his strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds!

As for how long he'll be locked up, that depends on his abilities.

With that, Xiao Shi's problem was basically settled. Xiao Zhi said goodbye to Lance and planned to go and comfort the girl who had lost the match.

With a flash of light, he had instantly teleported to the players' lounge where Cai Dou was.

The girl, who was reflecting on her failure, suddenly looked up alertly, and then froze in surprise.

"How did you come?"

"I came to check on you," Ash said with a gentle smile. "You did well in the battle just now, but it's a pity about the result."

“I’ve lost completely.” Aya shook her head and said, “Shigeru is very strong… and his fighting spirit is even stronger. That’s where I lost.”

Clearly, Aya also noticed Shigeru's almost frantic competitive spirit during the match.

“He’s been going through a bit of a phase lately…” Ash explained. “Gary’s purpose in participating in the competition isn’t simply to win, but more importantly, to compete against me… He might seem a bit extreme, but it’s only for a short time, and it will pass quickly.”

Xiao Zhi felt that Xiao Shi's thinking might be a little confused right now.

Unlike Xiaoxia and Xiaogang, he didn't see his 'self' in the animation through a time-space distortion, and thus realize his original destiny trajectory.

After consuming the Dragon Fang Soup, Shigeru's strength far surpassed that of the anime character Shigeru Oki, and he actively awakened the Blue-Green template, but he was unclear about his original destiny.

Even so, he still regarded challenging Red—who is now Ash—as his destiny and pursued it!

"So, that's why I lost?" Cai Dou suddenly asked seriously. "If I had been more determined and made fighting you my most important goal... even more important than defeating Dan Di, would the outcome have been different?"

"Uh...do you want to hear the truth?" Xiao Zhi's expression was a little conflicted; the truth wasn't exactly pleasant to hear.

"of course."

“Compared to Mr. Leon, I really hope you’d be more willing to battle me… but the results of the previous matches won’t change. Your hand has a fatal flaw.” Ash shook his head and said, “They’re all Fighting-types, which makes them too easy to target; and Machamp has no defensive ability, so if you don’t use it properly, you’ll get kited by Psychic-types from a distance, just like before.”

In real battles, the control of Psychic-type characters is very overpowered and extremely difficult to deal with.

Either they can break free from restraints like Ash's Lucario, relying on their own powerful strength; or they can hone their speed to the point that psychic powers can't even catch them.

"Is there really no way..." Cai Dou lowered her head in disappointment.

Xiao Zhi analyzed the reasons for her defeat in great detail, and the solutions were either that she couldn't do them or that she wasn't willing to.

No matter how fast Machamp is, it's impossible for it to leave a trail of afterimages or break the sound barrier like Ash's Dragonite.

As a user of slow-speed Pokémon, Bea is very self-aware in this regard.

As for increasing her strength, she might be able to hone her superhuman strength to the point of breaking free from weak superpowers, but against an opponent of the same or even stronger level as Shigeru, wouldn't she still be at his mercy?

As for asking her to expand the range of attributes she can wield, or even abandon the core ability of super strength, that's absolutely impossible!

After traveling around Alola and Johto, participating in the Island Tour and the League Conference, and collecting a lot of Z-Crystals, Bea's strength has indeed improved significantly.

But she was at a loss as to what to do next…

“Bea, try to cultivate your mind now,” Ash suddenly suggested, pointing to his chest. “Here… you need to try to truly achieve a state of unity between mind and skill with Machamp.”

"Heart and skill are one..."

"The power of the mind can allow Pokémon to unleash incredible abilities in battle," Ash nodded. "For example, Mr. Ash's Unseen Blade is a breakthrough in type immunity through the integration of mind and skill; you could also consider another direction, such as breaking through the limitation of the lack of a defensive ability and turning it into a weapon that only helps you!"