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

"I understand..." Xiao Zhi understood, realizing that the other party had the Fighting Spirit trait.

When competing against someone of the same sex, the power of the special move will increase by 25%, while it will decrease if the opponent is of the opposite sex.

"Nidoran, Blizzard!"

"Nidoking, use Stone Edge Attack Defense!"

Ash immediately launched the first attack, having his pink Nidoking unleash a frigid blizzard, while Gary commanded his partner to summon a giant stone pillar in front of them to defend against it.

By leveraging its ability to enhance the power of its special moves, Nidoking summons incredibly sturdy stone pillars that remain unmoved even when covered in frost.

"How was it, Ash?" Gary asked with a smug smile.

"Nidoking, gather the blizzard and increase its power!"

boom!

Ash answered with his actions. His previous attack was just a warm-up. With the pink Nidoking going all out, the Cluster Blizzard completely froze the stone pillar and then blew it into ice shards!

"Nidoking, use Earthquake!" Gary was shocked. He didn't have time to command Nidoking to defend itself, so he had to endure the high damage while his partner's feet created a violent tremor.

"Use the power of the earth!" The pink Nidoking reacted quickly, suddenly unleashing energy like a volcanic eruption in the center of the field, and actually using the energy surge to counteract the shockwave!

But once everything had settled down, Nidoking, who had just been hit by a blizzard, had vanished from its sight!

"Now! Drill!" By this time, Shigeru had already directed his partner to the side of the pink Nidoking, whose gleaming horn pierced out in a spiral with all its might!

"Use flattery!"

Bang!

Pink Nidoking took a solid hit from its opponent, but its boastful words threw the opponent into a state of confusion.

Although this would raise the opponent's Special Attack by one stage, Gary's Nidoking is clearly a melee fighter, so the Special Attack boost is useless.

And he seemed to be having bad luck; just as Nidoran was in disarray, he raised his hand and slapped himself...

"Use the power of the earth!" Ash seized the opportunity, and the pink Nidoking gathered powerful Ground-type energy, which surged out from under the opponent's feet!

"Nidoking, come back quickly!" Seeing Nidoking being thrown into the air by the impact, Gary quickly recalled his partner to prevent it from suffering more serious damage.

"Next up is your turn... Scizor!" Shigeru thought for a moment and took out his longest-time Pokémon.

During their journey in Johto, Scyther has evolved into a heavily armored red Iron Fighter!

"It's this one... Nidoking, use Blizzard at full power!" The appearance of Scizor seemed to put Ash on high alert, and he immediately commanded the pink Nidoking to unleash a blizzard.

"Use the cross-shaped scissors to cut through the attack! Then immediately perform a sword dance!"

"Nidoking, come back! Typhlosion, you go! Use Charged Flame!"

After a year of training, Xiao Mao has become more adept at using the cleaving energy. The Scizor swiftly swings its pincers, splitting the incoming wind and snow in two, and then performs a fierce dance to enhance its attack.

But Ash didn't wait for the blizzard to end before immediately choosing to switch out. The Typhlosion that came out next was immediately filled with fighting spirit and rushed to Scizor at an extremely fast speed!

"Scizor, get out of the way right now!"

"Use Quick Attack to catch up! Prepare to breathe fire!"

Ash was determined not to give Scizor any room to maneuver, and even made Typhlosion abandon its usual stationary, turret-like fighting style, and recklessly engage in close combat with its opponent.

"No... Scizor, take the baton!" Seeing the raging flames about to erupt, Gary reluctantly ordered Scizor to take the baton and leave the field.

He knew exactly how terrifying the flames of the Firestorm Beast were; a mantis with four times the fire weakness would definitely not be able to withstand a single hit!

Terrifying flames shot into the sky, and when the smoke cleared, the sky above Xiao Mao's half of the arena was already covered by the enormous wingspan of the ancient overlord!

"Roar!" A furious roar even made the Firestorm Beast take two steps back; this was the power of a Heavenly King!

The fossil pterosaur, with its high attack and speed, also absorbed two attacks left by the mantis!

"Ash, I'll show you what I'm capable of!"

"Let's give it a try... Typhlosion, use Flamethrower!" Ash calmly gave the command, and Typhlosion once again spewed out a torrent of flames like an eruption of magma!

"Charge down and solve it with an earthquake!"

Rocks are inherently resistant to fire, and given the pride of the fossil pterosaur, it wouldn't bother to dodge at all.

It easily cleaved through the flames with its blade-like wings and swooped down to launch a violent impact on the field!

"Typhoon, come back after you jump!"

"Pursue them!"

Boom! !

The fossil pterosaur's earth-shattering pounce caused the entire arena to tremble violently, even triggering a spiderweb-like network of cracks.

Fortunately, Typhlosion was alert enough to leap into the air as the shockwave exploded... But just as it was about to return to the ball, Aerodactyl suddenly caught up and slashed through its body with its powerful wings!

"Baku!" The Tyrannosaurus Rex, which was about to return the ball, cried out in pain and was immediately put into a state of intense fire!

Pursuit is a very special Dark-type move that can be activated first against Pokémon that switch out, and its power is doubled.

With the Aerodactyl's current attack, Typhlosion could no longer withstand any more attacks!

"Feraligatr, go, use Dragon Dance!" Ash immediately switched characters. He didn't have time to worry about Typhlosion; he immediately commanded Feraligatr to dance and boost its power.

"Attack with sharp stones!"

"Jet water forward!"

Boom! !

Groups of stone pillars rose from the ground, like sharp cones constantly stabbing at the body of the giant crocodile. Fortunately, the crocodile immediately launched a preemptive strike, enduring part of the attack and stirring up water to crash into the fossil pterosaur.

"Next up, waterfall climbing!"

"No matter how much you struggle, it's useless. Use your wings!!"

Bang!Bang!

Like blades slashing twice in succession, the Mighty Crocodile had barely made its second impact with the Pteranodon when its body was involuntarily sent flying far away!

"Come back!" Ash didn't hesitate and quickly retrieved the Pokémon before Aerodactyl could catch up.

But now, like Tyrannosaurus, Mighty Crocodile is extremely exhausted.

However, thanks to their efforts, Ash has basically determined the attack power of Aerodactyl.

(Thank you all...) Ash silently thanked them in his heart.

"Roar!" The fossil pterosaur let out an arrogant roar at low altitude, displaying the demeanor of an ancient overlord!

Although he failed to capture Ash's two Pokémon in a row, Gary's confidence soared, and he felt that he could finally break Ash's perfect record this time!

"Ash, you've run out of ideas!" Gary waved his hand triumphantly, making a confident declaration.

"Can you...do it?"

"What? Uh..." Gary was about to reply when he noticed Ash looking down at his Poké Ball, asking it a serious question.

"I believe you can do it! So go... Heracross!"

"Hera!!"

Chapter 603 The Finals, a Memorable Scene, A Miracle!

The seemingly powerful rhinoceros beetle kept flexing its muscles, preparing for the upcoming battle…

But the audience erupted in uproar!

As a star Bug-type beetle native to Johto, viewers are naturally familiar with Heracross and know that while this rhinoceros beetle is powerful, it has a fatal flaw of being four times weaker to Flying.

But now it has to face the ancient sky overlord, the Elite Four-class Aerodactyl that defeated two of Ash's generals!

Nobody had high hopes for Heracross.

In everyone's opinion, as long as Aerodactyl uses its Twin Wings attack, Heracross will be instantly killed and there is no way it can help Ash reverse the situation!

"Roar!"

"Hera..." Indeed, the fossil pterosaur's casual roar made Heracross, who was moving his arms, freeze and break out in a cold sweat.

horrible…

In that instant, Heracross felt a sense of crisis that only comes with facing a top predator!

The Pokémon opposite is its natural enemy, and it's far stronger than itself...

Even if Heracross were to participate as Ash requested, he knew he had almost no chance of winning.

"Scared, huh...that's to be expected." Ash's voice came from behind. "It's normal to be scared when facing an opponent like this...but didn't I just say I believed you could do it!"

"Hera?"

"Heracross, there's no time for hesitation!" Ash shouted firmly. "Listen to my instructions, do everything you can! Then you'll find that guy... is just an ordinary opponent!!"

"Hera... Heracross!" Ash's encouragement clearly had an effect. Heracross, who had been fearful before, clenched his fists together, unleashing a strong fighting spirit!

It always trusts its trainers implicitly.

Because Xiao Zhi not only nurtures it to become stronger, but most importantly, he is trustworthy and honest with everyone, young and old.

Regardless of its strength, the fossil pterosaur is just an opponent... and since it's an opponent, as long as you defeat it, you can get a reward!