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

"Beach it away with surfing!" "Jenny!"

Faced with the powder swirling around Tangela, Squirtle sprayed a large amount of water directly from its shell, not only washing away the paralyzing powder but also creating a huge wave on the battlefield!

"Use the cane whip!"

Seeing that the paralyzing powder had failed to work and that the opponent had even used surfing to sweep over her body, Rika immediately instructed the vine monster to change its tactics.

Suddenly, two vines shot out from the side of the Tangled's body. As they danced swiftly in the air, they actually cut the rushing water into pieces. Then, they hit Squirtle's shell squarely, pushing it back to its original position!

"Mr. Ash, this level of skill isn't enough to defeat a Grass-type with a Water-type." After a round of combat, Rika revealed a confident and pleased smile.

What makes her happy is playing a battle she's familiar with and gaining the upper hand.

"Indeed, then we won't hide it anymore... Hatch!" Ash seemed to have given up on testing and directly made Squirtle unleash a burst of power-ups!

Its shell flashed with a crackling red light, sacrificing both defenses for a massive boost in attack and speed!

"In that case... absorb billions!"

Sensing Squirtle's current momentum, Rika, worried about being countered by its Bloodspray move, did not act rashly. Instead, she calmly had Tangoose probe from a distance.

"Use surfing!"

Squirtle raised its hands, summoning an even more powerful wave than before, which even transformed into a surging wall, completely blocking Tangela's attack!

"Vine Monster, increase your power and use the Vine Whip!"

With Lijia's encouragement, the absorption storm formed by grass-type energy suddenly intensified, and at the same time, Tangoak once again flicked out its vine whip, actually punching a hole in the middle of the giant wave and blowing away billions of absorptions!

Rika's strategy now is to wear down Ash. Since she has the type advantage and can recover her HP with Giga Drain, she definitely won't be at a disadvantage in a prolonged battle...

"Gone?" To Rika's surprise, there was no trace of Squirtle after the waves!

"High-speed turn!"

hum!

Ash's command suddenly came, and Squirtle transformed into a frisbee and burst out of the waves, drawing an exaggerated arc in the air before crashing into Tangela's back!

With one hatch and two high-speed spins, Squirtle's speed is far beyond what Tangoist can match!

And Rika, who was feeling that she was not easy to deal with, finally made the Vine Monster use its core skill!

"Vine Monster, clear the sky and get out of the way!"

As a scorching ball of light rose into the air, Tangoist's Chlorophyll ability activated simultaneously, causing its speed to increase dramatically.

It lightly touched the ground with its toes and nimbly circled behind Squirtle again!

"Absorb billions!"

"Use surf behind you!"

"Change tactics and jump up with the vine whip!"

A series of dazzling attacks ensued. Squirtle summoned a surging wave to crash down behind it, but Tangoist, who was about to unleash its ultimate move, instead struck the ground with its vine whip and leaped directly above Squirtle!

"The opportunity has arrived! Unleash the full power of Billion Absorption!"

A powerful absorption tornado was generated again, descending from the sky and engulfing Squirtle!

But just then, Rika noticed a hint of mockery reflected in Squirtle's sunglasses...

"Squirtle... Weather Ball~"

"what?!"

Lika stared in astonishment as Squirtle struck a "Hame hame ha" pose, then unleashed a massive fireball with all its might, not only shattering the billions of absorbed energy but also slamming heavily into Tangoose!

Weather Ball is a move that changes with the weather. In the current sunny weather, it has the Fire type and 100 power... With Squirtle's current Special Attack boost, this super-effective move is enough to take away all of Tangela's HP!

"It was actually a weather ball?" After recalling the vine monster, Rika's expression was clearly not good. "It was my oversight just now. I didn't expect that the clearing weather would backfire."

"When I came here, I observed the Pokémon that were roaming freely in the gym and guessed that Ms. Rika might be using a Sunny Team, so of course I had to counter it," Ash explained with a smile. "In a sunny weather, the Weather Ball is more powerful than Ice Beam."

That's what they say, but the Weather Ball is really just for messing with people's minds. If you really want power, Squirtle can totally use Blizzard... it's just that the accuracy is a bit lacking.

Lijia has clearly been tricked. The young lady appears dignified on the surface, but she is secretly fuming, feeling as if she has been tricked into having her aroused.

"Next up is my second Pokémon, Victreebel!" After figuring out Ash's battle abilities, Rika immediately sent out a Grass/Poison type Pokémon with its third evolution!

"Squirtle, hatch!" However, facing a dual attacker with both Attack and Attack stats exceeding 100 and also possessing the Chlorophyll ability, Ash chose to let Squirtle go all out, reducing its Defense stat to zero!

Instead, there is a renewed surge in both attack stats and a maximum speed that has no room for improvement!

"Vegetable Flower, grow!" Rika seemed very patient, allowing Vegetable Flower to accumulate a wave of enhancements.

Under sunny skies, the attack and physical damage boosts from growth are doubled, making it the perfect boost for Victoire!

Chapter Ninety-Three: The Formula War, Also a Battle~

Rika's strategy of saving up for enhancements when her Sunny Day balance is low is undoubtedly correct.

Squirtle is in a state where it's absolutely doomed if you touch it. After easily taking it down, Rika can gain an advantage for the next battle.

However, whether the situation will develop as she envisions depends on whether Xiaozhi is willing to cooperate.

"Go, Squirtle... use Surf!" The waves that Squirtle created grew higher and higher, this time even reaching the roof of the gym!

"Powerful Whip!" The giant wave stirred up by Squirtle seemed to be huge, but it was weakened by the sunny weather. Rika's Victreebel easily split the wave in two with just one powerful vine whip!

"Full power weather balloon!"

It was another coordinated attack using the waves as cover, but this time Squirtle didn't charge straight at him. Instead, he quickly unleashed a transparent ball of light!

"Get out of the way... No, use Protect!" Realizing that the clear sky had ended, Rika hesitated for a moment before immediately changing her command.

"Then retaliate with a powerful whipping attack!"

Boom!

The weather ball collided with the protective light shield, instantly creating a thick cloud of smoke on the field. Rika then commanded the giant carnivore to swing its brute-force vine whip by instinct, but it seemed to miss its target.

When the dust settled, Rika discovered that Squirtle was nowhere to be seen, and Ash had instead acquired a Poké Ball...

He actually managed to recall Squirtle while the chaos was in full swing!

"Mr. Ash...you're cheating with your moves again?!"

Honestly, that "again" is the essence!

Having been outmaneuvered twice by Ash, Rika was slightly annoyed, but she didn't really have a good choice.

The end of Sunny Day means that Victreebel's speed drops sharply. If it wants to withstand Squirtle's attack without taking damage, it can only use Protect or Sunny Day again to dodge. Any other form of counterattack will only result in mutual destruction.

As a Grass-type expert, Rika was unwilling to accept the outcome of having one of her Grass-type Pokémon taken down and another severely damaged by her opponent's early-stage Water Turtle.

"Sorry, the tactic was indeed a bit underhanded," Ash offered a half-hearted apology. "But I still hope Ms. Rika can reconsider whether Victreebel should use Sunny Day again, especially... when the opponent is it!"

"Woo!"

A burst of flames exploded in the arena, and Ash replaced his Charmeleon, which was two meters tall!

"This Charmeleon..." Even the well-traveled Rika was surprised by the Charmeleon's exaggerated size.

She could clearly feel the wave of heat coming from outside the arena.

If I use Sunny Day on such a powerful Fire-type Pokémon, wouldn't that just be giving the opponent the weather advantage?

Most importantly, if she continues to use Carnivora in sunny weather, she'll have no effective means of attack...

"Charmeleon, Fire Blast!" Just as Rika was analyzing the situation, Ash had already seized a super-effective attack!

The raging flames roared away in a star shape, bringing with them an astonishing heat wave that slammed into the slowed-down Giant Flower. The terrifying temperature even scorched two marks on the battlefield!

"Victoire, use Protect!" Sensing the power of the flames, Rika had no choice but to have Victoire continue to provide protection.

The protection we just did turned out to be a blessing in disguise... and it seems that we definitely can't open it at all in the sunny weather!

"Charmeleon, charge forward and use Dragon Claw!" After the fire attack, Ash immediately commanded Charmeleon to charge forward, wanting to close the distance and finish the job with a single blow.

Charizard took big strides and pounced on Victoire with a somewhat clumsy posture. Because of its excessive weight, each stomp made the ground rumble.

"This is... Victreebel! Use Power Whip to deflect the attack!" A glint flashed in Lijia's eyes as Victreebel swiftly lashed out two powerful vine whips, easily parrying Charmeleon's left and right attacks.

Charizard, having charged too far, stumbled and took a moment to regain its balance.

really!

Lijia gradually confirmed her own thoughts.

This Charizard is incredibly powerful, but its speed is a weakness. Even without its chlorophyll ability, Victoire should be able to match it...

Maybe we can even play a trick on them?

"Charmeleon, calm down! Let's unleash another Flamethrower!"

"Giant Flower, protect!"

After yet another futile fire attack, Charizard suddenly slammed its feet into the ground in a fit of rage, its muscles tensing as if it were charging up!

"Opportunity! Victreebel, use Sludge Bomb!" Feeling that she had figured out Ash's moves, Rika finally unleashed another STAB move from Victreebel, commanding it to spew out a series of foul-smelling mud balls from its giant mouth!

"Hold on, use Dragon Charge!" "Roar!"

Given Charmeleon's size and clumsy gait, it would have been impossible for it to dodge such an attack. So, with a startling roar, Charmeleon charged forward to meet the attack head-on!