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

The draw for the final four was finally announced, and Yuuki jumped up in excitement.

He didn't meet Ash beforehand, which means that as long as he defeats the next opponent, he can have a decisive match with Ash.

"Am I going to face Tetsuya...?" Ash raised an eyebrow. This opponent was late, but he was here nonetheless.

With his starter Pokémon, pseudo-legendary Pokémon, and a Pokémon with a backstory... no matter how you look at it, Tetsuya is a pretty good trainer.

In the current Hoenn region, he can be considered a master, an undisputed elite.

Facing him, Ash will naturally not be careless in his strategy and tactics.

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"In the second match of the semifinals, Ash from Pallet Town (red team) will face Tetsuya from Mauville City (green team). Both players can use six Pokémon, and Tetsuya will go first!"

In the first match of the morning, Yuuki defeated his opponent, and Satoshi and Tetsuya will compete for the last spot in the finals.

"Even if our opponent is Mr. Ash, we can't give up easily! Go for it, Sceptile!" In the Grass Field, Tetsuya's starting lineup is confirmed to be the three Grass-type starters from Hoenn.

"Pelican, here we come!" Unlike the last battle, Ash started with the Rain Flag Bearer this time, and the Grass Field was instantly flooded with rain.

He had studied Tetsuya's lineup. Even though the opponent had at least three main units that were weak against fire-type, sending out a Sunny Day team was not a good choice.

"Hey... Lizard King, come back! It's your turn, meow!"

"Puffin, turn back immediately!"

"Meow meow, hold on and use Thunder!"

As if by prior arrangement, the two switched at the start of the match. The difference was that Tetsuya immediately recalled Sceptile, while Pelipper waited for Meowth to enter the field and then immediately used a U-turn.

Tetsuya's reaction was incredibly fast. While Meowth was taking the attack, it had already gathered a thunderbolt that would hit in the rain. However, Pelipper had the first move against Meowth, and before the lightning could explode, it had already turned into a red light and flown back into the ball.

The Exploding Thunder failed to find a target, and now a Swampert had appeared in Ash's half of the field!

“This…” Tetsuya couldn’t help but feel a toothache. Ash must have known that his Meowth was good at Electric-type attacks, which is why he arranged for such a Water/Ground type.

"You cunning tengu, it's your turn!"

Swampert, Freeze Punch!

"Get out of the way! Use the seed machine gun!"

"Use sludge waves!"

Facing the Swampert's fist, which was imbued with chilling energy, Tetsuya commanded the cunning tengu to nimbly dodge it. However, the seeds it subsequently shot out were instantly soaked and rotted by the poisonous water stirred up by the Swampert.

The spreading venom drenched the cunning tengu, severely injuring it on the spot!

Generally speaking, Swampert only needs to carry Ice Punch to counter Grass-type moves.

But reality isn't a game. Contact attacks only deal damage when they hit at close range. Considering the opponent's ranged attacks, it's safer to be more meticulous and add a wave-counter skill as well.

"Cunning Tengu, come back first!" Tetsuya had no choice but to recall his suppressed companions.

He's having a real headache right now, and he can't find a way out of this predicament.

This is also how most people feel when facing Ash: even though you have a type advantage, he can still beat you with a type disadvantage and leave you helpless.

"Metamorphoses, it's up to you!"

"Waterfall climbing!"

"Use mental interference immediately!"

Another surge of attack! Seeing Swampert, its body enveloped in water, rushing towards them, Tetsuya hurriedly had Metagross unleash its full psychic power, barely managing to stop its opponent.

"call…"

"The power of the earth!"

"Damn it..." Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, the energy from underground suddenly surged out, causing the Metagross's body to tremble violently.

The mental interference was thus interrupted, and the Swampert, seizing the opportunity, rammed headfirst into Metagross!

As it turns out, even without restraint, waterfall climbing in the rain can be incredibly powerful.

Metagross was hit and even lost its balance, but Swampert's huge fist was already smashing down.

"Freeze Punch!"

"Metrogross, Comet Punch!"

Bang!

Ice crystals flew everywhere as the two powerful Pokémon clashed head-on. The final result was that Metagross lay with its eyes closed in front of Swampert.

"Metamorphosis..." Despite switching Pokémon repeatedly since the start of the match, Tetsuya still lost one of his Pokémon... and it was a pseudo-legendary one at that!

That's how it is in battles sometimes; the more you try to avoid a certain outcome, the more likely it is to lead to a worse situation.

Fortunately, the rainy days have ended. After thinking for a while, Tetsuya sent out the Lizard King again.

"Use Quick Attack!" He seemed to want to decide the outcome with a quick attack, but when the Lizard King was halfway there, Tetsuya realized that his opponent hadn't moved at all!

Bang!

The Lizard King crashed heavily into the Swampert, but before it could launch a follow-up attack, the Swampert's fan-like hand grabbed its neck!

"Freeze Punch! Sludge Wave!"

Boom!

The heavy punch, carrying shards of ice, slammed the Lizard King to the ground, followed by a shower of poisonous rain.

"Don't give up! Sceptile King, use Leaf Blade!"

"Interrupt it, use Freeze Punch!"

Seeing that the fallen Lizard King was still trying to launch its Leaf Blade, Swampert quickly grabbed its ankle with its other hand, swung it around and slammed it to the ground, then finished it off with an Ice Punch!

"Lizard King!!" Tetsuya cried out in alarm as the Lizard King instantly turned into a lump of ice, becoming the second creature to lose its fighting ability.

Completely unsolvable... Looking at the Swampert clenching its fists, Tetsuya couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

He had expected Ash to be tough, but he never imagined he would be this strong!

They couldn't out-compete with their signature moves, and they were completely outmatched in close-quarters combat techniques...

"Cunning Tengu, I'm begging you one more time." With no other choice, Tetsuya could only send out another Grass-type Pokémon.

"Come back, let's switch Rotom next." Ash chose to make the substitution at this moment.

Water and Ground types are a perfect counter to Meowth, so there's no need for Swampert to keep using the opposite type.

“That’s just… a cunning tengu, use Clear Weather!” Tetsuya was stunned for a moment, then immediately asked his partner to turn on the weather.

The bright sunlight finally shone down, and the cunning tengu, having activated its chlorophyll properties, moved at lightning speed!

"Telekinesis!" However, Ash used an unexpected move.

"Cunning Tengu, use Evil Wave!"

"Transform, signal beam!" "Loto!"

Taking advantage of Rotom's unpreparedness, the cunning Tengu, which was running around the field at high speed, finally unleashed a jet-black Dark-type energy. However, Rotom suddenly summoned the catalog he carried with him, and while transforming into its heated form, it randomly chose a direction and fired a beam of light!

boom!

The negative energy hit its mark perfectly, blasting the microwave oven backward.

What was clearly a beam of light released by Rotom at will took a sharp turn in the air and struck the cunning tengu unconscious!

"The cunning tengu has lost its ability to fight; the match is now in halftime!"

"How could this be?" Tetsuya was completely stunned when he heard the referee's announcement.

“Rotom just used telekinesis,” Ash explained. “In that state, all its moves, except for one-hit KO moves, are guaranteed to hit. And I had it temporarily change its form, so the Dark Pulse damage wasn’t very high.”

If Rotom were still a basic electric ghost, it might not be able to withstand the Dark Pulse.

However, after transforming, its attack and defense will both increase to some extent, and it will also change its Ghost type, which is weak to Dark, and it will be completely unaffected by Pulse attacks.

Therefore, you still need to pay attention to the details in battle.

Chapter 933 Bug Yan, Unreasonably Powerful

At halftime, Tetsuya had lost three key players.

The worst-case scenario would be that he had used up all the cards he had to deal with Swampert, while Ash was still full of energy.

"Phew... I can only rely on you, Mighty King!" In the second half, when the field changed to Rocky Terrain, Tetsuya sent out his first Fighting-type Pokémon, Sumo Master.

"This one... well, it's all yours, Swellow!" Ash, after a quick reference to the original story, has the bugged Swellow making its dazzling debut!

"Go, Super King! Use the Ki Fusion Fist!" Tetsuya unleashed an astonishing aura from the start. Super King took heavy steps and charged towards Taioh Swellow with his gleaming fist raised high!

"Seize the opportunity... move at high speed!" "Spartacus!"

The Great Swallow hovered silently opposite Super Power King. It accelerated and disappeared the moment the opponent threw a heavy punch, and when it reappeared, it had already pounced straight into the opponent's arms!

Bang!

Even without Ash giving any special instructions, the move "Rage" was already unleashed with full force by the wings, slicing through Magikarp's chest in one blow.

"Super Power King, don't give up! Use Power Push!"