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

"You brat, you actually let Milotic learn that kind of special move?"

Michael really couldn't understand why Ash insisted on raising Milotic, who was so beautiful, to be a shrew and a tomboy.

"It's a normal-type ultimate move, and even the final evolved Pokémon can learn it. It's very suitable for dealing damage in mirror matches," Ash explained with a smile.

The battle against Milotic is a Water-type internal battle, and Milotic's offensive capabilities are indeed insufficient, which is why an ultimate move is needed.

Even if there's a period of stun after using it, with a high-accuracy hypnosis following, the opponent basically has no chance to fight back.

“In that case… Tentacruel, you go!” Mikoli hesitated for a moment, then sent out a water jellyfish.

He realized he had underestimated Ash; filling the bottom of the pool would be difficult, so he decided to stick to the conventional methods.

Ash raised an eyebrow at this moment. This Tentacruel, Wallace, might actually have some special skills…

"Mienshao, hypnosis!"

"Tentacled jellyfish, protect it and then immediately pray for rain!"

Ash tried to use Hypnosis, but Wallace, who wasn't sure he could dodge it, immediately activated Protect and then launched a Water Ball into the air.

The heavy rain poured down, and the scratches that the Tentacruel had suffered from the Invisible Rock were gradually healing.

The hidden rain disc feature suggests it's also a standard-bearer.

Based on his previous guesses, Ash was pretty sure that this was just Wallace's tool Pokémon... He just didn't want Ash to find out, so he was putting on an act.

"Milotic, coil up!" Ash immediately boosted his stats in the rain, clearly intending to use a sure-hit hypnosis to annoy the opponent to death.

"Stemyjafjalla, use hot water!"

"Milnarus, brine!"

boom!

The two streams of water, one hot and one cold, collided in the rain, instantly creating a misty spray.

With the entire field of vision gone, Mikeli finally felt relieved and let the Tentacles use its professional skills!

"Tentacled jellyfish, use high-speed rotation!"

This is it! The agate jellyfish's unique nail-sweeping technique can only be mastered through a chain of inheritance!

“Very good~” Mikoli smiled smugly as he watched the rock spikes at the bottom of the pool being completely cleared away.

But just as he reached for the ball to retrieve the jellyfish, he discovered that the field had been mysteriously blocked off!

"Blocking the way~" Ash's voice drifted over leisurely.

When the white mist dissipated, what appeared opposite Wallace was Snorlax with its arms outstretched!

Chapter 948 Those Years, Freeze-drying That Dragon Couldn't Learn

Mikoli finally got a chance to spin and sweep the nails, but when she turned around, she found that her back path had been cut off. She was so angry that she wanted to jump up and down.

What surprised him even more was that Ash could aim so accurately and catch his only engineer in one go!

"You little brat... how did you figure out the stinging jellyfish came up to clear away the stingers?!"

"I guessed... or rather, I analyzed that in that situation, the probability of you sending out Tentacruel to clear the entry hazards was the highest," Ash explained softly. "You used Protect instead of Toxic at the start because you were afraid of being unable to do anything after being hit by Hypnosis, right?"

"You... guessed really accurately." Mikuri twitched his lips helplessly; Ash had guessed everything correctly.

The guaranteed poison of the Poison type is indeed very tempting, but once Tentacruel is hypnotized, Mikoli will definitely be at a greater disadvantage.

Ash's Milotic is both strong and durable. Its Toxic ability can be washed away with a nap, and it can then stay on the field and coil up. Even if its only attack move is Giga Impact, it can still overwhelm Milotic.

If we're not careful and don't manage to retrieve the stinging jellyfish in time, then we're completely doomed... although we're helpless right now anyway.

At this moment, Mikoli couldn't help but sigh, "This kid on the other side is really good."

But he still had one question.

"But how do you know that the Tentacles jellyfish can learn to spin at high speeds?"

In Mikeley's mind, this was definitely a secret, and even many experienced breeders didn't know the answer.

If he didn't have a good friend who was good at studying fossils, he wouldn't have been able to cultivate such a rare stinging jellyfish.

"Templace can start from the Squirtle family, through the Kabuto chain, and learn High Spin..." Ash paused slightly, his expression a half-smile, "This line is in the game I developed. It's basic common knowledge among Water-type Trainers in Metropolis. You wouldn't be unaware of it, would you?"

“Ah, this…” Mikoli’s face stiffened.

Who would have thought that one day he would be ridiculed for his limited knowledge?

...

"Sigh, I regret it so much..." At this moment, Daigo, who was at the last hurdle, was also full of regret.

The culprit behind the short-sightedness of Mikkuri, and indeed all the trainers in Hoenn, is none other than his father, Zuvki Hibiscus.

If Devon had teamed up with Ash back then, what would Hoenn be like now...?

Back on the field, Ash looked at Wallace, who still looked dejected, and his smile gradually deepened.

"Mr. Michael, is your stinging jellyfish carrying damp rocks?"

"How do you know... wait a minute!" Mikoli asked instinctively, then suddenly realized, "You little rascal, you're just stalling for time!"

"That's right! And I'm going to attack now, Snorlax, Belly Drum followed by Return!" "Snorlax!"

At Ash's command, Snorlax suddenly bulged its belly to boost its attack power to the limit, and then pounced on Tentacruel with great strides!

Ash didn't utter a single unnecessary word in this battle.

The reason he "kindly" helped Mikoli with his questions and occasionally made sarcastic remarks was simply to stall for time!

Tentacruel's damage output isn't high. The biggest benefit of rain for it is triggering the Rain Disc ability and recovering damage from entering the field with Spikes. Therefore, Rain Dance is mostly used for teammates.

Having analyzed this, Ash naturally wanted to stall for time as much as possible, ideally defeating his opponent as soon as the rain ended, leaving it with no buffs!

Now, the time has come.

Tentacruel's defeat was inevitable. Snorlax relentlessly pursued it with its slaps. Even though Tentacruel frantically used Scald to retaliate and even burned Snorlax, it still couldn't escape being taken down with a single slap.

"Snorlax, go to sleep!" After defeating Tentacruel, Snorlax fell asleep immediately, and the rain stopped at that moment.

"Hoo..." Mikoli took several deep breaths, trying to calm his incredibly angry mood.

In that battle just now, he felt as if his intelligence had been pressed into the mud.

"Gyarados, I'm counting on you!" Somewhat unexpectedly, Mikuri pulled out a ferocious Gyarados to rival the Great Beauty.

As soon as the fierce-looking Gyarados entered the arena, it activated its Intimidate ability, which also affected Snorlax, causing its attack to decrease.

"Use Taunt! Then use Resentment!" As Snorlax awoke, Wallace promptly had Gyarados use Taunt to disable the opponent's status moves.

After that, Gyarados, before Snorlax could launch an attack, inflicted a special kind of hatred on its opponent.

Resentment is a very special variation move. In the game, it reduces the opponent's PP by 4 points for their final move. In reality, it makes it increasingly difficult for the opponent to use a certain special move.

Snorlax's last move was Rest, and after being resented, it won't be able to use it much more often.

"Gyarados, come back!" Just as Snorlax charged forward with its fist raised, Wallace cleverly switched Gyarados back.

"Next up, Lucky Kappa!" "Rumba~"

Mikuri revealed his fourth one, the Water Grass-type Kappa, which immediately started dancing happily with its flower-like hands as soon as it entered the field.

"This one..." Suddenly, a hint of frustration, like a bittersweet feeling, appeared on Ash's face.

He wasn't being sarcastic about the kappa, but rather marveling at Mikoli's starting lineup.

A water-based Gyarados, a seaweed-based Ludicolo, and before that, a water-based Swampert…

If my own Lapras could learn freeze-drying, I could wipe out his entire team by myself!

Unfortunately, Lapras' freeze-dried form is mostly inherited from the Ice Dragon family... Ash isn't like Wallace, who has a best friend who's a rock fanatic and can dig out any kind of fossil.

"Snorlax, block the way!" No matter how sarcastic he was, it was no use. Ash quickly composed himself and commanded Snorlax to seal off the area.

In this situation, killing one is the only option.

"Lucky Kappa, high five!" Wallace launched a surprise attack. The Kappa, who had been dancing at the start of the match, suddenly accelerated and slapped Snorlax in the stomach.

With the activation of Cowardice, Snorlax is temporarily unable to use any moves.

"Next, use Poison!" Seizing the opportunity, Ludicolo poured Poison all over Snorlax.

"Snorlax, use Return!"

"Pray for rain and run away!"

huh~

Seeing Snorlax's heavy punch coming, Ludicolo quickly threw out a water ball, which suddenly increased its speed, narrowly dodging the attack.

"Next, use the Parasitic Seed! Then run away at full speed!"

At this point, Mikoli's plan became completely clear.

First, have Gyarados reduce the number of times Snorlax sleeps, then send out Kappa to use Cowardice to poison, Swift Run, and consume seeds.

Furthermore, the Lucky Kappa likely carries damp rocks, which would make the rainy weather last for a considerable period.

This is indeed an extremely disgusting tactic. Although Snorlax's close-range reaction is quick, it can't catch up with Ludicolo running all over the field. Forcing an attack is just a waste of energy.