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

"Hmm?" The salamander did not choose to attack with its restraining fire, which made Daigo feel a little strange.

Moreover, he noticed that the water cannons seemed to be landing in the same spot...

"Metamorphoses, create some distance between us!"

"Salamander, entangle it!"

After Metagross opened its eyes, Steven initially wanted to back down, but Salamence went all out and pinned Metagross down with its claws.

"Use Comet Punch!"

"Spray flames!"

"Chase it away with a beating!"

"Use water cannons!!"

Through this relentless and persistent confrontation, Steven had completely understood Ash's plan.

First, Greninja marks the location, then Salamence alternates between Water and Fire moves. This is to forcefully break through Metagross's defense and create a weakness!

In order to deal as many hot and cold attacks as possible to Metagross, Salamence even used Protect and Roost, which are good for staying in the field!

Another round of alternating water and fire ensued, and thanks to the relentless efforts of the giant salamander, the wound on the Metagross's face visibly widened.

"I have no choice but to use it ahead of time... Metagross, shine even brighter, Mega Evolution!!"

"Metal!!"

A burst of light erupted, and Steven, unable to withstand the attacks of the Blood Wings, finally unleashed his Mega Evolution!

"Salamander, come back!" Ash knew it was time to stop while he was ahead; Bloodwing's abilities weren't enough to go toe-to-toe with Steelix.

"Metamorphoses, go after it!"

Of course, Bloodwing also took a solid hit when he left the field.

Steven didn't expect to use Pursuit to take down any of Ash's Pokémon; his main goal was to limit Ash's switching and reduce the amount of time Ash spent battling on the field, allowing Metagross to conserve its energy.

With the threat of being chased down, Ash needs to make sure his partner's stamina isn't too low when he leaves the battle if he doesn't want them to lose their ability to fight.

In this case, the space available for output will naturally be less.

However, Xiao Zhi has a way to solve this problem.

"Snorlax, go!" Snorlax reappeared, marking the first direct confrontation between the two Champion-level opponents.

"Metamorphose, try telekinesis first." Daigo was a bit conflicted. Although he had activated his guaranteed hit effect, he was hesitant to attack.

Snorlax's moveset in this match was downright malicious.

Steven already knew that Ash's Snorlax didn't train its defense, but that's precisely why he didn't dare let Metagross attack... what if it killed him?

"Snorlax, shoot down as you approach!"

Steven wanted to dodge, but Ash was determined to entangle him. Snorlax kept throwing rocks at Metagross while trying every possible way to get close to its opponent.

Metagross flew in the sky, its agility unquestionable, but eventually, it could not hold out for long. Faced with Snorlax's repeated stones, it took several hits before it had to land and sleep.

"Pounce on it and use Desire! Keep it wrapped around!" The most relentless part of the battle was about to begin. Snorlax lunged forward in a land-based butterfly stroke, slamming its nearly half-ton weight onto Metagross and then pounding it in the face.

Bang bang bang bang!

At this moment, Snorlax had transformed into a blacksmith, relentlessly forging Steven's Metagross.

With each relentless slam, the Metagross's face bore larger and larger wounds!

"Metamorphosis... use a chase attack to push it away!"

"Double the return!"

Bang!

After a mutually destructive clash, Daigo, somewhat exasperated, finally couldn't resist attacking, though he ultimately didn't dare use the Comet Fist.

Metagross's iron claws slammed into Snorlax, finally pushing away its persistent opponent. However, Snorlax's counterattack was also exceptionally swift, severely injuring Metagross!

click!

At the same time, a clear cracking sound came from the wound on its face, and a piece of the blue cross intersection shattered!

"Looks like it worked. Snorlax, go to sleep." Ash couldn't help but smile with delight at how perfectly the plan had gone, and he let Snorlax swagger off to sleep.

Honestly, Daigo really wanted to deliver a Comet Punch to his opponent at that moment and finish him off instantly.

But he knew that was unrealistic; Ash could just catch the ball directly... Even if he changed his Comet Punch to a follow-up attack, he still wouldn't be able to completely defeat Snorlax.

Then let's just pull ourselves together and get through this...

"Metamorphoses, go to sleep..."

"Drow Ranger, come out! Use Grudge repeatedly!!"

“You…” The sudden change in the situation left Daigo completely stunned.

Was I being manipulated?

Snorlax had no intention of continuing the fight, but Ash was really aiming for Metagross's Sleep move!

Chapter 957 The Final Battle! Breaking Through Hoenn's Strongest Barrier!

"That trick again..."

Daigo is now extremely annoyed, wondering why he was so careless and fell into the same trap as Michael.

When fighting Milotic before, Dragapult used Grievous to deduct the number of times it could use Recover. Now it's messing with its own Metagross, preventing it from using Rest.

Steven was a little confused. Even if Dragapult could influence his Champion-level Metagross with Ghost-type status moves after some practice, the speed at which those moves were released was just too fast.

The two overlapping resentments, almost without any interval, completely locked down the sleeping trick!

"Drow Ranger, well done~" Ash praised his partner, but his smile was also a little mysterious.

Let Daigo guess. By the time he figures out the answer, Dorgon may have already achieved his strategic objective.

"Metamorphoses, telekinesis!" Daigo solemnly gave the command, instructing his partner to use his psychic powers to lock onto the opponent.

He had observed Ash's previous battles, and the performance of Galar, a pseudo-legendary, could only be described as ghostly.

This is different from Greninja's speed. The former is a ninja's fighting style, mainly based on surprise, while Draco is simply fast!

Especially after it used the Dragon Dance to boost its speed, even the sonic waves of the Enchanting Voice couldn't keep up with it!

We must find a way to solve this as quickly as possible!

"Draco, use Dragon Dance!" However, to Steven's surprise, Ash did not command Dragapult to use Dragon Dance to boost its power, but instead made it jump directly into another dimension.

"Trying to stall until the telekinesis ends... Metagross, stay alert!" Daigo frowned slightly and immediately activated his companion's full senses, not wanting to miss even the slightest movement.

"Metal!" Metagross combined its superpowers and magnetism, gradually creating a special force field across the entire area, as if constructing a domain that it absolutely controlled.

Its four giant claws swayed slightly, as if it was about to attack its prey at any moment!

"Wow, that's impressive... But let's see! Doron, come out and attack!!"

hum~

A ripple spread through the space, and directly beneath the Metagross, an invisible vortex began to quietly rotate…

"Down there! Use Comet Fist with all your might!" "Metal!!"

The exit to the alternate dimension had just taken shape when Metagross immediately locked onto Doron's location. In an instant, it closed its giant claws and accelerated downwards, descending from the sky like a comet!

Just as Doron emerged halfway through its body, it was struck by Metagross's powerful punch, the terrifying force of which not only ravaged its body but also shattered the interdimensional exit behind it!

Boom! !

The unstoppable Metagross slammed its fist into the ground, as if detonating a giant bomb across the entire arena, sending countless fragments and dust flying in a storm of energy!

"Succeeded..."

"Doron, continuous resentment!"

"What?!" Daigo's joyful expression froze on his face. Amidst the billowing dust, he actually saw that ghost-like fighter jet again!

"Could it be that he used Substitute?" Steven quickly guessed Ash's actions. Dragapult must have used Substitute when it entered the alternate dimension, which is how it avoided the fatal blow of Comet Punch.

But that doesn't make sense... No matter how well-trained that Dragapult is, it's impossible for it to use its special move three times in such a short period of time!

“That is…” When the smoke and dust completely dissipated, Daigo’s eyes narrowed.

Two Draco Messiahs were roaming right next to Metagross!

Upon realizing they had been discovered, the two little ones stuck out their tongues, made faces, and flew back to their mother's head in a flash.

"That resentful move just now, could it be..." Daigo seemed to finally understand.

“Just as you guessed.” Ash nodded. “Normally, Dragapults can’t learn the Grudge move, and neither can my Dragapult… but the two Dragapult Mercias can.”

"Such a thing actually happened?" Daigo was taken aback.

“There are so many Pokémon in the world, there must be some exceptions. Mr. Lance’s Dragonite can use Barrier, right?” Ash explained with a smile. “In short, as long as Gastly in the Greater Kanto region can learn a move through leveling up, these two Dragapults can theoretically learn it too… but we still have to make some choices, otherwise it will be a waste of effort.”

After officially saying goodbye to Ash, Gastly in the Valley of the Maidens condensed all its power into three crystals, two of which were fed to the twin Dragapults.

The Pokémon Tablets that Ash obtained from Sky Pillar are now being carried by their mother.