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

However, he still wanted to complain a little... So all the fighters in Kanto, Johto and Hoenn are from the same school?

He traveled across the ocean to study and spread Galar Karate in three regions... Mr. Si truly deserves to be called a grandmaster.

Of course, there's a slight bug here: Cucumber was an apprentice at the Azure Gym earlier than Ash trained at the Goldenrod Gym.

So strictly speaking, she should be the senior sister... but since she has tacitly agreed that the most capable should come first, Xiao Zhi can just act like the senior brother.

"Thank you so much! Ash-senpai, can the battle rules be set at three against three?" Hearing Ash's encouragement, Cucumber Fragrance immediately asked with delight.

"can."

The rules of the Battle Arena should, in theory, use a roulette wheel to determine how many Pokémon to use, but Cucumber's match clearly intended to have Ash play a tutorial battle, so the longer the match, the better.

Xiao Zhi wouldn't refuse; they're not outsiders, so three matches it is.

"I'm going to use these three! Mega King, Medicham, and Machamp!" Once both sides were in their battle positions, Cucumber Fragrance sent out all three of them in one go.

The first two are from the original anime, and as for the third one… Ash can only say, as expected~

"As for me... Kommo-o, Infernape, Blaziken, it's up to you guys!" Ash also lit up the whole team.

A friendly sparring match between fellow disciples is about to erupt!

Chapter 995 VS Cucumber Scent, the medium of perception can be a waveguide... or it can be hair.

"It's starting! Go, Super Power King!"

The battle officially began. Huang Guaxiang performed a set of punches and palm strikes, and sent out his first striker.

"Morphodon, go!" Ash said, indicating that he was very familiar with this part. He gave the instructions to Tsubaki, so he might as well act it out for Cucumber.

Incidentally, it also allows them to give pointers to the younger generation on their side.

"Go all out from the start! Super Power King, Belly Drum and Bullet Punch!" "Power!"

Almost as soon as Cucumber Fragrance finished speaking, Super Power King burst forth at full speed and charged forward.

Moreover, while charging forward, it also slammed its abdomen with a single palm, maximizing its attack power!

"Purify your body!" Ash's command was quite concise, but the battle-hardened Kommo-o immediately understood. It tapped its toes and retreated, increasing its speed while its weight suddenly decreased.

By the time Super King's fist came hurtling towards him, Kommo-o had already transformed into a light, falling leaf, easily dodging the attack with the help of the wind from the punch.

That said, using distance to delay the opponent's preemptive burst is common sense, and there's no need to elaborate when giving the order.

"This dodging technique... Super Power King, use consecutive powerful pushes!"

"Body purification!"

Kommo-o knew that Ash wanted to see the opponent's offensive power, so it did not adopt a retaliatory stance, but instead increased its speed and focused on dodging.

Super King's enormous hand kept slapping, but the Staff-tailed Armored Dragon could always easily dodge it, preventing it from succeeding.

"Super Power King, a powerful push mixed with a freezing punch!"

"Concentrate your mind, focus your energy on the wave missile!" "Chirp!"

The staff-tailed armored dragon narrowed its eyes. It could sense that the palm shadow contained a power that would threaten it. It immediately dodged while condensing two wave missiles.

However, it did not attack; it simply focused on maintaining the energy in its hands and continued to dodge with all its might.

"What is Ash doing?" Rukia asked, puzzled. "Why isn't Kommo-o fighting back?"

"Don't you understand? This is the secret of gentleness." Haruka, who had seen this part before, looked smug. "Once Mega King shows a weakness, the battle will end instantly after a series of devastating blows!"

"Super Power King, keep attacking!"

Just as Xiaoyao finished speaking, the battle took a sudden turn.

Cucumber Fragrance deliberately didn't reveal the name of her ultimate move, and Super Power King also suddenly changed his move after a few powerful pushes, unleashing the Extreme Cold Fist with all his might!

"Chirp!" But Kommo-o seemed to have anticipated this, and activated Body Purification again, flashing behind its opponent and causing Mega King's punch to miss.

"Super Power King, turn around and use Bullet Punch..."

Bang!

Just as Cucumber Fragrance was about to instruct Mega King to turn around, Kommo-o, which had been holding the Aura Sphere, suddenly attacked, striking Mega King's shoulder and causing it to turn back around.

"Roar!!" Following closely behind was a full-force sonic boom. Kommo-o used its massive tail to brace itself against the ground, and with the violent sonic wave, it blasted the unsteady Mega King away!

The Hercules used its belly to brake and slid a long distance across the field. Just as it was about to get up, the Kommo-o-Tai arrived again, and another Aura Sphere was already attached to its forehead.

"I've lost this round. Senior's Pokémon are indeed very powerful!" Seeing this, Cucumber Fragrance simply chose to concede defeat.

"Your Magikarp is very well trained. Whether it's its basic stats or the ability to combine special moves, it has its merits," Ash said approvingly. "However, the fighting style that Kommo-o is good at is relatively effective against Magikarp's aggressive style."

"I understand... but I still don't quite understand how it distinguished the last move, the Freeze Punch?" Cucumber Fragrance humbly asked.

“It’s perception,” Ash explained. “My Kommo-o has a certain aura ability. By maintaining the aura blast, it can highly concentrate its mind and perceive some special situations in battle.”

No matter how well the Mighty King tries to conceal its moves, it will inevitably need to utilize Ice-type energy when changing its tactics. Kommo-o, by maintaining its Aura and remaining fully focused, can sense this energy change and react accordingly.

However, the power of waveguides is only an auxiliary medium. Even if you don't have this ability, you can choose other mediums as long as they can help you concentrate your mind.

A highly skilled fighter can do this without needing assistance.

Asahi and Shiba are perfectly capable of this, and Fujiki and Aya are currently training... Even Shigeru, who isn't a fighter, has already reached this level.

Huang Guaxiang has not yet come into contact with these things, which is also her main gain from this battle.

Xiao Zhi also hopes that the other person can gain something.

"Hey, got it?" He turned around and looked at his back, focusing his gaze on Infernape.

"Wow...huh?" Infernape was slightly taken aback, then nodded and began to shake its head.

With its natural talent, it can understand the principles immediately, but the problem is that it does not have waveguide power. What should it use as a medium to assist in perception?

"You don't have the power of wave guidance, but you do have a lot of fur."

huh~

Just as Ash gave the warning, Pikachu on his shoulder casually flicked its tail, and an invisible gust of wind shot out!

"Whoa!" The Infernape was startled. Only after the gust of wind subsided did it realize that its hairs had stood on end.

"Now, do you understand?" Ash asked with a smile.

"Wa ...

It truly understands that media doesn't have a fixed form; as long as it can help you concentrate, that's enough!

"Go for it, then go for it!" Ash kept clapping and encouraging Infernape. "Strike while the iron is hot, you can definitely do it!"

"Wow!!" Infernape excitedly took over from Kommo-o and, after scratching its ears and cheeks, struck a pose similar to monkey punch.

"Great!" Ash gave a thumbs-up before the battle even started.

He just couldn't help but praise Infernape... Whenever he saw his senior brother so confident, he felt incredibly proud.

"I'm all ready too, the second one is Çalhan!" Cucumber Fragrance had finished digesting the previous battle and sent out a new companion.

The Indian, who is skilled in yoga, seemed to be showing off to the fiery monkey. After doing several somersaults in the air, he landed and got into a fighting stance.

However, judging from the move it showed, Çalhan is much more agile than Mighty King.

"Let's begin." Ash signaled Cucumber Fragrance to continue the attack.

"Then I won't hold back! Çalem, Mind's Eye followed by Flying Knee Strike!"

It's another similar stacked move. Medicham locks onto Infernape and leaps into the air, unleashing a powerful knee strike!

"Use juggling!" Ash shouted, waving his hand. Infernape, understanding the challenge, was inspired and charged forward fearlessly!

Since we can't avoid it, let's face it head-on!

Bang!

Infernape swung its fist with agility, striking Çalhana squarely in the chest... while Çalhana's knee strike landed squarely on its abdomen!

Both of their bodies trembled in mid-air and simultaneously flew backwards and fell downwards.

"Slacking off!" "Wow!"

However, to Cucumber Fragrance's surprise, the Fire Monkey, who had fallen to the ground, simply lay flat and leisurely posted a reply.

Flying Knee Strike is indeed a powerful fighting move, and Yoga Power can double the damage, but Infernape's Unpowered Acrobatics also doubles the damage when it hits Medicam!

Plus, the opponent recovered half of their stamina... Cucumber Fragrance really lost out this time!

Chapter 996 This cat's paw is something else...

"Wow...wow~"

After rubbing its belly and getting up again, Infernape looked at its opponent, who was still lying on the ground groaning, and a thoughtful look flashed in its eyes.

Clever as it is, it quickly noticed some details.

Although the opponent's offensive was strong, their stamina was not as good as mine, and they were not afraid of a head-on confrontation... not to mention that they had a follow-up attack.

In addition, the opponent used a bit of superpower when it moved, which is why it looked agile and light... but in terms of actual speed and explosive power, it is no match for me.

There are also those stacked moves. Infernape saw Magikarp use it once and then experienced it up close himself. Now he has discovered the drawbacks of this style of fighting!