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

Ash continued to have Riolu release Aura. Intercepting energy is obviously more difficult than locking onto the opponent's position, but Riolu still easily neutralized the energy ball's attack and continued to chase the opponent with the remaining Aura Sphere.

"Let's try this move... the power of the moon!"

"Riolu, jump up quickly!!"

boom!

The massive Fairy-type energy ball easily annihilated Riolu's Aura Sphere, which whistled past Riolu's feet and exploded into a dazzling halo on the gym wall.

After landing, Riolu and Bellossom returned to their initial standoff, both with serious expressions!

Chapter 118 The Exploding Waveguide, Lucario!

As expected of Lijia, an expert in Grass-type Pokémon, after this period of adjustment, she has fully discovered the characteristics of Pokémon.

The combination of Butterfly Dance, Moonblast, and Energy Ball is a powerful offensive move and is considered one of Bellossom's standard strategies. It's also quite effective against Fighting-type Riolu.

"It's been a while, Mr. Ash's Riolu is even stronger now, but we won't lose! Bellossom, let's do Butterfly Dance!"

With war breaking out again, Rika once again had the beautiful flower perform a graceful dance.

"Riolus, use Aura Sphere! Then use Ice Punch at close range!"

Ash then directed Riolu to launch a surprise attack during the opponent's stat boost, while also having Riolu follow closely behind Aura Sphere in an attempt to close in and block Bellossom's stat boost.

"Use Energy Ball!" However, after the second stage of enhancement, Bellossom's speed had increased significantly. It had barely finished spinning when it unleashed Grass-type energy that collided directly with Aura Sphere!

Boom!

The smoke from the explosion spread across the center of the field, and before the thick fog had dissipated, Bellossom struck a pose of gathering power, beginning to mobilize its powerful fairy-type energy!

"Use the power of the moon!"

hum!

The moment her vision returned, Bellossom adjusted her angle slightly and shoved a ball of crimson energy toward Riolu, who was right in front of her!

"Get out of the way!!"

"What?!" To Rika's astonishment, Riolu completely ignored the inertia generated by his punch, using the rotation of his heels to propel his body and suddenly change his direction of movement!

The power of the moon grazed past Riolu's ear, but the icy fist slammed heavily into Bellossom, sending it flying back to the edge of the arena!

"Riolu... how did you do that?" Rika was completely stunned. She didn't know why Riolu had such a sharp reaction and even dodged the attack while blindfolded!

...

"Interesting, is this how Aura users fight?" At this moment, the old woman watching the battle from the secret room had a smile on her face with great interest.

With her extensive knowledge and experience, she quickly figured out the reason behind it.

Riolu is able to dodge attacks in an instant because of Foresight.

However, Riolu did not use the move "See Cut". It probably used the active aura around its body to provide itself with additional senses, and at the same time relied on its strong body control to suddenly change direction.

In other words, to complete the dodge maneuver just now, Riolu needs to reach a very high level of training in both aura and physical aspects.

Although the dodging wasn't perfect, it already showed some of the beginnings of a perfect blend of mind and skill.

...

"Beautiful Flower, use photosynthesis!" After taking a powerful counter move, Beautiful Flower began to pant heavily, and Rika quickly helped it recover its strength by using sunlight.

"Riolu, Rain Dance!" But Ash countered with a move that instantly created a water ball in front of Riolu!

"Next up, Freeze Punch!"

As the water balloon ascended into the air, the resulting weather changes began to affect the recovery effect of the Bellossom. Suddenly, Riolu leaped up and punched, turning the water balloon, which was supposed to turn into rain, into scattered ice crystals, which rained down on the Bellossom below!

"Oro!" After landing a successful attack, Riolu suddenly let out an excited cry, and Ash sensed it at the same time!

The time has finally come!

"Beautiful Flower, quickly retaliate with the Energy Ball!"

"Miss Rika... the outcome of this battle is decided!" Ash clenched his fist, his voice trembling slightly, unable to contain his excitement any longer.

"Oro!!" Faced with Bellossom's hasty attack, Riolu did not react at all. It simply raised its palm and easily annihilated the energy ball that was hitting it with its burst of aura!

hum!

After that, its body began to emit a dazzling white light, and it grew into a lithe and majestic jackal!

Lucario, the true partner of the Waveguide!

"Lucario!" The newly evolved Lucario's aura was more than one level stronger; the sheer force of its aura blew away the blindfold covering its eyes!

It slowly opened its eyes, staring at its opponent with sharp eyes. The beautiful flower, intimidated by its gaze alone, hesitated to move forward.

"Let me see your power, Lucario!"

As if in response to Ash's expectations, Lucario's fists gradually gleamed with a metallic sheen.

"Have you mastered a new technique...?" Sabrina, who was watching the match, noticed something amiss.

"Very good..." Ash nodded in satisfaction, "Go for it, Comet Punch!"

"Luca!" The agile jackal leaped out and threw a punch with all its might at Beautiful Flower!

"Don't give up! Beautiful Flower, let's unleash the full power of the moon!"

Inspired by Rika, Bellossom also squeezed out the last bit of power in her body and launched a full-force attack on Lucario!

boom!

In the final clash, Lucario's fist was like a shooting star piercing through the sky, instantly piercing through the Fairy-type energy and striking Bellossom directly!

This attack severely damaged Bellossom and further boosted Lucario's own momentum!

Comet Fist's attack-boosting effect activates!

"Freeze Punch!"

Lucario and Ash reacted simultaneously, their fists, imbued with an astonishing chill, swiftly swung out. However, the attack did not land on Bellossom, but stopped just in front of it.

"Lucario!" Lucario suppressed its presence, turned around, and nodded to Ash.

Although the trainer didn't say it explicitly, it knew that Ash would make it stop at crucial moments.

Now that the outcome has been decided, why bother attacking with all your might to severely injure the opponent?

"Lucario, you did very well... Please continue to guide me in the future."

Ash punched his chest twice as a sign of respect to Lucario.

They both knew that from now on, in addition to the relationship between trainers and Pokémon, they would formally establish the relationship between the hero and partner of Aura!

"Lucario!" Lucario responded in kind, even actively releasing its Aura to link with Ash.

No matter what happens in the future, they will always be together... Waveguides and their partners have always been inseparable and bound by life and death!

"Beautiful Flower, come back." Lijia then called back her partner who was still standing there, and carefully wiped away the ice crystals and dust from its body.

"Mr. Ash, I am completely convinced of my defeat. You and Lucario are indeed incredibly powerful."

Despite losing the battle, Rika showed no signs of discouragement; instead, she approached Ash with a beaming smile.

"Now, may I ask you to accept this rainbow badge?"

"Of course! I'm also very grateful to Miss Rika; this match was fantastic."

Ash took the badge, and when his fingertips lightly touched the girl's palm, she couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile.

"By the way... who exactly is the special guest that Ms. Rika mentioned earlier?" Ash thought of the previous topic after the battle.

“You can go upstairs to find her yourself,” Rika said with a smile, declining the offer. “She wants to meet with Mr. Satoshi alone, so I’ll go and entertain Miss Sabrina now.”

“Okay…” Xiao Zhi shrugged and walked upstairs with a puzzled look in his eyes.

He knocked on the door of the secret room... and then froze!

Waiting for him inside was an elderly woman dressed as a housewife, but with a gloomy and cold demeanor…

The poison type from Kanto (crossed out)... Kikuko, the Demon King!

Chapter 119 The Hot-tempered and Protective Ghost King of Kanto

"Hey kid, come over here."

Inside the secret meeting room, an elderly woman with a rather sinister demeanor greeted Xiao Zhi familiarly and invited him to sit down next to her.

"Senior Kikuko..."

"Call her Grandma or Grandma!"

“Okay, Grandma Kikuko.” Ash immediately changed his address.

He's always been very well-behaved in front of his elders, especially those who are more than a generation older.

"Not bad." Kikuko nodded in satisfaction. "You fought quite well in the match just now. It's rare to find a kid like you among the new generation... Oki's grandson is alright, but he's still quite a bit worse than you."

"You flatter me."

"That's true. Thanks to your recent activity, we've all had a lot more free time."