Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 354 Wow, this swallow can be enchanted!

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!"

The thick bolt of lightning struck straight at the flock of swooping swallows, and Pikachu knocked them all to the ground like flies with an electric swatter.

"Yay! Pikachu's Electric-type moves are especially effective against Flying-type Pokémon!"

"Wait a minute, is this narrow victory really effective?"

"What?! How is that possible? That's Pikachu's Thunderbolt!"

Before Xiao Sheng could be happy for long, Xiao Yao suddenly discovered that all the fallen Aogu Yan had actually propped themselves up and started flying again.

Xiao Zhi was also very surprised by this situation.

"Pikachu, did you go easy on me?"

"Pikachu~" Pikachu shook its head repeatedly.

What it just released was definitely 100,000 volts of normal power.

Generally speaking, a first-stage Pokémon like Taillow has absolutely no chance of surviving a single 100,000-volt attack from Pikachu.

But at this moment, the proud swallows not only survived, but also reorganized their formation to launch a second attack.

Under the command of their leader, Tailwing, each of their wings glowed white as they charged at Ash and his friends from the sky once more.

"Spa!!!"

"It's a wing attack! They seem to be enraged." May quickly pulled Max behind Ash to hide, with both of them only peeking out to observe the situation.

At this moment, each of these proud swallows carried a little bit of electricity, but their movements did not slow down at all, and their cries were even louder than before.

Especially the lead Swellow, whose eyes seemed to burn with fire, was instead ignited by Pikachu's Thunderbolt.

"Townow, we just wandered in by accident. We're not intruders, and we didn't steal your food!" Ash wanted to try communicating with the Taillows.

Unfortunately, the stubborn swallows wouldn't listen to him at all, their eyes still full of hostility.

"Useless Satoshi, the data says that once Taillow identifies an enemy, it will relentlessly fight against them no matter how strong they are."

"So any wild Pokémon that sees them in groups will immediately run away."

At this moment, Xiao Sheng was both nervous and excited.

"They were all in very poor condition; they must have relied on sheer willpower to withstand Pikachu's attack."

"Relying on willpower? There's really no other way."

It seems Ash has no choice but to defeat them completely.

At this moment, the Taillows attacked again, and Ash once again had Pikachu unleash Thunderbolt.

A flash of lightning struck, and the proud swallows were all shot down as before, but surprisingly, they got back up.

"Do they all come with the ability to endure?"

Ash was a little startled, but also completely intrigued. Now he wanted to see how many attacks these Taillows could withstand from Pikachu. "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt again!"

"Pikachu!"

Finally, just as the third 100,000 volts was about to strike, most of the Tauntlings couldn't withstand it anymore.

Most of them immediately scattered and fled, dragging their bodies to their limits, leaving only the lead proud swallow still soaring defiantly in the air.

A moment later, it charged directly at Pikachu's Mega Volt, its entire body bathed in electricity, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

After the 100,000 volts dissipated, the proud swallow was coated with a golden light as if it had been enchanted, and there were even electric currents wrapped around it.

His gaze remained stubbornly fixed on Ash and Pikachu.

"Spar!"

"Wow, what is this 'Proud Swallow'? I've never seen anything like it before!"

Xiao Sheng was so excited he almost jumped up. Traveling really does allow you to see all sorts of novel things that you never dared to imagine before.

Suddenly, the proud swallow charged forward again at an extremely fast speed, this time with a wing attack that was accompanied by lightning.

"It's so dazzling! This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it since I was born!"

"Is this the time to talk about this, Kacchan!"

Tailwing's wing attack was aimed at Pikachu, but Pikachu jumped to dodge it and retaliated with an electric shock.

The proud swallow's attack continued relentlessly, its wingtips leaving long scratches on the ground.

It then swept over Ash's head, creating a considerable gust of air.

"Its skill power has increased even more! It's actually using Pikachu's power to attack Pikachu—what an interesting Swellow!"

After missing its target, Aoguyan immediately circled around and launched another attack from behind the group.

Seeing this, Ash quickly turned around and pressed May and Max's heads down.

"Oh no, Satoshi! The soup on the shelf was almost knocked over by the Swellow's attack!"

Even at times like this, foodie Xiaoyao is still more focused on her lunch.

"If it's spilled, I'll just make it again."

"No, that means we have to wait even longer. I'm so hungry I can't stand it anymore—" Xiaoyao said, her eyes brimming with tears.

Ash had no choice but to have Pikachu lure Taillow a little further away.

Pikachu immediately used Quick Attack to run towards the edge of the clearing, while Taillow chased after it relentlessly in the sky.

At this moment, Aogu Yan was covered in electric current, her physical condition was extremely poor, and even the focus of her pupils had been disrupted.

It is currently holding on entirely by its own willpower.

"Oh no, Ash! We can't attack anymore, or Taillow will be in mortal danger!"

Actually, Taillow should have been unable to battle immediately after Pikachu used its first Thunderbolt.

But this Swellow seems invincible, still fighting on, and Ash looks at it with eyes full of admiration.

"I understand, but this guy is willing to go to such lengths for a battle—great, I like it!" Ash immediately ran quickly towards Pikachu and Taillow.

"Pikachu is decided! This will be our first partner in the Hoenn region!"

"Pikachu!"

At this moment, Aogu Yan paused, as if her consciousness had been severed, and fell from the sky. But she immediately shouted, and her free fall turned into the potential energy for another attack.

A wing attack strikes Pikachu once again.

"Spar!"

"Now! Pikachu, jump onto the rock ahead and get out of the way!"

Because at this point, the accumulated injuries on Swellow's body were no longer enough to withstand any attack from Pikachu.

So Ash decided to capture it right then and there.

The moment Tailwing charged, Pikachu nimbly leaped into the air to dodge its attack.

Just ahead of Taillow's charge, Ash had already appeared beside the rock and thrown the Poké Ball he had prepared.

Before it could dodge, Swellow's head collided head-on with the Poké Ball.

With a thud.

It turned into a red light and was captured into a Poké Ball. After a violent shaking, it was successfully captured!

"Alright, I've tamed the Arrogant Swallow!"

"Pikachu!"

Seeing the Poké Ball calm down, Ash immediately ran over excitedly, picked it up, and did his signature celebration.

"Xiao Zhi, hurry up and treat it, otherwise I'm worried that the Swellow won't be able to hold on."

"Don't worry, Max, I was prepared." Ash quickly released Taillow from its Poké Ball.

Having finally emerged from battle, Aogu Yan's chest heaved violently as she gasped for breath.

Despite being in extremely poor condition, Taillow remained wary of Ash and his friends' approach.

Upon seeing this, Ash immediately used his Aura to convey his goodwill to it, and at the same time took out a healing kit to give Swellow emergency treatment.

"Proud Swallow, there's no need to fight anymore."

"Spar————"

Ash used a super gentle head pat on Taillow, followed by healing and feeding, with Pikachu helping out from the side.

After a series of quick attacks, Swellow's hostility towards Ash and his friends finally dissipated.

After obediently taking the medicine that Ash gave it, its body was finally out of danger.

Then, Swellow curiously examined its body, which had been instantly revitalized after drinking Ash's "Super Expensive Advanced Healing Potion".

"Spa, Spa~"

I never imagined that after such a fierce battle, my injuries could heal so quickly. Humans are truly amazing!

[Ding! Aogu Yan: Favorability +4; Intimacy +4]

At this moment, Ash picked up Swellow from the ground and held it at eye level.

At the same time, he casually picked up a hard stone, crushed it into powder, and then spoke to Aogu Yan in an extremely serious tone.

"Toughshrew, aren't Pikachu and I very powerful?"

"Spa!" Aogu Yan stared blankly at the powder on the ground and nodded.

"Do you want to become as strong as Pikachu?"

"Spa, Spa!!" Aogu Yan nodded faster than ever before.

Seeing that the time was right, Ash immediately extended the "King's Invitation" to Taillow.

"Aoguyan, you possess extraordinary talent. I admire you. Come and become my partner, let's grow stronger together!"

"Pikachu!"

After a moment of contemplation, the Swellow immediately jumped affectionately onto Ash's shoulder, acknowledging Ash as its trainer.

"Spar!"

The proud swallow has been officially captured!

At this moment, Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng immediately surrounded them and greeted their new friend.

"Wow, this proud swallow is developing very well."

"A normal Swellow is only 0.3 meters long and weighs 3.2 kilograms, but yours looks at least 40 centimeters long, it's obviously much bigger."

"Xiaosheng, you know so much."

Ash's opinion of Max changed considerably after seeing that Max could even memorize something like that.

"Of course! I'm not like that silly older sister. I'm known as the living encyclopedia of Pokémon at the Petalburg Gym!"

"A narrow victory!"

"Ouch, sister, don't pull my ear!"

After watching the commotion for a while, Ash threw delicious soup lunches at May and Max to stop the siblings from continuing their fight.

Then he took out his carefully prepared Pokémon food for Pikachu and Taillow, and at the same time brought up Taillow's panel to check.

Pokémon Name: Taillow

[Attribute: Normal + Flying]

【种族值：体力：40；攻击：55；防御：30；特攻：30；特防：30；速度：80；总和：270】

[Ability: Guts (When a Pokémon with this ability is afflicted with a status condition, its Attack stat increases by 50%, and it ignores the effect of its Physical Moves being halved when it is burned)]

[Hidden Talent: Combat Continuation EX (As long as the fighting spirit is ignited, you will never fall before your life energy is exhausted!)]

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[Skills: Lightning Strike: Gathering Energy: Wing Attack: Shadow Clone]

Individual Values ​​(IVs): HP (Excellent); Attack (Best); Defense (Very Good); Special Defense (Best); Special Attack (Average); Speed ​​(Best);

[Overall: Remarkable talent!]

[Affection Level: 20% (Bonus Formation, First Acquaintance)]

[Intimacy Level: 25% (It seems trust has just been established)]

[Description: Small in stature but extremely brave, capable of fighting off giant armored birds, but becomes cowardly when hungry.]

Taillow's base stats are typically low for a first-stage Pokémon, but its talent is truly remarkable, which Ash is very satisfied with.

Regardless, a Taillow that can withstand so many attacks from Pikachu without falling down is definitely one in a million Pokémon.

After lunch, with the addition of Taillow to the team, the other Taillows in the forest dared not attack Ash and his friends anymore due to its intimidation.

After leaving a large amount of Pokémon food for the Taillows as compensation for abducting their leader, Ash and his friends left the Taillows' territory safely.

"Xiao Zhi's cooking is so delicious! I almost thought we weren't going to be able to eat it."

[Ding! Xiaoyao: Affection +5]

After eating her fill, Xiaoyao was in a much better mood and skipped along with the group.

But at this point, her younger brother Xiaosheng had some objections.

"Sister, could you please stop acting like a complete glutton?"

"You ate more than me just now, Xiaosheng!"

"Don't you know that a 7-year-old is at a crucial stage of growth—but not in this sense?"

"Sister, why didn't you go out to fight when the Taillow flock attacked? You have Pokémon too, don't you?"

"Ah, this—" Xiaoyao didn't expect Xiaosheng to say this.

"I was so nervous at the time, all I could think about was relying on Satoshi—so—"

"That won't do! How can a Pokémon Trainer just run away from difficulties?"

"Xiao Sheng, who gave you the right to lecture me now!"

"Hey, sister's bullying me!"

"Alright, alright, but what Kacchan said isn't wrong either. Haruka, you should have released Torchic to fight alongside you."

When a large number of Pokémon appear, it's a great opportunity to gain experience. May is still too inexperienced.

"If you don't fight, you and Torchic won't be able to grow."

"What? Ash is actually siding with Max." May pouted unhappily.

"Okay, I got it. I'll battle Pokémon next time we encounter one."

"However, we won't be able to see any wild Pokémon around here anytime soon —"

Suddenly, May spotted a giant Pokémon darting across the path in front of them, startling her.

"What is that!?"

"That looks like a basilisk bear, but a normal basilisk bear is only 0.4 meters long, but that one looked almost two meters long!"

"It must be an exceptionally well-developed individual!"

Upon hearing this, Ash immediately exclaimed excitedly, "What? That might be a Totem Pokémon!"

"overlord?"

"These are special individuals whose size and strength far exceed those of their ordinary counterparts. They are often the dominant rulers of a Pokémon territory, hence the name 'Dominator Pokémon'."

Xiao Zhi was amazed at how lucky he was today.

First, they encountered a proud swallow that they couldn't kill no matter how they fought it, and now they've met a tyrant snake-patterned bear.

"Hurry, Yao, let's catch up! It'll be your turn to fight soon!"

"Oh, should I go fight that snake bear?"