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

Chapter 372 It's Okay to Be a Little Shady

"Golem, use Rounding!"

"Mushroom, mushroom, use mushroom spores!"

In their first encounter, Xiaozhi and Dujuan surprisingly refrained from using any offensive skills.

Du Juan used the Rounding ability on her Golem to increase her defense, but that was definitely not her main purpose.

Ash could tell from Golem's round body that Dujuan would definitely have Golem use Rollout with the "Ground" skill.

This combination was seen before when Ash challenged the Goldenrod Gym. If this high-level Golem Roll Engine were to be started...

With the power boost from its own type's moves and its already considerable physical attack, the power of Rollout would be quite terrifying.

But Xiaozhi used mushroom spores on Mushroom, and the effect of using it on Mushroom, which sounds like a sunny state, needs further explanation.

Generally speaking, Ash had just arrived at the Hoenn League, and Corsair was the first Gym he challenged. Norman shouldn't have sent out a Pokémon that was too powerful to battle him.

But Xiao Zhi bullied them too much last night, and now there's another bet.

Du Juan immediately deployed her high-level main Pokémon, creating a significant level difference with Ash's three Pokémon besides Pikachu.

If Ash wants to win, he has to resort to some dirty tricks.

As long as Mushroom can use Mushroom Spores first, then Golem's Rolling Engine cannot be started.

However, in battle, both Pokémon are incredibly slow, making their speed a close contest.

Ultimately, Golem, being the final evolved form and possessing a level advantage, prevailed and seized the initiative.

The rumbler quickly retracted its limbs into its rocky shell, completely transforming into a ball, and a white light flashed across its body.

Without Du Juan issuing any special orders, the rumbler naturally and quickly rolled forward, attacking the direction of the mushroom.

The skill level of their movements clearly indicated that they had practiced a lot in their daily lives.

But at that moment, the powder released from the top of the mushroom's head also accurately covered the rolling rumble rock's face.

This attack, which guarantees sleep upon hit, put Golem to sleep.

"What?! How could it still hit under these circumstances?!" Du Juan exclaimed in disbelief.

"That mushroom's skill was so fast and accurate! Golem, wake up!"

Du Juan knew that Ash had caught this mushroom after arriving in the Hoenn region. She thought Ash hadn't trained it for long and was a little overconfident, but she didn't expect the mushroom to be so powerful.

Although our giant mushroom is huge, it is just as agile.

As the golem fell asleep and lay flat on its back, it nimbly dodged away and quickly jumped onto the golem's belly.

The round body of the rumbler fell to the ground, swaying back and forth like a roly-poly toy as it was stepped on by the mushrooms.

"Good mushroom, let's use the parasitic seed now!"

Sleep time is unpredictable, so Ash has to get Shroomy moving quickly to prevent Golem from waking up instantly.

At his command, Mushroom released its Parasitic Seed directly onto Golem's face.

At such close range, there's no possibility that the skill wouldn't hit.

"Rumble Rock, wake up!"

At this point, Longlongyan was already in a double negative state of sleep and parasitic seeds, but even Du Juan's anxious stomping of her feet was useless, and Longlongyan just did not wake up.

"Hehehe, Du Juan, it seems luck is on my side!"

With a standard villainous grin, Ash was already fantasizing about how he would enjoy Dujuan's massive drumbeats later on.

"Mushroom spores are so useful! They help mushrooms grow!"

Feeling the energy transmitted from the parasitic seed, the mushroom was filled with energy. It grew taller and increased its attack and special attack by one level.

"Hey, why didn't Ash let the mushrooms attack directly at this moment?" May asked, tapping her younger brother's head in confusion.

Although Xiao Sheng, who had been hit on the head, was a little angry, he still honestly explained to his silly older sister.

"Although Mushroom has the type advantage, the level difference between the two Pokémon is too big. Ash probably wanted to play it safe."

At this time, Longlongyan was still asleep.

"Don't waste the opportunity! Mushroom-shroom, keep using Seed Bombs!"

"Mushroom!"

One by one, hard, large seeds containing the power of green grass were thrown out from above the mushroom's head, landing precisely on the rumbler and producing bursts of sound.

"Rumble roar~"

The rumbler immediately let out a painful roar, as the continuous attacks and bombardments had caused it considerable damage.

Grass-type attacks were extremely effective against it, but they finally woke up the Graveler.

Even after the seed bomb revives Golem, the parasitic seeds from before begin to take effect again.

Several vines wrapped around the round body of the rumbler, instantly releasing red lightning that absorbed its remaining strength.

After this round of attacks, Dujuan's Sturdy Golem finally couldn't withstand the onslaught and collapsed.

The referee immediately waved the flag, announcing, "Grenadier is unable to battle; Ash wins the first round!"

[Ding! Mushroom: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

"Mushroom!"

"Well done, Mushroom!" Ash watched happily as Mushroom successfully defeated Golem, overcoming the odds.

Ash originally planned to send Shroomish up to apply a status effect to Golem, and then immediately replace it with Grovyle to take over the attack.

But I didn't expect the sleep state to last a little longer; Mushroom was already doing enough on its own.

Mushroom spores are incredibly useful; even with such a large difference in quality, they can still create miracles.

"Hmph, you tricked me, but don't be too happy yet, Ash!"

After recalling Golem, Dujuan said "thank you for your hard work" to it and immediately sent out her second Pokémon.

"I'm counting on you, Aggron, to turn things around!"

Aggron is a Steel/Rock type behemoth. After Golem leaves the battle, it lands directly in the crater where Golem fell.

The entire venue trembled at its arrival.

"Oh no, Ash, you're in danger! This Aggron looks really high level, and with Aggron's type, Mushroom has no advantage."

"Yeah----"

After hearing Xiaosheng's words, Xiaoyao looked at the field with some worry.

"But Mushroom still has mushroom spores, so Ash still has a chance of winning against Aggron!"

"I hope so."

Xiao Sheng just doesn't understand why Xiao Zhi didn't send Pikachu into battle.

Although Electric-type moves aren't very useful, the power of Pikachu's Steel Tail is undeniable.

For some reason, Gym Leader Dujuan seemed to be targeting Ash. The Pokémon she sent out were far too strong for the first gym to be.

It would be reasonable for Ash to send Pikachu into battle.

However, this is where Masaki's youth comes into play; Ash's actions certainly have their reasons.

The reason Du Juan made that bet with Xiao Zhi, that lazy lecher, last night was because Xiao Zhi provoked our model student while he was making watermelon juice.

"I can easily win tomorrow's Gym Battle even using only Pokémon caught in the Hoenn region!"

"After all, Xiao Dujuan is nowhere near as good as me, hahaha!"

"Ugh—you bad guy, hiss—ugh—how dare you say something like that—" (Du Juan is eating a piping hot pot, please imagine the tone yourself, lol)

Then, the stubborn Du Juan was tricked by the wicked Xiao Zhi into agreeing to the bet.

That's why Ash didn't use Pikachu. Of course, Ash dared to make such a bet because he was confident of winning.

Although, the level of the Pokémon he had was quite different from that of Dujuan's main team.

But each of his Pokémon has its own unique skill, each has its own specialty, and his perseverance and fighting spirit are truly astonishing.

I'm sure it will bring Du Juan a huge surprise in the match!

"Mushroom, use mushroom spores again."

"Don't even think about it, Aggron uses Sacrifice Charge!"

Aggron is also one of the Pokémon with extremely slow speed, but even so, it is still faster than Mushroom.

Generally speaking, ordinary mushrooms have no chance to fully release their mushroom spores in front of it.

But Ash's mushrooms are not ordinary.

Unlike typical spore-based skills that spread outwards, his mushrooms can condense mushroom spores into a small cluster and launch them like an arrow.

It achieves increased attack speed while also dealing splash damage.

In addition, with Mushroom's amazing accuracy, it hit the running Aggron precisely.

This steel behemoth fell asleep during its charge.

"Yay! The mushroom spore hit again!" May immediately cheered for Ash.

However, even when the Pokémon was hypnotized by Ash's old trick this time, Du Juan did not show any panic.

Since she still sent out Aggron even though she knew that Mushroom could use mushroom spores, she must have been prepared.

Du Juan confidently straightened her collar, making sure no one saw the hickey Xiao Zhi had left on her snow-white neck last night.

"Ash, as the Rock-type Gym Leader, there are many Trainers who come to challenge you with Grass-type Pokémon."

"There are quite a few Pokémon with hypnotic powder among them, how could I not have a countermeasure against hypnosis? Aggron, use sleep talking!"

At this moment, the steel behemoth that had been stopped halfway started moving again. It pulled its heavy body high into the air and slammed down on the mushroom with tremendous force.

"That's a powerful charge!" Ash quickly told Mushroom to dodge.

Heavy Slam is a move that allows a Pokémon to use its heavy body to ram into its opponent and launch an attack. The heavier the Pokémon is than its opponent, the more powerful the move will be.

Although Ash's boss, Mushroom, is three times larger than its kind, it's still too weak against a steel behemoth like Aggron.

It's worth noting that even a regular Bosscodora weighs nearly a hundred times more than Mushroom.

With such a weight difference, the power of a heavy impact is no joke.

Unfortunately, the mushroom was too slow, and under these circumstances, it was impossible to dodge Aggron's attack.

Poor little mushroom, it got its face smashed flat by Bossco's huge butt squatting down.

Sigh, I envy mushrooms.

The field was thrown up with a cloud of dust, as if a bomb had been dropped on it.

The smoke quickly dissipated, the mushroom lost its ability to fight, and Aggron woke up.

The score is now tied at one to one.

"Thanks for your hard work, Mushroom! You did a great job!"

The fact that Golem was able to take Azalea away was already an unexpected bonus, so Ash naturally wouldn't blame it.

"You're the one I choose next, go for it, Forest Lizard!"

This is Ash's main force in this challenge against the Corsair Gym. As soon as the Grovyle entered the battle, it still had that same showy look of carrying a twig in its mouth.

It stood casually on the field with its arms crossed, and upon seeing Bosscodora, a mocking smile immediately appeared on its lips.

A smile that was three parts aloofness and four parts nonchalant.

"Chara~"

However, its own sharp aura was not inferior when facing the fierce Aggron.

In an instant, it brought up the atmosphere of evenly matched strength on the field.

"What a unique forest lizard! Aggron, say hello with Rock Lock."

"Forest Lizard, use Quick Attack to dodge!"

The forest lizard is much faster than the Bossdogna.

That's why Du Juan wanted to use the rock blockade to restrict the forest lizard's movement and slow it down.

Boscodora immediately stomped heavily on the field, and several huge rocks were instantly shaken up.

With a wave of its hands, it hurled these boulders one after another, which crashed heavily onto the ground.

The once flat battlefield was suddenly divided into small sections by scattered boulders.

However, due to the forest lizard's high speed, the series of boulders bombarding it did not touch a single hair on its head.

The forest lizard darted swiftly between the boulders, like a streak of light. While dodging the rocky blockade, it even managed to squeeze in a few kicks to Bossco.

The forest lizard then leisurely perched atop a boulder, glancing at Aggron with disdain.

"Chala~"

Even with the terrain changed like this, it can't reduce its speed in the slightest. After all, the leg muscles it developed through hard training with Ash are no joke.

Moreover, even the current broken site is not as complex as the forest environment where the forest lizard once lived.

"You're really being looked down upon, Aggron! Use Iron Head!"

"Forest Lizard, use Leaf Blade!"

Bossco stretched its head, smashed several boulders with its steel-hard head, and ran towards the forest lizard.

The forest lizard did not dodge either, and immediately conjured green blades, counterattacking in the direction from which Aggron was attacking.

The green and silvery-white energies intertwined, erupting into a powerful explosion on the field.

The two Pokémon emerged from the thick smoke, stopped in their respective halves of the field, and then quickly looked up to stare at each other.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Xiaoyao and Xiaosheng, the siblings, thoroughly enjoyed watching.

Both sides' skills are quite powerful, but Aggron still has the upper hand.

"Unfortunately, it's still a little short." Ash observed the Forest Lizard's condition and pondered in his mind, then immediately looked up.

"Du Juan, is this all you've got? This didn't even hurt my forest lizard! Could you use a little more force?"

"Damn Ash, let's show them Aggron with Sacrifice!" Du Juan bit her lip and immediately launched an attack with Aggron without thinking.

Normally she is very calm and would never be easily provoked, but since the person on the other end is Xiaozhi.

Last night, Xiaozhi kept teasing her in this tone when she was exhausted, and Du Juan can't stand hearing these words anymore.

But this is exactly what Ash wanted.

"This move is just the right power!"

The words just now, including the arrogant attitude of the forest lizard, were all meant to provoke Du Juan and Boscodora; they had been waiting for this attack.

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