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

Chapter 410 New Skills

"Oh no, my Magneton!" Iron Whirl rushed forward, only to find Magneton completely turned to charcoal and collapsed on the battlefield.

"Come on!"

[Ding! Strong Chicken: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]

Panting heavily, after defeating two opponents in a row, the strong chicken finally vented its anger, living up to its reputation as a genius chicken.

Although it successfully executed the double fire kick, the previous battle had also depleted its stamina considerably.

Now, Mighty Chicken can only kneel on one knee, barely supporting his body.

"I never thought that Strongchicken could actually defeat my Magneton. These young people these days are not to be underestimated."

Tie Xuan glanced at Lei Gong, who was watching with great interest, and burst into laughter again.

"Then, next up is my trump card."

"Bring out your Raichu, show the challenger your electric shock!" Iron Whirl quickly released his third Pokémon.

"Leibow!"

The Thunder Beast is entirely blue and walks on four legs, with some parts of its body covered in yellow mane. It looks like a fierce wolfhound and has a rather imposing presence.

"The gym leader's trump card—Strong Chicken's stamina has been greatly depleted, so let's go back and rest, Strong Chicken!"

Ash immediately chose to change his Pokémon.

"Is Ash going to send out Mudkip next?" May asked curiously.

"It must be! Raichu doesn't have Electromagnetic Levitation, so Mudkip is perfect for dealing with it!"

However, things did not develop as Xiaosheng had expected.

After some thought, Ash surprisingly sent out a new Pokémon.

"I choose you, Lobster Soldier!"

"Hey, Ash, why? Isn't this a disadvantage?" May and Max exclaimed in confusion.

But Xiao Zhi responded to them with his confident smile.

"Don't worry, of course I have my own considerations."

Although Ash would have a better chance of winning with Mudkip given Raichu's move pool, that's not what he wanted.

Ash's ultimate goal is to maximize the benefits for every Pokémon in battle.

If Ironwhirl calls this Thunder Beast his trump card, then its strength must be even greater than Magneton's.

In addition to its inherent disadvantages in attributes, the Thunder Beast is a formidable foe for the Lobster Soldier.

But during the previous special training, Ash also realized that Corphish was a ball of rubber.

The greater the pressure from its opponents, the more the lobster soldier can unleash its potential.

Wild Pokémon are too weak, and when battling against Pokémon belonging to Ash, they won't really go all out, so they can't force out its full strength.

Only formal battles like Gym Battles, where Pokémon are carefully trained and require all-out effort, are the best place for Corphish to hone his skills.

Ash naturally had to send out the lobster soldier, who had been struggling, to give it a try.

Upon its arrival, the lobster soldier still had that silly expression, waving its big pincers, ready to start its rampage.

But upon seeing the lightning beast opposite it, whose entire body was wrapped in astonishing electric current, its expression froze instantly.

He then immediately turned to look at Ash, giving him a "Boss, are you kidding me?" look.

"Hey!"

Although it's silly, it knows it's a Water-type Pokémon and that getting hit by electricity hurts!

Looking again at the electric current released by the Thunder Beast's bared teeth, the Lobster Soldier quickly said, "You give it to Luda!"

If it's a match where you're easy prey, it'll definitely be the first to take the lead, but it's not suitable for this kind of opponent.

"Goblin!" Ash immediately kicked the Goblin that was trying to hide behind him back onto the battlefield.

"Even though your opponent is an Electric-type Pokémon, I've always believed you could win."

Soldier Lobster lost to Torchicken and then to Farfetch'd, which completely demoralized him.

The fact that its companions were all monsters exacerbated its inferiority complex, which led to its tendency to retreat whenever it encountered a strong enemy.

"I really should have included it in the previous extreme training." Ash is now filled with regret. If Corphish had participated back then, his mentality would definitely be much better, if not for anything else.

Fortunately, there was still a chance to salvage the situation. Ash picked up Shrimp and, while calming it down, looked at it with a determined gaze.

"Consider it an act of faith in you, Lobster Minion! Your talent shouldn't stop here!"

"Hey?

Ash's eyes shone with trust as he looked at Corporal.

Recalling the moments he had spent with Ash, the lobster soldier finally regained his fighting spirit, banging his armor with his pincers and assuming a battle stance.

"In the end, they decided to send out the lobster soldiers." Tie Xuan patiently watched the scene just now.

Although he didn't quite understand Ash's plan, he didn't let his guard down and immediately seized the initiative.

"Thunderbolt, Thunderbolt!"

As his trump card, Dynamo's Thunderbolt is even more powerful than the one released by Magneton.

The hair on its body stood up like lightning rods, and lightning struck from all directions in an instant.

"Lobster Soldiers, Crab Claw Hammers!"

"Hey, hasn't the Lobster Soldier mastered this move yet?"

Sure enough, as soon as Xiaoyao finished speaking, the giant water claw that the lobster soldier had just finished condensing shattered and was hit by 100,000 volts.

Bathed in the electric current, the lobster soldier immediately lost a lot of strength, but the two weeks of special training before coming to Violet City still came in handy.

Despite the significantly increased level of the lobster minions, they survived the initial onslaught of the counter-attack.

"Hey—" The lobster soldier twitched from the electric shock.

But for a stubborn fool, fear precedes pain, but once the harm actually arrives, anger arises from the pain.

The fighting spirit in its eyes burned even more fiercely in an instant.

"Good lobster soldier, let's try the crab claw hammer again!"

"Thunderbolt, Electric Ball!"

Hehehe!

"Leibow!"

This time, the giant water pincers were even more solid, but unfortunately, the Thunder Beast could unleash its skills much faster than the Lobster Soldier.

Before the still-unskilled Crab Claw Hammer could be fully unleashed, a lightning energy ball the size of a lead ball arrived in front of the Lobster Soldier.

"Still not working? Lobster soldiers, let's try a sneak attack on vital points!"

"Hey!"

Crab Claw Hammer was immediately deactivated, and the water flowed down instantly, but this also effectively blocked Raichu's vision.

Its electric ball was guided directly to the ground by the flowing water curtain, failing to hit the lobster soldier.

Instead, the lobster soldiers took advantage of the water flow to find an opportunity and quickly approached the Thunder Beast.

The attack, having fully charged up, struck the Thunder Beast in the waist with its pincers, successfully hitting a vital spot.

The Thunder Beast immediately let out a scream of pain as it had been struck hard.

"Phew, thankfully we've failed enough times before, and the lobster soldier has long since mastered how to use a sneak attack to his advantage."

The crab claw hammer had already been formed on the claw and was just about to be smashed down, but unexpectedly, it all fell apart at the last minute.

"With Lobster Soldier's talent, he shouldn't only be able to do this much!"

At this moment, the Thunder Beast stood up again, its fur bristling and lightning surging, resembling a ferocious, menacing thunder beast.

"Hahaha, as expected of my Thunder Beast! Now, unleash Wild Volt!"

Electric current enveloped its entire body, and the Thunder Beast charged menacingly towards the Lobster Soldier.

Faced with such a terrifying impact, the lobster soldier forgot his previous anger and started to cower.

Hey~

But Ash's encouraging words came immediately.

"Go for it, Lobster Soldier! Overcome your fear! You can do it! Use Crab Claw Hammer one more time!"

"You know, the Armored Dragon is almost at the edge of evolution. You don't want to be left behind by it for the rest of your life, do you?"

During the previous special training to sweep up wild Pokémon, Corphish focused on learning new high-power moves, while Shellder was focused on gaining experience in order to evolve as soon as possible.

Ash always used its heavy, hard body as a heavy artillery shell; every time it hit, a bunch of wild Pokémon would lose their ability to battle.

Therefore, the experience gained is several times that of the Lobster Soldier.

If the Lobster Soldier doesn't work harder, its combat power will be completely overtaken by the Shellder Dragon when it evolves into the fully evolved Salamence.

Upon hearing about their archenemy, the armored dragon, the lobster soldier finally rekindled his fighting spirit.

"Hehehe!" (No way I got dumped by that idiot Armored Dragon!)

The flowing water swirled around the lobster soldier's pincers, quickly coalescing into an even larger pincer that slammed down with a sense of panic. This time, the crab claw hammer actually worked.

The giant pincers formed by the flow of water and the behemoth of lightning were locked in a fierce struggle.

The lightning continuously decomposed the water it touched, releasing bursts of gas into the surrounding area, followed by explosions.

The Thunder Beast retreated first from the smoke, but to everyone's surprise, the Lobster Soldier did not rush out from the other side of the smoke.

Instead, it followed the direction in which the Thunder Beast retreated, extending its large pincers.

Hehehe!

"7

"Leibow?"

In a flash, the lobster soldier grabbed the Thunder Beast's head.

Unexpectedly, this clamp caused the Thunder Beast, which still had a lot of strength left after being hit by the Crab Claw Hammer, to instantly lose its ability to fight.

"Huh? What?" Tie Xuan stared in disbelief at the scene, but his experience quickly caught on.

"It seems this isn't an ordinary pincer attack; it's a skill."

"Skill?"

At that moment, a mechanical notification sounded in Xiao Zhi's mind.

[Ding! Lobster Soldier: Learned a new skill, "Extreme Drop Claw"!]

【Extreme Falling Claws: This skill deals fixed damage equal to the opponent's maximum HP. As long as the opponent is not immune to elemental damage, it can kill them in one hit. However, if the user's level is lower than the target's, the move will definitely fail.】

[Power: Change Accuracy: (30 + difference in level between user and opponent)%]

"How did you learn such a skill?"

This skill, like Absolute Zero, relies heavily on luck, leaving Ash unsure whether to be happy or sad.

But speaking of which, Electabuzz's level is higher than Grunt's, so is this the legendary beginner protection period? Ash couldn't figure it out.

At that moment, Walter waved the flag down.

"Electroc is unable to battle, Grunt wins, and the Gym Leader has lost three Pokémon."

"Therefore, the winner of this gymnastics challenge is challenger Ash Ketchum!"

"Hahaha, what a wonderful battle! I've lost."

Tess handed the Electric Badge to Ash without hesitation.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the main quest "Electric Badge!": Please defeat Mauville Gym Leader Iron Spin]

【获得奖励：联盟币+5000；体力属性+2；攻击+2；自由属性点+3；技能电磁波+1】

[Ding! Electric Badge: When this badge is worn, the power of Electric-type Pokémon moves is increased by 5%]

"Great, I got the Electricity Badge!"

Hehehe!

[Ding! Lobster Soldier: Affection +5: Intimacy +5]

Having defeated an opponent he thought was unbeatable, the lobster soldier felt as if he had been reborn, and his former reckless spirit had returned.

He immediately challenged Pikachu, and was then rendered dumbfounded by a single electric shock.

"Pikachu!"

"Hey————" (faints)

"Seriously, what are you doing?"

Returning the fallen Garchomp to its Poké Ball, though the process was somewhat tortuous, ultimately completed the Mauville Gym challenge.

Just as Xiaozhi and his friends were about to leave, Tiexuan suddenly called them back.

Then he frantically begged Ash to use Raikou to fight him again.

"Please, this is the most important request I've ever made in my life!"

"Master Tiexuan, don't you know you should never say 'forever'?"

In the end, Ash couldn't persuade him otherwise and agreed to send Raikou to battle Tespin's Electivire again.

The overworked office worker initially disagreed.

"Thunderous roar, thunderous roar!" (Work? I will never work again in my life!)

But Tie Xuan was too good at handling things; he had taken such good care of it before, and had made it very happy.

Even the Thunder God felt embarrassed to refuse.

Although the result was that Raiden was taken away by Raikou's two electric shocks, Tess was still quite happy to be able to fight Raikou.

Having finally fulfilled one of his life's greatest wishes before turning 60, and having also collected real data on thunder gods, Tie Xuan was completely satisfied.

"Okay, my next electric robot, Raigongjun No. 3, will definitely be even more realistic!"

"Teacher, let's develop the lifelike robot Loli-chan No. 1 first. It only needs to be a little bit realistic!"

!!

"Magneto".

"Beep—!"

"Aaaaaahh ...

Bubble Beam: "Ash's Raikou is so powerful!"

After the match, Xiao Sheng still curiously hovered around Lei Gong.

"I think this Raikou, although it can't speak, has a much stronger presence than Ash's Suicune before."

"Especially when you look directly into it, the oppressive, gloomy feeling can make your heart skip a beat!"

(The resentful look in the eyes of a corporate slave~)

At this point, Ash could only smile helplessly.

"Eight Treasure Porridge is just too unconventional; its actual efficacy is still quite strong."

Especially when Ash is around, its all-out battle power ranks among the top ten of all Ash's Pokémon.

However, Raikou, still in its prime, is much stronger than Ash was when he first obtained Suicune and Entei, even though his mindset is a bit chaotic.

The value of a job that has been done for over a hundred years without a break!

They have a wealth of practical experience and have already become combat-ready without Xiao Zhi having to worry about them much.

The most important thing right now is to let Raikou get some rest, so it doesn't die suddenly when Ash takes it out to battle one day.

"Is it true that Pokémon can sometimes die suddenly?"

"Thunderous roar!" (I think it's very likely!)

Following Raikou's wishes, Ash continued to send it back to Dark City to continue his slacking off.

The others, under Tie Xuan's care, had a wonderful day in Violet City.

Unexpectedly, this old man, Tie Xuan, was not only the master of Zi Dong Martial Arts Academy, but also the founder of the entire Zi Jin City.

They enjoy a very high status in the city.

Thanks to his care, Ash and his friends experienced arguably the best treatment they had ever received in the new city.

Not only did they get free access to any store they visited, but they also received a large number of gifts.

The elderly are so good to the children, it's just a pity they can't stay longer.

May learned from Nurse Joy in Mauville City where the next Grand Contest would be held, and Ash also confirmed the location of the Lava Citadel Gym.

They left immediately, continuing their journey to their next destination.

Meanwhile, in the Kanto region, an orange-haired girl boarded her plane while holding an egg-shaped creature in her arms.

She looked at the location marked on the note in her hand and smiled sweetly.

"In the Hoenn region, I wonder what kind of expression that idiot Ash will have when he sees me."

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