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

Chapter 489 Of course, you should ride the sea god at sea!

At Ash's command, May and Max immediately and skillfully rushed towards the fitness equipment.

The group's immense strength terrified the burly men around them, making them too afraid to even breathe.

"My God, how come that pretty girl and the kid with glasses are so strong? The weights they're lifting are ones that even some experienced people wouldn't dare to lift."

"Wait a minute, look at that boy in the hat! He's increased the weight on his barbell to 500 kilograms!"

"Oh no, he lifted the barbell with just one hand."

At this moment, Ash started playing with the enormous barbell like a stick, causing everyone around him to gasp in surprise.

"Wow, what a powerful muscle!"

What surprised them even more was that not only Ash, but even his Pikachu could easily lift the 500-kilogram barbell with its tail.

Although May and Shun weren't as exaggerated as Ash and Pikachu, they still wielded the professional equipment around them with great skill, clearly demonstrating their expertise as seasoned veterans.

"Boss Yan, are they really just passing by? They seem like they're here to cause trouble."

At this moment, Iwashimizu immediately glared at his younger brother.

"Hey, don't look at fellow fitness enthusiasts like that! I can feel a divine glow in that boy's muscles; they're definitely not bad people!"

Seeing how Ash's training was a pilgrimage-like experience for Iwashimizu, she naturally wouldn't allow anyone to criticize it.

After being told to stop, he immediately warmed up and came to Ash's side to train with him.

Originally, as the strongest man on the entire island, Iwashimizu was someone no one was qualified to spar with, but now his fighting spirit has been ignited by Satoshi.

They competed together on the duration of Russian push-ups, the number of one-handed push-ups, front horizontals, back horizontals, human flags—a series of high-difficulty moves.

In the final round of weighted frog jumps, Ash carried an extra boulder to increase the load, and Iwashimizu, not to be outdone, carried a boulder of the same size.

But he gritted his teeth and used all his strength, and collapsed from exhaustion after only a few jumps, while Xiaozhi easily jumped around the entire flat ground 10 times before his forehead was slightly sweaty.

Afterwards, he easily came over and helped up Iwashimizu, who was exhausted, which greatly shocked him.

Even though Iwashimizu had given it his all, Ash only got a little dirty.

In the end, he lost miserably in every competition.

"Your skill level is already quite good; you're considered excellent among ordinary people. I admire you."

Ash acknowledges Iwashimizu's ability to lift boulders in terms of physical development.

He could lift that heavy boulder and even jump a few times, only to be exhausted without any physical injury—so the humans in this world must be humanoid Pokémon after all.

Everyone has great development potential.

Moreover, having gained the approval of the physical supreme being, Satoshi, Iwashimizu can be proud for the rest of his life.

However, Iwashimizu didn't seem very happy.

"Am I considered excellent among ordinary people? — I now understand the gap between us. Please, Ash, you absolutely must have a battle with me!"

"A battle?"

"That's right." Iwashimizu nodded vigorously. "With muscles that strong, you must be an incredibly powerful trainer!"

"I've been too complacent ever since I became the strongest trainer on this island. Even though I've never left the island before, I've been so confident that I think I won't lose to any trainer outside the island."

"Right now, I just want to see how I compare to you!"

Before Ash could speak, Haruka, with a slight sheen of sweat on her forehead, came over to remind him.

"Ash, there's only one ferry to Mossdeep City today. If you miss it, you'll have to wait until tomorrow."

"If we head to the port now, we can get to Green Ridge City in half a day. Think it over carefully."

Ash knew what May was saying, and he also wanted to go to Mossdeep City to challenge the Gym Leader as soon as possible, but at this point Ash had already made up his mind.

"Don't worry, Haruka, the battle won't take too long, and it's okay if we miss our flight, since I'm not planning on taking a boat again anyway."

"Ah, how are we going to get to Green Ridge City if we don't take a boat? I'm strongly against flying over there on your back!"

"No, you'll see when the time comes."

Ash waved and turned around with a flourish, patting Iwashimizu on the shoulder to indicate that he accepted the challenge.

"Come on, Iwashimizu, I've always looked forward to battling a trainer with such solid muscles as you."

Iwashimizu was overjoyed. "Great! I can't wait to have a doubles match with a muscular guy in the woods!"

"I'm going to take you to the ultimate battleground on our island, a secluded grove where we can all have a blast playing games together!"

It was just a normal challenge invitation, but coming from the mouth of a muscular man, it sounded so philosophical.

Ash immediately felt his muscles heat up. "Let's go!"

"Hahaha!"

"Roar roar roar!"

And so, Ash and Iwashimizu walked arm in arm into the depths of the forest, leaving May watching their retreating figures with a constipated expression.

"Are they going to have a match? Something seems off."

"Hey, you shouldn't know so much about men's affairs, sister."

The siblings and Pikachu stayed behind to continue training amidst everyone's praise, while Ash and Iwashimizu quickly arrived at a battlefield full of rubble.

Iwashimizu was the first to send out his Diantha Sea Lion and Swamp King.

"The rules are double battles, and the other side wins when both of one side's Pokémon are defeated."

"no problem."

Both Diantar and Quagsire have very smooth fur and look very energetic, showing that they have been well-trained by their trainers.

When Iwashimizu said earlier that he was confident he wouldn't lose to trainers from outside the island, it wasn't entirely arrogance.

However, Ash then sent out his own Pokémon.

"Go! You're chosen, Swellow and Lizard King!"

He said the battle would end quickly, so he certainly wasn't just making empty promises to Haruka.

Ash has sent out his two best partners, who are currently at the level of main battle champions and have excellent teamwork, as a way of giving Rocky a lot of face.

"We're both muscle men from the same boat, let's have a good fight!" Ash's muscles were burning.

"Haha, even though I don't understand much, a thrilling battle is definitely in order!"

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new side quest, "Muscle Showdown": Defeat Iwashimizu, the muscle man of Ganga Island, and show him who the strongest muscle man is!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +1; Speed ​​+1; Nearby Sea Chart +1]

"Lizard King, use your seed machine gun to mow down the enemy! Swellow, use Quick Attack for cover!"

Ash's high-speed Pokémon naturally took the first strike.

The first to move was the Giant Swallow, whose figure flashed through the air and arrived in front of the Swamp King and the Dire Tooth Sea Lion in the blink of an eye, leaving them no time to react.

"Spar!"

The large wings suddenly swept past the two Pokémon, causing damage and severely disrupting their vision.

Just as Swamp King and Dianthus were struggling to regain their senses, Swellow had already rapidly ascended into the sky.

A massive number of seed machine gun bullets were already firing at the two Pokémon like shotgun pellets from behind.

"Diantar Serow, get in front of Quagsire!"

"Oh, Your Majesty!"

Since Diantar and Quagsire were chosen by Iwashimizu for doubles battles, they must be good partners with excellent teamwork.

Before the trainer could say anything, Diantar Seal had already stepped in front of Quagsire, taking most of the damage from the Seed Machine Gun for it.

Although Delicious is also weak to Grass-type attacks, Quagsire is a Water/Ground type Pokémon, which is four times weak to Grass.

A tough-looking Dianthus might not fall down immediately after being hit by a Seed Machine Gun, but if a Quagsire is grazed by the edge, it's definitely done for.

The only option is to bring out the Dianthus, which has high defense and high HP, to hold the line.

Even though the Dianthus had undergone rigorous muscle training with Iwashimizu and had maxed out its defenses, it still underestimated the power of the Lizard King's attack.

The Dianthus sea lion, caught in a fierce barrage of bullets, instantly showed a pained expression as its stamina rapidly declined.

At this moment, Iwashimizu immediately rallied and shouted.

"Hold on, Sea Lion! Swamp King, use your venomous attack on Sceptile now!"

The Dianthus's sacrifice was not in vain; it successfully bought Swamp King time to attack.

Taking advantage of the moment, the wise-looking Swamp King sprayed a large puddle of purple liquid from behind the Dire Tooth Sea Lion, which landed next to the Lizard King.

Although the Lizard King is agile, it can successfully dodge attacks by jumping, preventing the venomous liquid from directly touching its body.

But it still managed to smell the fumes of the highly toxic substance.

"Well done, Quagsire! Sceptile is poisoned, and in situations where you can't switch Pokémon, it's basically half dead!"

In a battlefield with limited space, this move is virtually impossible to dodge.

"Right now, the Diantar Sea Lion's Freeze Ray will freeze all the bullets from the Seed Machine Gun and send them back to Sceptile!"

The essence of doubles battles is to focus your two Pokémon on attacking one of your opponent's Pokémon, and the one who eliminates one of your opponent's Pokémon first gains the advantage.

It seems that Iwashimizu is a veteran of doubles.

At this moment, the Dianthus Sea Lion unleashed its Extreme Freeze Ray, which was quite powerful. All the Seed Machine Guns that were still flying in the air were frozen into small ice particles by a beam of blue light.

Then, under the continuous freezing of the polar rays, it quickly condensed into a huge hailstone that kept growing larger and then crashed down on the Lizard King.

Both Sceptile and Swellow were controlled by Ice-type moves, and Iwashimizu was confident that Ash would have a hard time countering this move, especially since Sceptile was also poisoned.

However, Ash remained calm at this point.

"You've trained your Pokémon very well, Shimizu. Whether it's the coordination with Diantar or Quagsire's Toxic attack, the timing is excellent."

"But! You can't defeat me this way." Ash lifted his hat, revealing a sunny smile.

"It's just a deadly poison; the battle will end before it accumulates enough damage over time."

"Lizard King, kick that hailstone back at me, then unleash Leaf Blade, Swellow, and Brave Bird for a fierce attack!"

"Cheers!"

"Spar!"

Faced with the enormous hailstones that had now swelled to 5 meters wide, the Lizard King casually flicked the branch he was holding in his mouth, then quickly jumped up and kicked out with his powerful legs.

Even with the Dianthus Sea Lion continuously using its Ice Beam to provide power from behind, the giant hailstone was still instantly kicked back.

This left Iwashimizu speechless.

"My God, what incredible power! The muscles on that lizard king's thighs are absolutely mesmerizing."

Even though they were in the middle of a battle, Iwashimizu couldn't help but admire the beautiful muscles on the Lizard King's body.

However, he quickly realized that now was not the time to appreciate these things, and hurriedly shouted.

"Swamp King, quickly use Water Tail to shatter the hail."

Just as Swamp King used its tail to whip up a massive torrent of water and shatter the hailstones, a figure wreathed in blue flames swiftly crashed into Swamp King's soft belly from within the large expanse of ice, forcefully launching its entire body into the air.

This is the Great Swallow, which had been circling in the sky observing the battle.

It turns out that when the hail was flying towards its opponent, it quickly used its superb flying skills to fly down and hide behind the hail to follow up with the attack.

Just as Iwashimizu was shocked, the Lizard King's figure appeared behind the Diantar Sea Lion without anyone noticing.

With a single slash of its blade, the Emperor Fang Sea Lion collapsed to the ground.

"What?! Ash's Sceptile and Swellow are way too fast! They're much faster than regular Sceptile and Swellow!"

"Unbelievable, is this also the power of muscles?"

After the flying Swamp King crashed back to the ground, revealing its two eyes like mosquito coils, Iwashimizu knew he had completely lost.

Although he lost, he was still very happy.

After returning the Pokémon to its Poké Ball, he immediately ran to Ash's side.

"Battle with you was so exhilarating! Thank you for showing me how much muscle training can make a Pokémon this powerful."

With you, venerable one, on the Muscle Avenue, all those who embark on this path truly shine!

"Your Pokémon's strong muscles give me unparalleled motivation, and I can't wait to get back into training!"

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the side quest "Muscle Showdown": Defeat Iwashimizu, the muscle man on Ganga Island, and show him who the strongest muscle man is!]

[Rewards: Alliance Coins +3000; Stamina +1; Speed ​​+1; Nearby Sea Chart +1]

Iwashimizu straightforwardly told Ash the direction in which the two groups of people who came to the island left.

Furthermore, since there were no shops on the island to replenish Ash's supplies, he generously sponsored a lot of things for Ash.

People who enjoy building muscle are definitely good people!

Ash's affinity for muscles increases by 10!

However, when the three of them arrived at the deserted port where all the ships had already departed, Xiaoyao still looked puzzled.

"Ash, you said you're going to do something big next, like finding Team Aqua and Team Magma's submarines, rescuing legendary Pokémon, and stuff like that..."

"But there isn't even a small boat here. How are we supposed to find one on this vast ocean?"

When faced with May's question, Ash was simply sketching and writing on a sea chart that showed all the surrounding seabed terrain, showing no sign of being in a hurry.

Soon, relying on his extensive knowledge and the intelligence provided by Iwashimizu, he gradually narrowed down the area on the nautical chart and drew the most likely underwater navigation routes for the two organizations' submarines.

Then Ash happily raised his hand and ruffled May's hair.

"Don't rush, Haruka. Although the general area has been determined, when searching for someone on the high seas, we should definitely use the most suitable vehicle."

He glanced at the time and immediately took out two Poké Balls, clapping his hands together to release two giant Pokémon, one black and one white.

"Their afternoon nap is over, now is the perfect time for them to come out."

Upon seeing Blackie and Whiteie appear, Pikachu immediately jumped onto them happily and greeted them affectionately.

May and Max were both awestruck by the size and imposing presence of the two Pokémon.

"What are they?

"The legendary Pokémon, Lugia! May, of course you should ride Poseidon on the high seas!"

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