Pokémon: Starting as a Farmer Instead of a Trainer

Chapter 139 Victory! The best publicity!

Looking at Latios in the sky, Ash sent out Swellow. He originally wanted Charizard to come, but Charizard was still training in Charizard Valley in the Johto region and couldn't leave for a while...

Swellow versus Latios: The two Pokémon are calling out to each other in mid-air, which could be a very exciting aerial battle.

Unfortunately, although the Great Swallow could keep up with its opponent's speed, the difference in strength between the two was too great.

Even with its final, all-out attack, Brave Bird was easily defeated and fell to the ground after colliding with Latios's Ultimate Impact.

In the blink of an eye, Latios had successfully defeated three opponents without even suffering any serious injuries. The familiar feeling returned once again.

"..."

At this moment, all the audience's eyes fell on Ash, who was looking down. They all felt sorry for him, thinking that if Darkrai hadn't participated, Ash would definitely have won with his strength.

But there are no "what ifs" in life...

Zhu Lan watched with a smile, wondering how they could turn the tide in this situation.

"Ash..."

Xiao Guang stared down at the ground. She had worked so hard for so long and was only one step away from success, but even so, she couldn't give up. So, dressed in a cheerleader outfit, she immediately stood up and shouted down at the ground.

"Keep it up!"

"Poga!"

No matter what, these friends will always be there for each other, supporting one another.

Perhaps hearing the cheers, Ash clenched his fist, looked up and stared ahead, then turned his hat around and smiled.

"It's not over yet. We can't let everyone down... Let them see our full strength!"

"Pikachu!"

"I choose you, Pikachu!"

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu jumped out from beside him, revealing a battle-ready smile, facing Latios above without any fear of its opponent.

"Interesting, then let me see it!"

Dakdo's fighting spirit was completely ignited, and he waved his hand and shouted, "Ultimate Impact after Rapid Descending!"

"Pfft!"

Latios rushed down at an incredible speed, and the gusts of air it created almost blew the tiny Pikachu away.

Pikachu couldn't possibly avoid that speed, but Ash completely defied expectations, displaying maximum unexpectedness by waving his hand and shouting, "Catch it, then use Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu caught Latios charging at it and scooped it up in a hug.

This decision was extremely bold; if it had been any faster or slower, it would have been hit by the ultimate impact.

The attack missed, and due to the negative effects of Giga Impact, Latios was briefly stunned, which gave Pikachu the opportunity to climb onto its back and immediately unleash an electric attack, but with little effect.

But if it doesn't cause much damage the first time, what about the second, third... or even ten times?

Pikachu gripped Latios's lower back fur tightly and continued to unleash Thunderbolt. Latios, which had recovered from its paralysis, was unable to shake it off or even touch it.

This is what Mingyou asked Latios. The other party is very experienced. Latios has longer hair on its tail, and you can't reach that area with your hands.

Once you hold on tightly, it's extremely difficult to pull you off, even with strong mental focus...

Seeing Latios becoming agitated, Darkor quickly shouted, "Use Light Screen!"

"Keep using 100,000 volts!"

"Pikachu!"

Although the light wall made Latios's body much more slippery, as long as you grab onto the hair there, you don't have to worry about being thrown off.

Pikachu continued unleashing Thunderbolt, finally managing to paralyze it. Darkrope, realizing the danger, waved his hand and shouted, "Use Extreme Ascent followed by Extreme Descent to knock it down!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Latios immediately launched Pikachu straight into the sky, but due to its paralysis, its speed was significantly reduced, giving Pikachu plenty of time to adjust its posture.

But Latios, which had soared to a height of tens of meters, quickly fell back down. The powerful inertia finally flung Pikachu away, and Latios turned around rapidly in the middle of its descent, opened its mouth, and created many white flashes that gathered in front of it.

It waits for Pikachu to freefall and fall within its maximum range before unleashing a Cleanse Beam to take it down!

Seeing this, everyone tensed up, because Pikachu had nowhere to go in the air, and it was obvious that its limbs were starting to become uncoordinated, leaving it only able to free fall.

"That's too extreme..."

Mingyou watched nervously as well. He had actually taught the other person a very extreme way to avoid the beam of light, but in this situation... could it really be done? He wasn't too sure either.

But just then, Ash suddenly pointed to the sky and shouted, "Now! Use your tail as a springboard, then use Volt Tackle to charge down!"

"Pikachu!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Darko looked up in surprise and saw Pikachu actually flick its tail, briefly using it as a stepping stone, releasing a strong electric current from its cheeks that enveloped its entire body before rushing down!

Seeing this, he couldn't understand how such an operation, which was as unbelievable as stepping on the right foot with the left foot to ascend into the sky, was accomplished.

But it doesn't matter, as long as we take it down!

"Pure light!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a pink energy halo formed in front of Latios!

Then a pink energy beam shot out from the halo and collided violently with the charging Pikachu in mid-air!

The pink and yellow energies shimmered and spread outwards like rain, dazzlingly bright, so intense that many viewers couldn't open their eyes to look directly at them.

"Now!"

At this moment, Ash suddenly waved and shouted. Without even needing to give any other commands, Pikachu already understood what to do. It gradually moved and changed position in the collision with the Clean Beam.

"Um?"

At this moment, not only Darkrai, but also many other trainers present, including Cynthia, couldn't understand what was going on. Was he trying to dodge the beam? But wouldn't that just mean charging straight down? That would be even more disadvantageous!

Sure enough, in the next second...

A beam of pure light shot through the air and into the sky, while Pikachu, enveloped in electricity, broke free from the beam and plunged down beside it!

But to everyone's surprise, Pikachu didn't rush straight to the ground. Instead, it charged towards Latios with its body almost completely touching the edge of the beam, and assumed an attack stance!

This is a method of avoiding beams that Mingyou taught him, and this tactic is very extreme, only usable when you are close to the opponent and exchanging beams.

That is to wrap oneself in energy, borrow the flow of energy at the edge of the opponent's beam, and rush upwards in the opposite direction, thereby avoiding or minimizing the damage caused by the beam. This is extremely difficult to execute.

At this time, the opponent cannot move, so you can quickly move to the opponent's side and launch an attack. However, you only have one chance, and you will not be able to succeed a second time!

Seeing Pikachu's actions, Darkrod instantly realized something, but it was too late. Latios was unable to quickly end the Cleanse Beam attack and could only remain suspended in mid-air.

At the same time, Ash below clenched his fist, then swung it upwards with all his might, shouting, "This is the final... Iron Tail!!!"

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu's tail flashed with a metallic light, and its body suddenly flipped forward, slamming its tail hard onto Latios's head.

The pure light was interrupted in an instant, and the remaining energy exploded in the middle with a deafening roar that shook the entire venue.

The venue, which had just been repaired a few days ago, now seemed on the verge of collapsing again. The energy released by the explosion interrupted the signal in the entire venue once again, and even burst outwards, blowing away the spectators who were watching the excitement outside!

"This power is a bit too much..."

Mingyou, holding Ponpo, was nearly thrown off balance. Many spectators were already thrown about, demonstrating Latios's immense power—enough to destroy the entire venue. But even such a powerful Pokémon was now…

The entire venue fell silent. Whether it was the champion Zhu Lan or the other spectators, they all stared intently at the smoke from the explosion.

In the final explosion, Pikachu and Latios fell to the ground simultaneously. Since the on-site filming equipment had also been damaged, everyone could only observe with the naked eye and was eager to know the outcome.

As the smoke slowly dissipated, Ash and Darkrai watched anxiously. The first thing to appear was Latios lying on its side, clearly unable to battle and unconscious.

So will it be a draw...?

Just as everyone was speculating about this, Pikachu swayed unsteadily, standing on Latios, trying to maintain its balance, but the pain in its body had already made its consciousness somewhat blurred, and it was about to fall.

Seeing this, Ash ran onto the field without hesitation, caught the collapsing Pikachu in his arms, and amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the audience... He won! The final winner has emerged!

Latios was unable to complete the battle, Pikachu won, so the final winner of this tournament is—Ash from Pallet Town!!!

"Yay!"

Whether it was Xiao Guang and his friends, the Rockets trio, or their family and friends watching the live broadcast on TV, everyone was excited about it.

Even Ponpo and the others who watched the match were happy that Pikachu defeated its strong opponent!

"That was amazing! They actually managed to use it! That's pushing the limits!"

Mingyou took a deep breath to calm his barely suppressed excitement, especially the last wave, which had made his heart leap into his throat.

It's alright... No wonder he chose him, this is the best publicity for him!

……

Actually, Naruto himself doesn't know how to use this move. He just saw it in a Dragon Ball anime and thought it could be used in actual combat.

One dared to teach, the other dared to learn, and they even managed to put it into practice – that's the ultimate surprise!

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(End of this chapter)