In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

Upon hearing this, Ash hurriedly asked the campfire, "A regular badge?"

No way! If you're going to get one, get the best elite badge!

Upon hearing this, Campfire paused, then her smile deepened. Just as she had thought.

Given Ash's carefree and fearless nature, he would definitely challenge the gym battles on Hard Mode.

"Idiot! It's very rude to interrupt someone! Besides... for your first challenge, it's better to play it safe."

Xiaoxia couldn't help but yell at Xiaozhi, then glanced at the campfire and continued speaking to him.

Judging from her aura just now, this campfire... she must be an extremely powerful trainer.

Xiaoxia was genuinely worried that Xiaozhi might be upset.

"It's alright, I don't object to challengers repeating the challenge, but since it's about challenging for the elite badge."

"The battle mode will also change, Ash, are you sure you want to take on the challenge?"

Campfire smiled and shook her head, her beautiful eyes fixed on (Li Lehao) Xiaozhi, carefully trying to confirm the level.

"Of course, if I can't defeat your full strength, then this badge is meaningless."

Ash replied without hesitation, "Yes, that's what I thought. If it weren't for actually defeating a Gym Leader who went all out, I wouldn't have gotten the badge."

Therefore, this badge is incomplete!

"Although I don't agree with everything you say, I have felt your will."

Upon hearing this, Campfire paused for a moment, then shook his head.

"I will respect any challenger's decision, so Ash, I will fight with all my might."

"I hope you can do a great job."

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Chapter 586 They are the most difficult Gym Leaders to deal with in Alola (Please subscribe to the full chapter)

Inside the gym on the artificial island of Aether Paradise, on the massive gym battle arena, a campfire stands between Ash and his companion. The gym challenge is about to begin.

"According to Campfire herself, she is good at fire-type spirits, and what we just saw was that she was using a fire-breathing camel."

"If I remember correctly, the campfire belongs to a trainer from the Hoenn region."

Xiao Gang rested his chin on his hand and analyzed thoughtfully, "The campfire herself really likes the color red, and the spirit she uses is indeed a fire-type."

As for Fire-type Pokémon, Ash does have Water-type Pokémon, like that Water Slug...

"No matter what type of Pokémon you use, Zhi basically has no chance of winning."

Red shook his head. Although Ash was his younger brother, Red should naturally be biased towards Ash.

However, given the significant difference in raw strength, Red believed that Ash had virtually no chance of winning, absolutely no chance at all!

At that moment, Lillie also ran to the edge of the battlefield with great interest, took the gym referee's flag, and temporarily took on the role of referee.

"The Gym Challenge of Aether Gym is now beginning! The challenger is Ash from Pallet Town in the Kanto region."

"The challenger chooses to challenge the Elite Badge. The battle mode is 2vs2. Defeating both of the Gym Leader's Pokémon will result in a successful challenge!"

"The Gym Leader is not allowed to change Pokémon, so let the battle begin!"

Lillie held up a small flag and explained the rules of the battle in a clear voice.

"Then, Ash, as a sign of respect, I will use my strongest forces to face you. Are you ready?"

The campfire took out a light blue Poké Ball, looked at Ash, and smiled.

"Ah! Of course! Bring it on!"

Ash answered loudly without hesitation, clearly displaying high morale.

"This is the first Pokémon I've ever had!"

Seeing this, the smile on the campfire deepened, and he tossed the Poké Ball high into the air.

"Woo~"

With a flash of white light, a deep, melodious hum rang out, and a magnificent blue sprite landed lightly and gracefully, its aura serene and elegant.

The familiar posture of this Pokémon startled Ash, Mei, and the others.

"...Suicune?"

Xiaoxia stared in astonishment at the spirit in front of the campfire. Its gorgeous ribbons and figure were none other than Suicune, one of the three legendary beasts from Johto!

Wait... why is it Suicune?

Sister, you just said that your specialty is Fire-type, right? Is it really appropriate for you to pull out a Suicune right away?

"It is indeed Suijun, but not Bakura's."

Qinglv was also taken aback for a moment, but then carefully observed this Suicune. Its aura was not as powerful and majestic as the Suicune from Bakura at the Indigo League.

Clearly, this Suicune is completely different from Bakura's.

"Even so, what about Suijun..."

Xiao Gang looked at the Suicune with a toothache. Yes, this Suicune at the campfire was certainly not as powerful as Bakura's.

But this is Suicune after all! It's a legend after all!

This……

Brock encountered a legendary gym leader right away, and he almost felt sorry for Ash...

At this moment, Ash was indeed looking at the Suicune opposite him with great surprise.

But in an instant, Xiaozhi's eyes became slightly heated and serious.

"Suicune! What an exciting opponent!"

Ash's face was filled with excitement. He had never known what fear was. This kind of opponent was the real challenge!

"Pikachu! I'm counting on you!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ash immediately sent out his most trusted partner, Electivire!

"Pikachu!"

Upon hearing the sound, Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder and quickly ran to the battlefield, ready for battle.

"They've already started using their attribute advantages."

Bakura chuckled upon seeing this. Electric type is super effective against water type; this is the most basic theory of type advantage.

Ash clearly understood this, which is why he sent Pikachu into battle; otherwise, facing a formidable opponent like Suicune would have been difficult.

Ash should have thrown out his strongest Charizard without hesitation...

Yeah, and then Charizard got drenched by Suicune and turned into a water lizard.

"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu entered the arena, and without the slightest hesitation, Ash swung his arm forcefully and shouted loudly at Pikachu.

Pikachu leaped high into the air, arcs of electricity flashing on the sacs on its cheeks. The next moment, a golden current shot straight toward Suicune.

"Too reckless."

Shinji, who hadn't left because of a battle, shook his head upon seeing this. While Pikachu was indeed suited for fast attacks, it was wrong to attack without any preparation.

Facing a formidable enemy like Suicune would be extremely unwise.

“At this height.” Touko glanced at the brooding young man, then frowned slightly as she looked at Suijun.

Shinji was right; Pikachu's probing attack wasn't inherently wrong, but...

"Lightning speed."

Campfire glanced at the 100,000 volts and whispered to Suicune.

Suicune lowered her body slightly, her eyes remaining calm. Just as the Thunderbolt was about to hit, Suicune's body vanished from the spot.

"So fast!"

Ash was taken aback; in his vision, Suicune seemed to have teleported.

A faint white light and blue shadow moved continuously, closing in on Pikachu's leap in the blink of an eye.

Lightning-fast attack!

Suicune crashed heavily into Pikachu, whose face instantly contorted in pain as it let out a howl.

The immense force from behind gave Pikachu no chance to react; its entire body shot out like a cannonball and crashed heavily to the ground.

"Pikachu!"

Ash was startled and hurriedly called out to Pikachu in concern.

"Water cannon".

After knocking down Pikachu, Suicune slightly raised its head, and a large jet of light blue energy gushed from its mouth, shooting a massive water column towards the spot where Pikachu had fallen.

boom!

The water cannon hit and exploded, and with the splash of water, a crater appeared, revealing a Pikachu that had lost its ability to fight.

At that moment, Suicune landed lightly, and with elegant steps, slowly walked back to the campfire, turning sideways to calmly gaze at Ash.

The entire battle lasted less than ten seconds.

"Is it that strong?"

Xiaoxia stared at Suicune in shock, knowing that if it was Suicune, its strength must be extraordinary.

But Pikachu is one of Ash's mainstays, how could it not even last ten seconds?

Is the campfire really that powerful?

"Bakura, is Campfire the strongest Gym Leader in Alola?"

Seemingly remembering something, Xiaoxia asked Mo Liang curiously.