Pokémon from Galar

Having already calculated the trajectory of the electric ball, Balu maintained his dragon dance movements without stopping. At the same time, his huge body made an overly agile twist in mid-air, a strange flip that sent the electric ball flying almost past Balu's body into the empty air.

The small amount of electricity that leaked was completely ignored by Balu.

"Dragon's Dive!"

"Roar—!! (My turn to attack, little one!)"

Feeling his increased power after finishing Dragon Dance, Palm roared and charged aggressively, unleashing two consecutive Electric-type moves that made Pikachu take him very seriously.

The opponent looked weak, but in reality, he was incredibly strong, almost unbelievable. Balu was nervous, but also excited! He loved fighting against strong opponents!

"Pikachu! Iron Tail!"

Ash and Pikachu didn't think they could dodge the opponent's attacks. After easily dodging the attacks twice in a row, Ash finally understood that the speed was simply exaggerated.

Especially when the opponent has the first move, turning around to dodge at this point is simply suicide; you have no choice but to fight head-on!

Pikachu naturally knew Ash's thoughts. When the big guy dodged the Thunderbolt, he even lost track of the opponent's movement for a moment. At that speed, even Pikachu's eyes could hardly keep up.

Fortunately, the opponent's attack was very straightforward. Pikachu couldn't keep up but could anticipate it, crouching down on all fours and raising its tail high, with layers of silvery-white energy enveloping the tip.

Secretly preparing, the boiling dragon energy approached at high speed without any concealment—now!

Pikachu suddenly exerted force with its front paws, its entire body swung violently around its front paws, and its hard and extremely sharp iron tail slashed out, narrowly hitting the swooping Pelip.

Boom! Boom!

Two bursts of energy erupted. The Dragon-type physical attack, enhanced by Dragon Dance, was no joke. With the added power of Balu's already terrifying attack, Dragon Dive crashed down with a terrifying force that seemed to shatter the earth.

With Pikachu's nimble body, it was almost instantly blasted away the moment the energy burst out, while Palmo's powerful Iron Tail blocked its attack, causing most of the attacks to be concentrated in the center of the arena.

"Pikachu—!"

Marie swayed for a moment, but quickly regained her balance. Without delay, she made a judgment the instant she heard Ash's voice. Palm's style is not to wait for the opponent to adjust at this time!

"Dragon Claw!"

"Roar--!!"

"Pikachu! Thunderbolt!"

Ash was also taking a gamble. Pikachu was launched into the air with nowhere to gain momentum, and continuing to use Iron Tail would only put it at a greater disadvantage. His only option was to try using Thunderbolt to see if it could hit the opponent and create an opportunity for himself.

P.S.: To be honest, I haven't even decided who will win. After all, Baloo is also a squishy character. Even at level 60+, a max-level Pikachu would take it down in two hits. But Pikachu is also squishy; it would also be defeated after taking two hits.

Chapter 110 Pikachu and Ash's Z-Moves

Sizzle—

Bang-!

Pikachu was also incredibly desperate. Knowing it couldn't guarantee its Thunderbolt would hit, it secretly built up its power, and just as Palmon approached, it unleashed its Dragon Claw attack.

A burst of violent electrical energy erupted from Pikachu!

A complete exchange of injuries!

"Roar—!!! (You bastard!)"

Pokémon's movements simply can't match the speed of an electric shock. Before, it was possible to predict Pikachu's movements, but now, at almost point-blank range, just as the Dragon Claw move landed, before it could change its move, Thunderbolt was unleashed.

"Pikachu—"

Pikachu took the brunt of the dragon's claw attack head-on this time, its small body being sent flying out of the arena once again. Baloo wasn't faring much better.

After receiving Pikachu's 100,000 volts, Baloo realized that this Pikachu's electricity was completely different from that of a regular Pikachu.

Even with Balu's resistance to electric energy, he still stopped his movements in mid-air, and almost lost his balance and fell from the sky for a moment.

Needless to say, the two little guys were already stunned by the electric shock.

Pikachu! Are you alright?

On the other side, Ash saw Pikachu fly over his head and backwards. He didn't care about Marie on the other side and turned around to pounce on the Pikachu that was about to fall.

He caught Pikachu, which was about to fall to the ground, in his arms.

Meanwhile, Mary took the two unconscious little ones off Balu's head.

Marie lifted the Poké Ball and collected the two little creatures inside. She glanced at Ash, who was checking Pikachu's status on the other side, then looked up at Palm, who was panting heavily.

How are you feeling?

"Roar—(This is bad, but we can still keep going. That Pikachu's electricity is weird.)"

"I know that Pikachu's experience is a bit special. In short, it's quite similar to yours, Pazu. It has high attack and low defense, so it's not without a chance."

"Roar—(More than that, I'm really interested in the Z-Moves you mentioned, Marie. How powerful would a Pikachu be if it used a Z-Move!)"

Completely ignoring his injuries, Balu was thoroughly excited. He was now even more eager to experience the power of the Z-Move that Marie had mentioned than to win or lose!

And Balu was even happier than he hadn't expected to encounter such a strong opponent so soon after arriving in Alola, since it would be quite boring to have the same opponent every day.

For a warmonger like Balu who loves fighting...

"Marie! I never knew you were this amazing! The unknown Pokémon is so powerful! I'm so happy! As a reward, I'll show you my and Pikachu's strongest Z-Move!"

Ash, now standing back up, gave Pikachu a confident smile and then crossed his arms over his chest.

Om-!

In that instant, the Z Crystal on Ash's wrist glowed, and with the flashing of the Electric Symbol, a massive amount of energy began to circulate wildly between Pikachu and Ash, centered around the Z Crystal.

"Baru...prepare to descend into spirit form—"

"Roar—! (Let me take this! I want to see just how powerful this attack can become!)"

"..."

Mary glanced quickly at the ready-to-go Balu, but didn't object. If he wanted to experience it, then let him try.

"Then let's hold the line!"

"Roar—!! (Got it!)"

Although Balu wanted to try it himself, he wasn't stupid. The wildly surging energy opposite him was no joke, and he didn't intend to just take it head-on.

Ash now wore a serious expression as he faced his opponent, his arms extended from his chest to his sides, then raised horizontally and crossed again.

The series of actions, though somewhat comical, combined with the gathering of electrical energy that nearly blew his hat off, made Mary unable to laugh at all.

As the final movement ended, this surging energy rapidly poured into Pikachu's body, and then a Z-Move symbol flashed in front of Pikachu.

"Go, Pikachu!"

"Pikachu—!"

Pikachu stood up, and all the enormous energy flowed through its body, transforming into a wildly flashing bolt of lightning. A beam of electricity, shaped like an electric gun, gathered in front of Pikachu.

The surging electricity was incredibly violent. Although the attack had a rather long wind-up, given the chaotic energy flow just now, probably not many people would choose to disrupt the balance at this moment.

"This is—our all-out attack—!"

"Pikachu!!"

As the two voices overlapped and their movements synchronized, Pikachu raised its right paw high in a fist and swung it with all its might at the electric gun that was poised to fire in front of it.

boom--!!!

Bang-!

A blinding flash of lightning arrived in an instant. The protective light barrier that Pazu had erected only held for a moment before shattering. The Z-Move, prematurely detonated by this barrier, instantly engulfed Pazu and Marie.

A tremendous sound resounded through the sky. For a moment, Mary even thought she couldn't hear anything at all. Her entire field of vision was white, and her ears were ringing.

A massive electric current instantly enveloped almost the entire area in front of Balu, centered on him. If it weren't for Ichigo's timely reaction, which created another protective light barrier to shield both of them, Balu might have been caught in the crossfire.

After all... Alola doesn't have the Dynamax energy to provide a protective shield for the Dynamax Bracers in its hands.

This was definitely the first time Marie had ever experienced a Pokémon's ultimate move so closely... even if it was just the aftereffect of a weakened move.

She didn't know exactly how much time had passed, but when Mary regained her vision, the first thing she saw was Balu, who was still standing in front of her, panting heavily, but refusing to fall down.

"How are you feeling?"

Mary pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"...Roar...Roar (So strong...really so strong...even the weakened Electric-type moves almost took my life just now.)"

The protective light barrier not only negated most of the power but also prevented the move from detonating at close range. Even so, the weakened Electric-type Z-Move almost knocked Pazu unconscious.

I am a dragon!

They naturally possess a considerable degree of resistance to electric-type moves!

Although Mary joked that the dragon race's defensive capabilities were not strong, that was only relative.

"Shall we continue?"

Mary asked Balu for his opinion, since he didn't seem to be in good shape. This wasn't a championship match or any other official competition, so there was no need to push him to the very end.

"Roar... (I give up, I surrender. Not being able to Dynamax is definitely a disadvantage for me right now.)"

"I understand, then come back first."

Marie retrieved the Speed ​​Ball, recalled Pazu, then looked at Ash, who was stunned on the other side, and said with a smile:

"I lost this match. Congratulations, you won, Ash."

"Eh... Ah, oh oh! Hehehe! Pikachu!"

"Pikachu~!"

After announcing the outcome, Professor Kukui glanced thoughtfully at Marie. He had naturally read the information on her main Pokémon, Dragapult. Marie and her Pokémon seemed to have said something before, and then Marie just took a Z-Move head-on.

If Dr. Kukui remembers correctly, that Dragapult knows the move "Sneak Attack." If it hides in another dimension and then launches a surprise attack, the outcome is still uncertain.

"Mary!"

"Yes, what's up?"

Illumi, who was still in her Poké Ball, looked at Professor Kukui beside her. She was currently planning to take her Pokémon to the school's medical center with Lillie.

"Nothing much, I'm just a little curious, what did you say to your Pokémon when you were facing Ash's Z-Move?"

"Um...it's nothing."

Mary casually patted Ichigo's head, then said obediently: