Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Cheer for their leader's victory and revenge.

Even though the boss's dark side was just a trial version... he still proved himself with his strength and won back his dignity!

Xiao Gang stared at the increasingly unstable energy fluctuations emanating from the little fire dragon, which seemed to be about to burst forth from its body.

"The power of this attack, and its current state... it's probably already standing at the threshold of evolution..."

"So, you're saying you deliberately didn't evolve in order to get revenge?"

Xiaoxia continued.

It's worth noting that being one of the starter Pokémon, rapid growth is also a major advantage.

In a few years, even if it doesn't evolve into a Charizard, it should at least have a Charmeleon.

Unlike the enthusiastic atmosphere here.

Across from him, Da You's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

He never expected this.

A Pokémon that he had discarded like trash not only survived.

They actually defeated his carefully bred mosquito coil frog in front of him using such a despicable method.

This caused him to lose face in front of everyone.

"Good...very good!"

Da-you squeezed out these words through gritted teeth.

"It seems that you've learned some underhanded tricks in the past two years."

“However—” his tone suddenly turned sharp, “Do you think that gives you the right to be arrogant in front of me?!”

He abruptly retracted the mosquito coil frog.

He pulled out a deluxe ball that looked much more high-end.

This action instantly ignited the atmosphere among his followers.

"The boss is getting serious!"

"It's that ball! The one we used to subdue that monster last time..."

"That's it, we're doomed. No matter how arrogant that little fire dragon is, it's useless now!"

"After all, it's only in its initial form, how could it possibly fight against the boss's main force?"

"Watch closely, this is what happens when you offend Brother Dayou!"

Amidst the clamor of flattery and jeers, Da-Yu swung his arm and tossed the ball high into the air:

"Let me show you the strongest fighter I've recruited in the past two years—"

"Come forth, Super Armored Rhinoceros!"

A burst of white light erupted, and a colossal shadow, resembling a mobile fortress, crashed to the ground!

The earth trembled, and amidst the billowing dust, a rock armor of gray-brown and orange-red hues covered his entire body, gleaming with a cold, hard luster.

The drill bit on its head was menacing, like a horn, and its thick arms seemed capable of crushing mountain rocks.

It is Rhyperior, a powerful Pokémon that has evolved to its full potential as a Ground/Rock type!

Xiao Gang's expression turned serious.

"It's actually the Super Armored Rhinoceros... This is bad."

"Attributes, size, strength—a complete dominance. Charmander is probably..."

"Super Armored Rhinoceros!" Da You's shout interrupted Xiao Gang's whisper, "Crush that arrogant little lizard!"

Upon seeing this Pokémon, Charmander immediately became alert and prepared.

However, the Super Armored Rhino only glanced at the little fire dragon, then slightly turned its head to look at Da You.

The massive body remained completely still.

He exhaled a breath of earthy smell from his nostrils toward Da You, but instead of carrying out the order.

It slowly extended a finger and shook it.

Da-you's face stiffened.

He clearly knew the temperament of this powerful Pokémon.

Lowering his voice, Da-you spoke with a hint of compromise.

"Same old deal! Once we've taken care of it, I'll buy you that batch of ore when we get back! Plenty!"

Upon hearing this, the Super Armored Rhinoceros nodded, a look of satisfaction flashing in its eyes.

That's more or less.

If you're just a cash machine, you need to understand your own role.

Don't shout and yell all the time.

"Roar……"

It let out a deep, muffled growl, which was a way of accepting the job.

But Charmander didn't give them a chance to finish "bargaining"!

Just as the Super Armored Rhinoceros turned its head to look at it, it launched another surprise attack!

His movements were as swift as lightning, his dragon claws gathering power as he thrust straight into the lower back of the Super Armored Rhinoceros!

Clang—!

A sound like metal clashing!

The little dragon's claws struck the rocky armor of the super armored rhinoceros solidly.

But not even a white mark was left!

The force of the recoil made the little dragon's claws go numb.

Seeing the shocked little fire dragon, the Super Armored Rhinoceros grinned, revealing a ferocious smile that was almost mocking.

how?

Are you going to give me a massage?

Although it doesn't like to bully the weak, but...

That person gave too much money!

Its thick, pillar-like right arm remained motionless.

Lift it up.

A simple and straightforward way to remember arm hammers.

It crashed down on the little fire dragon!

The little dragon realized something was wrong and quickly jumped to the side and back, narrowly avoiding the heavy blow.

But the debris and shockwave from the hammer hitting the ground still made it stagger.

"Roar!"

The Super Armored Rhinoceros seemed slightly surprised that the little insect could dodge, but then its expression turned into even more mockery.

Raise your other arm.

With his palm aimed at the little dragon, countless sharp rocks suddenly shot out from the hole in his palm!

Rock Blast!

The intense attacks forced Charmander to retreat.

To make matters worse, it had already exhausted its stamina after battling Ash and Poliwag.

Despite its best efforts to dodge the barrage of rocks, Charmander's body was still covered in scratches and abrasions from the flying debris.

"Take a step to the left, then roll to the side! Charge forward, head down!"

A voice rang out.

It was Xiao Zhi.

His eyes were fixed on the field.

The instructions were swift and urgent, without any fancy gestures, purely based on an instantaneous assessment of the battle situation.

In a life-or-death situation, the little fire dragon, who was running for his life and almost driven to the brink of despair, reacted with his body before he could think.

My body moved almost instinctively.

Jump to the left, roll to the side, dash forward, duck...

They actually managed to narrowly avoid all the subsequent incoming rocks!

"Roar?"

Even Charmander himself was somewhat surprised.

But there was no time to think it through. Having escaped the most fatal suppression of the rock blast, an indomitable flame rose again in its chest.

With a roar, it stomped its hind legs on the ground and charged forward again, dragging its battered body.

The energy that had dimmed on its claws rekindled, and it fiercely grabbed at the thick rock armor of the Super Armored Rhinoceros!

Clang!

A harsh scraping sound rang out, but it was all in vain, leaving only a few light white marks on the armor.

"Isn't it foolish to fight head-on like this?"

Xiao Zhi's voice came again, and he shook his head.

"Fighting requires brains."

"Why attack its armor? If it were me, I would definitely attack its eyes and mouth, where its defenses are weak."

The little dragon was taken aback.