Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

He rubbed his eyes and glanced at it again; it was clearly Ariados, who was already high on drugs.

I could hardly believe it.

Is this soup?!

As a trainer in the Sinnoh region, he has read quite a lot!

Do all trainers in the Kanto region call something that looks like poison, smells like poison, and even feels like poison "soup"?!

Has the food culture of the Kanto region evolved to this extent?!

......

After some discussion, the three finally reached a consensus.

The insect-catching boy pinched his nose and reluctantly admitted that it was a pot of soup.

Xiaoxia will no longer pursue the matter of the loss.

Ash made both of them admit that spiders are not insects.

Having solved the problem, and ignoring Misty, whose combat abilities were clearly lacking, the Bug Catcher turned to look at Ash.

Years of experience staring at insects told him that this person was a strong one!

This perfectly aligns with my goals for this trial!

"Ok?"

"Ok!"

Needless to say.

Two simple hums are enough for both parties to understand.

According to the unspoken rule in the Kanto region—the moment eyes meet is the battle cry!

11. Can you translate this for me? What do you mean by "even a Pokémon like Pikachu!"?

Before Xiaoxia and Pikachu could figure out why the two had suddenly fallen into a silent stare-down.

The situation on the field suddenly changed!

The two of them leaped backward simultaneously with perfect coordination, quickly creating enough distance for them to exchange blows.

Having abandoned her useless trainer, Staryu, realizing what was about to happen, immediately stood firmly by Ash's side.

Tentacles surged, using the cold air to condense popsicles to cheer for Ash.

Xiaoxia: "?"

The two men reached to their waists and immediately launched a red and white spherical hidden weapon!

"I choose you, Caterpie!"

"Go, Metapod!"

Two beams of red light shot out from the Poké Ball, one after the other.

Ash's side is Caterpie, its body slightly hunched over, its dragon-like form clearly visible in the shadows.

In front of the bug-catching boy was a green, pupa-shaped Pokémon, its shell shimmering in the sunlight.

Its body was shaped like a crescent moon, segmented from top to bottom, with half-open and half-closed eyes, looking listless, as if it had taken off most of the night before.

Ash was jolted awake as information about this Pokémon flooded his mind.

Metapod!

The evolved form of the caterpillar!

"Hooray~ They actually sent out a Pokémon of the same type as me!"

The boy who caught the insects' eyes lit up and carefully examined the green caterpillar.

Look at those bright eyes! Those uniformly sized abdominal feet! Those perfectly Y-shaped antennae!

And this unusually plump body!

beauty!

It's absolutely gorgeous!

Even the most knowledgeable insect-catching boy couldn't help but drool.

She's a fucking stunner!

only……

Under the wary gaze of the caterpillar, he wiped away his drool.

...The other side made the wrong choice!

Playing with Bug-type Pokémon in front of this professional bug-catching boy!

It's like trying to activate Rainy Day in front of Kyogre; isn't that just asking to get hit by Root Wave?

The insect-catching boy overcame the temptation and immediately decided to strike first.

"Metallicacus, use Harden!"

Ugh!

The armored pupa's half-closed eyes suddenly snapped shut, and a cold, hard luster, like polished metal, flashed across its body.

Hard!

It's rock hard!

"Humph!"

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi showed no fear whatsoever.

Although Metapod is an evolved form of Caterpie, it is actually the weakest of its three forms.

After all, in this state, it is to protect its soft and fragile body that is evolving.

Aside from hardening, it can do almost nothing, and even movement becomes inconvenient!

"Don't be afraid, Caterpie!" Ash analyzed. "Although the opponent has evolved, it has almost lost all its mobility! Now is our chance!"

"Use impact!"

Xiao Zhi gave the order without hesitation.

"grumble!"

The green caterpillar raised its head and charged forward.

With a single impact, its lush green body displayed a powerful, almost divine, force.

It rammed its head into the armored pupa!

"state!"

A muffled thud.

The armored pupa was only shaken by the impact.

But the caterpillar was bounced back by the reaction force, rolled on the ground, and shook its dizzy head in pain.

"Useless!" the insect-catching boy laughed confidently. "The armored pupa, already adept at defense, has its defenses further enhanced; it's not like a caterpillar!"

"A Pokémon of this caliber can shake this!"

"What good is just being tough? A real man proves himself through endurance!"

Xiao Zhi was not discouraged and clenched his fist.

Constant dripping wears away a stone!

Although the damage is small, it's not without damage!

"Caterpie, don't give up! Let's attack again!"

The starfish on the side were shaking their light sticks in a frenzy.

"Metallice! We're attacking too!"

attack?

The caterpillar looked completely bewildered upon hearing the instructions from the other side.

He stood up and adjusted his posture, which had become somewhat unbalanced from the impact.

The insects themselves know their own insects best. What can a mere armored pupa that can't even move do?

I'm afraid even turning over would be difficult for them.

The armored pupae it had seen in the evergreen forest, because of their limited mobility, would find a hidden branch or the back of a leaf to firmly fix themselves in place, and then silently sleep, waiting for the moment of evolution.

"Spitting silk!"

The insect-catching boy continued to shout.

A white, cloudy silk thread shot out from the body of the armored pupa!

Then, while wiping... to call it wiping would be an understatement; it was a long way from the caterpillar itself, and then it was flung onto the thick branch of a large tree not far away.

"Pikachu?"

Even Pikachu and Misty, who were watching from the sidelines, were taken aback.

That accuracy... is just too bad!

Where has this all gone?

Even an octogenarian would be more accurate if he took a sip.

"Hmph! This isn't over yet!" Seeing everyone's expressions, the insect-catching boy's lips curled into a smug smile. He suddenly pulled his arm back, as if manipulating invisible threads. "Use Impact!"

"Oh no! Get out of the way!"

Ash, anticipating Metapod's next attack based on its subtle body movements, quickly gave a warning.

The next moment, the seemingly clumsy body of the armored pupa, using the pulling force of its silk retraction, flew off the ground with a whoosh, like a hard stone thrown by a slingshot.