Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

The purplish-black Gengar appeared, accompanied by its signature sinister grin.

It floated in mid-air, its short arms tucked into its non-existent waist, and its large mouth stretched wide.

However, that smile lasted only a moment—

When its scarlet eyes met those of Sabrina on the throne, those cold, soul-piercing red eyes.

A cold, immense, and tangible mental pressure crashed down!

Gengar froze, his laughter caught in his throat.

"Chok, choke..."

It instinctively floated back half a step.

It felt like staring straight into an abyss!

That absolute suppression on a purely spiritual level sent chills down its spine, even by its ghost-like instincts.

I thought it was already ridiculous enough that I encountered a guy with an extraordinary physique like Ash.

What exactly is this psychic monster?!

Is the world outside of Lavender Town... always this dangerous?!

"Gengar, strike first! Use Shadow Ball!"

Ash didn't care about any of that; his fighting instincts made him immediately launch an attack.

"Geng, genge!"

Gengar shook its head violently to suppress the creepy feeling in its heart, and then slammed its claws together!

Shila-

A sphere wreathed in ominous purplish-black energy rapidly condensed and expanded in its palm.

It then tore through the air.

The shot was aimed straight at Casey, who seemed to still be asleep at the other end of the field!

At the same time, Naz's cool voice rang out.

"Psychic power".

Casey didn't even open her eyes.

The space around it suddenly blurred, and an invisible wave of superpowers suddenly spread out from it.

Ripples spread like water.

The psychic force met the shadow sphere head-on, attempting to control and deflect it—

But Gengar is incredibly "experienced".

A sly glint flashed in its eyes.

The shadow orb that was launched flew halfway, just before making contact with the telekinetic energy—

It suddenly accelerated downwards.

It then narrowly missed the edge of the telekinetic field, bypassed the frontal interception at an incredibly tricky angle, and blasted towards Casey from below!

Gengar chuckled.

Heh! Heh! Heh!

This is a little trick that it has been racking its brains over the past two days, specifically developed to deal with Charmeleon!

"boom--!"

The energy exploded, and debris was thrown up by the shockwave.

Casey's small body was thrown backward by the impact.

"Success?"

Xiaoxia stared intently at the smoke and dust.

however--

When the smoke cleared, Casey was still standing.

It was enveloped in a pale blue, faintly visible membrane of light, which was slowly dissipating.

Although he looked a bit disheveled, he did not fall down.

“It’s a light wall…” Xiao Gang said in a deep voice, “It opens up the instant before the shadow ball hits, thus greatly reducing the power of special damage… That’s a really fast reaction!”

But Xiao Zhi on the sidelines had a furrowed brow.

For some reason, he always felt that the timing of the opening of that wall of light was... extremely abrupt.

It didn't seem like Casey's own reflexive defense; rather, it seemed like...

It was as if I had been instantly manipulated by some external force.

He subconsciously looked up at the high platform.

Over there, the light in Naz's eyes gradually faded.

Her voice remained flat, as if everything that had just happened had nothing to do with her.

"Psychic power".

"Let's do it again! Shadow Ball!"

Ash suppressed his doubts and focused on the battle.

No matter what methods the opponent uses, the only goal is to defeat them!

The telekinesis and the shadow sphere collided once again.

But Gengar has already come up with new and creative ways to use Shadow Ball.

It let out a strange laugh and clapped its chubby hand.

The originally solid shadow sphere suddenly exploded in mid-air!

It then split into several smaller spheres with more treacherous trajectories, accelerating again from different angles, like a flock of crows, all rushing towards Casey!

"Bang bang bang!"

With a series of muffled thuds, Casey was hit squarely by several Shadowballs!

This type of skill, plus double the advantage.

This time, Casey didn't even manage a groan before collapsing to the ground, her eyes rolling around, completely losing her ability to fight.

"We won! We took the first round!"

Xiaoxia jumped up excitedly.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu excitedly waved its little fists on Brock's head.

"Well done, Gengar!"

Xiao Zhi swung his fist forcefully, not holding back his praise.

"Jie Jie Jie~"

Gengar floated back to Ash, put its hands on its hips, and laughed triumphantly, having long since forgotten the fear it had felt earlier.

really!

What kind of psychic gym leader is he? He's no match for Gengar's honed tactics!

Ash looked up, his gaze fixed intently on Sabrina.

Shout loudly.

"Hey! Show us your true strength! Don't underestimate us!"

With Xiao Zhi backing them up.

Gengar floated forward a little and made a provocative face at Sabrina.

Sabrina's expression remained unchanged as she looked at Gengar.

The arm holding the baby in her arms tightened almost imperceptibly.

She underestimated the person in front of her!

The fingers resting on the armrest were slightly raised.

A sudden burst of light shone from his crimson eyes.

A powerful and pure superpower suddenly descended, enveloping the unconscious Casey in the arena!

Under Sabrina's infusion, Casey's body shone with a brilliant white light!

"Is this... evolution?"

Xiao Gang's pupils contracted.

I've never heard of something that can evolve after losing its fighting ability!

Light of Evolution!

Moreover, within this dense, almost tangible white light, there was also a blue radiance of Sabrina's superpowers, which surged in like nutrients!

The light faded.

A brand new Pokémon stands proudly.

It is golden all over, with a tall and straight posture, and a striking red five-pointed star is embedded on its forehead.

The silver spoon in his hand gleamed with a cold metallic light, and a powerful spiritual aura emanated from his body.

More importantly, its eyes were dazed, and its breath was full of energy.

There was no trace of injury or exhaustion left.

"Yagira! And... at full strength?!"

Xiaoxia was so shocked that she covered her mouth.