Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

"Even if you're not tired, the Blazing Roaring Tiger can't keep up, right?"

He tried to use this reason to get Xiaozhi to stop and rest for a while.

After all, he was genuinely worried that training a young boy like Ash might cause him harm.

Upon hearing this, the Blazing Roaring Tiger, which had been panting heavily, immediately straightened up.

"Roar!"

I'm not tired either!

It thumped its chest hard, making a muffled "thump thump" sound.

Although two times is basically its limit.

But since it was Ash... Incineroar stepped forward without hesitation.

They got into position, looking all ready.

After all, they are Alola Pokémon.

It's all about temperament!

Kukui: "......"

He felt that strange feeling intensify.

No, you two have only known each other for less than two hours, right?

How did they develop such a tacit understanding?

He even had a strange illusion—as if he were the outsider.

Ash nodded in response to Incineroar's reply.

He then took a deep breath and stood in his correct position.

Close your eyes.

This time, he didn't rush to act.

He went over the actions he had just performed in his mind, and then—

Suddenly, he opened his eyes!

His arms crossed in front of his chest instantly, and then spread out to the sides almost at the same moment!

His movements were astonishingly fast; every gesture flashed by like lightning, and his footsteps moved so fast that they almost left afterimages!

Kukui's eyes widened.

That speed... is incredible!

Ash's movements were fluid and seamless, without any pauses; each gesture flowed smoothly together.

In just one second, all the actions were completed.

Finally, he raised both arms high above his head!

"Blazing Roaring Tiger!"

The Blazing Roaring Tiger's body jolted violently.

In that instant, it sensed it.

An even stronger connection, a more surging power!

The sheer power it transmitted caused countless orange-red rays of light to burst forth from its body!

A beam of light shot into the sky, forming a gigantic pillar that completely engulfed Ash and Incineroar.

Xiao Zhi's voice boomed like thunder.

"Extreme Evil Leap Crushing Strike!!!"

"Boom—!!!"

A deafening explosion rang out.

The entire site shook violently, and flames shot into the sky, forming a huge fireball that soared straight into the clouds!

A wave of intense heat swept across the entire area, forcing Xiaogang and Xiaoxia to raise their hands to shield their faces.

The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.

In the center of the field, a huge crater appeared—larger than the previous two combined.

At the edge of the crater, the ground was still burning.

Ash helped Incineroar, whose legs were trembling, but both of them had satisfied smiles on their faces.

They even had the leisure to exchange a glance with him in front of them.

Kukui was startled.

He then realized the slightly strange look in Xia's eyes at that moment.

Buhou!

My Pokémon!

......

Kukui left, and left very quickly.

Before Ash could even thank him, all he could see was a figure hurrying away.

And that fiery roaring tiger that kept looking back—

"Come visit again next time!"

Xiao Zhi waved his hand and shouted.

Infernape nodded vigorously, and then Kukui dragged it out of the training ground.

Before the door closed, Ash vaguely heard the professor mutter something like, "If we stay any longer, something bad might happen."

"What do you mean?"

"Something happened? What happened?"

Xiao Zhi tilted his head, still unable to figure it out.

"Maybe the professor is afraid that you'll steal his Pokémon."

Xiaoxia spoke softly from the side.

"Huh?"

Xiao Zhi was even more confused.

Kidnapped?

The Blazing Roaring Tiger isn't wild, so how could it be abducted?

Xiaoxia rolled her eyes.

"Fool."

As the aggrieved party, she couldn't be bothered to explain.

Xiao Zhi scratched his head, but didn't dwell on the issue for too long.

He looked down at the Z bracelet on his wrist.

After a moment of silence, he raised his head and took a deep breath.

"But the gap between me and the PhD is really huge..."

I thought I would win this competition.

Looking at it this way, I realize I've gotten a bit too arrogant.

"After all, the doctor is so much older than you."

"That's what Xiao Gang said from the side."

"If you were Ash, you might be even stronger than him when you reach that age."

"Makes sense!"

Xiao Zhi patted his cheeks, making a crisp "slap slap" sound, and his eyes regained their determination.

He threw the Poké Ball.

"Everyone, come out!"

A series of flashes of light appeared.

Ash glanced at the Pokémon that were going to participate in the competition, and then slowly spoke.

"Everyone! Our next opponent will be very strong, stronger than we imagined!"

"Although I don't want to say it, that kind of power is something we don't yet possess!"

His gaze was intense.

"So... everyone, we need to do some extra training!"

"Of course, I know that in just a few days, we certainly can't catch up with their strength."

"but--"

His gaze swept over each Pokémon.

Now that we know the direction, we should head in that direction.

Even a small step forward is progress!

Pikachu was the first to respond.

"Pickup!"

Other Pokémon chimed in with their agreement.

"Who says you can't catch up with that stinky out-of-towner?"

A deep voice suddenly rang out.