Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

"cough."

Ah Ju coughed lightly, stood with his hands behind his back, and tried his best to maintain the demeanor of a superior person.

"Young people are still too young. You need to learn to see through appearances to the essence."

Xiao Zhi blinked.

"nature?"

"That's right, that's the essence."

Ah Ju nodded slightly, her tone deep as if she were imparting some incredible secret.

"Your understanding is still too superficial."

"Although Bulbasaur seems to have the upper hand now, it has actually exhausted all its means and is trying to overheat the market, but it can't hide its decline."

He paused, then changed the subject.

"But Maoqiu is the opposite. Although it seems to be at a disadvantage, it is actually going all out and may not be without the ability to fight back!"

Maoqiu: "!"

Bulbasaur: "?"

Xiao Zhi: "?"

This……

That sounds like it makes some sense.

But something just feels off.

"Isn't this just repeating the same old thing..."

Beside her, Xiaoxia muttered something under her breath.

Xiao Gang nodded.

He remembered that the title was written like that when the Hoenn and Kanto regions had a friendly exchange.

[The Kanto region's nine-game winning streak couldn't mask their declining momentum, while the Hoenn region, though defeated, displayed their champion's prowess with dignity.]

Ah Ju's ear twitched slightly; she had heard it.

But he clearly didn't care.

We can't care about that now; if we want to get revenge, we'll have to do it secretly at night.

He turned around with his hands behind his back, leaving everyone with a dashing silhouette.

"Let's end today's battle here."

"Since you've managed to force me to use 50%... no, 30% of my power, that's already quite remarkable. Go back and cultivate diligently; you'll surely achieve great things in the future!"

After saying that, he took a step to leave.

His steps were steady, and his momentum remained undiminished.

But while no one else believed him, Maoqiu did.

"Empty pong!"

It clenched its little fists, and its compound eyes burned with fierce fighting spirit!

That's it!

That's it!

After Ah Ju's analysis, it finally understood!

It understands everything!

The idea that we're at a disadvantage is just an illusion!

all fake!

These are all smokescreens used to mislead their opponents!

It has actually been accumulating strength all along!

It's actually a test of willpower!

It actually has the potential to turn the tide in a desperate situation!

Ah Ju paused in her steps.

Oops.

I forgot about the solid one!

Ado.

It feels like I'm covered in a triple buff: "Desperate measures," "Fight to the death," and "Comeback from the brink of defeat."

He pounded his chest with both hands and charged forward—

He was muttering incantations, his eyes were bloodshot and gleaming, and he looked menacing.

They launched a fearless charge!

Its imposing presence was so great that even without Ash's prompting, Bulbasaur could easily determine its location.

then.

The rattan whip lashed out at her face.

Snapped.

The fluffy ball was knocked to the ground.

A-Ju: "..."

Is it possible that Pokémon's talent points are really so fair, giving them to battle but not to reading comprehension?

Ah Xing hurriedly ran up to check on the condition of the fur ball.

After examining the body, the injuries were not serious; Bulbasaur had clearly held back.

But the psychological trauma... well, that's hard to say.

There was a large mark on Maoqiu's face as he knelt on the ground.

Its compound eyes were fixed intently on Bulbasaur.

why?

Why did it fail?

Isn't it true that a defeated army is bound to win?

Isn't this a do-or-die situation?

Shouldn't we turn the tide in a desperate situation?

Why did we still lose?!

"Kong Pong——!"

Why--!?

The furball let out a long, mournful howl, and little words popped out one after another.

Watching the fluffy creature muttering about various buffs, Bulbasaur scratched its head with its Vine Whip.

"seed."

It didn't seem to know the phrase "a defeated army is bound to win."

However, it is aware of the saying "pride comes before a fall".

Upon hearing this, Maoqiu was stunned.

Arrogance leads to defeat...

Arrogance leads to defeat!

It suddenly covered its head.

The compound eye trembled violently.

hateful!

It only knows that a defeated army will surely win!

They don't even realize that pride comes before a fall!

This wave... this wave is a clash between the defeated buff and the arrogant buff!

in other words--

It didn't lose because of a lack of ability, it lost because of a lack of knowledge!

"Kong Pong——!!!"

Maoqiu looked up at the sky and howled, its voice filled with regret.

It couldn't wait to rush back inside and cram all the four-character idioms into its mouth!

Just then, a large hand landed on its head.

Maoqiu was startled and looked up.

It's A-Ju.

His eyes welled up with tears.

Should we comfort it?

Is the message to tell it that victory and defeat are common in war, and to try harder next time?

It's okay, it's not the kind of thing that can be easily defeated...

"you."

A-Ju's voice was calm.

"Go back and write a 5,000-word self-criticism."