Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Some were still pawing at each other, their front hooves dangling in mid-air, unsure whether to put them down.

Some had their mouths open, and the hot air coming out of their noses stopped abruptly.

Some stared wide-eyed at the Poké Ball on the ground, which was no longer shaking, as if they had seen something that would overturn their worldview.

Their leader.

That "Hundred Ball Slash" that sent countless trainers flying and shattered countless Poké Balls—

He was taken down by a single ball?

Ash bent down, picked up the Poké Ball, and weighed it in his hand.

He inspected the surface of the sphere and, after confirming that it was undamaged, nodded in satisfaction.

"No, wasn't it said that if the ball isn't of good quality, you can't catch Pokémon?"

Xiaoxia asked, her voice tinged with disbelief.

Ash gave Misty a strange look.

"The quality of this Poké Ball is indeed poor."

"But...who says you can't catch Pokémon if the quality isn't good?"

His mother once said that...

As long as you put in the effort.

Not to mention Poké Balls, even Poké Balls can be used to capture Pokémon!

150. To charge or not to charge, that is the question.

Having broken free from Xiaoxia's iron plate, the chubby ball stood frozen in place.

It stared blankly at Xiaozhi, its little head buzzing with only one thought.

Just who is this person?!

Having roamed this area for so long, it has seen at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, trainers.

Some were loud and boisterous, while others were cautious and treading on thin ice.

Some people lost a whole basket of balls but still couldn't catch a single Pikachu.

Some were even chased all over the place by Gyarados, crying and shouting for their mothers...

But I've never, ever seen anyone like that.

One ball.

Just one ball.

They went in obediently without even putting up a fight.

It recognized that Tauros; it was known as the "Hundred-Ball Slasher."

And now?

He was taken down instantly!

Jigglypuff's gaze darted back and forth between Ash and the Poké Ball on the ground.

It suddenly remembered how it had just stood in front of Ash, arms outstretched, protecting him behind it—

“Buri…”

Jigglypuff got excited, his little hands clenched into fists, and his whole body trembled slightly.

Although it's not very strong in combat, it's very clever!

It made the absolutely right choice without even realizing it!

With such a powerful figure protecting him, he could not only walk sideways in the hunting area, but no one would dare to stop him even if he rolled around!

Jigglypuff's mind was already filled with a bright future: wherever it went, Pokémon would line the streets to welcome it, and it could sing whenever it wanted without anyone daring to cover its ears...

"Eek!"

The cub's exclamation pulled Jigglypuff back from his reverie.

The little guy stared wide-eyed at Ash, his gaze filled with admiration.

It subconsciously imitated Ash's movements, swinging its arms a few times.

The movements are somewhat similar, but that's about it.

The little bear nodded in satisfaction, feeling that it had grasped the essence.

Next time, I'll take the initiative myself!

Fatty Ding's lips twitched slightly as he looked at his little brother's expression.

“Buri…”

It sighed, stretched out its little paws, and patted the baby bear's head.

Silly child, that's kung fu that someone has practiced for years. Do you think you can learn it just by swinging your claws a couple of times?

The bear cub continued waving its little paws, seemingly enjoying itself immensely, while the other Pokémon gradually recovered from their shock.

Amidst this chaos—

There was one person who didn't move at all from beginning to end.

Xiao Gang.

He squatted steadily beside the pot, one hand protecting it, the other holding a soup ladle, his expression focused.

Despite the billowing dust hitting him, the ladle in his hand remained perfectly still.

Just as the Kentauro herd charged in, and everyone panicked.

The first thing Xiao Gang did was not to run away or scream, but to turn around, bend down, and use his body to block the dust.

"Tsk."

He frowned, took a clean cloth out of his pocket, and carefully tucked in the gaps and corners of the pot.

Throughout the entire process, his expression remained calm, even carrying a hint of...kindness?

That's respect for food.

It's ingrained in a chef's bones, an instinct!

Watching Brock's series of actions, Jigglypuff's admiration for Ash diminished somewhat.

One little Zhi is already outrageous enough, but I never expected there to be three of them!

One piece of iron plate.

One goal brought down Kentero.

There's also one who remained completely unfazed and calm even when facing a group of Tauros—

In the most tense moment, my first reaction was to protect the soup!

Fat Ding suddenly realized that after all these years in this hunting ground, he had never truly understood humans.

Over there, after hearing Ash's explanation, Misty nodded with some doubt and subconsciously threw out a Field Ball.

But the ball was smashed to pieces the moment it touched Kentero.

She looked at her own Poké Ball fragments, then at Ash's perfectly intact Poké Ball.

Xiaoxia: "?"

Could it be that the Poké Ball that Kaiser gave Ash was actually an Ultra Ball, and then just painted over it?

But that doesn't make sense either.

I'm the king of the dumpsters!

Seeing Xiaoxia's bewildered look, Xiaozhi turned around and casually explained.

"It's rotation."

"I added rotation."

A regular throw ball flies straight at the Pokémon and hits it, concentrating all the force on one point. Pokémon of poor quality will naturally crack.

But his throws were different.

Although the force is not great, at the moment of release, the fingers will apply a high-speed spin force to the ball.

In this way, the ball maintains a spiral rotation throughout its flight trajectory.

While the damage caused by the spin may not be significant, the force of the spin will be transmitted to the Pokémon.

Furthermore, since Tauros caught the impact with its head, its brain would be the first to be hit by the shock at the moment of contact!

The brain moves within the cranial cavity, exerting shearing, stretching, and compressive forces on brain tissue.

Furthermore, as the force increases, mild physiological dysfunction occurs in the cerebral cortex, eventually leading to dizziness.

In layman's terms, it's a concussion!

When the brain is completely dazed, the body naturally loses the ability to resist.

"This move is something I figured out from Brother Aju's psychological poisoning method."

Xiao Zhi said seriously.

"I call it—physical hypnosis."

"what?"

Xiaoxia was even more confused.

Just as he was about to press further, a commotion arose in front of him.

The ball that Xiaoxia conceded just now gave Kentero a bit more confidence.

They pawed at the ground restlessly with their hooves, exhaled heavy white breaths from their nostrils, and exchanged glances.

What happened? How did the boss fall?