Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Who is the trainer and who is the Pokémon?

Forget it.

Mewtwo squinted and gave up thinking about the question.

The combination before us is clearly beyond the scope of what can be explained by common sense.

However, that's not something it needs to worry about; it only has one task right now.

Mewtwo raised its hand, and a Poké Ball appeared out of nowhere, which it casually tossed out.

A red light flashed.

What emerged from the light was a robust figure.

Purple body, white belly, triangular eyes.

A pair of strong hind legs stood firmly on the ground.

Its enormous horn stood upright on its head, its tip gleaming with a cold metallic luster.

It is Nidoking, the Pokémon that is theoretically a perfect fit for Misty!

"Wow—what a beautiful Pokémon!"

Xiao Gang's eyes lit up immediately.

Before he could finish speaking...

Not only was Misty surprised, but even Ash was taken aback, snapping out of his battle fever state.

After all, that's Teacher Gang!

How could he possibly say "beautiful" to anything other than a mature woman?

Is it an illusion?

when?

Xiao Gang was taken aback by the two men's wary, suspicious reactions.

"what?"

"What kind of reaction is this... I was once the Pewter Gym Leader, after all."

"Ground rocks are inseparable."

"Isn't it normal for us trainers who deal with Rock and Ground types all year round to exclaim 'Beautiful' when we see a Ground-type Pokémon that has been bred to be exceptionally well?"

"Hmm... Ah."

"Makes sense."

"Pikachu".

Just as Ash was about to send out Pikachu, the Poké Ball on his waist wobbled on its own.

"Clap."

With a flash of red light, a purple Pokémon with equally captivating charm emerged.

"Gag!"

It stood with its hands on its hips, grinning arrogantly, its red eyes narrowed into crescent shapes.

Its plump body swayed back and forth triumphantly.

"Gengar?"

Ash was taken aback when the professor adjusted the Pokémon team.

"Gag~"

Gengar turned around, waved to Ash, patted its chest, and gave Ash a thumbs up.

"You rascal..." Ash scratched his head helplessly, "...Alright then, you're the one!"

Gengar turned around again, put his hands on his hips, and faced Nidoking on the field, his smile becoming even more blatant.

I heard Ash mention it—

This is the Ground-type Gym!

Ground-type!

Doesn't that mean the gym leaders here all use Ground-type Pokémon?

Without Sabrina's abnormal superpowers, without those chilling mental attacks, it's just a straightforward physical battle.

That would be paradise for it!

What's more, it has been secretly practicing quite a few new tricks lately.

Today, it's going to show Ash how much it's improved!

Furthermore, let Charizard watch helplessly as he and Ash work together flawlessly!

"Gag—!"

It puffed out its chest, thrust its round belly forward, and beckoned to Nidoking with its finger.

Nidoran's eye twitched.

This chubby little purple guy... isn't he a bit too arrogant?

Mewtwo, transformed into Giovanni, watched this scene expressionlessly.

It's just a Ghost-type Pokémon.

It raised its right hand and pointed its finger forward slightly.

Without a sound or any further indication, a command pierced Nidoking's mind like a needle.

[Mud Shooting]

King Nido frowned slightly.

I subconsciously wanted to resist.

After all, it has its own fighting instincts and doesn't want to be completely controlled by the will of others...

"?"

Mewtwo's gaze swept over them coldly.

King Nidoki froze.

...But then again, since you're better at fighting than me, it means your combat instincts are superior to mine!

He glared at Gengar, whose eyes and brows were bloodshot.

King Nido raised his arm.

He immediately directed all his resentment at the Gengar that was still gloating on the field.

A large clump of wet, sticky mud mixed with gravel was shot at him head-on.

Gengar narrowed its eyes and lightly darted to the left.

The mud clump flew past its side and hit the ground behind it, splashing up a cloud of mud.

"Gag~"

Gengar snorted, with a "That's it?" look on its face, and deliberately shook its head to show its disdain.

Upon seeing this, King Nido narrowed his eyes.

This was just a test, what are you so smug about!

The claws suddenly increased their force.

Several mud shots were fired in succession, one blocking the left flank, one blocking the right flank, and the third shot came directly from the front!

Three mud bullets, their trajectories intersecting and overlapping, were launched as Gengar was about to dodge.

Left—smack!

Even without the next two shots, the first clump of mud was smeared on Gengar's face, which looked like it was in a daze, and knocked it to the ground.

Nidoking was completely stunned.

No, this... this actually hit?

This scene made it seem as if he had prepared for a all-night battle and had even taken some medicine.

But before they could even make a couple of moves, the other side seemed to be finished.

This really left him with a burning anger inside and nowhere to vent it!

After all, it's a Pokémon that Giovanni bred.

Nidoking quickly adjusted his mindset and, without giving the opponent a chance to breathe, immediately unleashed his ultimate!

It suddenly exerted force with its hind legs, leaped its entire body high into the air, and then slammed its fist heavily into the ground.

The power of the earth!!!

The moment it landed, a terrifying surge of energy poured from its fist into the ground.

The ground of the dojo began to ripple violently like the surface of water, and waves of earthy yellow energy spread out in all directions.

The ground shattered inch by inch under the impact of the energy, creating a shockwave that was visible to the naked eye!

"Gag—?!"

......

In the arena, Mewtwo, who had stepped aside and almost been caught in the blast, had a terribly gloomy expression.

That blind Nidoking actually attacked it!

Mewtwo's cold gaze locked onto the still-raging purple behemoth in the arena.

From the moment this started, this guy has been attacking in all directions... completely unlike a normal fighting style.

Mewtwo narrowed its eyes slightly, and a wisp of psychic power quietly emerged, connecting with Nidoking's consciousness.

...Illusion?