Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

It turned out to be the case.

It slowly withdrew its senses and glanced at the sidelines, at the instigator.

When Gengar saw Mewtwo looking at him, it was taken aback for a moment, then bowed slightly, pointed to Nidoking who was laughing heartily, and made a gesture of invitation.

Should I correct it myself?

Seeing this, Mewtwo nodded.

Although it dislikes Gengar's type.

But such an upright demeanor... well, he's a good ghost!

I should be gentler next time.

[Idiot! Wake up!]

A chilling thought, like ice water, poured into Nidoking's mind.

The voice wasn't loud, but it was like a needle piercing straight into the depths of the soul, carrying an undeniable pressure.

King Nido shuddered violently.

The laughter stopped abruptly.

It jolted violently, its pupils dilated sharply, and its unfocused gaze snapped back to focus—

The world before my eyes was like a pane of glass whose fog had been wiped away, becoming clear again.

Huh?

Where's Gengar?

Where is my Gengar, which is so big?

Didn't he beat himself so badly that he knelt down and begged for mercy?

It blinked in confusion for a moment before realizing that it was facing an empty space in an attack posture.

Before its brain could restart, and before Mewtwo could issue its next command—

A dark shadow had already torn through the spirit world and silently entered Mewtwo's peripheral vision.

Gengar, without anyone noticing, had used its stealth ability to sneak up behind Nidoking.

Without the slightest hesitation.

Under Mewtwo's bewildered gaze, it grinned slyly.

He raised a pair of fists that radiated a chilling aura.

A freezing punch.

It hit me squarely right on the head!

Mewtwo: "?!"

201. Dimensional Reduction Attack!

As an old Gengar from Kanto, his boxing skills are naturally superb.

Without the slightest surprise, that unsportsmanlike freezing punch landed squarely on the back of Nidoking's head.

Nidoran didn't even have time to react.

Then I felt a chill on my head, and the cold air spread wildly as if it were alive.

With a few crisp "crackling" sounds, Nidoking remained in a dazed state.

A layer of crystal-clear ice shell rapidly covered the area at a speed visible to the naked eye.

From the top of the head to the shoulders, and then from the shoulders to the entire back, it only takes two short seconds.

A newly created ice sculpture of Nidoking stands in the center of the scene.

Mewtwo, still in Giovanni form, subconsciously touched its head.

A rare look of bewilderment appeared on his face.

No.

Didn't you just signal to yourself to wake it up?

Why are they bringing in surprise attacks now?

On the sidelines, Xiaogang and Xiaoxia reacted rather indifferently.

After all, with the Dragon Balls as an example, they were already used to this kind of operation.

Moreover, the one on the field right now is Gengar, a being on par with Charizard. So, isn't it perfectly normal for it to do something like this?

"But this hypnosis spell... Gengar has gotten quite a bit stronger again!"

Xiaoxia commented with an amazed look.

Nidoran's previous loss of sanity was incredibly smooth, without the slightest hint of awkwardness.

It's impossible to tell when the hypnosis was cast, which shows that Gengar's strength has risen to another level.

Xiaoxia turned her head and looked at Xiaozhi, secretly sighing in her heart.

Looking at it this way, Ash's choice to place it in the research institute for foster care was really the right one; it really is a good place to raise ghosts!

No wonder I always hear older generations say that Professor Oak and Elite Four member have an ambiguous relationship.

"Yes, it's definitely not a wrong nickname."

Xiao Gang crossed his arms and nodded solemnly.

"As expected of the cunning and treacherous Gengar!"

"Pikachu".

Pikachu also looked on in agreement.

They are indeed cunning and treacherous.

After all, if it were a cunning and treacherous Charizard, it would have already taken advantage of the opponent's confused state of mind.

Why would they bother building up goodwill first to lower the opponent's guard before attacking?

Upon hearing this assessment, Gengar in the arena not only wasn't annoyed, but instead grinned.

He let out a series of low laughs.

That's right!

It is cunning and treacherous!

Gengar's scarlet eyes narrowed into two crescent moons, and a joyful light shone deep within its pupils.

For Ghost-type Pokémon, that's the highest praise!

"Gengar, don't get too cocky!" Ash reminded him from behind. "Now's the time, unleash another Shadow Ball!"

Upon hearing this, Gengar immediately stopped smiling.

He quickly condensed a jet-black energy ball in front of his chest with both hands and shoved it towards the frozen Nidoking.

The Shadowball streaked through the air before striking Nidoking precisely on the ice covering his chest.

"boom--!"

Ice shards flew everywhere, shadow energy exploded, and Nidoking's body, along with the ice shards, was blasted away, crashing heavily to the edge of the arena.

The immense impact finally freed it from the ice.

However, he had several wounds on his body, and his purple skin was covered with ice shards.

"Niga—!!"

King Nido was enraged.

How dare you do this?!

It has never been so humiliated!

Nidoran stood up abruptly, his eyes bloodshot, heavy white breaths billowing from his nostrils, and every muscle in his body bulging.

It stared intently at Gengar, its enormous mouth agape, its sharp fangs gleaming coldly.

Destructive energy is rapidly gathering deep within its throat—the Destructive Death Ray!

However, it hadn't even finished charging up its power.

"Now!" "Give it a try!"

Ash and Gengar spoke almost simultaneously.

Gengar covers its eye with one hand.

Nidoking was instinctively drawn to Gengar's exposed eye.

What an eye it was...

Scarlet, deep, as if carrying endless mysteries.

The moment their eyes met, Nidoking was captivated by the beauty of that eye.

The world spun around.

When it came to its senses, it found itself sitting at a narrow desk.

A test paper lay open on the table, its densely packed questions twisting like tadpoles.

"?!"

Looking around, I found myself completely identical to everyone else, above, below, left, and right.

They just stood there, motionless, staring straight at me.

It tried to stand up, but its body remained motionless, as if nailed to a chair.

[The exam has begun. Please begin answering the questions.]

A cold, mechanical voice came from all directions.