Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Xiao Zhi suddenly realized that the knowledge had instantly entered his mind.

"In short, he got cocky after winning so much!"

He easily subdued the still-flailing Gyarados and concluded.

When it comes to topics like Pokémon education, how could Ash be absent!

"Generally speaking, Gyarados's common ability is Intimidate."

Xiao Zhi smoothly picked up the conversation, speaking fluently like an encyclopedia.

"However, there are a very few exceptional individuals whose characteristic is [overconfidence]."

"According to the latest research report from the Pokémon Research Institute, the more timid and cowardly an individual is during its Magikarp stage, the greater the contrast and shock it experiences when it suddenly feels the transformative and earth-shattering power it possesses after evolving into Gyarados. As a result, it is more likely to exhibit the 'Overconfidence' trait."

"This is called the reversal of extremes; the more you suppress something, the more exaggerated the rebound will be!"

That concludes the science explanation.

Wu was able to continue the conversation.

"Think back carefully, before your Magikarp evolved, didn't it have that... well, timid feeling?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoxia thought back carefully for a moment.

In my memory, that Magikarp always seemed a bit dull, but once it was approached or frightened by other slightly fierce Pokémon, it would immediately use Splash desperately to try to escape... Thinking about it, it does seem quite timid?

"It seems...that's really the case...but..."

She murmured.

"Oh, why say so much! I'll just confirm it for her directly!"

Ash is a man of action. Before he finished speaking, he suddenly grabbed the hideous horn on the top of Gyarados's head and forced its head up, making its fierce red eyes stare at him.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

Gudong!

Gyarados instinctively swallowed a mouthful of water.

“Okay, confirmed,” Ash released his grip. “This one is definitely not [Intimidate].

He gave Gyarados a disdainful look.

"A real threat gets people excited, but that look of yours... can only be described as a bluff."

Staring into the eyes of a Pokémon with a true Intimidate ability always ignites Ash's fighting spirit.

Looking into the eyes of the Gyarados before him... Ash sensed a sleazy, hollow aura emanating from the depths of its frenzied gaze.

Gyarados: "???"

It felt as if it had been insulted.

Just as it was about to gather its strength and unleash another deafening roar to prove itself—

"Snapped!"

"Don't shout."

Ash casually delivered another illegal high-five to extinguish its flames.

So what should I do next...?

Xiaoxia looked at the Gyarados, which had temporarily stopped firing but still had an unruly look in its eyes, and asked with concern how to deal with this tricky problem.

"It's simple. Just let it experience a crushing defeat, and its arrogance, which has grown inflated by its winning streak, will naturally be completely crushed back to its original state."

Wu Neng replied.

"Yes."

Xiao Gang nodded in agreement.

"I understand the principle, but how exactly do I make it lose by one..."

Before Xiaoxia could finish speaking, everyone's eyes were immediately focused on Xiaozhi.

As the saying goes, a sapling won't grow straight if it's not pruned...

"That's right, the ideological education of Pokémon is also a very important part."

Wu Neng and his son worked in unison.

"Pikachu Pikachu".

Pikachu, standing nearby, nodded in agreement.

Gyarados, under everyone's gaze: "!?"

"Ah~"

Xiaoxia looked up at the sky, sighed deeply, and looked helpless.

This is not what I wanted, but that's the situation!

"Xiao Zhi, go easy on him. This is mainly about education, education is the priority..."

She had heard that decades ago, when Pokémon protection laws were not yet perfect, there was a trend of neutering certain temperamental Pokémon.

They claim that by freeing their minds from distractions, they can focus on becoming stronger and even prolonging their lives.

Back then, trainers would often collude with doctors to stage such a scene in order to avoid losing friendship points.

Sigh... Now all we can do is let Xiaozhi suffer and bear the blame.

If all else fails, I'll try to make it up to him by cooking him a few nice meals later.

"You can rest assured that I'll handle things!"

Ash grinned, revealing two rows of neat teeth.

He was holding Gyarados's head coiled up.

"Relax, it's normal to feel dizzy for a while."

Feeling the pressure emanating from Ash, Gyarados froze and swallowed hard.

It turned its head, grinned, and very tactfully gave Ash a smile.

"Roar?"

arrogance?

Where is the arrogance?

It feels like it's all better now~

Even with its overconfidence, after enduring so many incredibly powerful and completely unstoppable battles, Gyarados's victory-blinded mind finally calmed down, and it clearly realized that the human in front of it was someone it could not afford to provoke.

After all, it's just arrogant, not really stupid.

alright?

Upon hearing this, the starfish trembled.

It tentatively moved closer to Gyarados, extended a tentacle, quickly touched the top of Gyarados's head, and then immediately moved away.

Gyarados trembled.

Dragon head...

Do you think you, a mere seafood, can just touch the dragon's head like that?!

How can we tolerate this?!

If you can tolerate things, you're not a dragon from the Northeast!

Just as it was about to turn its head and deliver a vicious bite to the arrogant starfish, it heard Ash's soft voice from the side: "Hmm?"

The sound wasn't loud, but it was like a thunderclap in Gyarados's ears.

Gyarados froze instantly, its gaping maw frozen in mid-air.

cough!

It strained to make a twisted smile at the starfish once again.

But then again...

It doesn't have any dragon attributes to begin with, so it's not a dragon!

Moreover, when it was still a Magikarp, it was born in the high seas, so it can't be considered from Kanto!

Sea Starfish: "?!"

Seeing that Gyarados actually didn't dare to fight back, Staryu's courage instantly grew.

It blocked Xiaoxia from getting closer.

This suggests that the muddy waters should still be waded through by its loyal starfish.

Then it straightened up, swaggered over to Gyarados's huge head with an arrogant air, raised a tentacle, and patted Gyarados's cheek with a "smack, smack".

Seeing that Gyarados was only twitching at the corner of its mouth but really didn't show any further resistance, Staryu was completely relieved.

It even carried several other tentacles on its back and circled halfway around Gyarados's head.

Not bad.

You're great.

From today onwards, you are my handpicked intern!

Now that you've met your elder brother, why don't you bow to him?

Gyarados gritted its teeth.

Tolerate!

Tolerate!!

I can't take it anymore... I can't take it anymore!

"Roar--!"

Suppressed anger finally broke through the dam of reason.