Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

W-what?!

Why aren't mice allowed on?

You're not allowed?!

Xiao Zhi put it back on the ground, squatted down, looked directly into those wide-open eyes, and softened his tone.

"After all, the opponent's characteristic is energy storage..."

After two encounters, Ash had already figured out almost everything about Buppetto.

Based on feel and other factors, they were able to guess the opponent's characteristics.

Pikachu's ears twitched slightly. Then it puffed out its chest.

Just a little bit of battery storage!

So what! It's not like we haven't fought with the mouse before!

"...Of course, I know you, Pikachu, have defeated Pokémon with the Electric Absorb ability." Ash raised his hand and pressed it down on Pikachu's head before it could explode. "Your strength is beyond doubt."

Pikachu nodded.

Ok.

Not bad.

Little Smart Beast, you're right.

What kind of losing game haven't I played?

Electric-type immunity is nothing; we used to deliver heavy blows against Ground-type opponents back in the day!

"However, there is a difference between knowing the difficulty and tackling it by creating difficulties where there are none."

"Surely Pikachu is smart enough to understand this, right?"

Why would someone who can win a game insist on playing a losing game? It's like making a mountain out of a molehill!

272. The advantage lies with me!

finally.

Pikachu, under Ash's sweet-talking words of intelligence, strength, and vision, lost its true nature.

It wagged its tail and waved its paws generously, indicating that it would give Ash face and let the other Pokémon go first.

Having convinced the sensible Pikachu, Ash nodded, stood up, and turned his gaze back to the arena.

Nemo's Babu Groundhog was still moving its claws, and its electric sac was occasionally emitting a few sparks of electricity, clearly in peak condition.

So the question is, who should we send?

The mouse on the other side is also quite strong.

Aside from Pikachu, the three strongest Pokémon I have are Charizard, Gengar, and Forsaken.

The abandoned monkey is ruled out first.

As for Gengar, it's been learning things from someone who seems to be Agatha Christie lately, and it's not quite right for it to return to its Poké Ball every morning as if it's been completely drained.

So, by process of elimination, the only remaining possibility is Charizard.

Ash glanced at the Pebble on the other side, sighed, and then took a Poké Ball from his waist.

"Then it's you!"

Ash raised his arm, and a red light shot through the air and landed in the arena.

The moment it exploded, the scorching air surged outwards in all directions!

A pair of broad wings unfolded from the light, the dark scales gleamed coldly in the sunlight, and the flames on its tail suddenly leaped up.

The fire-breathing dragon opened its mouth and let out a fierce dragon roar!

"Roar—!"

"Oh! Look! That Dark-type Charizard has appeared again!"

"Amazing!"

The audience was abuzz with discussion.

"But adding flying is bad... By the way, what's Babu Groundhog's attribute again?"

Someone checked the illustration guide.

"It's electricity and fighting."

"Huh? Doesn't that mean we're completely countered by Babuto on the other side?!"

In the field.

The Charizard slowly turned its head, its vertical pupils sweeping over the few spectators who had been discussing it, before exhaling a scorching white puff of breath from its nostrils.

In the past, it would have already blasted it with a burst of flame.

How dare you talk nonsense to its face like that? You don't want to live anymore!

But it's different now.

Since it personally dealt with that traitor a few days ago, it has been in a much better mood and is too lazy to bother with these ordinary spectators.

Moreover, as Xiaozhi once said, "A strong person should have the demeanor of a strong person."

Although it doesn't really care about magnanimity, since Ash has said so... it'll reluctantly give him face.

Charizard flicked its tail, looked away, and locked its gaze back onto the Babutops opposite it.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi nodded with satisfaction.

Even so, the Charizard didn't manage to unleash a single burst of flame.

You've really grown a lot!

........

Without needing any further announcements from the referee, Ash spoke the moment his eyes met Nemo's!

"Charizard! Flamethrower!"

With a sudden contraction of its chest, Charizard barely had a moment to gather its strength before the flames in its throat surged up to its teeth!

Start with zero frames!

A blazing pillar of fire pressed straight down on Babu Tubo!

Looking at the jet of flame that could distort one's vision, a glint of excitement flashed in Nemo's eyes.

"Then we'll retaliate with 100,000 volts!"

"Baboo!"

With a reply, Babutubub's electric sac instantly filled to its limit.

Golden lightning bolts burst from his cheeks, converging into a thick pillar of lightning.

Without dodging or avoiding, it crashed head-on into the jet of flames!

"boom--!!"

The two energies collided fiercely in the center of the arena, and the resulting light was so dazzling that the audience had to raise their hands to shield their eyes.

Only the referee calmly put on his sunglasses.

Flames and electricity tore at each other, neither giving way.

In that stalemate, as light and flame intertwined—Ash raised his hand and pointed to the very center of that ball of light!

"Now!"

Beneath the ball of light, a dark figure suddenly burst forth, tearing through the aftershocks, and circled around to Babu Tuba's flank at an astonishing speed!

Its sharp claws gleamed with a bluish light as it swooped down, cutting through the wind!

"Sizzle—!"

It is indeed a dragon's claw!

"Wow, that's fast!"

Nemo's pupils contracted slightly, but her reaction was equally swift. Almost at the same moment the dragon claw struck, she uttered an almost instinctive divine technique.

"Get out of the way!"

As Nemo's signature Pokémon, Babutop remained completely calm as the dragon claws hurtled towards him.

With a simple roll to the side, the dragon's claw grazed its ear.

The attack missed its mark.

Charizard seemed somewhat surprised by the opponent's reaction speed.

The mouse opposite it had a much faster reaction time than it expected...

But who is this fire-breathing dragon?

That guy never suffers a loss!

Just as the two passed each other, Charizard flicked its tail, hooking up a handful of wet mud from the ground.

Splash sand!

Because it had just rained, the soil on the field was soft and wet. Although the range of Charizard's move was much smaller than usual, the effect was actually greater!

That lump of mud mixed with water stains was both accurate and ruthless, smearing Babutubo's face directly.

Muddy water choked its eyes and nostrils, emitting a pungent, earthy smell. Babu Tubo's vision blurred, and it instinctively rubbed its face with its front paws.

But how could Charizard let such an opportunity pass by?

Understanding Charizard's meaning, Ash immediately added the command.

"Dragon Claw!"

Charizard gave Ash a look of approval and then flapped its wings vigorously.