Ash's Pokémon Travel Has Big Problems

His Pikachu is the Pikachu God.

It's so strong that it's unreasonable.

"..." Xiaoxia covered her face, unable to bear watching any longer.

"Of course!" Ash's voice boomed, filled with unquestionable confidence. "Magikarp, Splash! Pikachu, cover it!"

Let Magikarp try battling; maybe it can gain some experience from battles and evolve into Gyarados!

"Pika!" Pikachu understood immediately, and tiny arcs of electricity crackled from its cheek pouches, ready to attack at any moment.

"Carp..." Magikarp leaped with all its might in the mud puddle!

With a flash of golden light, it leaped to a height far exceeding that of an ordinary Magikarp, carrying a powerful force.

With a "thud," it crashed into... nothing in front of it!

Then, with a "thud," it fell back into the muddy water.

Magikarp tried very hard to smash its opponent with its body, but unfortunately it still missed.

how to say?

After all, it's still somewhat different from a game.

In the game, Magikarp has no combat power in the early stages, and it takes a long time to level up to 15 and learn [Tackle].

A common trick is to use up all the [Splash Jump] and then start [Struggling].

However, in reality, Magikarp does have offensive capabilities.

For example, jumping up and splashing water.

Honestly, that damage isn't low.

Keep in mind that a Magikarp that is nearly a meter long can weigh around 90 kilograms, and its main body structure is bone and scales... This thing can jump two or three meters and then crash down.

Theoretically speaking, it's no different from a stone.

It's fair to say that you can't completely trust everything written in the illustrated guide.

Magikarp are incredibly resilient, thriving even in polluted water and living near water all over the world. They swim in the sea, rivers, ponds, and puddles... and their reproductive rate is astonishing, so many that it's almost tiresome to watch.

They may not be strong in individual combat, but their ability to dominate an ecosystem is top-notch.

It has become so rampant that it is almost impossible to eradicate completely.

From the perspective of racial survival, it's practically perfect.

Especially if the numbers increase, there will be a lot of Gyarados as an evolved form.

Facing Magikarp.

Lada and Nidolan were both stunned for a moment.

"Ratatouille! Forget about that fish! Take care of that Pikachu! Quick Attack!" Akemi reacted quickly, seizing the opportunity when her opponent "disabled himself."

"Squeak!" Rattata transformed into a gray shadow and pounced straight at Pikachu!

"Pikachu, use Electric Shock to interfere!" Ash shouted quickly.

As for dodging?

Pikachu could do that too, let alone Pikachu.

In fact, Ash felt that he didn't need to give any commands; Pikachu would fight on its own.

Of course, the current battle speed isn't that fast yet.

Even when he gives a little direction, he can feel a sense of participation.

Pikachu used all four legs to spring to the side, narrowly avoiding Rattata's charge, while a thin golden electric snake lashed out towards Rattata's landing point.

However, Lada, with his extensive combat experience, deftly rolled upon landing, avoiding the electric shock unscathed.

It seems that Akemi and Satoshi share the same idea.

Experienced mentors guide newcomers.

Bring along a weak Pokémon as your main Pokémon to improve battle efficiency.

"Nidoran, Poison Sting! Target Magikarp!" Akemi's second command followed immediately.

Pick the soft persimmons.

"Nido!" Nidoran mustered his courage and unleashed a barrage of fine purple poison needles, raining down on the golden Magikarp that was still thrashing about in the mud!

"Magikarp, don't get hit in the eyes!" Ash commanded as Akemi spoke.

When trainers battle with each other, situations like this can occur where the trainer understands the trainer's commands.

Ash was pretty sure that the poison needles wouldn't penetrate Magikarp's scales, but his eyes were another story.

Magikarp seemed to sense danger, its tail thrashing wildly in the mud, its golden scales reflecting dazzling spots of light in the sunlight.

"Plop-la-la—!"

The golden Magikarp responded to the call, seemingly sensing the threat posed by the cluster of purple poison needles, and an unprecedented will to survive erupted in its small eyes.

With all its might, it lashed its muddy tail in the murky puddle.

Wow!

A large expanse of murky muddy water was stirred up and splashed up, like a murky curtain, to meet the rain of poisonous needles flying towards it!

"Puff puff puff puff..."

Most of the fine poison needles were intercepted and trapped by the mud and water curtain, losing their accuracy and force, and fell limply into the mud.

Only a few stray needles pierced through the muddy barrier, striking Magikarp's hard scales with barely audible "ding-ding" sounds, leaving not even a white mark.

It's important to know that Magikarp has very thick scales, and its body is mostly made up of bones.

A mere poison needle... the physical damage from Nidoran's attack was insufficient to damage Magikarp's scales, let alone after being blocked by the mud.

The poison needle is too light.

This is also the problem that most Poison-type Pokémon need to solve.

Poison is very useful, but you need to break the opponent's defenses and poison them first.

"What?!" Mingmei and Xiaoxia exclaimed at the same time.

That reaction...that defense?!

"Nido?" Nidolan was also stunned, staring blankly at his useless poison needle.

In that split second...

"Now! Magikarp, smash it!" Ash gave the order in time.

It's time to end the battle.

There aren't many things Magikarp can do in battle.

It can only achieve some kind of abstract growth by actually participating in battle.

It's not like in a game where you just meet someone and then switch out to get experience points.

Chapter 13 First Battle Achievement: Color Change Paint Job

"carp--!!!"

Using the recoil from stirring up the mud, the golden carp burst out of the mud pit!

The LV9 water splash jump really does bounce!

It leaped so high and so fiercely that its golden scales burst forth with a dazzling halo in the sunlight.

To everyone's astonishment, it drew a brief but dazzling golden parabola, and then—

"Boom!!!"

A dull, teeth-grinding bang!

Magikarp's heavy body, covered in hard scales, slammed with perfect accuracy onto Nidoran's back, who was still in a daze.

"Nido—!!!"

Nidolan let out a shrill, distorted scream as her petite body was slammed to the ground by the brutal force. Her limbs convulsed, white foam appeared at her mouth, and her purple fur was instantly covered in mud. She lost consciousness immediately.

Being hit by that weight would practically kill you.

“Nidolan!” Mingmei’s expression changed drastically.

"Pikachu! Don't give it a chance! Electric Speed ​​Up!" Ash's commands were relentless, like a whirlwind!

This time, Ash is serious.

Electric Speed ​​Boost is Pikachu's strongest move to date.

It's not that it's extremely destructive, but rather that it's incredibly fast.

Of course, with the addition of electric bulbs, its power is actually quite impressive.

"Pica-!!!"

Pikachu, who had been lurking on the flank, was already poised to strike!

Its small body burst forth with a dazzling golden light, no longer a fleeting afterimage, but a true golden lightning bolt.

“Sizzle—Boom!!”

The explosive sound of the air being instantly ionized was so loud it hurt your eardrums!

Pikachu's figure seemed to vanish into thin air.

next moment.

With tremendous force, it slammed into Rada, who was momentarily distracted by Nidoran's scream.

"Squeak—creak!!!"

Lada's muscular body was struck as if by a battering ram. He didn't even have time to let out a complete scream before being swept away by the violent golden lightning like a cannonball and crashing heavily into a large tree in the distance, causing leaves to fall in a flurry.

It slid to the ground, its body charred black, its fur bristling, blood gushing from its mouth and nose, completely incapacitated.

The electric current accelerates so rapidly, it's terrifying.

The battle is over.

The forest clearing fell into a deathly silence, with only the "slap slap" of Magikarp struggling helplessly by the mud pit and the "sizzle" of the tiny current emanating from Pikachu's Electric Sac as it breathed heavily.

"!!!" Mingmei stared blankly at her two Pokémon that had been defeated in an instant, then looked at the goldfish struggling in the mud, and then at the yellow rat whose body was still covered in electric shocks. She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

What kind of skill is this?

Electric acceleration?

How come I have never heard of it!

A redesigned version of "Lightning Flash"?

Is this something a rookie trainer can do?

The trainers in Pallet Town this year are terrifying!

"!!!" Xiaoxia covered her mouth, her eyes wide open, looking at Xiaozhi and then at Magikarp, as if she were seeing them for the first time.

[Achievement: First victory in a match - Completed!]

[Reward: One-time color-changing paint job]

[Effect: Permanently changes the appearance color of a specified Pokémon (one-time consumable)]

In the corner of Xiaozhi's field of vision, a light blue system notification popped up silently.

The seriousness on his face vanished instantly, replaced by extreme excitement.

Does the generation of rewards depend on my ideas?

If so, that would be great.

Ash had previously wanted to permanently freeze the gold color of the golden Magikarp.

The idea that a golden Magikarp can evolve into a red Gyarados is just too devastating.

He completely ignored Mingmei's reaction, didn't bother to comfort Magikarp who had just performed a "miraculous feat," and didn't even glance at Pikachu!