Ash's Pokémon Travel Has Big Problems

That's not a good thing to say, Ho-Oh... Hehe... Hahahaha.

—Don't laugh!

—Don't laugh!

Ho-Oh wasn't oblivious to Ash's smile.

But He himself was already used to this problem.

A red light flashed.

A "big-billed finches" that was slightly larger than ordinary big-billed finches and covered with gorgeous, dazzling golden feathers appeared in the arena.

While the mythical beast Ho-Oh may not become exceptionally large or small, it can certainly change within a certain range.

This size, which is slightly larger than that of a regular big-billed finch, is already the limit it can shrink to... mainly because it doesn't usually need to shrink and hasn't specifically trained to become smaller... with more practice, it can become even smaller.

Phoenix King remained calm and composed.

He even lazily preened the feathers on his wings, his eyes carrying a hint of indifference as he looked down upon all living beings—something he truly couldn't change.

As a god who has lived for countless years, it's impossible for Him to treat all living beings equally.

In Ho-Oh's view, most creatures are familiar to you today, but will be dead tomorrow.

This difference in perspective on time stems from variations in lifespan.

Therefore, he truly dotes on the Rainbow Hero he admires.

Ho-Oh's overly dazzling gold coat, in Shigeru's eyes, exuded a nouveau riche-like tacky charm.

Xiao Mao shares the same view on this matter as Xiao Xia.

The gold color is indeed very nice.

But it can easily come across as vulgar.

"Pfft—hahahahaha!" Xiao Mao paused for a second, then burst into exaggerated laughter, even the cheerleaders behind him covered their mouths and chuckled.

"Ash, Ash!"

What should I say to you?

He pointed at the golden Ho-Oh disguised as a giant sparrow and laughed so hard he almost fell over.

"As expected, people who are late on the day they receive their starter Pokémon have extremely bad luck and poor judgment!"

"You actually tamed a... dyed finches?"

"I heard you painted a Gyarados gold."

"I can't believe they've come up with another big-billed finch?!"

"Hahahaha-"

"It seems your journey is destined to be bleak!"

On the day he set off, Gary actually waited for Ash for a while... He wanted to battle Ash before starting his journey.

As it turned out, Ash was nowhere to be found!

Finally, feeling a bit overwhelmed, Xiao Mao left on his own.

He had been holding this in for a long time.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Ash when I was leaving Fuchsia City.

That's why he couldn't wait to battle Ash.

Ash looked at Gary with a mixture of pity, sympathy, and barely suppressed laughter, and said sincerely:

"Xiao Mao...my friend."

"I wish you good luck in the future."

He means it.

After all, your opponent is Ho-Oh!

Even if Ho-Oh restricts its power and disguises itself as a giant sparrow, it is still a hellish level of difficulty!

What? You're saying I released Ho-Oh?

That's fine.

Meanwhile, the Pokémon around Ash who knew the truth reacted in various ways.

"Pikachu..." Pikachu helplessly covered its face with its little paws, shook its round head, and couldn't bear to look anymore.

The electric light on its cheeks seemed to dim a little due to embarrassment.

"Mwah~" Misdreavus floated in the air, made a face at Pikachu, conveying a look that said—this person is hopeless.

Pidgeot and Charizard, who had just landed, exchanged a glance, then turned their heads away in unison, pretending to study the shapes of the clouds in the sky.

Even the usually grumpy Golden Gyarados was now lying quietly to the side, its huge eyes revealing a sense of...condolence for the ignorance and fearlessness of humans.

Seeing that this silly kid was going to challenge Ho-Oh, the Golden Tyrannosaurus didn't tell him that it was angry about painting the gold paint.

Even the golden Gyarados, whose mind is usually filled with anger, can't get angry now.

"Hmph, just making a fuss!" Shigeru was completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem, thinking that Satoshi was just bluffing.

After all, in Xiao Shi's opinion, Xiao Zhi's personality is indeed not very reliable.

If it were Ash, he would definitely put on airs.

"My lover~"

"My Pokémon~"

"Show your power!"

Gary kissed his Poké Ball and then casually tossed it away.

"Let's show it to everyone!"

"If I leave it to you, everything will be fine!"

A flash of light appeared, and a fierce and well-developed Nidoking landed heavily, letting out a deafening roar. Its sharp venomous horns gleamed coldly, and the ground trembled slightly.

This is indeed Xiao Mao's carefully cultivated main force, and its strength should not be underestimated.

The female cheerleaders, led by Xiao Mao, also began waving their colorful pom-poms.

"Xiao Mao, Xiao Mao is so cool!"

"Xiao Mao, Xiao Mao is so cool!"

"Xiao Mao, Xiao Mao! Go Xiao Mao!"

The female cheerleaders started shouting.

"..." Xiaoxia looked at Xiaogang speechlessly—you let this kind of person pass the test and get the badge?

"..." Xiao Gang gave Xiao Xia a look—You gave it to your three older sisters too.

"..." Xiao Gang and Xiao Xia were speechless... Maybe they shouldn't have given this idiot the badge back then.

"Nidoking, show them what you're made of! Use Poison Strike!" Gary waved his hand triumphantly.

King Nido roared.

Its massive claws gathered a dense concentration of purple poisonous energy, and it took heavy steps as it charged toward the seemingly flashy but impractical golden maw with astonishing momentum.

...Let's set aside the question of how to defeat a bird with a terrestrial Pokémon for now.

...Anyway, even if Ho-Oh turns into a chicken on the ground, it's impossible for it to lose.

……

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The author says the following

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Kai: Kakashi, this move was originally meant for you.

Kakashi: ...Are you human?

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Ash: Gary, I released Ho-Oh especially for you.

Xiao Mao: ...You dog, you're not even human!

Chapter 176 VS. Shigeru, Go! Ho-Oh!

Just as Nidoking's poison attack was about to strike, the golden figure in the arena moved.

call--

A large group of shadows appeared around Ho-Oh.

The golden figure reflected countless rays of light in the sunlight.

No matter how Nidoking attacked, it couldn't hit Ho-Oh's true form.

What Nidoking hit were all afterimages left by his clones.

Ho-Oh will indeed be outpaced by Giovanni's Beedrill using its speed.

But that was already Giovanni's Beedrill, which could be considered the strongest Beedrill ever.

In all his years of life, Ho-Oh has only ever seen one.

But what about Nidoran before us?

Let's practice some more~~

—Quack!

—This gold color is so shiny!

It's a shadow clone!

Xiao Mao was initially dazzled, but quickly realized what was happening.

And then no more.

A golden shadow appeared beside Nidoran.

Bang! ! !

A dull bang.

Nidoking's massive size seemed to have crashed into an invisible wall of sighs, instantly shattering all its attacks.

Its powerful body was as if it had been hit head-on by a high-speed train, and it was sent flying backward at a faster speed than when it came on.

Nidoking traced an arc in the air, crashing into several small trees before collapsing to the ground, his eyes darting around in circles, completely incapacitated.

...Even if Ho-Oh is a support character.

...With a level difference of tens or hundreds of levels, the improvement in basic attributes alone can make one punch a small cake.

...A level 1 Trisolaran hero without equipment cannot defeat a level 15 support hero with full equipment even with basic attacks.

...Not to mention that Ho-Oh has a variety of skills.

...He simply didn't use it in the previous battles.

...In the previous battle against Beedrill, Ho-Oh only used Sacred Flame, which could be controlled to deal damage or provide blessings.

...It doesn't matter whether defensive moves are used or not, because you won't die anyway.

...It's pointless to use offensive moves, since they're unlikely to hit anyway.

...It was just that the compatibility was bad before, which made it seem like it was bad, but it wasn't that it was really bad.

...Yuan Ge and Mi Yue can easily outmaneuver Lu Bu, but other top lane heroes shouldn't even think about it.

The entire battlefield fell into dead silence.

The wind seemed to have stopped blowing.

Xiao Mao's smile froze completely, his pupils dilated to the extreme, and his mouth opened unconsciously wide enough to fit an egg.