Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master

"Torchicken, look! This is your evolved form!"

"Jimo." (Envious.)

Seeing Blaziken's incredibly sharp eyes after evolving, Steelix's already tense heart completely panicked.

It began to attack haphazardly, its steel tail lashing out at the Blaziken in an attempt to create distance and find a chance to escape.

Steelix now truly regrets coming to cause trouble for Ash and his friends; it should have just taken a good nap.

However, Ash was naturally not going to let Steelix go; its fate was sealed the moment it appeared.

"Blizzard, grab Steelix by the tail and throw it into the air!"

"just!"

As a Pokémon brought up by Ash Ketchum, Blaziken, after evolving, can completely overpower the Totem Steelix in terms of strength.

Even Steelix's massive body was easily grabbed by Blaziken's claws, spun around a few times like a flail, and then thrown high into the air.

In this situation, Steelix can no longer eat the rocks in the valley to restore its strength.

"Now! Blaziken, Fire Punch!"

"just!"

After evolving, it naturally wants to try out the new moves it gains, and Steelix is ​​still trying to make a final stand.

It struggled to adjust its body's direction in mid-air, unleashing its final double-bladed headbutt at the Blaziken's oncoming figure.

The flaming fist and the headbutt, wielding all their might, collided, creating a deafening roar in the sky.

Then burst out of the smoke was Blaziken's agile figure, which landed nimbly on the ground and made a cool turn.

The giant steel snake landed awkwardly on the ground right behind it with a loud thud.

Now the Steelix's eyes are covered in "mosquito coils," and it has completely passed out.

Blaziken didn't even glance at its defeated opponent, and simply returned to Ash's side.

At this moment, Ash also threw out a Poké Ball, which accurately hit Steelix. Steelix, which had already been beaten up by Blaziken, was naturally powerless to resist.

Without any resistance, it was successfully subdued with a thud.

“Good, this guy is big enough to be given to Sarah to be a road roller for the desert high-speed railway that the kingdom is building.”

Ash happily decided Steelix's future just like that.

Of course, the main reason is that Ash's own Crystal Steelix is ​​really not suitable for operating in the desert, otherwise there would be no need to send that guy.

Ash entrusted the Pokémon he sent to the Queen of Miraju Kingdom to be cared for, and their food was exceptionally good.

Steelix will definitely linger there.

And although he used to be a civil engineer, this job is definitely very easy for Steelix.

"It's too cheap for it."

After defeating Steelix, Ash and his friends easily made their way through Steel Valley with Torkoal.

Before leaving Steel Valley for good, Ash made a point of having Steelix, the leader, accompany him to give instructions to all the Steel-type Pokémon in the valley.

"From now on, you are not allowed to attack people and Pokémon that wander into this place by mistake!"

"Otherwise, if I find out that you have hurt innocent bystanders again, I will definitely come back and love you all over again."

"Did you understand?"

The oppressive aura of the King of Wild Fighters poured down, and the Steel Valley bullies, who had just been severely beaten and whose leader had been captured, naturally dared not show the slightest intention to resist.

They all nodded tremblingly in agreement.

"Gah, gah, gah!" (We'll definitely be good babies!)

"Bili~Bili~!" (That's right~ that's right~!)

……

Looking at the well-behaved Steel-type Pokémon filling the mountains and valleys, Ash nodded with satisfaction.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the new side quest "Road Hero": Please defeat the ferocious Steel Serpent and restore the long-closed Steel Valley Passage!]

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Having passed through Steel Valley, Ash and his friends' next destination, Verdant Town, is not far away.

However, when they parted ways at the exit of Steel Valley, Torkoal cried and pounced on Ash, looking very reluctant to part.

"Holy crap~, holy crap~..."

"Okay, okay, okay, I know how you feel." Ash comforted Torkoal by stroking its large head. Actually, he liked Torkoal very much too.

Since that was the case, Ash didn't hesitate any longer and took out a Poké Ball to capture it.

The coal turtle didn't struggle at all, and a thud sounded immediately.

Ash quickly picked up a Poké Ball, registered it in the Pokédex, and then casually spent a million to change Torkoal's ability to Sunny Day.

"Although it hurts a little, but... hehe, before getting the real Groudon, having a mini Groudon to use first is not bad."

"I've caught Torkoal!"

Chapter 441 The Mysterious Masked Man

"Toriko and Blaziken, use Solar Beam!"

"Depend on--!"

"just--!"

Early in the morning, on the grassy field in the woods, a muscular man was training a tortoise and a chicken rigorously.

Under the sun, several rays of light, varying in size and intermittent, were continuously focused and bombarded onto a rock wall.

Beside the turtle and the chicken, there was a green lizard that seemed to be acting as a coach, holding a twig in its mouth and looking at them with a serious expression.

That's right, it's Ash with his Torkoal, Blaziken, and Sceptile.

After Blaziken evolved and Torkoal was caught yesterday, Ash has been thinking about how to make them play a greater role in his Hoenn team.

First up is Torkoal, whose speed is slow enough to be Ash's starting choice for setting the weather.

With its incredible Speed ​​stat of 20, Ash should focus on building up its armor, and Torkoal will be unbeatable in any battleground or weather situation.

Under sunny skies, Fire-type Blaziken and Sceptile, which can use Solar Beam and Photosynthesis, both receive a powerful boost.

As Ash's current top Hoenn champions, they can definitely perform better sweeping tasks with the help of Torkoal.

However, Torkoal and Blaziken are both Fire-type Pokémon, which are weak against Water-type Pokémon.

While Coal Tortoise has strong defense, its stamina is only average.

Not to mention Blaziken, its base stats in HP, Defense, and Special Defense are all quite average.

Although Ash dedicated himself to making each of his Pokémon into a muscle monster, greatly enhancing their resilience.

But type advantages and disadvantages are the fundamental laws of the Pokémon world.

If they encounter a skilled user who is adept at using Water-type Pokémon and knows how to stack them, it could be very dangerous.

For example, under normal circumstances, Gary's Blastoise would be no match for Ash's super-strong Charizard.

Currently, Ash's various stats are all around 250, and Charizard, as the main character, can receive a 10% boost to Ash's stats.

This means that the old Charizard's stats are all 25 points higher than those of a regular Charizard of the same level, which should make it quite strong.

However, as is well known, with higher levels and higher values, percentage bonuses are far stronger than fixed value bonuses.

Experienced and skilled trainers like Gary can amplify the power of Pokémon moves several times over by combining various factors such as type, weather, skills, abilities, and items.

In this situation, even a veteran Charizard would be severely injured if hit by two Water Guns from Blastoise.

Of course, if it were a regular Charizard, it would die from just a glancing blow. It's amazing that Ash's Charizard could withstand two solid hits in the rain.

However, Ash is no pushover; he is also a very good Pokémon trainer.

Others may use various tactics, and so may he.

In addition to his overwhelming strength overpowering other trainers, Ash has also gained many advantages from completing so many missions.

The corresponding attribute skills of badges are enhanced, and the power of various quest rewards is also strengthened.

The items were dazzling, and he had even collected several of Arceus's tablets, whose bonuses were also increased by a percentage.

It's like every Pokémon he has comes with a boost status as soon as it appears.

Others have to go through a lot of trouble to find opportunities on the battlefield so that Pokémon can use boosting moves like Shell Smash or Swords Dance.

Ash's Pokémon can just stand there.

If a trainer of insufficient skill allows Ash to control the rhythm of the attack, the battle will quickly end in a one-sided manner.

However, after carefully counting all the buffs he currently possessed, Xiaozhi discovered that they were all attack-related buffs.

There are almost no defensive buffs.

"But it doesn't matter. Only cowards think about defense. Real men only attack fiercely."

"All the fear stems from insufficient firepower. As long as the attack is successful, everything will be fine!" Ash said.

Ash has already figured out how Torkoal and Blaziken will deal with Water-type Pokémon.

"Why not just teach them to better counter Solar Beam against Water-type Pokémon?"

Perfectly, Torkoal and Blaziken are both dual-wielding fighters with similar Attack and Special Attack stats, allowing them to maximize the power of Solar Beam.

There are no better Fire-type Pokémon than them to learn Solar Beam.

"Good lizard king, show me Solar Beam once more!"

Ash wasn't very satisfied with the Solar Beams that Torkoal and Blaziken had unleashed earlier, as they weren't perfect.

"You still need to practice more!"

"Ash, is it really necessary to work so hard so early in the morning? Your Pokémon are already so strong..."

Awakened by the continuous explosions, Xiaoyao rubbed her sleepy eyes and groggily walked out of her tent to Xiaozhi's side.

Perhaps because she hadn't slept enough, she had just finished complaining when she pulled Xiaozhi's arm, rested her head on it, and closed her eyes again.

Ash wasn't about to let her get away with it, so he immediately flicked May's white forehead to wake her up.

"May, I'm going to be a Pokémon Master, so my vision can't be limited to just the Pokémon League."

"In the future, I will be facing the Four Heavenly Kings, champions, and even stronger opponents."

"Therefore, my Pokémon are naturally not satisfied with their current strength. Even Pikachu is working hard to train and seek to become stronger."

"If you want to go further, you have to hold yourself to higher standards."

"It's more like you." Ash pinched Haruka's soft, chubby cheeks, making her look at him with her big eyes.

"We'll be arriving in Greenshade Town around noon. Are you ready for the upcoming grand competition?"

"Miss Haruka, you only got one ribbon! You should know that you need five ribbon medals to participate in a grand celebration, right?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyao immediately shook her head and broke free from Xiaozhi's large hand.

"Of course! I plan to send out Tailcat for this Grand Contest. That kid just learned a new skill, Blizzard, yesterday. Would you like to take a look?"

Provoked by Ash's words, May, who had regained a bit of her senses, immediately and triumphantly released Skitty.

The kitten was as energetic as ever, jumping and hopping around chasing its own tail as soon as it appeared.

He chased after the car for several laps, and before he even started performing, he almost ran out of energy.

In the end, Xiaoyao had to quickly pick it up to prevent it from spinning itself into a daze.

"Skitty, now is not the time to play."

"Hurry up and use the Blizzard skill you just learned yesterday, and show this muscleman who looks down on people what you're really made of!"

"Meow~"

Under Haruka's expectant gaze, Skitty finally started wagging its big tail, and a gust of cold wind was released as it waved its tail.

The strong wind mixed with fine snow made this move quite impressive in terms of both range and power.