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

It quickly ascends into the air above the arena, and as the Dragonite reaches its highest point, it makes a difficult sharp turn and dives towards Clefairy.

A terrifying phantom of a giant dragon appeared around him.

Clefairy, which had shrunk into a pink ball and then returned to its original shape, looked up just as Dragonite was already right in front of it.

"Pico, hee, hee, hee!"

A normal Pokémon would be terrified and shrink back at the sight of this, but Clefairy just laughed excitedly.

"Ash's Clefairy is just as wild as ever, no matter how many times I see it." Professor Oak thought back to the days when Clefairy caused trouble in his backyard.

If he hadn't intervened in time and caused them to both suffer heavy losses, Clefairy might have actually killed Gary's Arcanine.

"Picosie, Magic Flash!"

Upon receiving the command, Clefairy flashed with a brilliant light in the blink of an eye, and a beam of light, perfectly matching the shape of its body, shot towards the swooping Dragonite.

The two energies converged, boom boom boom—!

A huge explosion was heard, and the strong wind that was generated made it impossible for the audience to open their eyes.

"What an intense clash of skills! Which Pokémon will ultimately prevail?" the commentator exclaimed excitedly.

Before the smoke had even cleared, Dragonite's figure flew backward from the edge of the dust cloud above.

Picoshi won the battle, and its round, chubby body remained in place, continuing to hop and jump.

He kept pounding his chest with both hands, like a gorilla.

"Pico, Pico!"

It felt like being back in Pokémon Academy, with Clefairy waving its paws at Sundae in a provocative manner.

"Damn it, let's come back and rest for a bit, Dragonite."

Seeing the Dragonite struggling to get up, Sundae picked up a Poké Ball to replace it.

"I knew you'd send out Piccolo, so I prepared a special surprise for it."

Despite Dragonite's defeat, Sundae showed no panic but instead revealed a calm smile.

"Ash, I spent almost all my savings to defeat you, so prepare to face my wrath."

"Bring on the field, my beautiful rose, Metagross!"

She sent out a Pokémon that was entirely blue, had a disc-shaped body, and had thick, powerful legs extending from all four sides of its body.

"Wow, that's so unexpected! The Pokémon Sundae recalled Dragonite and sent out Metagross, an extremely rare Pokémon from the Hoenn region!"

"Metamorphose... another pseudo-legendary?!" Ash is now extremely envious of the Yuto family's power.

Many rare Pokémon can't be bought with money, and he really wants them!

"This Metagross looks really strong. Ash is in a bit of danger this time." Brock carefully observed Sundae's Metagross.

It was discovered that its color, shape, and body structure were all perfect, clearly indicating that a great deal of effort had been put into its careful cultivation.

"Metroid uses Metal Claws!"

"Picosie, get out of the way!"

The Metagross, which is said to possess computing power greater than that of a supercomputer, is indeed formidable.

First, it slowly got up, slowly raised its arms, and then quickly attacked Piccolo with its claws.

This technique, so fast and slow, is truly overwhelming and leaves one momentarily speechless.

The powerful metal claw struck, and Pico was knocked into the ground.

"Metamorphoses pressed its advantage and used Comet Punch!"

Although he was knocked into the ground, Piccolo quickly recovered.

He grinned and immediately jumped out of the pit to dodge Metagross's Comet Punch.

"Picosie, you go back first..."

"Pico!"

"Want to fight again? Alright, Picoshi, let's continue the battle and defeat the enemy completely!"

Seeing the fighting spirit burning in Clefairy's eyes, Ash decided not to replace it.

"Wouldn't it be better to replace Clefairy, which has a type disadvantage, at this point?" Xiaochun didn't quite understand Xiaozhi's decision.

Brock seemed to understand a bit more about the difference between Ash and Clefairy.

"In general, it is advisable to replace it, but as a trainer, you must also pay attention to what the Pokémon thinks."

Misty, who is most familiar with Ash's battle methods, was not at all surprised by his actions.

"Well, that's Ash's unique way of battling. He never plays by the rules."

"Picoxi uses a powerful charge!"

The pink figure immediately charged at its opponent with astonishing force.

Before the opponent could react, it had already struck the Metagross's massive body.

Furthermore, when Piccolo bumped into Metagross, it nimbly grabbed one of its paws.

"What are you trying to do? Metagross Metal Claw, throw it off right now!" Sundae was worried that Piccolo was going to use a skill similar to a self-destruct attack.

"Destroy the Death Ray!"

Metagross raised the claw that was firmly held by Piccolo, and it glowed white as it prepared to slam it to the ground.

But at that moment, Clefairy seized the opportunity and fired a Hyper Beam at extremely close range, hitting Metagross squarely.

After the explosion, both Pokémon were thrown away by the impact, but they both stubbornly stood up again.

"Taking advantage of the opponent's momentary lapse after using Hyper Beam, Metagross unleashed a barrage of Comet Punches!"

Metagross, with its supercomputer-like intellect, quickly regained consciousness.

Taking the initiative, they launched a fierce attack on Piccolo, with all four metal arms flashing white light as they frantically attacked Piccolo.

For a moment, Piccolo was like a pink ball being constantly patted by it.

Even after such a rapid onslaught, Metagross was getting a little tired and quickly retreated to create some distance.

But Piccolo actually stood up again.

Its eyes were bloodshot, and it wiped the dust off its face, letting out a strange, cacophony of laughter.

"How come this Piccolo is so tough? It hasn't fallen down after so many moves!" Sundae was already a little scared.

This Picoxi is like an unkillable cockroach, seemingly never going to fall.

"Wow, this Clefairy! Ash's Clefairy can still stand up after such a fast and type disadvantageous attack. It's so tenacious!"

The commentator and the entire audience applauded Picosi's willpower.

That's what they don't understand: Clefairy not only had Ash's type advantage but also served as his punching bag for a whole year.

It has high HP and is also extremely durable.

“Pico…”

Although Pikachu still has the ability to fight again, Ash knows that its stamina will eventually run out.

"It's time to decide the winner. At the very least, we have to take Metagross away!"

"Picoshi, charge forward with Comet Punch!"

Seeing the aggressive Pixie charging towards it, Metagross hesitated for a moment.

"We can't be afraid, Metagross also uses Comet Punch!"

The gap between the two Pokémon quickly narrowed, and their fists were about to land on each other.

"You've been tricked! Now Pikeshi is using Flamethrower!"

Thanks to the tacit understanding gained from numerous battles, Clefairy can intuitively carry out Ash's ideas without needing any extra instructions from him.

With a swift movement, the chubby body squatted down, and Metagross's Comet Punch swept past Clefairy's head.

But then, beneath Metagross's body, Piccolo opened its massive maw and unleashed a burst of flame.

"Metamorphosis!"

Metagross was blasted away by Pixie's Flamethrower and took a lot of damage.

"Metamorphosis has lost its ability to fight."

As the referee's flag was waved down, the Pokémon Globe on the big screen dimmed once again.

"Pico...heh, heh, heh!"

Seeing Metagross fall, Clefairy burst into laughter, clutching her stomach.

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Quasi-gods and such, I hate them the most!

"The situation has reversed! An unexpected flamethrower has defeated Metagross!"

It has to be said that the audience in the Pokémon world is second only to the audience of the Magnetism Bloodlust audience.

Whenever a winner or loser emerges, the entire audience cheers for the contestant, never letting the atmosphere fall silent and showing great respect.

But this infuriated Sundae: "Damn it, damn it, Clefairy is just as damn it as Ash!"

Her face turned bright red, and she stomped her feet for a while before finally stopping.

She sends out her next Pokémon, "Go! Defeat their Gengar!"

It can only be said that Miss Sundae's daily stalking of Ash is both a curse and a blessing, because it is precisely because she suffers hardships every day that she has trained each of her Pokémon to be very good.

At this moment, two chubby little guys with very similar appearances appeared on the battlefield, one pink and the other blackish-purple.

Gengar, who had just appeared, stared blankly at Clefairy, who was showing a cruel smile. After comparing the two with its chubby little hands, it immediately turned to face Sundae.

He pointed at Piccolo, then at himself, and then showed a frightened expression.

"Giggle, giggle, giggle!" Gengar was almost crying in fear.

"Don't mess around like this. It's not your ghost clone that will die if it touches you. They're even different colors."

"Prepare for battle, Gengar!"

Sundae was somewhat helpless with her unreliable Gengar and could only order it to cheer up.

It looks like a Gengar with a somewhat quirky personality.

"How is it? Is Picosi still able to fight?"

"Clefairy, Clefairy!" came Ash's resolute call.

Once this brat is on the field, he absolutely refuses to leave, but this also ignites all of Pikesi's fighting spirit.

Ash, who loves Pokémon the most, always puts the will of his friends first.

As for winning or losing...

Hey, miracles happen with brute force, just go for it!

"Picoxi uses Mind Hammer!"

"Get out of the way of Gengar, use Sludge Bomb!"

When Clefairy uses Psychic Hammer, it cannot flexibly observe its surroundings, which gives Gengar an opportunity to dodge.

It floated directly up from its position, drifted directly above Piccolo, plucked a few sludge pellets from its mouth, and struck Piccolo from above.

The mental hammer attack was interrupted, and Picosi fell into a poisoned state.

"Sludge bombs... What bad luck. Were they all designed to target Picosi?"

“That’s right, they’re all tailor-made for you!” Sundae struck a classic elegant lady’s smile. “Oh, hahaha.”

"Giggle, giggle, giggle." Gengar mimicked its trainer's pose and let out a strange laugh.

"Don't you dare copy me!" Sundae, her face darkening, immediately followed up with the attack order.

"Even Clefairy should be at its limit by now, Gengar, use Venom Tackle!"

When facing an opponent who is poisoned, Venom Impact becomes twice as powerful as usual.