Chapter 20

What's the use of you getting it? It has to be able to do it for it to be useful. Unfortunately, it can't.

Chat room.

Lance: "Golem is down, but it's not time to celebrate yet; that guy Giovanni is going to get serious."

Bruno: "Based on my understanding of Giovanni, this small-minded guy, he's probably going to use his main Pokémon, at least they must be reserves."

Lorelei: "Heh, using main Pokémon against a novice, he's really shameless."

Giovanni: "I'm not being shameless; I'm just extremely eager for victory."

Koga: "Yo ho, you're quite good at gilding your own face."

Giovanni: "Heh."

[Giovanni's second Pokémon appeared.]

[The whole body is gray, with a sharp drill horn on its head, standing on two legs, with armor on its neck, and a large and powerful tail.]

[Rhydon, also known as the Drill Pokémon. Although it is not among Giovanni's six main Pokémon, it is also one of Giovanni's most commonly used Pokémon. Its strength is by no means comparable to Golem.]

[As soon as Rhydon appeared, Ash and Pikachu instantly became serious; they felt the pressure brought by Rhydon.]

["Mew."]

["Mew."]

["Ralts," who had been quietly watching the match, finally couldn't help it and started cheering loudly for Pikachu.]

["Mew?"]

["Is Ralts's cry like this?" Giovanni frowned, suspecting he was having auditory hallucinations.]

[Gently shaking his head, Giovanni refocused his attention on the match.]

[Rocks the size of soccer balls appeared in the battle field. Accompanied by Rhydon's roar, several rocks hit Pikachu together.]

[Rhydon's first attack—Rock Blast.]

[It was surrounded by rocks from all directions; it couldn't dodge, so it could only break force with force.]

["Pikachu, Iron Tail."]

Jasmine: "Ash's Pikachu knows Iron Tail? Then it's easy to handle."

Rhydon is not only a Ground-type Pokémon but also has the Rock attribute, which means Steel-type skills can cause double damage to Rhydon.

Flint: "Pikachu is not a power-type Pokémon; what's the use of learning Iron Tail?"

Gardenia: "Other people's Pikachu are definitely not power-type Pokémon, but Ash's Pikachu is different. Have you forgotten Golem's fate?"

Flint: "Right! Almost forgot."

Giovanni: "Just knowing Steel-type skills and you want to defeat my Rhydon? It's not that easy."

Bertha: "The one at a disadvantage now is actually Ash. Don't forget, Rhydon is immune to all Electric-type skills."

Don't dream that the thing of Thunderbolt killing Geodude in seconds will happen to Rhydon; that is simply impossible. Rhydon is not only a Ground-type Pokémon, but the drill horn on its head also has the effect of a Lightning Rod; Electric-type skills cannot cause any damage to it at all.

Guzma: "If Dark Ash can win against Giovanni's Rhydon with Pikachu, I'll call him Daddy!"

Plumeria: "Boss, are you betting that big?"

Guzma: "This is the courage of our Team Skull."

Grunt: "Long live Boss Guzma!!!"

[Pikachu was like a butterfly dancing in the flowers; all the rocks in the sky were cut into pieces by it. Combining strength and speed, in just one round, Pikachu displayed its strength to the fullest.]

[Defending against Rhydon's attack, it was Pikachu's turn to counterattack.]

[Quick Attack to close the distance, followed by Iron Tail to give a fatal blow. The speed was so fast that the opponent Rhydon didn't even react.]

["Slap."]

[A crisp slapping sound echoed in the battle field, and Iron Tail hit Rhydon's left face heavily.]

["Rhydon, Mega Punch." A cold voice spat out from Giovanni's mouth. Giovanni didn't even look at Rhydon; he seemed to have determined that Pikachu's Iron Tail couldn't penetrate Rhydon's defense.]

[Facts proved that Giovanni's judgment was correct. Although Pikachu's Iron Tail hit, the damage actually caused to Rhydon was quite limited. Under the protection of the armor, Rhydon's defense reached a terrifying level.]

["Pikachu, dodge quickly."]

[The only good news for Ash was that he didn't use all his strength when attacking, but left two or three parts of spare strength; otherwise, Pikachu could only watch helplessly as Rhydon's iron fist hit it.]

[Dangerously dodging Rhydon's attack, Pikachu, worried about Rhydon's second round of offensive, quickly distanced itself from it.]

["Good reaction speed, but it's useless." Giovanni smiled confidently, "As long as you can't break Rhydon's iron armor, then all attacks are in vain. Boy, what are you going to do now?"]

34: Have you ever seen a Holy Sword Pikachu? (Seeking flowers)

Karen: "See that? I said it earlier, Pikachu has an upper limit; even Ash's Pikachu cannot break through this upper limit!!!"

Karen: "Karen, please, stop saying harsh words; you'll be slapped in the face again later."

Karen: "How will my face be slapped this time? Pikachu can't even break Rhydon's defense; it's doomed to lose!"

Lt. Surge: "So I said, it's better to let Pikachu evolve into Raichu. Evolution is the most precious gift given to Pokémon by the gods; you should embrace evolution with a smile! Hey, Ash, if you change your mind, it's still not too late; I have plenty of Thunder Stones here."

Karen: "What if it evolves into Raichu? Change Pokémon early; replace Pikachu with Electabuzz or other Pokémon. Dark Ash's talent is still quite good; giving him a more powerful Pokémon can still prove himself."

Misty: "You guy are really annoying!"

Ash: "Hmph, I won't give up on Pikachu, the other me must be the same; we will become Pokémon Masters together with Pikachu!"

Chairman Goodshow: "Good, ambitious; this is a good man from our Kanto."

Bruno: "Choosing to abandon a Pokémon because you dislike it for not being powerful enough is something only Team Rocket would do. Karen, tell me, are you an undercover agent sent into the League by Team Rocket!"

Lorelei: "It's not impossible; I suggest starting a political review mode for Karen."

Karen: "Then it's over; Karen's political review definitely won't pass."

["It's really a tricky enemy." Ash and Pikachu met such a tough enemy for the first time. In the past, none of the opponents they faced could withstand Iron Tail.]

["Given up?" Giovanni's mouth raised slightly, "Giving up is also a good decision; my Rhydon is not something a novice can deal with."]

["That's not necessarily true."]

[Other people's Pikachu might really have no way against Giovanni's Rhydon; after all, after Electric-type skills are restricted, Iron Tail is the strongest skill most Pikachu have mastered.]

[However, his Pikachu is different.]

[His Pikachu also has a big killer.]

Steven: "Big killer? What big killer? What big killer can Pikachu have?"

Bruno: "Could it be Brick Break? But Brick Break is useless too!"

Pikachu using Brick Break with those two small palms is not as powerful as Iron Tail.

Karen: "Still a big killer, what time is it, and you still haven't recognized reality. My opinion is to surrender directly; maybe Giovanni will see that he is sensible enough and give him a badge."

Flint: "Believe in Ash, get eternal life, wait to be slapped in the face, Karen."

["Pikachu!"]

["Mew!" (Let him see the success of the special training I helped you with!)]

[Pikachu on the field slowly closed its eyes and fell into memories.]

[That was a giant beast with blue mane all over its body; hidden in its calm eyes was endless murderous intent.]

[After entering the form of the King of Swords, its behavior became noble and beautiful, holding a sword in its mouth, murderous intent rising.]

[The memory flashed by, and Pikachu opened its eyes.]

[The momentum changed greatly; at this moment, Pikachu entered a brand new realm.]

Norman: "What kind of Pokémon is that? A dog holding a sword. A dog traitor?"

Brawly: "Doesn't sound like a serious Pokémon; Pikachu training with such a Pokémon, it probably learned shady tricks too."

Wallace: "Although the behavior of holding a sword in its mouth makes people want to complain, I have to say, this guy's aura is really strong. If you take it to participate in the strong category of the Pokémon Contest, you will definitely be able to win the ribbon easily."

Gary: "Grandpa, do you know that Pokémon?"

Professor Oak: "That Pokémon is very likely the legendary hero of the Galar region—Zacian."

Leon: "Traveling through the battlefield like the wind to crusade against enemies, the slashes it makes are too fast to be captured by the naked eye. After being hit by its sword, you fall before you even feel pain. This is how Galar's ancient books record Zacian."

Steven: "If you put it that way, Zacian is a Pokémon from the Galar region; how could it appear in Kanto and become Pikachu's mentor?"

Diantha: "Stupid, didn't you hear Mew say that it was the one helping Pikachu with special training? This Zacian must be Mew transformed."

Cynthia: "Even legendary Pokémon can transform freely; Mew is truly a magical Pokémon."

Caitlin: "So it's abbreviated as Pokémon?"

At this moment, the Pikachu in the live broadcast room started to move.

I saw in the video screen, brown Fighting-type energy was rapidly gathering on Pikachu's golden tail. In less than half a second, Pikachu's tail became as sharp as a sword.

Pikachu waved its tail a few times quickly, making a buzzing sound.