Chapter 63

Misty: "Impossible, impossible, Dark Ash is much stronger than Ash, at least he can get two wins. Maybe he can win all three matches."

【Weezing faced Flareon. Ash's tactic was very simple: keep letting Weezing use Smog to smear Flareon's face.】

【Using Smog has two benefits: one is that there is a high possibility of poisoning Flareon, and the other is that it can block Flareon's Fire-type moves.】

【There is gas in Smog; if it doesn't want to be hurt by the explosion, Flareon can only obediently not use any Fire-type moves.】

【Flareon can't use fire, so it's basically the same as being scrapped. Ash easily won the first match.】

【Second match, Arbok vs. Jolteon.】

【Ash first let Arbok use Glare to deter Jolteon. Next was Acid. He didn't choose Wrap and Bite because Jolteon's back was full of sharp needles, and close-quarters entanglement with it was thankless.】

Brock: "Ash suffered from the needles back then, blindly letting Arbok entangle Jolteon."

Misty: "Learn from it, Ash. You have to observe more in battle."

【Third battle, Meowth vs. Vaporeon.】

【As soon as Vaporeon appeared, Ash let Meowth use Fake Out, occupying the initiative. After confirming that Vaporeon entered the flinch state, the second skill Ash chose was Assurance.】

【Because Vaporeon had already been damaged in a short time, the power of Assurance was increased by 2 times.】

【After this combo of Fake Out and Assurance, Vaporeon's health was actually bottomed out. At this time, the examiner was unable to turn the tables.】

Cynthia: "The thinking is simply too clear. Watching Dark Ash battle is simply a kind of enjoyment."

Steven: "Now there should be no one questioning Dark Ash's strength, right? No one dares to say that he can keep winning because the Pokémon are strong enough, right?"】

Wallace: "This is a true Trainer. No matter what Pokémon he gets, he can exert all their strength."】

Lance: "It's mainly because we have Ash from our world as a background wall; otherwise, everyone wouldn't be able to see how strong Dark Ash is."】

Ash: "..."】

【First in the written test, first in the practical exam, Ash successfully passed the Pokémon Examination and obtained the quota to go directly to the Indigo League.】

【As for Misty and Brock, it was a bit of a pity. Because the written test results were not ideal, even though they performed well in the practical exercises, they didn't pass the review.】

【"Ash, are we still going to Cinnabar Island?" Misty asked.】

【Ash has already obtained the qualification to participate in the Indigo League, so going to Cinnabar Island now seems to have no meaning.】

【"Of course we have to go. Blaine of Cinnabar Island is the most outstanding Fire-type Pokémon Trainer in Kanto."】

【Ash wouldn't allow himself to miss the opportunity to fight with a master. And there is a more important point. If he misses this battle opportunity with Blaine, it won't be easy to find Blaine next time.】

【Since Cinnabar Island has become a tourist attraction, there are more and more tourists on the island and fewer and fewer Trainers. There is news that Blaine is preparing to close the Cinnabar Gym.】

【Three days later, taking the ferry, Ash and the others successfully arrived at Cinnabar Island.】

【The first time they arrived on the island, they didn't go to play in the tourist area of Cinnabar Island, but went straight to the Cinnabar Gym. It can be seen that Ash is really worried that the Cinnabar Gym will suddenly close down.】

【In fact, Ash's worry was not redundant; the Cinnabar Gym was already on the verge of closing down. If he came a few days later, he might really not be able to see Blaine.】

【"Is this really the Cinnabar Gym?" Misty was shocked.】

【More dilapidated than the Fighting Dojo of the Fighting Dojo, the whole gym was swaying, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.】

【The wooden boards in the dojo had all rotted, and stepping on them would make a creaking sound.】

【It's hard to imagine that this is the Cinnabar Gym, the former number one Fire-type gym in Kanto, a place all Fire-type Trainers dream of.】

【"Challenger? That's really rare. It's been several months since a challenger came to challenge the Cinnabar Gym," the owner of the dojo, Blaine, walked out of the room slowly.】

【"Hello, I am Ash from Pallet Town, here to challenge the Cinnabar Gym," Ash said straight to the point.】

【"No problem. The rule of the match is one-on-one. Come on," Blaine didn't talk much, and after telling Ash the rules of the match, he immediately prepared to start fighting.】

【Probably because no challenger had come to challenge for a long time, Blaine was also itching to fight.】

【"Fight here?" Misty's mouth was wide open in shock.】

【What a joke, with this swaying dojo, can it really withstand the destruction of Pokémon?】

【"Hahahahaha," Blaine laughed freely, "Don't look at my Cinnabar Gym being so dilapidated, it's very sturdy, don't worry, there won't be any problems."】

【Blaine patted his chest and made a guarantee.】

Misty: "No wonder when we went a year later, the Cinnabar Gym had already closed. With such a gym, it has to close."】

Erika: "Hey, Blaine, can't you take out some money to renovate the gym? With such a dilapidated gym, even if a Trainer comes, seeing this situation, they will retreat."】

Blaine: "Can't blame me. Who made the League's subsidy to my Cinnabar Gym less and less."】

Lance: "Don't frame people, Blaine. Although the League reduced the subsidy for the Cinnabar Gym, it shouldn't be difficult to this extent, right?"】

Blaine: "It's really too little. Just enough for me to pay back the loan when I bought the hot spring inn."】

Lance: "..."

Bruno: "Amazing, my Blaine. It turns out that all the subsidies given by the League to the Cinnabar Gym were swallowed by you. No wonder the dojo is broken like this."】

Blaine: "I have made contributions to the League. What's wrong with asking for some pension? Besides, I didn't buy the hot spring inn entirely for myself. After making money later, didn't I build a new Cinnabar Gym?"】

Amidst everyone's quarrel, the video continued to play.】

(WarGreymon is here, is Angewomon far behind?)】

79: Hammered, Super True Newcomer is fiercer than Pokémon!】

【Ash, Misty, and Brock saw that Blaine was confident, so they could only hide their worries in their hearts.】

【This match was refereed by Brock, and the reason was also very simple: the Cinnabar Gym now only had Blaine, and other staff had been cleared out by him.】

Lance: "Wrong, I remember the list reported by the Cinnabar Gym was clearly written, besides the Gym Leader, there were four staff members."】

Flint: "Blaine, you are even more powerful than me. I only dare to let my children come to work as gym staff to collect an extra salary. You are good, directly eating empty pay."】

Blaine: "Ahem, low-key, low-key."】

Drayden: "This can't be low-key anymore, right? The video is broadcast live worldwide. Now all Trainers in the world know it."】

Chairman Goodshow: "Sigh, Blaine, I can't help you anymore, you ask for your own blessings."】

Blaine: "..."

【The environment of the dojo is a bit poor, but the strength of the Gym Leader Blaine is not discounted at all. After confirming that this is Ash's last badge, Blaine directly took out Magmar.】

【As soon as Blaine's Magmar appeared, Ash and the others clearly felt that the temperature in the room had risen.】

【The opponent is the Fire-type Magmar. Ash originally prepared to let the Water-type Squirtle play, but Charmeleon took the initiative to request a fight.】

【Seeing Charmeleon's enthusiasm so high, Ash couldn't bear to dampen Charmeleon's enthusiasm, so he had to change his strategy and let Charmeleon play.】

【"Ash's Charmeleon is cultivated very well!" Blaine is a master of cultivating Fire-type Pokémon, and he saw at a glance that Ash had put great effort into cultivating Charmeleon.】

【"However, my Magmar won't lose. Magmar, Fire Blast!!"】

【As the Gym Leader of the Fire-type gym, Blaine's attack method doesn't have so many crooked ways; it's the most typical battle method of Fire-type Pokémon. Use raging flames to crush the opponent. This is the true meaning of fire.】

【From the huge flame characters, Ash and Charmeleon also felt the enthusiasm of Blaine and Magmar. Encouraged by them, their fighting spirit became even higher.】

【"Head-on duel, use Dragon Claw to tear apart Fire Blast!"】

【Charmeleon practiced Dragon Claw hard for a month, and this time it finally came in handy. The steel-hard claws instantly tore apart the Fire Blast.】

【At the moment when Dragon Claw and Fire Blast collided, the two energies collided, and there was a continuous explosion.】

【The heat wave generated by the explosion hit Charmeleon's chest, not only did it not make Charmeleon afraid, but it made its fighting enthusiasm even higher.】

【"Roar!!!"】

Misty: "How come I feel that Dark Ash's Charmeleon is stronger than Ash's Charizard? Is it an illusion?"】

Drayden: "It's not an illusion. Although it's the same Pokémon, and Dark Ash's Charmeleon hasn't even evolved into Charizard, because of the cultivation method, it is indeed stronger than Ash's Charizard."】

Cynthia: "Ash's Charizard's evolution was too hasty and didn't lay a good foundation. Dark Ash's Charmeleon is different. It takes one step at a time. Although it walks slowly, it is exceptionally steady."】

Leon: "The gap at the current stage is not very big. The time when the gap is widening is when Dark Ash's Charmeleon evolves into Charizard. At that time, you will find that even if it is the same Pokémon, because of different cultivation methods, the gap is exactly how big."】

Ash: "My Charizard is not as bad as you say!"

Ash started to complain for his own Charizard.】

Misty: "Ash, everyone's meaning is not that Charizard is bad. It's that you, the Trainer, are a bit bad."】

Ash; "..."】

【The collision of fire and fire, under the fierce battle, the fighting spirit of Charmeleon and Magmar became even more high-spirited.】

【Ash and Blaine now put all their energy into the battle on the field. It was also because of their wholehearted devotion that they didn't notice that the Cinnabar Gym was becoming more and more wrong.】

【"Brock, should we remind them?" Misty asked weakly.】

【It's not that Misty wants to disturb the battle between Ash and Blaine, it's really that the Cinnabar Gym can't hold on anymore. The support pillars of the dojo started to sway left and right. If it weren't for Ash, Misty wouldn't want to stay in this dangerous house for even a second.】

【"That, let's wait a bit. Didn't Blaine say there's no problem?" Interrupting such a wonderful duel will be struck by lightning. And he really didn't have the courage to offend Ash and Blaine who were in high spirits.】

【Just like that, the battle continued for five minutes, and the Cinnabar Gym could no longer hold on. It collapsed with a bang.】

【Misty and Brock were the fastest to escape. They were at the door, and when they found something wrong, they instantly turned on the running mode.】

【Ash, Blaine, Charmeleon, and Magmar were not so lucky. They were in the center of the house, and when the house collapsed, all their attention was on the battle. By the time they found something wrong, it was too late.】

Lance: "This ending really didn't disappoint me at all."】 ===== CHAPTER 64 =====