Chapter 201: Again a Pallet Town civil war, a lakeside night chat!

What the hell is that fire?

Ye Yue hadn't reacted yet; the fire that Charizard sprayed at the Fire Chicken was very strange. He had wanted to let the Fire Chicken jump aside to dodge, but the fire's trajectory was odd, making effective dodging impossible.

Looking at Ash, Ye Yue also felt willing but unable; the opponent's strength was much higher than his own.

Moreover, he saw Charizard wearing a mega evolution stone pendant.

They hadn't yet unleashed the power of that mega evolution.

In Ash's team, not only is Charizard formidable, but also that Snorlax; it's truly surprising that a Snorlax so huge can be so fast, essentially a super agile little fatty.

It's not just fast; its attack power is strong, it knows many moves, its striking range is wide; otherwise it wouldn't have consecutively defeated several of my Poké Ball.

So Ye Yue lost to Ash, feeling no objection whatsoever; in terms of tactics and the Poké Ball's own strength, they were all superior to his, and battling him also yielded much, such as how to let Kecleon hide better on the battlefield, not so easily seen through.

Also, the Fire Chicken needs training; its speed isn't enough, and its control over fire isn't good enough.

"Pallet Town's Ash wins!" the referee announced the match result.

"Congratulations, Ash, you are the strongest opponent I've met here; battling you I gained much; I wish you success in the upcoming matches."

After the match ended, Ye Yue found Ash in the lounge.

"Thanks, battling you I also gained much; it let me see the Poké Ball of Johto Region, especially your Fire Chicken, handsome and strong!"

Ash likes the Poké Ball of Johto Region.

"Hmm, you can travel to Johto; I'm sure it will amaze you."

Ye Yue smiled and invited Ash to go play in Johto Region.

After chatting with Ye Yue, Xiaoxia and the others waited at the entrance; they weren't surprised that Ash defeated Ye Yue.

Only Ji Ke and Xiao Chun were somewhat surprised, not expecting Snorlax to be so agile.

Professor Oak also came over to look; he originally wanted to ask Ash what was up with Charizard's fire, but seeing Ash surrounded by many girls, he could only find time to ask later.

In this regard, he wasn't losing to Xiaomao either; Professor Oak thought, Xiaomao used to drive around with girls on trips, but after losing to Ash at the Stone Conference, Xiaomao had a change of heart, training harder and harder, to the point that his training intensity nearly caught up to Ash's.

Xiaomao also came out and saw this scene, feeling a bit of schadenfreude.

The match continued.

Challengers all analyzed Ash, but couldn't fully figure him out, because Ash sends out many Poké Ball, most of which rotate.

In the quarter-finals, Ash sent out six Poké Ball, three of which were Tauros, each very fierce; comparing strength with them, one cannot match.

Not only strength, they also learned many moves; the Tauros would unexpectedly use 100,000 Volts on water-type Poké Ball; though the power isn't great, it's still a significant hit to water-types.

But after entering the semi-finals, opponents again began researching Ash's Poké Ball; the bizarre lineup from the previous match presumably wouldn't be used.

However, when the battle came, Ash sent out the yet-unseen Aerodactyl.

Under Professor Oak's cultivation, Aerodactyl often battled Charizard in the backyard; its strength is naturally not lacking, and it even learned many dragon-type moves.

After defeating two of the opponent's Poké Ball, Ash recalled Aerodactyl, gave the opponent only a small shock, then sent out Muk.

Facing the opponent's grass-type Poké Ball, Ash knew they would use Leech Seed, so he predicted correctly, letting Muk use Substitute; the Leech Seed missed Muk!

"Predicted!"

Professor Oak was very pleased with Ash's tactic, and even guessed the opponent's next move.

This is too cautious...... Everyone saw Ash predict the opponent's next action, but sending out something to counter Muk against grass-type Poké Ball is not ideal.

Grass-type Poké Ball are immune to poison-type attacks, so they won't be poisoned.

Thus poison-type moves do little damage; thinking Ash wanted to poison the opponent's Poké Ball to wear them down is a failed tactic.

However, Ash on the battlefield didn't let Muk use poison-type moves; he just kept shrinking it, while the opponent also boosted their Poké Ball's abilities.

Muk became so tiny that spectators could hardly see it, and the opponent could hardly hit it; instead, Muk kept throwing mud, gradually wearing them down.

In the end, Muk was knocked out by its Fire Punch, losing combat ability.

Not using poison-type moves, but tormenting with other moves......

Seeing Black Satoshi's tactic, not only the live audience but also the viewers felt awful; such a tiny Muk, whoever encounters it would have their mentality explode.

He then consecutively defeated the opponent's remaining few Poké Ball.

"Professor Oak's taught tactic is useful, but easily gets countered after battle!"

Ash is very satisfied with the tactic he used.

【Professor Oak: That's Black Oak Snow, what does it have to do with me, White Oak Snow!】

【Brock: Professor Oak makes perfect sense!】

【Xiao Jian: Professor Oak is the champion of the First League Grand Tournament, with such high understanding of tactics, naturally normal. Black Satoshi often learns from Professor Oak, who should have taught him all those tactics, to inherit Professor Oak's battle mantle; Xiaomao inherits the research mantle.】

Bai Shijie's Xiaomao, after the Silver Conference, headed toward the researcher goal; Black World's should be the same, unlikely to change.

Regarding Black Satoshi having caught so many Poké Ball, the viewers thought of a splendid battle method.

Black Satoshi specially brought a Tauros that knows Dragon Dance, using Dragon Dance several times in the lounge, then like Pikachu not going into a Poké Ball, directly bringing it to the battle field; then Tauros can sweep six at the start!!!

【Xiba: Great idea, think again next time; so unsportsmanlike, be careful the League finds out and bans you from competing!】

Black World——

The final of the Silver Conference was exactly Ash versus Xiaomao; they once again faced off in the final.

Again a Pallet Town civil war...... Professor Oak greatly anticipated this final.

Night, the moonlight like water, gently sprinkled on the tranquil lake surface.

Ash walked alone along the lakeside path, the stones underfoot making faint sounds, his gaze fixed on the lake surface, the mirror-like water reflecting the bright moon, his heart calming along with it.

Recalling the semi-finals, he saw the Elite Four Xiba, A Ju, Kenan, and even saw Yulongdu.

"How come someone is here?"

A soft, familiar female voice suddenly sounded in his ear, breaking his train of thought.

Ash turned his head, only to see Kenan gently walking to his side, face bearing a gentle smile.

"Are you nervous about tomorrow's final?"

Meeting Kenan's bright, star‑like eyes, Ash paused, looked up at the moon, and said: "Well, I've been competing with Xiaomao since we were kids; I always look forward to every battle with him. From the last Crystal Tournament to the Silver Tournament, it's been so long since we last fought—I'm sure Xiaomao has gotten much stronger."

Saying that, Ash couldn't help but smile: "After battling him, I'll get stronger too!"

Kenan listened quietly from the side.

A breeze blew by, bringing coolness and rippling the lake's reflection, making that bright moon alternately clear, just like Ash's memories of his past with Xiaomao.

"Let me tell you some good news."

Kenan told Ash: "The Champion of the Silver Tournament can challenge the Elite Four of the Johto League, and after defeating one of the Elite Four in this challenge, you can challenge Adu!"

"I suggest you challenge Xiba; he's always wanted to battle you!"

"And there's one more important point……your chances of success against him are very high!"

【Xiba:??? Kenan, what's going on?】

Xiba's face is full of question marks!

How come I'm the one most likely to succeed in the challenge?