Chapter 205

【Juzi: Black Xiba, is he panicking? He wouldn't be thinking that when Black Satoshi challenges him, fearing that Wartortle would directly unleash Torrent, right!】

【Da Ye: Black Satoshi's Wartortle controls water energy so precisely, sending out Pokémon it counters is really tough, its shell defense is high, and then Water-type moves are strong.】

【Xiba: It's normal to be surprised when encountering such a bizarre Pokémon; facing Black Satoshi, the outcome is uncertain, still depends on on-the-spot reaction.】

Again Torrent triggered... Xiaomao recalled Golem, he still has Scizor and Wartortle in hand, while Ash still has Pikachu and another Pokémon not yet used, the advantage is already one-sided.

It's still just as difficult to win; although I've improved a lot compared to when I was at the Stone League, Ash is also improving, and looking at it now, the gap isn't as big as before.

Then let me see just how strong your strength really is!

Xiaomao then sent out a giant pincer mantis.

Pikachu, go!

The further along it went, the less Ash dared to relax, even with a large lead.

Pikachu looked serious, and it was fighting this giant pincer mantis again; during the earlier travels, it had exchanged blows with the giant pincer mantis several times, so it still had plenty of experience dealing with it.

Swords Dance!

Electric Terrain!

Both sides initially focused on raising their own abilities.

High-speed movement!

Xiaomao kept having the giant pincer mantis boost its speed, forcing a fight against Pikachu, but its speed couldn't keep up at all, and it would even be counter-killed by Pikachu.

Electroweb!

Pikachu used Electroweb toward the giant pincer mantis.

Only saw Pikachu's tail instantly burst with dazzling electricity; as Pikachu flicked it, the Electroweb large enough to cover a Snorlax's massive body accurately struck the giant pincer mantis.

Once the Electroweb entangled it, the giant pincer mantis was as if stuck in a mire, unable to move, only able to struggle futilely.

And Pikachu seized the opportunity, pressing the attack, directly using 100,000 Volts.

Under the boost of Electric Terrain, the giant pincer mantis took the Electroweb and 100,000 Volts, and instantly lost its battle capability.

Xiaomao still had Squirtle left...... Professor Oak, watching the battle, felt both happy and worried, happy for Ash, yet puzzled about Xiaomao.

Ash still had five Pokémon left, and Pikachu could still fight, plus there was one unseen Pokémon; Ash probably guessed that Xiaomao's remaining Pokémon was Squirtle, and looking at the current situation, it seemed they were going to lose.

He had lost consecutively in the finals to Ash.

Xiaomao's last Pokémon was Squirtle, so Ash switched to Venusaur.

Huh!

Venusaur shouted energetically, looking at the opposing Squirtle.

Xiaomao's eyes narrowed, and he directly had Squirtle use Skull Bash.

Squirtle's bulky body, with a not-too-shabby speed boost, was like a flying missile, rushing toward Venusaur with tremendous impact.

However, Venusaur just used Razor Leaf, with sharp leaves like flying knives slicing toward Squirtle from the front, continually striking its vital spots, interfering with its attack.

A muffled sound rang out; Squirtle's Skull Bash was immensely powerful, and although Venusaur tried its best to block, it was still knocked back several steps by the impact, leaving two deep marks in front of the Venusaur seed.

Venusaur, use Vine Whip!

After catching its breath, Venusaur immediately began swinging its long vine whip, continually lashing Squirtle

Grab it!

The vine whip was firmly grabbed by Squirtle; Xiaomao's eyes flashed with a hint of joy, and he shouted, 'Pull Venusaur over and use Ice Punch!'

Razor Leaf!

Ash, via telepathic command, directed Venusaur to keep swinging the vine whip while firmly pressing its body downward, striving not to let Squirtle drag it along, and also released a huge number of Razor Leaves, so many they were about to block Squirtle's sight!

These Razor Leaves... why do they feel like a Leaf Storm???

Xiba in the stands looked quite amazed.

His Water-type Pokémon is like that too—shouting Water Gun but actually having the power of Water Cannon!

Yulongdu, having watched so many of Ash's matches, thought Ash was saying that on purpose, just to make people let down their guard!

On the battlefield.

Squirtle refused to yield, using Water Pulse to block some of the Razor Leaves. But at the same time, it increased the force pulling on the vine whip, finally dragging Venusaur over.

Immediately afterward, Squirtle's fist gathered a frigid chill, with ice crystals scattering all around; a heavy punch struck Venusaur's body, and the tremendous power directly sent Venusaur flying.

Venusaur cried out in pain, quickly got up, and the large flower on its back was gathering sunlight, becoming ever more radiant!

When did it start?

Xiaomao also noticed, but it was already too late; Venusaur's back had gathered a lot of sunlight, more than any Grass-type Pokémon seen had collected.

It probably began absorbing when it first grabbed Squirtle with the vine whip, using Razor Leaf as a cover.

Squirtle, use High-Speed Spin to escape!

Xiaomao quickly shouted.

Too late!

Ash pointed at Squirtle and shouted loudly, 'Venusaur, use Solar Beam!'

Squirtle wanted to retract its limbs into its shell, but Venusaur's vine whip was like a chain, firmly holding it, completely unable to move.

Squirtle could only watch helplessly as Venusaur prepared to fire Solar Beam. As the sunlight gathered by the large flower on Venusaur's back reached its peak, a dazzling beam of light suddenly shot out.

Bang!

Solar Beam struck Squirtle as precisely as a shell, instantly releasing tremendous energy. With a boom, the ground around Squirtle was blown up into rolling dust and flying debris.

And Squirtle went down with a bang, losing its battle capability!

Thus, all six of Xiaomao's Pokémon lost their battle capability.

The outcome is decided; the champion is Ash from Pallet Town!

The judge excitedly announced the match result.

At the venue, cheers erupted!

"Ash, you won again!"

Xiaomao walked over and sincerely congratulated Ash, exhaled a breath, and slowly said: "In the area of Poké Ball battles, compared to you, I'm still lacking a lot. This period of travel has made me realize what I want. Compared to being a Poké Ball Master, I'd rather research and investigate Poké Ball."

"So, the goal of becoming a Poké Ball Master is left to you to accomplish!"

"Good!"

Ash shook hands with Xiaomao, "Xiaomao, I look forward to your Poké Ball research, publish an excellent research paper!"

The two looked at each other, seeing only each other's reflections in their eyes; their thoughts drifted back to the distant past, memories of playing and competing together from childhood flashing through their minds like movie scenes.

As time passed, their goals began to intertwine, yet they inadvertently drifted apart!

"Pay more attention to the people around you; they care about you!"

Xiaomao saw Xiaoxia and the others running over, worried that Ash wouldn't understand their meaning, so he said a few words to Ash and also taught him some ways to get along harmoniously.

It's all for the sake of buddies!

This Xiaomao is really great, a true buddy, easy to get along with, and he genuinely teaches things!