Chapter 286

Orange Blossom Gym, extraordinarily lively.

Not only were many Poké Ball gathered together, but there were also quite a few trainers chatting with each other, very enthusiastic.

Especially Meijinzi, skillfully picking up piece after piece of delicious food for him, piling Ash's bowl almost to overflowing, enthusiastically asking Ash.

"Mom, you already know all that, so why are you asking?"

Misty watched from the side, shaking her head helplessly: "Don't keep serving, otherwise we won't be able to finish it later!"

Upon hearing that, Meijinzi indeed stopped serving, looking at Ash with a smile, increasingly satisfied.

【Xiaomao: Hahaha, Black Satoshi finally has his day!】

Seeing Ash somewhat reserved, not as talkative as before, but that's understandable; when it comes to Poké Ball, Black Satoshi can be said to be very familiar, but in this setting he is extremely inept.

【Ash: Aunt Meijinzi is so enthusiastic!】

【Brock: Of course it's enthusiastic, the relationships are all the same; look at me and Xiaosheng in Black World, we're like air!】

Indeed, just as Brock said, the two of them in Black World, Brock and Xiaosheng, were just watching the show, nobody served them food.

The night in Black World, both joyful and nerve-wracking, passed; the next day Qianli voluntarily brought up challenging the Gym, and he also wanted to battle the strong trainers from Kanto.

Having watched Ash's battle scenes but never fought him, Qianli was curious about Ash's strength.

Orange Blossom Gym, on the battle field.

"Come on, let me see the strength of the Kanto region trainers!"

Qianli took out a Poké Ball, releasing Snorlax: "Don't hold back, give it your all!"

Ash's first sent out was Swamp Leap Fish.

"Swamp Leap Fish, use Screech!"

"Yawn!"

Lazy Old Man really lives up to its name; facing the noise made by the Marsh Leaper Fish, it truly didn't want to move. It just let out an incredibly infectious yawn, and the spectators outside the field all felt a bit drowsy.

The lazy appearance of Lazy Old Man deeply stimulates the lethargy in those watching it, making people feel half-asleep, and with this yawn move, the effect is greatly enhanced.

But it had no effect on the Marsh Leaper Fish; it was too lazy to even look at Lazy Old Man, then opened its mouth, gathered a huge surge of water, and with a thud sprayed it at Lazy Old Man.

Just as Lazy Old Man jumped aside to dodge, it was hit in the back; the Water Gun directly blasted it away, leaving the battlefield and slamming straight into a wall far behind Qianli.

Now Lazy Old Man can finally get a good sleep; its eyes rolled, and it lost its battle capability.

"Sure." Qianli keenly saw that the Marsh Leaper Fish hadn't been affected by the yawn; otherwise it would have immediately fallen asleep.

Just now it had such accurate aim on Lazy Old Man; it must be the radar on the fish's fins sensing Lazy Old Man's movement to leave.

"Marsh Leaper Fish is not bad, performing normally!" Xiaosheng nodded, commenting on the Marsh Leaper Fish's battle situation, then added about Lazy Old Man: "Lazy Old Man still needs more practice; against the Marsh Leaper Fish, your move is still too raw!"

Xiaosheng's comments didn't even consider his dad's; in his heart, Ash is always one of his own.

"Keep it down!" Misty shouted, then she hugged her knees, chin resting on them, her eyes constantly fixed on Ash, almost never looking away.

Our relationship is so good now, we don't even cheer for your dad!

Mitsuko found it amusing; her son wasn't cheering for his dad at all, but directly cheering for Ash.

And her daughter Misty just watched silently, but from her demeanor you could tell she was definitely cheering for Ash.

Seeing Misty's eyes filled only with Ash, especially after Ash won the first match, Misty's mouth corners lifted, unable to be suppressed.

Mitsuko sighed, "Going out just once, I won't leave anything behind!"

"Yah—"

Qianli's second Poké Ball released was an Overactive Ape.

Pure white and full of energy, the Overactive Ape lived up to its name—very active; just a moment after being released, it was already bouncing around, never still.

"Looks like the Overactive Ape is really fast."

Ash thought that for a speed showdown, he'd need either a Forest Lizard or a Sturdy Chicken.

The Sturdy Chicken happens to counter Normal-type Overactive Ape, so sending it out is the best choice.

"What the—"

The Sturdy Chicken appeared on the field, staring intently at the Overactive Ape.

"Gather energy!"

"Get buff!"

Both of them initially chose to boost their own strength.

"Thunder Punch!"

Qianli's eyes narrowed; the Overactive Ape wasn't slow, and increasing its accuracy a bit would boost their chances of winning.

The Overactive Ape leapt forward, its arms flashing with dazzling arcs of electricity; as it threw a punch, violent current burst instantly from its fist, tightly wrapping around the outside, forming a shield of crackling yellow‑light electricity!

"Flame Kick!"

Likewise, its legs were suddenly engulfed in a scorching flame, rushing to meet the Overactive Ape's Thunder Punch.

Flame and current collided fiercely in the air, raging firelight and electric arcs intertwining.

In terms of power, the Sturdy Chicken had the edge; its leg flames grew ever fiercer, like a raging inferno, directly suppressing the Overactive Ape's current—the violent current gradually weakened under the flame's consumption and finally dissipated.

The Overactive Ape was knocked back a few steps, the fur on its arms somewhat scorched.

"Fire Blast!"

The Sturdy Chicken opened its mouth, quickly gathered its inner flame into a scorching pillar, and shot it straight at the Overactive Ape.

"Dodge it!"

The Overactive Ape sidestepped to dodge; the flame pillar singed some of its fur, but when it looked back at the Sturdy Chicken, it saw the chicken charging like a fired shell, delivering two consecutive kicks to its chest.

It raised its arms to guard its chest.

The Sturdy Chicken's legs came down like heavy hammers, slamming hard into the Overactive Ape's chest with a deep, muffled boom.

"Yah—" the Overactive Ape was flung backward, but not enough to defeat it.

The name Hyperactive Ape shows its stamina is not bad; Strong Chicken felt it a bit tricky, and finally after competing in close-combat moves with Hyperactive Ape, the strengthened Strong Chicken after bodybuilding defeated Hyperactive Ape.

The Strong Chicken, having expended considerable stamina, emitted a white light from its body and, under everyone's gaze, underwent Evolution into a Fire Chicken.

Sss~

The Fire Chicken's bandaged-wrapped claws on both arms burst forth with fire.

"Handsome Fire Chicken!" Xiaosheng muttered, seeing the Poké Ball Qianli took out, his expression changed slightly: "Dad is going to send out Leave King."

Qianli sent out Leave King, whose size is somewhat larger than Fire Chicken's; as soon as it appeared, it lay on the ground, much like a Lazy Old Man, and its initial form is very similar to its final form.

Leave King, upon appearing, lies motionless, but in fact it is accumulating counterattack power, using this form to let the opponent lower their guard, thereby striking the opponent unexpectedly.

"Fire Chicken, use Brick Break!"

The Fire Chicken's muscles tensed throughout its body; it pushed off with its legs, shot forward instantly, its hand blade gleaming with cold light, and it fiercely chopped down at Leave King.

Just as the Fire Chicken acted, Leave King also moved, its speed comparable to that of the Fire Chicken.

The Fire Chicken's hand blade strike missed Leave King, and was instead firmly caught with one hand by Leave King.

"Flamethrower!" Ash shouted.

A flame like a fireball struck Leave King's chest, causing it to involuntarily retreat a few steps, leaving a scorched mark on its chest, but it was fine, patting its chest.

"Fire Chicken, Leave King is the strongest Poké Ball we've encountered since challenging Gyms in the Johto Region; be careful!"

Ash knows about Leave King as a Poké Ball: strong attack, fast speed, decent defense, definitely an all-around Poké Ball.