Chapter 318: Capturing Sanae's Family, Raikou Lends a Hand!

After capturing Snow Child, Ash and his party once again encountered a Lullaby in poor condition; just after taking care of it, they saw the entire evolution line of Kirlia and Sanae.

Seeing that Ash and his group were helping Lullaby, and moreover communicating with them via telepathy, their favorability toward them greatly increased.

Getting along with Sanae and her group, Ash and his party thought it was not bad.

Good times didn't last; the familiar Team Rocket Trio came out to cause trouble as usual.

I don't know if the Team Rocket Trio got headquarters' support, but they somehow built a huge and formidable robot.

Their goal this time was the entire evolution line of Lullaby, plus Pikachu.

They built this robot specifically to defend against electricity, and it's very hard; it can be said to be set up against Pikachu.

In the past, when making robots or equipment, they mostly only set up electric defense, forgetting that Pikachu's strength isn't limited to electric moves—it also has Iron Tail and such—so this time they built the robot specifically targeting Pikachu.

Usually, as long as they defend against Pikachu, there's no problem, because Pikachu is the strongest of Ash's Pokémon.

This time they did their homework thoroughly, but they forgot one thing.

They simply forgot about Lullaby's entire evolution line.

Without Ash needing to act, Lullaby and its kin all used psychic power to control the robot, forcibly disassembling it; in the end the robot fell apart, leaving only a cockpit.

The Team Rocket Trio was inside; at that moment they looked completely bewildered, wondering what had happened.

How did the robot disappear?

The final ending was Pikachu using their favorite 100,000 Volts!

After the Team Rocket Trio's assistance, Ash and his party formed a bond with the entire evolution line of Lullaby.

Aside from Brock having no particular opinion, each of the three captured one.

Xiaosheng captured Lullaby, Misty captured Kirlia, and Ash captured Sanae.

The family was now complete.

Since Xiaosheng wasn't a trainer yet, his older sister Misty had to do the capturing for him.

【Xiaosheng: Oh wow, really? Even my sister captured one?】

【Misty: What's up, I'm not allowed to capture one?】

Huh?

I captured Sanae?

Ash was surprised too.

Along the way, Black Satoshi caught several pretty good Pokémon—Sound Wave Caterpillar, Snow Child, and Sanae—both handsome and strong!

Black World—

Ash and his party finally arrived at Liuli City.

The final badge; as long as they obtain this badge, they can qualify to participate in the Colorful Hidden Tournament.

This time they made preparations, and from Miss Joy they learned about Adam's information.

Adam is not only a Gym Leader; while holding the Gym Leader position, he is also a Pokémon Coordinator Trainer.

Mikuri is still his apprentice.

The final Gym's difficulty has surged.

Moreover, the way to challenge the Gym has changed: first a double battle, then a single battle.

"For Water and Ice types, we can't use Fire Chicken, Forest Lizard, Great King Swallow, or Bengal Ras."

Ash thought: "The Sanae we just captured can be used, Pikachu can go out, and also Iron Claw Lobster, Giant Pincer Crab, and Strong Croc can be used; if all else fails, let Raikou finish it!"

After exchanging Pokémon with Professor Oak, Ash and his party headed to the Liuli City Gym.

Adam quietly watched the group walk into the Gym. His gaze swept over everyone and instantly landed precisely on Ash: "Are you here to challenge the Gym?"

"Yes, I'm Ash from Pallet Town!" Ash replied, surprised that Adam could recognize him at a glance as the challenger; as expected of a Gym Leader who can train a Champion, this battle won't be too easy.

Adam looked Ash up and down, his expression turning serious: "I know you, the Champion of Kanto and Johto; to welcome your challenge, I'll use my full strength—don't hold back."

"Alright!"

Ash's eyes flickered, unknown what he was thinking about.

Adam immediately sent out Sea Devil Lion and Goldfish King.

"Pikachu!"

Ash looked at the Pikachu on his shoulder.

Pikachu lightly leapt and steadily landed on the battlefield.

Sure enough, he sent out Pikachu... Adam wondered what would come next.

Mikuri's master, another tough battle!

"Raikou, come out too!"

Ash took out a Poké Ball from his waist and threw it forward.

Pop!

The Poké Ball popped open with a bang, a dazzling light flashed, and Raikou emerged from the Poké Ball!

Roar!

Raikou appeared on the battlefield, its body flashing with golden electricity, mighty and imposing.

What?

Adam's mouth corner twitched violently.

They even brought out Raikou!

【Adam:???】

What does this mean, Black Satoshi what does this mean?

When it's my turn I send out Raikou, right? Do you have something against me!

Ma Zhishi: Sent out Raikou again, how rare!

Dian Ci: This is the second time I've seen Black Satoshi challenging the Gym and sending out Raikou; last time it was against Tie Xuan.

Tie Xuan: Actually, you don't need to mention me.

Bo Ni: I envy Adam; I even want to battle a Pokémon of Raikou's level!

Adam: You better really be envious!

Mikuri didn't speak, looking at the Black Light Screen with a somewhat solemn expression.

The two major Electric-type Pokémon—Pikachu and Raikou—can both cause hallucinations in Sea Devil Lion and Goldfish King via electricity.

Yuan Zhi: What's there to fear? Believe in yourself, Adam. Everyone like Ash is reverse-typed; look at that Great King Swallow—after taking so many hits it's fine, later it hard‑endured thunder, you can try too.

Okay okay, can that Great King Swallow compare?

Adam was speechless.

Black World—

"Another good show to watch!" Xiaosheng loves watching legendary Pokémon battles; it can be said to be a visual feast!

Brock looked at Raikou and Pikachu, feeling Ash's determination to win the match: "Raikou again, it seems Ash's pressure is a bit high!"

?

Is the pressure high?

Is the pressure high when facing me?

Tie Xuan, who was watching the Black Light Screen, hearing this, went crazy complaining, almost drove me into retirement.

Although Adam was surprised, he wasn't afraid; on the contrary, he wanted to see how strong Raikou is.

"Battle start!"

With the referee's command, the battle was about to erupt.

"100,000 Volts!"

Ash made the first move; this is the final badge, far more serious than previous battles.

Crackle~

As the words fell, Pikachu and Raikou were instantly surrounded by electric currents.

Two dazzling bolts of lightning, like two roaring golden dragons, shot out from Pikachu and Raikou, carrying the force of thunder, straight toward Sea Devil Lion and Goldfish King.

"Ice Beam!"

Around Sea Devil Lion and Goldfish King also fell shards of ice crystals; ice-type energy surged out like a cold current from their mouths, wherever it went the air seemed to freeze, forming icy barriers.

Lightning and ice collided violently. The fierce collision sound rang out.

Under the impact of lightning, the ice instantly shattered into powdery ice particles, scattering wildly like snowflakes in all directions.

And the 100,000 Volts was unstoppable, directly striking Sea Devil Lion and Goldfish King.

Boom!

Sea Devil Lion and Goldfish King were instantly hit by the 100,000 Volts, their bodies violently trembling, turning completely scorched black, emitting a burnt smell, they collapsed helplessly on the ground, losing battle capability.

At that moment, the entire battle field fell silent!