Chapter 323: Experience Pack

"Experience Pack?"

Misty had never been described like this before.

"Yeah, when you train Poké Ball, you can make mistakes and even hurt others' Poké Ball; isn't it because your strength is lacking?"

Jiang Lizi crossed her arms, looking down on Skitty and Snow Child.

"Are you strong enough?"

A hostile voice sounded out.

Everyone looked over, and it was Ash walking over.

He hadn't seen Misty just now, and Snow Child and Skitty weren't here either; following their trail, he happened to hear what that woman said to Misty.

"Of... course I can!"

Jiang Lizi glanced at Ash, feeling his aura was intimidating, giving her pressure.

Misty walked over, gave Ash a slight shake of the head, these things can be left to her to handle, after all, they're targeting her.

Then she said to Jiang Lizi: "Since you've entered the Grand Festival, let's meet there; I hope you don't get eliminated first."

"Hmph, then we'll see who gets eliminated; you'd better pray you don't run into me, otherwise you're definitely going to lose!!!"

Jiang Lizi was unconvinced, feeling scared by Ash just now, but facing Misty, she no longer felt that external pressure, so she stuck out her neck and shouted.

Lishu also advised her, but she just wouldn't listen.

Ash looked helpless, brows slightly furrowed, obviously annoyed by the situation Misty had just described.

"Really annoying!"

He couldn't help muttering a sentence, his tone full of displeasure.

"Don't worry, this time I'm entering the competition to let her see the results of our Poké Ball training, see if she still dares to say our Poké Ball is no good!"

Misty reached out her hand and grasped Ash's palm, which had developed many calluses from long-term training.

Her fingers gently rubbed his palm, feeling Misty's warmth and determination, Ash's irritation gradually faded.

"Sure, I'll help you train!"

Ash returned the grip, holding Misty's jade hand.

Meanwhile, Snow Child and Skitty quietly followed behind, watching their trainers' intimate interaction, they also showed an aunt-like smile.

Sunlight filtered through the sparse clouds, dappling the road ahead, stretching Ash and Misty's shadows long.

"Sister, where did you go?" Xiaosheng looked at Misty and asked.

"Skitty and the others accidentally hit someone else's Poké Ball, I went to apologize!"

Misty recounted what had just happened.

"How arrogant, how many ribbon Badges does she have!" Xiaosheng shouted: "Sister, you must defeat this guy, otherwise I can't stand it."

"Got it!"

Misty began training with Skitty.

Time quickly arrived at the next day!

The Poké Ball Grand Festival officially began!

First up was the initial review.

First to take the stage were old acquaintances Musashi and Meowth, still making a flashy entrance.

"How come it's Musashi and Meowth again?" Ash put a hand to his forehead, wondering if Musashi was that obsessed with the Grand Festival.

"Aren't they Team Rocket?"

"How did they end up entering this competition?"

Xiaosheng couldn't tell if that was Musashi, but after Ash explained, he realized it was Musashi.

That Meowth truly is the Meowth from Team Rocket Trio.

"Did they really come to participate in the competition?"

Brock felt it wasn't like that; judging by what the Team Rocket Trio usually does, their motives aren't pure—maybe they're preparing to cause trouble at the venue.

On the competition field.

A loud boom came from above, drawing everyone's gaze; a huge block of ice fell from the sky and landed steadily in the center of the competition field.

The kitten excitedly rubbed its paws, then surged forward, unleashing its signature move "Frenzied Scratch".

Its claws left afterimages in the air, "swish swish swish" as they scraped at the large ice block.

The large ice block began to emit "crack crack" sounds, tiny ice fragments falling like snowflakes. Meowth grew more eager, its eyes showing focus and determination.

Soon, a rough outline gradually appeared on the ice block.

Meowth carved a statue, a person and a cat!

"That's Sakaki!"

Ash and Brock recognized him; they'd fought before—how could they not recognize him?

In an instant, the scene of his previous battle with Sakaki flashed in his mind—back then, he had almost been ambushed by Sakaki's Beedrill, and even now thinking about it still left him uneasy.

Afterwards, Meowth continued carving on the ice block, carefully revising the originally depicted cat boss's likeness into its own.

This ice sculpture passed the review and advanced to the second round battle match.

"Could Meowth be confessing to Sakaki?"

Ash felt Meowth greatly admired Sakaki; this time, creating that statue on stage was likely to express its loyalty.

That's... Brock thought the same.

Next was Jiang Lizi; her Mismagius used Blizzard and Psychic, firmly controlling the Blizzard into a true tornado blizzard.

Lishu just used Shadow Ball and Rapid Star, with Rapid Star orbiting around the Shadow Ball.

Misty faced the initial review with no pressure and passed easily!

The second match afterwards is a battle match.

Misty is facing Li Shu.

Glameow is facing Hydreigon.

"Sister, go for it!" Xiaosheng cheered.

"Misty, it's great to meet you on the battlefield." Li Shu greeted.

Misty nodded in acknowledgment, counting it as a greeting.

The match officially began.

"Hydreigon, use Shadow Ball."

Hydreigon gathered a deep energy in its mouth, condensing into a pitch-black sphere like ink, and launched this Shadow Ball like a cannonball toward Glameow, leaving a blurred black trail in the air.

"Glameow, Blizzard."

Glameow spewed a blast of icy wind, tightly wrapping the Shadow Ball and blowing it back.

Boom!

The Shadow Ball, under recoil, slammed hard into Hydreigon's own body, and the following Blizzard mercilessly hit it, instantly covering Hydreigon's body in ice and snow, causing it to retreat a distance.

"Are you okay, Hydreigon?"

Li Shu looked at Hydreigon, which had taken two hits, his face somewhat anxious.

"Nice!" Xiaosheng, watching from the side, felt his blood boil and his face lit up with joy.

"Hydreigon was hit by Shadow Ball and Blizzard; it seems the impact is significant." The commentator stood beside the battlefield, seeing everything clearly.

"No way, I just let you have a moment." Seeing Misty gain the upper hand, Jiang Lizi's face changed drastically, she muttered, constantly consoling herself.

Misty's performance was astonishing; Li Shu, who had trained with her and was strong, being taken the initiative by Misty really shouldn't happen.

She thought, Li Shu must be letting Misty win on purpose; that must be it.

"Hydreigon, use Flamethrower."

Sure enough, it's Flamethrower...... As Ash said, Hydreigon's special attack is relatively high, so trainers will use most special-attack moves.

"Dig!" Misty had a counter.

Glameow immediately dug underground, dodging the Flamethrower.

"Be careful."

Just as the words fell, Glameow emerged from behind Hydreigon, quickly condensing a mass of azure water in its mouth; the water surged and spun, containing considerable power.

Water Pulse shot forth like a blue cannonball, racing toward Hydreigon.

Boom!

The water struck Hydreigon heavily, instantly exploding into countless fine droplets scattering everywhere. The powerful impact shook Hydreigon back repeatedly, its limbs gouging deep tracks in the ground, and its body trembled slightly.

"Fire Fang!"

Li Shu was already anxious; Glameow so agile, we absolutely cannot let it widen the distance, or we'll be dragged.

Hydreigon, enduring its discomfort, surged forward again, flames blazing in its mouth.

"100,000 Volts!"

Blinding lightning shot straight from Glameow's body, striking toward Hydreigon.

Bang!

Hydreigon, rushing forward, had no time to dodge and was directly hit by 100,000 Volts!

Hydreigon let out a painful howl, its body convulsing violently, then slowly collapsed to the ground, losing its ability to battle.