Chapter 228: Goomy's Gym Debut!

"Go, Lizard King, Mega Evolution!"

Uncle Fu's last Pokémon is also his ace.

He raises the huge scissors in his hand, and on the outer side of the scissors' bearing, the Mega Evolution Key Stone glitters.

Amid the dazzling multicolored light,

the Lizard King's body becomes taller and sharper, like a blade!

"Go, Goomy!"

Grass Dragon vs Steel Dragon!

The cute‑looking Goomy steps onto the arena,

facing the Lizard King radiating a strong aura, Goomy looks a bit timid.

"Goomy~"

This scene falls into the Lizard King's eyes, causing him to show disdain.

A weak gaze.

But Uncle Fu focuses all his attention on Goomy's completely different appearance.

"You, this Goomy?"

"Steel Dragon type, it's the Shuicui form, which is how Goomy looked in ancient times."

"'Shuicui form'?"

Uncle Fu is slightly stunned, "I've never heard of it…"

Ash also feels a bit helpless.

"Bulatano's latest discovery, just announced recently, resembles the Galarian forms of some Pokémon."

Fearing to mention Alola from Generation VII, since the other side hasn't heard of it, saying it would be pointless,

Ash simply uses the Generation VIII Galarian form instead.

"I see, now I understand."

Uncle Fu nods, now he gets it.

"But Steel Dragon? That's really a type that sounds awe‑inspiring."

Uncle Fu rubs his temples,

thinking that the Lizard King's proud Grass typing is fourfold resisted, and Steel type also happens to resist Dragon, he gets a throbbing headache.

Grass doesn't resist Dragon, so it's now countered!

【Pokémon】: Mega Lizard King (♂)

【Type】: Grass/Dragon

【Ability】: Lightning Rod

【Level】: 89

【IVs】: HP 31, Attack 31, Defense 28, Sp. Atk 31, Sp. Def 30, Speed 31,

【Base Stats】: Total 630, HP 70, Attack 110, Defense 75, Sp. Atk 145, Sp. Def 85, Speed 145,

…

The level‑84 Goomy appears, its intimidation takes effect,

Swish swish swish!

Six consecutive blue beams flash, lowering the Lizard King's all stats.

Uncle Fu: "…"

How could Goomy come up and weaken the opponent? Could the Shuicui Goomy's ability be Intimidate?

Fortunately the blue lights are linked together, so Uncle Fu isn't too surprised,

but Mega Lizard King's feeling is completely different.

All stats are reduced!

He clenches his fist, feeling his all‑round weakness, and the Lizard King feels uneasy.

He looks at Goomy, somewhat bewildered,

though he looks so simple‑minded and a bit shy, he comes up and intimidates him.

"Ice Beam!"

Ash starts with an ice blast that is fourfold effective against Grass Dragon, playing it for real!

Thanks to a Special Attack base stat of 150,

the normally fist‑sized Ice Beam, when fired from Goomy's mouth, is as thick as a basketball.

What a thick Ice Beam!

Mind shocked, Uncle Fu quickly calls for the Lizard King to dodge.

"Dodge quickly!"

Uncle Fu uses a legendary technique from anime; whenever this skill is used, the opponent's attack will miss.

Ash naturally won't stand by while the opponent successfully evades.

"Reverse!"

Uncle Fu is slightly stunned, "What does that mean?"

Soon, the scene that appears before Uncle Fu…

a minimalist clock made of white lines suddenly materializes behind the Lizard King,

its hands run backward.

The next moment,

The Lizard King, which had already darted several steps away, suddenly had its swift speed come to a halt,

And then it even reversed, heading back to the starting point.

It fully took in this fourfold super‑effective Ice Beam!

The Lizard King was instantly frozen into an ice statue, its eyes swirling, while a rainbow light appeared on its body.

In the light, the Lizard King exited its Mega form.

One move, instant KO!

Watching the Goomy, which even after defeating its opponent still looked endearingly clumsy,

Fu Ye shook his head helplessly,

Fourfold super‑effective, even a deity can't save it,

Being instantly KO'd at the same tier is inevitable.

Three consecutive defeats announced the Gym Battle ending with Fu Ye's total loss,

Fu Ye expressed strong doubt about the claim that Cocobur defeated Ash,

It must have been Ash losing because that old thing's beautiful granddaughter from Cocobur threw the match, right?

Otherwise, why would Ash even think he could lose to Cocobur!

"No defensive power at all, the youngster is formidable!"

Fu Ye shook his head with a sigh, a trace of sorrow flashing in his eyes.

He presented Ash with a Gym Badge.

Thus Ash's Gym Battle ended, and it was Tierno's turn,

whether it was a Super Charizard Y, or the enhanced Serperior, or even a pseudo‑legendary Aerodactyl.

Their strength was far beyond that of ordinary Pokémon of the same tier,

In the end, Tierno, with no danger, successfully claimed the Gym Badge.

Finally came Nana,

With the overpowered ability of Psychic‑boosted Pokémon, before the battle even began Nana was already in an invincible position, victory came effortlessly.

…

Now Ash has collected four Gym Badges,

namely Baitan (Bug), Yaoxiang (Rock), Suoluo (Fighting), and Biyi (Grass).

"Next, I should challenge you, Clemont, right?"

"Uh…"

Clemont's gaze swept over Ash's entire lineup, making his scalp tingle as he scratched his head,

"I feel you'll beat me hard, so maybe I should just give you the badge outright."

Originally, at this moment he should have split from Ash, returned to the Gym alone, and prepared to face Ash.

But Ash now is too strong, stronger than in the original timeline by more than a little.

The gap between heaven and earth left Clemont with no fighting spirit.

Seeing that Clemont truly had no fighting spirit in his eyes, Ash also didn't insist on tormenting Clemont.

He simply accepted the Mi A Lei Shi Gym Badge.

"Then we don't need to return to Mi A Lei Shi; let's head straight to the sixth Gym, Perfume Gym where Miss Ma Qiu is."

…

A few days later,

The group arrived at a grassy area near a dam and stopped to rest.

On the upper path, a little yellow duck electric three‑wheeler passed by.

Inside the vehicle, Blipbug looked through the window at Ash's party, who had finished lunch on the grass.

"Beep beep~"

The old man driving showed a puzzled expression and stopped the car, confused.

"What's wrong with Blipbug?"

Following Blipbug's gaze, the old man saw a Goomy beside Ash that had just devoured a piece of bread.

"What about that Goomy?"

Though puzzled, the old man opened the door, followed Blipbug down the slope, and arrived at the grass where everyone was.

"Beep beep~"

"Goomy Goomy~"

The two Pokémon locked eyes, held hands, and began to talk.

"You can't be… the sticky Pokémon from the Wetlands, can you!?"

The old gentleman looked at the Goomy in surprise, a flash of delight in his eyes.

"It's great that you're okay."

"Who are you, old gentleman?"

The eyes of Ash's party fell on the old man,

"So you're Duke Ash, I'm the manager of the Wetlands ahead; I've heard all about you from Jin Ze. I never expected this kid to be so lucky, fortunate to be with you."

"Wetlands, huh? There must be many Water‑type Pokémon there, right?"

"Ash, let's go take a look."

"Pika Pika~"

"Pika Pika~"

Pikachu glared angrily at the dream that imitated itself, but to little effect.

Ash smiled, reaching out to stroke the heads of the two Pikachu.

Smiling, he looked at the Sticky Beautiful Dragon,

"How about it, Sticky Beautiful Dragon, want to go back and have a look?"

"Sticky Dragon~"

Upon hearing that, the Sticky Beautiful Dragon's big eyes flashed with a hint of resistance.

"Go take a look; you've become strong now, it's time to return home in glory and help them resolve their troubles."

Ash reached out and took hold of the Sticky Beautiful Dragon,

In this life, he will not release the Sticky Beautiful Dragon,

However, it's still necessary to go to the wetlands; he wants the Sticky Beautiful Dragon to confront and defeat its psychological shadow, completely overcoming this mental flaw.