Chapter 30: Battle at the Sandalwood Gym!

The full rule is 3v3 singles, the gym leader sends out a Pokemon first, and only the challenger can switch Pokemon.

After confirming both sides had no objections,

The gym apprentice serving as referee immediately waved and lowered the flag in hand,

"The match begins!"

"Go, Colored Powder Butterfly!"

In the spectator seats, Serena looked curious, "What a beautiful Pokemon."

He pulled out the Pokédex, aiming it at the Colored Powder Butterfly,

【Colored Powder Butterfly, Bug+Flying, Powder Pokemon, its ability to find water sources is excellent; it's said that if you follow behind her, you'll eventually reach a spring.】

In Ash's view, he could also see a more detailed panel,

【Pokemon】: Colored Powder Butterfly (♀)

【Ability】: Compound Eyes (own move accuracy ×1.3)

【Level】: lv22

【Moves】: Gust, Poison Powder, Stun Powder, Sleep Powder, Powder, Bug Resistance, Signal Beam,

【Base Stats】: Total 411, HP 80, Attack 52, Defense 50, Sp. Atk 90, Sp. Def 50, Speed 89,

At level 22, plus a base stat total of 411,

Excellent attack speed, a bunch of status-inducing powders, without a doubt this is a very troublesome opponent.

Considering how troublesome powder-type moves are,

Ash ultimately decided to send out a Shiny Lurantis.

"Go, Lurantis."

Accompanied by the opening of the Moon Ball,

The Shiny Lurantis gradually took shape within the retrieval beam.

"Eh?! It's actually a Shiny Pokemon?"

Ziluolan was somewhat startled,

If I remember correctly, Ash has only been in Kalos for four days?

Not counting today's start, he caught a Shiny Pokemon in just three days? The key is that Shiny Lurantis is extremely rare and full of charm among Shinies!

This luck……

It's simply enviable and jealous!

Behind them, Xiao Ju Er, seeing a Shiny Lurantis for the first time, had her eyes light up, drool almost spilling,

She almost wanted to immediately hug the little guy and go film.

"What an adorable little guy!"

In just a few seconds, out of the instinct of a model and star,

Xiao Ju Er subconsciously conceived dozens of shooting themes in her mind, and upon further thought, she could surely come up with even more.

With her own beauty and fame,

plus the charm of the Shiny Lurantis, she could surely captivate the world,

Moreover,

waiting for the little guy to evolve into Qiru Lian, she could film again,

even more…… counting Gardevoir and Mega Gardevoir, she could film a total of four times,

Together they could have a fashion show with no less than a hundred themes,

If possible, Xiao Ju Er really wishes she could immediately borrow this little guy from Ash's hands.

This is not just for money, but also to leave perfect moments in her prime, avoiding lifelong regret.

'Borrow it, I must borrow it!'

Xiao Ju Er kept repeating to hypnotize herself.

……

On the field,

"Huh?"

The released Shiny Lurantis was a bit surprised, thinking that slacking off in the morning would leave a bad impression on Ash and she wouldn't get a chance to battle,

but ended up letting her start as the lead!

"It's you, I heard right, go."

He reached out and rubbed the orange antennae of the little Loli, Ash's gaze gradually becoming stern and serious.

"Meditation!"

The rule is the challenger attacks first, so Ash naturally wants to fully utilize this advantage.

"Strengthening right from the start, no wonder he's a five-time champion, playing for real, he's a tough opponent."

While Ziluolan gave a complimentary evaluation,

because she didn't know the specifics of the Shiny Lurantis, she didn't dare be careless, deciding to go all out on quality.

"Colored Powder Butterfly, Sleep Powder!"

She spat out a large amount of powder, the Colored Powder Butterfly's pink wings fluttered, blowing the powder toward the Shiny Lurantis.

Right from the start it's field control, which can be said to be quite high quality.

However, even earlier upon seeing the Colored Powder Butterfly's ability Compound Eyes, Ash had already anticipated,

At the moment, he remained calm and unhurried.

"Psychic to isolate the powder!"

Shiny Lurantis once spent two days getting along with Latias, and regarding how to subtly manipulate psychic power, it deeply learned the true transmission of the dragon sister.

A round psychic membrane wrapped around the Shiny Lurantis, protecting it from disturbance.

Violet raised her brow,

For a ordinary Lurantis, being able to attack opponents with psychic power is already not bad.

It can actually construct a barrier; no wonder it's the Pokémon of the five-time champion, even a newly captured individual is not to be underestimated.

"Poison Powder!"

"Continue meditating!"

Being behind in level, and also behind in base stats, Ash doesn't plan to take the offensive unless he boosts his Special Attack and Special Defense to +6.

"Stun Spore!"

……

"Dust!"

……

"Bug Resistance!"

Repeatedly confirming,

No matter what kind of powder is used, it cannot break through the Shiny Lurantis's psychic barrier,

Violet had no choice but to change strategy and attempt a strong attack.

Of course, she wasn't lacking either.

Leave enough status powder; thereafter, as soon as the Shiny Lurantis's psychic shield shows a lapse, it will inevitably be affected.

However, when Violet prepared to launch a strong attack,

the Shiny Lurantis's meditative enhancement had also finished.

Special Attack +6, Special Defense +6, and two symbols appeared on the Shiny Lurantis's data panel,

Ash's mouth curled slightly,

"It's time to counterattack."

Violet heard this and her heart jumped; she immediately focused her attention on observing Ash and the Shiny Lurantis's reactions.

"Guard!"

The Shiny Lurantis used Guard, and a white circular barrier blocked Beautifly's Bug Resistance.

"Instant Teleportation!"

The Shiny Lurantis's figure disappeared, dodging Beautifly's next attack.

Violet focused her attention,

It's coming, the five-time champion's killing move!

"Guard!"

……

"Instant Teleportation!"

……

"Guard!"

Violet: "?"

What about the promised counterattack? What does endless dodging mean?

And just as Violet was bewildered, Beautifly continuously used skills, in the moment when its stamina consumption was large and it relaxed,

Ash's eyes lit up, and he suddenly launched an attack!

Now,

"Instant Teleportation to get close to Beautifly, psychic shield, magical flame, Guard!"

Ash issued several commands in succession,

In the endless defending, the Shiny Lurantis, which had been feeling bored and was about to fall asleep, its cute eyes suddenly brightened.

Fortunately, the Shiny Lurantis is a Psychic-type Pokémon, with its brain development very complete,

If we switched to a less clever Pokémon, it might not necessarily remember the order of commands,

It immediately got excited and carried out Ash's commands.

Violet's expression changed; finally, Ash's true killing move arrived,

"Oh no! Beautifly, get away from there!"

Beautifly followed the command, quickly flapped its wings and surged forward,

but it was useless,

From beginning to end, Ash's true killing move was not the magical flame,

but rather the dust scattered across the field, accumulated in huge amounts, destined to be detonated by the magical flame.

Dust, once it encounters flame, will explode,

This move can both restrict the opponent, preventing them from using flame techniques; once used, one must be careful not to blow oneself up,

but conversely, one can also bury the host with one's own hands!

This is the true reason why Ash has been enduring and refraining from attacking,

He is waiting,

waiting for Violet and Beautifly to bury him with their own hands.

Fortunately, he has waited until now……