Chapter 218: Serperior vs Deoxys!

In the nearby clouds,

A small, pure-white cat with a long tail opened its mouth,

condensing an azure-blue Aura Sphere in its mouth,

and the target it aimed at was Deoxys, moving at extreme speed.

Amazingly, even though Deoxys' speed was nearly lightning-fast, the cat's head could always keep up with its movement.

Just as the cat was about to fire the Aura Sphere,

accompanied by a dragon's roar echoing through the heavens, the cat looked down, locked onto a spot, and instantly canceled the condensation of the Aura Sphere.

At the same time, a glance out of the corner of its eye,

it spotted Rayquaza far away in the distance,

its gaze lingered briefly on Rayquaza, then the kitten's eyes finally settled on Nana, who seemed quite interesting to it, and on the Serperior using Dragon Claw.

Its lively eyes shifted,

The cat smirked slyly, turned into a Budew flying downward, and landed on Nana's head.

Nana devoted all her psychic senses to guarding against Deoxys and the suddenly approaching Serperior, so she naturally didn't pay much attention to this Budew.

What entered Nana's sight,

was a streak of green light flashing like lightning!

Just as Deoxys entered a defensive stance, about to activate its shield, the strike precisely hit Deoxys in that stance.

Boom!

Only a loud bang was heard,

the next instant, before Nana's eyes, only the silhouette of Serperior remained.

Deoxys' body shot upward like a cannonball and vanished.

Can Serperior fly?

Nana tilted her head, a flash of surprise crossing her red eyes, and the Budew on her head also showed a curious expression.

But soon,

as Ash and his group approached, Nana's focus shifted instantly,

Instant Teleportation!

Nana's figure, along with Gardevoir taken over by her psychic field, appeared before Ash and his group as they climbed the mountain,

except the Budew on her head was missing.

Nana looked back in confusion,

watching the Budew still hovering in the air, her eyes showed puzzlement,

her psychic power failed to move it—how strange,

however,

soon Nana's attention was diverted by Ash,

but… it seemed that because she had been traveling alone all this time, she had grown accustomed to going solo,

and Nana's personality reverted to that of an aloof beauty who isn't good with words,

Seeing Ash again, although a flicker of joy crossed Nana's face, she still didn't speak.

Especially……

When Nana's gaze lingered on Tierno beside Ash, her red eyes turned even colder.

Obviously she was jealous,

Nana is not good at expressing herself, but Ash is the opposite,

Upon seeing Nana, he eagerly stepped forward and gave her a big, open hug.

"Long time no see, are you okay, Nana!"

"Hmm..."

Being hugged by Ash in front of so many people, Nana's cheeks instantly turned red,

she instinctively unleashed her psychic power to blast Ash away,

Upon realizing it, she felt regret and tried to catch the blown-away Ash with her psychic power,

but discovered that Ash hadn't been blown away at all,

her psychic power on Ash was like a stone sinking into the sea, unable to stir even a ripple.

Nana's inner turmoil surged like a storm, her face filled with shock.

Serena and the others, however, thought Nana was just shy from Ash's hug.

"Whoa~"

Yurie widened her eyes,

"I told you, Nana-sis definitely has a thing with Ash!"

"Yurie, don't talk nonsense."

Clemont quickly grabbed his reckless sister, shouting, "You can't offend a psychic, no matter who!"

Serena giggled, "Hehe!"

Tierno wondered, "Huh?"

Everyone reacted differently, but Gardevoir seriously studied the meaning of Yurie's words.

"A thing? Which leg?"

Cough cough,

Thinking of some possibilities, Miss Gardevoir's cheeks quickly flushed red, and she hastily shifted her wandering thoughts with a word of thanks.

Only the flower bud drifting down from the air curiously looked at Ash,

Nana's recent use of psychic power didn't escape its notice; Ash's physical prowess was practically comparable to a Legendary Pokemon.

Just as the flower bud was looking at Ash,

Ash's gaze, however, also instantly shot toward the flower bud in shock.

A flash of bewilderment and surprise crossed his eyes.

The flower bud blinked, its dark eyes revealing a thoughtful hue—had it been discovered?

……

At the same time,

The battle between Deoxys and Serperior continued,

After all, Deoxys had switched to its Defense Forme before attacking, with both defenses reaching 160!

Thus, despite being hit by Serperior's Dragon Tail, Deoxys still didn't fall,

After recovering its stamina through self-regeneration,

Deoxys quickly regained its fighting strength again,

Its body curled into a ball, and when it unfolded again, its head had become triangular,

an attacking stance,

With both Attack and Special Attack at 180, Deoxys used its exclusive move, Psycho Boost!

In the game, this move is a Psychic-type special attack with power 140, and after use it sharply lowers Special Attack due to recoil!

In reality, as an exclusive move of a Legendary Pokemon, its power far exceeds that of a 150-power Hyper Beam!

Yet this attack was once again nullified by Serperior,

Even in a manner utterly unfathomable and incomprehensible to Deoxys.

Psycho Boost!

Dense psychic energy unfurled, like a domain enveloping Serperior, the nearly viscous sea of telekinesis coalescing into a whole and suddenly shooting forth,

Two virtually identical attacks met in midair and canceled each other out, leaving Deoxys completely stunned.

This snake has even learned its exclusive move?

Among the clouds, Rayquaza expressed its approval.

At the same time,

After confirming it couldn't take down Serperior with that attack, Deoxys changed form again,

This time it actively switched to Speed Forme, Lightning Fast!

Hold!

A white shield first wrapped around Serperior's body to meet Deoxys's impact.

Ice Hammer!

Serperior's tail frosted over, forming a large ice hammer made of ice crystals, which struck just as Deoxys's Lightning Fast hit the shield, smashing out the moment the light shield shattered!

With the white shield blocking, Deoxys had no idea it would face an ice hammer and was directly struck in the head by a single blow.

Driven by its cone-like head, its limbs flailed helplessly as it flew backward.

Staggering, Deoxys stabilized its form and once again restored its stamina through self-regeneration.

This time Deoxys didn't attack directly; instead, it floated in the air and used meditation to boost its Special Attack and Special Defense.

During this process, Serperior tried to finish off its opponent,

But Deoxys, after all, is a Psychic-type Pokémon with extremely high intelligence, and it can also change forms.

For a while, Serperior truly couldn't defeat Deoxys.

All it could do was watch as Deoxys, whose strength was already superior, completed its enhancement and achieved a counter-suppression!

In the sky,

The Rayquaza silently observing the battle felt that its moment to appear had arrived,

It is not the Rayquaza deity from Hoenn,

On this planet, only a small fraction of first-rank gods are unique individuals.

Compared to Rayquaza's body, Earth is large, very large,

Therefore, each patch of sky nurtures a Rayquaza responsible for maintaining the sky's order,

Although we don't know whether this Serperior is the child of that kin and has also learned Dragon Tail, based on the results observed so far,

Serperior clearly cannot match an all-out Deoxys.

It's time for it to make its appearance.

……

At the same time,

Ash looked at the flower bud that had once again perched on Nana's head, his face showing astonishment.

"Nana, is this your Pokémon?"