Chapter 476: Battle with Ash and Greninja!

"Ms. Diantha, may I ask if the Eevee beside you is really that Eevee from Lumiose City?"

An Eevee that can freely transform evolution forms, in the entire Kalos region, should be the only one.

But the Eevee that saved him in Lumiose City before should be Mega Sylveon, but Ms. Diantha's Eevee is Mega Umbreon, so Ash, who is currently there, also can't tell if the other party is his savior.

Diantha also didn't expect that Shōya actually knew Ash and the others, so she also turned to look at Shōya at this moment.

And just as Shōya nodded to confirm, Ash and Pikachu also expressed their gratitude to Shōya excitedly, and then after hesitating for a while, Ash made an unreasonable request to Diantha.

"Ms. Diantha, could you please let Eevee have a Pokémon battle with me?"

This is actually not the first time Ash has had a Pokémon battle with Diantha.

Previously, because of Olympia's prophecy, Diantha had taken the initiative to find Ash and Greninja and launched a Pokémon battle with the other party.

And in that battle, he and Greninja battled Ms. Diantha's Gardevoir and even gained a slight advantage, but ultimately the duel was interrupted due to some accidents.

It was also because of this Pokémon duel that Diantha was labeled with the "weakest Champion" title.

After all, the ace Pokémon of League Champions in other regions are all seconds-killing heaven and seconds-killing air, not to mention arm-wrestling with Tier 1 gods, at least they can fight with some Tier 2 gods.

As a result, Diantha's ace Pokémon Gardevoir almost flipped over when fighting Greninja, although the opponent was Ash and the Frog God wearing the protagonist halo.

But such a record, for a League Champion, can only be said to be too lacking in face.

Facing Ash's request for a duel, Diantha didn't agree at the first moment but turned to look at Shōya, who was sleeping on her shoulder.

"Eevee! (Agree to him!)"

Regarding the current strength of Greninja, Shōya was also quite curious, and Diantha also wanted to see to what extent Ash and his Greninja had grown now.

And if the opponent is Ash and his Greninja, should he be able to see the tip of the iceberg of Shōya's true strength?

Hearing Diantha agree to his battle application, Ash was also quite happy.

Eevee was the first Pokémon he encountered in his first battle when he came to the Kalos region, and the other party's powerful posture at that time was also deeply imprinted in his mind.

He wanted to let Pikachu go on stage to find the place, but he also knew that if he wanted to wash away the shame, the chance of letting Greninja go on stage was greater.

"I choose you, Greninja!"

Accompanied by a flash of white light, the empty Poké Ball bounced back into Ash's hand, and there was an extra Pokémon on the field that was dark blue in skin, with its hands crossed on its chest, looking very cool.

"Greninja, the opponent for this battle is a real powerful enemy, don't take it lightly."

"Greninja～"

"Then Eevee, let Ash and me see your strength."

Accompanied by Diantha's words falling, Shōya also jumped into the field and evolved into a Pokémon with golden fur all over its body at the first moment.

"It's Jolteon; Greninja is Water-type; this Pokémon duel is quite disadvantageous for Ash in terms of typing."

Clemont, who was acting as the referee, while announcing the start of the duel, had long taken out his computer equipment and began to analyze the data of the two Pokémon on the field.

And Serena on the side also curiously leaned over to look at the data appearing on Clemont's computer, and said in surprise: "Ash and Greninja vs. Ms. Diantha and Eevee, the winning rate is only 5%?"

As Ash's companion, Serena still understands the strength of Greninja quite well.

Last time, even against Ms. Diantha's ace Pokémon Gardevoir, Greninja fought evenly with the other party, and now encountering Eevee, how could the winning rate be only a mere 5%?

Even if Eevee, who has now evolved into Jolteon, has a certain type advantage against Greninja, this winning rate is too low, right?

"According to the data we collected before, the Mega Sylveon of Lumiose City, and this Anistar City Showcase's Mega Umbreon."

"That is to say, Ms. Diantha's Eevee has mastered at least two or more Mega Evolutions of Eevee evolution forms."

"And the reason for this winning rate, besides type advantage, there is another reason."

"Serena, do you remember Alain and Charizard?"

Alain and Charizard, they met a few days ago, and Ash even had a battle with the other party, so Serena naturally remembers.

"In that Pokémon duel between Ash and Alain, although Greninja had an advantage in typing, he still narrowly lost in the end, right?"

"And do you remember why Alain said he appeared at the Pokémon Center at that time?"

Through Clemont's reminder, Serena also remembered, then said softly: "He said he went to challenge the mysterious Eevee with Mega Charizard X, but was easily defeated..."

"That's right, in the case of type advantage, Alain and Charizard were able to narrowly win against Ash and Greninja."

"And Eevee, who easily defeated Alain and Charizard, do you think he will lose to Ash and Greninja in the case of type advantage?"

"As for Ash fighting evenly with Ms. Diantha's Gardevoir before, on one hand, I think Ms. Diantha wasn't serious at the time, and on the other hand, I think the mysterious Eevee might be much stronger than Gardevoir."

The reasons and data given by Clemont were all very sufficient, making Serena unable to refute at all.

And in fact, the battle situation on the field now is not much different from what Clemont said.

Ash is an old master of type reversal, but in this duel, he didn't exert any of his type reversal master halo advantages.

His opening "Water Shuriken" was easily shattered by Shōya using "Thunder Shock."

Using "Slash" was also directly blown away in the collision with Shōya's "Thunder Punch."

Finally, as the battle gradually entered the climax, Ash and Greninja also brought out their trump card and entered the bond state.

Although it is not Mega Evolution, the strength improvement and move power of Greninja at this moment are even better than true Mega Evolution.

"Are you preparing for Mega Evolution?" Diantha's voice suddenly appeared in Shōya's mind.

She knows that Shōya has mastered Mega Evolution for all eight evolution forms, so Jolteon is naturally the same.

"Their strength is not enough to force me to that extent, and as a Champion, you should also get familiar with my fighting style."

"Don't forget, unlike single-type Eevee, I belong to multiple types; in battle, you should know how to exert this advantage."

It's not that Diantha, as a Champion, needs Shōya to remind her of her combat thinking, but Pokémon like Shōya that can change types on the spot are simply unprecedented.

So it's normal for Diantha to have preconceived notions; at this moment, under Shōya's reminder, she immediately thought of many combat tactics suitable for Shōya now.

"Shōya, change form, convert to Water Eevee!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 477 =====