Chapter 232: Lucian AppearsAsh and his friends, aiming for Eterna City, successfully caught a combative Buizel by the Eterna River![Buizel][Gender: Male][Attribute: Water][Ability: Swift Swim][Strength: Superior Late Stage][Moves: Aqua Jet, Slash, Sonic Boom, Water Gun...]Swift Swim increases speed in rainy weather, so Ashplanned to teach it Rain Dance first. The teacher, of course, would be Eevee, as Eevee had already learned most weather moves!Originally, Buizel was a bit unconvinced, but Eeveepinned it to the ground with one paw, making it unable to get up. Seeing that among Ash's Pokémon, except for the young Combee, the weakest were at the same level as it, and Ash had caught it head-on, it accepted Ash!Since Zoey also needed to catch Water-type Pokémon, everyone said goodbye to Zoey and agreed to meet again in Hearthome City!——————————On the way forward, the three of Ash came to the Pokémon Center to rest. Brock received his usual beating, but this time, perhaps because they knew he had a potential girlfriend, they hit him harder!"We are now watching Elite Four Wusong and the challenger..."Ash and his friends, enjoying lunch in the restaurant, saw on TV the live broadcast of the previous Alliance Conference Champion challenging the Sinnoh Psychic Elite Four Wusong!In the end, the challenger's Scizor was defeated by Wusong's Girafarig's Psybeam.The Champion of each Alliance Conference has the qualification to challenge the Elite Four. Ash, having won the Ever Grande Conference, could have challenged, but he chose not to.The Champion challenge match, of course, had to be held in Kanto, and he liked to travel freely, so he naturally wouldn't serve as a Champion Elite at this time."The Elite Four are indeed very strong, achieving an overwhelming victory!" Dawn exclaimed, then looked at Ash with expectant eyes, "Ash, how confident are you against the Elite Four?"She had seen Ash's adorable little Eevee defeat the Legendary Pokémon Suicune, and Pikachu, whose mere presence suppressed the entire field!"Who knows? You only know after battling!" Ashsaid with a smile."But, that's the Elite Four, it's not that easy to encounter them!" Dawn sighed.Ash turned and smiled, "Didn't we just meet one!""Huh?!" Dawn and Brock turned their heads in surprise.They saw a man with blue hair, wearing glasses, and holding a book walk over, "Actually, I'm not that mysterious!""Mr. Ash, hello! Welcome to the Sinnoh Region!" Wusong smiled and greeted Ash, while also seeing the Pikachu on Ash's shoulder, "Is this the Tianwang Pikachu? Its strength is very strong!""Ah?! Mr. Wusong also knows Ash?" Dawn was surprised.Wusong nodded, "Of course, with Ash's current strength, he's no worse than the Elite Four!"Ash stepped forward and shook hands with Wusong, "Mr. Wusong, since we've met, can we have a three VS three battle!""My pleasure!"Ash first went to switch out some Pokémon, then came to the Pokémon Center's battleground with Wusong!Although the battle power of the Elite level can't reach the world-destroying level of Legendary Pokémon, it can cause a lot of damage, so it requires a special battleground made by the League!Seeing someone challenging an Elite Four, the Trainers in the Pokémon Center immediately came to watch!"Ash is finally going to battle an Elite Four, this is great!" Dawn watched Ash excitedly, while also changing into cheerleading outfits with Buneary and Piplup.Meanwhile, Brock stood with Ash's other Pokémon. After all, Elite battles are rare, so it was a good opportunity for them to observe and learn!"Go, Girafarig!""I choose you, Heracross!"Both sides threw out their Poké Balls at the same time. Wusong's first Pokémon was the Girafarigthey had seen on TV earlier!However, Ash could tell that it was still a Superiorand hadn't reached the Elite level, which made Ashbreathe a sigh of relief. Heracross had only just reached the Superior level not long ago, and with Bug type being super effective against Psychic type, it still had a chance to fight!"Bulk Up!""Hera!" Heracross used Bulk Up, strengthening its attack and defense."Use Psybeam!" Since Ash chose to strengthen himself, Wusong attacked first.Girafarig aimed at Heracross and released a colorful beam."Mega Horn!"Heracross immediately understood Ash's meaning, and dark purple light surged in its hands, directly tearing apart the incoming Psybeam. Colorful fragments floated around Heracross!Wow—the surrounding Trainers were startled, thinking it was someone who didn't know their limits, but they didn't expect it to have some strength!"Hey hey!" Buizel in the audience looked at Heracross with longing. It also wanted to have that kind of strength in the future."Swords Dance!" Ash strengthened again, and the attack immediately stacked to level 3. At this moment, Heracross's power was terrifying.After two rounds of strengthening for Heracross, Wusong immediately decided not to engage in close combat, "Use Psychic!"Girafarig immediately emitted a terrifying Psychicshockwave, which even the Trainers watching from afar felt fear from.Wusong didn't want close combat, but Ash had to engage in close combat, "Aerial Ace plus Mega Horn!""Hera!" Heracross flew up, dark purple light surged in its hands and placed in front, charging forward and colliding head-on with Psychic!Boom!!!Whoosh—Heracross rushed out of the smoke, but it was clear that Heracross was injured. Although it had stacked three levels of attack, its strength was too far below Girafarig's!Although Girafarig hadn't reached the Elite level, it had gone a long way in the Superior level and was almost at its peak!Ash knew he only had one chance, "Heracross, give it your all! Giga Impact stacked with Mega Horn!"Both were ultimate moves, and they consumed a lot of Heracross's energy, so Ash only had one chance!"Hera!" White light surged all over Heracross's body, and at the same time, its single horn glowed green, spinning and attacking Girafarig.Looking from a distance, Heracross looked like a large green drill. Wusong felt the terrifying aura of this move and gritted his teeth, saying in a deep voice, "Double Psychic!"Girafarig's tail head and its main head simultaneously released Psychic, and at this moment, Heracross had already arrived in front of it.A close-range collision immediately resulted in a loud boom, and the huge explosion engulfed both Pokémon.Thick smoke filled the entire battleground. Under everyone's gaze, the smoke gradually dissipated, revealing two Pokémon looking at each other with injuries.Ultimately, Heracross was too severely injured and was the first to fall, losing its ability to battle, but Girafarig's strength was also less than one-tenth of what it was."You did very well, Heracross! Leave the rest to your other partners!" Ash recalled Heracross.Wusong felt his fighting spirit ignite at this moment, and at the same time, he looked at Ash seriously. Girafarig's strength was so much stronger than Heracross's, yet it was almost turned around.At this moment, Ash had already taken out his second Poké Ball and thrown it out.
Chapter 233: Elite Battle!"I choose you, Snorlax! Use Earthquake!""Snorlax!" Snorlax descended from the sky, crashing onto the battlefield. Instantly, a terrifying Elite aura swept through, and powerful ground waves shook the entire arena!Girafarig, whose strength was already less than ten percent, was instantly knocked out!"Elite!" Lucian exclaimed. He thought Ash only had two Elite Pokémon: Pikachu and Charizard. He didn't expect another Snorlax to appear!However, from its aura, Snorlax seemed to have just broken through recently. But no matter what, it was still an Elite! Lucian had no choice but to recall Girafarig!That's right, Snorlax had reached the peak of quasi-Elite. So, after Ash took it, he gave it an intermediate rare candy, adding another major general to Ash's team!"Oh my, Mr. Lucian's Girafarig was actually knocked out instantly!" Dawn said in surprise. "Although Girafarig was seriously injured, this is too exaggerated!""No!" Brock looked at Snorlax and explained, "Ash's Snorlax has reached Elite level. The essence of Elitelevel is much stronger than quasi-Elite!""Elite?!" Dawn couldn't help but open her mouth wide, her blue eyes filled with surprise. "So Ash is this strong!"At this moment, the Trainers watching the battle also exploded in an uproar, completely not expecting Ash to bring out an Elite Pokémon."I'm counting on you, Gallade!" Lucian's second Pokémon was the Psychic/Fighting type Gallade. When it appeared, there was no aura leakage at all, clearly indicating that it had been accumulating strength at the Elite level for a long time.Only after sensing Snorlax's aura did it unleash its Elite aura to contend with it."Use Psychic Blades!"Gallade is known for its slashing techniques. It moved at high speed, appearing before Snorlax in the blink of an eye. The purplish-red Psychic Bladess on its arms felt incredibly sharp as it slashed down at Snorlax!Ash's mouth curved upward. "Snorlax, take it, then use Yawn!"As soon as he finished speaking, Snorlax suddenly opened its eyes. Its two plump little hands grabbed the Psychic Bladess, then its big mouth opened, and several pink Bubbles floated out, hitting Gallade!Gallade stood still and fell into a sleep state."Gallade!" Lucian was shocked. This time, it was his mistake; Ash had tricked him."Very good! Snorlax, use Ice Punch and Fire Punch!" Ash waved his hand and shouted."Snorlax!" Snorlax's left hand unleashed Fire Punchand its right hand unleashed Ice Punch, continuously attacking Gallade!Finally, it struck Gallade with both fists, sending it flying.Ash immediately pursued the advantage, "Body Slam!"Snorlax leaped up, aiming to slam down hard on Gallade.Lucian immediately grew anxious, "Gallade, wake up quickly! Dodge!"Just at this critical moment, Gallade successfully woke up at Lucian's call and rolled away, successfully dodging Snorlax's Body Slam! Where Gallade had been, Snorlax had created a large pit.Seeing this, Lucian broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Gallade woke up; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable. "Gallade, use Sacred Sword!"Golden blades appeared on Gallade's arms, directly sending Snorlax flying. Fighting-type moves deal double damage, and Sacred Sword's damage is not low to begin with. Even the physically strong Snorlax couldn't quite handle it."Severely wounded with one strike!" Ash said in a deep voice. Now Snorlax's Abdominal Drum move couldn't be used."Very good, use Sacred Sword again!" Lucianlaunched Sacred Sword again, preparing to finish off Snorlax."Let's give it our all, use Double Team!""What?!"Gallade's blade struck Snorlax, while Snorlax's fists also hit Gallade!With a bang, both Pokémon fell to the ground simultaneously, losing their ability to battle.Now both Ash and Lucian only had one Pokémon left. In this battle, Lucian completely lost due to the mistake in the first clash; otherwise, Snorlax really couldn't have traded with Gallade."Ash, you are very strong! This is my last one!" Lucian threw out his last Poké Ball. "I'm counting on you, Bronzong!""Then for the final battle, I choose you, Tyranitar!" Ash threw out his Poké Ball and shouted."Roar~" As soon as Tyranitar appeared, a Sandstorm swept across the entire field, and at the same time, it released a terrifying Elite aura to contend with Bronzong's Elite aura!Lucian looked at Tyranitar solemnly. This Tyranitar's aura was clearly not that of a newly broken-through Pokémon. Although it couldn't compare to his ace Bronzong, it was still very strong!Ash looked at the Bronzong in front of him. Its aura was even stronger than his Pikachu and Charizard; its strength had reached the late Elite stage!"Let's show our bond, Mega Evolution!" Ashactivated the universal ring, and the bond chain connected with Tyranitar, and Super Tyranitarappeared!Tyranitar's evolution once again caused a sensation throughout the arena. Fortunately, there were experts who explained it to the audience."That's Mega Evolution!" Dawn said in surprise. She had seen Ash's Milotic Mega Evolve on TV before."Dark Pulse!"Super Tyranitar opened its bloody mouth wide, condensing a black Energy Ball, and shot it towards Bronzong.Bronzong's appearance restored Lucian's original composure. "Use Iron Defense!"Bronzong crossed its arms, and a transparent shield appeared around its body, easily defending against the attack without taking any damage!"Use Flash Cannon!"Bronzong aimed its bell mouth at Super Tyranitarand fired a silver-white metal cannon!"Use Dragon Claw, then use Dark Pulse!""Roar!" Super Tyranitar's hands surged with emerald green Dragon Claws, crossing to defend against the Flash Cannon, and at the same time, it spewed out Dark Pulse again!Bronzong chose to defend again, but Ash took the opportunity to attack again, "Stone Edge!"Super Tyranitar stomped the ground, and blue giant rocks rose from the earth, sending Bronzong, which had just defended against Dark Pulse, flying."Rock Tomb!"The moment Bronzong landed, it was surrounded by giant rocks!"Use Gyro Ball, then use Iron Head!"Bronzong began to spin at high speed, instantly breaking through the Rock Tomb, and then charged towards Super Tyranitar.Ash immediately gave the command, "Dragon Clawto take it, then Crunch!"Super Tyranitar opened its emerald green Dragon Claws, firmly grabbing Bronzong and constantly retreating. Dark-type energy condensed in its mouth as it bit down hard on Bronzong!Boom!!!An explosion immediately occurred, sending Bronzong flying, and Super Tyranitar also retreated a few steps.Super Tyranitar's Dark type disabled Bronzong's Psychic moves, making it very difficult for Lucian. He gritted his teeth and said, "Ash, let's decide the winner! Use Giga Impact!""Okay! Fire Hyper Beam with all your might!" Ashwaved his hand and shouted."Roar~" Super Tyranitar fired a powerful Hyper Beam, while Bronzong's body glowed white as it charged forward. With its defense strengthened by two Iron Defense uses, it directly met the Hyper Beam!The Hyper Beam was continuously shattered by it, colliding with Super Tyranitar. With a bang, a huge explosion occurred!Smoke billowed, making it impossible to see the final outcome.Finally, the smoke dissipated, and both Pokémon were lying on the ground, with Tyranitar having also reverted from Mega Evolution!Just as everyone thought it would end in a draw, Tyranitar bravely stood up and roared to the sky, declaring its victory.Then, just as it was about to fall again, Ash stepped forward and supported it, "You did great, Tyranitar!""Roar~" Tyranitar smiled as it looked at Ash.Lucian recalled Bronzong and clapped his hands, applauding, "That was a great battle, I lost, Ash!"Wow—the Trainers present all gave Ash a round of applause.To be continued...
Chapter 234: The Stolen Adamant OrbThrough this battle, Ash's reputation soared, after all, he had defeated Sinnoh's Psychic Elite, Lucian!After Ash and Lucian left, the crowd dispersed, but due to the haste of the match, no one recorded the battle footage. They had thought he was just an arrogant challenger who didn't know his place, never expecting his strength to be so formidable!This led to the rumor that only a young man named Ash had defeated Lucian, but his appearance was unknown, which saved Ash a lot of trouble. Of course, that's a story for later!"Ash, I look forward to seeing you win the Sinnoh League!" Lucian patted Ash's shoulder. "I have some things to attend to, so I'll be leaving first!"After speaking, he turned and left. He definitely had to report this battle to the League. He believed that female war god would be very interested in Ash. Not long after Lucian left, Dawn and Brock found him."Ash, you're amazing! You actually defeated the Elite Four, Lucian!" Dawn grabbed Ash's hand and looked at him with adoring eyes."It's fine!" Ash smiled and patted Dawn's head.After healing the Pokemon, Ash transferred them back, then transferred Charizard and Beedrill over!Gardenia had said she would use her full strength to battle Ash, so Ash decided to use these three he had caught in the Battle Frontier.Lineup: Beedrill, Arcanine, Charizard!At this moment, Beedrill's strength had reached the peak of Superior, having reached the extreme in Superior and about to break through to Gym level, while Charizard, with the blessing of the Seven-Colored Phoenix Flame, had already reached the peak of Gym level not long ago!Ash's team: Pikachu, Eevee, Lucario, Marshadow, Arcanine, Charizard, Beedrill, Combee, Buizel, Grotle, Cranidos.When he transferred Tyranitar and the others back before, he had transferred Ambipom back and hadn't transferred it back since.——————————After Ash and his friends separated from Lucian, they quickly arrived at Eterna City. The first thing they did was go to Baida Gym to challenge Gardenia, but they were informed by the staff that Gym Leader Gardenia was not at the Gym.So Ash and his friends decided to visit the Eterna Museum, but as soon as they arrived, they found the area surrounded and blocked off by police officers."What happened?" Dawn stepped forward curiously to ask, but the officers ignored her and urged her to leave quickly instead.Dawn pouted speechlessly after being given the cold shoulder.Ash had no choice but to step forward and reveal his identity. Since an incident had occurred, he naturally wouldn't stand by and do nothing!"Officer Ash!" The officer saluted quickly upon seeing the identification and explained to Ash, "The Adamant Orb here was stolen, which is why we've implemented a complete lockdown!"After speaking, he cleared a path for the three of them to enter. Ash was also startled to learn that the Adamant Orb had been stolen; this was the exclusive item of the god Dialga!"Honestly, I can't believe it!" A voice familiar to Ashand the others rang out, "You said the culprit used a Grass-type Pokemon? How outrageous, honestly!"Ash and the others looked closely and saw that it was indeed the Baida Gym Leader, Gardenia!Brock rushed forward first with hearts in his eyes, saying, "Miss Gardenia, this is a fated reunion, what a nostalgic scent of grass, the days spent with you in Eterna Forest..."Before he could finish speaking, Croagunk directly jabbed Brock in the waist and dragged him aside."Ash, it's been a long time!" Gardenia greeted Ashand Dawn, and after learning that they had successfully found Amber City, she was also happy for them. "After a big adventure, it's turned into a big incident, hasn't it? Besides, using a Grass-type Pokemon to be a thief is absolutely unforgivable!"It turned out that the person who stole the Adamant Orb had a Sunflora with them. As a fervent enthusiast of Grass-type Pokemon, Gardenia was extremely angry about this."Everyone, I've caught a suspicious man!" At this moment, Officer Jenny returned with a man tied up with a rope. "Although this man claims to be a Pokemon troubadour, he looks very suspicious no matter how you look at it!"Moreover, this Officer Jenny's partner was actually a Stunky!Ash and his friends looked and saw, good heavens, another acquaintance! Wasn't this the troubadour Nando!"Hi everyone, long time no see!" Nando, who was caught, didn't seem nervous at all and calmly greeted Ash and the others.Ash quickly took out his identification and asked Officer Jenny what was going on. Officer Jenny had just saluted upon seeing the identification and hadn't yet spoken to explain.Nando then explained in a rap format, "In this museum, I let my thoughts soar through the long history of Sinnoh. Suddenly, the alarm blared, and then I was surrounded by all the police officers. Sunflora was startled and ran away. So, before we could figure out what was happening, as you can see..."Officer Jenny heard this and immediately stopped him sternly, "Stop singing! It didn't run away on its own, you made it run away, right!""We didn't do anything..." Nando wasn't flustered at all, since he hadn't done anything, he wasn't afraid of being investigated!At this moment, Gardenia also recognized Nando; he was the challenger from yesterday. But with the assurance from Ash and Gardenia, Officer Jenny still didn't release him, believing Nando was the most suspicious, and showed a photo of the Sunflora that stole the Adamant Orb!Dawn had already started chatting with Nando and found that Nando had already obtained one badge and one ribbon badge, progressing at the same pace as Ash!At this moment, Ash held the photo and twitched the corner of his mouth. Didn't you notice such a large gold coin?"Officer Jenny, look, this Sunflora has a gold coin on its head. Isn't this just Meowth disguised!" Ashpointed at the photo speechlessly."It's true!" Gardenia examined it closely. "It really is Meowth's gold coin. I knew a Grass-type Pokemonwouldn't do anything bad!""Could this be Team Rockets again!" Brock looked at the photo and said speechlessly."As expected of Officer Ash, I didn't expect you to have grown to this extent!" Just then, a plainclothes Officer Jenny walked in from outside the cordon. "I'm Officer Jenny from Viridian City. You people are really careless in how you handle things!""What did you say!" Regarding the issue of face, the Eterna Jenny immediately confronted the ViridianJenny.The Eterna Jenny also understood that she had arrested the wrong person and had no choice but to release Nando. Since they knew Team Rockets did it, Ash used Aura to lead the two Jennys to pursue them.On the way, they also encountered the fleeing Sunflora. After the misunderstanding was resolved, Sunflora returned to Nando's side.Under Ash's guidance, they successfully found the warehouse where Team Rockets were hiding. Ashquestioned, "Why did you steal the Adamant Orb!"James held the Adamant Orb and said disdainfully, "I won't tell you! Someone recognized our strength and commissioned us to steal the Adamant Orb!"Slap! Jesse immediately punched James, "Idiot, you told them everything!"Sunflora looked angrily at the two humans and one Meowth and immediately unleashed Razor Leaf on them. The two humans and one Meowth quickly dodged, and as a result, James let go, and the Adamant Orb flew out.Ash saw this and used Confusion, successfully retrieving the Adamant Orb. Since the Adamant Orbhad been recovered, there were no more concerns. He was just about to have Pikachu send them home.But the Eterna Jenny had already acted. Stunky used Odor Sleuth on them, making their bodies emit a disgusting smell. Team Rockets also used this opportunity to escape the scene.Dawn pinched her little nose with one hand and fanned the air with the other, shouting at the fleeing Team Rockets, "Team Rockets, make sure to take a good bath!"To
Chapter 235: Baida Gym MatchAfter successfully resolving the incident of the stolen Adamant Orb, since the Team Rocket Triowere clearly being used as pawns, Ash reminded Baida Jenny to strengthen their defenses. Based on Ash's experience, he judged that it was likely a wicked organization from Sinnoh interfering!Baida Jenny said she would report to the League and strengthen their defenses! Following this, Ashand his two companions bid farewell to Nando and the others, and made an appointment with Gardeniafor a Gym Match tomorrow.——————————The next morning, the three of them arrived at Baida Gym, and immediately a natural scent wafted towards them, making them feel as if they had returned to the Forest."Wow, Baida Gym's battle field has so many plants growing on it!" Dawn exclaimed in surprise, looking at the grass-type field.Meanwhile, Ash silently said sorry, as besides Beedrill, the other two Pokemon he was using were fire-types. It was uncertain whether this beautiful grass-type field could be preserved!One of the staff Misses said proudly, "After all, our Gym Leader is an expert on grass-type Pokemon!""Ash!" Miss Gardenia also walked out, "Welcome to Baida Gym. Let's get straight to the point today, it's a good day for a Gym Match. Let's have a battle we won't regret!""No problem!" Ash nodded."Then, let's begin. The Gym challenge match between challenger Ash and Gym Leader Gardenia. Each Trainer may use three Pokemon. The match ends when all of one side's Pokemon are unable to battle.""Furthermore, only the challenger has the right to switch Pokemon during the match! Now, let the battle begin!""Go Ash!" Dawn, bringing Piplup and Buneary, put on cheerleading outfits to cheer for Ash."Let's go, straight to the point, Cherrim!"Miss Gardenia's first Pokemon was Cherrim, the Sunny Form evolution of Cherubi, like a blooming pink flower, making Dawn exclaim how beautiful it was."I choose you, Beedrill!" Ash also threw out his first Poké Ball."Buzz~" Beedrill looked at Cherrim with sharp eyes, its sharp twin stingers constantly rubbing together."Then, straight to the point, use Sunny Day!"Under the clear weather, Cherrim's Flower Gift ability activated, boosting both its Attack and Special Defense."Double Needle Poison Jab!"Purple light floated onto Beedrill's twin stingers. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Cherrim and swung its twin stingers repeatedly, directly knocking Cherrim back.Brock looked at the Poison Jab on Beedrill's stingers and shivered subconsciously. Luckily, Croagunkdidn't have this kind of stinger, otherwise he would be in trouble."Cherrim, are you alright!" Gardenia asked worriedly upon seeing this."Cher~" Cherrim nodded. It was very lucky to have taken so many Poison Needles without being poisoned."Beedrill is too fast!" After thinking for a moment, Gardenia said, "Cherrim, use Leech Seed!""Cher!" Cherrim aimed at Beedrill and launched a golden seed.Ash watched the Leech Seed approaching, seized the opportunity, and immediately ordered, "Swords Dance!"Beedrill naturally executed Ash's command immediately. Several sharp swords rose and spun around it, instantly shredding the Leech Seed that had just flown over, strengthening its Attack."Cross Poison!"Beedrill became a blur, its twin stingers crossed and also glowing with purple light, slashing towards Cherrim."Quick, use Substitute to dodge, then use Weather Ball!" Gardenia shouted urgently upon seeing this.Cherrim quickly created a Substitute. The rapidly approaching Beedrill ultimately hit the Substitute, and at this moment, a large fireball had condensed on Cherrim's smiling face, striking Beedrill!The fire-type attack dealt considerable damage to Beedrill."Beedrill, show it that it's not the only one who can Assist with weather advantage, use Solar Beam!" Ash waved and shouted.Beedrill aimed its twin stingers at the sun and immediately unleashed a scorching beam of light."What?!" Gardenia exclaimed in surprise, "Beedrillcan learn Solar Beam!"Then she immediately ordered, "Cherrim, we'll also use Solar Beam to counter!"With a boom, the two Solar Beams exploded.But Ash took advantage of this to launch an attack, "Agility plus Double Needle Poison Jab!"Beedrill broke through the explosion smoke and appeared in front of Cherrim. This time it hit a vital spot directly, doubling the damage again, and Cherrim was unable to battle!"Cherrim is unable to battle, Beedrill wins!"Gardenia recalled Cherrim, "Ash, straight to the point, my second is Torterra!"Gardenia's second was indeed Torterra, the final evolution of Turtwig. Clearly, Gardenia was also very skilled at Torterra's artillery tactics."Torterra, use Stone Edge!""Roar~" Torterra Stomped the ground, and blue giant rocks broke out of the earth, continuously approaching Beedrill.Ash quickly waved and shouted, "Ascend quickly!"Beedrill quickly ascended to dodge the attack of the blue giant rocks."Double Needle Poison Jab!"Beedrill aimed at Torterra, appeared in front of Torterra in a blink of an eye, and continuously swung its poisonous stingers at its head."Quick, use Crunch!" This time, Torterra wasn't lucky; its head turned purple and it became poisoned, but Crunch successfully hit Beedrill, instantly sending it flying."Final blow, Razor Leaf!"Torterra released several Razor Leaves that successfully hit Beedrill. Beedrill fell and was unable to battle."Beedrill is unable to battle, Torterra wins!""You worked hard!" Ash recalled Beedrill and threw out his second Poké Ball, "I choose you, Arcanine!""Woof!" Arcanine appeared, and its Intimidate ability activated."Flamethrower!" Arcanine unleashed orange flames, sweeping towards Torterra."Torterra, use Stone Edge!" The blue giant rocks blocked the Flamethrower."Extreme Speed plus Flame Vortex!""Woof!"Arcanine appeared as afterimages, surrounding Torterra while simultaneously releasing Flame Vortex. Torterra was instantly surrounded by flames, and the flames continuously closed in on Torterra, turning countless plants into Ash wherever they passed!The flames instantly engulfed Torterra!"Torterra, use Leaf Storm!" Gardenia shouted.A powerful Leaf Storm rose from Torterra's shell, dispersing the flames, and the countless remaining Razor Leaves instantly repelled Arcanine."Flare Blitz!"Arcanine was engulfed in blue flames and charged towards Torterra."Use Wood Hammer!" Gardenia also chose to meet it head-on.Torterra also surged with grass energy and crashed violently into Arcanine. A giant flame engulfed both Torterra and Arcanine!The intense flames dissipated, revealing Torterraunable to battle."Torterra is unable to battle, Arcanine wins!""Straight to the point, my last one is Roserade, I'm counting on you." Gardenia threw out her final Poké Ball."Come back, Arcanine!" Ash recalled Arcanine and sent out his final ace, Charizard."Roar!""Straight to the point!" Gardenia looked at Charizardand smiled wryly, "Ash really came prepared!"She continued, "Use Sunny Day!"Assisted by Roserade's Sunny Day, Charizard's Solar Power ability activated, boosting its Special Attack!"Solar Power ability!" Gardenia exclaimed, then ordered, "Solar Beam!"Roserade brought its two roses together, condensed solar energy, and fired it directly."Fire Blast!"Charizard unleashed Inferno, instantly burning up the Solar Beam, and then continued to attack Roserade.Seeing this, Gardenia quickly shouted, "Dodge quickly!"This Charizard's strength was far greater than the previous two. Its flame attacks alone had a temperature higher than the flames of a regular Elite!Fortunately, Roserade dodged in time, leaving an Inferno scorch mark on the ground!"Roserade, use Shinny!"Dazzling light shone from Roserade's two roses.Ash immediately waved and ordered, "Fly up! Fire Rain Meteor!""Roar~" Charizard closed its eyes, spread its dragon wings, and flew high into the sky, summoning rolling giant rocks that ignited with crimson flames!Immediately, a terrifying meteor shower rained down across the entire field. Roserade had nowhere to hide and was instantly unable to battle!"That move is so strong!" Dawn exclaimed, covering her small mouth with her hand. Its power was not only great, but also incredibly spectacular and shocking!"Roserade is unable to battle, Charizard wins! Therefore, the winner is Ash!""I lost!" Gardenia smiled without being discouraged, recalled Roserade, and came before Ash, "Straight to the point, this is the proof of defeating Baida Gym, the Forest Badge! That was a wonderful match."Ash successfully obtained his second badge
Chapter 236: Bicycle Road, the Birth of the Lucky EggChapter 236: Bicycle Road, the Birth of HappinyAsh finally obtained his second badge. At the same time, he learned from the Pokémon Center that the next Contests would be held in Alamos Town, while the Eterna Conference mentioned by Zoey was still a long time away.Also, Ash's third Gym was in Hearthome City, a Ghost Gym!So, the trio's next destination was first Alamos Town to participate in the Contests, and then Hearthome City!Since he was participating in the Contests, Ash had no choice but to adjust his team again.Besides his four Pokemon including Pikachu, Swablu, Staravia, Grotle, Ambipom, Buizel, Combee, and Cranidos,all the Pokemon caught in Sinnoh, except for Ursaring, were brought along.Leaving Eterna City, the trio rented three bicycles planning to travel along the Bicycle Road. This Bicycle Road happened to pass through Alamos Town, and its endpoint was a town near Eterna City.At this moment, the trio was speeding along the Bicycle Road on their bicycles. It must be said, there is a reason why bicycles in the Pokemon world are expensive; their speed is truly fast.Thinking of this, Ash remembered the bicycles of Misty and May that Pikachu had destroyed. Fortunately, they were his girlfriends now, otherwise he would have to consider whether or not to pay off the debt!Each bicycle had a basket in front, which could hold small Pokemon. Pikachu and Eevee were squeezed together in front of Ash, while Popplio sat in front of Dawn, and Brock placed his precious Happiny!Rumble!!!Suddenly, lightning and thunder flashed in the sky, signaling the arrival of a thunderstorm.But just then, Brock's Happiny emitted a dazzling light, announcing its imminent hatching."This is? It's about to hatch!" Brock said excitedly. The three of them quickly pedaled faster, heading towards the nearby Pokémon Center.Finally, before the storm arrived, the trio successfully reached the Pokémon Center.However, upon arriving at the Pokémon Center, the trio couldn't help but feel worried looking at the scene before them. The Pokémon Center in front of them was very desolate, the pure white walls were already dilapidated, like an abandoned house!But since it had the sign of a Pokémon Center, the trio could only brace themselves and enter.Upon entering the building, they found the interior to be even more unbearable to look at, with worn-out benches, un-wiped water droplets..."Nurse Joy--" the trio tentatively called out, wanting to confirm if the place was usable."Lucky~"Just then, a Chansey holding a mop and bucket, ready to clean, walked out from the inner room.Seeing this, the trio breathed a sigh of relief. Ashstepped forward and asked, "Chansey, is Nurse Joyhere?""Lucky~" Hearing this, Chansey sighed in a human-like manner and looked towards the backyard of the Pokémon Center.Arriving in the backyard, the trio finally saw Nurse Joy standing under a tree with a sorrowful expression.Brock's eyes immediately turned into hearts as he rushed over and knelt on one knee, "Hello, Nurse Joy! This humble one's name is Brock, and the word beauty exists just for you..."Croagunk was about to strike, but heard Nurse Joysigh helplessly, and Croagunk stopped as a result.Everyone looked at Nurse Joy in confusion."This is all my fault. This Pokémon Center has become so desolate and deserted because of me!" Nurse Joy's sad voice rang out, "You saw it, right? The state of this place has been like this ever since the Bicycle Road was completed."At this moment, Brock also returned to normal, stood up, and said to Nurse Joy, "I understand, everyone goes directly to the town ahead, right!""That's why there's no one else!" Dawn saw it clearly, "But, this isn't Nurse Joy's fault!"But Nurse Joy turned around and said with tears in her eyes, "No! It's all my fault..."Ash stepped forward and interrupted, "Nurse Joy, as long as the Pokémon Center exists for one day, you should be responsible for Trainers! Who says no Trainers are coming? Aren't we here? And my companion's Happiny is about to hatch, we need your help!"Brock also held the egg and stepped forward, "That's right! Nurse Joy, please help me take care of the Happiny, okay? A new life will be born through your hands!""Please! You can do it, no problem!"With the trio's encouragement, Nurse Joy finally mustered up the courage and led them back to the Pokémon Center.By now, the storm had arrived. Nurse Joyprofessionally connected various inspection instruments to the Happiny. Although she was still anxious, her inspection was very thorough.Finally, the Happiny emitted a dazzling glow, and a little pink creature was successfully born. The little one cheered and then lay down.Seeing this, Nurse Joy smiled and said, "Congratulations! It's a very energetic Happiny!"Happiny, the pre-evolution of Chansey, is very cute with little curls on its head.Brock lovingly picked it up, while Ash and Dawnprepared hot water and towels for it. Brock carefully wiped its body, and then fed it moomoo milk!"It tastes good, doesn't it!" Brock looked at the Happiny with affection.The Happiny, which was already full, was very happy, but when its belly was patted, it suddenly started crying.Brock looked at it and immediately understood, "It probably wants an Oval Stone!""Brock, leave it to us!" Ash stepped forward and smiled, "You just take good care of Happiny!""That's right! No problem!""Thank you!" Brock said thankfully.Ash and Dawn went to the riverbank, sent out Buizel and Popplio to fish for stones in the river, and finally, after Ash and Dawn's selection, picked out over a dozen white stones suitable for polishing into Oval Stones.After carrying these back, Brock chose a satisfactory stone from them and then carefully polished it!Brock handed the polished Oval Stone to Happiny, "Here, Happiny, this is my gift, please accept it!"Happiny happily took it and put it in its pocket, feeling it was just right, then took it out again and gave it to Brock!"This is to show its affection for Brock!" Ashexplained with a smile.Brock happily accepted it, "Thank you, Happiny!"After saying that, he put the Oval Stone back, picked it up, and lifted it high, "I love you the most too, this is a treasure for the two of us!"Happiny happily jumped out of Brock's arms, and instead lifted Brock up high, throwing Brock into the air, who screamed repeatedly!"So strong!" Dawn looked at this scene in surprise, "Brock, are you okay!"As Brock fell from high up, Happiny felt it couldn't catch him, so it quickly dodged. Ash had no choice but to use his Psychic power to catch him.With the help of the trio, Nurse Joy also regained her confidence and decided to help wild Pokemon!So, everyone said goodbye to Nurse Joy and continued towards Alamos Town!
Chapter 237: Alamos Town!"Brock, haven't we arrived yet?" Dawn asked impatiently, the Contests Bai Yang Conference was waiting for her!Brock smiled, holding the travel guide, "No! You can already see it!"The three came to a high ground and could indeed see Alamos Town, but between the town, which was close at hand, there was a large lake! And the connecting bridge was not on their side at all!"As expected, we took the wrong road!" Ash's mouth twitched upon seeing this. If they went around from here, they might miss the Bai Yang Conference."It looks like we've come to the other side!" Brockkept flipping through the map in the travel guide, trying to find a road across the lake, but there didn't seem to be one.Just then, a heavenly voice sounded in the sky, "Would you like me to give you a ride?"Everyone quickly looked up and saw a very beautiful blonde Miss driving a hot air balloon, waving towards them, while a Chimchar on it was using Flamethrower to control the balloon."Hi!" The Miss landed, allowing Ash and his friendsto successfully board the hot air balloon!On the hot air balloon, Brock immediately knelt on one knee, "I am truly grateful, this humble one's name is Brock, please, Miss, be sure to tell this humble one your esteemed name!""My name is Iris!" Miss Alice introduced herself."Are you Miss Alice from Alamos Town?" Brockimmediately took out his small notebook from his backpack, "In this humble one's ranking manual, I actually missed such a great beauty like you, this humble one is truly too much of a failure!""Now, the first place throne belongs to you, please, you must date this humble one..." Before he could finish, Croagunk decisively struck and took Brockdown.Ash and Dawn also stepped forward to introduce themselves and explain their purpose.Dawn looked at the lake below and exclaimed, "It's so beautiful!"And Brock immediately got up and said, "Miss Alice is also extremely beautiful!"Ash looked at Croagunk speechlessly. Brock already had antibodies. Croagunk understood, extended its hand, and nodded."Although I usually study music, sometimes I also use this hot air balloon as a tour guide!" Saying this, Miss Alice took out a piece and put it to her mouth, and a distant melody immediately floated up, attracting various Flying Pokemon."The Pokemon will tell us the direction of the wind flow now, Chimchar, please!"Chimchar sprayed a stream of fire, and the speed of the hot air balloon increased again, heading towards Alamos Town. The first thing they saw upon arriving at Alamos Town was a tall tower!Ash stepped forward and asked, "Miss Alice, what is the name of this song?"Miss Alice smiled and replied, "This song is called oracion, my grandmother taught it to me!""What is that tall tower?" Dawn asked curiously, pointing at the tower."That's the Space-Time Tower!"Brock took out his travel guide and started flipping through it, "The Space-Time Tower is a work designed by the genius architect Godey a hundred years ago!"Miss Alice added, "That's right! It's also the venue for the Pokemon Contests!"Upon hearing this, Dawn's eyes lit up and she cheered, "That's great!"Just then, a powerful storm suddenly came from the sky, and the hot air balloon began to shake violently. Ash and the others quickly grabbed the railing and successfully endured the storm!"Marshadow!" Marshadow quietly emerged from Ash's shadow and looked towards the center of the Space-Time Tower. It had just felt the collision of gods!Seeing that Ash and the other two were fine, Miss Alice breathed a sigh of relief and apologized, "Things have been a bit unusual lately. Although it doesn't seem to be affected by air currents, I'm sorry, I scared you. To show my apology, I'll take you on a tour of the town!""Really? That's great!" With a beautiful guide, Ash and his friends was naturally very welcome, especially Brock, who was completely infatuated.Arriving on the streets of Alamos Town, they were decorated with lanterns and colorful, very lively, and there were many Trainers battling!Various vendors gathered together, offering a variety of snacks.Under the guidance of Miss Alice, Ash and his friends came to the battle plaza and met three Trainers: Katsumi, the Trainer of Torterra; Shinji, the Trainer of Infernape; and Kengo, the Trainer of Empoleon!At this moment, Ash was battling Katsumi."You're up, Buizel!""Buizel!" Buizel looked at the giant creature without fear, still provoking it."Show your training results, use Rain Dance!"Immediately, a light drizzle fell from the sky. In the rain, Buizel's speed increased."Torterra, use Bullet Seed!" Obviously, Katsumi didn't intend to compete with Ash for weather control and launched an attack first."Dodge quickly!""Buizel!" Buizel, with the Swift Swim ability, was like a fish in water in the rain, easily avoiding the Bullet Seed's attack."In that case, how about this move!" Katsumi waved his hand and shouted, "Torterra, use Leaf Storm!"A powerful Leaf Storm swirled up from Torterra's shell, and countless falling leaves immediately swept across the entire field, leaving Buizelnowhere to hide!Ash had already thought of a countermeasure, "Aqua Jet into the air, then use Sonic Boom!""Buizel!" Water flowed all over Buizel as it ascended, constantly dodging the attacks of the leaves. In mid-air, it aimed at Torterra and began to swing its tail!Silver-white shock waves attached to the water continuously hit Torterra, forcing it to retreat step by step."Give it the final blow, Ice Punch!" Ash waved his hand, delivering the final blow. For Buizel, this battle maniac, in addition to learning Rain Dance from Eevee, he also secretly learned Ambipom's Ice Punch while seeking revenge on Ambipom!Frost aura appeared on Buizel's hands as it continuously swung at Torterra. Under the quadruple weakness, Torterra could only suffer defeat.After defeating Katsumi, Ash then battled Shinji and Kengo, both of whom were defeated by Buizel, achieving a three-win streak and allowing the battle maniac Buizel to have a great time.After saying goodbye to the three, Miss Alice took everyone to the beautiful garden behind the Space-Time Tower and introduced it to them, "This is my favorite place in this town!"Indeed, the scenery here was very pleasant, the layout was elegant, and various flowers were blooming, making people unconsciously fall in love with this place."This place was also designed by Godey!" Miss Alice led the way and introduced it.Brock also took out his travel guide and added, "This garden is a work designed by the genius Godey with the theme of harmony between nature, people, and Pokemon!"
Chapter 238: Darkrai AppearsMany Pokemon lived in this courtyard. Soon, Shinx, Luxio, and a family of Azurill surrounded them, seeming very familiar with Miss Alice.Then Ash's group also released their Pokemon, letting them play freely here. Some other Pokemonalso joined in, such as Quagsire, Wooper, Budew, and so on.All the Pokemon chased and played in the courtyard, using the seesaw, slide, and swings, instantly filling the air with laughter!'I grew up playing in this garden, so they are all my good friends!' Miss Alice brought Ash's group to the balcony. From here, they could see the beautiful scenery of the entire courtyard.Just as everyone was enjoying the beautiful scenery, the playing Pokemon suddenly started arguing for some reason. Ash and Dawn were just about to step forward to stop them.Miss Alice then played the oracion, instantly calming everyone down. The arguing Pokemon also apologized to each other.'This humble one is too moved! Miss Alice, please...' Brock stepped forward excitedly, but Croagunk and Spinda had been waiting for a long time and immediately took him away with increased force.Just then, a Gallade anxiously came from the treetop to the front of everyone, gesturing and constantly pointing in the direction it came from, as if something had happened!Seeing this, Ash's group quickly recalled their Pokemon and followed the Gallade to the entrance of the courtyard, only to find that the stone pillars here were twisted off for some unknown reason.Looking at the stone pillars twisted into a pretzel shape, Dawn and Miss Alice said angrily, 'How outrageous! Who would do such a thing?''It's Darkrai!' Just as everyone was surprised by this, a man in a Baron's outfit walked over.'Chili!'Clearly Miss Alice knew him, but he was arrogant, not even looking at Ash's group, and walked directly up to Miss Alice, 'I heard someone saw it on the street!'Seeing Chili trying to please Miss Alice, he was probably her suitor, as Miss Alice seemed to dislike him greatly!Ash, however, thought it was unlikely. Darkrai's main power is creating nightmares. Of course, with the power of a Legendary Pokemon, it could certainly do it, but twisting stone pillars to this extent? Darkrai couldn't possibly do that!Furthermore, Ash strongly disagreed with jumping to the conclusion it was Darkrai based solely on one's own opinion!Rustle~A sound came from the grass. 'Is it Darkrai?' Seeing this, Chili quickly threw a Poké Ball. 'Go, Lickilicky!'Just as Chili was about to attack, Ash reached out and stopped him. 'Wait, that's not Darkrai, it's a person.'However, a man holding a laptop emerged from the grass. Miss Alice said in surprise, 'Tonio!'Then she said to Ash, 'Thank you, Ash! Otherwise, Tonio would have been injured.'Ash waved his hand and warned Chili, 'Please don't attack again before you're sure of the target.''Hmph!' Chili replied disdainfully. 'Who are you, kid? I'm a Baron! You'd better be careful what you say!''Just a declining noble Baron, believe it or not, I can have the League directly revoke your Baron title!' Ash responded impolitely, taking out his PokemonOfficer certificate. 'You don't need to handle the Darkrai matter, I will solve it!''Just for attempting to use a Pokemon to attack a human just now, I can have your noble status revoked because of that!'Currently, the League is the largest power in the entire Pokemon world. With his status in the League, he could indeed abolish Chili's declining noble Baron status!Seeing Ash become an Officer at such a young age, Chili didn't dare to say anything more and immediately turned to leave, deciding to thoroughly investigate whether Ash's identity was real!Miss Alice then brought Tonio before Ash's group and introduced him, 'His name is Tonio, and he's a scientist!''There's an abnormal reaction in the space nearby, so I wanted to come here to investigate. Something must have happened here!' Saying this, Toniohanded the laptop to Miss Alice, then crouched down to observe the twisted stone pillars, muttering, 'This is impossible!'Through these stone pillars twisted into pretzels, and what happened this morning, Ash also remembered that this plot point was the decisive battle at the Space-Time Tower. The stone pillars here were caused by space distortion, and Palkiaand Dialga would descend soon.It seems he needs to bring the Hoenn Three over. After all, Palkia and Dialga are true gods. His side only has Marshadow as a divine being. In a battle of gods, besides the Legendary Pokemon who can barely participate, only Pikachu's burst of power offers a sliver of hope!Just then, a piece of rubble fell from a stone pillar and hit Tonio on the head. Miss Alice quickly asked with concern, 'Tonio, are you alright?'Seeing this, Brock immediately understood that their relationship was not shallow, and a hint of loneliness appeared in his eyes.Just then, an even stronger storm came. Marshadowcouldn't sit still anymore and quickly emerged from Ash's shadow. It was certain that a god was about to arrive here!'What is this?' Miss Alice and Tonio looked at the Marshadow beside Ash with great confusion. At the same time, Tonio, holding his laptop, said, 'What exactly is this phenomenon?'Shortly after Marshadow appeared, an ominous black Aura emerged from underground. A creature completely black, with white hair-like features covering most of its head, leaving only one blue eye, and a giant red jagged scarf around its neck, Darkraiappeared!Darkrai gave the feeling of a Ghost Pokemon, but it was a Dark-type Legendary Pokemon. It shouted towards the sky, 'Get out!'At the same time, Marshadow also looked up at the sky. The Aura of a god seemed to be about to envelop the entire Alamos Town.The two Legendary Pokemon exchanged glances, then Darkrai gave Ash a deep look, and together with Marshadow, they disappeared without a word.'Human, you are very different! Disaster is about to descend, I hope you can be prepared!' This message echoed in Ash's heart. It was clearly Darkrai's message!Ash quickly unleashed his Aura. Under the perception of the Aura, Ash could clearly sense that the two of them were heading towards the Space-Time Tower.After Darkrai disappeared, everyone finally reacted. Miss Alice said in surprise, 'Was that really Darkrai?''No!' Ash retorted. 'This wasn't caused by Darkrai; it wants to protect this place!'Everyone was immediately startled upon hearing this!Then Ash's group also arrived at the Pokémon Center. The great battle was about to begin. Ashfirst sent back the weakest Combee and also obtained two Heavy Balls and one Master Ball, which were Ash's Hoenn Three!At this moment, the sky was getting dark, so Ash's group rested well at the Pokémon Center. After all, Palkia hadn't truly descended yet, and they couldn't find it!
Chapter 239: Visiting the Space-Time Tower! Crisis DescendsThe next day, led by the beautiful guide Iris, Ash and his friends came to visit the Space-Time Tower.Under Ash's Aura perception, Darkrai and Marshadow were outside the Space-Time Towerand did not follow Ash up.Arriving at the ground floor of the Space-Time Tower, it was a luxurious concert hall, where the Contests Bai Yang Conference was about to be held. Of course, with Palkia about to descend, it's uncertain if it can proceed smoothly!Climbing up from the ground floor, they reached a spacious plaza. On the walls here, the statues of Glaceon, Leafeon, Gardevoir, and Gallade were lifelike. All the Pokémon surrounded a girl playing a Grass Whistle.On this relief, there were also many sound discs, which were the key items to activate the Space-Time Tower, this super instrument. Iris introduced that this was the central location of the Space-Time Tower."This side is the Tower of Space, and this side is the Tower of Time. Godey, who created this Space-Time Tower, was Tonio's great-grandfather. Below here, there's Tonio's research lab!" Iris continued to introduce.Then, Iris brought Ash and the other two to the research lab. "Tonio, we're coming in!"After greeting, Iris pushed the door open, only to find drawings scattered around and Tonio lying on the floor!Iris stepped forward quickly and helped Tonio up. "Tonio! Pull yourself together, Tonio!"Under Iris's shouts, Tonio slowly opened his eyes. "Iris, good morning!""Oh my!" Iris quickly let go of Tonio. Tonio's back of the head immediately hit the floor, and Tonioinstantly cried out in pain."Don't sleep on the floor anymore!"Tonio suddenly remembered something and quickly got up. "I was thinking, perhaps the nightmares that appeared in Godey's diary would have a hint! So, I also tried to dream. Oh, right, Iris, I found a photo of your grandmother!"Tonio took out an old, yellowed photo and handed it to Iris. "Godey took it with her!""Grandma Alicia!"Dawn leaned in curiously to look. "She looks so much like Miss Iris!"Then Iris flipped the photo over. On the back was a drawing of sheet music and a leaf-shaped pattern. "Sheet music?"Just then, Dawn noticed that Tonio's research lab also displayed various sound discs, so she asked curiously, "What are these?"Iris smiled and introduced, "Those are sound discs. You can use them to make this tower play music!"Hearing this, Dawn immediately became excited. "Really? I want to try it!""But..." Tonio scratched his head. "To use it, you have to go all the way to the top floor!""No problem!" "Piplup~"After Dawn carefully selected a sound disc, Ash and the others began climbing towards the top floor of the Space-Time Tower. At first, Dawn was full of energy, but after only a few steps, she held the sound disc and complained, "No problem, my foot...""Sigh~ Oh well!" Seeing this, Ash sighed helplessly. In the end, Ash and the others still took Iris's hot air balloon to the top floor."Godey created this Space-Time Tower to pray for the happiness of Pokémon and humans!" Saying this, Iris led everyone to the room on the top floor, where they saw a giant device placed there. Obviously, this was the core of the entire Space-Time Tower.Subsequently, Tonio skillfully began operating the machine. First, he took off the sound disc on top, then had Dawn put the brought sound disc on, while Iris pulled down the lever next to the machine!Soon, the entire Space-Time Tower began to activate. A clear and pleasant sound rang out, and immediately the people of Alamos Town began to dance gracefully!It must be said that Godey was an unparalleled genius; he could construct such ingenious buildings!Just as everyone had returned to the base of the tower and were about to leave, an anomaly appeared. The sky emitted a dazzling light purple glow!"Get out!" At this moment, Darkrai and Marshadowappeared simultaneously. "You're not welcome here!"However, because Marshadow was beside him now, Darkrai did not cause a riot and materialize the nightmares as in the original work!"It's here..." Ash looked up at the central location of the Space-Time Tower. A powerful Aura had appeared there!As for Baron Alberto, after finding out Ash's identity, he felt a wave of fear and didn't dare to step forward and cause trouble.At this moment, Alamos Town was already isolated from the world, having entered an alternate dimension. Tonio also exclaimed, "The surrounding space is distorting, we've entered an alternate dimension!""It's Palkia!" Ash explained. "All of this was caused by Palkia. The previous energy storm was probably caused by the clash between Palkia, the god of space, and Dialga, the god of time!""And Darkrai appeared precisely to protect Alamos Town and drive them away!""I see!" Iris suddenly understood and said to Darkrai, "Thank you!""Alicia..." Darkrai looked at Iris and muttered softly, then nodded at her."What should we do next?" Dawn asked worriedly. "If Palkia and Dialga clash here, I'm afraid the entire Alamos Town will be destroyed!"Just then, Tonio suddenly remembered the passage in Godey's notes, 'The nightmare wants to tell me what I should do. For the future, I must leave behind oracion.'Tonio said in a deep voice, "If only we knew what oracion is...""oracion?" Iris turned around and looked at Tonio in confusion."Do you know it, Iris?" Tonio asked quickly when he saw her reaction."Yes!" Iris took out the yellowed photo from her bag. "oracion is the tune my grandmother taught me to play on the Grass Whistle!"Then she flipped the photo over again and looked at the sheet music on it!"That's it!" Tonio said excitedly. "Godey foresaw that a tragedy would happen in the future, so he left behind oracion!"Iris also realized. "Is it a sound disc?"Tonio nodded upon hearing this, then turned and looked at the Space-Time Tower, saying, "oracion is a tune that can quell great rage!""Alright!" At this moment, Ash spoke, holding three Poké Balls. "Next, I will stop Palkia and Dialga with Darkrai and Marshadow. You go back to the Space-Time Tower to find the oracion sound disc and activate it!""But, Ash..." Upon hearing this, Dawn's beautiful eyes revealed worry. This was no ordinary enemy; these were gods from Sinnoh mythology!"Don't worry, Dawn!" Brock looked at the three Poké Balls in Ash's hand and smiled. "Ash's strength isn't just this!""Get out!"At this moment, Darkrai shouted towards the sky again, while simultaneously raising his hand and sending a Dark Pulse towards the center of the Space-Time Tower.To be continued...
Chapter 240 Palkia and DialgaA spiraling Dark Pulse hit the thick fog in the center of the Space-Time Tower, causing the mist to instantly dissipate and a protective shield to appear. Inside the shield, a pale purple behemoth emerged!A creature entirely silver-white with black stripes covering its body, adorned with two purple pearls on each shoulder, appeared. It was the god of space from Sinnoh—Palkia!Palkia roared, landed on the ground, and locked eyes with Marshadow and Darkrai!Iris looked at Palkia and exclaimed, "Look, Palkia is injured!"Everyone looked, and sure enough, the purple pearl on Palkia's left shoulder was shattered!"That must have been Dialga's doing!" Ash said in a deep voice. "Hurry and activate the oracion, I'm afraid Dialga will descend soon too!"As soon as he finished speaking, a dense and powerful Draco Meteor rained down from the sky, smashing towards Marshadow, Darkrai, and Palkia.The three Legendary Pokemon quickly launched attacks to defend themselves.A blue dinosaur descended, with a silver-white armor on its chest, inlaid with a sapphire in the center!It was the god of time—Dialga!Seeing this, Palkia immediately abandoned its confrontation with Darkrai and the others, spreading its silver-white, metal-like dragon wings to confront Dialga!"Roar~" x2The two gods began to gather their attacks. The sapphire on Dialga's chest shone brightly, its maw wide open, and while charging, it unleashed its signature move—Time Roar—at Palkia!Palkia was not to be outdone either. The purple pearl on its uninjured right shoulder shone brightly, and with a flick of its right shoulder, it unleashed its signature move—Subspace Rend!The two terrifying forces collided, and the intense aftermath storm caused Alamos Town to begin collapsing from the edges.Seeing this, Darkrai became instantly agitated, once again gathering powerful spiraling evil energy to blast at Palkia, while Marshadow also quickly gathered a Shadow Ball and blasted it towards Dialga!Ash understood he couldn't just watch anymore. Holding the brave mans staff in one hand, he threw out three Poké Balls with the other, saying, "It's decided, you three!""Roar~" x3 "Mr. Xiao.!"The god of the sky Rayquaza, the god of the earth Groudon, and the god of the sea Kyoger, along with the kneeling Lucario, appeared before everyone."Hoenn Three!" Except for Brock, everyone present looked at this scene in astonishment!"Primal Reversion! Mega Evolution!" Ash waved and shouted."Roar~" x3 The Hoenn Three evolved again, and at the same time, Lucario also began its Mega Evolution.[Mega Rayquaza][Ability: Delta Stream][Strength: Peak Legendary][Primal Groudon][Types: Ground, Fire][Abilities: Desolate Land, Levitate][Strength: Peak Legendary][Primal Kyoger][Ability: Primordial Sea][Strength: Mid-stage Legendary][Mega Lucario][Ability: Adaptability][Strength: Early-stage Legendary]"Hurry and go!" Ash shouted. "Only the oracion can stop them now, I'll hold them off!""Eevee, I'm counting on you and Dawn!""Eevee~"The few people exchanged glances and quickly ran towards the Space-Time Tower. At the same time, Dawn turned back and said, "Ash, you can do it!"Ash smiled and said, "No problem!"Then, the Sea Force surged within his body, causing golden armor and a crown to appear on Ash. Ashand Mega Lucario stood on Primal Kyoger, and instantly Primal Kyoger's Aura surged again, reaching late-stage Legendary!Meanwhile, Pikachu climbed onto Mega Rayquaza!"Let's go, everyone!"At Ash's command, the five Legendary Pokemoneach blocked off one of the Space-Time duo.Marshadow stood on the floating Primal Groudon, and together with Primal Kyoger, they blocked Dialga.Meanwhile, Darkrai and Mega Rayquaza blocked Palkia, because if the two gods continued to clash, Alamos Town would surely be destroyed!"Roar~" x2Seeing someone trying to stop them, Palkia and Dialga immediately roared in anger, simultaneously unleashing their respective signature moves."Shadow Steal! Precipice Blades! Origin Pulse! Aura Sphere!" Ash shouted.The four Pokemon on Ash's side attacked simultaneously. Red giant rocks suddenly appeared in mid-air, four blue water spheres appeared around Primal Kyoger and fired lasers, and Mega Lucarioalso gathered a huge Aura Sphere!Three god-tier attacks simultaneously intertwined and collided with Time Roar. Meanwhile, Marshadow had already snuck behind Dialga and sent it crashing underground with a heavy kick!Darkrai and Mega Rayquaza also launched their attacks. Darkrai's strength had not reached the god-tier, only half a step away, but fortunately, Palkiawas not lightly injured.Dark Pulse, Thunder, and Dragon Ascent struck simultaneously. Although they didn't completely gain the upper hand like on Ash's side, they successfully suppressed Palkia!The Space-Time duo, burning with rage, simultaneously unleashed Draco Meteor into the sky. Thousands of meteors fell, a scene like the end of the world, seen by Dawn and the others who had found the oracion music and were rushing towards the tower's peak."Ash..." Dawn murmured worriedly, while Iris and Tonio were already dumbfounded by this century-long battle."Eevee~" Seeing everyone frozen in place, Eeveequickly made a sound to wake them up."Let's hurry!" Dawn said firmly, holding the oracion's music disk, and quickly climbed towards the tower's peak. She believed Ash would be fine.At this moment, Pikachu swung its Iron Tail, and other Legendary Pokemon simultaneously attacked to destroy the meteors. After all, if such a powerful Draco Meteor were to fall, the harm to Alamos Town would be immense!Meanwhile, Mega Lucario continuously swung its bone club on Primal Kyoger, protecting Ash beside it.Soon, with the combined efforts of many Pokemon, the Draco Meteor was cleared. But at this moment, perhaps due to the intervention of Ash and the others, Palkia and Dialga actually teamed up and simultaneously launched an attack on Ash and his group.Time Roar and Subspace Rend attacked together. The combined power of space and time was far from a simple 1+1=2!Although the power of this move could be described as world-destroying, Ash's Aura had sensed that Dawn and the others were getting closer to the tower's peak, and he had to hold on!"Attack simultaneously!"Immediately, Dragon Ascent, Precipice Blades, and other moves, the strongest and most skilled techniques of each Pokemon, were unleashed simultaneously, intertwining. A powerful colorful technique collided with the Space-Time Secret.Boom!!!A massive mushroom cloud exploded in mid-air. The aftermath storm from the explosion alone was enough to render ordinary Pokemon unable to battle. And at this moment, a smaller, completely black figure suddenly broke through the mushroom cloud and appeared before the Space-Time duo.At this moment, Ash's voice also echoed through the sky, "Seven! Star! Soul! Stealing! Kick!""Marshadow!"Seven star-like rays appeared, and their powerful force completely blasted onto the Space-Time duo, repelling them!Just as the Space-Time duo were about to get back on their feet, Ash stood calmly on top of Primal Kyoger and said, "The battle is over!"Clang—
Chapter 241: The Curtain Falls! Alamos ConferenceGoing back in time a bit, Dawn and the others finally arrived at the top of the tower with the oracionsound disc!Arriving at the room where the machine was placed, Iris took down the sound disc from the top, while Tonio came to the starting lever, and then Dawntried to put the oracion sound disc in, but it wouldn't fit no matter what.Suddenly Dawn noticed the leaf-shaped slot for the sound disc in the very center, "It's there!"Dawn quickly opened it and put it in; the size was just right. Seeing this, Tonio quickly pulled the lever, but the Space-Time Tower did not play music.Iris looked at the electric meter and exclaimed, "This is bad, there's no power!""Eevee~" Seeing this, Eevee quickly ran up, and Dawn also immediately understood and sent out Pachirisu.The figure of Jolteon appeared on Eevee, fully activating Thunderbolt, while Pachirisu also used the Discharge move to Charge the machine!Clang——Immediately, beautiful music floated out from the Space-Time Tower. All Legendary Pokemonstopped fighting and looked towards the Space-Time Tower, listening to the music. oracion, a melody that can resolve great anger!After the entire piece of music played, the entire Space-Time Tower was covered in golden radiance. Golden particles scattered everywhere, then golden branches grew, and golden flowers bloomed on those branches. At the top, a pair of golden wings spread open and gently flapped.Under the baptism of the golden particles and oracion, Dialga and Palkia exchanged glances, the anger in their hearts gradually subsided, and the injuries of all Legendary Pokemon gradually healed.The purple pearl on Palkia's left shoulder had also recovered."Alicia, oracion..." Darkrai looked up and reminisced."Please restore this place to its original state!" After Ash came down, he looked up and said to Palkiaand Dialga."Roar~" The two gods of space and time nodded, and the pink light and blue light shone brightly.Under the effect of spatial power, Alamos Townreturned from the alternate dimension to the real world. The power of time reversed space and time, restoring the entire Alamos Town to its previous appearance."Roar——" After Alamos Town was restored to its original state, Palkia and Dialga roared at Ash. A pink light and a blue light scattered in front of Ash.Ash reached out and received a pink Dragon Scale and a blue Dragon Scale. If Ash needed help, he could contact them through the Dragon Scales, and they could travel through space to Assist Ash.Then Palkia and Dialga each opened the doors to their alternate dimensions and returned to their territories.Ash recalled all his Pokemon. Darkrai disappeared, and Marshadow returned to Ash's shadow. At this moment, Dawn and the others also returned to the bottom of the tower. Dawn excitedly threw herself into Ash's arms.Ash smiled and stroked her head, "I made you worry. You did very well this time, Dawn!"——————————The next morning, the Contests was held as scheduled. Ash also received the formal wear his mother Delia had prepared for him: a dark blue tailcoat, white gloves on his hands, and a pair of black shoes!After learning that formal wear was required for the Sinnoh Contests, Delia worked through the night to make it for Ash and mailed it over.Dawn's eyes sparkled like stars as she looked at Ash's attire; he was simply too handsome."Distinguished guests present, thank you for waiting so long. In the Space-Time Tower, the Pokemon Contest—the Alamos Conference, is officially opening from this moment!" Miss Bai'an announced the start of the competition.Miss Bai'an and the two judge Uncles who arrived yesterday didn't notice anything unusual. Perhaps other than the people who were in Alamos Town at the time, probably no one could tell that this place had undergone a doomsday-like baptism!Ash and Dawn were waiting in the lounge for their performances to begin, while Brock, Iris, and Toniowere in the audience cheering for them. Of course, in a dark corner unnoticed by anyone, a pair of blue eyes was silently watching all of this."So, first is the preliminary round, a performance stage where a single Pokemon performs moves. Coordinators and their Pokemon, feel free to show everyone the results of your everyday hard work!"Ash was the first to appear. As soon as he entered, the entire venue erupted in cheers; this was the hero who saved the entire Alamos Town!"I choose you, Swablu!" Ash threw out a Poké Ball. This match was exactly Swablu's debut."Chirp~" Ash chose the feather effect. Swabluappeared from the falling white feathers."Acrobatics!""Chirp~" Swablu immediately picked up a white feather and started playing, turning into scattered white light particles."Mist, then use Disarming Voice!"Mist immediately rose around Swablu, concealing it. Within the Mist, an elegant voice sounded, a mysterious figure danced within, and pink music notes gradually floated out."What a mysterious and beautiful singing voice!" Miss Bai'an couldn't help but comment."Finally, Dragon Breath plus Peck!""Chirp~" A blue Dragon Breath was seen rushing out of the Mist, and Swablu also flapped its cloud-like wings and rushed up, its beak gradually extending, breaking through the Dragon Breath!Turning into scattered blue light particles throughout the venue, Swablu then flapped its wings and flew high, soaring over the audience seats, and finally landing on Ash's shoulder.Whoosh—— The audience members all offered applause for Ash.Next was Dawn. Dawn used Piplup. However, Dawn's performance made Ash frown a little. Dawn's move combinations were very beautiful, but there was basically no interaction with Piplup. All the highlights were focused on the moves; it seemed Dawn had gone off track!Soon the preliminary round ended. There were no strong opponents, and both Ash and Dawnsuccessfully advanced.And they easily won straight through, finally meeting in the finals.Dawn looked at Ash and took a deep breath, "Ash, I will fight with all my might! Leafeon, make a charming appearance!""Couldn't ask for more! I choose you, Ambipom!" Ash also threw out a Poké Ball."Leafeon, use Razor Leaf!" Dawn shouted.Leafeon threw out Razor Leaves, attacking Ambipom."Fire Punch!" Ash said with a calm smile.Ambipom let out a strange laugh. Its two tails ignited with flames and spun, forming a fiery top. The incoming Razor Leaves instantly burned to ashes, and Dawn's score began to drop."Dawn, check out this move! Ice Star, Fire Star!" Ashwaved his hand and shouted.Ambipom's two tails, one hand manifested flames, the other manifested frost. The Fire Star Cluster and Ice Star Cluster attacked Leafeon from both sides."Leafeon, quickly use Leaf Storm!" Dawn shouted loudly.A powerful Leaf Storm swirled around Leafeon, defending against the attacks of the Fire Star Cluster and Ice Star Cluster."Dawn, I'm sorry!" Ash continued to shout, "Use Iron Tail!"Leafeon, using Leaf Storm to defend against the two major Star Clusters, instantly became a fixed target. Ambipom quickly appeared in front of Leafeon, its hands forming Iron Hands. The two Iron Hands directly smacked Leafeon away. The remaining Star Clusters swarmed forward, and Leafeon instantly lost its ability to battle.Ash thus obtained his second ribbon badge.After the Alamos Conference ended, Iris piloted a hot air balloon to take Ash and the other two across the lake, returning to the cycling road!After saying goodbye to Iris, the group then proceeded towards Hearthome City.To
Chapter 242: Sinnoh Champion - CynthiaAfter saying goodbye to Iris, Ash's group hadn't walked two steps when Darkrai appeared from the shadows. "Ash, goodbye!""Darkrai!" Everyone exclaimed in surprise. After that battle, they hadn't seen Darkrai since, and they didn't expect Darkrai to specifically come to see Ashoff.Seeing this, Ash smiled and said, "You must protect Alamos Town well!""Yes! Of course, I will protect this place with my life!" After speaking, Darkrai re-entered the shadows.Under the gaze of Iris and Darkrai in the shadows, it wasn't until Ash's group completely disappeared that they returned to Alamos Town.[Ding~ Completed the Decisive Battle at the Space-Time Tower achievement. Reward: 10x elementary rare candy, 5x intermediate rare candy, 2x high-grade rare candy]——————————Aiming for Hearthome City, Ash's group first crossed the Cycling Road, then took a boat across the river, finally arriving at a town near Hearthome City. The three were currently resting at the Pokemon Center there.Ash and the others were enjoying the lunch provided by the Pokemon Center, while the television there was showing a battle between Sinnoh Champion Cynthia and Psychic Elite FourLucian.Judging from their attire, it should have been a challenge match that happened not long ago. From the course of the battle, Lucian was already at a disadvantage.Cynthia's ace, Garchomp, easily blocked Bronzong's Flash Cannon. Then, Garchomp swung the shark fins on its arms to disperse the smoke, leaped into the air, used Giga Impact, and knocked out Bronzong in one hit!"As expected of Champion Cynthia, Mr. Lucian was defeated so easily!" Dawn said excitedly. Which girl in the entire Sinnoh Region wasn't a fan of Cynthia? She was a powerful female war god!"Absolutely beautiful!" Brock stared intently at the screen, unsure if he was commenting on the battle or Cynthia's beauty; the latter was more likely."I wonder if I'll have a chance to meet Miss Xirona!" Dawn clasped her hands together, her eyes filled with anticipation."Everyone!" Just then, a young man ran back into the Pokemon Center to share good news with the many Trainers. "Champion Cynthia seems to be in the National Park!"Whoosh—As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place was shaken. All the Trainers rushed out of the Pokemon Center's main door as if their feet were greased, running towards the National Park.Even Ash's group ran towards the National Park.At this moment, Cynthia was standing at an ice cream stand, her face full of indecision about which ice cream to choose.And the ones selling the ice cream were the Team Rocket Trio. Jesse said helplessly, "That..."James also forced a smile and continued, "You should probably order by now!""Yes! Which one should I choose?" Cynthia put her hands on her hips, looking at the various flavors of ice cream."How about choosing one of each, Meowth?" Meowth suggested."But I can't eat that much!" After thinking for a long time, Cynthia finally clapped her hands and made up her mind. "Alright, I've decided! I'll have Mint Chocolate and Strawberry and Cookie Dough Triple!"Upon hearing this, the Team Rocket Trio quickly served Cynthia. Cynthia took the cone with three scoops of ice cream and left contentedly!The Team Rocket Trio watched Cynthia's departing figure and immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "She couldn't decide on an ice cream for a whole hour.""She's definitely not an ordinary person, Meowth!"In this National Park, there is an ancient temple left over from ancient times, and the deities worshipped in the temple are Dialga and Palkia, whom Ash's group encountered not long ago!Cynthia touched the carvings of Dialga and Palkiaon the stone tablet with one hand, while holding an ice cream in the other and sticking out her tongue to taste it. There was no sign of the female war god aura she had on television.And the area around the ruins was already crowded with a large number of Trainers, all hoping to see her, the Sinnoh Champion. Ash and the others also finally rushed over and saw Cynthia!"Ah! She's even more beautiful than on TV!" Brockgazed at Cynthia infatuatedly. "I wish I could be the ice cream in her hand!"Dawn covered her forehead helplessly. "Just turn into ice cream and melt away!"Just as Ash was about to step forward to propose a battle, someone got there before him. "Paul?""Excuse me, are you Miss Xirona?" Paul asked as he approached Cynthia.Cynthia, who had just finished her ice cream, turned around and smiled gently. "Yes!""I am Paul from Veilstone City, and I would like to have a Pokemon battle with you!" Paul proposed a battle request without hesitation, immediately drawing questions and ridicule from the Trainers present.Just then, Cynthia noticed Ash behind Paul, exactly as Lucian had described her earlier, and immediately became interested.However, before that, Cynthia decided to accept Paul's challenge."It's been a long time since I've had a private battle invitation like this. Are you challenging the Sinnoh League?" At this moment, Cynthia's aura began to unfold."Yes!"Cynthia walked down from the ruins and stood in front of Paul. "I see, it seems you've transferred here from another League. Alright, I'll accept your challenge!"Whoosh—All the Trainers were immediately surprised. Champion Cynthia actually accepted the challenge. Although they were quite dismissive of Paul's challenge, being able to see Cynthia's battle was very worthwhile."Can we use six Pokemon?" Paul boldly proposed a six-on-six full battle.Cynthia smiled and nodded. "No problem!""Then, let's begin!" Cynthia's aura also unfolded. "Fly in the sky, Garchomp!"However, the first Pokemon Paul sent out was Chimchar, which had a type disadvantage. Challenging the Champion with a disadvantageous type immediately drew dissatisfaction from the surrounding Trainers, who felt it was disrespectful to the Champion."Paul, please go first!" Cynthia calmly gave up the first move."Okay!" Paul was not polite and immediately launched the attack.Next was Champion Cynthia's exhibition match. Paul's Chimchar, Weavile, and Murkrow were successively defeated.After Garchomp used Giga Impact to defeat Murkrow, Paul sent out his ace, Torterra. Judging from its aura, it should be Paul's starter Pokemon!Clearly, the previous Pokemon were just cannon fodder. Paul was waiting for Cynthia to use the move Giga Impact, planning to seize the moment of stiffness to have Torterra attack.Although Paul did manage to find a slight opening and caused a little damage to Garchomp, this amount of damage was nothing to a Champion-level Garchomp, which then defeated Torterra in one hit.Paul recalled Torterra, was silent for a moment, and then decisively surrendered and gave up the match.The surrounding audience members began to mock him.But Paul was completely unaffected. Just as he was about to turn and leave, Ash stepped forward to stop him and told him to go to the Pokemon Center to heal his Pokemon.Cynthia also walked over and told him to go heal his Pokemon. Paul finally nodded and walked towards the Pokemon Center."Hello, Ash! Lucian mentioned you before. Lucianpraised your strength as very strong!" Cynthiasmiled at Ash.As soon as these words were spoken, all the Trainers looked at Ash in surprise. They didn't expect that the young man in front of them was the one who was said to have defeated one of the Elite Four, Lucian, not long ago!"Miss Xirona, I hope you can accept my challenge!" Ash also proposed a battle request."No problem!"Next, Ash's group and Cynthia also walked towards the Pokemon Center. After all, Garchomp had just taken a little damage, and Ash couldn't take advantage of that to challenge her.