Chapter 388 Pikachu and Charizard, you, Ye Yue, are the ones who are attacking across versions?
There was a click.

The solar beam ice sculpture shattered into light spots all over the sky, and the ice sculpture that froze Bulbasaur also shattered, revealing the unconscious body of Bulbasaur.

Compared to the previous four battles, there is nothing wrong with this battle, whether it is the tacit understanding shown between Ash and Bulbasaur, or the choices made during the battle.

The only thing missing is strength.

After putting the Bulbasaur back into the Poké Ball, Xiaozhi prepared to take them all to the Pokémon Center for treatment at once after the battle.

After standing up, Xiaozhi no longer had the recklessness on his face, and there was a hint of thought in his eyes.

Obviously, although Bulbasaur lost its fighting ability, it also calmed down Ash's impetuous heart and made him start thinking.

Perhaps in a battle, this state will bring him inspiration like a "flash of inspiration" or "unconventional play" at some point, leading him to victory.

Looking at Xiaozhi like this, Luo Mu smiled. It seemed that at least in terms of fighting style, Xiaozhi no longer needed to be reminded by himself.

Thinking of this, Luo Mu signaled him with his eyes to send out the sixth Pokémon.

Xiaozhi pinched the brim of his hat, took a deep breath, and shouted, "It's decided to be you, Pikachu!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu on Charizard's shoulder leaped nimbly into the field where some ice chips were still left, with his limbs slightly lowered. The red electric sacs like his cheeks flashed dazzling arcs of light, and his eyes were full of seriousness.

The earliest time when Pikachu was named Pikachu can be traced back to the time when he defeated Regiace of the Age of Gods in the battle against the frontier.

Before that, Pikachu's ace status had not actually been revealed.

But judging by the look in Pikachu's eyes now, perhaps it has grown a lot faster than in the original.

Luo Mu's eyes fell on the Messenger Bird. He clearly remembered that the Messenger Bird once mentioned that it had fought with Ash many times since the time of Mewtwo's counterattack and afterwards. Every time, it beat Ash and his Pokémon to a pulp. Among them, Pikachu had the strongest resilience.

It has been a long time since they last fought each other, and the Messenger Bird is very curious about how much Pikachu, who once clamored to defeat him, has improved now.

The battle began with Xiaozhi's "flash of lightning".

Compared to Charmeleon's Flash, Pikachu's Flash is not only much faster, but also far superior in agility and strength.

As if turning into a white light rushing across the ground, in a flash, Pikachu arrived in front of the messenger bird.

The Messenger Bird crossed its wings in front of it and endured Pikachu's flash of lightning. At the same time, a long-built ice-blue lightning bolt came out of its mouth and shot towards Pikachu at close range!

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu did not panic. Electricity suddenly surged from his cheeks and covered his entire body in an instant.

next moment.

Bathed in the dazzling lightning, the 100,000 volts released by Pikachu collided most violently with the freezing beam of the Messenger Bird!

Bang-!
After an explosion caused by the intersection of energy, Pikachu and Messenger Bird, who were fighting with 100,000 volts and freezing beams at close range, retreated out of the smoke one after another.

Compared to the messenger bird, whose feathers were only slightly covered in dust, Pikachu looked much more miserable.

Most of its body was covered with a thin layer of frost, causing it to tremble slightly from the cold.

From the status of both sides, it can be seen who will win the battle of moves.

"Even Pikachu"

Misty covered her mouth and looked at Ash and Pikachu worriedly with Togepi.

The gap in strength is too obvious.

"Don't be scared, give it another 100,000 volts!"

Xiaozhi, who believes that the best defense is offense, gave another order.

Enduring the cold, Pikachu used his stiff limbs to leap up. The dazzling electric light enveloped it again, and a powerful beam of 100,000 volts shot towards the messenger bird.

Luo Mu narrowed his eyes: "Go straight ahead and drill."

I have to admire Mewtwo. Even with Mewtwo by my side, Courier Bird may not be able to learn so many moves completely. It even mastered the ground-type straight dash.

A cyclone of ochre-colored energy gathered in front of the messenger bird's beak. As the cyclone gathered, its rotation speed became faster and faster, and even a sharp sound like a steel drill was heard.

The Messenger Bird, whose entire body was covered by a cyclone of khaki energy, faced the 100,000 volts and flew directly towards the falling Pikachu in the sky without any leverage point!

One hundred thousand volts was completely offset by the khaki energy cyclone. The next moment, with Pikachu's scream of pain, it drilled straight into its body surface and exploded!

The effect of this attack was outstanding. Pikachu, who was hit hard, fell to the ground. In the rising dust, its scarred body was so conspicuous.

According to Luo Mu's calculations, even if the dual attack of the Courier Bird was not outstanding, Pikachu, whose level was so far behind that of the Courier Bird, should have lost its combat capability after being hit continuously, including some extremely effective ground-type moves.

But the reality was far from what he thought.

"Pikachu, hold on!"

At Xiaozhi's call, Pikachu, who was lying on the ground and seemed unable to stand up, struggled to support his body and stood up. His electric sac flashed with weak electric current, as if cheering him on.

A few seconds later, to the surprised expressions of Luo Mu and the Messenger Bird, Pikachu actually stood up and let out a high-spirited shout.

"Pikapi, Pikachu!"

Luo Mu: “.”

It appeared, Rejuvenation Roar + Blood Lock!

However, this is also the charm of Ash and Pikachu's fighting style.

Luo Mu, with a complicated expression, said: "Messenger Bird, Freezing Beam!"

An extremely cold ice-blue beam burst out from the mouth of the fallen Messenger Bird, and in the still snowing weather, it was almost impossible for Pikachu in his current state to resist.

But Pikachu has the advantage in speed.

At Ash's lightning-fast command, Pikachu once again transformed into a white light that galloped across the battlefield, dodging the freezing beam with extremely agile movements and rushing straight towards the Messenger Bird.

As if it had entered a state of electric shock, Pikachu's speed was even a moment faster than when the scene just started.

The Messenger Bird subconsciously pulled out a rainbow-colored ball from its tail and threw it at Pikachu, who was very close to it.

Move "Gift"!
There are four effects that will appear based on probability, the first three being a low-power explosion, a decent-power explosion, and a very powerful explosion.

The fourth type has a chance to restore the opponent's HP.

Under Ash's nervous expression, Pikachu collided with the spherical object.

In an instant, blinding white light filled everyone's vision. When they opened their sore eyes, they discovered a shocking scene.

Pikachu, who had already distanced himself from the Messenger Bird, not only did not lose his fighting ability, but his rapid breathing eased a little, and the scars on his body also visibly decreased a lot.

"what happens?"

This was the question that popped up in the minds of Xiaozhi, the other two, and Pikachu at the same time.

Luo Mu, who was a step late in stopping the messenger bird from using the gift move, had no choice but to explain the effect of this move to a few people.

After hearing the explanation, Xiaoxia and Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh at Xiaozhi's bad luck. He could still meet him by accident with such a low probability.
Xiaozhi looked at Luo Mu with shining eyes. Whether it was the snow scene, the straight drill or the gift, they were all moves he had never heard of!

Xiaozhi felt that today's battle was worth it just for these gains.

He chose to attack again without hesitation. "Thunder!"

Pikachu did not leap into the air, but instead released his power with all his strength while moving at high speed.

With a loud bang, the sky and the earth seemed to change color. The highest continuous defeat record was the thunder of hundreds of Spearows, like a giant lightning tree that kept winding and growing, stretching out its dazzling lightning branches towards the messenger bird.

The messenger bird has no interest in getting an electric shock for no reason.

Its expression also became serious. It showed the same momentum that Dragonite once took to challenge the storm. It used a variety of difficult flying moves to continuously dodge the electric currents that were dancing like lightning snakes, and then approached Pikachu, where the thunder had stopped.

Frozen fist, ready to go.

Watching the messenger bird's wings covered in ice-blue cold air getting closer and closer to him, Pikachu's pupils suddenly shrank, and his perception of time slowed down.

Because of this, Pikachu had plenty of time to think.

Sacrificing one's body to charge into the target cannot ensure sufficient distance for sprinting.

Hundred thousand volts and thunder were both unusable because the power was almost exhausted.

A flash of lightning was no match for the freezing punch.

When Pikachu had almost run out of ideas, he suddenly heard Xiaozhi's voice calling him in his ears, and then a wonderful feeling came over him.

It suddenly recalled the scene when Messenger Bird used Steel Wings to cut open Bulbasaur's vine whip.

From Luo Mu's perspective, Pikachu's lightning-shaped tail was suddenly coated with a very obvious metallic luster. Then, Pikachu twisted its body, and a silver light suddenly swung down at the Messenger Bird's freezing fist at an extremely fast speed!
sizzle-

The two opposing energies continued to collide violently, playing in the wrestling between Messenger Bird and Pikachu.

After a moment of stalemate, the Messenger Bird was finally more skilled and broke the iron tail. With the explosion of the cold air of the Frozen Fist, Pikachu was knocked away and fell to the ground with frost all over his body, apparently losing his ability to fight.

"Pikachu loses the ability to fight!"

Xiaogang's voice sounded again, his squinting eyes staring at the unconscious Pikachu, as if he was thinking about something.

That move is.
The messenger bird looked at its wings in surprise; the tiny scratch was so conspicuous.

Xiaozhi picked up Pikachu and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work, Pikachu."

"Pikapi"

Pikachu responded to Ash with a weak voice.

At this time, Xiaozhi's eyes were full of Pikachu, and he didn't even think about what move Pikachu used in the end.

clap clap.

At this time, the sound of Luo Mu's applause drew Xiaozhi's attention back.

Looking at Xiaozhi, Luo Mu smiled and said, "Congratulations, Pikachu has learned Iron Tail."

"Iron Tail?"

Xiaozhi looked at Luo Mu blankly.

Misty took the opportunity to take Pikachu from Satoshi's arms, while Brock skillfully took out the medicine to perform simple treatment.

Pikachu is unwilling to enter the Poké Ball, so in order to prevent its injuries from getting worse, it must be treated in advance.

"Although it's a steel-type move, it looks like it would suit your Pikachu very well."

Luo Mu explained to Xiaozhi.

Even he didn't expect that Pikachu would have to wait until the Hoenn region to learn Iron Tail, but he actually mastered it halfway through the journey in Johto.

As one of Pikachu's most handy moves, Iron Tail definitely has a strong presence.

In the later stages, Pikachu's Iron Tail can even cause an earthquake effect, which is extremely powerful.

After experiencing several one-sided defeats in the previous games, Xiaozhi and Pikachu were still able to burst out such strong potential. Luo Mu couldn't help but look at them with admiration.

Sure enough, there is potential if we squeeze it a little.

Xiaogang gave Pikachu some simple treatment, and Xiaoxia took Pikachu to watch the battle.

The Charizard, which had been waiting for a long time, took heavy steps forward. Even though Xiaozhi's Charizard was much smaller than ordinary Charizards, it was still much larger than the Messenger Bird.

The oppressive feeling brought by the size has nothing to do with strength. Looking at Charizard, the Messenger Bird remembered the Dragonite sent by the blue-haired woman in a tight suit when fighting at the eighth gym in the Johto region, the Yanmo Gym.

Even though it wasn't the Dragonite that he knew, it still won under Mewtwo's command.

Even Dragonite has won, so why should we be afraid of Charizard?
The messenger bird flew into the sky first and looked at Charizard provocatively.

It doesn't matter if it is restrained, just watch it win the final victory!

There was a gleam in Charizard's eyes of the determination to win and not waste the faith and achievements passed down by his companions so far.

"Roar!"

The Charizard spewed out scorching flames into the sky, flapped its dragon wings and flew into the sky, chasing the figure of the messenger bird.

Although it has only been less than a month since he arrived in the Charizard Valley, Charizard's strength, flying posture and proficiency in moves have been significantly improved.

At this time, the snow had disappeared and the sun was shining again. Feeling the warmth outside its skin, Charizard became more motivated and immediately started a fierce air battle with the Messenger Bird.

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia still find it hard to imagine how such tremendous power can be hidden in the tiny body of the messenger bird.

Although even though Messenger Bird is higher in level than Charizard in terms of strength, it cannot match it, but Messenger Bird demonstrated many air combat skills it learned from Dragonite, Mewtwo and the wild, making the big Charizard extremely angry.

The Swallow, which initially avoided Infernape's High-Speed ​​Star, was frequently used by the Messenger Bird to tease Charizard, and from time to time it would send a Water Wave to Charizard from a tricky angle.

At the last moment of the battle, Charizard broke through the attack with its strong physique. The Messenger Bird, which was hit by a full-power flamethrower, gathered ice energy and hit Charizard head-on with a full-power blizzard, bringing the battle to an end.

As Charizard fell from the sky to the ground, Xiaozhi knew that he had failed in today's challenge, and failed miserably.

If Pikachu and the others hadn't consumed a lot of Messenger Bird's energy, Charizard's final jet of flame might not have been able to hit Messenger Bird.

He did not feel frustrated about this, but rather extremely happy.

After all, this means that he, who was once unable to hurt the messenger bird, is indeed getting stronger.

After seeing Xiaozhi and his friends saying goodbye to him and planning to take Charizard to the Pokémon Center to heal its wounds, Luo Mu stopped Xiaozhi.

Meeting Xiaozhi's doubtful eyes, Luo Mu suddenly said, "Xiaozhi, come to Padiya during the special training period before participating in the Silver Tournament."

Xiaozhi blinked, as if he didn't react.

Luo Mu pointed at the Charizard that he and Brock were helping to stand up beside Xiaozhi and said, "Bring Charizard with you when the time comes. Its aerial combat skills are too crude. As a flying-type Pokémon, it doesn't even have a few proficient flying-type moves."

"It seems that everyone in Charizard Valley is thinking about how to train their muscles and increase their size so that they can wrestle with other Charizards on the ground."

As soon as Luo Mu finished speaking, Charizard looked at him with a look of astonishment and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Luo Mu stepped forward and patted Xiaozhi on the shoulder, smiling slightly: "Believe me, you and Charizard will definitely use these in the Silver Conference."

Are you, Ye Yue, the only one who knows how to bring Pokémon from the Hoenn region to fight across versions?
Look, I’m going to let Xiaozhi jump across six versions!
Although he didn't know why Luo Mu took the initiative to invite him, but when he thought about being able to fight him again and enjoying the feeling of rapid improvement today, Xiaozhi nodded without hesitation and said: "Thank you for your invitation, I will definitely come!"

　Sneak attack!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)