The Finals Begin

Chapter 338 The Finals Begin

"Ladies and gentlemen, the thrilling final match of the Silver Tournament has finally begun!"

"After a month of fierce competition, the two trainers who have finally stepped onto this highly anticipated stage are both from Pallet Town."

"Ash vs. Gary!"

"What kind of spectacular battle will they bring us?!"

As the final match of the Silver Tournament, it was naturally held in an extremely grand manner.

Not only was it held in the largest stadium where the opening ceremony took place, but the tens of thousands of seats were also filled well in advance.

Even radio stations came to broadcast the battle live, after all, this was a battle between two trainers recognized by legendary Pokémon.

The ratings are sure to skyrocket.

Meanwhile, Sundae, who had inside information about Ash, was on-site early in the morning, setting up the perfect camera position for her own TV station.

When the champion and president took their seats, it was time for the contestants to enter, and they were even greeted with an opening cannon salute.

"Oh, that person is the chairman of the Johto region."

The chairman of the Johto region was a short, stout old man.

Even though it was his home turf, Ash had never seen him before, which made Ash think that Damaranchi was the chairman of the Johto region.

Although this statement doesn't seem wrong given the special relationship between the two regions, since Dama Lanqi often comes to Johto to serve as acting chairman.

Walking down the corridor and listening to the cheers around them, Ash and Pikachu on his shoulder both felt a surge of excitement.

"This is the final battle in the Johto region, Pikachu, we must win!"

"Pikachu!"

"I'm sorry, Ash, but I will be the victor in this battle!"

At this moment, Xiao Mao also arrived at the battlefield with a smile.

"You've gotten back to your arrogant self, you brat. Let's see who's the real deal on the field!"

"Hmph, bring it on!"

Finally, the time for the decisive battle with Ash arrived, and Gary finally stopped trying to maintain that overly mature and incongruous adult demeanor.

He began to reveal his true form slightly again. Regardless of the outcome of this final battle, Shigeru decided to fully enjoy the process.

This time, they will both send out their strongest Pokémon to fight.

Behind them, on a completely booked-out section of the stands, Xiao Mao's girlfriend's cheerleading squad was enthusiastically cheering him on.

Meanwhile, Xiao Zhi's girlfriends also came to the scene to cheer him on.

The sheer size of their support groups truly startled those around them.

From that day on, a legend spread throughout the Alliance that all the men of Pallet Town were womanizers and philanderers.

There were even rumors that the two of them were raised by the legendary scientific giant, Professor Oak, when they were children.

As a result, everyone started to look at Daiki a little differently.

Professor Oak's reputation is being damaged —

The instantaneous teleportation finally began with the starting whistle, and Johto Champion Wataru personally stepped forward to announce, "The match begins!"

On the large screen in the center of the battlefield, the field draw was finally set to Rocky Terrain, and Ash won the first move.

Both players sent out their starting Pokémon.

"Go, my forever sweetheart, Arcanine!"

"I choose you, you abandoned monkey!"

The two even threw their balls at the same time. Gary sent out Arcanine, which he had trained since childhood, while Ash chose to let his long-absent Monkey King make its debut.

"The match has officially begun! Both sides have sent out extremely rare Pokémon."

"On one side is the almost legendary Pokémon Arcanine, and on the other is the recently discovered evolved form of Forsaken, which has never been used in an official competition!"

"Both Pokémon are evenly matched in attack and speed; who will ultimately emerge victorious?"

During the finals, the commentator also became excited, raising his voice several octaves higher than usual, and the audience cheered along with him.

On the battlefield, the tiger-striped dog appeared amidst wind and fire, immediately glaring fiercely at the abandoned monkey.

Its sharp eyes held both provocation and intimidation; a single glare from it would immediately put ordinary Pokémon on high alert, instantly diminishing their will to attack.

Master Nine-One simply silently made two nine and one hand gestures to Arcanine, and then several large red tic-tac-toe marks quickly appeared on his forehead.

It has entered a state of rage!

"pass away!!"

With its Unyielding trait activated, the Recluse, despite being intimidated, actually experiences a significant increase in its attack power instead of a decrease.

"What?! Ugh, Ash tricked me!"

With his extensive knowledge of Pokémon, Gary immediately realized what was going on and regretted sending Arcanine into the starting lineup.

"You didn't expect that, did you, Xiao Mao?"

Ash watches every single one of Gary's matches.

Both are trainers with diverse training methods for Pokémon, and they were originally the kind of trainers whose patterns were not easy to find and whose team arrangements were not easy to figure out.

But Shigeru really valued this Silver Tournament, thinking that this might be the last time he would compete as a trainer.

He treats every match with extra ceremony, and those Pokémon he has a deep affection for often participate in the battles.

So Ash was betting that he would send out Arcanine as his first pick, and he actually succeeded in catching it.

"Alright, Abandoned Monkey, use Brick Break!"

Master Monkey leaps!

The Abandoned Monkey leaped up quickly, extended its huge fist, and chopped it down towards Arcanine's head.

"Get out of the way of the Arcanine!"

Unfortunately, it was too late. Arcanine and Abandoned Monkey were extremely close in speed, and Abandoned Monkey launched its attack in a state of extreme rage.

There was absolutely no room for the Growlithe to dodge.

The significant increase in attack power is equivalent to doubling the attack power of the Abandoned Monkey, making this Brick Break attack incredibly powerful.

The tiger-striped dog was struck once and immediately saw stars and lost its balance.

Seeing this, Shigeru quickly took out a Poké Ball.

"Come back, Arcanine."

Although the Forsaken evolution was only recently discovered in the research community, as Professor Oak's grandson, Gary naturally had access to firsthand information about it long ago.

He was well aware that the Abandoned Monkey's move was a unique skill named Fist of Wrath.

The Fist of Fury transforms the Abandoned Monkey's rage into a powerful attack, and the more times the Abandoned Monkey is attacked in battle, the stronger the move becomes.

Moreover, this cumulative power will not be reset when the Abandoned Monkey is replaced or falls into a coma.

In this situation, it would be unwise to let Arcanine, which cannot defeat the enemy in one move, continue to attack Forsaken.

Its previous defiance had already pushed the Abandoned Monkey's attack power to an absurd level. If it were to combine the power of its Fist of Wrath, Gary would have no choice but to surrender.

"We must defeat the Forsaken Monkey quickly —"

After thinking for a while, Xiao Mao decisively threw the ball.

A flash of electricity appeared, and a bright yellow figure suddenly appeared where the tiger-striped dog had been.

"Oh dear, facing the fierce attack from the Forsaken Monkey, Shigeru has actually chosen to send out the legendary Thunder God Pillar!"

The appearance of the legendary Pokémon instantly ignited the atmosphere of the entire venue.

"Please, Reginald!"

"Reggie—Elech—"

"Isn't it a bit too hasty to send out the ace so quickly?" Ash shook his head.

If you use up your trump card right at the beginning, Xiao Mao is going to be in trouble later.

"Don't worry about that, I have more than one surprise prepared for you."

"Regiereich locks on, then begins charging!"

"Reggie!"

"Oh no, Forsaken Monkey, get out of the way—no, it's too late, use Stomp!"

As soon as the giant light bulb, its body crackling with electricity, appeared, several large red lights on its face began to flash rapidly, and the eerie energy locked onto the body of the Forsaken Monkey.

Ash instantly sensed something was wrong, but Regigigas's attack was just too fast.

It was virtually impossible to dodge its attack, so the only option was to order the abandoned monkey to launch an attack.

Regardless of what Reggie Elech's next move is, Forsaken is in a bit of danger.

Monkey Master, who was being targeted by something inexplicable, suddenly felt uncomfortable, and the angry spiking on his forehead burst out again.

He quickly raised his large foot and slammed it down on the ground, and a strong shockwave quickly traveled towards Regigi Leitch.

This attack was extremely effective. Although it wasn't a STAB move, it was super effective against Reggie and Reggie, and Rejected Monkey's attack power was extremely high at that moment.

Reggie Elegy will definitely be in bad shape if he takes that hit.

Strangely, Shigeru did not let Reggie Elegy hide.

"Hold Reggie's line! We absolutely cannot let his charge be interrupted!"

Regigi's aura rapidly weakened after being hit by the stomping foot, and he suffered considerable damage, but he did not fall down.

"Regiereki's defense isn't very high."

From the stands, Aya looked at the battlefield in confusion. "Why didn't Shigeru choose to dodge it?"

"Perhaps this is to allow Regielechi's next attack to be more powerful."

Xiaoxia has been with Xiaozhi for so long, so she knows Xiaoshi a bit about him.

As far as she knew, Xiao Mao wasn't an impulsive person; he definitely had his reasons for doing this.

Sure enough, at that moment, Shigeru immediately shouted, "Regiereich, use the Railgun now!"

The electromagnetic cannon, ready to fire, was launched the instant the Abandoned Monkey's stomp attack ended.

The thick electromagnetic light wave swept straight toward the Abandoned Monkey. Due to the lock-on, no matter how the Abandoned Monkey tried to dodge, it could not escape the energy cannon's attack.

Thus, the abandoned monkey was completely bathed in the powerful electromagnetic cannon.

"pass away----"

The electromagnetic cannon, with a power of 120, becomes extremely terrifying with the 30% power boost from the electric-type skills of the special crystal.

Even with Ash's stat boost, making it one of the tankier Pokémon in its class, Forsaken still couldn't completely withstand that attack.

Even Reggie Elegy, with its exaggerated speed of 200, was able to deliver a final electric shock to the Forsaken just as the electromagnetic cannon was about to finish.

"The Forsaken Monkey is incapacitated; Reginald wins!"

"As expected of a legendary Pokémon, Regigigas defeated Ash's Forsaken as soon as it appeared, taking the first round!"

"Well done, thank you for your hard work. Come back, Abandoned Monkey."

Ash didn't know much about Regigigas, only that it was the fastest Pokémon.

The sacrifice of Forsaken was not without value; at least it let Ash know that Regigigas possessed the incredibly powerful move, Electro Cannon.

Furthermore, the previous two attacks had significantly reduced the health of Arcanine and Regice.

"Regierechi's injuries are definitely very serious—"

"Shigeru, your trump card probably can't withstand another hit from this guy now!"

"I choose you, Moonbear! Go and defeat it!"

Ash couldn't possibly be unprepared for Gary's trump card, which had already been revealed.

For this battle, he specially brought along Sky Craigie Elech's Moon Bear.

Ground-type Ursaring is immune to Electric-type moves, and with a base Speed ​​stat of only 50, it's faster than any other Pokémon.

Regigi's high speed advantage is practically useless to Moonbear, since it's already this slow.

Furthermore, our Bald Qiang is so muscular that he's practically delirious, and Ash even taught him to sleep and talk in his sleep before the battle.

Just to bring a little surprise to Shigeru and Reggie.

Of course, it would be even safer to bring along a Little Nan or a shiny Gardevoir to create a Trick Room.

But Ash is worried that if he faces Regigigas, there won't be a chance to open the Trick Room.

"Your tankiness is the only way to get through this, Moon Bear, get ready!"

"Oh, the moon—!"

A few sparks flickered through the thick fur on the bear's body, as its Perseverance trait was triggered at that moment.

Under the Flame Orb, Moon Bear suffers burns but its attack power increases by 50%.

"Use the Leap Forward!"

If Regigigas uses a non-Electric type move, it won't have the boost from the Electric Crystal, and its attack will be easily taken down by Ursaring.

Lei Toilet is doomed to lose!

To Ash's surprise, Gary didn't have Regigigas attack or resist.

"Regie Elech, Electromagnetic Levitation!"

Unexpectedly, Shigeru actually taught Reggie Elech this skill.

Before the powerful lunge infused with the full force of the Moon Bear could arrive, Regigigas successfully entangled himself in electricity and took flight, dodging the attack.

Regigi quickly adjusted his posture and began to circle around Moonbear, constantly flashing and harassing it.

Although the electricity on Regigi's body had no effect on Moonbear, its extremely fast speed and its ability to float in the air like a moth that kept crashing into you but was difficult to attack were really annoying.

"Keep running away, that's despicable, Xiao Mao!"

"Stop arguing, this is a competition! Figure out how to counter my moves yourself."

"You don't need to tell me that," Ash thought, racking his brains for a solution.

Ash made a mistake; his Ursaring was equipped with only melee attack moves, and for a time, he couldn't do anything against Reggie and Eleking, who were flying in the air.

Unfortunately, as time went by, the burns continued to drain Moonbear's stamina.

Even when using Ash's ranged moves, most of them are special attack moves.

With its pitiful Special Attack, the Lightning Bear's Special Attack is like a mosquito bite, barely dealing any damage to the Thunder Toilet.

Suddenly, Ash looked around the arena.

"That's right, Moonbear used its arm hammer to smash the surrounding rocks, sending them flying into the air to attack Regiereki!"

Although Moon Bear didn't learn the Shoot Down skill, you can still use it manually on the spot.

This is now a rocky area, filled with boulders of all sizes, perfect for making cannonballs.

"Oh, the moon!!"

Upon hearing Ash's words, Ursaring quickly raised its powerful forelimbs and smashed several boulders beside it.

The flying debris immediately hurtled into the air, and a dense barrage of bullets swept over, hitting several even at Reggie Elegy's high speed.

"Reggie!"

"What?"

"Well done, Moon Bear!"

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