Chapter 68 Gardevoir, rise up!
Chapter 68 Gardevoir, rise up!
"Charizard uses Flamethrower!"
"Gardevoir used Psychic!"
The fireballs spewed by Charizard were blocked by an invisible barrier formed by psychic energy. Neither Pokémon was willing to give an inch, and they enhanced each other's attack output.
But in the end, Gardevoir couldn't hold on any longer and its defenses were breached by the flames.
Before he could dodge, he fell straight down, his body burned black.
Xiaoxia ran over and helped the fallen Gardevoir up to treat it.
Upon seeing Xiaonan's defeat, Charizard immediately tilted its head back and excitedly spewed flames in celebration.
This thing's temperament is so easy to understand; it's happy as long as it wins a battle.
It's a pity that even after Gardevoir evolves into its final form, it's still a little short of Ash's main team.
After getting up, it showed an expression of resentment on its face.
This is the third time I've lost to Charizard today, but I still refuse to give up.
But it's understandable, since Charizard provoked it first.
This morning, Ash, as usual, led his minions to bring warmth to the lonely and desolate wild Pokémon in the vicinity.
But to my surprise, the group of Pokémon I encountered all had hearts in their eyes as soon as they saw Gardevoir.
They even fought each other to show their affection to it.
The scene was so comical that Gardevoir was speechless, while Charizard was laughing the hardest.
"There's no point in continuing the challenge."
Ash recalled Charizard and gently stroked Gardevoir's head as he approached it.
"Do you want to become stronger, Gardevoir?"
Xiao Nan's mother nodded.
"Then accept yourself and join the glorious path of corruption!"
Gardevoir shook its head frantically.
Actually, Xiao Nan's mother is very proud, and she has never used skills like acting cute.
"Shauna, Shanai."
"Hmm, hmm, don't you want to be confessed to by someone of the same sex anymore?"
Ash's Gardevoir is excessively beautiful, even among its kind.
It was exhausted from constantly receiving advances from the same sex.
"It must be very painful for you to have such an appearance but be sexually normal."
"Shauna, Shanai."
Excitedly patting Ash's abs, Gardevoir expressed that it wanted to become like that too.
It seems our little Nan has a heart that yearns for tough guys.
Although Ash really wanted to persuade it to accept its advantages.
However, since Pokémon has such a strong desire, he has always respected Pokémon's ideas.
"Alright, let's get started with tough guy training and become Barbie Kong!"
Immediately take Gardevoir and Pikachu for a run.
But when Xiaozhi was halfway through his run, a hiker carrying a huge backpack stopped him.
"Hey kid, judging by all the Pokémon you've got, you're a trainer too, right?"
"Yes, is there anything I can help you with?"
The middle-aged man put down his backpack and took out a Poké Ball.
"I'm also a trainer traveling with the goal of winning the Pokémon League, so I'd like to challenge you."
Oh, it's been delivered. How can we not hit it?
"A challenge like this sounds interesting, I agree, let's do it!"
[Ding! Side quest triggered: Defeat Team Rocket's scout in battle!]
[Rewards: League Coins +500; Speed +1; Stamina +2; Team Rocket Intelligence +1]
"The Rockets, a place like this?"
Although he was shocked inside, Ash's expression remained unchanged.
Immediately spread the waveguide outwards, and the feedback information indicated that there was only this one rocket team within a two-kilometer radius.
"Without any other reinforcements... let's fight it out for now!"
Saying he didn't want to alert the enemy was just a euphemism for his gaming addiction; Ash wanted to have some fun battling first.
"Then let's use three Pokémon in the battle, young man."
"Go, armored rhinoceros!"
"I choose you, Gardevoir!"
Gardevoir was somewhat resistant to Ash's call. Its previous losing streak had dampened its confidence, and it worried that its participation might drag Ash down.
But in the end, he made his appearance with Ash's encouraging gaze.
"Armored Rhino, use your charge!"
"Gardevoir, Psychic Beam!"
Just as Rhyperior rubbed its forehooves against the ground in preparation to charge, Gardevoir swiftly raised its hand and aimed directly at Rhyperior's head, unleashing a multicolored beam of light.
The armored rhinoceros that was hit fell into a state of confusion.
"Ironclad Rhinoceros, wake up!"
"Too late, Gardevoir, use Psychic!"
The massive body was levitated by Gardevoir's psychic power before being slammed heavily onto the ground behind it.
As the smoke dissipated, the armored rhinoceros lost its ability to fight.
"Good job, Gardevoir!"
[Ding! Gardevoir: Friendship +1]
Gardevoir regained some of its confidence after winning the first game decisively.
After all, with the 10% power boost from Ash's moves, it's still quite strong.
"Go, my Tauros!"
"Keep using the ramming attack!"
"Let's get out of the way."
When the opponent's Pokémon charged at Gardevoir, it tried to turn around and dodge, but it didn't expect that this Tauros could make a sharp turn while charging.
"This is the Tauros I painstakingly trained! Use Corner Tackle!"
Gardevoir was unable to dodge and was hit by Tauros's horn, showing a pained expression.
The miraculous dodge failed.
"Pressing the attack, Tauros uses another corner slam!"
But because Tauros just touched Gardevoir's body.
The "Charming Body" effect is triggered, causing the user to fall into a state of infatuation, and skills cannot be activated temporarily.
"Enchanted state? How is that possible? My Tauros is female!"
The man across from me was incredulous.
"A Gardevoir with a captivating male body... is this a newly discovered species from some region?"
He was already surprised when he heard at the base that a Fighting-type Tauros had been observed in the area, but he didn't expect to be even more surprised today.
Actually, gender doesn't matter at all for Ash's Gardevoir; the effects will still trigger.
"Gardevoir, use Magic Leaf!"
With the fluctuation of psychic power, glowing leaves shot out from Gardevoir's hands and hit Tauros, who was still in a state of heart-shaped eyes.
The effect was outstanding; Tauros lost his ability to fight!
Gardevoir's feelings were complicated after winning in this way.
"I never expected to meet such a powerful trainer like you in a place like this."
Recalling the fallen Tauros, the uncle took out his third Pokémon.
"But I won't lose this time! Go, my ace Charizard!"
The uncle's Charizard put immense psychological pressure on Gardevoir as soon as it appeared, because Gardevoir had been defeated by Charizard three times before.
"Gardevoir, don't be afraid, use Psychic!"
"Charizard, we'll use Flamethrower!"
It was another clash between psychic powers and Flamethrower, but this time Gardevoir lost in terms of momentum.
After a brief stalemate, the telekinetic power still couldn't stop the flames from erupting.
But at this moment, the Charizard on the other side revealed an arrogant and smug expression.
It was this expression that triggered Gardevoir's reaction; Ash's Charizard always makes a similar smug look after each victory.
Gardevoir's rage level rose to 100%, and its entire body glowed red as it instantly disappeared from its spot, dodging the Flamethrower attack.
"Oh, what is this skill?"
[Ding! Gardevoir has learned a new skill, "Teleportation"!]
"Damn it, where did I teleport to?"
As the uncle and Charizard looked around searching for Gardevoir, it suddenly appeared from Charizard's back and grabbed Charizard's wing.
Gritting her teeth, Gardevoir blushed with shame, but her desire for victory only intensified.
He immediately started rubbing against himself with his body.
"Gardevoir, have you finally decided to abandon your sense of shame in order to win?"
Accept yourself, Xiaonan!
As expected, under Gardevoir's "cheek rubbing" attack, Charizard was hit by the Charm Body effect and fell into a fascination state.
"How is that possible? This time my Charizard is male! Have you always preferred the same sex without telling me?!"
Charizard's reputation has been damaged.
"Cheer up, show some guts and unleash the big attack!"
"Gardevoir, Psychic!"
Unfortunately, Charizard, in its fascination state, failed to use its attack and was knocked away by Gardevoir's psychic power.
"Gardevoir, use Drain Kiss again!"
This time, Gardevoir didn't refuse to use its skill. It deftly threw out a kiss, knocking Charizard to the ground.
[Ding! Gardevoir: Affection +1; Intimacy +1]
[Congratulations on completing the mission! Rewards: League Coins +500; Speed +1; Stamina +2; Team Rocket Intelligence +1]
"Good job, Gardevoir!"
"Sana, Sana!"
However, after the excitement of victory subsided, Gardevoir remained squatting on the ground drawing circles, feeling that something important in its soul had disappeared.
Don't disturb it; trust that it will figure things out on its own eventually.
"What a powerful Gardevoir! Well then, young man, I'll take my leave now."
"Wait, sir!"
"what?"
She immediately punched the uncle three times, knocking him unconscious, and threw him down the mountain to hand him over to Miss Officer Jenny.
He'd have his fun and then immediately abandon her; what a heartless man.
After finishing his business, Ash started preparing dinner while also checking out the new information he had received about Team Rocket.
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