Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 191 Pikachu VS Lucario

The Starhawk's body was first enveloped in a pure white light. As it swooped down, the light surrounding the Starhawk changed from white to azure blue, interspersed with orange-red hues.

Brave Bird's powerful attack was completely unleashed on Machamp. Even though Machamp had concentrated all its strength to unleash Burst Punch in this round, it still couldn't match the power of Brave Bird's attack.

In just a second of collision, Hawley's body was sent flying backward, landing precisely where Masana had been standing.

The crater that had already been created by the impact had now become even deeper.

"..."

Looking at the wall that was about to collapse after being smashed by Masana and Hawley, Ali couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness.

They are no match at all.

Although Ah Li had not been the head of the Veiled Dojo for long, this was the first time she had experienced such a complete defeat, and the first time she had tasted such a feeling of being powerless to fight back.

"No way..."

Upon seeing Haoli lying on the ground, unable to fight, Ah Li felt that all his efforts had been completely in vain.

If it weren't for the gym competition, and if Lucario weren't urging him on from behind, Lee would probably want to leave and clear his head by now.

"Ow!"

Lucario gave Ali an impatient shove in the back, then walked straight to the battlefield.

Even after witnessing Machamp and Massana's crushing defeat, Lucario remained fearless. Perhaps it was Lucario's attitude that gave Lee the courage to continue fighting.

"Yes, you're right... the ace hasn't even entered the arena yet, the battle isn't over..."

Ah Li took a deep breath and focused his gaze once again.

After retrieving Machoke, Ali recalled the fighting stance and habits that Starhawk had just displayed.

Ash breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Brave Bird successfully unleash its attack. Although Ash had taught Staraptor Brave Bird when it was still a Staraptor, he hadn't trained it too much back then. He had simply laid the foundation and helped it to better master the flexibility of its body.

This can be considered its first successful use of Brave Bird Attack in actual combat. Once it is successfully used for the first time, it basically means that it has mastered this skill.

"So--"

At this point, the invincible Starhawk should be allowed to continue fighting, allowing it to use this skill more often to hone its skills. Otherwise...

"Pikachu! Pikachu!"

Having watched two battles and successfully won the bet against Electabuzz, Pikachu couldn't suppress its desire to join the fray. Seeing Pikachu's enthusiasm, Ash thought for a moment and agreed to its self-recommendation.

"Alright, I got it... Come back then, thanks for your hard work, Staraptor. You're chosen for the third match! Pikachu!"

"Pickup!"

After Electabuzz shrugged, Pikachu excitedly jumped onto the arena to confront Lucario.

But Ah Li's gaze became even more tense at this moment.

Staying close to the trainer and not going into the Poké Ball... does that mean it's also an ace?

Ah Li's lips twitched uncontrollably, and the mental rehearsal she had just performed vanished into nothingness.

......

"A flash of lightning!"

Without any probing, Ash still chose to let Pikachu approach Lucario at the start of the game.

"Hey... Lucario! Lock onto Pikachu! Attack wildly with the Bone Club!"

"Ow!"

Lucario closed its eyes, and blue ripples spread out from its surroundings, causing its ears to bob up and down slightly.

"Pickup!"

The moment Pikachu charged forward, Lucario didn't even open its eyes. It simply conjured a blue bone club and then swung it forcefully in the direction Pikachu was coming from.

"boom!"

A loud bang was heard, and Lucario took two steps back, while Pikachu took several steps back.

Pikachu, even with its Bone Club attack, has a clear advantage over an Electric-type Pikachu that has only used Quick Attack.

"So it's still a bit of a stretch after all..."

If it's a matter of pure strength, Pikachu can defeat Ali's Marshmallow and Machamp, but it still doesn't have the upper hand when facing Lucario.

In that case—

"Keep charging forward!"

"Locate the opponent's position and continue to pummel them with the bone club!"

Seeing Pikachu at a disadvantage roused Ali again. Since this move worked so well for Pikachu, Ali naturally didn't mind if Pikachu continued to face Lucario head-on.

However, Ash certainly wouldn't dwell on past failures. He had only compared their strengths earlier. From now on, he and Pikachu would go all out.

"Continuous use of the Iron Tail!"

Since Quick Attack couldn't overpower Lucario's barrage of club attacks, what about Iron Tail?

Pikachu leaped in front of Lucario, but even though it was fast, it couldn't escape Lucario's Aura lock.

Almost simultaneously, the moment Pikachu swung its Iron Tail, Lucario also swung its Bone Club at Pikachu once again.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

......

One sound after another came from Pikachu's tail and the tip of its bone club.

The more they fought, the deeper Lucario's brow furrowed.

At this moment, it could even somewhat understand the emotions that Machoke had shown when it was suppressed by Staraptor in close combat.

Losing in a field he knows and excels at is definitely not something Lucario should be happy about.

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P.S.: Daily request for a gift~

(Yesterday's chapter was 75, so I added an extra chapter if the conditions were met. Currently, it's 5/15.)