Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 237 A Crushing Victory: Pikachu vs. Gyarados

"Go into battle with full force, Gyarados!"

Yoshinobu's second Pokémon choice was Gyarados, as he had originally hoped to use Gyarados to redeem himself.

After all, Gyarados's fighting style and Intimidate ability could counter Totodile, but little did he know that Ash would choose to trade Pokémon at this moment.

"Come back, Totodile! I choose you, Pikachu!"

"Pickup!"

"Eh--"

When Yoshinobu saw Ash send out Pikachu to fight Gyarados, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

What's going on?! Shouldn't he be the same kind of person as me? He won't change Pokémon as long as his Pokémon doesn't lose.

Ji Xian now feels as if he has been deceived.

Ash breathed a slight sigh of relief after putting away Totodile's Poké Ball. He had been wondering if Totodile, which hadn't appeared in a long time, would want to stay on the field to continue fighting. If it didn't want to come back now, letting it continue fighting wouldn't be a problem.

It just means it will take a very long time.

"Game start!"

The referee's voice came through.

Yoshinobu had no intention of giving up the first move in the first place, but now that he was facing Pikachu, which had a four-fold advantage over Gyarados, he was even more eager to seize the first move in the match.

Otherwise, how could Gyarados fight Pikachu? If it gets hit by a move like Thunderbolt, even 100,000 lives wouldn't be enough to recover.

Thinking this, Ji Xian shouted first:

"Sharp Stone Attack!"

After all, Yoshinobu was the gym leader of the Water-type gym, and he understood that many trainers who came to challenge the gym would choose to use Electric-type Pokémon to deal with him.

Especially for Gyarados, which is afraid of Electric-type Pokémon, it cannot directly clash with Electric-type moves if it uses Water-type moves. Therefore, Rock Smash is one of its trump cards.

Sharp stones surrounded Gyarados, and with a roar, the stones rained down on Pikachu.

"Charge forward and use the Iron Tail!"

"Pickup!"

Stone Attack is fast, but Pikachu's speed is in no way inferior.

A golden figure flashed through the air, and a silver-white arc of light with a metallic sheen spun and waved continuously in the air, causing the shattered stones to fall into the water one after another.

As Ash's eyes lit up at the last rock flying towards Pikachu, he said:

"Step on it!"

"Skin!"

Just as Pikachu was about to fall, it grabbed the rock that passed by its feet and used it as a springboard to fly to a higher position.

"A provocation? If you think you can trick me by deliberately exposing a weakness, then I can only say... you're right! Gyarados, go all out and fight it! Use Waterfall!"

"Electrical shock!"

"Roar!"

"Pikachu~!"

As the water curtain rose higher and higher, Gyarados's massive body raced towards Pikachu's position in mid-air, following the direction of the water curtain's extension.

The water flowed around it, as if protecting Gyarados.

On the other side, it goes from high to low.

The golden arcs of electricity collided with the air, producing a series of ear-piercing sounds. Pikachu didn't exert much force; relying solely on gravity during its descent, the high-voltage shock was significantly more powerful than usual.

boom!

Two figures collided in mid-air, followed by an explosion, then the water curtain receded and the lightning dissipated.

"Roar~!"

Gyarados let out a long, mournful cry as it plummeted from mid-air, its expression one of agony.

Pikachu, with arcs of electricity crackling around its body and a furrowed brow, seemed to be alright. It landed steadily in the water and climbed onto a float to await Gyarados's next move.

"Tsk... Is there really such a big difference in levels? That was reckless..."

Yoshihiro patted his bald head, looking with some regret at the unconscious Gyarados that had just surfaced from the water, muttering to himself.

Although he understood that if Gyarados and Pikachu were to clash like that, they would inevitably lose, he hadn't expected Pikachu to be so much higher level than Gyarados.

While a high-voltage electric shock can instantly kill Gyarados, the resulting damage from the recoil, combined with the damage from Waterfall, should also exhaust Pikachu's stamina.

That was originally what Yoshihiro wanted to do.

But now it seems I miscalculated.

"Gyarados is unable to battle! Pikachu wins!"

The referee quickly announced the result of the match.

"Come back, Gyarados, I'm sorry!"

Yoshino recalled Gyarados and apologized, but his regretful expression returned to normal as soon as he recalled Gyarados.

Being immersed in regret is not in his character, and regret is not an emotion that a Pokémon trainer should show in a competition.

Moreover, the competition isn't over yet, and it's still unknown who will win and who will lose.

Ji Xian revealed a smug smile; anyone who didn't know better would think that the current situation was in his favor.

"Haha~! Well done! It's been a long time since I've encountered an opponent of your caliber! I feel like your Pikachu is already good enough to be the ace of the Seaside Gym!"

Yoshinobu didn't hold back his praise for Pikachu, but then he changed the subject.

"However, this guy isn't afraid of your Pikachu! Here we go! Diving Weasel!"

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