svetikya Chapter 565 Pikachu VS Lugia! The Power of Inheritance!
Chapter 565 Pikachu VS Lugia! The Power of Inheritance!
Ash recalled his Charizard.
The Poké Ball's light dimmed, but his arm remained suspended in mid-air, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
An eerie silence fell over the entire Lily of the Valley Arena after the referee announced the result.
The pattering rain could not conceal the profound respect conveyed.
Finally, someone stood up first, and then applause surged from all directions like a tidal wave, dedicated to the fire-breathing dragon that fought to the very last moment, even when it lost consciousness, it still leaned against the rock and refused to fall.
The audience was deeply moved and unable to calm down for a long time.
They witnessed firsthand how a Pokémon that was not just a legend single-handedly cornered the legendary Lugia at the finals of the Pokémon League.
If it weren't for Lugia's Regeneration ability, it would probably be severely injured by now, and the outcome of the match would still be uncertain.
Regardless, Ash's Charizard's performance is enough to be recorded in the history of the league competition.
What do the viewers think? Xiao Zhi has no idea.
Ash's thoughts were still on the incredible explosion and fire that Charizard unleashed before it collapsed.
Why does it attack the ground?
Ash knows Charizard the best, and he absolutely does not believe that Charizard's desperate use of explosive burning before it collapsed was just an action to make everyone think that it was unwilling to admit defeat.
The look Charizard gave to itself and Pikachu before losing consciousness clearly carried a sense of entrustment and profound meaning.
Therefore, both logically and emotionally, that explosion and fire were definitely not a wasted effort.
Is it...
An idea flashed through his mind.
Ash's gaze suddenly tightened. He closed his eyes, and an invisible aura spread out like ripples, silently penetrating the area beneath his feet, ravaged by the fierce battle, and probing towards the area where Charizard had just unleashed its explosive fire.
Just a few seconds later, Ash slowly opened his eyes, and a knowing smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.
I see, that's more like your style... Charizard.
Since you've already gone this far, if you still can't win, then it's my problem.
"Ash, please send out your next Pokémon as soon as possible!" The referee's voice pulled Ash back from his reverie.
Lucario, who had been silently standing behind Ash, took a step forward with a determined look in its eyes. It too was eager to turn the tide in the current stalemate.
But Ash silently shook his head at Lucario, turning his gaze to his companion on his shoulder.
"Lucario, although I understand what you're thinking, I'm sorry, this match..." His voice trembled slightly, but it was only to hide his excitement for the upcoming battle.
"I choose you! Pikachu!"
Almost the instant Ash finished speaking, the aura between him and Pikachu was already firmly connected.
The underground landscape, transformed by Charizard with its last bit of power, was clearly presented in Pikachu's mind.
When Pikachu saw the favorable conditions Charizard had created for him with all its might, and when it recalled the look of entrustment in Charizard's eyes before its defeat, an amazing fighting spirit erupted from Pikachu's small body, and the electric sacs on its cheeks flickered with electricity stronger than ever before.
It nodded vigorously and gave a loud and firm reply: "Pikachu!"
A yellow figure cut through the rain, and Pikachu landed lightly on the slippery ground, its eyes filled with fighting spirit as it stared directly at Lugia standing on the ground opposite it.
On the other side of the field, Dakdo was also on high alert.
Heavy rain.
This was the situation he was most wary of, especially when facing Ash, whose strength was unfathomable.
Although he believed he knew Pikachu's moveset inside and out and could roughly predict Pikachu's every attack, and he still had a move specifically designed to counter Pikachu that he hadn't used yet, he still dared not be careless after the battle with Charizard.
The referee raised his flag high and then swung it down sharply: "The match begins!"
"Pikachu, thunder!"
Ash's voice was transmitted instantly without the slightest hesitation, using the power of Aura.
Pikachu!
Pikachu roared to the sky, its entire body erupting with incredibly powerful golden electricity.
Countless thick bolts of lightning descended from the sky, their power amplified by the torrential rain, completely enveloping Lugia's massive body like a net.
"Waaaaah—!"
Unlike Charizard's previous fire attacks, this time Lugia let out a noticeably more painful hiss.
The damage caused by pure electrical energy is far more direct and severe than that caused by flames weakened by rain.
Each bolt of lightning that struck its body caused it intense numbness and stinging pain.
Dakdo was startled.
Has it really approached the legendary realm? With just one attack, Pikachu's accumulated power was already comparable to that of Zapdos and Raikou in Darkrai's memory.
But he didn't panic and quickly issued a counterattack order: "Lugia, Cyclone Attack!"
Lugia endured the excruciating pain, flapped its wings violently, and a massive white vortex rapidly condensed, carrying a devastating force that swept towards Pikachu on the ground.
Pikachu's biggest weakness is its light weight, making it almost powerless against Lugia's raging vortex.
This powerful airflow was difficult even for the Sceptile King to withstand, let alone the much smaller Pikachu.
It looked like the devastating cyclone was about to engulf Pikachu.
However, at this critical moment, something unexpected happened.
Suddenly, Pikachu's tiny figure leaped forward and jumped into an inconspicuous hole in the ground ahead.
That was the area blasted out by the final explosive burst of fire from the fire-breathing dragon.
"What?" For the first time, a clear look of surprise appeared on Dakdo's face.
Pikachu's figure vanished from the battlefield in an instant. The whistling vortex attack lost its target and could only futilely stir up mud and rubble, aimlessly wasting its energy on the field before finally disappearing.
One of Lugia's most troublesome crowd control techniques was so easily neutralized.
According to the information Darkdo already has, Ash's Pikachu does not use moves like Dig, which is the key reason why he believes that even if Pikachu is powerful, it will be difficult for it to fight against Lugia.
But now, Pikachu's biggest disadvantage has been compensated for by Charizard in an unexpected way.
This crater now appears to be connected to the ground below, and it's possible that the explosion and fire caused it to connect to other craters in the area.
What made things even more difficult for Darko was that his Lugia didn't know how to use moves like Earthquake that could affect the ground over a wide area.
Faced with a landscape riddled with holes of varying depths, already scarred by the previous battle, he had no way of predicting where Pikachu would launch its attack.
"Lugia, take off and gain air superiority!" Darko made a decisive move, attempting to send Lugia into the air to use its absolute altitude advantage to indiscriminately bombard the ground.
But by then it was too late.
How could Xiao Zhi so easily relinquish air superiority?
Just as Lugia flapped its wings and its massive body lifted off the ground, a yellow figure leaped out like a cannonball from a crater not far behind it, powerful electric currents emanating from the punctures on its cheeks.
"Behind us! Lugia, Storm!" Darko shouted urgently.
Lugia reacted quickly, its wings swirling, creating a violent rain and air currents that formed a massive tornado, heading straight for Pikachu, who was attacking from behind.
"100,000 volts!"
Pikachu adjusted its posture in mid-air, showing no sign of weakness.
A blinding surge of electricity erupted once more, transforming into an incredibly solid bolt of lightning.
"boom--!!!"
Golden lightning and white storms clashed violently in mid-air, unleashing a deafening roar.
Energy surged, rain splashed everywhere, and the two powerful forces were evenly matched for a moment, locked in a stalemate in mid-air.
at this time.
The moisture and high temperature that had permeated the air due to the previous battle with Charizard had not completely dissipated, and the air on the field became increasingly humid and stuffy.
The rain, which had subsided somewhat, suddenly intensified again without warning. The dark clouds in the sky gathered, churned, and pressed down at a visible speed, their color changing from dark gray to deep ink, as if the sky were about to collapse.
Blinding bolts of lightning danced and leaped through the dark thunderclouds, accompanied by rumbling, chilling thunder, as if foreshadowing an even more terrifying storm to come.
Golden lightning and white storm clashed fiercely in mid-air, the violent energy impact creating a brief vacuum in the rain.
In this direct confrontation, Lugia's storm ultimately prevailed, tearing Pikachu's Thunderbolt apart.
The remaining wind force, like an invisible giant hand, slammed hard onto Pikachu's body.
"Pickup!"
With a cry of pain, Pikachu was blown away like a kite with a broken string, rolling several times on the slippery, muddy ground before crashing heavily to the ground, splashing mud everywhere.
It shook its head, raindrops streaming down its cheeks and blurring its vision. But it continued to struggle, trying to prop itself up with its front paws.
On the other side of the field, Darko looked at the fallen Pikachu, unable to hide his excitement.
He didn't even bother to get Lugia back into the air to regain air superiority; in his view, the battle was already over.
With Pikachu's stamina, it would be absolutely impossible for it to withstand Lugia's next attack.
"Lugia, use Cyclone Attack to end this battle!"
"Waaaaah—!"
Lugia let out a deep roar, its enormous wings folding slightly backward, and terrifying energy began to gather in front of it, preparing to unleash the vortex that could end everything.
Ash was well aware of the crisis Pikachu was facing, but there was no sign of anxiety on his face. He remained calmly standing in place, as if waiting for a specific moment to arrive.
The waveguide connection between him and Pikachu remains strong, conveying their shared beliefs.
At this moment, everyone present, including Dacto, as well as those watching the game on television, were present.
All eyes were naturally drawn to Pikachu, who was struggling to get up and dodge the cyclone attack, and no one noticed Lugia's situation.
Only in the remote coastal city, at the coastal dojo.
Dianci, sitting upright in front of the television screen, suddenly sat up straight, a glint of excitement in his eyes.
Da Ye, who was watching the game with him, noticed his unusual behavior and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Why did you suddenly get up?"
Faced with his best friend's question, Denji merely gave a cryptic smile, his gaze fixed on Lugia's feet on the screen, and murmured, "It's coming..."
"What's coming?" Da Ye pressed.
Denji didn't say it explicitly, but just shook his head mysteriously: "The key to turning the game around."
......
At this moment, on the competition field.
Right beneath Lugia's massive body.
Unbeknownst to many, a knot woven from emerald green energy had quietly taken shape, buried deep beneath the rain-soaked soil, almost blending into its surroundings.
Just as Lugia took a step forward, preparing to unleash its fully charged cyclone attack, just as its right foot stepped forward...
On the ground covered with rain and mud, the emerald green grass rope knots suddenly tightened.
"Huh?!"
Lugia's massive body suddenly staggered and instantly lost its balance.
The cyclone attack, which had been building up to half its power, was thus interrupted, and its energy scattered and overflowed.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, Lugia's heavy body fell heavily forward uncontrollably.
"BOOM—!!!"
A loud bang was heard, the ground shook violently, and mud and water splashed everywhere.
"what?!"
Dakdo's composure and excitement froze instantly, replaced by incredulous astonishment.
He hurriedly looked at Lugia lying on the ground, only to be horrified to find that a bright green energy knot was tightly binding Lugia's right ankle.
A straw rope knot?!
Darko recognized the skill the moment he saw it, after all, Regirock had suffered a loss against this move before.
He just didn't know when Ash's Pikachu learned this move.
In all the battle data he collected about Ash and Pikachu, there was never a record of using Grass Knot.
He never expected that Ash's Pikachu would reveal a trump card it had never shown before on the final stage.
This sudden turn of events plunged the entire Lily of the Valley Arena into a deathly silence, with only the sound of raindrops pattering on the ground remaining.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ash could no longer contain his excitement. Pikachu, who had been struggling to get up, now smiled. His body was no longer trembling at all. He quickly got up and leaped high into the air, his accumulated power ready to burst forth at any moment.
Ash suddenly flipped his baseball cap backwards, swung his right arm with all his might, and issued a final command to Pikachu, his voice piercing the rain and echoing through the sky:
"Pikachu! Now! Use all your power—Thunder!!!"
Lugia used Regenerative Technique once when it was cornered by Charizard.
Later, Lugia received another thunderbolt from Pikachu.
Even if Lugia were to use Regeneration again, it would be impossible for him to block this lightning strike, which combined all the favorable elements, while Lugia was in a weakened lightning state.
He wants to stop this battle right now!
.......
P.S.: There's more to come later, but I'll finish writing after I have a late-night snack. I'll finish the final battle tonight!