Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 566 Lugia's trump card, another scene of despair?

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu let out a long howl that pierced through thunder, and its entire body erupted with unprecedented and incredibly powerful golden electricity.

In an instant, the thick, churning clouds in the sky seemed to be summoned, and countless bolts of lightning, thicker and brighter than before, crashed down. They intertwined and converged to form a huge, inescapable net of lightning, completely covering Lugia's massive body lying motionless on the ground below.

"Whoosh—!!!!"

Golden lightning, like a raging torrent, instantly swept over every inch of Lugia's skin.

Lugia let out a shrill, painful howl. Every bolt of lightning that struck its snow-white wings and body caused it to feel a deep, bone-chilling numbness and a tearing pain. Its entire body seemed unable to withstand the destructive lightning any longer and collapsed helplessly onto the muddy ground.

However, the golden lightning did not stop there, and continued to devour Lugia's strength like a leech.

At this moment, the scales of victory seemed to have tipped completely in Ash's and Pikachu's favor.

Amidst the roaring lightning, Lugia's massive body trembled slightly as it gradually folded its wings, which were charred by the lightning strikes, to protect its body.

Ash was certain that Pikachu's Thunder, which had gathered all its power, would completely crush Lugia's self-regeneration.

However, as Lugia's painful howls gradually subsided, Ash keenly sensed something was amiss.

The lightning continued to rage, and Lugia's body did indeed have a pale green light, representing the recovery of its stamina, stubbornly shining. However, the shape of that light seemed slightly different from when it regenerated.

Besides the scattered green glow of restoration, amidst the gaps in the raging lightning, tiny pure white feathers could be faintly seen slowly falling around Lugia's body, like silent snowflakes in winter.

This... could it be...?

Xiao Zhi's breath hitched. An ominous thought flashed through his mind; he seemed to have received the answer he least wanted to admit.

Before the aftershocks of the thunder had completely dissipated, Lugia in the deep pit suddenly opened its eyes, flapped its huge silver-white wings, and forcibly dispelled the remaining lightning that was wrapped around its body.

At the same time, the feathers falling around it became clearer.

On the stands, Professor Oak, who had always maintained a calm demeanor, now revealed an undisguised seriousness in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "Besides Regeneration, this Lugia... can even use Roost? It seems that Darkrod himself has put in a lot of effort. There are currently no records of Lugia that can use Roost. Letting Lugia master Roost is truly a choice made for victory."

"Roost... It's a legendary Pokémon, yet it learned both of these recovery methods just in case?" Gary scoffed. "Ash looks like he's in trouble now... When Lugia uses Roost, it loses its Flying type, so the power of its Thunder Strike is naturally weakened considerably..."

The effects of Feather Hull slowly wore off. Although Lugia's condition had declined again compared to before, he was clearly not completely defeated as a result.

After noticing that Lugia had successfully withstood the onslaught, Dakdo breathed a sigh of relief, then his eyes narrowed.

This move, Roost, was a skill that Darkrod used to deal with all Electric-type Pokémon. He had specially trained Lugia for a long time before finally teaching it to use it. He had put in countless days and nights of effort to teach Lugia this move, because after capturing Lugia, he knew that Lugia's species was unlikely to learn Roost. He was only so persistent in training Lugia because he believed that anything was possible.

And in the end, Lugia did not disappoint it. This Lugia that can use Roost is the result of his hard work and dedication.

This move, Feather Perch, was not originally prepared for the opponent in this Lily of the Valley Tournament, but for what he himself longed for.

I never expected that there would actually be an Electric-type Pokémon in this Lily of the Valley Conference that could force my Lugia to use its Roost ability.

However, it was precisely because of this that he realized the current battle situation was changing rapidly and could not be delayed any longer.

Even with Roost, Lugia's stats had decreased, demonstrating just how high Pikachu's attack power was. So, without hesitation, he issued a new command, his voice slightly urgent: "Lugia, Aura Activation!"

Pikachu, who had just finished unleashing its full power of thunder, hadn't even had a chance to catch its breath when an invisible, powerful mental force locked onto it.

Pikachu, suspended in mid-air, felt a sudden tightness in its body, as if bound by countless invisible ropes, making it impossible to offer any effective resistance. It was then violently flung into the sky by Lugia's psychic powers.

"Pika?!" Pikachu exclaimed in surprise, its body tumbling uncontrollably under the pull of weightlessness and psychic power. As its psychic power disappeared, Pikachu's body began to fall rapidly towards the ground.

"storm!"

As Pikachu was falling, Lugia, under Darkrai's command, flapped its wings, stirring up the atmosphere.

A violent hurricane rose from Lugia's wings and swept towards the falling Pikachu.

Ash's Aura was still closely connected to Pikachu. Although the distance between Ash and Pikachu was still far, the storm stirred up by Lugia made the scene very noisy.

But almost the instant Lugia made its move, his command was already transmitted: "Pikachu, Volt Attack!"

"Pikachu!!!"

Even though Pikachu hadn't opened its eyes while plummeting from a great height, the moment Ash's voice rang in its mind, it forced them open even in this state. A dazzling golden current erupted from Pikachu's small body once more, enveloping it completely and transforming it into a golden ball of lightning, fiercely facing the devastating storm.

Even with the electric current protecting its body from Volt Attack, Pikachu still felt immense pressure from the raging hurricane.

It clenched its teeth, its small body furrowing its brow under immense pressure, and its body was briefly suspended in mid-air by the impact of these two powerful forces.

However, the power of the storm ultimately prevailed.

As the golden electricity continued to dissipate, it was gradually torn apart and scattered by the gale. After being attacked by the residual force of the storm, Pikachu's figure tumbled in mid-air for a while before falling helplessly to the ground.

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