Pokémon: Who let him leave Pallet Town?

Chapter 379 The Growth of Dragonite
"Battle begins!" With Kabu's command, a red and white sphere on Natsume's waist flashed red.

"Stab!"

A menacing crimson front appeared, and Lollerton slowly floated in the air.

"Loletton, Autobot mode, Articuno Slate!"

"Click, clang!"

Insert, one shot!
A cloud of icy blue auspiciousness enveloped his entire body.

"Ice + Flight, learned!"

A cold voice rang out, and Loletton's slender figure appeared on the other side of the battlefield.

"Woo?"

The giant dragonite looked at Loreton with curiosity.

It remembered that when it left, the stone man wasn't this color.

"Ouch!"

Never mind, Ogre Qoryu pounded its chest vigorously.

The deafening noise made the man with the middle parted hair, who was sleeping while holding Jianjian, groggily open his eyes.

The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was Loletta's flying kick.

"Freeze punch!"

"Pickup!!!"

With its claw-shaped feet clenched into fists, and its auspicious cloud-like wings flapping, ice-blue light condensed and rushed rapidly toward the top of the Great Jaggi's head.

"boom!"

It landed firmly on the head of the large dragon.

A scream rang out, but it came from someone with a middle parting.

"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

A Pikachu covered in snowflakes and ice sculptures flew backwards, cursing under its breath.

"The Dragonite seems to be alright?"

"Taking that hit head-on seems less painful than getting a split head," Xiaoxia exclaimed in astonishment.

Inside the battlefield, Natsume frowned slightly.

The Ice Punch landed squarely on the Dragonite's face, but only made its face twitch slightly; otherwise, there was no other reaction.

"Ouch!"

Despite Loreton's punches, the giant dragonite slowly straightened its head back.

It reached out and grabbed Lollerton's ankle.

"boom!"

An over-the-shoulder throw created a huge crack in the ground, but there was no one in the crack.

"Ouch?"

The giant dragon stared at the cracked ground, its large eyes filled with confusion.

"No way, Lollerton got away beforehand."

"How did she manage to grab a wisp of air and smash the ground so hard it cracked?"

Xiaoxia and Xiaogang swallowed hard.

That's right! Natsume's pupils contracted, and golden light almost overflowed from the corners of his eyes.

Dragonite's resilience can be explained by its level difference, but in the current situation...
Surely the other party couldn't be that strong?

"Lollerton, use Freeze Fist again!"

As Natsume spoke, Loletton's figure suddenly appeared behind the large dragon.

Ice-blue light gathered on its claws, and auspicious cloud wings moved, multiplying its power.

"boom!"

The ice light exploded, and the giant Dragonite turned its head in confusion, scratching its rear end.

After a while, she realized she had scratched the wrong place and turned to touch her vest instead.

Unfortunately, my arms are too short to reach it.

"Stab!"

Loreton couldn't dodge in time and was grabbed by the head by the giant dragonite, which lifted it up like a long scratcher and used it to tickle its back.

Natsume frowned.

In the instant it was hit by Loreton, the force of the Ice Punch spread almost throughout the entire body of the Great Dragonite, rather than just to the point of contact.

Therefore, this attack was completely ineffective.

"Stab!"

After scratching it twice, Loletton's figure disappeared.

When he reappeared, a platinum light emanated from Loletton's body, giving him a sinister aura.

"Shadow Strike!"

A massive claw appeared out of nowhere and slammed down on the Great Tigrex.

"Ouch!"

The giant dragon swings its fist, which makes contact with its claw attack.

"Sizzle!" As if it had struck an ordinary stone slab, the claw strike shattered with a deafening roar.

"what?"

Natsume stared blankly at the scene before him.

This was the first time he had ever seen a Pokémon use its physical strength to shatter a move containing type-based energy.

The Great Dragonite looked relaxed and carefree, and with a simple, unadorned punch, it landed on Loreton's head.

"boom!"

Loleton's figure paused in mid-air for a moment, then a sonic boom followed, and its figure disappeared.

Looking back, all that could be seen was a large, human-shaped hole in the distant wall.

"Congratulations to challenger Natsume for successfully surviving five moves from Dragonite!"

Kabu blew his whistle to express his joy and celebration.

Natsume: “???”

No, Ji Ke could reach this level after just two months of casual practice?

Natsume stared in astonishment at the giant Dragonite that was facing him.

Immediately, he shook his head violently.

That's impossible. Ji Ke mainly trains Charizard; even Ash's Charizard couldn't have improved that dramatically.
Not to mention, the opponent wasn't good at raising Dragonite.

There must be other reasons.

"Stab!"

When Lollerton returned, he was carrying several stone slabs with him.

Its conversion box was also destroyed by a punch.

"I'll fix it for you later."

Natsume recalled Loreton and turned to look at the Great Dragonite.

"Splash~" The giant dragon was idly pouring sand into its eyes, looking carefree.

It didn't seem to have used much force in the fight just now.

Could it be due to an improvement in talent?

The Great Dragonite's talents are all zero.

Even so, its power far surpasses that of Pokémon of the same level.

If one's talent improves and their control over power deepens, they might be able to achieve something like this!
Natsume couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"Hey, don't be discouraged! This Dragonite is a rare opponent even in the Sanctuary!"

Kabu walked over, a proud look on his face.

"Sanctuary? Isn't she in the Fire-Breathing Dragon Valley?"

Natsume pointed blankly at the Dragonite.

"It was brought by Miss Ji Ke. For almost two months now, Miss Ji Ke has been bringing this Dragonite over and going to the Sanctuary for training every few days."

As he spoke, Kabu even took out a photo of himself with a giant Dragonite.

"Miss Ji Ke said that this is a Dragonite that someone commissioned her to breed!"

"That's it"

Natsume nodded.

Now I owe someone a huge favor.

It's likely that Ji Ke relied on his personal connections to get Daikai Ryu into the Dragon Sanctuary for training.

"Wow, Miss Ji Ke is so enthusiastic! My Charizard is here too. Could it be that it can also enter the Holy Domain for training!"

Ash leaned closer and, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed that his Charizard was also in the photo.

"That fire-breathing dragon."

When the topic turned to non-Dragon-type Pokémon, Kabu stroked his chin, and his expression immediately became less enthusiastic.

“The performance was also good.” Kabu gave an ambiguous answer.

"That's great! Is Miss Ji Ke in the Sanctuary this time?"

Ash's eyes lit up.

“Yes, Ms. Ji Ke is a special guest.” Kabu nodded.

"Great! Pikachu, tomorrow when we go into the Sanctuary, we'll see Charizard!"

"Pickup!"

Pikachu raised his fist in response.

"We must get the badge today, and then we can go see Charizard in a great way!"

As Ash spoke, he stood on the other side of the battlefield.

"Ouch!"

"Watch out, Pikachu! That guy is really strong. We just need to dodge!"

The battle raged on, with Natsume's gaze fixed on the Great Dragonite.

He was very curious about how the Great Dragonite was trained.

While talent enhancement is one aspect, the training methods of the Dragon Sanctuary must have played a significant role as well.

(End of this chapter)