Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 305 My bond with Pokémon isn't that fragile!
Dragonite?

Mammon raised an eyebrow as he watched Ash throw out the Dragonite.

Where did Ash get his Dragonite?
Admittedly, Ash did have a Dragonite during his travels in the anime, and it had a cute, cuddly personality.

But that was during a trip.

Okay, the plot has been 'completely ruined' for a long time, so it's not surprising that Ash has Dragonite, and maybe even Gengar?
Mammon looked at Shinji. To be honest, Shinji's strength improved at an astonishing rate after joining Team Rocket.

It must be said that Shinji is a very talented trainer.

Most importantly, he really put in the effort.

On weekdays, Shinji devoted almost all his spare time to special training, and his diligence put even Plantina to shame.

I wonder if Shinji will be able to defeat Ash today.

"Use Dragonite against Grapple, but there really isn't a better choice."

After pondering for a while, Xiao Gang analyzed, "After all, Ash doesn't have any Ground-type Pokémon, so it's unrealistic to try to use type advantage against Drapion."

Moreover, Dragonite has at least an air advantage.

On the field, the Dragonscorpion raised its head and growled at the Dragonite, its two ferocious pincers waving defiantly.

Dragonite stared wide-eyed at Drapion with displeasure, its expression turning into human-like anger at Drapion's provocation.

"Dragonite, use Hurricane!"

Ash waved his hand emphatically and shouted at Dragonite.

Dragonite let out a roar, and its two wings, which were relatively small compared to its body, flapped rapidly, creating a powerful gust of wind that swept towards Dracovish.

"Pin Missile!" Shinji ordered in a deep voice.

The Dragon King Scorpion's two pincers glowed white, and with a heavy swing, beams of white light shot out, a dense barrage of missiles heading straight for the storm.

boom!
The missile and the storm were locked in a tense standoff in mid-air, with a deafening roar.

Although the storm continued to advance, the constant explosions of missile needle beams blocked its path.

With a final, deafening roar, the storm was finally exhausted by the missile needles, and a powerful blast of air swept outwards, filling the air with smoke and dust.

"What is this Pin Missile?!" Ash exclaimed in shock.

This Dragon Scorpion actually managed to block the storm with its needle missiles? That's outrageous.

"Dragonite! Extreme Speed!"

But the next second, Ash immediately gave the order.

A white light flashed on Dragonite's body, and it dashed into the smoke and dust like lightning, rushing towards Dragonscorpion.

"Poisonous water chestnut".

The Dragon King Scorpion raised its two pincers and closed them, forming a deep purple venomous shard sphere.

Upon seeing this, Mammon chuckled softly.

boom!
Dragonite's Extreme Speed ​​slammed into Drapion's head. Drapion grunted and took the hit, sending Poison Spikes flying into the air.

"Excellent! Flame Fist!"

Dragonite's right claw burst into flames and smashed towards Drapion's head.

The Dragon King Scorpion immediately raised its pincers to block the fiery fist.

boom!
Flames erupted, and the immense force sent the Dragon Scorpion's massive body flying backward, its four legs sliding across the ground, leaving four tracks.

At the same time, the poison darts exploded in the air, and streams of deep purple fluid fell down, disappearing into the entire battlefield.

A strange, deep purple light flashed across the battlefield before returning to normal.

"Great! Dragonite has suppressed Dracovish."

Xiaoxia was overjoyed.

“No, this poisonous caltrop…” Xiao Gang frowned.

Suppression? Xiao Gang didn't think so. Just now, Drapion only endured Dragonite's attack in order to successfully use Poison Spikes.

"Poison Spikes, I remember it's a crowd control move that can poison Pokémon?"

Ash also looked at the calm field. This was the first time he had ever seen the move Toxic Spikes. Even when he challenged the Gym Leader of Fuchsia City, Giorno, Giorno had never used it.

So he really didn't remember it.

However, it's not a big problem. Poison Spikes are a crowd control move, so as long as you don't land, you won't be affected by them.

Dragonite, however, has the ability to fly.

"Dragonite! Extreme Speed!"

Ash's thoughts raced, and he gave another command to Dragonite.

Dragonite's priority move, Extreme Speed, is incredibly useful for dashing in, and it's already a Pokémon strong in close combat.

"Iron Wall." Shinji remained remarkably calm.

The Dragon King Scorpion growled, and its body began to glow with a metallic sheen.

The steel-attribute Iron Wall can greatly enhance the user's physical defense.

boom!
It charged forward again with incredible speed, crashing into the Dragon King Scorpion's head once more, causing the Dragon King Scorpion to let out a painful cry.

The metallic luster disappeared into its body; the Dragon King Scorpion's Iron Wall technique had been successfully used.

"Dragon's Claw!"

Ash didn't let Dragonite use Fire Punch this time, since both Fire Punch and Dragon Claw would do normal damage to Grapple.

Ash figured it out: this Drapion's fighting style was basically just standing still and fighting, relying solely on its strong physique.

Since that's the case, it's better to use Dragon Claw, as its damage is definitely higher.

Dragonite's claws flashed with a sharp blue light as it ripped fiercely at Dracovish.

"Catch it!"

However, at this moment, Shinji suddenly gave an order.

"?" Xiao Zhi was taken aback.

Dragonite's claw struck Dracovish's head, but Dracovish stubbornly endured the pain and took the hit.

Because Iron Wall significantly increases physical defense, the damage from Dragon Claw is actually not very high.

The next moment, the pincers on both sides of Dracovish's face suddenly extended and clamped down on Dragonite's arm, which it had not yet retracted.

Dragonite tried to pull it out, but Drapion held on tightly.

"Water cannons!"

Xiao Zhi frowned; he had actually been caught, but it didn't matter.

Dragonite took a deep breath, its cheeks puffed out, and a blue light shone as it unleashed its Water-type Hydro Pump.

But just then, a whooshing sound rang out.

With lightning speed, Drapion's pincers struck, locking onto the unsuspecting Dragonite's throat and slamming it forcefully into the ground.

The water cannon shot out, but because it was clamped by the Dragon King Scorpion's pincers, it tilted backward and the water cannon went completely astray. Boom!
Dragonite was slammed to the ground, the force of the impact causing the ground to tremble.

"what?!"

Ash was startled, staring at the Drapion's extended pincers. "It can do that?"

When Dragonite touched the ground, the surface lit up with a deep purple poisonous light, and the Toxic Spikes were triggered!

A strange, poisonous light spread across Dragonite's entire body, causing it to let out a painful howl, wounded by the poison spikes.

"ended."

Mammon clicked his tongue in disapproval upon seeing this. He was quite familiar with this scene, because Shinji used the same poison spike tactic in the anime, allowing Drapion to take down three of Ash's opponents in one fell swoop.

In reality, many moves are quite different from those in games. After all, games are designed to serve game mechanics, while reality is different.

A typical example is this poison shard.

The Poison-type move Toxic Spikes, in the games, is a spike-based control move similar to Spikes, causing the opponent's rotating Pokémon to step on the spikes and become poisoned. However, it only affects ground-type Pokémon, so Poison, Steel, and Flying types are not affected by Toxic Spikes.

However, in reality, Toxic Spikes can affect Pokémon that rotate into the game.

Instead, the poison damage from Toxic Spikes will be triggered as soon as the opponent lands, and the same Pokémon will not only trigger it once.

It also works on Flying-type Pokémon; as long as a Flying-type Pokémon lands, it will trigger Toxic Spikes.

Just like in the anime, when Ash's Staraptor used Aerial Ace, Drapion dodged it almost face-to-face, and then Drapion grabbed it with its tail and slammed it to the ground, triggering a poison spike attack.

"Kuailong!"

Ash was very worried as he watched the Dragonite that had been poisoned.

"Frozen Fang!"

Shinji's voice remained calm and steady.

Drapion lifted Dragonite with force, its sharp teeth emitting a dense, icy blue aura as it bit at Dragonite.

Xiao Zhi's pupils contracted. Oh no!

Dragonite had just suffered a poison shard injury, making it difficult to dodge. Most importantly, it was also being strangled by Drapion's pincers.

Dragonite watched helplessly as Drapion got closer to its head. Although it struggled to get away, it was pinned to the ground by Drapion.

Click!

The chilling Frozen Fang bit down directly on Dragonite's body, and a large area of ​​frost instantly formed where the Frozen Fang bit down.

Dragonite let out a painful cry, its breath weakening instantly. The Ice-type Ice Fang was simply too damaging to it.

"This……"

Seeing the situation turn around in the blink of an eye, Xiaoxia was completely stunned.

Dragonite is 4x weak to Ice!

"Come back, Dragonite!"

Ash didn't hesitate to take out a Poké Ball and try to recall Dragonite.

"Bite into pieces."

However, Shinji didn't give him a chance at all, and Drapion followed up with another Dark-type Crunch.

The Poison Spikes' poison damage, combined with Ice Fang and Crunch, created a combo that the Dragonite couldn't withstand.

Dragonite pushed off with its legs, and its body went limp instantly.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhi gritted his teeth, his face looking very unpleasant.

"Dragonite is unable to battle, and Drapion wins."

Prantina announced the results of the match.

"Ash was too careless," Gadriya commented.

"That's right. He doesn't seem to understand the fighting style of Draconis, which gave Shinji an opportunity."

Prandina, who had returned, agreed with this.

"If we're just talking about sheer strength, then Dragonite is stronger than Drapion."

Plantina looked at Ash, but battles are not simply about strength.

When fighting Drapion, one must be wary of its retractable pincers, a fact that Ash clearly doesn't understand.

This is not surprising, since Drapion is a Pokémon that mainly inhabits Sinnoh.

Moreover, because of its ferocious and terrifying appearance, not many people use the Dragon King Scorpion as their main weapon.

Shinji is one of the few people who has used Ryuo Sasori very well.

Xiaogang: "..."

Xiaoxia: "..."

"I'm sorry, Dragonite, it's my fault. You should get some rest now," Ash said, recalling Dragonite to comfort him.

Is that all there is to it?

Shinji spoke calmly to Ash.

"They don't know anything about the opponent's Pokémon, and instead of trying to find out more about the opponent, they rashly launch one attack after another. They act impulsively and fight based on a surge of passion."

"Are you really a qualified trainer?"

Shinji's words can be really sharp sometimes; at least right now, Ash's forehead is bulging with veins.

"You've only gained a slight advantage. This is an all-out battle, and the fight has only just begun. What are you so smug about?"

Xiao Zhi was furious.

Who the hell is this person?! The battle has only just begun, and they've already started acting like this after defeating just one?!

"I'm just stating the facts. If this is all you're capable of, the battle will be over soon." Shinji's tone remained calm.

"Hehe~" Xiao Zhi laughed.

"The bond between me and my Pokémon isn't that fragile! Open your eyes and take a good look!"

Ash threw his second Poké Ball with all his might.

"Gengar! Please!"

A white light fell to the ground, accompanied by a sinister low laugh. A chubby purple creature appeared in front of Ash and made a big face at Drapion.

It was Gengar.

Shinji, however, didn't care about that and instead frowned slightly.

"Bond?"

Shinji muttered those two words under his breath, his gaze towards Ash growing increasingly disgusted.

Bonds...

Is he another guy who talks about bonds and friendship all the time?
(End of this chapter)