Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 587 Ash: Go for it! Show some backbone!

"Ash is having a bit of bad luck."

Nemo rested her chin on her hand, watching Ash on the field.

She had a good impression of Ash and Red, and every time she went to Yggdrasil Castle, she would challenge Ash and Red to a match.

She felt that she was just like the two brothers, both of whom loved Pokémon battles.

It was pure passion, which is why they got along so well.

"Well, I wonder what kind of lineup Mammon will use today. If it's not an overpowered lineup, Ash might have a chance to defeat a few of Mammon's Pokémon."

Ye Ci nodded, saying that she had indeed been crushed in the last match when she was matched with Mammon.

However, Ci knew in her heart that her strength was inferior to that of Ash, Nemo, and the other 'monsters' who had already developed.

If it had been Xiao Qingnimo and the others who came back then, they might have been able to defeat Mammon's main force.

Of course, this is also related to the Pokémon that Mammon uses.

On the field.

"Lucario, use Bullet Punch!"

Ash's expression turned serious, and he gave the first command to Lucario.

He knew Mammon was incredibly strong, so he was on high alert, ready to face the battle in his best condition.

Just as Mammon said, let Mammon see the limits of Ash and his friends!

Lucario remained expressionless, slightly bent his knees, and then shot towards Marcia like an arrow.

It's incredibly fast!

Steel-type Bullet Punch, Steel-type priority move.

If we only consider speed, Lucario is actually much slower than Marcia.

However, Lucario knows many priority moves, such as Bullet Punch and Extreme Speed.

However, Normal-type Extreme Speed ​​has no effect on Marshadow.

However, Lucario isn't the only one capable of using preemptive strikes.

"Raid."

Mammon's lips curled into a slight smile.

A black glint flashed in Marshado's eyes, and his short body instantly transformed into a gray-black shadow as he attacked.

Its sprint speed is even faster than Lucario's!
In the blink of an eye, Marshadow leaped up behind Lucario, his right arm wreathed in a deep black light, his fingers curled into claws, and he viciously tore at the back of Lucario's head.

A Dark-type attack!
"Lucario!" Ash exclaimed in surprise.

But without Ash's prompting, Lucario instantly sensed the threat, and with a frantic internal warning, it instinctively lowered its head.

The sudden attack claw grazed Lucario's head.

"ma?"

The attack, which was almost certain to hit, was dodged, and Marshall's large pupils showed a look of doubt.

"Split the tiles!"

However, the doubt was only for a moment. Marshadow, whose surprise attack had missed, used his left leg to spin around and slashed down hard at Lucario.

Fighting-type tile-splitting!

Lucario quickly turned around and raised his arms crossed.

boom!
Brick Breaker struck Lucario's arm hard, instantly slamming Lucario down with a muffled groan as both its feet sank into the ground.

That tile-splitting blow was incredibly heavy.

As Marshadow exerted his strength again, with a muffled thud, Lucario was thrown back by a tremendous force, sliding nearly ten meters before regaining his footing.

Lucario had plowed two deep furrows into the ground.

Marshadow landed as lightly as if it were air, still with that adorable expression, tilting his head slightly as he looked at Lucario.

Lucario lowered his arm, which was twitching slightly from the pain, and looked at the little gray-black figure with a serious expression.

So strong! !
At this moment, everyone looking at Marshall had only these two words in their minds.

They look harmless and even a little cute and innocent, but when they get into a fight, they are surprisingly fierce and ruthless. The contrast is just too strong.

"This Marshall is incredibly skilled in close combat!"

Xiao Gang's face was extremely solemn. Although his strength was not considered very strong, his eyesight and meticulous nature were exceptional.

"When the surprise attack missed, it immediately adjusted its body, relying on its powerful body coordination to prepare for the next tile-splitting attack."

"This kind of almost instinctive muscle memory and combat skills cannot be trained casually."

Xiao Gang whispered, "Masador shouldn't have the ability to fly, that should be correct."

But just now, it used its speed boost from the surprise attack to get behind Lucario and jump up to attack Lucario's head. Well, because of its small size, it can only jump to fight.

However, after the surprise attack failed, Marshall had no leverage point in the air. But relying on his excellent combat skills and the inertial potential energy generated by the surprise attack, he forcibly followed up with the next tile-breaking attack!
This skill definitely cannot be learned in a short time.

"Mammon's breeding ability is truly outstanding."

Xiao Gang couldn't help but say that Marshado didn't have such exaggerated fighting instincts when he was subdued by Mammon. After all, when Mammon subdued Marshado...

Xiaogang and Xiaoxia were also present, so Xiaogang was well aware of this.

"But it's going to be difficult for Xiaozhi."

Misty, however, was more worried about Ash and Lucario.

On the field.

"A warning signal from waveguides?"

Mammon watched Lucario with great interest.

To be honest, he didn't think it was a coincidence that Lucario reacted quickly enough and narrowly avoided Marshadow's attack. As everyone knows, Lucario is an Aura Pokémon, which can read an opponent's thoughts and actions by capturing their Aura.

Simply put, the power of the Aura gives Lucario a similar ability to Observation Haki.

So in a sense, Lucario is one of the Pokémon least afraid of being blind, because its aura can replace the function of eyes to allow it to 'see' the other party.

However, in intense battles, waveguides still cannot completely replace vision, and they are not as perfect as they are in theory. After all, waveguide sensing is an alternative form of visual capture, and it also requires focused attention to capture hidden and high-speed moving targets.

However, the effort required to concentrate is naturally not as good as a quick glance, but waveguide sensing is more useful in certain situations, such as when vision cannot immediately capture a location.

And just like Lucario narrowly dodging Marshadow's attack, sometimes physical reaction ability is actually the key. Otherwise, even if the aura senses the target of the sneak attack, what's the use if the body can't react in time?

"Lucario, are you alright?"

Ash asked Lucario with concern.

Lucario shook his head to indicate that he was fine, and stared at Marshadow cautiously.

"We can't compete with Marcia in speed; she's too fast."

Ash's brain worked at lightning speed: "Let's lure Marshadow over to attack!"
"Lucario, beat me with the bone stick!"

Xiao Zhi instantly had an idea and decisively gave the order.

Lucario immediately understood Ash's meaning thanks to their long-standing tacit understanding.

Lucario grasped two bone clubs in his hands, then swung them around with great force, sending the clubs spinning rapidly at high speed.

The ground-type bone club is attacking wildly!

“A surprise attack.” Mammon raised an eyebrow.

Marshadow instantly transformed into a gray-black shadow, easily dodging the wild blows of the bone club, and charged towards Lucario like lightning.

Lucario stared intently at Marshadow as he launched his attack, but even with its keen eyesight, it couldn't quite make out Marshadow's figure.

too fast!
In the blink of an eye, Marshadow reappeared behind Lucario, right behind his head again.

However, this time Marshall went all out, making his attack faster and more ruthless than the first one!

Marshall was confident that this humanoid wolfhound wouldn't be able to avoid this surprise attack!

but……

"See through it!" Xiao Zhi shouted.

Lucario's eyes flashed, and he twisted to the side with incredible speed, perfectly avoiding Marshadow's attack.

A fighting-style ability to see through!

Similar to the effect of holding, it can completely evade the opponent's attacks.

"Comet Punch!"

Ash excitedly clenched his fist.

After perfectly dodging, Lucario clenched his right fist, unleashed a meteor-like strike, and slammed it down on Marshadow.

"As expected, you were prepared. But Ash, I had already anticipated this."

Mammon chuckled softly.

Just as the Comet Fist was about to hit, Marshall's body instantly began to melt like mercury and pour down to the ground.

"what?"

Xiaozhi was stunned.

The comet punched, but it only struck the air.

Lucario quickly lowered his head. Marshadow had already landed completely and turned into a shadow, and this shadow was still expanding rapidly.

"Wait! Lucario, use Earthquake!"

Ash immediately snapped out of his daze and saw the enormous shadow that was growing larger and larger, completely enveloping Lucario in the center. He immediately felt a sense of foreboding.

Many Ghost-type Pokémon have the ability to turn into shadows, but this does not mean that Ghost-type Pokémon that turn into shadows are immune to attacks.

An earthquake could shatter these 'shadows' that are spread out on the ground!
Ash's reaction time is incredibly fast, even surprising Mammon. It's clear that Ash's growth this year is astonishing compared to last year.

Even so, just as Lucario raised his foot to use Earthquake...

boom! !

A dark, jet-black energy pillar shot into the sky, completely engulfing Lucario.

The surging shadow energy was incredibly powerful, almost completely darkening the environment. At the same time, huge orange hollow pupils kept appearing on the surface of this gushing shadow energy.

Quiet, eerie, and deep, it sends chills down your spine.

Ghost-type Shadow Steal! This is Marshadow's signature move.

As Lucario was subjected to a frenzied baptism and impact from the energy stolen by the Shadow, he couldn't help but show a pained expression and growl in pain.

Although the Ghost-type Shadow Steal doesn't counter Lucario, Lucario's defense is still quite poor.

After all, for a fast, explosive Pokémon like Lucario that can use both attacks, defense is its weak point.

Not to mention that Marshadow's physical attack is quite good.

Yes, although Shadow Steal looks like a complete outpouring of energy, it is actually a physical attack.

"Lucario!"

Seeing Lucario get hit, Ash was worried and anxious, and quickly encouraged Lucario loudly.

"Come on, Lucario! Show some spirit! You have to hold on!"

Upon hearing Ash's words, Mammon raised an eyebrow again.

No, is this what happens in the very first round?

(End of this chapter)