Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 592 One of Mammon's veterans! Defeat it!

"Lizard King, I choose you!"

Ash's fourth Pokémon was Sceptile.

"Sceptile, yet another explosive Pokémon."

Mammon sized up the lizard king and couldn't help but chuckle.

Lucario, Dragonite, Charizard, Sceptile, Mammon—no need to guess, because Ash's last two Pokémon will definitely be Greninja and Pikachu.

Of the six main Pokémon, only Dragonite has decent defense due to its inherent strength; the others are almost all fragile Pokémon.

That makes sense, though Ash isn't a specialist in any particular type of trainer, he actually excels at commanding Pokémon with high attack and speed.

Yes, except for Snorlax.

The most obvious example is the Turtwig that Ash caught in the Sinnoh region. Before it evolved, Turtwig had a very good record in Ash's hands.

But after evolving into Torterra, well, it seems like Torterra has never won a single game.

They're giving away freebies every time!
Is Torterra weak? Actually, among all the Grass-type starter Pokémon, Torterra is definitely not bad. Apart from its slow speed, Torterra doesn't have any obvious weaknesses in terms of strength.

The biggest reason is that Torterra is smaller and more agile before evolution, making it suitable for fast attacks, but Torterra is not. Torterra is a heavy, defensive, and counter-attacking type Pokémon, and its size makes it impossible for it to use fast attacks.

Ash is actually not very good at commanding large, inflexible Pokémon. He can't use defense and counterattack. Ash is a trainer who prefers to take the initiative to attack and seize opportunities to fight. And the occasional flash of inspiration in battle is also the main reason for Ash's unpredictability.

So even if Shinji's Torterra gave Ash's Torterra special training, it was actually of little use.

This directly led to Ash's Torterra's 'legendary record', while Sceptile was different in comparison.

Although the Lizard King was momentarily confused due to its initial evolution, its strength remained unaffected afterward.

Even at the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, Sceptile helped Ash defeat Darkrai, one of the few Pokémon in Ash's main team to have defeated a legendary Pokémon.

Without exaggeration, aside from the nostalgia factor of the original Garlic Slug and Bulbasaur, Sceptile is definitely Ash's No. 1 Grass-type Pokémon across all generations.

Whether it's his performance during the Hoenn era or his subsequent return, Sceptile has been quite impressive.

"However, without Mega Evolution, Sceptile is no match for my Pheromosa."

Mammon tilted his head slightly, not because he looked down on Ash's Sceptile.

But that's the truth. If a high-speed attacker of the same type is slower than Pheromosa, then it's impossible for Pheromosa to defeat him.

Instead, it would be kicked to death by Pheromosa, not to mention that Sceptile is actually countered by Pheromosa.

Yes, Sceptile has priority moves, but they're not very useful. With Quick Defense, priority moves don't work on Pheromosa and will only give it an opening.

"Mello~"

The shimmering Pheromosa stood with its hands on its hips, its malicious eyes fixed on the Sceptile King.

The Lizard King seemed oblivious, still holding the twig in its mouth with a cold expression.

"Mega Sceptile King, its weaknesses are too obvious, so I don't use it much, but..."

Ash understood this, of course. Mega Sceptile is a very powerful high-speed special attack attacker, but it is four times weak to Ice.

However, Mammon is right about one thing: without other means, it's unrealistic for the Lizard King to defeat Pheromosa.

So, Ash made his move.

He picked up the Poké Ball and recalled the Sceptile.

"Oh?" Mammon raised an eyebrow at the starting move.

The Dynamax Bracelet glowed with a scarlet light, and Dynamax energy flowed continuously, disappearing into the Sceptile's Poké Ball.

Dynamax!
"Lizard King!"

In the blink of an eye, the Poké Ball had become enormous, and Ash threw the Dynamax Poké Ball with all his might.

The once clear sky quickly darkened, with a black vortex swirling above.

The Lizard King, its body radiating red light, reappeared.

One, two, three!
The Lizard King's body rapidly expanded three times, reaching a size of tens of meters, resulting from its gigantic transformation.

"A Dynamax Sceptile."

Mammon looked at the Dynamaxed Sceptile, the Crystallized Dragonite, the Mega Charizard, and the Dynamaxed Sceptile again. He figured the remaining Z-Move would definitely be Pikachu.

Looking at the Dynamaxed Sceptile whose size filled its eye sockets, Shiny Pheromosa cursed inwardly for its lack of martial ethics.

"Sceptile, Max Airstream!"

Ash gave the order without hesitation.

The Dynamaxed Sceptile raised its head and let out a deep roar, with translucent white energy constantly flowing in front of it.

Max Airstream is a Flying-type move that transforms into Aerial Ace!
Although Aerial Ace isn't particularly powerful, this Max Air Strike isn't especially strong either.

But it doesn't matter, as long as it hits the Shiny Pheromosa, it definitely won't be able to withstand it!
Because Shiny Pheromosa is 4x weak to Flying, and because Shiny Pheromosa has pitiful Defense, this Max Airstream attack is almost entirely true damage!
"pounce!"

Mammon didn't hesitate and immediately gave the order.

Shiny Pheromosa charged at high speed as Dynamaxed Sceptile gathered Max Airstream.

A Bug-type attack!
The shimmering Pheromosa, its body wreathed in bluish-yellow energy, slammed hard into the leg of the Dynamaxed Sceptile.

The controlled pounce dealt significant damage, and the Dynamaxed Sceptile let out a painful cry.

But the next moment, the enormous colossal jet of energy transformed into a spiraling column of air that surged downwards. Boom!
With a deafening roar, Max Air Strike slammed into Shiny Pheromosa without any obstruction.

The shiny Pheromosa was blasted away and crashed to the ground, where it lay limp and motionless.

Yes, it simply cannot withstand this damage.

"Pheromosa is unable to fight, Sceptile wins."

The referee announced the result of the battle.

Seeing that the shiny Pheromosa was unable to battle, Ash finally breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally defeated it.

"It wasn't easy, but we finally defeated the Shiny Pheromosa."

"If you ask me, we should have Dynamaxed earlier. If Charizard had Gigantamaxed, it would have been able to defeat Pheromosa a long time ago."

"That's just hindsight. Who knew Charizard Y would lose to Pheromosa?"

"Anyway, this is good news. Go Ash!"

In the live stream, Ash's supporters breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Ash defeat Shiny Pheromosa.

After all, the pressure from the shiny Pheromosa was immense. Charizard Y was seriously injured, Lucario was defeated, and if even Sceptile couldn't defeat it, it would be truly difficult to handle.

in the audience.

"We finally defeated the Pheromosa," Xiaoxia said honestly, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

When she saw Ash send out Sceptile, her heart was in her throat.

After all, Sceptile is countered by Shiny Pheromosa.

"We can't let our guard down yet. We don't know what Mammon's third Pokémon is. If we can defeat two of Mammon's Pokémon, that would be great."

Xiao Gang was a little more relaxed, but still much more composed.

Even the Pheromosa is so difficult to deal with, he doesn't know what Mammon's next main force will be like.

On the field.

"It's really good that you could defeat my Pheromosa."

Mammon retrieved the Pheromone.

"Ha~ The real battle is only just beginning, Mammon!"

Ash grinned broadly, clearly in a very good mood.

"Really?"

Mammon chuckled and tossed his third Poké Ball with a backhand motion.

"So, how are you going to deal with this?"

"Tyranitar, prepare for battle!"

"Ban!"

With a deep, violent roar, the enormous, ferocious green-armored behemoth, Bangiras, landed heavily in front of Mammon.

It was none other than Tyranitar, the quasi-god of the city!
“Bangilas…”

Looking at the Tyranitar with its ferocious and violent aura ahead, Ash's expression instantly turned serious.

Tyranitar was previously a pseudo-legendary Pokémon on par with Dragonite in the Kanto region, but it has now separated from both Kanto and Johto.

Because its main habitat is in the Silver Mountain, Bangilas was also assigned to the Johto region.

Ash owns Dragonite, so he is well aware that, disregarding its weakness to Ice, Dragonite is indeed very strong.

As a pseudo-legendary, Tyranitar's strength goes without saying, not to mention that this Tyranitar is Mammon's main force!

'Beep~ Tyranitar, Rock/Dark type, Armored Pokémon'

He possesses unparalleled power within him, capable of causing mountains to collapse and triggering earthquakes with the mere movement of a single hand.

As Ash listened to the Pokédex's description, his gaze became even more serious.

"This Tyranitar..."

In the audience, Daigo looked at the Tyranitar with a somewhat strange expression.

He clearly remembered that back in Kanaz City, he, Cynthia, and Giovanni fought together against Tyranitar.

Mega Tyranitar, the Mega Evolution of the Titans, with its ferocious and brutal fighting style, truly left a very deep impression on Steven.

"This is a Pokémon I caught when I was traveling in Kanto. Ash, you'd better watch out."

Mammon introduced it to Ash with a smile.

Ash's heart tightened. A Pokémon caught during Mammon's travels? This also meant that this was one of Mammon's veterans.

That strength is definitely much greater than that of the Shiny Pheromosa from before.

but……

It's precisely because of opponents like these that things are exciting!
Ash's eyes lit up, and at that moment he had only one thought in his mind: to defeat this Tyranitar!

(End of this chapter)