Pokémon: Ash the New Generation, Starting from Sinnoh

"Shadow Fist!"

However, a pair of dark fists rushed straight to the spot where the Night Hawk had anticipated its dodge and were struck heavily.

"Cuckoo~"

The night owl cried out in pain, and some feathers fell from its body.

"Shadow ball!"

Melissa wanted to press on, and Gengar once again gathered Shadow Balls in its hands, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to Noctowl.

"Night Hawk, Supernatural Power!"

However, in the next second, blue light emanated from Noctowl's eyes, not only launching the Shadow Ball but also controlling Gengar.

"Gengar, break free!" Melissa cried anxiously.

She hadn't expected Noctowl's superpowers to be so strong, capable of deflecting Shadow Balls and even controlling Gengar.

"It's no use, Noctowl, hit it!" Ash said calmly.

As expected, no matter how much Gengar struggled, it was powerless after being hit by psychic power, and in the end, it even took several psychic attacks.

After a while, Gengar unsurprisingly lost its ability to battle.

"You won, Ash, very good Noctowl!" Melissa put away Gengar and couldn't help but praise.

"Not at all!" Xiao Zhi said modestly.

Not to be modest, but this victory was mainly due to the unique nature of Noctowl itself. Not only are its psychic powers powerful, but its sleeplessness ability is also a counter to Gengar's hypnosis.

That's why Melissa didn't let Gengar use hypnosis.

"Next up is your appearance, Mismagius!"

Immediately afterwards, Melissa sent out her next Pokémon to fight, which turned out to be Mismagius, whom she had met once before.

(My vacation officially starts in three days; I'll update during summer vacation.)

Chapter 196 Counter-punch Shield, Victory

"Swim-Itachi, I choose you!"

Seeing Melissa release Mismagius, Ash turned around and put away his excellent Noctowl, instead sending out Swim-breathing Weasel.

"Hey hey~"

Finally, it was its turn to go on stage. Swimsuit excitedly beckoned to the opponent and kept provoking Mismagius.

"Oh, what an energetic little guy!" Melissa covered her mouth and smiled. "But sending out a Swim-type Weasel might not be enough to defeat my Mismagius!"

"That's not necessarily true!" Ash responded confidently to the doubts.

I had considered it carefully before sending out the Swim-type Weasel.

After all, this guy has been by my side for long enough. With good training and plenty of battles, Swimsuit is close to evolving.

To date, the swimmer has shown evolutionary characteristics.

All that's missing now is a match!

"Swimming Weasel, rain please!"

Without further ado, under Ash's command, a ball of water emerged from Inspire Itachi's body and flew into the sky.

"Quickly, Misdreavus, use Magic Leaf!"

Realizing Ash's actions, Melissa's expression turned serious, and she ordered Mismagius to launch an attack, attempting to preemptively strike Breeze.

"Dream~"

Countless green leaves, enveloped in blue light, rushed towards Swimsuit Weasel under the control of Mismagius.

"Hey hey~"

Such a fierce attack didn't even require Ash's command. With the help of the rain, Swim-Itachi instantly turned into a blur and directly dodged Magic Leaf.

"Wow, that's fast!" exclaimed Hikaru in the audience. "The speed of the Swimsuit seems to have increased a lot!"

"It's called Leisure..."

"You're being fined! It's because of the 'Easy and Free' feature; in rainy weather, the speed doubles!"

Before Xiao Gang could even speak, Ah Xun, standing to the side, clapped his hands and shouted.

"..."

"..."

This caused Xiao Gang and Xiao Guang to fall silent for a moment. They exchanged a glance, smiled helplessly, and then turned their attention back to the audience.

"Water jet!"

Seeing that Swim-It had dodged Magic Leaf, I immediately had Swim-It use Water Jet, preparing to take advantage of the rain to launch a quick attack.

"Dodge, then follow up with Shadow Ball!"

Relying on the Ghost-type's ability to float freely, Melissa's Mismagius simply shook its head to dodge the thick water jet and quickly condensed a purple energy ball, which it then sprayed towards the side of the Swim-Style Weasel.

Seeing this, Melissa smiled slightly, because in her opinion, at such a close distance, there was no way she could dodge it.

Even Ah Xun in the audience had similar thoughts.

However, Xiao Zhi on the stage did not show any worry, but calmly gave the order.

"Swimming Weasel, spin and unleash your water cannon!"

"Hey hey~"

Upon hearing this, the Swim-Air Weasel quickly exited its water jet mode and, taking advantage of the doubled speed brought by the rain, quickly widened the distance.

It then began to spin continuously in place, shooting out thick jets of water from its mouth.

As it rotates, it forms a network of water around itself, blocking the Misdreavus's shadow ball from flowing out of the water and successfully protecting itself.

Moreover, the water network continued to expand, and soon it reached the Dream Demon's side.

Even though the dream demon wanted to hide, it found that there was nowhere to escape.

Because of the Swim-type Weasel's spinning water cannon attack, the attack becomes completely unpredictable, making it impossible for Mismagius to find a safe place.

It can only be constantly bombarded by the Swim-Air Weasel's water cannon while in the air.

"They're fining us! How could they come up with such a tactic!" Ah Xun exclaimed in surprise.

“Because that’s Ash!” Dawn replied matter-of-factly.

"Indeed, it suits Ash's style perfectly!" Although it wasn't the first time he'd seen it, Brock couldn't help but praise it.

"What a brilliant performance!"

Watching the dazzling attack from below the stage, Melissa couldn't help but exclaim, "It can be used for both offense and defense, so why not call it the Counter Punch Shield!"

He naturally wouldn't disagree with that.

After all, the Counter Punch Shield was originally named by Melissa.

"Dream~"

While Melissa was delighted, the nightmare was in for a rough time.

Faced with the continuous output of the water cannon, and with a large amount of stamina being consumed, the Dream Demon was now panting heavily.

"Dream Demon, Shadow of the Night!"

Seeing this, Melissa immediately ordered the Dream Demon to launch an attack.

"Swim Itachi, Water Pulse, understand the opponent!"

Taking advantage of their physical strength, they planned to have the Swim-type Itachi trade blows.

The two attacks collided simultaneously, sending both the Misdreavus and the Swimsuit flying backward and crashing heavily to the ground.

Exhausted, the Dream Demon unsurprisingly lost its ability to fight.

"Hey hey~"

In contrast, Swim-breathing Weasel shouted excitedly, and white light began to emanate from its body.

After a while, a snorkeling weasel with a large body and a yellow float attached to its body appeared on the platform.

"Great, it's finally evolved!"

He patted the snorkeling weasel on the shoulder, pleased with its evolution.

After offering a few simple words of congratulations, the exhausted snorkeling weasel put away and prepared for its final battle.

"Congratulations, Ash! But if you want to get the badge, you'll have to beat my Dart Ball!" Melissa said.

A purple sprite resembling a hot air balloon floated in front of Melissa; it was none other than the evolved form of Floatball—Whirlpool.

He possesses formidable strength and knows many psychic-type moves, making him extremely difficult to deal with.

therefore……

"Milotic, I choose you!"