Pokémon: Ash the New Generation, Starting from Sinnoh

However, these high-speed stars were not immediately flung out. Instead, thanks to the Aipom's excellent control, all the golden stars surrounded it.

The entire scene is like a galaxy, and the long-tailed monster in the middle is the main character.

"Throw!"

The long-tailed monster kept whipping its tail, and the surrounding high-speed stars split into four parts and were flung into four shadow clones in the air.

At the same time, he leaped up and occupied another position in mid-air.

Together with four shadow clones, it presents five directional angles, and with the high-speed stars thrown out, it connects the main body and the shadow clones together.

boom!

It formed a gigantic golden five-pointed star in the sky.

After lasting about a second, the giant five-pointed star shattered, turning into starlight that slowly scattered down.

Aipom performed a high-intensity 720-degree somersault, landing steadily with its tail, highlighting the tail's characteristics in the final second.

The performance ended, but the entire audience remained silent, as if it were opium.

A few seconds later, the audience came to their senses and gave Ash and Aipom a warm round of applause.

"This...this is absolutely amazing! The excellent application of Shadow Clone and Qi Fusion Fist, the most outstanding move being the High-Speed ​​Star, and the throwing skills are the finishing touch..."

The host, Ms. Bai An, also quickly picked up the microphone and excitedly praised her.

"That was amazing! As expected of Ash!"

Although Xiaogang was surprised, he had witnessed Xiaozhi's growth along the way, so it was still within an acceptable range.

"This... Ash's performance was actually amazing!"

Hikari, sitting in the lounge, watched Ash's performance through a screen in the player lobby, his face filled with awe.

The scene was so shocking that even Xiao Guang himself was stunned.

Why are coordinators with little competition experience so outstanding?

"Pikachu~"

The Pikachu on Xiaoguang's shoulder was alright; although it was also surprised, it had already witnessed Aipom's practice yesterday.

Therefore, compared to Dawn, Pikachu appeared relatively calm.

"Miss Hikari, please get ready to go on stage!"

The staff member's voice brought Xiao Guang back to his senses.

"Okay, come right away!"

After telling Pikachu that it was still in the rest room, he turned around and ran towards the stage through the contestant tunnel.

"Xiao Guang, we're looking forward to your performance!"

On the passageway, Ash greeted Dawn with a smile.

"no problem!"

Dawn smiled confidently, uttered her classic catchphrase, and at the same time, reached out her jade hand to meet Ash's.

slap~

The gesture startled the boy slightly, then he smiled and gently high-fived the girl's hand.

Accompanied by a clear sound, a girl in a pink dress walked onto the stage.

(All conditions for today's bonus chapter have been met, so there will be a bonus chapter at 7 PM tonight. See the author's note for details.)

(Next chapter under review)

Chapter 28 Advancement, The Defeated Girl

"Bogarman, make your charismatic entrance!"

Slightly nervous, the girl threw out a capsule ball filled with bubble stickers and sent out her starter Pokémon, Piplup, to the stage.

"Bubble light!"

As soon as he entered the arena, Bogarman blew out a large number of blue bubbles from his mouth, along with the bubbles brought from the bubble stickers, into the air.

"Bogarman, peck attack!"

Under the girl's command, a very ordinary pecking attack command was issued.

However, the pecking attack that Bogarman used was specially trained and enhanced; its beak was two to three times the size of a normal pecking attack.

This is also the result of the girl's training over the past few days.

After all, the girl's special training during the trip was not for nothing.

"Boga!"

Piplup swiftly weaved through the numerous bubbles, unleashing an enhanced peck attack to pop them all one by one.

As all the bubbles burst and produced colorful sparks, Xiao Guang and Bogarman bowed, successfully completing their performance.

The audience applauded, and the girl gave a round of applause.

As a newcomer to the coordinating role, it is quite difficult to achieve this.

While her mother's status as a top-tier Coordinator played a part, Hikari's talent in this area cannot be denied.

Soon, the first round of judging ended, and many contestants stayed in the contestant hall, nervously watching the big screen.

Only 8 contestants advanced to the second round of judging, which is a very high elimination rate among many performers.

When the results came out, Ash and Dawn both successfully advanced. Among the acquaintances were Nozomi, who helped Dawn, and Jessie dressed as Sweet Jessie Lina.

The second round of the Pokémon Contest is a performance battle, mainly featuring Pokémon skills and flashy displays.

Ash's first opponent was Jessie, or rather, Sweet Jessie Lina.

Since they were scheduled to perform in the first round, after a short break, the two returned to the stage.

"It's that brat! Perfect, I must take this opportunity to teach you a lesson!" Musashi said through gritted teeth as he looked at the brat.

Recently, their plans to capture Pikachu have been easily thwarted by the little devil, which is driving them crazy.

"Go, Longtail!"

Ignoring the other's expression, Ash threw out the Poké Ball, bringing out the energetic Aipom, which immediately used its tail to prop itself up upon entering the field.

"Hmph, go! Fang Cage, give them a good beating!" Musashi shouted, baring his teeth.

They dispatched a fang cage that was entirely green and resembled a Venus flytrap. It had a gaping maw that would send chills down anyone's spine. It's hard to imagine how Musashi could endure the fang cage's bites.

"Fang Cage, Seed Machine Gun!"

Many seeds carrying green energy flew towards the location of the Aipom.

"High speed star!"

Similarly, with a flick of its tail, Aipom unleashed a barrage of glittering stars and seed machine guns, which canceled each other out.

"Qi Harmony Fist!"

As the two were locked in a stalemate, the Aipom's tail gathered a little power, and its entire body swept away the incoming Seed Machine Gun like a spinning top.

He then swung the weapon heavily at the head of the fanged cage, delivering a devastating blow.

"Fang Cage, hold back! Use the Binding skill to restrain the opponent, then unleash your Bite!"

"roar~"

Despite the pain, Fang Cage withstood the powerful attack from Aipom's hand and used the vines on its hands to forcibly bind the opponent.

Finally, it opened its gaping, ferocious maw, wanting to avenge the punch from the long-tailed monster.

"Longtail Hand, calm down, use Tickling!"

Seeing the slightly flustered Aipom, Ash quickly comforted him.

"monkey!"

Upon hearing Ash's command, Aipom calmed itself down and then used its hands, feet, and even tail to tickle the area around the Fang Cage.

Tickling: Tickling the enemy's sensitive areas makes them laugh and lower their guard, while also reducing their defense and attack by one level.

Although it's a seemingly insignificant little trick, it's quite effective in this situation.

The sheer power of this move is evident from the fanged cage's grotesque laughter as it was tickled.

The long-tailed monster's hand, which had been bound by vines in the Fang Cage, was also released, but it was still laughing, clearly not yet recovered from the aftereffects of being tickled.

No matter how much Musashi roared, Kenpaku continued to laugh.

"Qi Harmony Fist!"

Ash seized the opportunity and unleashed a Focus Punch that he had been charging up for a long time, striking the Fang Cage in the head once again. The powerful force slammed the opponent's entire body into the floor.

Because the tickling reduced the fang cage's defense, this punch made the opponent scream in pain.

"High speed star!"

Seeing that its opponent had not completely lost its ability to fight, Aipom unleashed a spectacular spiral high-speed star attack, delivering the final blow to the Fang Cage lying on the ground.