Ash, with his invincible physical body, wants to become a Pokémon Master.

Chapter 498 Dragon System Civil War

Facing Genji's terrifying gaze, Ash fearlessly met his eyes.

"stare----"

The two seemed to be in a scene from a Western movie, facing off with guns drawn, making everyone around them gasp in shock.

"The atmosphere between them is terrifying."

"Shh! Sister, don't say anything at a time like this."

The two little ones quickly and quietly hid to the side, and then Ash spoke first.

"Mr. Genji of the Four Heavenly Kings, although I don't know what you want with me, it doesn't matter. I only have one request now."

"So, please accept my challenge!" Ash didn't care about anything else; he just wanted to have a good battle.

Unexpectedly, the other party brought up this topic right away, and Genji laughed instead.

"Haha, Daigo and Michael were right after all, you are a very interesting young man."

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"stare----"

"I secretly watched many of your battles against the trainers in Mossdeep City. You are excellent in both Pokémon training and command."

"A trainer of your caliber shouldn't be bullying younger trainees here."

Genji adjusted his hat brim and generously took out a wad of cash, handing it to the shop manager who was secretly hiding under the shop window, and paid for Satoshi and the others.

"To better understand Pokémon, I've been battling every day, dedicating my life's energy to the Dragon-type Pokémon that saved me."

"I accept your challenge!"

"How about it? If you don't mind, let me invite you to come and have some fun on my ship."

"After all, you and Mr. Lance helped the Hoenn League solve the two major problems of Team Magma and Team Aqua, and we haven't properly thanked you yet."

"Let me, as the first of the Four Heavenly Kings, represent them."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng jumped up first.

"Wow, really? You're inviting us aboard your Dragon Ship, the treasure ship of the men of the sea? I want to go! I want to go!"

He hadn't jumped around for long before Xiaoyao immediately pinned him down.

"Seriously, Xiaosheng, don't act like you've never seen anything like this before. By the way, Uncle Genji is a captain, isn't he?"

Haruka thought his captain's hat was a cosplay outfit, after all, Genji wore it, so unrestrained and wild—

Genji saw through her thoughts, but he wasn't angry; he just spoke very casually.

"Yes, little girl, my main duty is to protect the safety of the Hoenn Ocean."

"I can't do my job well without a boat, and I love the feeling of sailing on the sea."

"So, Satoshi, what do you think?"

"Of course, no problem!"

This is a rare opportunity to battle the Elite Four, and Ash is naturally very happy about it.

"It's precisely this kind of opponent that makes the fight so interesting!"

He first ran to the Pokémon Center to contact Professor Oak and asked him to send over the Pokémon he needed. Then he quickly met up with May and Max, who had just finished cleaning up the leftovers.

The group quickly followed Genji to Green Ridge Harbor, where a huge, luxurious black and gold sailboat sailed by.

"Wow, what an amazing ship!"

Unlike ordinary steel ships, it resembled a large sailing ship from a pirate movie Xiaozhi had seen in his previous life—quite unique.

"These are the men of the sea."

Soon the large sailboat docked, and a tall man in a sailor's uniform on the lookout tower at the bow immediately waved to the crowd on the dock.

"Captain, everything is ready, and we can set sail at any time."

"very good."

Genji stood at the front with his arms crossed and expressionless, but he did introduce the young man to Satoshi and the others, which was unusual for him.

"That kid, Liang Guang, is my top disciple and also a very reliable deputy."

"Let's go, young men. I know your next destination is Izabe Island. My ship happens to be passing by on the way, and I can help take you to the transit port on Wilts Island."

"This will save us half the cost of the voyage," Xiao Zhi exclaimed happily.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Genji."

The group was happily welcomed aboard the ship by Genji.

This ship not only looks huge on the outside, but its decks are also very spacious, no smaller than a large stadium.

As soon as Xiao Sheng went up there, he became curious about everything. "The masts here are so thick, they look very sturdy."

"Of course, our ship is fearless of any storm at sea." A rare proud smile appeared on Genji's usually serious face.

He then reached out and pressed a button on the horizontal bar next to him, and a battle arena immediately rose up on the deck.

"Come on, Ash, let's begin. I'll give it my all in this battle."

"Oh, bring it on!"

Ash and Genji excitedly ran onto the battlefield, much to the surprise of the surrounding sailors.

"I've never seen the teacher so interested in a match today, except when he's preparing for the championship challenge."

Liang Guang quickly went over to act as the referee.

At this moment, Genji said, "Ash, next we will have a singles battle. You can use 3 Pokémon. The side whose Pokémon all fall down first will win. Is that alright?"

"certainly."

"That's good."

After all, facing an opponent like Ash, Genji's fighting spirit was ignited.

Although it's not an official Elite Four challenge, he still chose to receive Ash with a semi-official reception.

Soon after, at the command of the referee, Yoshimitsu, the two simultaneously sent their first Pokémon onto the battlefield.

"Wow, it's a three-on-three battle between Ash and the Elite Four! I wonder what Pokémon Ash and Mr. Genji will bring out."

"Ash is very familiar with Pokémon, so Mr. Genji, as one of the Dragon-type Elite Four, will surely bring out a Dragon-type Pokémon, right?"

Xiaoyao pulled out popcorn and cola from somewhere and quickly sat down in the best spectator seat.

Xiao Sheng was already used to her older sister's exaggerated behavior.

"Sis, when we talk about the Elite Four, we're referring to the type that trainer is best at. It doesn't mean that the trainer actually only has one type of Pokémon."

"Those who can reach the Elite Four are all extraordinary individuals. Just to create various team compositions, they need a wide variety of Pokémon of different types."

"Mr. Genji should still have a lot of non-Dragon-type Pokémon."

"There's such a thing?"

"Of course!"

As expected, unlike the Dodo, which is known as the Dragon Messenger but is actually the Flying-type Champion, Genji's main team is indeed full of Dragon-type Pokémon.

"Go for it! You're my first partner to brave the waves, Poisonous Algae Dragon!"

"Poisonous noise!"

A Pokémon with a huge body and an appearance that resembled a combination of dried seaweed and a seahorse appeared on the battlefield.

"Wow, that's amazing! I've never seen a Pokémon like this before!"

Upon seeing such a rare Pokémon, Max jumped up excitedly.

Xiaoyao quickly took out her Pokédex to scan it, only to find that there was no information about Hoenn in the Pokédex.

It was also thanks to Genji's disciples who kindly explained things from the side.

"This Pokémon is called Toxapex. It was a partner that Master got a long time ago when he was patrolling Kalos. It is a Poison/Dragon type and is quite a powerful creature."

"Moreover, it has a very bad temper. We just accidentally wandered into its territory and it almost corroded the entire cabin when it was still a piece of algae."

"Its venom is so potent!"

May and Max were immediately surprised and began to secretly worry about Ash.

Ash's first Pokémon was Dragonite, a member of his team who hadn't appeared in official battles for a long time!

"I choose you, Dragonite! Our opponent is one of the Elite Four, we can't afford to be careless!"

"Oops!"

Ash showed Genji a lot of respect, as Dragonite was the ace in his main team.

Upon its appearance, the cute expression on Dragonite's face instantly disappeared, replaced by seriousness and ferocity.

Instantly switch to the combat face area.

The Dragonite, with its absolute speed advantage, naturally took the first strike, with Ash and Dragonite making their move first.

"Dragonite, use Scale Shot!"

"Oops!"

Scale Shot is a special move in which Dragonite attaches energy to its own scales and then launches the scales to attack its opponent.

Although this move has weak single-hit damage, its dense attack can often be hit 2 to 5 times in a single attack.

The reason why Ash didn't choose to use the more powerful Dragon Claw, but instead chose Scale Shot.

This is because only long-range STAB physical attacks can maximize Dragonite's attack potential without directly engaging the Poisonous Algae Dragon.

Poisonous Dragon's ability is usually Poison Sting, which has a 30% chance of poisoning a Pokémon upon contact.

(This knowledge point was taught with great enthusiasm by Ms. Xia~)

Ash wouldn't gamble with his luck so easily.

Moreover, each time Dragonite uses Scale Shot, its defense decreases while its speed increases.

Ash's Dragonite has the ability Multiscale, which halves the damage it takes when its HP is full.

Therefore, a slight decrease in defense is completely insignificant, and you can even gain the benefit of increased speed, making it a win-win situation.

At this moment, Ash gave a command, and Dragonite's small wings flapped rapidly. Its entire body swept past the Poisonous Algae Dragon like a streak of light, creating a hurricane that blinded the latter.

After provoking the Dragonite, it quickly flew directly above the Poisonous Algae Dragon, and several sharp dragon scales instantly poured down.

Faced with Dragonite's swift and dense scale-shooting attack, Genji and his expert disciples who were skilled in raising Dragon-type Pokémon burst into joyful cheers.

"What a fantastic attack!"

"This Dragonite's flying posture is so beautiful, it's truly a perfectly trained Pokémon!"

Even Genji couldn't help but nod, "I've only ever seen such powerful Dragonite in those few Dragon Sanctuaries."

"Poisonous Algae Dragon, use Sludge Wave on what's beneath you!"

"Poisonous noise!"

The brown seahorse immediately spewed out a large amount of purple sludge. This viscous liquid quickly surged up to form a semi-circular barrier, enveloping the body of the Poisonous Algae Dragon.

The three dragon scales that Dragonite flung out lost much of their speed and power after passing through the mud barrier.

The Poisonous Algae Dragon was only slightly injured, and immediately increased the amount of sludge it spewed from its mouth after the scale attack ended.

The massive sludge surged outwards like ocean waves, splashing into the air as well, forcing Dragonite to quickly rise and dodge.

The surrounding sailors quickly released their Pokémon and used water guns to stop the mud wave from spreading onto the deck.

Ash couldn't help but marvel at the sheer scale of the sludge wave.

"What powerful moves! No wonder it's the Poison Algae Dragon of the Elite Four."

"In that case, we absolutely cannot hold back! Dragonite, fly down from the sky and use Earthquake!"

Normally, when a Dragonite flies this high, Ash would not hesitate to have it use Dragon Dive, but since the opponent is a Poisonous Algae Dragon, an opponent that cannot get close is troublesome.

Having used Scale Shot, Dragonite's speed increased by one level, and it swooped down at an even faster speed than before.

"Oops!"

With a buzzing sound as its small wings flapped, Dragonite's entire body slammed back to the ground like a cannonball, causing the entire arena to shake.

The Poisonous Algae Dragon, which was weak to Ground-type moves, immediately suffered massive damage, but Genji didn't care at all and calmly gave the order.

"Poisonous Algae Dragon, now's the time to unleash your poison darts."

"Poisonous noise!"

The floating seahorse spun rapidly, the slime left on the battlefield by its previous Mud Wave had not yet faded, and now it had sprinkled a full layer of purple poison spikes on Ash's battlefield.

Dragonite dared not linger on the ground any longer; it had carefully chosen a spot with little mud before landing.

Ash is a clean freak, and he knows he has to deal with the Poisonous Algae Dragon quickly.

"Dragonite, Heavenly Dragon Shooting Star!"

Because Dragonite's strongest talent is physical attack, it is generally proficient in physical attack skills.

Since its main attack is physical, its special attack becomes worthless.

Dragon Meteor is incredibly powerful, but each use will reduce its Special Attack by two stages. Dragonite can use it freely the first time.

With a loud howl from our yellow, fat creature in mid-air, a large ball of light filled with dragon energy was launched out, instantly exploding into several meteors that hurtled towards the field.

Faced with such a massive, overwhelming scene, Genji remained calm and issued the order.

"Poisonous Algae Dragon, your performance during the earthquake was superb, I'm proud of you. Now, please use your Poison Spikes once more with patience!"

"Poisonous noise!"

Bathed in the light of the Dragon Meteor, the Poisonous Algae Dragon spun around once more, showering Ash's half of the field with another layer of purple Poison Spikes.

Ash's field now has two layers of poison spikes. As soon as he switches in a Pokémon, that Pokémon will not only be poisoned but will be severely poisoned.

However, Dragonite's attacks were not to be underestimated. After the Dragon Meteor subsided, on a flat, pitted area, Poisonous Algae Dragon was lying in one of the deep pits, unable to fight.

In the first game against Elite Four member Genji, Ash's Dragonite defeated Toxapex Dragon without taking any damage.