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

Chapter 522 The Last Badge

Inside the venue, heavy rain started after the large waves had been dispersed, and everyone's clothes were a bit wet.

But no one was paying attention to that at the moment; they were all deeply shocked by the Lizard King's Leaf Blade attack.

"Ash's Sceptile has become so strong!"

When Rukia first met the Lizard King, it was when it was Treecko. She never expected that when she met it again, it would have grown to this extent.

Of course, it wasn't just Rukia who hadn't seen the Lizard King for a long time; even Haruka and Kacchan, who spent every day with it, were shocked by the Lizard King's current strength.

In Ash's daily battles in the wild, Sceptile always defeats its opponents with a single, effortless move, so they haven't seen it use its full power in a long time.

Today I finally witnessed the true power of the Lizard King once again.

At this moment, Adam glanced at the crack that had been cleaved by the Sceptile King, and the Heartfish lying belly up next to the crack, and immediately recalled it into its Poké Ball.

"Thank you for your hard work, Love Fish. You've done your best, and you still performed so well."

After comforting the Lovefish, Adam raised his head and opened his arms, feeling the water droplets falling on his face, reliving the moment when the two Pokémon's moves clashed.

"Hmm, that's great." After a while, Adam took out the Poké Ball again and released his next Pokémon.

Upon finding the roommate Meng sent by Adam Xin, Xiao Yao and Xiao Sheng both became puzzled.

"Hey, that Pokémon looks like a Fishking."

"It really is the Pokémon that Mr. Wallace used before."

Back when Wallace was traveling with Ash and his friends, Ash asked him to train and battle with his Pokémon, and Wallace sent out a Magikarp.

At that time, Wallace's Garchomp was quite powerful, with incredibly strong base stats, and it overwhelmed Ash's Hoenn team of Pokémon.

It wasn't until the last day they parted ways with Mikoli that the forest lizard was finally able to defeat him.

Therefore, the Lizard King reacted immediately upon seeing this familiar figure, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.

It stopped trying to look cool and simply stood up straight, ready to face the enemy with all its might.

"just--

"Speaking of which, Magikarp is a Ground/Water type Pokémon, so it should be at a disadvantage against Sceptile, right?"

"Wow, sister, it's so touching that you still remember something like this!"

The King Fish is 4x weak to Grass-type moves, which is a significant disadvantage.

Any trainer with even a modicum of competence could have come up with this idea, but when Haruka says it, it always surprises Masakazu, giving him the feeling that her older sister has grown up.

Tears welling up: "Hey, don't really think your gentle and beautiful angel sister is stupid!"

"What? What? I've never seen gentleness or an angel before!"

boom!boom!

Haruka immediately delivered two powerful punches from her older sister to Kacchan, causing Ryukia to burst into laughter.

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Ash was also pondering Adam's purpose in sending out the Fish King.

"Mr. Adam, is this considered throwing the match in the gym battle?"

"Haha, of course not." Adam flicked his sleeve.

"Ash, do you know what I noticed about something during a Contest?"

"That's where the best effect comes from the Grand Contest battles—the kind of fight where you're just a hair's breadth away from being seriously injured, making everyone hold their breath!"

"For example, when faced with a tricky move, you don't just defend, but you use an offensive move instead of defense."

"The moment the trainer seizes a fleeting opportunity, issues a command, and successfully defends, the trainer and Pokémon become one."

"This is exactly the artistic vision I've always dreamed of!"

Adam deliberately sent out the Fish King to deal with the Lizard King, even though he was greatly restrained.

After all, this was something he had dedicated his life to in terms of art and aesthetics, and he was confident that his Fish King was powerful enough to secure victory!

This is a challenge between kings!

"I see, I understand, Mr. Adam."

Seeing that Adam was so aware of his situation, Xiao Zhi didn't hold back.

"Lizard King, Leaf Blade!"

"Cheers!"

As the two Pokémon faced off, Sceptile darted out first.

The Lizard King was all too familiar with dealing with the Fish King; it had been sick of seeing that dumbfounded face of his before.

The Fish King could not possibly withstand a single blow from the Lizard King.

The Lizard King moved with agility and grace, making several near-limit right-angle turns before rushing up behind the Fish King.

Its wrist flashed with green light, and its sharp blade slashed down directly at the center of the fish king's back.

This is the most rigid and difficult-to-defend part of the Fish King's body; once hit, its mobility will be severely damaged.

But Adam calmly tugged at his mustache.

"King of Fish, itchy attack."

"Mwah~!"

In an instant, the Lizard King's raised left hand was bound by a strong tentacle that appeared out of nowhere.

Meanwhile, on the other side, another tentacle rapidly burst from directly beneath the Lizard King, and its right hand also suffered the same fate.

"How could this be? When did these two tentacles appear from?"

Only then did Ash realize that the two things binding the Sceptile were not tentacles, but rather the whiskers of the Fishking.

The Fish King had buried its tough whiskers deep into the ground at some point, lurking behind itself.

"The ability to predict danger so far ahead—that's a characteristic of danger foresight!"

In reality, Pokémon with this characteristic will issue a warning when their opponent uses a move that is extremely effective against them or can deliver a one-hit KO at the start of a battle.

It sounds like something like spider sense, but it's really just a warning; whether or not you can dodge an opponent's attack depends on the Pokémon's own strength.

Therefore, it is often extremely useless in actual combat, and has the characteristics of being like a blank slate.

Ash was dumbfounded; there really were trainers who gave their Pokémon this ability.

"Hmph, Ash, a beard is a symbol of a man's maturity. A perfectly groomed beard is the most elegant thing," Adam said with a smile, stroking his beard.

"And my king fish possesses the strongest whiskers and the greatest power in the entire clan. You'd better watch out."

Although Adam's fish king was not as large as Michael's, its whiskers were strangely strong.

It is extremely flexible and can even extend continuously, making it almost indistinguishable from tentacles.

Moreover, unlike the straightforward attack of the King Fish, it prefers to use underhanded tactics.

At this moment, the Lizard King's body was firmly bound, and even with its strength, it was unable to break free in a short time.

Two whiskers extended outwards, forming a lever between the fish king's body and the lizard king's body, slamming it heavily onto the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, creating a large crater.

Meanwhile, the tips of his whiskers kept twitching on the Lizard King's body, as if he were engaged in some kind of strange bondage play.

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Even the cool guy like the Lizard King, who usually cares a lot about his image, was made to laugh by tickling. This is the Fish King's tickling attack, which he uses to skillfully control his whiskers. As the name suggests, it is a move that tickles the opponent to make them laugh, thereby reducing the opponent's attack and defense.

With that practiced swing, the Lizard King was laughing so hard he almost choked, his attack and defense both dropping by one level at the same time.

"So this is what turning attack into defense means! Lizard King abandons Leaf Blade, Seed Machine Gun!"

"Cheers!"

At this moment, the lizard king's face turned red; it was usually a guy who paid great attention to maintaining its image.

It's unforgivable that it was made a fool of in front of so many people.

The Lizard King immediately mustered all his strength, aimed at the Fish King's silly face, and prepared to unleash the Seed Machine Gun.

But then Adam spoke again, "Fish King, tie the Lizard King's mouth shut!"

Upon receiving the command, the Fish King immediately exerted all its strength, stretching its two whiskers together and quickly making a circle to the left.

Wrap the lizard king's mouth in a circle to the right, preventing it from opening.

The energy from the seed machine gun condensed in its mouth and could not be released, so it quickly exploded, causing black smoke to billow from the Lizard King's entire head.

"Is the Lizard King alright?"

"————Damn it!!!" The Lizard King was furious.

Using both hands and feet, it tugged at the fish king's whiskers, using all its sharp claws, desperately trying to tear off whatever was binding it.

The strength it had developed from spending so much time with Ash was no joke; the Magikarp was immediately covered in sweat and was on the verge of collapse.

Adam finally put down his beard, put his hands behind his back, and revealed the most serious face he had shown in the entire battle, shouting just before the Lizard King was about to break free.

"King of Fish, it's time for your Destruction Ray!"

"Mah!"

A thick beam of light shot out from the Fish King's mouth, like a tailed beast cannon, and blasted directly towards the Lizard King.

In an instant, the Lizard King's entire body was charred black, and the immense pain caused its whole body to stiffen.

Adam and the Fish King attacked so quickly that they didn't even have time to consider the Fish King's own whiskers, which also turned a large part black.

"That's a powerful Hyper Beam! But this is also an opportunity. Sceptile King, wake up quickly and use Leaf Blade to attack Fish King's whiskers!"

"Cheers!"

At Ash's call, Sceptile instantly regained its senses and used a Leaf Blade to cut off all of its whiskers, breaking free.

"Well done, Lizard King!"

"Wow, what amazing stamina! How did it recover from that?" Adam was also surprised that the Lizard King could still move after that combo.

Ash said not to be surprised, as Sceptile has relatively poor stamina among his main team members, on par with Lucario.

However, given the current situation, Ash knew he couldn't let the opponent seize the opportunity to control Sceptile any longer; he had to keep attacking.

"The Lizard King leaps up, Seed Machine Gun!"

"King Fish, Destruction Ray!"

The Lizard King was so disgusted by the Fish King's whiskers that he immediately jumped high into the air.

Although its jumping ability is slightly inferior to Blaziken's, it is still very strong, jumping directly to a position close to the gym ceiling.

Now, the Lizard King just wants to stay away from the Fish King.

What Ash and his friends didn't expect was that the Magikarp recovered very quickly.

Perhaps because it had been completely still with only its whiskers moving, the stun effect from the previous Destructive Beam was quickly overcome.

At this moment, the Fish King once again gathered terrifying power in its mouth and fired back in the direction from which the seed machine gun was being fired.

Faced with this situation, Ash suddenly smiled.

"Good lizard king, keep using the seed machine gun!"

"Cheep cheep cheep————"

"A strange strategy. The power of the Seed Machine Gun alone is absolutely insufficient to stop the Fish King's Destruction Ray."

Adam didn't understand why Ash didn't let Sceptile dodge, but he preferred to trust his own judgment.

"We can't lose, let's go, King Fish!"

"Mwah~!"

In the clash between the two forces, the incredibly powerful Destruction Ray unsurprisingly gradually overwhelmed the Seed Machine Gun.

Although the power of the beam was partially neutralized by the seed machine gun, the remaining power was still enough to inflict considerable damage on the lizard.

And that's exactly what Ash wanted.

The weakened Destructive Ray poured down on the Lizard King, reaching a critical point.

With a loud bang, an explosion rang out, and the Lizard King burst out of a large cloud of smoke in the air, its whole body ignited with emerald green flames, crashing back to the ground like a meteor.

"Cheers~"

At this moment, the Lizard King's originally sharp aura became magnificent.

"Luxuriant?! No, it's different—it seems more vibrant, more beautiful—" Adam was also seeing the Lizard King like this for the first time, and he was completely stunned.

"Alright, go, Lizard King! Quick Attack!"

As usual, Ash used Quick Attack to get around.

The Lizard King swung its legs, leaving afterimages, and demonstrated its ability to walk on water with iron legs. It quickly rushed from the other side of the arena to the Fish King and grabbed the two whiskers that had just bound it.

"Oh no! The Fish King has extended its whiskers again and controlled the Lizard King!" Adam finally snapped out of his reverie and quickly gave the order.

The two yellow whiskers tried to follow the path ahead to tie up the lizard king's arms and give it another bondage play.

Unfortunately, the Lizard King's strength is now vastly different from what it used to be. In the struggle, it easily pulled the Fish King's heavy body over and slammed it to the ground.

At this moment, the Fish King was completely powerless to fight back.

"Alright, Leaf Blade!"

With that, the Lizard King unleashed a full-force slash, and the Fish King instantly lost its ability to fight.

"Oh dear, this is really—"

The situation took an unexpected turn. The Lizard King's growth was far from ordinary; its already powerful strength had been amplified to an astonishingly terrifying degree.

After the referee made his ruling, even though the green light emanating from Sceptile was still burning, Adam had no choice but to send out his last Pokémon.

"Looks like I'll have to ask you for help, Milotic. Use Storm."

This Milotic was Adam's ace when he ascended to the throne of top trainer, and it still possesses tremendous strength today.

Upon its appearance, it swung its tail and unleashed a storm that pierced through the ceiling.

But now the Lizard King's power was so great that it directly shattered the surface of the ground and leaped out of the storm's reach.

"As expected of Wallace's mentor, the Pokémon lineup he uses is almost identical."

They're all very strong. Speaking of which, isn't the proportion of families with Milotic in Coordination Training a bit too high?

Is Milotic a standard feature for top-tier coordination trainers?

At that moment, Ash looked at the ceiling that had been blasted open by Milotic's storm and his eyes lit up. "Sunlight is streaming down! Sceptile's Solar Beam!"

"Cheers!"

The sunlight streaming through the large hole in the ceiling was exceptionally intense, and the Lizard King was fast enough to arrive at the spot where the sunlight gathered in the blink of an eye.

The energy seeds behind it lit up in rows, and the intense sunlight was instantly released.

"This is truly a case of the attack turning into someone else's victory."

"Milkyr, regenerate!"

"Ugh~!"

Seeing that it was too late to dodge, Yadangdang decisively had Milotic use its signature life-saving technique.

That move allows the user to instantly recover half of their physical strength through self-regeneration.

However, by this time, the damage from the Lizard King's attack had already exceeded Milotic's ability to regenerate.

The immense light of the blazing sun instantly illuminated the entire gym, and the beam of light, nearly 4 meters in diameter, engulfed Milotic in the blink of an eye.

Xiaoyao and the others around could only quickly close their eyes.

Under the intense sunlight, Milotic's stamina rapidly declined, its self-regeneration unable to keep up with the rate of decline.

In the end, Milotic fell.

"Mildano is unable to battle, Sceptile wins! Ash Ketchum is the victor in this challenge."

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