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

But he dared not speak out, and the voice behind him was as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

"There's no way around it; the other side is the boss in the underwater base," Dr. Nanbo said slowly as he walked up to the sleeping Lugia and the others.

"Hehe, you don't need to worry, this kind of thing won't happen again."

"I've found what this Lugia cares about, and soon it will have to obey our commands!"

He pulled out a photo that a Rockets member had accidentally taken earlier, showing White's silhouette, and gave a sly smile.

"As long as it cooperates obediently, the experiment will be a success very soon..."

Chapter 284 This is all thanks to the blessing of the God of Muscles (6K, 5 bonus chapters)

After Ash won a brilliant victory, it was Misty's turn to battle for the first time.

Xiaoxia had been really looking forward to this vortex competition from the very beginning, and she took it very seriously in both the regular competition and the preliminary rounds.

Now that the official competition has finally arrived, of course I have to give it my all to show my opponents.

"The ninth match in Zone B will be between Xiaoxia and Zhang Zao!"

Ash thought he'd misheard the name "Old Zhang" because he was surprised to learn that there were actually people from that family in the Pokémon world.

The player on the other side, named Zhang Zao, was a middle-aged man wearing a Hawaiian short-sleeved shirt and a straw hat. When he saw that the person on the other side was Xiaoxia, he immediately showed a disdainful smile.

"Haha, so the opponent is a little girl. It looks like this game will be easy to win."

"Let's talk big after the match. Bring it on, I'm full of fighting spirit right now," Xiaoxia replied confidently, taking a deep breath.

She has grown a lot now, and she is not annoyed at all even when provoked by her opponents.

"Go, Sun Coral!"

In this battle, Xiaoxia sent out her newest partner.

Because she has a big ambition for the Whirlpool Tournament: to defeat Ash!

...at least one Pokémon!

Therefore, Misty temporarily kept her other, stronger Pokémon in reserve for the upcoming battle.

However, this sun coral is also Xia's favorite, and she has taken great care of it.

Its battle ability is not bad, so Misty felt confident sending it out as the Pokémon for the first round.

Sun Coral did not disappoint Xiaoxia.

In the battle, they fought steadily and quickly cornered Lao Zhang's Thousand Needle Fish with Spiked Cannon and Earth Power.

Uncle Zhang Zao on the other side was really unlucky. His Thousand Needlefish's ability is Poison Sting, while Xiaoxia's Corsola just happens to have no contact moves.

This made the uncle very upset, as all the tactics he had planned could not be implemented, and in the end, the Needlefish was taken away by Misty's Coral Spike Cannon.

Xiaoxia successfully passed the first round.

"Hehe, I knew it would work! I love you, Sun Coral!" Xiaoxia jumped up and down in celebration, hugging Sun Coral.

After the game, Xiaoxia happily ran up to Xiaozhi and said, "How was it? We did pretty well, right?"

Xiaozhi always praises Xiaoxia when she asks for praise.

Although this time Corsola happened to be type-dependent and resisted the Poison-type moves of the opposing Uncle's Needlefish.

However, Misty's performance has indeed improved a lot, and she didn't win entirely by luck, so Ash decided to reward her with a tight-fitting catgirl outfit!

(Xiaoxia: Hey, this is obviously a reward for yourself!)

There's no way around it, Ash got to enjoy the Phantom Thief Sisters' night-time bodysuits a while back, and now he's starting to like them a bit (。?ω?。).

……

After the first round, the second round of the tournament will begin. During the draw, all the contestants who passed the first round will be shuffled and thrown into a large pool for random assignment.

Xiaoxia is now particularly worried about what will happen if she runs into Xiaozhi in the second round.

"I don't think I'll be that unlucky..." Xiaoxia felt that she was such a hardworking and beautiful girl, she would definitely be blessed by God.

"Please, God of Muscles, bless me!"

Xiaoxia kept her eyes closed and prayed while drawing lots at the Pokémon Center.

Then it seems that the blessing of the muscle god really happened. Perhaps it was because the god saw that Xiaoxia was forcibly consuming excessive amounts of protein every day and then constantly exercising her jaw muscles, working so hard.

So the God of Muscles took pity on her and let Misty draw not Ash, but another young man who was good at using Feraligatr.

Xiao Zhi drew a player named Gao Mei.

This is a tall, slender woman. If Xiao Gang were nearby, he would definitely jump up excitedly.

Before their official match, Gao Mei even came to greet Xiao Zhi.

"Your teamwork with your Water-type Pokémon is excellent, which I admire."

"I really look forward to playing against you on the field!"

This older sister speaks gently, making a good first impression, but Xiao Zhi won't go easy on her just because she's a mature woman.

"Me too, but I will give it my all 100%."

The two shook hands politely, giving off a sense of mutual respect between formidable rivals before a match.

"Damn it, let go! Where did this wicked woman come from?" Xiaoxia gritted her teeth.

"At least in Water-type Pokémon competitions, Ash's only real rival is Misty, the future Water-type Pokémon Master!"

"Xiaoxia, calm down..."

Serena, who was standing nearby, broke out in a cold sweat and struggled to pull Xia back.

When Ash and his friends returned to the players' dormitory, Suicune immediately jumped out and volunteered.

"Boss, boss, how about letting me play?"

"They're from the water element too~"

With such a large audience, Babaozhou was itching to take the stage.

Unfortunately, Ash rejected it without even thinking.

"Alright, sweetie, here's a bone for you to play with somewhere else." Ash took out a specially made meat bone stick, waved it in front of Eight Treasure Porridge, and tossed it aside.

"Ow~"

Babaozhou only realized what had happened after it retrieved the bone that Xiaozhi had thrown.

"Pah! I'm not a dog!"

"Ugh! Why can't I play?!" Babaozhou immediately started throwing a tantrum.

"This is a Water-type Pokémon tournament." Ash was afraid of its embarrassing performance.

"Right now, you only have Crunch and Extreme Speed ​​available. What will you do if you encounter a Water-type Pokémon with high HP?"

Besides attribute advantages, Eight Treasure Porridge's previous victories were often achieved by leveraging its high speed and high defense, allowing it to stay on the field for as long as possible and slowly grind down the opponent.

Although it's not impossible for Ash to win, he still wants his legendary Pokémon to maintain their cool factor.

The upcoming matches will be broadcast live, so it wouldn't do if Babaozhou played too poorly.

Ash went to great lengths to protect the reputation of legendary Pokémon.

Another issue is that Babaozhou has very few skills, and during Lazy Dog training, he always tries to find ways to slack off.

Xiao Zhi needs to focus more on training it in this area.

"Since you're so eager to play, let's start training right now!"

"Ah, no!"

It was too late. Just as Babaozhou turned to run away, he was caught by Supreme Xiaozhi and immediately threw himself into happy training.

Soon it was time for the second battle of the second day, and Ash and Mimi had arrived at the two sides of the battlefield, ready to fight.

In the second round of the Whirlpool Tournament, the rules changed to one-on-one battles using two Pokémon, with the other side winning when one Pokémon is completely defeated.

Gao Mei was the first to release her Pokémon. Contrary to her gentle appearance, the Pokémon she used was a ferocious Gyarados.

But coincidentally, Ash's first Pokémon was also Gyarados.

Ash's beloved sword, the golden, goofy Gyarados.

"Wow, this battle is actually an internal war between Gyarados!" The commentator, as always, maintained his high level of enthusiasm and immediately began to give a lively commentary.

"Ash's Gyarados is a rare Shiny Gyarados, and it's even two sizes larger than Miss Gorilla's Gyarados!"

"I wonder how Miss Gao Mei plans to handle this?"

The people of the Whirl Islands have a particular fondness for Water-type Pokémon, so when a trainer brings out a rare Water-type Pokémon at a grand event like the Whirl Tournament, it elicits cheers from the crowd.

Not to mention Ash's extremely rare golden Gyarados, which the audience had never seen before, immediately garnered a warm response.

They were quite a group of dedicated Pokémon fans, taking photos and exclaiming in amazement as Ash's big, goofy self laughed uncontrollably.

Even when the Gyarados opposite it came over with a fierce and menacing look, it was both a little scared and happy as it twisted its body.

"Alright, stop being so awkward, we're battling now." Ash, being the hot-blooded type of trainer, naturally took the initiative to greet us with an offensive move.

"Gyarados, use Waterfall!"

"Gyarados, use Hyper Beam!"

The contestant opposite me, Gao Mei, seems to be quite skilled as well.

Her Gyarados unleashed Hyper Beam, instantly evaporating a large amount of seawater simply by striking the surface.

However, hitting Ash's Golden Gyarados failed to stop its actions.

The imposing golden body propelled the water currents that surged towards its opponent, who was trying to hide behind a pillar on the field.

The golden Gyarados snapped the pillar in two, slamming the opponent's Gyarados hard onto the large platform in the center of the battlefield.

Then, Ash's Golden Gyarados immediately lashed out with its tail, sending it flying back into the water.

"My God, what incredible power! Ash's Gyarados is displaying terrifying strength commensurate with its size!"

"Gao Mei seems to be at a disadvantage."

"Gyarados, hold on! Use Thunderbolt!" Gao Mei shouted as she stepped forward and looked out over the water.

The Gyarados in the water immediately responded to its trainer, leaping out and beginning to charge its whiskers with electricity.

"Is that Gyarados on the other side going for a special attack build?"

Ash was a little confused by the fact that it was both a destructive beam and a 100,000-volt attack.

However, this is, after all, a Water-type Pokémon tournament, so it's normal for trainers to bring some skills or abilities to deal with Water-type Pokémon.

After all, some people might sneakily bring Pokémon with the Water Absorption ability to participate in the competition.

Gyarados's natural Special Attack is relatively weak, less than half of its Physical Attack, so its Thunderbolt attack is generally not very powerful.

But coincidentally, her opponent this time, Ash, also sent out Gyarados, so it was a kind of intelligent matchmaking.

For Gyarados, which is four times weak to Electric, even a Thunderbolt attack used by another Gyarados would be enough to cause considerable damage.

Therefore, Ash doesn't intend to let the big guy take the hit head-on.

"Gyarados jumps back to the surface of the water, then flies up to dodge and uses Dragon Dance!"

Don't forget that Gyarados is also a Flying-type; in fact, it can fly.

The giant golden dragon used its tail to leap nimbly into the water, while Gao Mei's Gyarados naturally wouldn't give up on its target so easily.

100,000 volts immediately chased after it and attacked, and then the big, dumb creature immediately opened its mouth wide, inhaled, and flew into the air, swaying its body.

At this moment, Gyarados's 100,000 volts of electricity tried to follow up, but it suddenly shocked itself.

The electric current flowed through Gyarados's entire body, causing considerable damage.

"Oh no, how could this happen?"

"A little physics tip: Seawater can conduct electricity."

This is a victory of wisdom. The reason Ash made Gyarados try to jump back into the water was to guide the opposing Gyarados to use Thunderbolt to attack the surface of the water.

This time, the Gyarados, which was four times weaker to Electric, was successfully shocked by its own Thunderbolt.