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

"King Yan is incapacitated; King Suga wins!"

"Kick! Kick!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Wang Yan. You've done a great job."

Ash now only has one Pokémon left. He takes a deep breath and switches Sceptile back onto the field.

"The battle is getting intense." Xiaoyao unconsciously tightened her grip on Pikachu.

"Pika, Pikachu." Pikachu's little face was now filled with worry for Ash.

"There's nothing I can do. Ash said he doesn't want to rely on you too much this time."

"Pikachu~"

"But Dad's defense is too high, and his attack is terrifyingly strong."

"Even Swellow couldn't sway Slaking just now. Sceptile's attack power isn't much stronger than Swellow's." May sighed, holding Pikachu.

"To defeat Slaking, you basically have to rely on its special abundance."

But when Xiaosheng heard what Xiaoyao said, he immediately shook his head.

"Sister, do you really think the Lizard King's stamina is enough to withstand a single blow from Slaking?"

Keep in mind that even at full strength, the Lizard King's stamina is less than half that of the Slaking. It's going to be very difficult for him to hold on.

"If Sceptile gets scratched even once, it won't last long enough for its Overgrow ability to activate before it loses its ability to battle."

Indeed, Ash knew at this point that it was virtually impossible to win by relying on Sceptile's Overgrow ability to double its Attack stat.

"With the current strength of the Hoenn team, is it still too much of a stretch to face opponents stronger than the Elite Four..."

Even so, he would never admit defeat. In his and his Pokémon's dictionary, there was no such word as "admit defeat".

The Lizard King, who had reappeared at this moment, looked at the chaotic battlefield around him and immediately understood the ferocity of the battle that had just taken place.

"Sceptile King, Blaziken and Swellow have all lost, now only you are left."

"The Slaking on the other side is arguably no weaker than Metagross and Milotic that Pikachu faced back then... but we will never give up."

Let's cheer each other on and defeat our opponent!

"Cheers!"

Upon hearing Ash say that, Sceptile recalled Pikachu's dashing figure when it battled the Champion Pokémon.

Its dream was also to become that kind of powerful being, and then the Sceptile King firmly responded to Ash.

It will fight to the very end against such an opponent, and even if it loses, it will lose with dignity.

Ash immediately understood what it was thinking and smiled with satisfaction.

"Alright, Lizard King, use Leaf Blade!"

Upon hearing the sound, the Lizard King immediately straightened its posture, its fighting spirit ignited, and charged out.

It has always had the mindset of a responsible elder brother, and the power of the Lizard King becomes stronger in times of crisis.

At this moment, due to the Destructive Beam and Sloth properties, Slaking has fallen into a state of paralysis.

However, with its rich combat experience, it didn't need any additional commands from afar. Before it could even move, it had already assumed a defensive stance, waiting for the Lizard King to come and attack.

The Lizard King's full-power Leaf Blade attack slashed at high speed across Slaking's thick body, but even with the Lizard King's current all-out effort, it was still unable to leave any mark.

The Lizard King's attacks couldn't break through Slaking's defenses at all; the level difference was too great.

At this moment, King Slave also emerged from his stunned state, and Lizard King immediately and astutely retreated back to his own half of the field.

However, Qianli will not let his opponent escape so easily.

"Slave King, Flame Fist!"

"Kill!"

As a Normal-type Pokémon, Slaking has a very deep move pool.

It has also mastered all three standard "Farmer's Three Punches".

Its enormous fist instantly burst into flames, and with astonishing momentum, it roared towards the Lizard King.

This terrifying attack would end the Lizard King with just one punch.

In the moment of crisis, Ash's eyes frantically scanned the battlefield, and he finally found a way to break the deadlock.

"Lizard King, jump onto those collapsed roof beams immediately!"

By this time, due to Ash and Senri's carefree battle, the large house where the Petalburg battleground was located had become dilapidated, practically a dangerous building compared to its initial state.

However, because this house is an antique-style building, there are many supports and wooden beams around it and on the ceiling.

At this moment, they all fell to the ground, crooked and sprawling. The Lizard King immediately leaped nimbly between the collapsed wooden beams.

Thanks to the agility he had developed from training among the trees in the forest since childhood, Slaking was unable to catch the Lizard King for the time being.

Instead, he was outmaneuvered by the opponent's leaps and bounds, which made him so angry that he smashed several wooden beams and then kept pounding his chest.

"Calm down, ask for leave, Wang."

At this moment, upon hearing Qianli's call, King Qingjia once again entered a state of rest.

It immediately raised its hands, covering its face with its palms as before.

"Keep jumping, Lizard King! Don't stop! Use the Seed Machine Gun!"

"Cheers!"

Immediately, a series of small but dense blows rang out from the body of the Slave King.

Despite the scraping, the Lizard King still tried to exhaust Slave King's stamina while it was unable to move.

Despite Ash and Sceptile's current exhaustion, Senri didn't care at all.

"Ash, your reaction just now was very quick. It's a great ability to make good use of the terrain, but that alone won't be enough to defeat Slaking."

"While the King of Slaughter cannot attack when it is in a resting state, it is still constantly accumulating energy and restoring its stamina."

"Right now, the Lizard King can use its surroundings to dodge attacks by jumping, but once Slaking destroys all the collapsed beams around it, where will the Lizard King hide?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Qianli, we're definitely not just hiding."

"Oh, really?" Qianli's calm expression changed slightly.

"In that case, rest time is over. Slacker, use Flame Fist one more time!"

"Damn it!" The fierce gaze of the King of Leave immediately shot out from behind his palm.

It stared intently at the lizard king, which was still leaping about, and once it had confirmed its trajectory, it immediately braced itself for another attack.

Just as Slaking lowered his hand from his face and raised his fist, Ash finally smiled.

"Right now, Lizard King, jump onto the highest roof beam, and unleash Solar Beam with all your might, without holding back at all!"

The highest beam in the room at this moment was the very beam that had been knocked down when King Yan was sent flying by the hammer.

The Lizard King immediately understood and leaped with all its might to the top of the upright roof beam.

At this moment, intense sunlight poured down from the large hole created by the giant swallow, shining on the rows of seeds on the Lizard King's back where energy was stored.

The seed representing the progress of the sun's intense energy accumulation rapidly lights up from bottom to top; this is the final ripple of the companion.

With its blazing sun fully charged, the Lizard King knew this might be its only chance to win this battle, and it squeezed every last drop of energy from every cell in its body.

The beam shot towards Slaking's face instantly, even faster than when Slaking fired the Hyper Beam before.

"Cheers!!!"

"Please, Wang, stop attacking and cover your face with your hands."

"Kill?"

At this point, even if Slave King wanted to immediately dissipate his Flame Fist and switch to a defensive stance, it was already too late.

Sunlight and flames are the energy of light; under the blazing sun, the speed is the speed of light.

The dazzling light instantly shone on the wrinkled face of the man who asked for leave.

Although Slaking has base stats close to those of legendary Pokémon, its Special Defense is not outstanding, and Special Attack moves are its weakness.

While Sceptile's signature move, Leaf Blade, is a physical attack, its special attack is actually stronger than its physical attack.

Therefore, the power of the sunlight and flames it unleashes is naturally quite formidable.

The Grass-type's strongest Special Attack move, Solar Beam, slammed right into Slaking's face, which was weak to Special Attack.

"Damn it, but even so, with the stamina of the Slave King, it's still..."

At this moment, not only Qianli was suddenly stunned, but all his students were also stunned.

"Why is this lizard king's solar flames taking so long?"

That goes without saying; just look at who taught it to be so intensely sunny.

This is someone acknowledged by Arceus, the owner of the Emerald Tablet, the strongest individual human, and personally taught by Ash Ketchum.

With the Lizard King's own efforts, all the power stored within its body was drawn out at this moment.

The light instantly illuminated the entire battlefield, and everyone watching was momentarily blinded.

After a long while, when they opened their eyes again...

Finally, with a loud crash, Wang, the one who asked for leave, collapsed.

"Knock..."

"Slacker, unable to battle! The ultimate winner of this challenge is Ash."

"You really lived up to the title of Lizard King, well done!"

"Cheers!"

[Ding! Lizard King: Affection +5; Intimacy +5]

[Ding! Lizard King: Affection and Intimacy have reached maximum!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+2000；攻击+2；特攻+2；自由属性点+2；技能：青草滑梯+1】

Unexpectedly, Sceptile's affection and friendship levels reached their maximum at this moment, and Ash's first Perfect-level Pokémon in the Hoenn region was born!

One-tenth of Ash's stats were instantly added to Sceptile, giving it a significant boost in strength.

Of course, none of these lizard kings knew this yet.

Because at this moment, it was happily running towards Ash, celebrating its victory with its trainer.

Chapter 453 Professor Oak Has Something for You

Ash won, Pikachu!

"Pikachu, Pikachu!"

"Oh, Dad lost."

After the King of Leave fell to the ground, the expressions of the onlookers varied.

Some were saddened to see their teacher defeated, while others were thrilled by Sceptile's comeback, but they all applauded the efforts of the Pokémon on the field.

Compared to the happy Xiaoyao and the dejected Xiaosheng who saw her idol lose, Qianli was much more composed.

"Haha, as expected of you, Ash! That was a fantastic battle."

He took out the Libra Badge from Petalburg City Gym and handed it to Ash.

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the new main quest "Challenge Petalburg Gym!": Defeat Petalburg Gym Leader Senri to obtain the Libra Badge!]

【获得奖励：联盟币+3000；特攻+2；特防+2；自由属性点+3；技能“再来一次”+1】

[Libra Badge: When worn, increases the power of Normal-type Pokémon moves by 5%]

"Thank you, Uncle Qianli. I will take good care of it!"

Ash has finally collected all 5 badges, and only 3 more are needed to participate in the Hoenn League.

"Oh no, the roof of the room is going to collapse!"

Just as Ash was admiring the badge he had just earned, a student named Senri next to him suddenly shouted in panic.