I caught a Pokémon

"Split?" Jiang Tai was taken aback upon hearing this, then sighed, "Whether it's a clone or a split, what's the difference? We still can't do anything about all these shadows, can we?"

Just as Shota said, there are simply too many of these shadows. Fighting them one by one is impossible to eliminate them all. However, in order to capture those Pokémon, it is necessary to eliminate these clones. This contradictory relationship seems to have put the matter in an unsolvable stalemate.

“You’re right.” After a moment of silence, Ah Long reluctantly admitted the fact. “It seems that we can only try to eliminate these split entities first, and then take the opportunity to get closer to them.”

Although he said that, he actually knew that breaking the deadlock was simple: all he needed was a Pokémon of comparable strength. But clearly, neither he, Shota, nor Ash next to him had such a Pokémon.

"You two shouldn't be so pessimistic!" Xiao Zhi didn't seem to care much. He laughed, "We've already made it ashore, haven't we? That's the first step to success. As long as we keep going, we'll definitely find a way!"

Shota clearly agreed with Ash's point of view: "You're right! Why think so much? Just go all out!"

Seeing that neither of them had any intention of backing down, Ah Long nodded: "Anyway... let's cooperate for now!"

Although the three are competitors, they have surprisingly joined forces in the face of such a formidable enemy.

Leaving aside how they were united in their hatred of the enemy, Xia You in the forest, seeing that these people did not flee under such an attack, but instead became more determined and seemed to fight harder, also felt a headache coming on.

Ash, especially, was at the edge of the forest, which left him quite helpless.

Why don't you just honestly help Xiao Chao and get some support? Why are you just meddling in this mess?

Alright, since none of you want to leave, then we'll increase the intensity for you!

Thinking of this, his gaze sharpened, and he no longer held back, issuing another command to Deoxys in his mind.

'Let these people see your true power!'

……

"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt! Corphish, use Bubble Beam!"

"Blaziken, use Flamethrower! Quagsire, use Water Gun!"

"Blastoise, use Water Gun!! Magneton, use Electric Shock!!"

Ash, Arlong, and Shota were on the clearing in front of the forest, directing their respective Pokémon to attack the Deoxys Split in mid-air. With their cooperation, the Split was hit from time to time and disappeared into the air.

In the blink of an eye, they had eliminated more than ten of them. Although this had a limited impact on the overall situation on the battlefield, it undoubtedly cleared a small patch of sky, making their surroundings safer!

But at that moment, they only saw a figure flash before their eyes, and a Deoxys landed in front of them, only about 1 meter above the ground!

Upon closer inspection, the color is very different from the clone; it's actually the original body!

"What!?"

When it suddenly appeared in front of him, Shota was stunned. But before he could react, even though Deoxys didn't make any move, his Blastoise was suddenly sent flying backward, grazing his body and crashing into the big tree behind him!

Boom!

The tree shattered instantly.

After crashing into several sturdy trees, Blastoise finally stopped. Fortunately, it was protected by its shell, and although the impact was quite severe, it managed to slowly get up after struggling for a while.

"How...how did it suddenly appear here!?"

Ash was also startled, but before he could do anything, his Pikachu was also thrown back by an invisible force and crashed into a tree!

"Pikachu!!"

Caught off guard, he could only watch helplessly as Pikachu crashed into a tree and then fell to the ground!

"Don't just stand there!" Compared to them, Aaron reacted much faster. He quickly pulled a Poké Ball from his pouch and shouted to the two, "This is a great opportunity! Let's work together to defeat it!!"

Hearing his words, Ash and Shota knew that the opportunity was indeed rare. Gritting their teeth, they didn't bother to check on Pikachu and Blastoise's injuries and released all their Pokémon in one go. With flashes of blue light, Deoxys was surrounded by more than a dozen Pokémon in an instant!

Upon closer inspection, the three of them felt even more clearly that this Pokémon was unusual.

It emitted a short and peculiar sound, like an incomprehensible signal. Even its alien-like, metallic face showed no expression whatsoever; one could only sense its indifference and coldness.

"Everyone, attack together!" Shota shouted, and immediately commanded his Pokémon to swarm and attack.

However, just as his Pokémon approached Deoxys, Deoxys simply raised both hands, mobilized its internal energy, and bounced all of the Pokémon back!

"Too...too strong, isn't it?"

Seeing his Pokémon fall with just one attack, Shota's expression immediately changed.

As he was being repelled, Ash and Arlong's Pokémon surrounded him from both sides.

"Swallow, attack with your wings! Snow Child, use the freezing wind!!"

Ash gave two commands in a row, but the moves that the two Pokémon used to attack Deoxys failed to even break its shield!

On the other side, Arlong was in a similar situation. His Pokémon also failed to break through Deoxys's defense and were all knocked to the ground by Deoxys's counterattack!

This was undoubtedly a huge blow to his confidence!

I came with high expectations, and although I had thought there would be a big difference in strength, I didn't expect it to be this big!

He was surprised to find that there seemed to be an insurmountable gap between his Pokémon and this Pokémon as soon as they started fighting!

Is this really a Pokémon that humans can catch?

In his daze, he saw a yellow shadow flash past him. When he looked, he found that it was Ash's Pikachu, carrying its injured body, running quickly on all fours. Then it leaped high and slashed at the Pokémon with its shining tail!

What does it want to do?

A question arose in Ah Long's mind.

Because he had just fought this Pikachu in the Battle Tower and witnessed its terrible performance, Aaron didn't have any hope for Pikachu and subconsciously thought it was going to its death.

To his shock, in the next second, Pikachu's Iron Tail actually shattered the Pokémon's energy shield!

How is that possible?!

This tiny Pikachu contains such immense power!?

Why does it perform so poorly in the battle tower?

There was no time to think. Although he failed to harm the Pokémon in the slightest, and Pikachu was immediately blasted away by telekinesis, he still saw a glimmer of hope!

Seizing this fleeting opportunity, he decisively shouted to his Pokémon, "Now! Attack with all your might!!"

He, who usually appears very calm and composed, suddenly became passionate at this moment!

The Pokémon that had been knocked to the ground, upon hearing his command, endured the pain, struggled to their feet, and launched their most powerful attacks at the same time!

In an instant, five or six attacks of different colors shot towards Deoxys from several directions.

Boom!

These moves arrived in an instant, hitting the Pokémon almost simultaneously, creating a large amount of thick smoke as they exploded!

It works!

Ah Long's face lit up with joy!

As the thick smoke gradually dissipated, the Pokémon transformed into a more substantial form, as if it were wearing a protective suit, and remained floating there unharmed!

what! ?

Why does it look different from before?

Ah Long's smile froze, and his heartbeat seemed to stop.

This is impossible!

That move was a full-force attack from his Pokémon!

Even legendary Pokémon shouldn't be able to withstand that easily, right?

But now...

Not only could this Pokémon not be moved, it didn't even have a scratch on its body!

What kind of monster is this?

Just as he was feeling extremely shocked, the Pokémon changed back to its previous form and then raised its hands to launch a counterattack.

not good!!

Ah Long's expression changed drastically.

Even though it was his first time encountering this Pokémon, he now understood that it had two forms: one with extremely strong attack power and the other with extremely high defense power!

Before he could even order his Pokémon to dodge, the attack arrived. In a flash of black light, his Pokémon, as well as the Pokémon of the other two, all fell in an explosion that turned trees to dust and melted the earth!

With just two attacks, all of their Pokémon were rendered unable to battle!

"You bastard!!!"

Perhaps feeling utterly powerless, Shota was the first to break down.

He seemed to have given up on himself, so he took out a Poké Ball and threw it at the Pokémon. Although the timing wasn't right yet, Arlong understood what he meant.

Knowing he was no longer able to fight, he resorted to this extreme method to try and capture the Pokémon!

And that was the only thing he could do!

Even though they knew they couldn't catch it, Aaron and Ash's eyes still involuntarily followed the Poké Ball as it landed in front of the Pokémon.

pat!

However, the Poké Ball simply hit the ground without any reaction.

Um! ?

The Poké Ball is broken!?

Satoshi and Shota stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief, cursing their bad luck. Only Arlong, after a moment of stunned silence, suddenly changed his expression again!

Given the manufacturing process of Poké Balls, unless they are damaged by human intervention, their damage rate is extremely low, almost negligible, and it is impossible for them to be completely unresponsive.

Even when facing a healthy Pokémon, it will at least flash a red light.

The fact that this situation is occurring can only mean one thing—

"Run!!" he yelled frantically at the two of them, "This Pokémon has already been caught, it has an owner!!!"

Chapter 723 It's a pity I wasn't there

"It's been subdued?!" Upon hearing this unbelievable news, Shota was completely stunned. He shouted incredulously, "How is this possible?! Who could defeat such a terrifying creature?!"

Having personally experienced Deoxys's power, Shota now clearly understands the gap between himself and it.

Just as the light of a firefly cannot rival the brilliance of the moon, this overwhelming chasm filled him with a profound sense of despair and suffocation.

Aside from legendary Pokémon like Rayquaza, he really didn't know of any Pokémon that could rival it!

But can trainers like us really catch such powerful Pokémon?

He simply couldn't imagine such a scene, so rather than believing that Arlong had been captured by someone else, he was more inclined to believe that there was something wrong with his Poké Ball!

Yes, it must be a problem with the Poké Balls!

For some reason, after hearing those words, Xiao Zhi subconsciously thought of Xia You.

In his limited understanding, even a member of the Elite Four like Lance should be able to defeat such a powerful Pokémon, but if asked who could capture it, Ash's first thought was Xia You!

It can only be Xia You!

This was the most profound impression Xia You had left on him!

Besides the formidable strength of each Pokémon, his numerous legendary Pokémon are what make him feel most unfathomable, and only he has the ability to capture such Pokémon!

So, could this Pokémon belong to Xia You?

Can……

Looking at his Pokémon lying all over the ground, and then glancing back at the trainers being attacked by the split creatures on the river, he hesitated again.

Brother Xia You... he shouldn't let Pokémon attack people like us, right?

While Ash and Shota were still in a daze, Arlong had already recalled his Pokémon and strode towards the river.

Seeing him run away like that, Shota suddenly came to his senses, took out his Poké Ball, and hurriedly recalled his Pokémon!

After finishing all this, seeing that Ash was still standing there dumbfounded, Shota turned around and ran towards the river, but also kindly turned back and shouted to him, "Hey! What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get out of here!"

"Ah? Oh!"

Awakened by his shout, Ash also reacted and quickly recalled his other Pokémon. He then ran to Pikachu, picked up the unconscious Pikachu, and hurried to the riverbank. He also jumped into the river!

Pfft!

The icy river water cleared his dizzy head and also made Pikachu, who had been unconscious, drowsily open his eyes.