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"Ash, if this is all you've got, you won't be able to rescue Erika from me."
Suicune stood proudly on the ground, its indifferent eyes fixed on the panting Pikachu.
Aloof, noble, elegant!
This was the legendary incarnate forme of the North Wind, Suicune!
Normally, seeing such a cool Suicune, Misty felt she would probably scream.
But now she only felt despair; how could they possibly deal with such a powerful Suicune?
Even Ash's Pikachu was no match for Suicune at all.
Erika pursed her lips, still not daring to look up, or she would truly feel embarrassed.
Speaking of which, why is Mr. Mammon like this?!
Isn't this treating herself like a princess stolen by an evil dragon? It's too shameful.
Caitlin ignored it, not even glancing in Erika's direction.
"Damn it!!"
Ash clenched his teeth tightly, he was unwilling, he was truly so unwilling!
"You are still too weak right now, Ash, you can't do anything as you are." Mammon yawned lazily.
"If you want to defeat me, you need to become stronger, not like you are now, like a shorts-wearing kid by the roadside, crumbling with a touch."
Mammon tilted his head slightly, looking at Ash, whose expression wasn't good.
Ash was not actually perfect; he would also feel sad from battle failures, and angry from an opponent's provocation.
But Mammon believed that all of these would become 'nutrients' for Ash to grow stronger.
After all…
Those 'monsters' from other regions were all growing rapidly, and as Kanto, the strongest region, how could its local 'monsters' lose to 'monsters' from other regions?
Mammon felt that Red and Ash were perhaps too comfortable, so he added some spice for them.
The last incident probably left a deep impression on Red, and this time it was naturally Ash's turn.
As for Green… he hasn't been seen yet, and who knows where our 'five-minute Champion' is showing off.
"It seems you're only at this level now, so goodbye."
Mammon took one last look at Ash, then turned to leave, holding Erika.
Suicune made no move, merely watching Ash and his companions and Pikachu calmly, preventing them from chasing Mammon.
"Stop! The battle isn't over yet!"
Ash, unwilling, immediately threw out his second Poké Ball.
"Charizard! Use Flamethrower."
The Poké Ball opened, and a powerful Charizard spread its wings, raging flames burning in its mouth, spewing towards Suicune.
Even if the opponent had resistance, it didn't matter! Ash believed in his Charizard.
"Hydro Pump." Mammon turned his head.
Suicune opened its mouth and immediately retaliated with a massive Hydro Pump.
Water-type Hydro Pump!
Boom!
Hydro Pump and Flamethrower collided heavily, the classic water and fire, the classic blue and red.
However, the result of the collision was no surprise to Mammon; Suicune's Hydro Pump forcefully pushed back the Flamethrower, finally slamming heavily into Charizard's body.
Rumble!
With a loud bang, Ash's Charizard cried out and crashed, falling heavily to the ground.
This…
Brock watched this scene, utterly shocked.
Although water beats fire, such a crushing defeat in a clash of moves was extremely rare.
And this was enough to show the power of this Suicune; Brock knew that Ash's strength was actually already extremely formidable.
Even Blaine, the veteran of the Cinnabar Gym, admitted that he couldn't defeat Ash even at full strength.
Yet now, Ash was being beaten by Mammon using Suicune as if he were a bug catcher by the roadside.
"Charizard!" Ash cried out in alarm, rushing towards Charizard.
"There's still quite a gap, I hope you'll have made some progress next time we meet?"
Mammon shook his head; he could tell that Ash's skill level was good, but not good enough.
"I must rescue Miss Erika!"
Ash checked Charizard and breathed a sigh of relief, looking unwillingly at Mammon; this Suicune was truly too strong.
But he wouldn't give up! Never abandoning or giving up in battle was his creed!
"Pointless." Mammon glanced at Ash.
"Squirtle!"
Ash ignored him and threw out his third Pokémon.
A healthy Squirtle appeared in front of Ash; its excellent battle intelligence made Ash realize that if he couldn't hit this Suicune, it would be too difficult to defeat it.
Squirtle?
Mammon raised an eyebrow, looking at the Squirtle in front of Ash; Ash, who had such excellent talent, actually didn't let Squirtle evolve?
Oh, Ash respected the Pokémon's own wishes; if Squirtle itself didn't want to evolve, he would probably support it.
But to be honest, evolution could greatly enhance a Pokémon's combat power, although it was true that Ash could train Squirtle very well.
But how could Squirtle compare to Blastoise in tactical significance?
Blastoise could Mega Evolve, and also Gigantamax, it could be used to deal with various opponents, holding a very high tactical position, but Squirtle was different.
Mammon felt a bit of a pity seeing the appearance of this Squirtle; he had thought that Ash, with his extraordinary talent in this world, would have changes in his team, but he still threw out a Squirtle.
He just didn't know what Ash's other main Pokémon were.
"Squirtle, Fake Out!"
Ash immediately ordered Squirtle.
"Hmm?" Mammon was startled upon hearing this.
And Suicune's eyes instantly changed; the small Squirtle sped forward, arriving in front of Suicune.
Squirtle jumped up and slapped Suicune directly across the face.
Slap!
Normal-type Fake Out! This was an Egg Move of this Squirtle.
"Woah!!"
Suicune's expression instantly turned icy, letting out an angry cry at Squirtle, and Suicune began to huff.
Its eyes were as cold as an iceberg, staring intently at the squirting turtle in front of it.
Damn it! A little turtle, daring to slap me!
Startled by Suicune's fierce, cold gaze, Squirtle couldn't help but gulp; it felt a strong surge of malice coming at it.
"Excellent! Squirtle! Continue using Double-Edge!"
Seeing Fake Out succeed, Ash immediately ordered another opportunistic attack.
Squirtle whimpered twice, its body glowing with a faint white light, and it slammed its head into Suicune's chest.
Normal-type Double-Edge!
Suicune staggered from the impact, and at that moment, it regained its mobility.
No, rather, it had already recovered when Squirtle charged in.
"You play freely." Mammon didn't give orders, but let Suicune fight as it wished.
Suicune stepped forward, its oppressive, icy gaze making Squirtle feel uneasy.
Ice Beam condensed in front of Suicune's mouth, and the Ice Beam shot out directly.
"Squirtle! Rapid Spin to dodge."
Squirtle immediately retracted its limbs and head into its shell and spun rapidly, attempting to avoid this Ice Beam by going airborne.
But the Ice Beam came too fast, directly hitting the rapidly spinning Squirtle, and the Rapid Spin abruptly stopped.
Crack, crack~
The Ice Beam continuously froze, and with Suicune's control, most of Squirtle's body was frozen by the Ice Beam, the ice spreading all the way to the ground.
"Squirtle!" Ash was shocked.
"Squirtle? Squirtle Squirtle."
Squirtle poked its head out, found itself completely frozen, and immediately struggled frantically.
But the next moment, a shadow covered Squirtle, and Squirtle looked up to see a poker-faced Suicune leaning in.
Squirtle gulped again; it suddenly felt something was very wrong.
Then…
Slap! Slap! Slap!
Under the dumbfounded expressions of Ash's trio, Suicune expressionlessly and skillfully raised its paw, rhythmically delivering slap attacks to Squirtle.
The slaps, one after another, were very loud, and Squirtle's face was almost swollen.
"Is this… Double Slap?"
Misty stared blankly at the scene, unable to help but ask hesitantly.
Double Slap was also a move, of the Normal type.
"But does Suicune know Double Slap…? And it doesn't seem right."
Brock's mouth twitched; Double Slap? No, when using Double Slap, the palm would glow white.
But Suicune's was clearly not a move.
"What Double Slap, it's hitting Squirtle's face!! Squirtle!"
Ash finally came to his senses, stomping his foot in anger, his voice urgent.
This damn Suicune! Its vengefulness is too strong, isn't it?
My Squirtle just hit you with a Fake Out, and you actually froze Squirtle and slapped its face?!
"…." Misty.
"…." Brock.
Ash quickly took out a Poké Ball and recalled the squirting turtle, which was already dizzy from being slapped, feeling extremely distressed.
And at this moment, in Ash's shadow, a pair of hollow orange eyes looked at Suicune with horror.
Suicune is so scary!
"Let's go."
Mammon was amused, and left the training ground with Erika and Caitlin.
Although Ash wanted to stop them, Suicune stood like a great mountain in front, so he could only watch Mammon and the two others leave.
Ash suddenly felt that Mammon was right; as he was now, he couldn't do anything.
"We didn't stall them until Officer Jenny and the others arrived…" Misty said helplessly.
"With Mammon's strength, even Officer Jenny and the others probably wouldn't be able to do anything to Mammon." Brock sighed.
Ash clenched his teeth, looking in the direction Mammon disappeared, he must get stronger! Become even stronger!
Mammon!! Next time! I will definitely defeat you!!
"Which region should I go to next?"
On the way back to Erika's courtyard, Mammon pondered which region he would go to next.