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Gary wasn't learning for the first time that Ash's Pikachu was abnormal, but it was his first time realizing Ash's Pikachu could be abnormal to this extent!
Flying was one thing, using a type-based acceleration move similar to Extreme Speed was another, but what was with it spraying water now?!
What was that wave that appeared out of nowhere? Are you kidding me?!
Gary looked at Misty and Brock beside him and noticed that while they were slightly surprised, it was almost negligible, as if they had long grown accustomed to Pikachu's performance.
Seeing this, Gary couldn't help but exclaim, "Hey! Aren't you guys surprised? Pikachu used Surf, Surf! This move completely goes against the learning range of the Pikachu species, doesn't it?!"
Hearing this, Misty looked at Gary in surprise, "Are you saying Pikachu flying is also normal?"
Gary: ... "Since Pikachu can fly, then why can't it use Surf? Isn't that perfectly reasonable?"
If it can fly, then spraying water is also perfectly reasonable... What the heck! Gary couldn't accept such a reason at all!
What's the necessary connection between spraying water and flying? And flying is also very strange, okay?!
Brock saw Gary's collapse and said with a smile, "We are partners who have been traveling with Ash all along. We've naturally known about Ash's special qualities for a long time so we won't be as surprised as you. Although Pikachu's actions are indeed a bit unreasonable, this is Ash—the man who breaks common sense."
What you said sounds very reasonable, I'm speechless!
When it comes to time spent with Ash, besides his mother, who has spent more time with him than Gary?
The old Ash certainly often did some astonishing things, but those things were at most minor skirmishes and within normal understanding.
But ever since he started traveling, Ash has been like a different person. Many of the things he's done completely exceed his understanding: what makes Pokémon's strength suddenly increase by a large stage, what MEGA Evolution is, what Pikachu using Surf, being able to boost his strength just by wearing a hat... Is this something a human can understand?
Breaking common sense is fine, but you can't break it like this! This is already breaking the rules, fighting completely outside the laws of the Pokémon world.
To be honest, if all Pokémon in the world had this kind of operation, then the experience of Elite and Champion Trainers would be completely useless.
Elite and Champion Trainers are powerful not only because of their incredibly terrifying adaptability but, most importantly, because of their rich experience. But all of Ash's actions are completely outside their experience.
Even with the rich experience of an Elite Champion, they would never encounter an opponent like Ash.
Facing Ash, one can only rely on their adaptability and how sharp their eyesight is... On the field, as Arcanine was covered by the soaring surf, Pikachu landed steadily on the ground. The two soaring surfs significantly cooled down the entire field, so now it not only didn't feel hot underfoot but was even a bit cool.
As the wave disappeared, Arcanine, looking like a dead dog, appeared before everyone. Hit by two Water-type moves, even the high-level Arcanine was struggling.
Blaine's confident smile, which he displayed when he first released Arcanine, disappeared without a trace. Damn it, who would have thought this Pikachu could also use Water-type moves, and such powerful ones at that!
He understood now; nothing that happened to this Pikachu was strange. He also experienced Koga's collapse mentality during their battle.
And this was with Blaine having quite a bit of information on Ash, yet he was still beaten to this state. Who could he even complain to?!
"Arcanine, can you still battle?"
"Roar..."
Arcanine's low growl sounded, and he slowly stood up. But from his expression, he stood with great difficulty. However, as long as he hadn't lost the ability to battle, anything was still possible.
"Very good, use Sunny Day!" Using Sunny Day at this time indicated that Blaine was already preparing the field for his subsequent Pokémon.
After all, using Sunny Day again would be elbowed by Pikachu. Arcanine's stamina might still be able to withstand it, but by then, his remaining combat power wouldn't be much.
However, Sunny Day, combined with this volcano field, under a double boost, the amplification of Fire-type moves might approach one hundred percent. At that time, even if Ninetales, which came out later, lost the boost from its Flash Fire ability, it could still use powerful Fire-type moves.
Moreover, this weather move could also boost Arcanine, killing two birds with one stone. Under Sunny Day, if Pikachu took one hit from Arcanine, he would have to go see his great-grandmother in his dreams!
"Pikachu, Electric Terrain!" Ash naturally didn't want Arcanine to use Sunny Day, so he chose to use the fastest move to prevent the opponent's move.
Pikachu's paws touched the ground, and a golden electric arc streaked across the field. In the blink of an eye, it arrived in front of Arcanine. Its small body contained immense power, and it slammed into him!
Arcanine's large body was knocked back more than ten meters, but he still let out a Roar, and a light slowly rose around him.
Ash frowned slightly. He actually endured Electric Terrain to use Sunny Day. This was due to the leaked information.
Blaine must have studied Pikachu and knew that while Pikachu's Electric Terrain was fast, its power wasn't too great.
With Arcanine's stamina, taking one hit wasn't a problem.
And that was indeed the case. This Arcanine was incredibly tough. Although Pikachu's attack power was weakened by Intimidate, Electric Terrain was guaranteed to hit a vital spot. When hitting a vital spot, the attack would ignore the opponent's increased stats and its own decreased stats.
In other words, Arcanine essentially endured a full-power Electric Terrain.
Just as Ash was thinking about how to deal with Sunny Day, the light that had risen halfway suddenly dimmed, and Arcanine let out a whimper, its limbs slightly bent, and some golden currents appeared around its body.
Both sides were stunned by this. Ash was the first to react: this was paralysis!
It halves the opponent's speed and has a chance to paralyze them, preventing them from moving.
Both soaring surf and Pikachu's own Electrostatic ability had a chance to inflict paralysis, but Ash hadn't seen electric arcs on the opponent after two consecutive soaring surfs.
The sudden appearance of electric arcs now should be related to Pikachu directly contacting the opponent with Electric Terrain just now. The Electrostatic ability was triggered!
Thank the heavens! Since he got Pikachu, he had battled no less than a thousand times!
But the number of times Electrostatic was triggered could still be counted on one hand. This was far too different from the Electrostatic ability he knew!
The trigger rate for Electrostatic was thirty percent! His Pikachu's trigger rate wasn't even three percent, he didn't know if it even reached that.
Perhaps this was one of the prices for Pikachu becoming so abnormal.
"Pikachu, paralysis has been triggered! Now, use soaring surf!" Ash didn't miss this opportunity and loudly commanded Pikachu to attack directly!
Pikachu leaped up suddenly, and a surging wave formed again beneath its feet. Blaine's face was turning purple with anger.
To trigger paralysis at a time like this, it was truly cursed!
"Arcanine, Fire Blast!" Dodging was impossible. The move that Pikachu used, called soaring surf, almost covered the entire field. Unless Arcanine could fly into the sky, how could he dodge?
The best way was to prevent it from being used. If it was used, then he could only endure it.
Arcanine opened his maw, and a dense power of fire element accumulated within it. This time, fortunately, paralysis was not triggered, and Fire Blast was successfully spewed out.
The flame, shaped like a large character, fiercely struck the soaring surf, and the water evaporated at a visible speed.
In this type-disadvantageous move showdown, Fire Blast actually had the upper hand, as the opponent had the advantage of the field and level.
However, Ash didn't expect this move to defeat the opponent.
soaring surf was just a feint; the real attack was... "Pikachu, Sparkling Thunder!!"
Pikachu, riding on the wave, leaped up again. Its figure almost reached thirty meters above the field. Its tiny body erupted with unparalleled black-gold lightning in the air!
As it was already late, Blaine didn't notice that the sky was already covered with countless dark clouds. There was lightning traversing within those black clouds. As lightning erupted from Pikachu's body, the lightning within the black clouds also fiercely struck down, injecting into Pikachu's body.
In an instant, the entire world was illuminated by the lightning emanating from Pikachu's body. At this moment, Pikachu was an existence like the God of Thunder!
"Take this, Blaine!"
"Pika—chu!!!"
With the shouts of one person and one mouse, and Blaine's slightly shocked expression, the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder from the sky suddenly struck down!
The lightning pillar was as thick as a water bucket, entirely wrapped in black-gold lightning that made others feel fear. The moment it struck, it even made the air sizzle with a burning sound.
The Electric-type move actually produced a Fire-type effect.
"Boom!!"
Arcanine, having just used Fire Blast and still paralyzed, had no way to dodge this lightning strike. The surging lightning directly impacted the entire field, and the lightning spread.
The moment the lightning spread, the ground was covered with spiderweb-like cracks, as if struck by a heavy hammer. The violent shockwave destroyed everything around it!
The entire volcano directly lost a section. A blue shield appeared in front of Ash, Blaine, Gary, and others, which prevented them from being directly blown away by the shockwave or even severely injured.
Blaine's already ugly expression paused after seeing the blue shield in front of him, then slowly returned to calm, replaced by curiosity.
This shield... must be Ash's doing, right? Is this what that special power on Ash's body looks like when materialized?
It was somewhat like Psychic, but also not quite. Compared to Psychic, it was more like a power originating from the essence of life itself.
As the shockwave slowly dissipated, the blue shield in front of everyone also disappeared from their sight.
Arcanine on the field no longer looked like Arcanine. He was charred all over, as if covered in a layer of black charcoal. At most, one could barely identify this Pokémon as Arcanine from its shape.
"Arcanine!!" Blaine instantly remembered after seeing Arcanine that his dog had just been directly hit by that terrifying power!
In terms of power alone, that lightning was almost on par with an Elite-level ultimate move. His dog, already on its last legs, was directly hit by that lightning head-on. Its combat power definitely couldn't have remained, but Blaine wasn't worried about Arcanine's combat power now; he was worried if it was still alive!
"Don't worry, Blaine, Arcanine has only lost its ability to battle; there's no danger to its life. Pikachu and I controlled the force," Ash said, comforting Blaine.
Blaine, hearing this, silently breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, his gaze towards Ash became strange.
That last move was still holding back? If it truly unleashed its full power, how strong would that be?!
"Return, Arcanine." Blaine recalled Arcanine, unconsciously sighing, "You worked hard. It's not that you're not strong enough; it's that the opponent is too abnormal!"
Who would have thought that an Elite-level Arcanine facing a professional-peak Pikachu would result in this?
Being defeated by an opponent who almost bypassed two major levels, and by a Pikachu at that—no one would believe such a thing if you told them!
The main thing was that soaring surf was too unexpected for Blaine. Plus, Arcanine later got paralyzed. Once a Pokémon falls into an abnormal status, whether it's poison, sleep, or burn, its combat power will be directly reduced by more than half.
Only confusion status can be resolved by recalling the Poké Ball.
From the moment Arcanine fell into paralysis, the scales of victory had already begun to tip towards Ash.
"Return, Pikachu." Ash also called Pikachu back to his side. The continuous attacks had pushed Pikachu to its physical limit.
Pikachu was still panting heavily on the field, and its demeanor appeared very tired.
In reality, against Pokémon that Ash forcibly boosts, the best strategy is to stall for time.
As long as Ash's Pokémon aren't hit by attacks, then without attacking Ash's Pokémon, they will naturally exhaust their stamina.
After all, the stamina consumption of bursting attacks beyond one's level is simply too terrifying.
If that Sparkling Thunder hadn't defeated Arcanine, then it would probably have been Pikachu's turn to be defeated.
Every time Ash seemed to win big in battles beyond his level, in reality, he was just playing with fire.
Pikachu on the field, upon receiving the command, darted back from the field and jumped to Ash's feet.
"What a formidable fellow. I've never seen a Pikachu capable of using that level of lightning."
"Hehe, my Pikachu is special."
"I can see that. How can a Pikachu that can Surf and fly not be special?" Blaine's mouth twitched, saying somewhat grumpily.
Honestly, this Pikachu, whoever fights it gets depressed, regardless of winning or losing!