Top Student: ???
Thunder Punch? Ralts?
Look at her little arms and legs, does she look like she can use Thunder Punch?
"Psychic-type Pokémon are extremely weak in physical attacks, and you're letting her use a physical skill? And at your Ralts' level, it's impossible for it to use a high-level skill like Thunder Punch..."
"Zzzap!!" As the top student's words fell, a dazzling golden electric light flickered on Ralts' fist.
The next second, Ralts' figure disappeared instantly, and before the top student could react, Ralts had already appeared in front of Gastly, following up with a fierce Thunder Punch!
Without receiving a command from the top student, Gastly got hammered directly from above to the ground!
"Boom!!"
Dust filled the air, and Giselle was dumbfounded watching the scene on the field, her eyes full of disbelief.
What happened? That little guy can actually use Thunder Punch?
It's already surprising that it can use Thunder Punch, but what's up with this power? Normally, Psychic-type Pokémon should be extremely unskilled and weak in physical attacks.
What is this little one? A violent little girl?
"Now, Telekinesis!" While everyone was surprised, astonished, and shocked, Ash didn't stop his attack.
Strike while the iron is hot!
In the air, Ralts squeezed its little hand, and Gastly, who was in the ground, got grabbed and hurled around like a ball by Ralts using Telekinesis. For a moment, the entire field was filled with 'bang bang' sounds.
Ralts also levitated in the air using Telekinesis, and it wasn't until Gastly was smashed to the ground for the sixth time that Ash called a stop.
Because he sensed that Gastly's aura had become very weak, according to his judgments from previously defeated Pokémon, this level of aura indicated a loss of battle capability.
So, the outcome of this battle was already decided.
Ralts gently placed the defeated Gastly in front of the top student, then floated itself in front of Ash with its arms open: "La-lu-la-la~~"
Did I do well, Ash~~
"You're amazing, Ralts! Look, everyone is stunned by you." Ash gently picked up Ralts and showed her the expressions of everyone around.
Everyone present, including Brock and Misty who were familiar with Ash, had their mouths wide open, with expressions as if they'd seen a ghost.
Who would have thought that a little girl like Ralts, who seems so light and delicate, could be so violent in battle!
Usually when Ash takes her to battle wild Pokémon, she's never been this violent!
She's been hiding her skills again!
Misty and Brock simultaneously thought.
Before, in the Pewter Gym battle, he hid Aura Sphere from Misty; later, in the Cerulean Gym battle, he hid Zippy Zap from both of them; now he hid a violent little girl!
Where did he learn to hide his skills like this?
"...How on earth did you do it? Has your Ralts already reached the Advanced Level?" the top student asked after a moment of silence, collecting the Gastly that had lost the ability to fight, and then asked Ash.
Although she was an excellent student at the academy, she couldn't directly tell the level of a Pokémon, which was something only experienced trainers like Brock and Misty could do.
"Her level is the same as your Gastly's."
"The same? You can see through Gastly's level?"
"Why can't I?"
"Impossible, without any instruments to detect, to tell just by naked eye would at least require the vision of a Gym Trainer level," the top student instinctively denied it. If Ash was really just a newbie trainer, how could he have such vision?
"That's why the textbooks aren't absolute. I've proven that even a trainer like me, who has traveled for just a month, can do it! That's the skill I've gained from traveling!" Ash said boldly, his reasoning not entirely convincing but his confidence unwavering.