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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_1124_en
Chapter 236
Chapter 1114: Grass Dragon God
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
However, before Ash could even catch his breath, Winona launched another attack.
"Hyper Beam!!"
The orange-yellow beam of destruction shot forth once more, piercing through everything!
"Use Double Team!!"
Ash was jolted and hurriedly gave the command.
Swellow followed suit, instantly splitting its form into countless shadows in an attempt to confuse its opponent and dodge.
*Swoosh—Boom!*
However, the shiny Swellow twisted its head, causing the thick Hyper Beam to move with it, sweeping across a huge area and instantly clearing out two-thirds of the Double Team clones.
"Now, use Brave Bird!!"
Seeing the Hyper Beam dissipate, Ash quickly gave his next order.
The remaining one-third of the shadows merged back into one, and Swellow once again transformed into a large blue fireball, blasting forward!
Although it possessed the Thunder God Armor to counter its type disadvantage, for a Swellow that had yet to master it, the move could essentially only be used once per battle.
Yet, just as the oncoming Brave Bird was about to hit its target, the eyes of Winona's Swellow suddenly regained their clarity.
"It recovered from the paralysis already?!"
Ash was shaken. The period of paralysis was even shorter than last time?!
*Swoosh!*
Aerial Ace was activated again, and Brave Bird only tore through an afterimage.
However, the shiny Swellow didn't continue its Aerial Ace. It merely used the move's momentum to execute a swallow-like spin to dodge.
*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*
Immediately after, its entire body was covered in a layer of spiraling energy.
"Use Giga Impact!!"
Today, Winona was only using her most powerful moves, not holding back in the slightest!
"Then we'll continue with Brave Bird!!"
Ash commanded in turn.
Because its move had missed, Swellow's Brave Bird hadn't dissipated yet; it still maintained its form as a large blue fireball.
After circling once in the sky, it charged toward its target again!
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Brave Bird clashed with Giga Impact once more. The force of the energy collision was even more ferocious than the first time.
The resulting gusts and shockwaves blew wildly in all directions.
This was especially true for Ash and Winona, who were on the platform closest to the action. The air current continuously billowed their clothes, but both of their gazes remained fixed on the sky.
And as the clash of moves ended...
"Sbaa..."
One Swellow finally fell powerlessly from mid-air, landing heavily on the ground.
The other Swellow, however, remained in the sky, flapping its wings with considerable difficulty.
"Damn it..."
Seeing this, Ash clenched his fists, his body subconsciously taking a step back.
Because the Swellow in mid-air was glowing with a faint golden light.
That meant the one on the ground was...
"Swellow is unable to battle! Therefore, the winner of this match is Swellow!"
The referee gave the final verdict.
Looking at the Swellow on the ground, its eyes already spiraling in a daze, Ash sighed. He had no choice but to recall it.
"You worked hard, Swellow..."
It seemed that even though his newly evolved Swellow had mastered a powerful and strange move, it was still no match for a veteran Swellow like hers.
The woman opposite him must have been pushed to the brink by his first three Pokémon, so for this match, she held nothing back, using her full power.
This was definitely an extremely powerful Gym Leader, forcing Ash to give the battle his complete focus.
"Sbaa..."
However, looking at the shiny Swellow panting in the sky, it seemed to be having extreme difficulty just maintaining flight.
"Oh well. Leaving the opponent on its last legs is already quite an achievement."
Ash was about to send out his third Pokémon to finish off the opponent's low-health Swellow.
"Return, Swellow. That's enough."
At that moment, however, Winona suddenly recalled her Swellow.
Ash froze. For a Gym Leader, recalling a Pokémon meant...
"Winona has forfeited with her Swellow! Since all four of her Pokémon are unable to battle, the winner of this Fortree Gym challenge is contestant Ash!"
The referee was also stunned for a good moment before she announced the result.
On the high platform, Winona let out a great sigh of relief, gripping the railing in front of her as she exhaled softly.
Her face, which had been filled with battle intent, returned to its usual approachable gentleness.
That was enough.
Although her Swellow had won the internal duel, given its current stamina, continuing the battle would have been pointless.
"What an incredible trainer..."
Winona felt that battling Ash was like battling an Elite Four member; she couldn't relax for even a second.
"Are all trainers these days so ridiculously strong?"
The figures of two other trainers surfaced in her mind; they all seemed to be newcomers who had just started their journey this year.
Absurd!
She felt that Wallace's position as the League Champion probably wouldn't last much longer...
"This is the proof of your victory over the Fortree Gym, the Feather Badge!"
Afterward, Winona handed Ash an exquisite white badge, shaped like a small, curved feather.
"The sixth badge, finally got it!"
Ash took it in his hand and let out a long sigh of relief.
Although the opponent's surrender at the end left him feeling like it wasn't a complete finish...
...there was truly no point in continuing that battle.
"Your sixth badge? Then next you can head to the Mossdeep Gym in Mossdeep City. That's a city built on a small island."
Winona introduced with a smile, then her tone lowered, as if she was hesitating about something.
Ash: "?"
This expression gave Ash an extremely strong sense of déjà vu.
It seemed that back when he was traveling in the Johto Region, after every Gym challenge, the Gym Leader would have this exact same look...
"Um, well, my Swellow happens to be female... If you don't mind, could you let it and your Swellow... do some breeding?"
Winona's face turned red as she stammered.
She still couldn't bring herself to say the word "breed."
This time, however, Ash readily agreed.
One was a shiny Swellow, the other was a Swellow with a strange talent for Electric-type moves... He was also curious about what kind of offspring could be born from the union of these two.
"Really?! That's wonderful!"
Winona's face lit up with pleasant surprise as she accepted Swellow's Poké Ball.
"Then you should relax in Fortree City for the next two days. It's a very livable city, you know~!"
Clutching the two Poké Balls, Winona hurriedly rushed indoors to get to work.
Their Fortree Gym had its own built-in healing device, so there was no need to make a special trip to the Pokémon Center.
"As for anything to watch out for... just don't provoke the local Grass Dragon God, and you'll be fine~!"
"Grass Dragon God?!"
Ash was stunned. Was this some new ancient god?
He was about to ask, but he saw that Winona had already hurried downstairs.
"Miss Winona, I'll help you~!"
Brock immediately followed after her. In a short while, their figures disappeared from everyone's line of sight, and Ash could only give up on asking.
"She's probably talking about Rayquaza. I remember Rayquaza is called a Dragon God, and it's also grass-green..."
Blue, standing beside him, tried to explain.
Ash shrugged. Winona was probably just saying it casually. There was no way Rayquaza would just appear here...
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
However, before Ash could even catch his breath, Winona launched another attack.
"Hyper Beam!!"
The orange-yellow beam of destruction shot forth once more, piercing through everything!
"Use Double Team!!"
Ash was jolted and hurriedly gave the command.
Swellow followed suit, instantly splitting its form into countless shadows in an attempt to confuse its opponent and dodge.
*Swoosh—Boom!*
However, the shiny Swellow twisted its head, causing the thick Hyper Beam to move with it, sweeping across a huge area and instantly clearing out two-thirds of the Double Team clones.
"Now, use Brave Bird!!"
Seeing the Hyper Beam dissipate, Ash quickly gave his next order.
The remaining one-third of the shadows merged back into one, and Swellow once again transformed into a large blue fireball, blasting forward!
Although it possessed the Thunder God Armor to counter its type disadvantage, for a Swellow that had yet to master it, the move could essentially only be used once per battle.
Yet, just as the oncoming Brave Bird was about to hit its target, the eyes of Winona's Swellow suddenly regained their clarity.
"It recovered from the paralysis already?!"
Ash was shaken. The period of paralysis was even shorter than last time?!
*Swoosh!*
Aerial Ace was activated again, and Brave Bird only tore through an afterimage.
However, the shiny Swellow didn't continue its Aerial Ace. It merely used the move's momentum to execute a swallow-like spin to dodge.
*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*
Immediately after, its entire body was covered in a layer of spiraling energy.
"Use Giga Impact!!"
Today, Winona was only using her most powerful moves, not holding back in the slightest!
"Then we'll continue with Brave Bird!!"
Ash commanded in turn.
Because its move had missed, Swellow's Brave Bird hadn't dissipated yet; it still maintained its form as a large blue fireball.
After circling once in the sky, it charged toward its target again!
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
Brave Bird clashed with Giga Impact once more. The force of the energy collision was even more ferocious than the first time.
The resulting gusts and shockwaves blew wildly in all directions.
This was especially true for Ash and Winona, who were on the platform closest to the action. The air current continuously billowed their clothes, but both of their gazes remained fixed on the sky.
And as the clash of moves ended...
"Sbaa..."
One Swellow finally fell powerlessly from mid-air, landing heavily on the ground.
The other Swellow, however, remained in the sky, flapping its wings with considerable difficulty.
"Damn it..."
Seeing this, Ash clenched his fists, his body subconsciously taking a step back.
Because the Swellow in mid-air was glowing with a faint golden light.
That meant the one on the ground was...
"Swellow is unable to battle! Therefore, the winner of this match is Swellow!"
The referee gave the final verdict.
Looking at the Swellow on the ground, its eyes already spiraling in a daze, Ash sighed. He had no choice but to recall it.
"You worked hard, Swellow..."
It seemed that even though his newly evolved Swellow had mastered a powerful and strange move, it was still no match for a veteran Swellow like hers.
The woman opposite him must have been pushed to the brink by his first three Pokémon, so for this match, she held nothing back, using her full power.
This was definitely an extremely powerful Gym Leader, forcing Ash to give the battle his complete focus.
"Sbaa..."
However, looking at the shiny Swellow panting in the sky, it seemed to be having extreme difficulty just maintaining flight.
"Oh well. Leaving the opponent on its last legs is already quite an achievement."
Ash was about to send out his third Pokémon to finish off the opponent's low-health Swellow.
"Return, Swellow. That's enough."
At that moment, however, Winona suddenly recalled her Swellow.
Ash froze. For a Gym Leader, recalling a Pokémon meant...
"Winona has forfeited with her Swellow! Since all four of her Pokémon are unable to battle, the winner of this Fortree Gym challenge is contestant Ash!"
The referee was also stunned for a good moment before she announced the result.
On the high platform, Winona let out a great sigh of relief, gripping the railing in front of her as she exhaled softly.
Her face, which had been filled with battle intent, returned to its usual approachable gentleness.
That was enough.
Although her Swellow had won the internal duel, given its current stamina, continuing the battle would have been pointless.
"What an incredible trainer..."
Winona felt that battling Ash was like battling an Elite Four member; she couldn't relax for even a second.
"Are all trainers these days so ridiculously strong?"
The figures of two other trainers surfaced in her mind; they all seemed to be newcomers who had just started their journey this year.
Absurd!
She felt that Wallace's position as the League Champion probably wouldn't last much longer...
"This is the proof of your victory over the Fortree Gym, the Feather Badge!"
Afterward, Winona handed Ash an exquisite white badge, shaped like a small, curved feather.
"The sixth badge, finally got it!"
Ash took it in his hand and let out a long sigh of relief.
Although the opponent's surrender at the end left him feeling like it wasn't a complete finish...
...there was truly no point in continuing that battle.
"Your sixth badge? Then next you can head to the Mossdeep Gym in Mossdeep City. That's a city built on a small island."
Winona introduced with a smile, then her tone lowered, as if she was hesitating about something.
Ash: "?"
This expression gave Ash an extremely strong sense of déjà vu.
It seemed that back when he was traveling in the Johto Region, after every Gym challenge, the Gym Leader would have this exact same look...
"Um, well, my Swellow happens to be female... If you don't mind, could you let it and your Swellow... do some breeding?"
Winona's face turned red as she stammered.
She still couldn't bring herself to say the word "breed."
This time, however, Ash readily agreed.
One was a shiny Swellow, the other was a Swellow with a strange talent for Electric-type moves... He was also curious about what kind of offspring could be born from the union of these two.
"Really?! That's wonderful!"
Winona's face lit up with pleasant surprise as she accepted Swellow's Poké Ball.
"Then you should relax in Fortree City for the next two days. It's a very livable city, you know~!"
Clutching the two Poké Balls, Winona hurriedly rushed indoors to get to work.
Their Fortree Gym had its own built-in healing device, so there was no need to make a special trip to the Pokémon Center.
"As for anything to watch out for... just don't provoke the local Grass Dragon God, and you'll be fine~!"
"Grass Dragon God?!"
Ash was stunned. Was this some new ancient god?
He was about to ask, but he saw that Winona had already hurried downstairs.
"Miss Winona, I'll help you~!"
Brock immediately followed after her. In a short while, their figures disappeared from everyone's line of sight, and Ash could only give up on asking.
"She's probably talking about Rayquaza. I remember Rayquaza is called a Dragon God, and it's also grass-green..."
Blue, standing beside him, tried to explain.
Ash shrugged. Winona was probably just saying it casually. There was no way Rayquaza would just appear here...
(end of chapter)
