When Steelix appeared on the battlefield, everyone slowly breathed a sigh of relief this time.
They knew Pikachu could defeat many Pokémon—or rather, at this point, most Pokémon could only be defeated when facing Pikachu.
But if facing an opponent of the same level with a type advantage, Pikachu would never win so easily.
Among them, Steelix's Ground typing posed a significant disadvantage for Pikachu.
"A Steelix? It seems this battle will be somewhat difficult."
Ash said softly, a trace of calmness in his eyes.
Hearing his words, Harrison opposite him spoke at that moment.
"Steelix, rush forward and use Take Down!"
As his words fell, Steelix's massive body undulated as it surged forward rapidly.
At this moment, Steelix's eyes blazed with fighting spirit—but nothing beyond that.
It wanted to avenge its trainer. Three of its companions had already been defeated by the Pikachu on the opposite side.
This was an extremely humiliating situation for its trainer.
Even if it was Ash who had defeated them, this outcome was undoubtedly unacceptable to Steelix.
Seeing this scene, Ash's eyes flickered slightly.
He raised his head and spoke loudly.
"Pikachu, go! Use Thunderbolt!"
When everyone heard Ash use this move, they felt somewhat surprised.
Electric-type moves didn't deal much damage to Ground-type Pokémon.
Basically, they were very ineffective.
Under such circumstances, very few trainers would use an Electric-type against a Ground-type.
Even if they did battle them, they wouldn't use Electric-type moves.
So what Black Ash was doing now confused everyone.
But it was only slight confusion. If it were anyone else, they might think the trainer was crazy. But if it was Black Ash, then everything seemed perfectly normal.
Terrifying Thunderbolt surged from Pikachu's body. The Steelix on the other side let out a roar.
Then, it opened its massive mouth and bit directly forward.
Pikachu used its speed to dodge before the opponent.
Soon, it climbed above Steelix's head.
"Steelix, use Rock Slide!"
Harrison on the opposite side shouted loudly at that moment.
Hearing his words, a terrifying glow flickered.
A large number of rocks began to tumble upward, creating an avalanche-like attack.
And Pikachu moved among these falling rocks with perfect ease.
It even jumped from one rock to another, seemingly effortless.
At this moment, Harrison realized that even if his Steelix had a type advantage over Pikachu,
If it couldn't land a hit on Pikachu at all, everything seemed futile.
"Steelix, dig underground!"
Harrison's voice carried a hint of hope.
In his view, as long as Steelix burrowed underground, Pikachu naturally couldn't fight it.
And this seemed to be fact.
As light flashed, Steelix moved forward quickly.
Then it dove into the ground.
Pikachu didn't follow as expected. It was an Electric-type Pokémon—there was no way it could enter the earth!
"Pikachu, use Thunder to blast it out!"
Ash in the distance shouted loudly at that moment. He even clenched his fists, his eyes flashing with excitement.
Hearing his words, Pikachu slowly nodded at that moment and raised its head the next instant.
Solid light flashed on its body as massive lightning surged into the sky.
The next moment, a crackling sound echoed.
Finally, accompanied by a terrifying explosion, a huge thunderclap fell.
The terrifying lightning pierced directly into the hole Steelix had just drilled.
Accompanied by sizzling sounds,
Everyone suddenly discovered that the entire hole was flashing with massive electric light.
"Steelix, you have to hold on!"
At this moment, Harrison clenched his fists, hope in his eyes.
He understood that in such a situation, everything seemed so uncertain.
Then, in this battle, the final result seemed already determined.
When the lightning slowly dissipated, Pikachu landed gracefully on the ground with a proud expression.
At this time, Steelix crawled out from underground—but it had already fainted.
[Flint]: Did he really use Thunder to knock out a Ground-type Pokémon on the opposite side? Just how powerful is this lightning?!
[Steven Stone]: I remember at the beginning, Ash also used Pikachu to stun a Onix with powerful lightning, but this is different.
[Cynthia]: Now Ash's Pikachu has an Electrode and can use such power, but this Ash's Pikachu shouldn't have that, right?
Everyone slowly frowned.
They all knew at this moment that what was happening here was completely different from what they'd imagined.
"Lost again?"
Harrison frowned, helplessness flashing in his eyes.
How could he have expected this outcome?
He'd even brought out Steelix, but still couldn't defeat the Pikachu on the opposite side. The scene of using lightning to knock out a Ground-type Pokémon—
It looked somewhat familiar, but that was from the very beginning. As Pokémon grew stronger, this kind of type-disadvantage battle became increasingly difficult to win.
"Still want to fight?"
Ash asked this question again.
Hearing this, Harrison across from him slightly adjusted his expression.
He raised his head and looked at Ash, burning light in his eyes.
If it were at the beginning, maybe he wouldn't fight.
But now? He would definitely fight.
Even if he only had two Pokémon left.
"Houndoom, come out!"
As his words fell, red light flashed, and Houndoom appeared directly in the center of the arena.
When Houndoom appeared, everyone's eyes flickered with slight surprise.
Only Ash's eyes showed calm.
He knew this should be his opponent's strongest Pokémon.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been saved for last.
But he felt no fear about this, because his Pikachu could defeat anything.
"Houndoom, use Flamethrower!"
Harrison shouted loudly, excitement and anticipation flashing in his eyes. At this moment, he had to win.
Terrifying flames surged forward.
The massive flames even ignited half the battlefield.
"Pikachu, dodge its attack! Rush forward and use Iron Tail!"
Ash shouted loudly in the distance.
Hearing his words, Pikachu's figure flashed rapidly as it used Agility.
Its speed increased faster and faster, soon appearing before Houndoom.
At the same moment, its tail had turned metallic.
The Iron Tail whipped forward directly.
"Houndoom, jump up to dodge its attack! Use Fire Blast!"
Hearing Harrison's words,
Houndoom suddenly leaped upward at that moment, narrowly escaping Pikachu's attack.
In an instant, massive flames condensed in its mouth.
The Fire Blast smashed directly forward.
A rumbling sound echoed as a massive crater was blasted into the ground.
As smoke spread,
Pikachu leaped directly out of the smoke.
Clearly, it hadn't been hurt by the previous attack.
Ash in the distance smiled at that moment.
"That's it! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"
He once again had Pikachu use the powerful Thunderbolt.
And Pikachu didn't hesitate at all. It moved forward directly and unleashed its most powerful attack.
A sizzling sound echoed as massive electric light shot directly forward.
The terrifying light reached Houndoom in an instant.
At this moment, Harrison's eyes narrowed as he shouted again.
"Houndoom, use Protect!"
Protect could enhance a Pokémon's defensive ability, providing a certain degree of resistance.
As electric light engulfed Houndoom's entire body, roaring sounds spread to the surroundings.
Everyone could see the entire ground illuminated by electric light.
Their pupils contracted, and no one spoke at that moment—they felt awed.
"Houndoom, you have to hold on!"
Harrison in the distance clenched his fists at that moment and shouted loudly.
For him now, he knew such results were always full of variables.
He understood that in such a situation, everything would be so unusual.
When the electric light slowly dissipated,
Houndoom's figure appeared before everyone.
It hadn't fallen, but now wisps of smoke rose from its body.
It knew this battle would be different.
However, when Pikachu saw its condition, a slight smile appeared on its lips.
Without even waiting for Ash's command, Pikachu walked step by step toward Houndoom.
The two Pokémon stood face to face.
The next moment, Pikachu struck first.
Terrifying electric light flashed directly.
Massive power ignited completely at that moment.
Rumbling sounds echoed.
Electric light flashed and struck Houndoom's body. This time, after the electric light disappeared, Houndoom did not rise again.
Harrison in the distance saw this scene and had grown accustomed to it.
From beginning to end, he had used a full five Pokémon, yet these five Pokémon had never defeated Ash's—only Pikachu.
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