Chapter 272: Silver Conference (3)
Seeing a Pokémon evolve during the battle on the field, the Host exclaimed, "Wow, Ash's Houndour has evolved!"
"Awoo!"
The newly evolved Houndoom let out a howl at the sky, its eyes filled with fighting spirit.
Seeing this, Ash said, "Oh, Houndoom, you still want to keep fighting? Alright then, I'll leave the next opponent to you too."
Junichi's final Pokemon was exactly as Ash had expected: his ace, Meganium.
[ Pokémon: Meganium (Junichi) ]
[ Type: Grass ]
[ Level: Gym Intermediate ]
[ Ability: Leaf Guard (Does not become afflicted by status conditions during sunny weather.) ]
[ Moves: Razor Leaf, Vine Whip, Solar Beam... ]
"Meganium, use Razor Leaf!"
"Houndoom, use Flamethrower."
Meganium flung a large number of leaf blades, shooting them toward Houndoom.
Houndoom dismissed this with disdain, opening its mouth to release a stream of fire that turned the leaves to Ash while also leaving Meganium covered in soot.
"Meganium, use Vine Whip to grab the horns on Houndoom's head and throw it!"
Meganium's Vine Whip was incredibly fast, binding Houndoom's horns in less than two seconds.
"Houndoom, show your grit!"
Houndoom stood firm, and Meganium couldn't budge it at all.
"This has turned into a tug-of-war!" the Host shouted.
Houndoom and Meganium vied with each other, and the two Pokémon fell into a brief stalemate.
Just then, the corners of Ash's mouth curled up slightly, and he said, "Houndoom, use Flame Charge!"
Understanding the command, Houndoom covered its body in flames and, abandoning the struggle, charged directly into Meganium.
"Oh no, Meganium, dodge!"
By the time Junichi reacted, it was already too late.
Houndoom's fiery collision dealt massive damage to Meganium.
"Houndoom, use Fire Blast to finish it!"
With the Fire Blast at point-blank range, Meganium didn't even have time to dodge.
"Meganium is unable to battle. Since all three of Junichi's Pokemon are unable to battle, the winner is Ash," the referee declared, raising a flag.
The match ended, and Ash, holding six points, successfully advanced to the Round of 16.
After dinner.
Ash's group returned to the Pokémon Center to check the opponent for the next battle.
As the results for the Round of 16 to 8 were announced, Ash's opponent was revealed to be Gary.
"Uh... Ash, your next opponent... no way?" Misty was shocked to see the result.
Brock's expression was also extremely dramatic: "Are you meeting this soon?"
"It seems to be true."
Looking at the bracket, Ash could only marvel at how strong the world's corrective force really was.
"Ash, I will go all out in our battle the day after tomorrow, including those three Pokemon. What will you use to counter me?"
At this moment, Gary walked over.
Since all the major contestants had only finished their elimination matches today, the conference specifically set aside a day for the contestants to adjust their Pokémon's condition.
"Fine, then I'll bring out three too the day after tomorrow. Gary, you should be able to use Mega Evolution, right?"
Since Gary had determined to put effort into academics, Ash naturally wouldn't let him have any regrets.
"I can. Anyway, the rules of the Silver Conference don't have any restrictions on Mega Evolution, so you'd better be careful, Ash."
After reminding him, Gary went back to focus on preparing for the battle.
He had originally intended to meet Ash in the finals, but since the conference rules had brought them together, he could only go all out to see if he could win against Ash.
"Ash, it looks like our bracket isn't very good! We might have to face each other in the Round of 8."
At this moment, Harrison walked over.
He had already studied his opponent and was confident in winning. As for Ash's group, he only really favored Ash himself; he didn't know Gary at all.
Ash's Lucario put a lot of pressure on Harrison, and as for the other contestants, he had checked everything he could, but overall, Ash was still the bigger threat.
"Harrison, it seems you're very confident about the match the day after tomorrow!" Ash said.
"I believe in my partners. However, you all look a bit off. Is tomorrow's opponent difficult to deal with?"
"Just about. He's my childhood friend."
"Oh, so he's your rival?"
Harrison finally understood why Ash and his group looked so grim.
The group chatted for a while before going back to prepare for their battles.
"Ash, starting tomorrow, it will be full battles. What lineup do you plan to use against Gary?" Misty asked, puzzled.
"Gary's lineup tomorrow should include Heatran, Articuno, Lugia, Blastoise, Scizor, and one more, which could be Umbreon, Arcanine, or Skarmory."
Brock pulled out Gary's registration information.
"I haven't decided yet. Gary is actually quite strong."
Ash recalled Gary's performance dealing with Giovanni and Mewtwo No. 2 in Water Metropolis not long ago; it was hard to gauge how much to hold back.
Of course, if he wanted to crush Gary, it would be quite simple, for instance by sending out Mewtwo or Rayquaza to give the world a little shock.
Let's forget about the red plane; she hasn't woken up yet.
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