Chapter 273: Silver Conference (4)
After a day of rest, Ash finally decided on his lineup to counter Gary before the match started.
On this day, Ash's mother, Delia, and Professor Oak also arrived at the venue from Pallet Town, just like in the original story, to watch Ash and Gary's battle in person.
The Johto League Silver Conference Round of 16 matches adopted a full battle format, and the battlefields were limited to four types: water, grass, ice, and rock, with the field being randomly selected before the match began.
The first match of the Round of 16 was held on an ice field between Harrison and a random Trainer, with Harrison securing the qualification to advance with an absolute advantage.
Inside the contestant lounge.
Seeing Harrison walk back, Ash greeted him, "Harrison, congratulations on advancing!"
"Thanks, you're up soon, right? I checked the data on that rival of yours and discovered that you just defeated him at the Indigo Plateau Conference not long ago, so I'll be waiting for you in the next round!"
After the battle roster was announced, Harrison specifically looked up information about Gary, eventually concluding that Ash was guaranteed to win.
"Up next, we have a matchup between two Trainers from Pallet Town. The competitors are Ash and Gary, and Gary is the grandson of the famous Professor Oak.
Both of these Trainers were the Champion and runner-up of the Pokémon League Indigo Plateau Conference, and according to rumors, they have been childhood frie..."
The Host revealed information about Ash and Gary to the audience to build up the atmosphere of the tournament.
In the family and friends seating area, Misty held up her phone, aiming the camera at Ash on the field.
While adjusting the camera, she didn't forget to ask the person on the other side of the phone, "Serena, can you see clearly like this?"
"Misty, that's fine."
Serena's voice came from the other side of the phone.
The battle field for Ash and Gary's match was drawn as a rock field, and Gary was the one to go first.
"Go, Arcanine!"
Gary chose to lead with Arcanine.
"Arcanine, huh? Alright, I choose you, Gallade!"
After Ash's Gallade was sent back to grind in the Viridian Forest, Gardevoir and Annihilape took turns giving it special training. Its strength was now at the Intermediate Elite level, and with Mega Evolution, it was capable of competing against Advanced Elite or Beginner Quasi-Champion level opponents.
Gary's Arcanine, on the other hand, was at the Beginner Elite level.
"Arcanine, use Take Down!"
"Gallade, use Teleport to dodge it."
Arcanine, carrying an unstoppable momentum, charged toward Gallade at an astonishing speed, but Gallade used Teleport, constantly flashing across the rock mountains of the battle field.
It was as if Arcanine wouldn't stop until it hit Gallade; it smashed through three small rock mountains in a row with no sign of stopping.
"Ash, your Gallade is really slippery. Come back, Arcanine."
Gary took out a Poké Ball and recalled Arcanine, "Go, Scizor!"
"Gary, are you going for Mega Evolution already?" Ash asked.
Gary couldn't help but roll his eyes, pointing to the bracelet worn on Gallade's arm, and said, "Doesn't your Gallade have a super evolution stone too?"
Ash shrugged, "Well... I have a lot of super evolution stones."
"..."
Gary was left speechless. Then, turning his grief and indignation into strength, he shouted, "Scizor, MEGA Evolution!"
"Fine, since that's the case, I'll do it too. Gallade, respond to my bond, Mega Evolution!"
Both Pokémon completed their MEGA Evolution almost simultaneously.
"Incredible, absolutely incredible! Dear audience, the two Trainers, Ash and Gary, are currently using the MEGA Evolution battle system that exists in the Kalos region.
According to reports, MEGA Evolution is a battle system that allows Pokémon to achieve a temporary evolution after reaching their final evolutionary stage, thereby gaining even greater power.
Currently, Professor Sycamore from the Kalos region and that mysterious doctor who holds the title of Father of Fairy have discovered super evolution stones for over forty types of Pokémon through joint research..."
Having learned from the lessons of the last Indigo Plateau Conference, and also to introduce the Mega Evolution battle system, Goodshow gave some of the information regarding Mega Evolution to the tournament Host to study.
Of course, this information was relatively one-sided.
"Scizor, use Agility and Focus Energy."
"Gallade, use Swords Dance."
Neither chose to launch an attack first.
However, just from the stacking of buffs, it was clear that Gary had already fallen behind.
"Scizor, use Metal Claw!"
"Gallade, Ice Punch."
Super Scizor turned into a red flash, brandishing its two large pincers as it struck at Gallade's chest, while Super Gallade met it with a fist imbued with cold energy.
The two Pokémon looked like they were boxing, with pincers and fists constantly colliding.
"Not bad, Gary, your Scizor has become much stronger again," Ash exclaimed.
"That's right, I came this time with the determination to defeat you," Gary said confidently.
"Is that so? Then try this move and see, Gallade, use Sacred Sword!"
As Ash's voice fell, the arm blade at Super Gallade's elbow lit up with a white light, and the white blade gradually formed a hand-blade.
Seeing this change, Gary immediately felt something was wrong, "Scizor, use X-Scissor, block it!"
Super Gallade swung its Sacred Sword move, and with one strike, it knocked down Super Scizor, which had raised its arms in preparation to block.
"Scizor is unable to battle!" the referee announced.
"Scizor, you've worked hard."
After saying this, Gary released Arcanine again.
"Gallade, return." Ash chose to rotate, "Milotic, this match is up to you."
Seeing it was Milotic, Gary's expression changed slightly; he knew this sub-match was going to be a fight to the finish.
"Arcanine, use Take Down."
"Milotic, use Hydro Pump."
Before Arcanine could even get within ten meters of Milotic, it was hit squarely by a Hydro Pump.
This fatal blow, aimed at the head, directly finished off Arcanine.
"Too amazing! Trainer Ash's Milotic defeated Trainer Gary's Arcanine with just one move! Now let's see what Trainer Gary will use to respond!" the Host said.
Gary said, "Arcanine, you've worked hard. Next, I'm sending out this one. Go, Blastoise!"
Ash recalled Milotic and said to the Gardevoir beside him, "It's your turn next."
"Gardevoir!"
Gardevoir nodded and then walked slowly onto the field.
Ash only decided to let Gardevoir enter the match yesterday after seeing that she had followed his mother there.
Although Gardevoir had not traveled with Ash, her growth rate in strength had not slowed down at all. She was now at the Intermediate Quasi-Champion level, just a little bit away from catching up to the Charizard from before.
"So the third one really is Gardevoir?"
Gary's expression became cautious; he was well aware of Gardevoir's strength.
"Blastoise, MEGA Evolution!"
Seeing Gary choose MEGA Evolution, Ash, out of respect, pressed his key stone again:
"Gardevoir, MEGA Evolution!"
The forms of the two Pokémon on the field changed once again.
This MEGA Evolution directly ignited the entire spectator area; the reason was simple: the form of the Shinny Gardevoir after Mega Evolution was too stunning.
Flashbulbs lit up throughout the stands. Fortunately, this was an outdoor match in broad daylight, so the flashes didn't have much of an effect on Gardevoir; otherwise, Ash would have had to ask the League to clear the area.
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