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"Spiritomb, the Forbidden Pokémon. It is a Pokémon born from the gathering of 108 spirits. Because it committed evil deeds, it was sealed within an Odd Keystone five hundred years ago."
Hearing the introduction from the pokedex, Dawn covered her mouth in horror and pointed at the manifested Spiritomb, saying, "Ash, it really is a bad guy! It's got 108 souls!"
108—such a terrifying number—startled Dawn on the spot, and even Brock, who possessed the will of rock, couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.
"Hmm, we should indeed be careful..."
However, before Ash could respond, this Spiritomb from five hundred years ago actually opened its mouth to speak.
"Hehehe~ Human, you truly have a scent on you that I hate!"
Spiritomb glared at Ash with its naturally villainous green eyes, as if harboring some deep-seated grudge.
Its large green mouth let out a strange laugh, because in Spiritomb's eyes, the power possessed by the human before it was exactly the same as that of the hero who passed by five hundred years ago.
Crucially, he was also carrying that detestable electric mouse.
Even if it wasn't the same person, to vent the anger in its heart, Spiritomb had already decided to treat them as one and the same.
"Hehehe, die~"
Having just come out and already being able to "take revenge," the villainous Spiritomb could hardly hide its smugness, immediately condensing a black orb of light.
It spiraled and intersected as it blasted out, aiming precisely at Ash's location.
"Thunderbolt!"
In an instant, dazzling lightning shot out from Pikachu, hurriedly intercepting the pitch-black beam in front of them.
"It's definitely not a good thing, actually attacking a person directly!" Dawn was very angry; she hadn't expected the opponent to attack Ash directly.
She immediately took out a Poké Ball, preparing to let Piplup come out to fight.
"Dawn, don't do anything reckless. This guy is very strong; Piplup will get beaten to a pulp!" He reached out and grabbed the girl's wrist, signaling her to stay further away.
"Let me handle this alone. After all, I am an Aura Guardian, and this is a grudge between us!"
With that, Ash took out the Poké Balls for Scizor and Aerodactyl on his own, having them join Pikachu to surround Spiritomb.
"Eh? It's actually three against one. Is this Spiritomb really that strong?" Dawn, standing to the side, asked curiously.
"Perhaps it's because Spiritomb is quite troublesome; after all, this guy's typing is Ghost and Dark!"
Brock watched the scene seriously, clutching two Poké Balls in his hand, ready to jump in and reinforce at the first sign of trouble.
Seeing this, Dawn followed suit and took out three, just in case.
As for the Team Rocket Trio who caused the trouble, seeing that the situation wasn't right, they slipped away early.
Leaving aside those three troublemakers, at this moment, the three Pokémon—Pikachu, Scizor, and Aerodactyl—formed a triangular formation to surround Spiritomb.
"Starting with you, that detestable electric mouse!"
Facing the pincer attack from the three Pokémon, Spiritomb defiantly used Lock-On on Pikachu and fired a Hyper Beam directly.
"Pikachu, Thunder!" Ash's expression changed; he hadn't expected the opponent to use such a high-stakes move with obvious drawbacks right from the start.
The thick golden beam of light collided with the dark purple Hyper Beam. Spiritomb's energy output was superior, constantly pushing the energy beam toward Pikachu's side.
However, from the very beginning, Ash never intended to let Pikachu fight Spiritomb one-on-one. If they could gang up on it, why fight alone?
Besides, this was an existence that had committed countless evil deeds 500 years ago.
So, Ash didn't intend to reason with it either, directly ordering Scizor and Aerodactyl on the side to launch a sneak attack.
Although the first attempt was dodged by Spiritomb, Pikachu followed up with a Volt Tackle, making Spiritomb feel pain once again.
"All together now!"
"Sciz!" "Roar!" "Pikachu~"
Receiving the order, the three Pokémon immediately began a righteous gang-up, with Pikachu extending an Electroweb made of Electric-type energy from its back.
Catching it off guard, they briefly trapped Spiritomb on the ground, and the three immediately followed up with a barrage of attacks.
Thunderbolt, Air Slash, and Stone Edge continuously depleted Spiritomb's HP.
"Hah, watch this!"
Seeing this, he also quickly shouted, gathering the Aura within his body into his palm to form a blue Energy Ball.
"Aura Sphere!"
It was clearly the only attack method available to an Aura wielder—Aura Sphere—which accurately swerved around Spiritomb's misty body.
This time, not only did it fail to hit Spiritomb, but it almost hit Aerodactyl, giving the big lug a real scare.
Pikachu and Scizor looked at Ash with an expression like they were looking at a traitor, as if asking which side he was actually on.
"Awkward. I accidentally forgot that Aura Sphere is a Fighting-type move!" Faced with his Pokémon's questioning, Ash scratched his head in embarrassment.
Because it was his first time using an offensive skill, he was too excited and accidentally forgot about the type effectiveness between the two.
As a Ghost-type, Spiritomb is immune to Fighting-type moves.
"It really is you, Aura Guardian!"
When enemies meet, they are extra jealous. Spiritomb, having been sealed for over 500 years, was nearly fainted with rage.
In a fit of rage, it forcibly dispersed the attacks from Pikachu and the others, and with a menacing Aura, spiraling energy waves surged over its body as it unleashed Giga Impact directly at Ash.
"Pikachu, Volt Tackle!"
"Pikachu, Pikachu, Pikachu~"
Blocking directly in front of Ash, Pikachu immediately wrapped its entire body in Thunder, colliding once again with the energy wave formed by Spiritomb's Giga Impact.
"Aerodactyl, Stone Edge!"
"Scizor, Flash Cannon!"
Before the stalemate lasted long, Ash's two commands rang out once again.
The sharp rocks shot by Aerodactyl and the silver-white energy beam from Scizor hit Spiritomb squarely, knocking it to the ground once more.
"Pikachu, Thunder!"
Before Spiritomb could catch its breath, a thick pillar of lightning dropped straight down from the sky, the powerful electricity leaving Spiritomb's whole body aching.
"You Aura wielder of this generation, you are truly despicable and shameless!" Dragging its exhausted body, Spiritomb's gaze was filled with venomous resentment.
"Are you out of your mind? A bad guy like you calling me despicable and shameless?" Ash rolled his eyes in speechlessness.
He called this being cautious and careful to ensure he wouldn't fail.
Furthermore, in his view, an evil creature sealed inside would definitely become stronger after breaking the seal.
But who knew that this Spiritomb's strength was actually quite mediocre; even Pikachu alone could fight it to a draw.
So, after Spiritomb's stamina was mostly exhausted, a Poké Ball captured it, ensuring the ruined village would no longer be threatened by Spiritomb.
"Trainers, Auntie is here. I've found a way to seal it again..."
The previously toothless Auntie arrived late, excitedly holding an ancient book in her hand.
But the moment she caught sight of the Poké Ball in Ash's hand, the joy in Auntie's heart came to an abrupt halt.