Ash and Pikachu looked shocked seeing Wartortle standing proudly, it seemed like the plan for stealth was gone and now they had to walk in behind Wartortle, albeit both looking frustrated at the water turtle.
Before that Ash went ahead and looked at Blastoise with his dex, and the result made Ash rethink his life choices.
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[Blastoise(M)]
[Invincible Shell - Unless an attack can do double the user's defense or a crit, the user will always take ⅓ damage]
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The king seemed angered by Wartortle's unwillingness to comply with his words, he was almost Impressed, but he wasn't foolish enough to show it, especially after seeing Ash and Pikachu walk out, "[You must be either incredibly brave to stupid to come into my kingdom and demand things from me.]"
Wartortle scoffed again, "[Sure if that makes you feel better, but like I said you have something my Boss wants,]"
One of the Blastoise in the council looked like he was about to say something but the king raised his hand and smiled, "[Oh, then tell me what exactly this 'boss' you have wants.]"
Wartortle looked at Ash expectedly and Ash felt like kicking him like a football, he didn't, but he did think about it, "Well, I come seeking a stone, one from the cave behind you, the Venusaurs call them the royal gems."
Blastoise's ears perked up at that, "[So you mean to say you met with the Venusaur king and got one of the stones?]"
Ash nodded and that made Blastoise smirk, "[Well I'm not particularly as attached to these rocks as that annoying king is, but if you got it from him then you must be strong!]"
Ash's eye twitched hearing this, he'd read enough translated noble plots to know where this was going, "I wouldn't say that, you are probably much stronger than all of us combined." Ash said looking at the king who had countless marks on his shell.
The king laughed, "[Bwahaha, that's obvious isn't it, alright then you lot intrigue me, so I'll give you a challenge]"
Wartortle looked at Ash and gave a thumbs up, (๑`▽´๑)و✧
Ash sighed and looked at the king, "So what is it?"
"[All in due time, first hit me with all you've got!]" Blastoise said proudly.
Ash didn't bother doing the cliche 'B-But sir' he just looked at Wartortle and Pikachu and commanded them to attack.
Blastoise took the [Water Pulse] and [Thunderbolt] like it was nothing laughing as it hit him, "[Bwahaha, I see this is your current strength, your right if you were my son I would have probably disowned you for being so weak.]"
He then turned to Ash, "[This isn't everything right, to gain something from the Venusaur you must at least have one of those Grass frogs, bring it out!]"
Ash complied and let Venusaur out who immediately came face-to-face with the Blastoise and looked back at Ash with a tired expression also seeing Wartortle.
"[Seriously again, I swear if it turns out your a secret prince too I'm not going to call you that, Nidoking is already on my nerves trying to teach me royal edict.]"
"[Don't worry, I wouldn't want to be a snot nose trust fund baby anyway,]" Wartortle said proudly.
Venusaur sighed as looking at the imposing Blastoise and he could tell why Ash brought him out, so without an order he raised his head and shot out a [Energy Ball] that Blastoise took in the chest.
Despite the strength and type advantage, Blastoise remained motionless as he chuckled and turned away as he walked to his throne, "[I see, still so weak, but I have a good idea about your strength now.]"
As he stepped to his throne he pointed at 3 Blastoise in the counsel making them flinch and look down in embarrassment, "[This is your condition, these 3 are around your level, if you manage to defeat them in combat and amuse me I'll let you have your little rocks.]"
The Blastoise walked up and looked embarrassed since their king effectively called them weak, meanwhile, Ash rubbed his face, but this was about the best result he could have asked for so he grabbed Pikachu and Wartortle and brought them close to Venusaur to discuss a game plan.
From what he could tell the 3 were around Venusaur's strength, meaning in total Wartortle would be the most useless in the fight and Pikachu would be able to keep up decently, so Ash would have to get creative.
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Pikachu, Venusaur, and Wartortle stood opposed to the 3 Blastoises in a makeshift field that would serve as their stadium, the king raised his hand and slammed it down indicating for the battle to start.
Blastoise 1 and 3 started running in winding up [Ice Punch] to aim at the biggest threat Venusaur, as Blastoise started charging a [Hydro Pump]
Venusaur immediately took the opportunity to shoot a [Sunny Day] into the sky for future use as Pikachu ran in with a [Quick attack] and Wartortle with a [Aqua Jet] both slamming into the incoming Blastoise stopping them in their tracks.
Meanwhile, Blastoise 2 had to redirect the blast of water to stop Venusaur from setting up the Sun, but by the time it got close it was too late and the Sun was up, reducing the not-very-effective move by 50%.
Now that the preparations were done Ash raised his hands, "Pikachu [Thunder Punch], Wartortle [Aura Sphere]!"
Pikachu and Wartortle smirked as they jumped over the big turtle's arm as Wartortle threw a sphere and Pikachu shocked Blastoise with a downward hit, forcing their heads back into the shells.
As Blastoise 1 and 3 got back into the fight, Blastoise 2 appeared behind Wartortle and hit a [Brick Break] to his side, and the one Pikachu was on grabbed him and used a [Submission].
As Ash saw this and looked to the side, "Venusaur get ready on my command, Pikachu [Discharge]!"
As Pikachu was being squished he slapped his cheeks and erupted in electricity catching the Blastoise off guard and loosening the grip enough for Pikachu to break free and leaving Blastoise wide open.
"Venusaur now!" Ash yelled out.
Venusaur's Mouth charged with the sun's energy as an orb condensed then shot forward into a beam as the [Solar Beam] aimed at Blastoise 3, but before it connected Blastoise 2 got in the way and blocked with its arms to tank the daming.
As Blastoise 2 was stopping the [Solar Beam], Blastoise 1 got back into battle and raised his cannon to shoot Venusaur with a [Ice Beam], but just before it left the cannon Ash yelled out.
"Wartortle [Counter shield]!"
Wartortle's shell came flying in from the side and collided as the beam left Blastoise's cannon, the spinning rotation caused the [Ice Beam] to circle around Wartortle, and then as the last bit of it got Wartortle he uncurled and used the momentum to hit a Frozen Punch to Blastoise's face.
Out of everything that got a slight smile from the king as he was still looking at the battle
Blastoise 2 who was behind 3 popped a [Curse] and ran forward with a [Mega Punch] aiming to hit Pikachu.
Pikachu tried to dodge but was just a moment too late and got hit on his side and into the ground, then Blastoise prepared a [Mega Kick], but Pikachu managed to jump back up and avoid the kick.
"Pikachu tun to the ground and bounce with [Iron tail] and use [Brick Break]!" Ash commanded
Pikachu turned his small body as his tail glowed silver, then it was slammed to the ground, launching up and allowing him to land a hard uppercut to Blastoise's chin and send it to the ground.
As that happened Ash turned, "Wartortle uses [Power-Up Punch] to get them close, Venusaur do it when they are together!"
Wartortle used the momentum as he was dodging another attack from Blastoise 1, he did a flip over the air and spun around with his fist glowing red he punched Blastoise 1 across the face sending him a few steps back.
As soon as Wartortle did that he jumped back and Pikachu did the same, as Venusaur got the signal to use [Nature's Madness]. The ground began blooming into pink and green scenery making the area look more like a garden.
Meanwhile, the 3 Blastoises were covered in pink shock waves, causing them to be enveloped and hit them all so hard the wind got knocked out of them.
As soon as it was done Pikachu charged his cheeks and sent a [Thunderbolt] hitting the 3 grouped up Blastoise, Blastoise 2 managed to jump out of the way but 1 and 3 were shocked.
That seemed more amusing to the king but he still seemed to not be impressed, but he didn't say anything as he kept watching.
Blastoise 3 wasn't looking the best but still stood up as when he looked up he saw Wartortle zipping forward with jets of water on his feet and a [Aura Sphere] in his hand, he tried to turn and doge but Wartortle used a second smaller [Aura Sphere] on his feet to change direction and hit Blastoise.
Blastoise took it and was still up as he took the chance and grabbed Wartortle then slammed him into the ground using a [Smack Down] sliding across the ground as Blastoise 1 and 2 stood guard separating Venusaur and Pikachu.
Wartortle tried to get free but Blastoise 3 didn't give him a chance as he was thrown up and he jumped up to use a savage [Skull Bash] sending Wartortle to the ground then as he was in the air he turned and aimed the cannons down using [Flash Cannon].
The silver beam was shot before anyone could stop it and the spot where Wartortle was a crater was left covered in dust with his new glasses broken.
Blastoise 3 celebrated as Blastoise 1 and 2 got another [Electro Ball] and [Energy Ball] from the two, sending him back and letting Pikachu get passed and go check on Wartortle, to which he found nothing but the Glasses.
Blastoise 3 noticed this and prepared to launch another attack at Pikachu, but before that, he felt something at his back, when he turned it was too late as a blue fist hit him across the face sending him to the ground.
Then as he looked up the last thing he saw was a Blastoise using a [Brick Break] at him, and then he was knocked out.
This was Wartortle who evolved when he got out of the way by using a [Shell Sash] then shooting a Jets of water from his feet and Spinning away.
Ash's dex dinged as he looked at Blastoise, making him nod as it was priority good.
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[Blastoise (M)]
[(Ability: Torrent) (Hidden Ability: Mega Launcher)]
[Current moves: Rapid Spin, Bite Water Pulse, Aqua Jet, Withdraw, Protect, Ice Beam, Aura Sphere, Scald, Jet Punch, Shell Smash, Work Up, Aqua Ring, Aqua Tail, Power-Up Punch, Brick Break, Flash Cannon, Hydro Pump]
[Renegade - gain Steel STAB, can learn any Steel type move]
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Ash looked forward and smiled at the king's amused face so he decided to show off something, "Blastoise use [Double Iron Bash] and [Flash Cannon]!"
Blastoise smiled wide as he sprung forward catching Blastoise 1 and 2 off guard as both his fists glowed silver and he delivered 2 slams into both of them, Blastoise 1 was out but 2 stayed up so with his strength Blastoise sent him into the sky.
Then his cannons aimed forward and charged a boosted Cannon, then they were shot as a bright beam was shot and exploded in the sky covering it with smoke and slightly shaking the area as Blastoise 2 fell with spirals in his eyes.
Blastoise was exhausted as they all heard a hardy laughter coming from the King, "[Bwahaha, I'll be honest I wasn't expecting much, but to see that truly is amusing, maybe you lot aren't as weak as I thought, how about another round.]"
Blastoise struck a pose"[Yes]"
Everyone else yelled over him
"[NO]"
"[NO]"
"No"
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