Camerupt's volcano became very unstable at that moment, and the already hot air around it became much more hotter.
The Winstrate Family all put on their safety helmets and shouted to Ash and his group, "You guys should hurry up and get ready to deal with this!"
Even Vito, who was hiding not far away, conjured a helmet from nowhere and put it on his head.
It seemed that their family was very used to such incidents.
As if sensing something, Togetic floated to the side of Brock and the others, and used her Safeguard on them for more protection.
"What will happen now? And what even is this?" Max looked at Togetic in the air with a confused look and then at Camerupt.
But Ash already knew why this happened, it was its Hidden Ability, Anger Point.
Of course the Winstrate Family doesn't know what a Ability is, not to mention what a Hidden Ability is.
Only Grandma Vicky had some sort of guess to what it was, "Our Camerupt has a strange temper. It sometimes will get very angry and will lose all of his control!"
Ash's Annihilape, when it was still a Primeape also had the Anger Point ability, but he was able to use this Ability flexibly to unleash its true power.
Now that he had evolved into an Annihilape, he doesn't have this ability anymore but he was still able to incorporate what he knew to power up by a wide margin when he was truly angry. Even though it is much more difficult to become angry in his new form.
But the Winstrate Family doesn't know how to deal with it, so they just put on their safety helmets and wait until Camerupt finally gets his control back.
They all saw that volcano hump on its back explod!
Hot molten lava and flames were being spewed into the air, and countless rubbles with high temperature and flames fell from the air. Even Brock and the others were affected though they were being protected by Togetic's Safeguard and Protect.
Ralts returned to Ash's side and saw Camerupt rushing over with his explosive volcano out of control.
"ASH!"
May was very concerned about her boyfriend, this Camerupt was madly out of control, and even its owners, the Winstrate Family, didn't know how to stop it from rampaging.
The most concerned person was Vito, who threw out a Poké Ball of his own, "Please, Alakazam! Use Rain Dance!"
The very next second, heavy rain began to fall, but the next scene still managed to completely shocked him.
Facing the rushing rampaging Camerupt, Ash just stood there, all motionless, and all he did was gently stretched out his hand.
"It's okay. I know it hurts you, but you have to calm down." Ash pressed his hand on Camerupt's forehead, but surprisingly was not being pushed back by all the force behind it.
He always maintained that position, although Camerupt did everything to push Ash away by his might.
"ASH/BIG BROTHER!" May and Max stood up in shock.
What kind of courage does it take to face such an attack without changing their expressions.
They didn't think it was out of stupidity because they knew Ash well enough by now.
But Camerupt's speed did eventually slow down, and under the cooling of the heavy rain, the volcano on his back gradually began to extinguishe.
"Sis, Big Bro is really awesome~!" Seeing Ash really tame Camerupt, Max was once again very impressedz
Camerupt calmed down and gently rubbed against Ash's palm as if he was apologizing to him.
When everything calmed down, this battle was considered a victory for Asv.
However, Grandma Vicky looked at the rain that just stopped, looked at Ash and smiled kindly, "Ash, if you meet my Vito on the road, could you please give me him a message from us?"
While talking to her, Ash almost immediately noticed that her eyes were slightly drifting in the direction of where he talked with Vito before.
Ash left from there before his teams battle began. Victor and the others may not have noticed it, but Granny Vicky, who was the referee at that point, most probably did notice him.
What's more, there was a clear Rain Dance being used now. Ash was very willing to believe that one of Vito's Pokémon learned how to use Rain Dance for the same reason as Victors Zigzagoon learned how to use Thunderbolt for. In this water-scarce place, they need Rain Dance for irrigation.
How could Grandma Vicky not recognize that this move was from Vito's Pokémon after seeing it so many times?
She had already long guessed that Vito was back and hiding somewhere near here.
"Vito is a very soft-hearted kid and doesn't like to compete with others! It's too hard for him to think about being the Champion of the Ever Grande Conference!" She said this very loudly on purpose.
"Maybe he is distressed somewhere out there!" Sure enough, Granny Vicky really knew her grandson very well, and she had to put herself in Vito's shoes.
"If this is the case, I would like to tell him this: If you have found what you really want to do while traveling, all you have to do is just work hard in that direction!"
"You only have one life. If you have a dream, it's not a bad thing to work hard towards that path! We, as you family, will always support your dreams, Vito!"
After hearing this, Ash and everyone else was also very moved.
Wasn't his Mother like this?
She tries her best to support his dream from where she was, and all he has to do is to make her proud!
Vito, who was hiding in the dark, finally felt relieved after hearing this.
But he still didn't come out to talk to his family.
Instead, Ash and his group said goodbye to Winstrate Family and met Vito who was waiting there for Ash.
"So, have you decided on what to do with your journey?" Ash asked with a smile.
Vito nodded, "Yes, I have decided to become a Pokémon Breeder. I'll save meeting my family until after I realize my new dream." He said with a warm tone.
"So, you are going to be my rival?" Brock already knew the cause and effect, and supported Vito's decision. He was also happy to have a family who supported his dreams.
"Are you also a Pokémon Breeder?" After determining his future goals, Brock really was Vito's senior.
Vito quickly asked Brock for some early advice. Brock was indeed a very known person in his field of expertise.
After crossing the desert, Ash and his team finally arrived near Fallarbor Town. May also started training again to prepare for her next Pokémon Contest.
Her cooperation with Beautifly was becoming more and more tacit, and it seems that she can have a good performance in this competition.
"Ash, do you want to participate in this Pokémon Contest?" Brock asked Ash with a smile while the two watched May's practice.
"I don't think so this time. While I want to bring Togetic to participate, we don't have have the time to train! And I also want to let May face something alone." Hearing Ash talking about her, Togetic flew down in front of Ash and gently rubbed his cheek.
Ash could bring his other Pokémon's like Ralts and even Meganium, but he really wants May to earn her first Ribbon.
After she gets her first one, he'll join in again.
May was very anxious about going to Fallarbor Town to compete with other more experienced Pokémon Coordinators who have come also come to participate in this Contest to earn their next Ribbon.
While chatting here, May accidentally lost her Frisbee.
"No, I missed it!" May tapped her head lightly, stuck out her tongue, and took her Beautifly and Torchic to pick it up, but instead found a kitten in the grass nearby.
This was a Skitty. It's curled up into a ball and looked too cute for May.
May squatted down and greeted it, "Hello, my name is May!"
The little kitten raised its head and meowed very cutely that it almost melted May's heart. "It's so cute and precious, I must have you!"
"Okay, it's decided, Skitty, I want you to join me! Torchic, please!" May immediately decided to catch this cute kitten without a second thought.
"Use Ember!"
Not so unexpectedly, this Skitty was very agile. She stood up and jumped to the side to avoid Ember's attack.
Then she rushed to Torchic's side and whipped Torchic with her big furry tail!
Double Slap!
"Torchic, come on, use Peck!" May didn't panic this time, she had already learned a lot from Ash, especially how she had to be calm under pressure.
Hearing the encouragement, Torchic opened his eyes suddenly and pecked Skitty hard.
"Now!" May judged that her time had come, and decisively threw a Poké Ball to subdue the Skitty.
The Poké Ball flashed twice and went out with ding, indicating it was a successful capture.
"Yessss, l've caught a Skitty!" May cheered immediately and did Ash's pose. She had practically memorized how he did it because of all the Pokémon's he caught in front of her.
This was her third Pokémon, and another one she had caught on her own without Ash's help.
She had really grown a lot.