"Ash, wait a minute, I have a third general Pokémon!"
Ash quickly interrupted Sabrina's rampage and threw out his third Poké Ball again.
"Mimi~~"
A pink Butterfree was flying on the field, its lovely wings shaking off crystal-clear light, which was really beautiful.
"Butterfree?"
Sabrina spoke her first words, her voice a little cold. Her red eyes condensed for a moment, and she stopped her psychic rampage.
Pokémon with special forms are a bit interesting.
Seeing the black hair on the back of Sabrina's head fall down, Ash breathed a sigh of relief and instructed Butterfree:
"This is your first battle, come on!"
"Mimi."
Butterfree's beautiful eyes wrinkled, her pink wings fluttered. She looked at Ash, then at the Abra in front of her, a little panicked.
The first time, you will be nervous.
Seeing this, Ash quickly threw another Poké Ball.
"Pidgeotto!!"
The bright-feathered Pidgeotto spread its wings, flew around Butterfree, and finally landed on the spectator stand next to it, giving her a shining look like a soldier.
Suddenly, the pink butterfly's face turned red. Looking at the bird behind her, which was as proud as a big rooster, great courage surged in her heart, and she began to face the indifferent Abra.
"Mimi!!"
Although it may hurt the first time, you have to overcome it after all!
The battle begins!
Ash waved his finger and shouted in surprise: "Strike first, Butterfree, use Silk Shoot!"
"Mi?"
Butterfree turned her head like an owl and gave him a confused expression.
"Tsk, you can't? Then use Electroweb!" Ash waved again.
"Mi?"
Same as above.
Ash frowned. Are there still bugs that can't use Silk Shoot or Electroweb?
Abra and Sabrina were not in a hurry to attack. Ash quickly took out his Pokédex and planned to sharpen his strategy before the battle.
"Beep. Sabrina's puppet is made of silicone and has a soft body. The USB5.0 socket at the bottom can be adapted to the USB plugs of all Pallet Town Pokédexes."
The Pokédex reported automatically.
Sabrina: "?"
She was offended.
Ash quickly apologized, pointing the infrared scanner at his Butterfree with an embarrassed look.
"Mutated Butterfree, trainer Ash's Pokémon. Skills: Tackle, Gust, Sleep Powder, Draining Kiss."
The Pokédex reported again.
The first three were familiar, but Ash had never heard of the fourth one. It was probably the legendary "Fairy" type move, right?
No matter!
"Butterfree, use Gust!" Ash shouted.
Butterfree started to flutter her wings, and suddenly, a not-so-strong whirlwind blew towards Abra.
Abra didn't even flinch. It completely absorbed the Gust without moving a hair on its body, and its HP was unchanged.
Ash: "..."
That Gust was more like a useless breeze, weaker than a summer wind...
"Ash, this Butterfree has no Flying-type moves. Quickly change its strategy!" Brock, outside the field, reminded him.
Even though it was a mutated Pokémon, this Butterfree had just evolved, and its level wasn't high. Moreover, lacking the Flying-type, its Gust was practically negligible.
Hearing this, Ash changed his strategy again and waved his finger:
"Butterfree, use Sleep Powder!"
"Mimi."
Butterfree flew directly above Abra, her wings fluttering as countless dark green light balls descended, covering Abra.
Abra fell into a deep sleep.
"NICE, well done, Butterfree!"
Ash clapped his hands, looking at the Pokémon whose slit eyes were now fully shut.
He suddenly remembered the Pokédex entry.
Abra sleeps 25 hours a day...
Suddenly, the situation became awkward again.
Ash rubbed his head and shouted:
"Whether it's asleep or not, now, Butterfree, use your strongest Draining Kiss!"
"Mimi!"
Butterfree fluttered her wings and flew in front of Abra. A burst of pink energy light appeared on her face, faintly attractive.
After being hit hard several times, Butterfree also wanted to prove she wasn't just a pretty vase!
"Hmph, after playing for so long, it's my turn."
Sabrina, who had been silently watching, suddenly had a red light in her eyes. Then Abra also lit up with a strange red glow, completely covering its figure. Butterfree was forced to retreat half a meter.
When the light dissipated, Abra's small body had transformed into a standing fox-like Pokémon holding a spoon, with two long whiskers growing from its chin and fierce eyes.
"Kadabra!"
"Evolution?!"
Ash and his team's eyes almost popped out of their heads. Was this Abra holding back evolution all along?! Or was it always ready to evolve?
Just as Butterfree was about to use Draining Kiss, she stopped in mid-air. The baby-like Abra she was ready to kiss had suddenly turned into a creepy, older Kadabra.
She couldn't do it!
With Pidgeotto's sharp eyes watching from behind, Butterfree could only turn her head to look at Ash with an aggrieved expression, signaling her Draining Kiss had been sealed.
Ash: "..."
Seeing this, Sabrina shouted coldly, her tone quite impatient.
"Enough child's play. Kadabra, use Confusion!"
"Kadabra!"
Kadabra raised the spoon, and a powerful telekinetic force burst from its body, pinning Butterfree in mid-air.
"Mimi!!"
Butterfree's body kept struggling, but she couldn't resist the psychic power. Though Kadabra's level wasn't high, neither was Butterfree's, and it felt like two novice trainers were pecking at each other.
"Snort!"
Seeing the stalemate, Sabrina snorted coldly, and invisible blue ripples spread from her as the source. The entire training ground began to tremble before the energy gathered into Kadabra's body.
"Buzz buzz!!"
The blue psychic power intensified, turning almost physical, vibrating in mid-air.
Kadabra's Confusion suddenly transformed into a full-blown Psychic attack. The overwhelming force inflicted massive damage on Butterfree, causing her to crash miserably to the ground.
"Cheating!?"
Ash blurted out.
Can off-field trainers really boost their Pokémon's power?
"Snort!"
After her exaggerated psychic attack dissipated, Sabrina's red eyes glanced at Ash and his group.
"Hehe, since you lost, you'll have to stay and play with me."
The puppet in her hand let out a creepy laugh, making everyone take a half step back in fear.
"First, this one..."
Sabrina's cold gaze landed on Butterfree, the closest to her. Her eyes glowed red again, shooting out a strange energy beam.
"Butterfree!!"
Ash panicked and was about to return Butterfree to her Poké Ball, but a shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, fast as lightning!
"Pidgeotto!! (I won't miss a beat!!)"
Pidgeotto swooped in and snatched Butterfree with its claws, fleeing the scene.
"Whoosh!"
Unexpectedly, Sabrina's energy beam was faster. It didn't hit Butterfree but completely enveloped Pidgeotto.
"Bang!"
In the next moment, purple smoke rose up, and the majestic Pidgeotto had transformed into a lifeless Pidgeotto doll, only half a meter tall.
"Pidgeotto?!"
Everyone was shocked. Could Sabrina's psychic powers really turn others into dolls?
Is this what she meant by staying?
Ash couldn't help but shudder, looking at Sabrina with growing fear.
"What do we do...?"
"Mimi!!"
A powerful cry suddenly echoed.
Before Sabrina could make another move, Butterfree, who had been downed, fluttered her wings once more. Her pink wings stretched wide, and her pink eyes turned blood red.
Panting heavily, she looked at Pidgeotto, now a doll, then at the indifferent Sabrina, and pink energy began condensing around her body.
"This is...?"
Ash and the others were stunned, unsure of what was happening.
"Mi!!"
Butterfree screamed again, and the pink energy exploded, transforming into a massive energy bomb in mid-air, releasing a burst of fairy energy across the field!
"Boom!!"
The pink energy bomb shot straight at Sabrina, reaching its peak power!
Moonblast!!
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(End of this chapter)