"Cheer up, Raichu!" Lt. Surge clenched his teeth. He couldn't figure out why Ash's Pikachu could have such great power, and if their levels matched, shouldn't the evolved form of Raichu be even stronger?
Why was Ash's Pokémon beating his own Pokémon over and over again? Why wasn't Raichu even Pikachu's rival!
Raichu supported the ground with both hands and propped himself up to stand. He looked at Pikachu with a smear of pain on his face, and felt a little throbbing in his heart. This Pikachu gave him a very different feeling, and the feeling before the battle wasn't wrong...
"Rush forward and use Mega Punch!"
Lt. Surge changed his tactics and asked Raichu to rush over to fight Pikachu in close combat.
Mega Punch was powerful.
As long as he hit Pikachu, Lt. Surge believed that he could defeat Pikachu in one fell swoop, and even if he couldn't make it lose its ability to fight, he could still make it lose a lot of physical strength!
"Rai!" Raichu ran vigorously. Its speed was not slow, and it was considered among the best in its class. At the same time, it stimulated Normal-type energy and tied it to its right fist, forming a translucent energy fist!
"Quick Attack, distance yourself and use Thunderbolt!" Ash gave the order to Pikachu without hesitation. Raichu's speed was indeed very good, but it was a pity that Pikachu could use the speed-boosting Quick Attack!
"Pika——!" Pikachu launched Quick Attack again to leave the spot, widening the distance between himself and Raichu, making the distance between the two not only not shortened, but further widened!
"Damn it!" After seeing this scene, Lt. Surge's face became very ugly. His Raichu evolved too early, and neither Quick Attack nor Agility had been learned. At this moment,
Lt. Surge finally realized that early evolution was not a good thing.
Thunderbolt launched again, and the dazzling lightning bombarded Raichu's body in a blink of an eye. The violent electric current instantly made the charging Raichu freeze in place, enduring Thunderbolt's attack!
"Thunder————!" Raichu let out a cry of pain, and after the thunder and lightning dissipated, he fell to the ground weakly, panting heavily, obviously his physical strength was running low.
"Cheer up! Cheer up! Raichu!" Lt. Surge clenched his fists and shouted loudly, hoping that Raichu could persevere with his own will.
"Don't give the opponent a chance, use Thunder Shock!" Ash didn't give the chance at all, and when Raichu struggled to get up, he immediately ordered Pikachu to launch the final attack. There was no need for Thunderbolt; just a simple Thunder Shock could make him lose the ability to fight.
"Pika——!" Pikachu also immediately activated Thunder Shock, and a tiny electric current was emitted, falling on Raichu's body, without causing too much pain to Raichu, causing him to lose all his physical strength and pass out.
"Raichu lost his ability to fight, and Pikachu won!" The referee immediately announced the result, "Since the Gym Leader Lt. Surge has lost three Pokémon, according to the rules, the winner of this gym challenge is the challenger Ash!"
"Great, Ash!" In the stands, although it was known that Ash would definitely win, Misty jumped up excitedly and shouted Ash's name.
On the other hand, Brock looked calmer, but he also had a bright smile on his face, feeling happy for Ash.
After a slight silence, the audience cheered immediately. After watching so many battles today, it was the first time they saw that a challenger could defeat Lt. Surge with a crushing posture.
"That's amazing, this Trainer!" A student couldn't help but marvel at Ash's strength. Since becoming a student, it was the first time he saw his master completely defeated by a challenger.
It's not that my owner has never lost before, but he has never lost so badly in the face of challengers. Are all Poké Ball-level Trainers so strong now?
Just like there was a challenger named Gary before, although he didn't defeat Lt. Surge as completely as Ash, he only defeated Lt. Surge by making one Pokémon incapable of fighting, and his strength should not be underestimated.
"Great job, Pikachu!" Ash opened his hands facing the running Pikachu. Pikachu jumped up, jumped into Ash's arms and then climbed onto Ash's shoulders.
Although Pikachu was also happy, he was also a little dissatisfied, because it felt that the battle was not smooth, as if the opponent had already fallen before he exerted his strength.
"Come back, Raichu...." Lt. Surge retracted Raichu into the Poké Ball, exhaled a long breath, then looked at Ash, and walked towards him slowly...
When Lt. Surge came in front of Ash, Ash also finished celebrating with Pikachu, and looked at Lt. Surge who was standing in front of him; Ash's height was only up to Lt. Surge's waist...
"You... are very good..." Lt. Surge took a deep look at Ash and Pikachu, took the Badge from the staff at the side, and handed it to Ash.
This is an eight-pointed star-shaped Badge, with an orange eight-pointed star gemstone in the center and a yellow circle around it, which looks like a normal sunflower.
"Thank you!" Ash took the Badge and put it in the box he had prepared. At this time, there were three Badges arranged in order in the box, and there were five left, so he could participate in the Indigo Plateau Conference.
"To be honest, although you defeated me, I still feel that if your Pokémon had evolved, you would have won this battle more easily." Although Lt. Surge lost to Ash, he did not change his thoughts, he still preferred the theory of Pokémon evolution.
"I think so too." Ash smiled lightly, nodded to Lt. Surge, then turned and left.
Lt. Surge was slightly startled, looked at Ash's back, and then showed a smile, which gradually became wider and wider. When Ash was about to leave the battle hall, he heard a loud laugh from behind.
"You kid, your name is Ash, right? I will remember you. If I have a chance in the future, I will definitely battle against you again!" Lt. Surge shouted loudly at Ash
Ash didn't look back, but paused, then waved to Lt. Surge behind him, and left the battle hall.
"Interesting man..." Lt. Surge finally did not regard Ash as a child, but a real man, Ash's strength won his approval!
"But next time... I will definitely not lose again!" Lt. Surge clenched his fists, turned and returned to his seat, waiting for the next challenger to arrive, with the same expression on his face. Grinning, he still wanted to let the challenger know
Here... is the Vermilion Gym!
And he....is lightning tough!
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