Pokémon: Who told him to come out of Pallet Town!

Chapter 35: Ash vs. Prodigy

"Him? Really?"

The top student glanced at Natsume and said with a hint of threat:

"You're a researcher, right? If you dare to back out, I'll have Dad buy out your research institute!"

"Okay, no problem." Natsume nodded and began to think about whether he should buy a piece of land to use as a research institute and sell it at a high price.

"I absolutely will not lose!"

Ash gave Natsume a reassuring look.

Soon, the two arrived at the academy's battlefield.

"Go, Pikachu!"

Ash waved his hand, and Pikachu leaped up and stood on it.

"Pikachu—"

Pikachu's cheeks were shimmering with electricity as it looked at the top student with a serious expression.

"I really don't understand who would use Pikachu as their starter Pokémon." The top student shook his head and looked at Ash with a look of disbelief.

"I don't want to waste time, let's go, Super Armored Rhino!"

"Duodong!"

A colossal figure appeared, accompanied by a deep, rumbling roar and a tremor like rocks grinding together.

[Rhyperior, Rock + Ground; Drill Shot Pokémon, the evolved form of Rhyperior, which fills the hole in its palm with rocks and launches them using its muscle power.]

"Ash, watch out! This Pokémon has the same type as my Onix!"

Xiao Gang reminded Xiao Zhi, who was in the arena.

"I understand, go Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"

"Pikachu!"

A torrent of violent lightning surged forth, pouring down relentlessly upon the Super Armored Rhinoceros.

"Duodong!" The Super Armored Rhinoceros casually flicked its wrist, and the lightning on its body dissipated completely.

"Hmph, just as I thought, a clueless fool." The top student raised his chin and slightly lifted his small hand:

"Super Armored Rhino, use Earthquake!"

"Pikachu, jump into the air!"

"Pikachu!"

A yellow figure suddenly leaped into the air, dodging the devastating earthquake that would have knocked someone over.

"Go, Ash!"

Xiaoxia rarely cheers for Xiaozhi.

"Don't lose, you prodigy... Ah!"

Before Xiao Chun could finish speaking, the violent Xiao Xia grabbed him by the collar:

"Which side are you on?"

"Hmph." The top student's eyes flashed with disdain.

"Only a weakling like you needs encouragement from your companions."

Before the top student could finish speaking, a sound of gongs and drums rang out behind her.

"Knock knock knock! Fourth Hokage, do your best!"

"You little brat, you dare to beat the Fourth Hokage? Today you'll be whipped!"

"Yo yo! Kid! You can't do it! Yo yo!"

The group of former club members, starting sometime later, came back to the top student's side and cheered her on enthusiastically.

Looking back, I saw eighteen members of the club, playing musical instruments, singing, banging drums and gongs, and even doing impromptu rap.

The top student stood frozen in place, her knuckles turning white from the force, and a red line slowly rose from her neck, spreading towards her entire cheek.

"Wow, it seems you have a deep bond with the club. Pikachu, we can't give up either, use Iron Tail!"

"Who has such deep ties with them!"

The top students have high combat skills and immediately got into the zone.

"Super Armored Rhinoceros, get out of the way!"

Unfortunately, Pikachu was too fast, and Rhyperior managed to take the Iron Tail attack head-on.

"Boom—" A violent roar rang out, kicking up a cloud of dust, but the top student's gaze remained unchanged.

"Although Steel-type moves are super effective against me, my Rhyperior has the Rock Hard ability!"

"Hard rock? What's that?" Xiaoxia turned her head and looked at Xiaogang with a puzzled expression.

"Hard rock, its power will be weakened when it receives an extremely effective attack."

"Huh? Then Ash is in big danger."

"Don't worry, Pikachu's Iron Tail was also enhanced by Natsume."

As the two were talking, the smoke and dust dissipated, revealing the figures of Pikachu and Rhyperior inside.

The Super Armored Rhinoceros remained unmoved, while Pikachu's tail was already wedged into a crevice in the rock of its shoulder armor.

"You should surrender. My Super Armored Rhino needs to conserve its strength for fighting Natsume." The Prodigy said, glancing at Natsume's figure.

How about it? Does she have the ability to take on the challenge?

This glance was enough to make the top student's expression freeze instantly.

Natsume wasn't paying any attention to the battle. He had his head down, holding a Super Ball in one hand and a file in the other, doing something else entirely.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu's loud shout pulled the privileged girl back to reality. She turned around, and before she could give any command, a burst of electricity suddenly shot out from Pikachu's tail.

In an instant, the Super Armored Rhinoceros felt the iron tail on its shoulder become dozens of times heavier!

"roar!"

With a cry of pain, Rhyperior was forced to kneel on one leg, and Pikachu took the opportunity to escape and reappear in front of Ash.

"Why can your Pikachu keep Iron Tail active?" the top student exclaimed in astonishment.

She then realized that the Pikachu's tail had always been in a metal tail state.

No, that doesn't seem to be Iron Tail.

At this moment, golden electricity flickered on Pikachu's tail, carrying countless black substances that swirled around it. From a distance, it looked as if Pikachu's tail had been enlarged by a whole circle, as if it were carrying a giant sword.

"This is!" Ash exclaimed in surprise, "Pikachu, you've already mastered communicating with the steel alloy in your tail, just like Natsume mentioned!"

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu turned around and nodded at Ash.

"Pee—" At Ash's feet, the man with the middle parting looked somewhat troubled.

He's so handsome...

But it's so bitter.

Thinking of the training conditions Natsume had mentioned, the man with the middle parting shook his head violently and pulled his blanket over himself.

It's impossible for him to learn, he'll never learn in his lifetime. He can only rely on his parents to make a living and wait to die.

"Natsume?" The prodigy was taken aback. Judging from Ash's words, the Pikachu's mutation was related to Natsume.

"I don't care what you are, attribute advantage is advantage, level advantage is advantage." The top student seemed a little angry:

"Super Armored Rhinoceros, Sharp Stone Attack!"

"Thump!" Super Armored Rhino stood up and unleashed another powerful skill, sending countless sharp stones hurtling towards Pikachu.

"Pikachu, use Iron Tail Sword!"

Xiao Zhi uttered another term that the top students had never heard before.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu held its breath and remained unfazed by the sharp stone attacks that blocked all its positions.

The next second, it opened its eyes, its body fluttering like a falling leaf, its tail arriving first and its body following, as if the tail was the main body. The whole mouse began to dodge the rain of attacks.

"Impossible!" The top student's eyes widened in astonishment: "Even a Pikachu that has undergone agility training..."

Before she could finish speaking, Pikachu arrived on top of Rhyperior's head, dragging its massive sword-like tail.

"Pikachu, use Magnetic Storm Sword Tail!"

Xiao Zhi shouted loudly.

The thunderous force surged into the jet-black sword tail.

"Pikachu!" With a graceful turn, the tail of the Magnetic Storm Sword struck the top of the Super Armored Rhino's head firmly.

The effect is excellent!

In a corner of the battlefield, Natsume, who had been keeping his head down, slightly raised his head and glanced at Pikachu.

[Magnetic Storm Sword Tail: Electric + Steel, Physical.]

[Power: 150; Accuracy: 90; PP: 10; Priority: 0.]

Electricity + Steel... As expected, skills can possess multiple attributes simultaneously.

Although in the Pokémon world, all known Pokémon moves have a single type.

When Natsume visited the Grand Contest and saw those dazzling combination skills, he envisioned a multi-attribute skill.

In retrospect, his assumption was correct.

However, this method requires a slight modification to the Pokémon's body.

This is a taboo subject in the discipline.

When it comes to modifying Pokémon, everyone instinctively feels disgusted.

Researchers who dare to do this are generally considered to be scientists of evil organizations.

But Natsume doesn't think so.

Technology itself has no right or wrong; it is people who do.

If we can uphold the bottom line, technology can benefit countless people and Pokémon.

For example, Natsume could restore some Magneton that has lost its magnetism but can still generate electricity to normal in a similar way.

Most importantly...

byd can post another article now, but one person just doesn't have the time or energy!