As the smoke was blown away by the wind, the Hunter-X spaceship also appeared in the cameras of the competition organizers.
"What's going on? That spaceship is!"
"Hahahaha!"
With a maniacal laugh, Hunter X slowly appeared on the top deck of the spaceship, looking down at Ash through a loudspeaker as he declared, 'I am the Pokémon Hunter X! I came today because I accidentally spotted some excellent merchandise! That's right—it's that hat-wearing brat's shiny Ponyta! But since you Ranma Tribe's Pokémon aren't bad either, I'll take them too.'
Brock glared at Hunter X, unable to contain his anger as he spat out, 'You—'
'What kind of joke is this guy pulling!?'
'Heh, I'm not joking at all. Because I—have the power to back it up! Come out, Salamence!'
"Roar."
As Hunter X threw the Poké Ball, an elite-level Salamence roared into existence in the sky. Meanwhile, Hunter X's subordinates also began releasing their own Pokémon.
"Go! Spearow!"
"Go! Zubat!"
"Go, Golbat!"
Watching a ragtag group of Pokémon along with a single elite Salamence, Ash's mouth twitched slightly.
"Honestly. What kind of people dare to cause trouble these days."
Hearing Ash's words, Hunter X chuckled and said, "Kid, you're too inexperienced. Let me tell you, my Salamence is a pseudo-legendary from the Hoenn region, equivalent to your Kanto's Dragonite! Impressed, aren't you? Just hand over your Pokémon quietly, and you won't have to suffer."
Watching Hunter X and the others act as if facing a great threat, only Brock's mouth twitched slightly. Ash sighed and said, 'Come on. It's just a pseudo-legendary. Who can your Elite-level Salamence even threaten? Perfect timing to take your Salamence down a peg—it's about time.' Kadabra, Ralts.
An Xiao, evolve now! With that, Ash tossed a deep red Fire Stone toward Growlithe.
'Woof! (Been waiting for this!)'
'Hiss...' (This is the moment—)
"Qilu!" (Responding to Ash's emotions!)
Then three beams of evolution light appeared on the battlefield. Growlithe evolved into Arcanine, Ponyta evolved into Rapidash, and Kirlia finally evolved into the Psychic Queen, Gardevoir.
And as Ash's three Pokémon completed their evolution, a terrifying aura began to emerge on the battlefield, causing Hunter X's face to pale.
Previously, Ash's Pokémon had been suppressing their auras, so Hunter X hadn't noticed directly. But now, he finally realized just how terrifying his opponent was.
"Arcanine, Gardevoir, Pikachu, Squirtle, Rapidash, attack!"
"Gardevoir!" (Just in time for Dragon-type!)
Watching as Gardevoir conjured a glowing orb of moonlight in her hands, then hurled it directly at Salamence.
"Use Dragon Breath!"
"Roar!"
Seeing Gardevoir's Moonblast, Hunter X quickly commanded Salamence to counterattack. However, Salamence's Dragon Breath was effortlessly shattered by Gardevoir's Moonblast, followed by a direct hit landing on its body.
Amid the violent explosion, Salamence lost consciousness and plummeted toward the ground.
"What do you mean 'on my Salamence?!'
Hunter X was left speechless as his Salamence was instantly defeated. Just as he was in shock, Ash's Arcanine and Rapidash unleashed a Fire Spin together. The crimson and azure flames engulfed most of the Pokémon in the sky, while Squirtle continuously mopped up the stragglers with Water Gun.
Pikachu stared at the airship with a mischievous grin, then launched a Thunderbolt, electrocuting everyone aboard the ship instantly.
"Damn it!"
After Pikachu's electric shock ended, Hunter X had lost his former vigor.
"Damn it! How dare you make a fool out of me! You'll know my power—release all the Pokémon!"
"Yes!"
Watching the still-unrepentant Hunter X and his subordinates, Ash shrugged and said, 'Come on, if we're talking numbers, we're the ones with more people here: Scyther! Ratatta! Beat them to death!'
"Trash!"
"Ratatta!"
Then Hunter X saw it—countless Scyther with bloodshot eyes flying toward him, while an endless swarm of Raticate leaped from the arena onto the spaceship. In that moment, he knew. He was done for.
"Why are there so many Scyther and—"
The scene that followed was simply horrifying. The Alpha Scyther leading its swarm was unstoppable—slaying gods and buddhas alike. Hunter X and his subordinates' Pokémon were utterly crushed, while the Raticate and Rattata relentlessly used their signature Hyper Fang to gnaw at the spaceship, directly causing the entire vessel to completely malfunction.
Ash saw that the time was right and gave Squirtle a signal. Squirtle immediately understood his intention and aimed its head at the second spaceship.
"Go for it, Squirtle! Supreme Headbutt!"
"Squirtle!"
With Squirtle's ultimate headbutt, Hunter X's spaceship was smashed open with a huge hole. It then began to slowly descend. Meanwhile, the Scythers skillfully led the Rattata and young Rattata in an orderly retreat.
"Damn brat!" BOOM
With a tremendous explosion. Hunter X and his subordinates all lay on the ground, and just as these barely surviving guys raised their heads, they found Ash and a group of trainers standing around them with their Pokémon watching.
Looking at the hunter, Ash grinned and then shouted, 'Everyone, charge together! Beat them to a pulp!'
At Ash's command, all the trainers and Pokémon launched another round of beatings on Hunter X and his subordinates.
After the group of trainers and Pokémon finished beating up Hunter X and his subordinates, everyone grumbled and cursed as they returned to the village.
As for Hunter X and his subordinates? Dodrio and the Scyther squad are keeping an eye on them, waiting for Officer Jenny to take them into custody.
"Oh my! Who would have expected such an unexpected turn of events? But they never imagined that Ash would be this strong, and with the help of the Scyther team, they managed to resolve the situation directly. By the way, weren't those Raticate the same bunch that kept stealing Ash's medicinal herbs?"
Ash couldn't be bothered to respond to the commentator's teasing. Because now, the race had entered its final stage. Due to the earlier interference from Hunter X, all participants were back on equal footing. At this point, no one was holding back—Tauros kept whipping its own rear with its three tails to accelerate, while Nidorina and Nidorino behind it were eyeing its hindquarters, ready to strike. Rhydon unleashed a Take Down, and Dodrio's legs were spinning like wheels. Yet despite all this, the ones still leading the pack were Ash's Rapidash, Arcanine, and Squirtle—after all, they had already activated their Ripple power for a boost.
Blazing Flames
"Hiss!"
"Woof! (Flame Drive? Understood, Master!)"
"Arcanine, I didn't tell you to use Flame Drive either!"
"Squirtle! (Ultimate Headbutt!)"
The commentator shouted excitedly at the scene, 'Here they come! Rapidash is a sprint champion! Arcanine is incredibly fast! Squirtle's Skull Bash is even more astonishingly speedy! Who will be the ultimate winner of this race?!'
'Why are the final opponents all our own people?!'
'Gardevoir! (If I beat Ash, he has to make a promise with me!)'
'Pika! (The championship is ours!)'
Red flames. Pale blue flames and light blue water spheres—three figures rapidly approach the finish line, and in the end... they actually cross it simultaneously?
"It's too close! Could there really be three champions?! Let's take a look at the slow-motion replay!"
As the slow-motion replay played, to everyone's surprise, it was a simultaneous finish!
"What an unexpected turn of events! Today we have three champions!"
Dodrio looked at Ash with displeasure and said, 'Damn it, it's all your fault! The champion should have been...'
'Dodrio, you should worry about yourself first,'
Before Dodrio could finish speaking, the other trainers had already surrounded him. After all, because of his mischief, everyone had been busy all day.
'Uh... what are you guys doing?'
'What do you think? Hit them!'
'Don't you dare come any closer—'
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