Chapter 31: vs. Giant Dragonite!
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
Red took a Poké Ball from his waist. His gaze darkened slightly as he rubbed it nostalgically for a moment before gently tossing it out.
He had already had Ash take out his Pokémon earlier.
A flash of red light later, a brown, giant eagle appeared in everyone's line of sight.
Its feathers were vibrant and smooth, faintly shimmering with a gorgeous seven-colored light. Its extended wings spanned over three meters wide, and its eagle eyes glinted with a sharp light.
"Pidgeo-geot!!"
Upon its appearance, it let out a high-pitched cry!
The aura of a fierce bird of prey soared into the sky, faintly overpowering the wild aura of the giant beast in the sea.
Pidgeot!
This was actually Green's Pokémon.
Red had borrowed it for a while back then but forgot to return it, so he had kept it with him ever since.
"Huh? When did Ash's Pidgeotto secretly evolve?"
"And this Pidgeot's physique is huge..."
Brock and Misty whispered to each other.
A normal Pidgeot was only about half a head taller than an average person.
But this one's physique was clearly a whole size larger, appearing exceptionally robust.
Yet, despite its sturdiness, it didn't look bloated; instead, it was perfectly proportioned and slender.
"I'll leave things here to you."
Red nodded to the three on the shore. Without waiting for a response, he had already mounted the Pidgeot's back with practiced ease.
"..."
Just before taking off, Red seemed to think of something and tossed another Poké Ball onto the ground.
It was Ash's Charmander.
"Arooo?"
Upon appearing, Charmander was first filled with confusion.
The Dragon's Aura that washed over it made it quickly notice the behemoth on the sea surface.
"Aooo!!"
Surprisingly, Charmander showed no fear. Instead, its eyes widened, and it stared intently at the giant beast, letting out a soft, low roar in its direction.
"As expected, you're quite special."
Red chuckled softly. He paid no more attention to the Charmander's actions. If it could watch the upcoming battle, it might gain something unexpected.
Immediately after, the Pidgeot flapped its wings forcefully, and the violent air current it kicked up blasted the three people below right in the face.
*Swoosh!*
In the blink of an eye, the boy and the bird had already soared dozens of meters high into the sky, flying towards the giant Pokémon.
"Why do I feel like Ash has become a completely different person?"
On the shore, Brock was completely bewildered.
His appearance and clothes hadn't changed at all, yet it was as if he was an entirely different person...
My Rock-Solid Will just hit Max Level...
"Could it be... that half-squinting your eyes makes you look cooler?"
He also tried to narrow his eyes from a slit into a line, trying to make himself look more serious.
Misty, on the other hand, was even more confused. She had felt this way before.
This kid definitely has a personality split!
"Soul Transfer... a friend..."
Meanwhile, Bill stroked his chin, gazing at the silhouette of the giant eagle in the sky, a theory seemingly forming in his mind.
In mid-air, Red rode the Pidgeot up into the sky.
He flew even a few meters higher than the giant beast, looking down on it from above.
The boy and the beast were now less than ten meters apart, but the dense fog surrounding them still prevented him from seeing the creature's true form.
So Red frowned slightly and gave a command:
"Tool Pidgeot, use Defog."
"Pidgeo-geot!!"
Pidgeot flapped its broad, brown wings. The air current surged outward as a storm erupted from its wingtips.
In just a few seconds, it had swept across the entire sea surface for several hundred meters.
*Swish-swish-swish...!!*
A real veteran Utility Bird.
The air current formed a tornado, dispersing the surrounding fog and clearing a vacuum-sealed area with a wide line of sight on the sea surface. Only then could the boy and the beast face each other directly.
It was also at this moment that everyone got their first look at the giant beast's appearance.
It had brownish-yellow skin and a round head, from which two yellow antennae swayed.
Its massive body was two-fifths submerged below the sea surface. Its upper body was quite round, and on its back was a pair of small wings, giving it the standard appearance of a giant dragon.
"*Pokedex Beep*. Dragonite, the Fatty Pokemon. A level-one rare Pokémon from the Kanto Region. They are few in number, can circle the Earth in 3 hours, and enjoy eating Kingler."
By the cliff, Ash's Pokedex automatically reported.
"So it wasn't a Kanto Region form of Groudon..."
Bill said slowly, taking half a step back in shock.
With the fog cleared, the three on the cliff shore also recognized this Pokémon.
Dragonite was considered a signature Pokémon of their Kanto Region; they just never imagined one could grow to be so massive.
Fatty?
A big, fat fatty.
"Is it an Ancient Pokémon?"
Bill frowned; he had some understanding of this.
In the current data on Ancient Pokémon, most of them had appearances that were not much different from modern Pokémon, but their physiques were as exaggerated as small mountains.
It was as if the ancient Earth was an era where these giant beasts thrived.
"Or is it a Dragonite that snuck over from the Galar Region?"
A new thought popped into his head.
He had been to the Galar Region a few times. The unique Dynamax/Gigantamax Pokémon there bore some resemblance to the current giant Dragonite.
It was worth mentioning that in Galar, Dragonite was a Pokémon prohibited from using Dynamax/Gigantamax and would be blocked at customs.
Any Dragonite discovered would even be deported.
Perhaps it was kicked out for smuggling itself in, causing its Dynamax/Gigantamax state to become irreversible?
Bill shook his head violently, dismissing his own guess.
This rugged, wild aura practically slapping him in the face wasn't something a normal Dynamax/Gigantamax could produce.
This had to be a Dragonite of considerable age!
"But can he really capture this Dragonite...?"
He shifted his gaze to the man on the Pidgeot's back, high in the sky...
Ash, who exactly is this youth...
"Dragonite..."
A hint of interest finally appeared in Red's eyes.
In his memory, Dragonite was the signature Pokémon of the Kanto Region's flying-type Champion Lance.
Lance was an absolutely powerful man.
It was just a moment of carelessness, getting one-shotted by his own Lapras while he was striking a pose, that made it so he couldn't really be considered a hero.
Although the one before him was still a ways off from top-tier existences like Ho-Oh and Mewtwo in terms of raw strength...
...he had no idea how much his own Pokémon's combat power had changed after being converted to this world.
As his first opponent since arriving in this world...
This was more than enough!
The battle intensity already ignited, Red tossed another Poké Ball into the air.
"Come out, my old partner!!"
A flash of red light, and a fiery-red, long-winged fire dragon appeared high in the sky.
"Roar-roar-roar!!"
It let out a furious roar at the sky. Its vigorous and powerful explosive aura instantly overwhelmed that of the still-dazed giant Dragonite.
The sound shook the heavens and the earth. The sea surface instantly rippled, the waves spreading outward endlessly.
The water of the entire coastal area seemed to boil, roiling continuously as if in a tempest.
*BOOM-HSSSS...!!*
Crimson flames spewed forth from the heavens, scorching the clouds in the sky, as embers scattered wantonly, burning to ash.
This was the Pokémon Red had brought from another world, one that was already nearly invincible.
Charizard!!
Red then stood up from Pidgeot's back. In an unhurried tone, he looked directly at the giant Dragonite and issued his declaration of war.
"Battle with me, Dragonite."
This Dragonite seemed to carry some kind of obsession. Not only Bill, but even he, who was seeing it for the first time, could sense it.
But since it had been staying here all this time, even appearing due to a special fluctuation...
...it meant it couldn't resolve its predicament on its own. In that case, he would stick his nose in.
It definitely wasn't because his hands were itching for a fight...
The giant Dragonite looked warily at this suddenly appearing Charizard.
Although its physique was on a completely different level, its racial bloodline and instincts told it...
This was an unprecedentedly powerful foe!
"Aoooar!!"
The giant Dragonite soon let out an incomprehensible Dragon Roar of its own, clearly not about to surrender on the spot.
Seeing this, the corner of Red's mouth curved up. This was exactly what he wanted.
"In that case, Charizard, let's battle!"
Upon hearing the command, Charizard's draconic eyes flew open, and it once again let out a long roar to the heavens.
*BOOM-HSSSS!!*
Then, it abruptly opened its jaws, and a crimson flame like magma spewed forth, transforming into a searing hot pillar of fire that shot toward the giant Dragonite.
With the opponent's massive frame, no aim was needed. The flame struck Dragonite squarely on the neck.
*RUMBLE!!*
The flame shattered, transforming into a Flame Ring that wrapped around the giant Dragonite's thick neck.
And as Charizard continued to ramp up its firepower, the flames rushed in two directions, upward and downward, and the suddenly coiling Fire Tornado completely enveloped the 30-to-40-meter-tall Dragonite.
A sky-high Fire Spin!
On the vast sea surface, a colossal Fire Tornado had suddenly risen, its red glow making the faces of the spectators on the shore feel hot.
"Use Flare Blitz."
Red commanded crisply.
In the next second, Charizard was already cloaked in a layer of fiery red flames that looked ready to explode at any moment.
With a flap of its wings, it charged forward. Midway, the flames burned to their ultimate state, transforming into terrifying, annihilating blue flames.
Within the Blue Flames, Charizard used its claws to forcibly rip open a large gash in the Fire Spin, and the Blue Fireball plunged straight into this Flame Purgatory!
*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!*
The sky-high flame swept out with dominance. Countless waves stirred up from the sea were instantly burned away in the towering flames, turning into endless white smoke and steam.
When the flames finally dissipated, the figures of Charizard and the giant Dragonite were simultaneously revealed within the scattering fire.
"Roar..."
The giant Dragonite let out a cry. The scorched black mark on its chest was evidence that the attack had been effective.
On the other side, Charizard also frowned slightly as a Recoil Electric Spark flickered across its body.
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(Late, my bad. I've written too many goofy scenes and suddenly forgot how to write a hot-blooded battle.)
(Trivia: I could really use some recommendation votes recently.)