This is one of the most powerful Poison-type moves, extremely potent!
Plus, it's unleashed by an Elite Level Arbok. The moment the move is released, the entire space seems to be polluted, as if the black and purple energy is even corroding the space itself!
In the air, Pikachu appears to have no room to dodge at all, but Ash shouts at this moment, "Floaty Fall!"
"Pika!!" Pikachu spreads its arms and legs. At this moment, it seems to ride the wind!
An invisible breeze lets it float mid-air, and not only does its falling speed slow significantly, but Pikachu also drifts a distance sideways in the air.
The Gunk Shot, which was bound to hit, misses!
Koga tilts his head, showing an unprecedented bewildered expression. Is this battle trying to completely shatter his worldview today?
Why... Why can Pikachu fly?!
Can someone tell him why Pikachu can fly!!
At this moment, Pikachu seems to be floating in the air as if riding the wind. Isn't this flying?!
It can even adjust its position in the air. Although it isn't as swift as a Flying Type Pokemon, it managed to dodge the Gunk Shot with slight movements!
Gunk Shot is a major Poison-type move but has some drawbacks. Its attack speed is relatively slow, making it easy to dodge for fast Pokemon.
But Koga never dreamed that an Electric Rodent in the air could dodge Gunk Shot in this way. This is a hack!
Dodging Gunk Shot is just one aspect. Ash's earlier shout of "Floaty Fall" isn't just about using Flying-type power to dodge attacks. This move... is an attack move!
Pikachu transforms its posture, retracting its limbs together and then plummeting like a rocket, targeting the slightly stiff Arbok, who just unleashed a big move!
"Bang!!"
The Floaty Fall hits Arbok, and its body, originally embedded in the ground, is directly launched out, rolling on the ground until it barely stops at the edge of the field.
Three times now, this is the third time Pikachu has attacked Arbok, yet Arbok hasn't touched Pikachu even once.
Moreover, this attack pattern is so bizarre, looking just like a Flying Type move.
How does Pikachu know a Flying Type move? Is this some kind of joke?!
"Pikachu, Electric Terrain!!"
"Arbok, Glare!!" Koga is well aware of the boost Electric Terrain gives to Electric Type Pokemon, but he just wants to force a buff on Pikachu!
Glare is a move that can directly paralyze a Pokemon if it hits, which is a significant vulnerability for a speed-based Pikachu!
Once Pikachu loses that annoying speed, Arbok can easily deal with Pikachu, even if Electric Terrain is in place. What can Pikachu do if it can't hit Arbok with its moves and might even be swept clean by Arbok!
Even knowing Pikachu would get paralyzed by Glare, Ash made no other defensive moves and still had Pikachu use Electric Terrain.
Pikachu's entire body bursts into sparkling Thunder, channeling the electricity into the ground. In an instant, streaks of electricity seem to drift everywhere, and the entire field turns a pale golden color.
On the other side, Arbok keeps a firm gaze on Pikachu, its terrifying eye patterns exerting a strange power on Pikachu, causing it to fall into paralysis.
"It's over, Ash. Without that terrifying speed and reaction capability, Pikachu can't possibly be a match for Arbok," Koga decisively judges.
All along, Pikachu has been maintaining the upper hand thanks to its outrageous reaction ability and speed.
But now, paralysis halves the speed in all aspects for a Pokemon, whether it's movement, attack speed, or reaction speed.
With its speed halved, Pikachu can't perform the same actions as before.
Ash doesn't respond, only showing a strange smile.
"Mr. Koga, when I battled Sabrina, she gave me a good lesson. Now I will pass this lesson to you, so listen well."
Koga: ?
"When dealing with Trainers who can add special abilities to their Pokemon... don't let them inflict abnormal conditions! Pikachu, Zippy Zap!"
Pikachu's body shudders, a current disperses from it, and then it bursts into brilliant golden light, instantly disappearing from its original spot.
"Lay down Toxic around!" Seeing Ash use that frighteningly fast move with Pikachu again, Koga hurriedly gives an order.
Previously, facing that move called Zippy Zap, he commanded Arbok to Coil, but Arbok hadn't even finished coiling before being directly hit by Pikachu.
But this time, Pikachu is already paralyzed. Zippy Zap might be a speed-enhancing move like Quick Attack, but with the speed halved, Pikachu can't be as fast as before.
So theoretically, this time Arbok's move should be able to be executed.
As long as Toxic is laid down, Pikachu's attack this time would be inflicting a thousand damage on the enemy but suffering twelve hundred in return!
After a few exchanges, Koga has realized that while Ash's Pokemon are adept at battling beyond their level, they share a common weakness, which is their physical strength is extremely low!
Saying it's weak isn't quite accurate. It's more that their power has increased, but their physical strength has not correspondingly improved.
So they are fighting with their original physical strength.
One can just imagine that for an Elite Level Pokemon to continuously unleash Gym or even Elite Level attacks and speed without the physical strength to match, the physical strength drain is alarmingly fast.
Thus, as long as you trade blows with the opponent, the one to fall first would definitely be the opponent!
The opponent isn't genuinely an Elite Level Pokemon. How could it forcefully elevate its strength so much without a price?
Arbok's body flickers with a mystical purple light, and potent toxins are about to be expelled from its body, but the next moment, its vision is covered by a golden light.
"Bang!!" The purple silhouette is like a ball, kicked tens of meters away!
"Boom!"
Arbok crashes into the barrier again, and this time the crack on the barrier is even larger than before; any more impact, and the barrier might shatter.
Koga is bewildered.
What is going on? Why, after being paralyzed, not only did Pikachu's speed not decrease, but it also seemed to increase! Is this Pikachu sick or something!
Suddenly, Koga recalls Ash's earlier mention of giving him a lesson. Could it be...
"You can use your special ability to clear the abnormal conditions from Pokemon?!"
Ash smiles ambiguously, neither confirming nor denying, but with Koga's intelligence and experience, he should have already reaffirmed this guess.
After all, a paralyzed Pikachu moving even faster than before is simply baffling.
The only possibility is that Pikachu isn't actually paralyzed.
Now, things are getting tricky. Koga initially wanted to trade Pikachu's paralysis for opening Electric Terrain. This trade was undoubtedly profitable.
But now it's become a pure loss!
In terms of speed, as long as Pikachu doesn't use that priority move, Arbok can still manage. But in terms of reaction capability, Ash's special ability is just too formidable!
If that skill isn't sealed, apart from wearing down Pikachu's physical strength through attrition, there seems to be no other way to win this battle.
"Arbok, power up!" After a bit of thought, Koga commands again.
Sliding down from the barrier, Arbok supports its body and begins gathering strength.
"Pikachu, Zippy Zap!"
Charging is a variable move that can increase defense and special defense, but Zippy Zap has a critical hit feature, which can ignore the opponent's defense increases.
So this move is useless against Pikachu.