The next thing is the final showdown. There's no need to say much about Brandon's side; the last one he has must be that final Divine Pillar, Regice.
Although Regice has undergone a battle with Paul, it has had virtually no effect on its physical strength.
To put it bluntly, Paul was defeated without Regice even exerting effort.
So Regice's physical strength is still at its peak, and it still possesses the solid strength of a Champion Advanced Level.
On the other hand, his last Pokemon...
Ash looked down at Pikachu: "Pikachu, the final battle is up to you."
"Pika Pika!!" Pikachu nodded firmly, knowing that Ash always entrusts him with the tough final battles. No matter how strong the opponent, Ash believes in him.
So Pikachu will never let Ash down!
"Pikachu, is it? I've long heard you have a magical Pikachu on your team, and now I finally get to see it for myself," Brandon said, retrieving Regirock into its Pokeball.
Regirock's defeat was a blow to him, but his quality as a Trainer is not to be underestimated.
A mere ripple can't make him lose composure; it's just a loss, albeit unexpected, but it won't make him lose focus for long.
He'll quickly get back on track to face the coming match.
"You know who my last one is, right, Ash? Go, Regice." Brandon threw out a Pokeball, and the Divine Pillar Regice reappeared on the battlefield.
Its overwhelming presence remains extremely strong.
Ash has already seen all the information on Regice. In terms of ability value, Regice is stronger than the other two Divine Pillars. Although they're all Champion Advanced Level, there are still differences within Champion Level.
Regice can be considered the strongest entity among Brandon's Three Divine Pillars.
But Pikachu, although making the grand entrance, is the weakest among the trio...
Currently, Pikachu has reached the Elite Peak Level, and purely from the perspective of Pikachu's upgrade speed, it's unprecedented and likely will never be surpassed.
Yet compared to Charizard and Gardevoir—those monstrosities—this level is still a bit lacking.
Those two monsters have already reached Champion Level, while Pikachu doesn't even know where the path to Champion Level is yet.
Plus, once he advances to Champion Level, he'll hit a bottleneck again, needing another Rebirth to break through to above Champion Junior Level.
At first glance, it seems Pikachu might never surpass Gardevoir and Charizard, but that's not the case.
If Pikachu undergoes another Rebirth, his upgrade speed should be able to outpace those two Pokemon, but that's for the future.
Not to mention, Pikachu's Rebirth requires luck in a draw. Even if he undergoes Rebirth, it has no relevance to the current dire situation.
"It's decided, Pikachu!" Ash waved his hand, and Pikachu sprang onto the battle-ravaged field.
As the most trusted and final trump card of Ash, he stakes his dignity on this battle; losing is not an option!
"Here!" Ash took off his cap and tossed it into the field, and Pikachu caught it and wore it on his head with ease.
[Category: Pikachu (Second Transformation) Partnership Form]
[Gender: Male]
[Attribute: Electric Type]
[Level: Champion Junior Level]
[Ability: Static]
[Item: Light Ball]
[Skills: Thunderbolt, Volt Tackle, Thunder, Electric Terrain…]
[Six-dimensional Ability: Physical Attack S+ (S) Special Attack S+ (S) Defense A+ (A) Special Defense A+ (A) Physical Strength S (S) Speed S+ (S)]
This is Pikachu's current peak state, in the third transformation of the Partnership Form, directly allowing Pikachu's dual attacks and speed to surpass extreme standards!
In all the Pokemon Ash has seen before, including the legendary Tier One Gods Ho-Oh and Lugia, no Pokemon could surpass S-Class extreme ability values.
However, Pikachu is special.
His surpassing extreme ability values can basically be said to be set in stone. Currently, he's only in the second transformation, and once he reaches the third transformation, his ability value will naturally break through to the extreme level.
However, even without the third transformation, under the influence of the Partnership Form, Pikachu can still break through his current ability values' limits!
The biggest difference between the Partnership Form and MEGA Evolution is that while MEGA Evolution can slightly enhance a Pokemon's power and increase its extreme species values, the ability values actually decrease after evolution.
Even at the Champion Level, using MEGA Evolution doesn't elevate a Pokemon up a level unless it's already close to reaching its limit at the current level.
If in such a state, using MEGA Evolution can raise a Pokemon's level rating by one grade.
Like Charizard and Gardevoir, existences that have just reached Champion Level, even with MEGA Evolution, can't break through to Champion Intermediate Level.
The small level differences within Champion Level are exponentially larger compared to before!
The leap in combat ability through MEGA Evolution becomes increasingly futile as the level gets higher.
However, the Partnership Form is not like this; no matter what level Pikachu is at or what his ability values are, just entering the Partnership Form ensures all ability values increase by one grade, and his level increases by one grade.
After entering the Partnership Form, Pikachu's attack power and speed are even stronger than those of Charizard and Gardevoir.