"Mewtwo, please continue to control those Voltorb for now. Don't let any Voltorb get close here, and don't let them trigger Explosion again."
"Leave it to me."
Mewtwo continued to use its Mental Power, steadily controlling all the Voltorb at a distance, while Ash quickly led Pikachu towards the incapacitated Electrode.
Now that the battle was over, the next step was to remove the unusual power from the King, so that Electrode's two-month-long rampage could finally end.
Ash hurried with Pikachu to Electrode's side, where the massive red-brown body was still deeply embedded in the solid wall.
Although it had been knocked out of combat by Mewtwo's strike, the abnormal golden light covering its surface was still dense, refusing to fade even though the battle was over.
"Let's clear away this power from you first."
Ash placed his palm on Electrode, and a gentle green light spread out from his hand.
The Power of Viridian seeped into the giant body, healing the damage caused by the earlier Psychic attack while also extracting the unusual power that had plagued Electrode for nearly two months.
As the Power of Viridian continued to work, strands of golden light rose from Electrode's body surface.
The chaos from the prolonged rampage gradually stabilized.
Even the injuries left from being blasted into the rock wall by Mewtwo were rapidly healing under the nurturing green light.
Once the last piece of abnormal golden light completely disappeared from its body, Electrode's breathing was completely steady.
The injuries it had sustained earlier were mostly healed, but its body was still stuck in the rock wall, unable to free itself at the moment.
"Let's help Electrode get down. Typhlosion, it's your turn!"
"Typhlosion!"
After releasing Typhlosion, Cynthia also called out Samurott.
The two Pokemon carefully cleared away the debris trapping Electrode's gigantic body and then slowly helped to pull Electrode out from the rock wall bit by bit.
Bang!
The enormous spherical body fell onto the prepared flat ground. Electrode wobbled slightly, and its big black eyes slowly opened. The previously pervasive rampage aura was completely gone.
Elsewhere, Mewtwo remained close by, controlling the Voltorb at Moonview Arena with its vast Mental Power, ensuring none approached again.
Seeing Electrode had regained consciousness, Cynthia turned to leave the arena and brought in Ingo and Melli, who had been waiting outside.
As soon as they arrived at the center of the arena, Melli spotted the recovered Electrode, and his worried expression turned to joy.
He quickly ran over to the King, gently touching Electrode's half-wood, half-metal body.
"Are you alright, Electrode? It must have been awful being knocked out like that, but please don't blame them. Without Ash and Cynthia's help, you'd still be suffering in the rampage."
Ash was somewhat surprised by Melli's words.
Initially, he thought Melli was self-centered and obstinate, always difficult to reason with once he decided on something.
However, it seemed once someone gained Melli's trust, he would trust them unconditionally, just as he always trusted Adaman.
Even seeing the King he cared for being knocked out, Melli didn't blame Ash and Cynthia but instead sought to explain why it was necessary to Electrode.
Though his personality was still somewhat troublesome, it was less annoying now that they were on the same side.
"Egg~"
Electrode merely shook its body dismissively at Melli's words, clearly not holding a grudge against Ash and the others for knocking it out. Its black eyes soon focused on Ash.
Even though it had just awakened, Electrode felt that special comforting aura on Ash, making Pokemon naturally want to be close to him.
Moreover, that gentle green power had just freed it from the tormenting unusual energy of nearly two months.
"Egg~"
Electrode called out softly again, then shook off Melli's hand from its body and began hopping deeper into Moonview Arena.
Its large round silhouette soon vanished from view.
Ash and Cynthia exchanged glances, not particularly surprised by this turn of events.
Previous Kings and their mounts had given Plates after recovering, so they guessed what Electrode intended to do by heading deeper into the arena.
Ingo, who had seen Sneasler hand over a Plate to Ash, was equally calm.
But it was Melli's first time encountering such a situation. As Electrode moved further away, he started to panic.
"Wh-what's happening? Why did Electrode suddenly leave? Is it still upset about being knocked out earlier?"
The more Melli thought about it, the more he believed this was possible. He quickly suggested, "Why don't you come with me to apologize to Electrode properly?"
"Without the rampage, Electrode is amiable and cheerful. If you offer a sincere explanation, it will surely understand."
Watching Melli worry about misunderstandings between parties, Cynthia couldn't help but smile and shake her head.
This person's hard to judge,
If you're on the opposite side, his stubbornness and arrogance are certainly frustrating.
But when he's on your side, his current demeanor is strangely endearing.
"Don't worry, Electrode isn't angry. But Warden Melli, I do have a question."
Cynthia pointed to the other side of Moonview Arena, where the Voltorb were still held in place by Mewtwo's Mental Power.
"What's going on with those Voltorb?"
Melli followed Cynthia's finger and, upon seeing the gathered Voltorb, froze in realization, his expression turning apologetic.
"Sorry, sorry, I forgot to mention that lots of Voltorb inhabit Moonview Arena."
"These Voltorb all bow down to Electrode, granting Electrode the ability to summon them and command them in battle."
Here, Melli observed the Voltorb controlled at a distance.
"And ever since Electrode began rampaging, these Voltorb have also become increasingly unstable."
"Often, when we send in teams with food, merely startling them could provoke a full-force Explosion. Some team members were injured."
Melli paused abruptly after this.
He looked at the mass of Voltorb, recalling the series of explosions he and Ingo heard from outside the arena. A chilling realization dawned on him.
"Wait... could it be that Electrode summoned all these Voltorb to attack you, leading them to unleash Explosion together?"
Cynthia nodded.
Melli's expression froze, almost causing him to collapse.
While standing outside the arena earlier, he had only thought the noise from inside was exaggerated.
But now realizing that there were more than twenty Voltorb at a glance made Melli comprehend the volatile situation Ash and Cynthia had just faced.