Pokemon: This Ash Is Too Versatile

Clair: ...

This guy really has a way with shocking words, actually saying Lugia is a coal ball!

Cough cough, although this particular Lugia does indeed look a bit like one, a black Lugia... she hasn’t actually seen one.

It’s just that Lugia’s look, as someone from Johto, she could never mistake it.

Lance finally came to his senses at this time, he looked at Ash with an extremely peculiar gaze.

"Ash, can you explain this? Where did this Lugia come from?"

"Also, why does its appearance completely differ from the Lugia I know?"

Facing the gaze of several Champions, Ash didn’t hold back.

"This is Little Lugia, the true Sea God Lugia’s child."

"After the Sea God incident years ago, for some reasons, Lugia couldn’t personally take care of him, so entrusted the child to me to help care."

"As for his appearance..." Ash rubbed his nose, "Little Lugia’s body harbors the power of another Legendary Beast."

"The merging of both Legendary powers within him has brought about some changes, so his appearance now isn’t quite like a typical Lugia."

Once Ash said this, both Lance and Clair became petrified.

It was several seconds before Clair cautiously started speaking.

"A-Ash, did I hear wrong?"

"Did you just say... that Little Lugia harbors another Legendary Beast’s power within him?"

Lance swallowed several times, barely able to speak clearly.

"No way... a child of a Legendary Beast is hiding another Legendary Beast’s power within him? This... this is surely unprecedented even in the chronicles of Legendary Beasts?"

Clair also spoke in disbelief.

Although Little Lugia is just a child, in terms of the nobility of his bloodline, he’s undoubtedly the next heir of the Sea God!

Not to mention the additional power of a Legendary Beast within him; once he fully absorbs and matures, what kind of terrifying existence would he become?

Raihan’s reaction was completely different from Lance’s and Clair’s; upon hearing the words "Legendary Beast," the confusion on his face instantly transformed into intense excitement.

"Legendary Beast?! A real Legendary Beast?! And it harbors another Legendary Beast’s power within?!

His eyes suddenly brightened, emitting an aura eager to try.

"Wow, Ash, oh Ash, you sure are giving me surprises today one after another! First, it was that MEGA Lucario’s Double Dragon Pearl, now a Legendary Beast pops up."

"This six-on-six battle is really thrilling!"

Raihan tossed his head, adjusted his orange bandana, and pulled out that levitating Rotom Phone from his waist, snapping away at Little Lugia on the field.

"Let’s take some photos first; later I can use them to tweet!"

After taking the shots, he tossed the phone back into the air, his gaze sharp once more.

"But back to the point, whether your’s truly a Legendary Beast, or one with another Legendary Beast’s power within, neither of us nor my partner will lose!"

"Let your Legendary Beast become one of the stepping stones for me to challenge Leon!"

If the opponent were an adult Legendary Beast, with power reaching Divine Domain Level, Raihan would absolutely turn and leave without hesitation, but if it’s just an undeveloped Legendary Beast...

It’s only Elite Peak; there’s a huge gap to Champion Level.

Besides, Lugia can’t use MEGA Evolution; fighting it might actually be easier than Lucario!

With Raihan’s fighter-full declaration, the atmosphere in the arena became tense once more.

The sandstorm kicked up by Gigalith had lost its support the moment Lucario fell.

Now the sky over the arena is clear, the gale has long since subsided, leaving only remnants of dust from the massive crater formed after the blast.

Meaning, from this moment, the damaging effects of the sandstorm will no longer provide any advantage to the Pokemon on the field.

But Little Lugia’s face showed a slightly pained expression as Stealth Rock took effect; with Flying-type attribute, this time the damage doubled, reducing some of his physical strength.

At this moment, Raihan took the initiative, waving his big hand forward: "Flygon, Dragon Breath!"

The Flygon floating mid-air suddenly trembled its wings, gathering a surge of orange-red energy in its mouth.

The next second, a ghostly purple flame gushed from its mouth, transforming into a rolling energy stream shooting towards Little Lugia in the sky.

Where that dragon breath passed, even the air was scorched and distorted.

"Lugia, dodge." Ash’s tone remained relaxed; such an attack was trivial to Little Lugia.

The two-meter-long body of Little Lugia spun slightly in mid-air, those jet-black wing membranes gently flapped, its entire silhouette vanished like an inky wraith.

The ghostly purple dragon breath whisked past the spot he originally occupied, finally exploding against the barrier on the other side of the field, spewing a brilliant spray of sparks.

Little Lugia had already floated to the other side of the Gym, his posture graceful as if merely strolling.

"Wow, quite speedy." Raihan squinted, his fighting spirit growing greater in his eyes, "Then get closer, Flygon, use Dragon Rush!"

Flygon’s wings abruptly retracted and expanded, enveloping its entire body instantly in a layer of ghostly blue Dragon-type energy.

The energy got increasingly intense, and in the blink of an eye, Flygon transformed into a blue meteor, carrying the tearing wind as it charged straight at Little Lugia.

Champion Junior Level’s full-force rush, its power enough to crash through a small building.

Ash grinned: "Lugia, Aeroblast!!"

"Whoa!"

Little Lugia’s jet-black wing membranes suddenly stretched to the limit.

The next moment, the feather blades on the wing membranes started to tremble wildly, and the surrounding air seemed to be drawn by some invisible force, converging eagerly between its wings.

The absorbed air currents were highly compressed between Little Lugia’s wings, condensing into a nearly visible silvery-white air wave, which quivered slightly due to the internal high pressure.

The following second, Little Lugia’s wings suddenly flapped forward!

"Boom!!"

The air compressed to the extreme roared out with the flap of its wings, transforming into a thick silver-white gust.

The gust carried a sharp scream of tearing air, barreling right toward the rushing Flygon with crushing force.

Where the air pillar passed, the air was stirred to emit a heartbreaking wail, and the dust on the field was pulled up by the terrifying suction, rolling and revolving along with the pillar.

"Boom——!!!"

Ghostly blue Dragon-type energy clashed fiercely with the violent silver air pillar.

Air currents splattered like blades, shockwaves surged furiously outward from the collision point!!

The entire Gym trembled slightly, with waves of dense ripples spreading on the barrier.

But unexpectedly, the Flygon, which was supposed to have the advantage in strength, was pushed back by the ferocious whirlwind!

The silver pillar penetrated through the energy encasing Dragon Rush, slashing fiercely across Flygon’s body.

Flygon emitted a pained screech, its whole body tumbling backward dozens of meters like a kite with its string cut, until finally halting its descent against the barrier.

"How could—"

The smile on Raihan’s face froze.

According to the strength comparison, his Flygon is an authentic Champion Junior Peak, just a step away from Champion Intermediate.

Whereas Ash’s Little Lugia was merely Elite Peak, a whole level lower.

Normally, in a face-off, it was Little Lugia who should be disadvantaged, yet the situation was completely reversed now, with his Flygon being pushed back!

This isn’t right!

Clair cheerfully explained from the audience: "Muscles and Leon are all you think about. You didn’t forget Lugia is a Legendary Beast, right? And a Tier One God at that!"

"Every Tier One God, be it grown or not, possesses their own exclusive moves, and what you just saw as Aeroblast is the exclusive skill of the Lugia clan."

"The power of a Legendary Beast’s exclusive skill can’t be judged by the standard of ordinary skills."

Raihan: ...

What the hell kind of mechanic is this?!