Chapter 35 Chaos, Sleep, Slowdown—That's Butterfree! The Self-Destructive Onix!
Chapter 35 Chaos, Sleep, Slowdown—That's Butterfree! The Self-Destructive Onix!
Along the way, Ash surprised and shocked Misty so much that she almost forgot that Ash was actually just a novice trainer.
Novice trainers, let alone those like Ash, mostly don't know about type advantages or disadvantages, how to switch Pokémon, or how to inflict status conditions during gym battles. They just blindly attack and deal damage, winning if they can deal enough damage and losing if they can't.
Ash's appearance is more like that of a mature and experienced trainer. Misty even saw the shadow of a top trainer in Ash.
But Ash's current performance shows that he is a novice, which makes Misty a little confused as to whether Ash knows how to battle or not.
On the field—
Ash breathed a sigh of relief as he watched Butterfree narrowly avoid Rock Slide.
Xiao Gang also looked surprised and said, "To be able to dodge the rockfall under these circumstances, it seems your Butterfree speed and reaction ability are quite good. However, the current situation remains unchanged. What can Butterfree do with the Sleep Powder sealed?"
Just as Xiaogang said, with the Sleep Powder sealed, neither Bug-type nor Flying-type moves can do much damage to Onix.
Ash now has two options: either send out Pikachu and try to use Aura Sphere to take down Onix, or try to stall for time. Once the sandstorm ends, the slowed-down Onix will definitely be unable to dodge the Sleep Powder.
The problem is that Brock would never let Ash stall for time. Once Butterfree is hit by Onix's move, the game is over.
However, when Xiaogang turned his gaze to Xiaozhi, he found that Xiaozhi's face showed no sign of discouragement, but was still full of fighting spirit.
"The hypnotic powder is sealed, his level is at a disadvantage, and his attributes are also very unfavorable. His attacks can't do much damage. How come he hasn't lost his fighting spirit under these circumstances? Could it be that he has some secret tricks up his sleeve?" Xiao Gang thought with a slight frown, already preparing to command Onix to launch an attack.
"Butterfly, use Ultrasonic!" Ash's voice rang out, and invisible sound waves immediately vibrated from Butterfree's body.
After a moment of stunned silence, Xiao Gang's expression changed drastically.
The ultrasonic skill has a low hit rate, but if you are hit by this skill, it will produce a very disgusting negative effect, which is confusion!
In a state of confusion, Pokémon not only have difficulty hearing their trainer's commands, but even if they do hear them, they may lose control and attack themselves!
First it was hypnotic powder, then silk-spinning, and now it's ultrasound! What kind of filthy thing is this Butterfree?! How can it have so many disgusting abilities?
"Onix, quickly use Dig to get out of the way!"
No matter what the skill is, it won't hit if it can't lock onto the Pokémon. Ultrasonic itself has a very low hit rate because its range isn't very wide. Although it's a difficult-to-see skill, you can avoid hitting it if you're careful.
But Brock had already seen through Ash's Butterfree's characteristic—compound eyes! (Not actually seeing through it.jpg)
With the help of his compound eyes, the accuracy of ultrasound hits will be greatly improved. He cannot gamble on the probability of the ultrasound missing, so using the digging technique to dodge is the best option.
After receiving the command, Onix slammed its head into the ground, creating a hole. Onix then began to crawl into the hole.
However, the giant rock snake dug its burrow slower than Xiaogang had imagined.
"No, Onix doesn't usually dig that slowly... It's the silk-spitting thing!" Xiao Gang suddenly noticed the silk threads stuck in the cracks of Onix's rocky body as it twisted around.
Although Butterfree had broken free from Onix's silk-spinning technique, the remaining silk threads still affected Onix's movements. In particular, Onix's body structure has many gaps, and the already slow-moving Onix would become even slower under the sticky silk threads.
Therefore, even when digging a tunnel in a sandstorm, the speed was far lower than Xiao Gang had expected.
"Oh no..." Xiao Gang sensed something was wrong after seeing that the Onix wasn't digging down quickly.
At that speed, and with the body facing backward, it's inevitable that the opponent's ultrasound will hit!
As expected, the ultrasound precisely hit the Onix with half its body still sticking out.
The giant rock snake, which had been digging a hole, paused for a moment, then burst out of the hole as if it had gone mad, and struggled wildly in the rocky area, as if its brain was enduring some kind of painful thing.
"Well done, Butterfree, come back!" Seeing that the ultrasonic wave had hit, Ash didn't waste any time in the chaos and immediately recalled Butterfree. Then he turned his gaze to Pikachu: "Please do it again, Pikachu!"
"Pikachu!" Pikachu strode onto the field, and as soon as he entered, his eyes turned blue—a waveguide fusion state.
Now, Pikachu needs to enter this state to release Aura Sphere, but as it enters this state more often, Pikachu can feel that this power is becoming more and more easy for it to use.
"Pikachu, use Aura Sphere!" Ash and Pikachu struck the same pose once again.
Xiao Gang immediately shouted at Onix, "Onix, calm down!"
Onix completely ignored Brock and continued to struggle on the field.
The effects of a state of confusion are not so easy to remove. Only with extremely good luck can one seize a moment of clarity in a state of confusion and hear the trainer's commands.
But right now, Xiaogang's luck is as bad as his face—it's incredibly bad.
A few seconds later, a rounded wave missile took shape in Pikachu's hand, and then Pikachu pushed it out with a bang!
"Whoosh~"
"BOOM!!"
The wave missile pierced through the sandstorm and struck the struggling Onix directly!
A deafening roar echoed across the field, and powerful shockwaves rippled outwards, sending sand and gravel flying off the field.
Xiao Gang gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and looked extremely ugly.
He's fallen for it again!
First hypnosis, then confusion—how could a novice trainer have a Pokémon with so many troublesome skills?
However, there is still a chance to turn the tide. Fighting-type moves are indeed effective against Onix, but in a sandstorm, Onix's Special Defense will be raised. If it's just one attack, it can still withstand it. We must seize this opportunity to counterattack.
"Onix, use Rock Slide!!" Brock shouted with all his might. This was his last chance. If Rock Slide failed and Onix remained confused, Pikachu would definitely finish it off.
In the midst of the explosion, Onix seemed to hear its trainer's words for a moment, and rocks began to form around it.
The moment the smoke dissipated, the rock had already taken shape beside the giant onix!
The next second, the rock shot out and, to Ash's astonishment, hit Onix itself!
Self-destruction?
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