dmims Chapter 260 Charizard vs. Articuno
Chapter 260 Charizard vs. Articuno
Chapter 260 Charizard vs. Articuno (6k, 4 bonus chapters)
The blizzard didn't keep Ash and his friends waiting long; it soon subsided.
However, the weather on the mountain has been so unpredictable lately, and a blizzard could strike again at any time, so Ash and his friends had no choice but to get moving as soon as possible.
After getting warm down jackets from the Pokémon Center, Ash and his friends set off together on Miki's old sled.
Sunflower, along with Pikachu and Togepi, was placed in the motorcycle's basket to guide the way.
"Hey, wait a minute, why is Ash sitting in the middle?" Misty asked, hugging Ash's waist from behind.
"Because I'm driving."
"No, that's not my question—"
"Why is Miki sitting in front of Ash? It's like she's sitting in his lap!"
"Hmm~, I didn't expect it to turn out like this either."
Meiqi didn't actually want to sit in Xiaozhi's lap; she was quite shy in that position.
Especially when Xiao Zhi's hot breath blew right onto her neck, her whole body would tremble.
But the snowmobile was really small, and she originally wanted to sit in the front and drive.
But as soon as Xiaozhi and Xiaoxia got in, she was pushed to the front, and now Xiaozhi is driving.
"Alright, Xia, don't worry about these little details. We need to take advantage of this good weather and hurry up to find Articuno."
"By the way, Ash, have you ever ridden a snowmobile?" Miki suddenly asked curiously.
"I've never ridden one before, but I'll learn quickly!" Ash has a riding ability, and any mount will quickly submit to him.
"What? This sounds really unreliable—maybe I should drive instead."
The young girl cherished her life.
Unfortunately, Ash didn't listen to Miki at all, and immediately twisted the throttle to the floor, and the motorcycle shot off at full speed with a loud bang.
"Aha—!"
"Slow down, slow down!!"
The group sped along the hillside towards the summit, with the small leaf on Sunflower's head serving as a compass to guide Ash.
The higher you go along this road, the colder it gets.
"Seeds, seeds!"
After driving for a while, as Ash and his friends got closer and closer to the top of a mountain in the mountains, the Sun Seed in the basket suddenly started jumping excitedly and calling out to Ash and his friends.
The sunflower seeds in the basket suddenly started jumping and bouncing excitedly, calling out to Ash and his friends.
"Ash, look! There are so many Sunflowers frozen solid over there!"
Following the direction Sunflower Seed pointed, Xiaoxia immediately spotted a number of ice sculptures in various poses by the roadside. After counting, there were more than a dozen. The group immediately stopped to check. Sunflower Seed led the way and they arrived at an ice sculpture of a sunflower monster, looking at it anxiously.
"All the Sunflowers were frozen into large blocks of ice in an instant, not frozen stiff in a blizzard." Ash stepped forward to observe carefully, and felt relieved after sensing the aura.
"These sunflower monsters haven't been frozen for long, and their vitality is still very strong, so they're not in any serious danger."
"You're the ones I choose! Charizard and Rockruff, use Flamethrower to melt all these ice blocks!"
After a few fireballs, the ice on the sunflower monsters, which had been frozen into large blocks of ice, immediately melted.
Fortunately, Ash and his friends took a lot of the Freeze Healing Medicine that Nurse Joy gave them when they left the Pokémon Center.
They collapsed immediately after being melted, and Ash rushed over to treat them.
However, when the Fire Rock Rat was breathing fire to melt the Sunflower, its body suddenly started to glow white.
"Sigh, how did it evolve like this?"
That was so sudden! Ash, who was undergoing treatment, suddenly caught sight of the glowing Cyndaquil and was immediately surprised. Could it have mistaken the melted Sunflower for the defeated one?
When they saw the Fire Rock Rat evolve, Misty and Meiqi quickly gathered around.
A moment later, Typhlosion's evolution was complete.
Compared to its pre-evolutionary form, it has become larger and its flames have become more intense.
The flames that were originally located on the tail and top of the head have moved to the back of the neck, like flame-like hairs encircling the neck.
"Cheers!"
The newly evolved Typhlosion roared excitedly, flames burning fiercely on its neck, and waves of heat began to surge around it.
[Ding! Typhoon: Affection +2; Intimacy +2]
"Good Fiery Beast, use Flame Wheel!"
At Ash's command, it immediately leaped up and curled into a circle, its flames erupting violently as it quickly circled the frozen Sunflower.
The ice on those ice sculptures melted completely.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Meiqi quickly applauded for the Firestorm Beast.
After evolving, Typhlosion's fire power is significantly enhanced.
Although it was a bit of a surprise, Ash was still very happy that his Pokémon had evolved.
[Ding! A new form of "Firestorm Beast" has been detected. Would you like to transform into "Firestorm Beast (Emerald Form)"? The transformation is irreversible.]
Yes/No (This will consume ten Flame Stones; you currently do not have enough!)
"Hmm, what is this?"
The system's sudden pop-up notification made Xiao Zhi hesitate a little.
"Should we convert it?"
Judging from the description, Typhlosion will become a Fire/Ghost type Pokémon after transformation. I wonder if it will gain a useful exclusive move like Samurai.
After all, this is irreversible. If it weakens after the transformation, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
I watched as Typhlosion evolved and happily treated Sunflowers with healing items alongside Pikachu on its back.
Since there's no time limit and Miki is here right now, Ash decides to leave Typhlosion as it is for now.
Soon, with the help of Ash and his friends, all the Sunflowers gradually recovered and woke up.
When the sunflower seed saw one of the frozen sunflower monsters wake up, it immediately pounced on it and snuggled up to it affectionately.
Since it hadn't snowed yet, the footprints on the ground hadn't been covered by snow. At this moment, Meiqi finally showed some of her professional qualities as a prosecutor.
Take photos immediately as evidence and archive them for analysis.
"Ash and Misty, look! These Sunflowers must have gone down the mountain to take refuge."
"Then they discovered the sunflower seeds were missing, and after the snow stopped, they went back to look for them, only to be unfortunately frozen here."
"They must have been attacked by something like a freezing ray, which is why they were all frozen."
"Such a powerful freezing ray could only have been killed by Articuno nearby."
"But Articuno is a very gentle Pokémon, how could it possibly attack Sunflowers on its own initiative?"
Meiqi believes there must be some hidden story behind this.
"Moreover, judging from the surrounding environment, this area was the original habitat of the sunflower monsters before the snow disaster."
In other words, Ash and his friends' target had most likely just passed through this area recently.
Suddenly, a loud rumbling sound came from the mountain.
The sunflower monsters, who had just woken up, were immediately startled and huddled together.
"Oh no, Ash and Misty, it's an avalanche!"
"We must leave quickly!"
Such a natural disaster could be deadly, and Meiqi immediately became alert.
Because of the daily snowfall recently, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the mountaintop. Suddenly, for some unknown reason, the snow loosened and attacked Ash and his friends.
But with so many sunflower monsters here, Meiqi realized that she couldn't possibly take them all away at once.
Moreover, the speed of a snowmobile cannot match that of an avalanche.
Meiqi felt incredibly unlucky, and almost cried, as soon as she started her mission, she was immediately plunged into a major crisis.
But in times like these, it's Ash's turn to step in.
"Don't worry about Meiqi, hide behind me right now."
Ash doesn't take this small avalanche seriously.
"Charizard, Typhlosion, use Flamethrower to protect Sunflower and the others!"
Ash immediately activated his Super Rookie 3 mode.
With palms pressed together, they said, "Cut! No! Cut! No! Chew!"
After charging up his energy, Ash immediately unleashed the Kamehameha Wave: Aura Power!
He single-handedly shattered the entire avalanche's jaws!
The powerful energy wave cleaved the avalanche in two, and a large number of snowflakes melted smoothly in front of Ash.
Charizard and Typhlosion positioned themselves on either side of Ash's back, using Flamethrower to widen the gap between them, thus bypassing Misty, Sunflower, and the others.
The energy wave illuminated Ash's back, filling him with a sense of security.
"Ah, Xiaoxia!"
"Ash—Ash fired an energy wave!"
Miki was no exception to everyone's first reaction upon seeing Ash unleash a wave.
"Oh, that's nothing. Let's quickly calm these sunflower monsters down and prevent them from running away in fright."
It's just a wave, Xia is already tired of it.
"This is really a small matter?" Meiqi suddenly realized that she was still too young.
It seems that becoming an excellent prosecutor is still a long way off.
At this point, because Ash and his friends were not far from the mountaintop, the avalanche did not last long and stopped after a few minutes.
A powerful energy wave blasted a deep ravine in front of Ash, leaving no snow behind, which stretched straight up to the mountaintop.
The sunflower monsters and Meiqi were all dumbfounded.
After venting his frustrations, Xiao Zhi felt as refreshed as if he had put on new underwear on the first day of the new year.
"Oh, that felt so good!"
This feeling of release was just too perfect; Xiao Zhi savored it for a moment before turning around.
"Is everyone alright?"
"Uh—nothing's wrong, the sunflower monsters are all here too."
Meiqi's worldview was reshaped today. She had heard her parents say that Xiaozhi was special before, but she didn't expect him to be this special.
"But wasn't that avalanche a bit strange? It didn't seem to be formed naturally."
The surrounding environment was instantly covered by snow. Meiqi patted and checked this and that, but something felt off.
But soon a few discordant voices came, answering her questions and resolving her doubts.
"Stop resisting, just come with us obediently, and you'll be reunited with your family!"
"We should accept this opportunity with gratitude immediately, as it is something we can contribute to our grand plan to conquer the world!"
A huge black robot tumbled down the mountain, battling a large blue bird all the way down.
It landed heavily on the ground not far from Ash and his friends, making a loud noise, and the surrounding snow was shaken and slid down a little more.
It seems that the avalanche just now was their doing.
"Gurgle!"
Articuno kept firing freezing rays from its beak in resistance, but they were all absorbed by the special shield on the black robot and then retaliated.
The light reflected back by the robot seemed to be amplified, and solid ice layers immediately appeared in the areas it shone upon.
Even trees can be frozen into ice blocks in an instant, so it seems that the sunflower monsters were frozen because they were hit by this kind of light.
"Coo coo!"
The counterattack failed, and Articuno, unable to dodge in time, was immediately caught in the robot's large claws.
After Articuno was imprisoned, the sky suddenly turned dark again, and a blizzard seemed to be coming again.
As expected, the recent abnormal weather was caused by these guys, and Ash and his friends quickly went up to help.
"Stop! Who are you?!" Mei-Chi, as the prosecutor, was the first to step forward and question them.
She was now experiencing a mixture of excitement at finding her goal and anger.
These guys are the culprits, causing such great losses to the Pokémon and residents of the nearby mountains.
"This is outrageous! They must be brought to justice!"
"Hmm—I heard it! Whose shout was that?"
"Since you've sincerely asked for my advice..."
"Normally, I wouldn't answer that."
"So we're being especially kind in answering you!"
The robot, inexplicably carrying a megaphone, and that familiar opening line—Ash and Misty immediately knew who these guys were. [Ding! Congratulations on completing the new mission "The Secret of the High Mountains": Please investigate the cause of the incident at White Snow Mountain!]
【获得奖励：联盟币+3000；特攻+1；特防+1；自由属性点+2；技能「三旋击」+1】
"It's you guys, Yamato and Little Three."
"It's Kosaburo! Who is he? Don't you know it's rude to interrupt others?"
"Hey kid, what are you doing here?"
Inside the robot's cockpit, Kosaburo was startled when Ash's large face suddenly appeared on the screen.
But then he immediately burst into laughter.
"Hehe, now even if you, little brat, show up, we're not afraid!"
"We're not the same team we used to be; we're Team Rocket, reborn from hell!"
Since Bishas was defeated, Giovanni, having recovered greatly, has finally begun to expand his power again.
After he learned that Yamado and his group had previously wiped out several small evil organizations in order to fulfill the missions assigned by the organization, he realized that...
Sakaki suddenly felt that it would be a waste not to make good use of these guys' abilities.
Team Rocket was in dire need of a striker, and although Yamato and his team were knocked away by Ash again, Giovanni didn't mind.
The two members of Team Rocket in their classic black uniforms have finally been reborn under Giovanni's leadership and have once again been appointed as elite officers at the forefront of Team Rocket.
At the time, the Rockets' team thought they had misheard, believing that Giovanni had lost his temper and called his dismissal a promotion.
But after confirming the appointment, Yamato and Kosaburo jumped up with joy.
When good luck comes, there's no stopping it.
Then the two of them had a smooth journey, perfectly completing all the tasks assigned by Giovanni, and didn't even have time to bother Satoshi.
With money flowing in like water, Amazon and his team are no longer as stingy as before when it comes to building robots.
Now, they are even capable of independently taking on important missions to capture legendary Pokémon.
He's riding high right now.
"Haha, let me tell you, kid, our current mech is equipped with the most powerful energy absorption device."
"It can absorb not only various Pokémon moves, but also kinetic energy!"
Yamato simply put a confinement ring on Articuno and threw it aside, instead turning his attention to Ash.
"We are no longer afraid of your immense power. Today, we will wash away all past humiliations!"
"We want all your Pokémon too!"
Yamato and his team were extremely confident in their mechs, after all, they were mechs capable of perfectly defeating the three legendary Pokémon Articuno.
"What a joke! How could I allow you to do such bad things in front of me!"
"Armored Bird, wing attack!"
In response to the Rockets' provocation, Meiqi released her Skarmory to fight back.
Unfortunately, the large metal bird crashed violently into the black robot, but left no mark. The impact was absorbed into the mech as waves.
Instead, because of a moment of hesitation, the armored bird was immediately captured by the mech's large claws.
"What?!"
"Haha, one more point added to the gains."
"I've said it before, physical attacks are useless against our mechs."
"Charizard, Typhlosion, Flamethrower!"
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Jewel Starfish, Water Cannon!"
Ash and Misty followed suit, sending their Pokémon to attack.
However, the skills that attacked the robot were also completely absorbed, just like before.
Then they quickly returned, leaving several large gashes in the ground behind Ash and his friends.
Upon seeing this, Yamato and Kosaburo in the cockpit laughed even louder.
"You little brat, you'd better admit defeat!"
"What do we do now?"
Seeing that Skarmory and the others were about to be captured by Team Rocket, Miki became a little anxious.
But to everyone's surprise, Ash showed no fear in the face of the current danger. Instead, he patted Misty and Meiqi on the shoulder to calm them down.
When the robot's large claw swept over, Xiao Zhi immediately grabbed it with one hand and couldn't move.
With a punch, the power was completely absorbed by the robot's outer shield and immediately returned to Ash.
The impact tore Ash's clothes to shreds instantly, but failed to harm Ash's body; however, the mechanical claws successfully broke free.
"The absorption capacity is not bad."
It's quite impressive that it withstood Ash's punch; Yamato and his friends deserve praise. However, Ash also noticed a problem with this mech.
"The reason your mechs can launch immediately after absorbing the skill is because there's simply no way to store that energy indefinitely, right, Amazon?"
The Rockets' laughter abruptly stopped.
"What about Amazon? The little brat has already guessed."
"There's no other way. Building energy storage devices is too expensive; even we can't afford it now."
But Yamato immediately gripped the control lever and launched an attack on Ash.
"Anyway, we already considered this when we designed it. With the kid's power data, absorbing and releasing it immediately is enough!"
"That's true, let's go!"
These two idiots didn't even turn off their speakers while they were talking; they were plotting loudly, and Ash could hear them all.
"Do you think my power won't improve?"
"Um?"
When Ash split the avalanche just now, he held back some of his power.
Ash re-enters Mega Rookie III and switches to Ice Crystal, causing a layer of ice to appear beneath his feet.
He spun around quickly, jumped up, and kicked out at the surface of the mecha.
The mech was immediately kicked back a few steps, but its exterior was not damaged. Ash's first kick was absorbed.
Just as Yamato and the others were about to rejoice, Ash's second kick came flying at lightning speed before the mech could unleash the power of its previous attack.
Then came the third kick, each time it hit its mark the power increased. This was Ash's new move, Triple Slash, and this multi-stage continuous attack was precisely the weakness of Yamato's mech.
The mecha's exterior finally gave way and burst open, revealing the two people in the cockpit.
"Now! Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
The long-awaited electric shock returned, and Amado and Kosaburo once again turned into shooting stars in the sky. "What an awful feeling!" ×2
Congratulations on completing the side quest: Do a Good Deed Today: Defeat Team Rocket and stop their plot (65/∞)
Rewards: Alliance Coins +1000, Regional Favorability +5, Regional Reputation +1
After Team Rocket flew away, Ash used his Aura to find the cage they had left behind and immediately rescued the two Articuno imprisoned there with his bare hands.
With the Articuno family rescued, the blizzard that had been brewing in the sky vanished instantly.
"Yay!" Meiqi cheered.
Although they failed to capture Team Rocket, they completed the investigation into the suspicious individuals and resolved the unusual weather in the mountains.
After returning this time, Meiqi should be able to become a formal prosecutor.
"This is all thanks to you, Ash! Thank you so much!" Miki hugged Ash excitedly.
After having some fun with her, Ash went up to the Articuno that was battling Team Rocket.
He tore off the shackles on its body. What Ash wanted most at the moment was to battle Articuno. "Coo!" Articuno looked at Ash and made a grateful cry.
The last Articuno caught was larger and had more beautiful plumage; it must be the offspring of the two older Articunos.
"Articuno, I challenge you! I want to catch you!"
"Sigh, saying this at a time like this." Xiaoxia didn't expect Xiaozhi to be so straightforward.
Ash had just rescued Articuno, and they were feeling grateful to him; the atmosphere was so nice.
But as soon as Ash made his request, the three Articuno on the other side immediately revealed sharp eyes, and the sky instantly darkened.
It's getting a bit stormy.
However, to Xiaoxia and Meiqi's surprise, after giving Xiaozhi a deep look, Articuno actually responded to Xiaozhi's request to battle.
"Coo coo coo!" (If you want me to submit, then let me see how magnanimous you are!)
Because Ash is blessed by the Ice God, Articuno feels very close to him, and as a way of repaying Ash for saving it, Articuno is willing to give him a chance.
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you, Charizard!"
"roar!"
To fight Articuno, you really have to keep using your Flamethrower.
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