novelraw Chapter 345 Yuji vs. Ash, Transform vs. Lapras!
Chapter 345 Yuji vs. Ash, Transform vs. Lapras!
Chapter 345 Yuji vs. Ash, Ditto vs. Lapras!
The trainer named Yuji is a young man wearing a jacket and vest, who looks to be in his early twenties. The fact that he can become the top trainer at this age shows that he is also a genius trainer.
When Yuji ran up to Ash and the others, he only panted slightly before returning to normal. Judging from the muscles bulging on his body, he must be someone who exercises regularly.
However, some people's physical qualities cannot be discerned from their appearance. For example, if you take off Xiaozhi's clothes, you can only see that he has a relatively strong body, with abs and muscles, but compared to those muscular men, he doesn't look like he's in the same league at all.
But if Ash were to arm wrestle with them, he'd probably make them question their existence.
"You must be Ash? I've heard so much about you! I'm Yuji, the top trainer of the Orange Islands!" Yuji extended his hand to greet Ash.
"Um, well, you're too kind. I'm not that good. I'm Ash, a trainer from Pallet Town. I've come here for a battle at your invitation. Nice to meet you!" Ash scratched his head sheepishly, and after a few words of modesty, he replied with a serious expression.
After a friendly handshake, Yuji said with emotion, "I was quite surprised when I heard that you were coming to the Orange Islands, Ash. I never expected you to come here. My first thought at that time was that I wanted to battle you."
"Although theoretically only those who have collected the Qi Nan Cross Badge can challenge me, this situation is a bit special. You are not the challenger; I am."
The gatekeeper, who didn't recognize Ash, wore an extremely strange expression. For the chief trainer of Orange Island to say such a thing, who exactly was this child? Could he be one of the Elite Four or something? That's even more illogical!
However—after becoming the Chief Trainer, Yuji has never lost a single time. Facing a wide variety of challengers, no one has been able to defeat him. It can be said that Yuji is the strongest Chief Trainer in the history of the Orange Islands.
It's absurd that a trainer of this caliber would want to challenge a child. Just how strong is this child?
"Then let's set the battle time for 10:00 AM tomorrow, is that alright?" After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Yuji and Ash agreed on the battle time for tomorrow. As for the battle location, it goes without saying that it would be the Citrus Arena right in front of them.
Xiao Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, I'll definitely be there on time tomorrow!"
"I have some things to do next, so you guys can explore Orange Island on your own. This island is considered the central island of the Orange Islands, and the city is more prosperous than the other islands. But since you're from a big city, there probably won't be anything particularly interesting for you."
"Oh, not at all! Every island in the Orange Islands has its own unique customs and culture, which has broadened our horizons!" Misty waved her hand behind Ash.
"That would be perfect. Well then, everyone, see you tomorrow." Yuji waved and turned to leave.
The news of Ash and Yone's battle spread throughout Citrus Island in no time. Some people might not know who Ash is, but there is definitely no one who doesn't know who Yone is.
On Orange Island, Yuji's name is practically a household name. Ash is also quite popular in Kanto and as a tourist destination in the Orange Islands. However, Orange Island isn't really a tourist hotspot, and relatively few people visit it.
This place is mostly inhabited by locals, and the locals don't know much about Ash. Only a few people know about Ash's experiences. So when the locals heard that Ash and Yonex were going to battle tomorrow, their first thought was that it was yet another person who had passed the Southern Cross Trial who was coming to challenge Yonex.
However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Yuuji will still be the victor this time, simply because Yuuji has never lost since becoming the chief trainer. Not only has he never lost, but for a long time now, no one has been able to force Yuuji to bring out his last Pokémon.
Everyone on Citrus Island knows that Yuuji's last Pokémon is also his strongest trump card, and it's not on the same level as any of the other Pokémon.
If even Yuuji's last Pokémon couldn't be forced out, it means the challengers couldn't even force out half of Yuuji's strength, which shows just how low their skill level really is.
No, that's not quite right. The challenger is definitely not weak if he can pass the Southern Cross test; it just means Yuji is too strong.
So this battle was actually not much of a surprise. Ash Ketchum? I'd never even heard of him.
But soon, a new message came out: this time the challenger is not a challenger. What does this mean?
This means that this time, their chief trainer, Yūji, is the challenger, and the one named Ash is being challenged by Yūji.
What's going on? Why has their top trainer become a challenger?
After nearly a night of investigation, the locals on the island finally learned about Ash.
Within six months of his debut, he won the championship of the Quartz Tournament, a fierce competition, and had a record of fighting against the Heavenly Kings multiple times. Moreover, the Heavenly Kings he fought were not just ordinary Heavenly Kings, but the Kanto Four Heavenly Kings who had the strength of champions.
In two battles with Lorelei, they were narrowly defeated by Lorelei's second team of Pokémon the first time, but the second time they defeated two of Lorelei's main Pokémon, one of which was Lugia, the sea god worshipped by the Orange Islands!
No wonder Yuji became a challenger. Good heavens, this isn't just a little boy, he's a complete freak!
After learning about Ash's situation, everyone knew that this challenge was different from the past and would likely be a fierce and exciting battle. Therefore, getting tickets became very important.
In the past, Yuji's battles against the challengers have always been held at Citrus Stadium, and tickets are usually sold out. However, generally speaking, after the announcement on the day of the event, there are still some tickets available the next morning, and they are not sold out until shortly before the start of the event.
But this time was different. After learning about Ash's information, the people on Citrus Island rushed to grab tickets, and the tickets for the battle were sold out almost before midnight.
The popularity of this battle far exceeds that of previous battles. In fact, in this battle, they may even see Yuuji use his full strength for the first time in a long time, bringing out his ace Pokémon that he hasn't used in a long time.
The next day, Ash and Yuuji arrived at the center of Citrus Stadium. Misty and Serena had a special spot for them: the seats where the players sat during halftime.
The battles in Citrus Arena are all six-on-six. There will be a break when three of a team's Pokémon are unable to battle, and the arena will be changed. So there are special rest seats for the players behind their positions. Misty and Serena are sitting there.
"Welcome to Orange Stadium, everyone! Our two competitors are Yuji, the top trainer from the Orange Islands, and Ash from Pallet Town in the Kanto region, the Indigo League champion!"
"This battle was initiated by our chief trainer. He used to be the one being challenged, but now he is the one challenging in his own home arena. It's quite incredible, but compared to Ash's experience, this situation seems to make sense."
"Ash has been a professional player for half a year now. He has a record of defeating the current Johto Elite Four member, Kikyo, and a record of defeating Kanto Elite Four member Lorelei in a head-to-head 2-on-2 battle. In addition, Ash seems to have a Super Sea God in his possession. Ash has done all of these things in just over half a year, things that ordinary people cannot do in their entire lives."
"Today's match is sure to be a very exciting one, so viewers should keep their eyes peeled and not miss a single detail!"
As the host of the Citrus Sports Field event, Amin began to regulate the atmosphere, and his shouts significantly amplified the cheers from the audience.
"This battle is a six-on-six contest. Both sides have the right to freely exchange Pokémon. If one side loses three Pokémon first, there will be a halftime break during which the fields will be switched. The first side to lose all six Pokémon will be the loser. Now, let the match begin!"
At the referee's signal, both players simultaneously threw a Poké Ball onto the field.
With a flash of light, Ash sent out Lapras, the Pokémon he had just caught on the Orange Islands!
On Yuji's side, there was a pink, slime-like Pokémon called Ditto!
"Ash has sent out Lapras, an extremely rare Pokémon that has never appeared in Ash's hands before. Could this be Ash's new trump card? Meanwhile, Yonex has sent out his ever-victorious Ditto!"
"Of the last ten challengers, almost half of them couldn't even get past Yuji's Ditto. Even if they managed to defeat Ditto, their Pokémon were almost all gone. I wonder how Ash will deal with Ditto?!"
Ditto is an extremely strange Pokémon. It can transform into the appearance of various Pokémon and even synchronize their stats. That's right, this means that even when facing a relatively strong opponent, Ditto can still synchronize their stats.
However, this synchronization is not without limit. Ditto can only synchronize its abilities up to two ranks higher. The higher the level, the fewer ranks it can cross. For example, if Ditto is a beginner Elite Four member and its opponent is a beginner Champion member, then Ditto can only barely reach the opponent's level.
However, if the opponent is a Champion Intermediate, then even Ditto cannot fully synchronize its stats.
In addition, Ditto's stamina does not keep pace with the opponent's stamina; it only has its own stamina. This means that if Ditto wants to transform into a more advanced enemy form, its stamina consumption will not keep up.
The opponent can use skills without restraint, while Ditto's health might be depleted after just two skills.
Furthermore, to use Ditto effectively, you need to make the right judgment about the other Pokémon's skills and the moves they might learn. If the opponent's Pokémon doesn't know how to use a move, but you call it out, it will cause Ditto to freeze, which will become an opening in the battle.
So Ditto may seem very powerful, as it can transform into any Pokémon and even possess their stats and skills, but in reality, it is a Pokémon that is extremely difficult to use.
Yuuji's ability to achieve such results with this Pokémon is truly impressive for a trainer.
After Ditto appeared on the field, it immediately began to change form. In less than a second, Ditto became exactly the same as Ash's Lapras.
The two look almost identical. To an outsider, if the two Pokémon spun around twice, they probably wouldn't know which one was which. But in Ash's observation, his Lapras and the other were completely different.
Putting everything else aside, each Pokémon has a different aura, so Ash couldn't possibly make a mistake just by looking at their auras.
When Laplace was first captured, it was a badly injured little guy with a level of only early advanced, which was like just starting out.
After training with Ash and enduring long journeys every day, her level has significantly improved, and she has now reached the beginner elite level.
This level is equivalent to the main Pokémon of a typical Gym Leader. The fact that it could grow to this level in such a short time is not only due to Ash's cooking skills, but also because Lapras trained very hard and had high talent.
That's why they jumped a major level in less than a month!
Ash had already used his Insight Eye to see that the opponent's Ditto was at the very beginning; its level was Elite Peak.
In terms of level, Ditto is much higher than Laplace, but now that it has used its transformation skill, its level is only at the same level as Laplace.
This is also one of Ditto's drawbacks. When facing a high-level opponent, it can raise its stats to the opponent's level, but when facing a low-level opponent, its stats can only be on par with theirs.
When facing lower-level opponents, the only advantage is that one's own stamina is relatively high.
"Laplace, use Ice Beam!"
"We'll also use the freezing light!"
The battle began without warning. Both sides commanded their Pokémon to use Ice Beam almost simultaneously. The icy blue light converged in the air, and a chilling aura instantly spread across the field.
The venue is a rock and water area with a large pool in the center. However, at the moment the frozen light collided, the overflowing cold air instantly caused the pool in the center to freeze over!