As both sides got ready, the free-for-all began immediately.
But unexpectedly, from the very start, Ash and Brock both unanimously focused their first attacks on Natsui's Pokémon.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt! Noctowl, use Air Slash!"
"Onix, use Tackle! Golbat, use Supersonic!"
Although it was a six-on-six battle, under the command of these two, their four Pokémon completely ignored Erika and Misty on the side. As if they had planned it in advance, with perfect coordination, they launched a combined attack on Dragonair and Larvitar.
The four menacing Pokémon surrounded Natsui's Dragonair and Larvitar. Instantly, various moves were unleashed simultaneously, covering the two Pokémon from all sides.
There was no escape. Although Dragonair and Larvitar also used moves to resist, they were outnumbered. After some of the moves were neutralized, the remaining two attacks, still powerful, continued towards them.
Left with no choice, they could only brace themselves and take the full force of the saturation attack.
BOOM!
As the dust from the explosion cleared, one could see that both Pokémon had sustained varying degrees of injury.
Clearly, Ash and Brock also knew Natsui's strength and knew that he was undoubtedly the strongest among them. Therefore, for them to win this free-for-all, Natsui was the key they had to eliminate first.
And seeing them target him like this, Natsui shook his head, finding it quite amusing.
These two…
What grudge do they have against me?
To have no sense of honor and target me like this?
But it didn't matter. Since it was a fun match, winning or losing wasn't that important. Even facing Ash's and Brock's special attention, he still didn't plan to command, but let his Pokémon fight freely.
On the field, although Dragonair and Larvitar were facing a siege, their spirits were not broken.
They launched a counterattack, wanting to fight back hard. But Ash's and Brock's Pokémon were clearly not small fry that could be dealt with so easily.
Especially Pikachu. Its small size not only made it extremely agile, darting back and forth on the battlefield and very difficult to hit, but the power of its moves was also very strong, forcing one to be on guard.
And the main thing was that this standard battlefield was just too small for so many Pokémon to battle at once, leaving Dragonair and Larvitar with no room to maneuver.
After just a few exchanges, the still-weak Larvitar was directly knocked to the ground. And although Dragonair was still holding on, from the looks of it, it was also on its last legs and couldn't struggle for much longer.
Just as they were about to defeat both of Natsui's Pokémon, before Ash and Brock could celebrate, bad news came from the other side.
A series of explosions could be heard.
They turned their heads and were surprised to find that Lisa's two Pokémon had, at some point, already been defeated.
It turned out that while they were focused on dealing with Natsui, because Dragonair and Larvitar had drawn most of their attention, without their support, Erika and Misty could attack Lisa without any reservations.
And Lisa's Pokémon, under the siege of two Gym Leaders, were clearly defeated even faster than Natsui's.
Seeing their surprised looks, Lisa shrugged helplessly. "I couldn't help it. They're really strong. There was no way I could hold out until you guys dealt with that man."
In her words, she seemed to be blaming the two for their all-or-nothing battle style, which was so focused on the front that it neglected the back, not helping her share the pressure, which was why she was defeated so quickly, without any battle experience.
Unfortunately, the two dense boys, Brock and Ash, didn't catch her hidden meaning at all.
And at this moment, after Lisa's Pokémon were defeated, the situation on the field had completely reversed.
Glancing at the battle situation, Brock secretly thought that this was not good.
Erika and Misty, now freed up, had already commanded their Pokémon to turn and deal with them. Together with Natsui's Dragonair, they had formed a pincer attack on their Pokémon.
But the situation was not as bad as they had imagined.
Although they were outnumbered five to four and at a type disadvantage, Misty's Psyduck seemed to be in a world of its own, just standing there傻傻地, completely out of it, and of no help at all.
If you count it like that, excluding Psyduck, it's four against four. It's not impossible to win.
With this thought, a sharp glint appeared in Brock's eyes.
"Ash, let's go all out!"
Ash also realized the situation was not good. At their commands, their Pokémon burst out with 120% of their power, almost all of them pushing their abilities to the limit.
The two sides continuously exchanged moves, and as more and more energy gathered, finally, a very powerful explosion formed in the center of the field.
A small mushroom cloud formed, and the red firelight illuminated the nearby grass.
The range of this explosion was very large, and its power was also very terrifying. And after the explosion, apart from Noctowl and Golbat, which were blown away by the blast wave, all the Pokémon on the ground, including Dragonair, Onix, and Pikachu, had lost their ability to battle.
And although Noctowl and Golbat were not knocked out, they were covered in wounds and looked to be in a very bad state.
Seeing this situation, Ash jumped for joy.
"Alright! We're going to win!"
"Calm down," Brock remained calm. "We'll really win once we defeat Psyduck."
Only then did Ash notice that although the explosion had knocked out most of the Pokémon, Psyduck, which had been wandering on the edge of the battlefield, was still completely unharmed.
But he didn't care about Psyduck at all and laughed loudly. "It's fine! Misty's Psyduck is a ditz. It's easy to deal with."
Under their command, Noctowl and Golbat attacked Psyduck. Sure enough, amidst their attacks, Psyduck just held its head and dodged back and forth, not knowing how to fight back at all.
Misty watched anxiously and shouted at it, "Psyduck, fight back!"
But unfortunately, Psyduck's intelligence was not enough to understand its trainer's command, and it continued to run around with its head in its hands.
Seeing this, Ash also completely relaxed, as if he could see the dawn of victory.
However, just at this moment, perhaps because it had taken too many attacks and the pain was unbearable, Psyduck's eyes suddenly glowed with a blue light. And as it let out a series of 'quack quack' cries, the two flying Pokémon were directly stopped in mid-air.
"This is bad! Psyduck is using Confusion!"
Brock's face changed drastically. In contrast to him, Misty's face lit up, and she laughed without any restraint.
"Nice one, Psyduck! Take them down!"
Psyduck extended its two short hands, and as it swung them down, Noctowl and Golbat crashed heavily to the ground.
BOOM!
This time, it was a complete reversal. The two Pokémon fainted directly on the ground, losing their ability to battle.
And no one had expected that in the end of this free-for-all, it would be Psyduck that turned the tables.
But then again, although Psyduck had won the day in the end, if it hadn't come out on its own before, and Misty had used another Pokémon, maybe Natsui's team would have won long ago.
But in any case, the result was not bad.
"We lost…"
Ash was a bit dejected, but although he had lost, he and Brock were still very happy, because they had defeated Natsui's Pokémon.
After all, this was a formidable enemy that they couldn't defeat in an official match. They never thought they would achieve it in this fun match.
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