All along, Ash has held a belief that Pokemon are like a blank slate. What color they get painted largely depends on the surrounding environment and the trainer's character. If the trainer isn't a good person, then the Pokemon will also become like the trainer.
But the biggest difference between Pokemon and humans is that their true nature is actually kind and loyal.
Otherwise, why would Pokemon, with such great power, listen to humans who can't even fight off a chicken? Besides humans helping them become stronger, it's also because of the kindness and loyalty inherent in their nature.
Therefore, Ash always believed that he could change Mewtwo!
Change Mewtwo's personality, change Mewtwo's thoughts, allow Mewtwo to break free from Giovanni, break free from Team Rocket's influence, and return to the right path.
But now Ash realizes that speaking kindly with Mewtwo may really be futile. No matter what he says, Mewtwo remains stubbornly committed to its own ideas, unwilling to listen to anyone else. This obstinate personality is something he doesn't know where it was learned from.
Now, even worse, Mewtwo has extended its evil grasp towards other people's Pokemon. The Pokeball that can capture others' Pokemon gives Ash an instant sense of deja vu, it's Team Rocket's technology!
Who else but Team Rocket would invent such a Pokeball to snatch others' Pokemon?
Mewtwo is far too influenced by Team Rocket, and only by completely defeating Mewtwo will he possibly be able to listen to reason.
As anger ignites in Ash's heart, the black Pokeballs on the other side do not stop. Although Pikachu destroyed one black Pokeball using Iron Tail, countless others are waiting.
Pikachu flashes with golden Thunder, zapping all the approaching Pokeballs away, but soon more Pokeballs come charging at Pikachu. Ash's Charizard is also pursued by the black Pokeballs.
While Charizard has recovered some physical strength, its condition is still not great. After burning several Pokeballs to ash, it's still hit by a black Pokeball just as it's about to be captured. An ice-blue beam shoots over, freezing the Pokeball into an ice sculpture.
Charizard thus avoids being forcibly captured.
He follows the direction of the beam and finds that it was released by Lorelei's Dewgong.
Not only Dewgong, but Lorelei is surrounded by Pokemon. She released all six of her Pokemon to deal with the current situation.
Dewgong, Cloyster, Jynx, Lapras, Slowbro, Weavile, these are Lorelei's main six Pokemon!
The Glaceon Ash previously battled wasn't part of Lorelei's main team but just a secondary team.
The lowest level of Lorelei's main Pokemon is Champion level. Though nominally an Elite, she is a true Champion Trainer!
Lorelei feels an indescribable pressure from Mewtwo, even more than Lance gives her.
Though Lance often appears to be at a disadvantage with her, in reality, Lance's Pokemon, in terms of strength, could definitely rank among the top three in the world. It's just that all his skills are vested in his main Dragonite, which has a quadruple Ice weakness, making him easily countered by her.
And in pure power, Mewtwo exerts more pressure on her than Lance's Dragonite, and Mewtwo isn't affected by Ice Type restraints, so Lorelei disregards the rules and straightforwardly releases all her Pokemon.
Gang up tactics are the way to win this battle!
The black Pokeballs turn into ice sculptures one by one under Lorelei's Pokemon's obstruction. The Pokemon and trainers present have temporarily resolved the crisis.
Ash, who had been preparing to return to help, also feels relieved. Lorelei's strength can be trusted. With Lorelei there, those things won't even come close to Pikachu and the others.
"These Pokeballs of yours are Team Rocket's technology, right? You talk about using Pokemon's power to overthrow human rule while using the power of an evil human organization. Is this your revolution?"
In response to Ash's question, Mewtwo remains indifferent: 'Don't you humans also use Pokemon to dominate Pokemon? Since that's the case, why is it wrong for me to use your human technology to punish humans?'
Ash: …
'Team Rocket indeed isn't good, but the technology they possess far exceeds your imagination. Not only did they create a monster like me, but they also made Pokeballs that can capture others' Pokemon. Beneath this castle, there's even a device that can instantly copy Pokemon.'
'The copied Pokemon have the same combat power and talent as the original. The power you and your proud partners have gained through long training can effortlessly be obtained through copying technology, including that woman's Pokemon over there.'
Lorelei: …
Mewtwo's words make Lorelei's usually cool and charming face incredibly solemn. If what Mewtwo says isn't a lie, then this technology can only be described as terrifying. And if Team Rocket holds such technology, they can undoubtedly trigger a war that would terrify the entire world!
She never expected that Team Rocket had developed so quietly to this extent. The Alliance had always assumed that Team Rocket was still under their control, unaware that Team Rocket already possessed technology and power beyond their imagination.
If it weren't for Ash defeating Giovanni this time, causing Team Rocket to nearly collapse and freeing Mewtwo from Giovanni's control, Team Rocket might have launched a counterattack against the Alliance soon.
However, the current situation doesn't inspire optimism either. She's unsure if Team Rocket still holds cloning technology or those black Pokeballs, but she knows that Mewtwo possessing just these two things is enough to cause global chaos!
Moreover, she thought this place looked familiar, and now Lorelei finally remembered where she had seen this place before.
Back then, when Giovanni was under the Alliance's surveillance, he purchased this island and even built a castle here. The Alliance had sent people to investigate, and Giovanni openly allowed them to do so.
In the end, nothing was found. Little did they know that beneath this place, Team Rocket's laboratory was hidden!
The Alliance never considered there might be an underground base here, so they didn't check that aspect.
Now it's being used by Mewtwo as a tool for wrongdoing, and they don't know if Team Rocket still has a copy of the same technology. If they do... even if half of Team Rocket's members are disbanded now, they might rise again in the future!
'From the looks on your faces, you seem worried about what if Team Rocket also has this technology, right? You don't need to worry about that; this technology exists only here, and I have erased Giovanni's memory of it, so this is the only cloning technology point for Team Rocket. If you can truly suppress me, then you can successfully "save the world".'
Mewtwo's words carried sarcasm, implying that Ash and the others could never defeat her. However, Lorelei finally heard some good news, which was that Team Rocket didn't have this cloning technology, and even Giovanni's memories of it were erased by Mewtwo.
As for how Mewtwo did it... with her power, erasing memories is just a minor trick, hardly worth mentioning.
As long as they defeat Mewtwo here, they can completely destroy this place, eradicating those evil Pokeballs and the inhumane cloning technology!
"Ash, get out of the way, I'll handle this!" Lorelei's voice carried a hint of urgency and decisiveness. Ash was now less than ten meters in front of Mewtwo, and if a battle broke out, he would undoubtedly be caught in the crossfire.
Although Ash managed to punch Mewtwo away just now, that was merely because Mewtwo was unprepared. If Mewtwo were ready, even ten Ashes wouldn't be a match for her. How could humans contend against Pokemon above the Champion Peak level and below the Divine Domain?
Ash hesitated for a moment, then silently stepped back. Mewtwo saw this but didn't stop him. After all, once the battle concluded, no one here would be able to leave, whether settled sooner or later made no difference.
Moreover, Mewtwo always had a feeling that Ash was the hardest person to deal with here. She didn't know where this intuition came from. Maybe Ash could bring out Pokemon of the same level he used against her before.
If there truly were Pokemon of Lucario's caliber, it would indeed cause her some trouble, but that's all. She was no longer the same as before.
"Lapras, Ice Beam!" Seeing Ash retreat, Lorelei breathed a sigh of relief and, in the next second, gave a sharp command for Lapras to start attacking Mewtwo.
A bone-chilling ice-blue beam shot from Lapras' mouth. In the instant the Ice Beam appeared, it was as if the entire space froze, turning the whole battlefield into an ice cellar!
Corey and the others were witnessing Champion Peak level Pokemon making a move for the first time. They were shivering from the cold, but there was also a faint excitement in their hearts. It was worthwhile coming here today to see Lorelei's ace Pokemon in action!
Ash retreated back to Misty and the others. Seeing Misty shivering, he took off his jacket and draped it over her.
Misty was just wearing suspenders shorts and a sleeveless top, and in this temperature, she'd catch a cold in no time.
The warmth enveloped Misty's upper body. It took her a moment to react. Only after seeing the jacket on her did she understand what happened. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she smiled at Ash, just as...
"Boom!!" A deafening explosion echoed in the arena. The Ice Beam fired by Lapras was shattered directly in midair!
The violent shockwave and ice crystals scattered all around, blowing Corey and the others away. Ash shielded Misty and Charizard with an Aura barrier, blocking all the fallout.
Because Lorelei was standing quite close, she was also encompassed by the Aura Barrier, well protected. However, she didn't have time to thank Ash, her face full of shock at the scene before her.
The Ice Beam hadn't even touched Mewtwo; she merely raised a hand, and the Ice Beam exploded halfway!
Even if she were at Champion Peak, blocking Lapras' moves so easily seemed implausible, right?
Lorelei felt a faint sense of foreboding, but she took a deep breath and shouted to the many Pokemon already in the arena: "Dewgong, Cloyster, Jynx, use Ice Beam. Lapras, Slowbro, Weavile, use Blizzard!"
This time, Lorelei chose to let all the Pokemon attack together. Seeing this, Ash quickly expanded the Aura Barrier to encompass Corey and others, who had been thrown against the wall to the side.
The previous Ice Beam already made people feel like they were inside an ice cellar, and now, with more Ice Beams and Blizzards, along with six Champion-level Pokemon attacking at once, wouldn't people turn into popsicles directly?
As Lorelei gave her command, the six Pokemon acted simultaneously! Dewgong raised its head and spat out a pale blue Ice Beam. Where the beam passed, it seemed as though the air was frozen, causing fine ice crystals to appear, while Cloyster's and Jynx's Ice Beams compounded onto it, making it even keener!
Lapras let out a gentle cry, snowflakes coalescing out of thin air in the wind, quickly turning into a blizzard. The snowflakes were sharp as knives, carrying a biting cold as they converged at the center. Slowbro and Weavile assisted from the side, making the already fierce Blizzard even more exaggerated, quickly becoming an ice tornado!
All the Ice Beams were enveloped within, transforming into a "Frozen Torrent" with a diameter of hundreds of meters!
The whole arena, except for the area where Ash was, turned into an ice sculpture!
Even with Ash's Aura Barrier for protection, Gary and the others could feel waves of cold seeping into their bodies, cold transmitted from the ground, probably not even a ten-thousandth of the chill carried within the moves. Yet, everyone was shivering from the cold.
Without Ash, they might have already turned into ice statues by now.
Faced with such terrifying moves, Mewtwo merely raised her right hand slightly.
No flamboyant moves, no vast energy fluctuations, a transparent telekinesis barrier appeared like a wall materializing out of thin air, firmly blocking in front.
The next second, the "Frozen Torrent" fiercely collided with the telekinesis barrier, the pale blue Ice Beam and the white Blizzard halting abruptly, and then an astonishing scene unfolded before everyone.
The gusty blizzard that initially swept towards Mewtwo surprisingly 'betrayed' upon striking the telekinesis barrier!
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