When Roy brought Mustard back to the martial arts school, Chuck had not yet returned from Goldenrod City.
Roy had no choice but to take Mash to visit the Blue City Gym himself.
The apprentices at the Gym had already become familiar with Roy, and they were all bewildered when they saw Roy bringing an old man into the Gym.
Who is this old man?
What brings you to their Gym?
"So you're not competing the day after tomorrow? You guys should train hard."
The Gym apprentices, who had been scolded by Roy, scattered and left.
Mustard had little interest in the training facilities and apprentices in Cianwood City; he was determined to test the Annihilape's fist.
Having no other choice, Roy took Mustard to the innermost Arena of the Gym and then had Annihilape stand in the Arena.
Mustard stood opposite the Annihilape.
"Annihilape, use the Rage Fist."
"Abandoned!"
Upon receiving Roy's command, Annihilape unhesitatingly slammed its fist, imbued with Ghost-type energy, at Mustard.
He vividly remembered the scene of Mustard bullying Roy earlier.
Regardless of whether Mustard was testing Roy just now, he would absolutely not allow anyone to bully Roy.
The raging punch from the Annihilape was about to land on Mustard.
Without flinching, Mustard caught the Annihilape 'Annihilape fist in an instant, just as it was about to strike his chest.
The Annihilape felt its fist being instantly clenched, unable to move forward even an inch. The power in its fist was inexplicably dissipated, and the Ghost-type energy attached to it vanished just before it touched Mustard.
He could now understand how Roy felt when he was subdued by Mustard with one hand.
Mustard Knob.
"No! No! The power shouldn't be this weak. How come it doesn't feel like the world-destroying power in the video?"
Mustard stood on the field, looking at his own hands, then at the Annihilape.
"Hit me with your most powerful punch!"
Seeing Mustard suddenly become somewhat crazed, Roy quickly stepped forward to explain the abilities of the Annihilape.
"Such a skill exists?"
After hearing that the Annihilape's ability to become stronger the more it is attacked, Mustard extends a challenge, wanting to have a battle with Roy's Annihilape.
Battle against the Annihilape?
The Annihilape nodded to Roy; he also wanted to fight the old man.
"I have no problem."
Roy acted as a temporary referee.
After shouting "Start!", the Annihilape threw a punch at Mustard Annihilape with basic Fighting type skills.
As the Annihilape threw a punch, Mustard grabbed the Annihilape's fist and kicked Annihilape away, giving the Annihilape no chance to get a second chance.
Defiant, the Annihilape threw another punch, but in front of Mustard, all his attacks seemed to be Detect.
Mustard kept dodging, anticipating the direction of the next punch and kick from the Annihilape.
When the Annihilape throws a punch, you can easily dodge Annihilape skill by simply stepping back, and then Annihilape it.
It could be said that the damage was not high, but the insult was extremely strong.
Looking at the several gray footprints on his body, the Annihilape realized that this was the first time he had been so completely outmatched in terms of Fighting type skills.
Realizing that Mustard had been playing a trick on him all along, the Annihilape's crimson eyes were filled with rage, and he gathered Ghost-type energy in his fists before charging at Mustard once more.
Just as Mustard was about to catch his fist and kick him away as before, the Annihilape vanished into the shadows.
Mustard remained calm and stood motionless, showing no intention of defending himself.
Just as the Annihilape emerged from the shadows behind Mustard, preparing to punch Mustard in the back, Mustard instantly turned around and grabbed the Annihilape's fist.
Then, just like before, kick the Annihilape away.
Mustard held his own against the fully-fledged Annihilape, even giving the impression of an old man toying with a child.
It could even be said that it relied entirely on instinct to block the Annihilape's skills before launching a counterattack.
How many matches must one have played, and how long must one have practiced, to develop such an instinctive reaction speed?
The sight of Mustard on the field reminded Roy of a saying: the aging swordsman's final weapon is no longer agility but skill.
After taking several kicks from Mustard, the Annihilape successfully maximized the power of its Rage Fist.
With Roy's consent, the Annihilape condensed its Ghost-type energy into a massive fist and slammed it towards Mustard.
Mustard looked at the solidified fist rushing towards him with a face full of surprise.
He still raised one hand to take the full force of the Annihilape's Rage Fist- on, trusting his own feelings more than any force measuring instrument.
Roy watched as the Ghost-type energy of Annihilape completely engulfed Mustard, and couldn't help but feel worried.
But after the skill effects disappeared, Roy saw that Mustard had still steadily caught the Annihilape's fist with one hand.
Roy:????
No?
Even the Conkeldurr who were mid-level Elite Four lacked the ability to follow up, and Mustard caught it with one hand.
Although Roy himself is usually called a humanoid Pokémon, he now feels that Mustard is the real humanoid Pokémon, the walking Urshifu.
Roy encountered the second humanoid Pokémon besides Bruno, and Mustard's strength should be even greater than Bruno's.
Is this really how someone this age should be?
After experiencing the full power of the Annihilape's Rage Fist, Mustard nodded in satisfaction; this was the punch he truly approved of.
The battle between the two has now come to an end.
The Annihilape looked at Mustard with a solemn expression. This human's strength was too terrifying; he no longer knew how to describe him.
Just as Mustard was about to say something, he suddenly stopped, feeling the Poké Ball on his waist vibrating.
"Okay, I'll release you right now. I almost forgot about you."
Mustard took out the Poké Ball from his waist, and a red light flashed.
A burly, solidly built Urshifu, Sturdy a dark gray-black body, large serrated white stripes on its chest, strong and powerful limbs, and white fur on its head that stood up like a headband, with each hair pointing upwards, and sharp and ruthless eyes, appeared in the Arena.
System Scan
Pokémon: Urshifu (Single Strike Style)
Level: 96
Sex: Male
Ability: Unseen Fist (If the move makes contact with the opponent, it can ignore protective effects and attack.)
Skills: Endure, Rock Smash, Leer, Focus Energy, Aerial Ace, Scary Face, Headbutt, Brick Break, Bulk Up, Detect, Iron Head, Dynamic Punch, Counter, Close Combat, Focus Punch, Wicked Blow
Items to carry: Power Band
Egg Move: None
Individual Values: 31
Technical Machine /Skill Transfer: Aura Sphere, Fire Punch, Stone Edge, Swords Dance, Thunder Punch, Zen Headbutt, U-turn, Protect, Substitute
Looking at the impressive stats of Urshifu (Single Strike Style) on the System Panel, Roy couldn't help but swallow hard.
A Champion level Urshifu (Single Strike Style)!!
This Urshifu is the highest-level Pokémon Roy has ever seen.
The Annihilape on the Training Ground also felt a powerful sense of Pressure from the Urshifu, a sense of Pressure he had only felt from Marshadow in his Full Power Form.
This Urshifu could probably hold its own against Marshadow, right?
"This is my Pokémon. I haven't let him out much these past few days on the ship, so I'm letting him out to relax a bit."
Looking at Mustard's "amiable" appearance, Roy didn't know what to say, so he could only smile awkwardly and tell him to do as he pleased.
Why hasn't Chuck come back yet?