"Ash, let's battle!"
In the Pokémon Center, Shota spoke to Ash with an excited look on his face.
"Sure!"
Lu Ze rested his chin on his hand, watching the two of them with a smile.
Yesterday, they had managed to reach this Pokémon Center during the last moments before the sun set.
Unexpectedly, Shota was here as well.
The moment the two met, they had wanted to battle, but since it was too late, they agreed to fight after getting up the next morning.
Sure enough, the two of them eagerly headed to the battle field as soon as they woke up the next morning.
After Shota challenged Ash, their battle began.
"Then, the battle begins!"
As Clemont's voice fell, the first Pokémon on both sides began battling.
Shota's Pokémon was Shelgon. His Bagon had successfully evolved last time.
"Shelgon, Dragon Breath!"
Shota launched the first attack, commanding Shelgon to seize the initiative.
Ash's Pokémon was Hawlucha.
It leaped into the air, flipped to dodge the [Dragon Breath], then used [Flying Press] on Shelgon.
[Flying Press] landed successfully, but it did not deal much damage to Shelgon.
After Bagon evolved into Shelgon, its speed had dropped considerably, but both its defenses had also improved quite a bit.
Although Hawlucha was somewhat stronger than Shelgon, Shelgon could still withstand this [Flying Press].
After blocking Hawlucha's attack, Shelgon unleashed [Dragon Breath], striking Hawlucha directly.
The two exchanged blows. Although Shota's commands were excellent, the gap in strength was simply too obvious.
Before long, Shelgon lost its ability to battle under Hawlucha's [Flying Press].
"Hawlucha wins! Please send out your second Pokémon!"
As Clemont's voice fell, Shota threw out a Poké Ball as though he had been prepared all along.
An Honedge with the strength of an Intermediate Pokémon appeared on the field.