Dissuasion

That night, in a small grove.

"Ursaring, use Hyper Beam!"

"Murkrow, use Shadow Ball!"

"Elekid, use Thunderbolt!"

"Torterra, use Energy Ball!"

Chimchar's performance that day had failed to satisfy Paul.

He had brought Chimchar here for a hellish training session.

He ordered his Pokémon to unleash a relentless barrage of attacks on Chimchar.

He hoped this would activate Chimchar's Special Blaze Ability.

Before long, the outnumbered Chimchar was covered in injuries.

Pushed to the limits of endurance, Chimchar collapsed unconscious on the ground.

Yet Paul showed no mercy. Instead of allowing Chimchar to rest, he intended to force Chimchar to keep training with electric shocks.

Fortunately, Ash heard the commotion and arrived in time to stop him.

"Stop it, Paul! Chimchar's already unconscious!"

His face full of anger, Ash stood in front of Chimchar.

He blocked Paul from tormenting Chimchar any further.

"Get out of my way! This is my Pokémon. I don't need you sticking your nose in!"

Paul scoffed at Ash's words and snapped back.

He was about to use force to drive Ash away.

"You realize what you're doing already qualifies as Pokémon abuse, don't you?"

"If I tell Officer Jenny what happened here..."

"She can revoke your custody of Chimchar under the Pokémon Protection Act."

"Paul, you wouldn't want to lose custody of Chimchar, would you?"

Bai Shi, who had followed Ash, slowly walked up to Paul and spoke with a stern expression.

Even he could no longer stomach Paul's behavior.

Although he was also passionate about training his Pokémon, he knew where to draw the line.

He didn't train his Pokémon to death the way Paul did.

Paul gave no thought whatsoever to whether their physical condition could withstand it.

Back when Bai Shi had taken his Pokémon mining for nearly half a month, none