Akala Island, the Ruins of Life.
At the battlefield near the Ruins of Life,
this was both where the Island Kahuna battled trial-goers and where the guardian deity Tapu Lele battled.
Earlier, Rowlet and Lycanroc had knocked each other out.
Now, thanks to its type advantage, Probopass had briefly suppressed Pikachu and gained the upper hand.
Probopass gathered electricity again.
A second Zap Cannon was ready to fire!
Seeing that dodging would be difficult,
"Pikachu, Iron Tail!"
Ash once again turned to the versatile Iron Tail, first using it as a springboard to launch Pikachu into the air.
Pikachu understood and slammed its tail into the ground beneath its feet!
Boom! The ground instantly burst apart.
The rising dust and rubble instantly obscured everyone's vision and disrupted Probopass's aim.
Zap Cannon missed.
"Now, get in close and use Electro Ball!"
Ash seized the opportunity.
Using the dust as cover, Pikachu closed the distance in an instant.
An Electro Ball exploded against Probopass at point-blank range.
The powerful impact made Probopass stagger.
"Finish it with Brick Break!"
Pikachu leaped high, then brought a hand charged with Fighting-type energy down precisely on Probopass's steel body.
"What? Pikachu knows Brick Break too?"
Sophocles and Kiawe exchanged looks.
Mostly, it was because they had never seen Pikachu use it before.
Pikachu made it clear that it knew plenty of moves.
It landed proudly with its paws on its hips.
It did not even deign to use Volt Tackle anymore...
Of course, that disdain really referred to Ash...
Thud! With a heavy crash,
Probopass collapsed, unable to battle.
"Probopass is unable to battle, so the winner is the challenger, Ash, rotom!"
Rotom, serving as the temporary referee, announced the result.
Olivia recalled Probopass and approached Pikachu and Ash with a sincere smile.
"Wonderful tactics, Ash."