Olivine Town.
The seemingly unremarkable Brick-Breaking Competition
became an incredible spectacle thanks to one superhuman feat after another.
Looking at the difference in Ash and Bruno's builds,
no one would have imagined that Ash could break two more bricks than Bruno.
These weren't thin bricks, either. They had substantial strength and thickness.
Especially with the bricks stacked in layers, breaking even three or four was already impressive for an ordinary person.
Even Bruno couldn't help being astonished by Ash's punch.
If Ash received proper training... he had a bright future ahead of him.
Perhaps Ash could become the champion of the Pokémon world's martial arts tournament, just like Dayou...
He might even break Dayou's record!
Lorelei adjusted her glasses. "Incredible strength... he relied entirely on explosive physical power, without any technique, but his raw strength is absurd."
Steven nodded. "That's something... I've never managed to figure out, either."
Steven simply chalked it up to Ash's natural talent.
It just seemed that talent had gone into the wrong area.
Steven felt that if Ash could compete in person, he would have won a championship ages ago...
Zeraora knew that all too well...
Lucario, watching the competition through Steven's livestream from faraway Cameran Palace, had even more grounds to comment.
During his clash with Ash, Lucario had actually been overpowered by Ash's strength!
Mew, who had transformed into Lucario, began clapping.
"Mew~~"
Amid the astonished cries from the sidelines,
Ash shook the dust off his fist and looked at his result with a satisfied expression, as though it was pretty good. He didn't seem to think anything was wrong.
Maybe there really wasn't anything wrong...
Infernape was inspired, too. With a long howl, it brought down a ferocious Brick Break, blazing with fiery determination!
It had tapped into a burst of hidden