This time, Gogoat moved beside Slaking's head and placed the two Seed Bombs hidden in his mouth into Slaking's nostrils, one in each.
Slaking was still snoring away, utterly unaware of the disaster about to befall his nose.
"Slaking, wake up!" A-Da, who had been perfectly composed a moment earlier, immediately panicked.
The Seed Bombs exploded three seconds later. Only then did Slaking wake from his deep sleep, but it was already too late.
His pink nostrils were blasted red, then shot two trails of black smoke into the sky. Slaking clutched his nose in agony, rolled around on the ground several times, and finally collapsed.
"Slaking is unable to battle! Gogoat wins! The winner of this match is Ash!" The referee raised his green flag.
"What an astonishing, thrilling tactic! Just when the audience thought Ash had run out of options, he pulled off an incredible comeback! What a spectacular match! Congratulations to Ash!"
"Ten years later, this kid still loves doing crazy things." Brock finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"But that's exactly what makes Ash's style unique!" Serena agreed beside him.
Now that I've advanced to the second round in three days, what kind of opponent will I face next?
After winning the first round, we returned to the competitors' village for a short rest.
"This Indigo League is packed with strong trainers. You had to fight tooth and nail just to win the first round," Brock said to Pikachu and me as we rested.
"But that's what makes it fun!" I stroked Pikachu beside me, feeling satisfied.
Meanwhile, the television was broadcasting a match on the Water Field...
"Silver's Starmie is unbelievably powerful! He defeated all three of his opponent's Pokémon single-handedly and advanced effortlessly to the second round!"
On the screen, I watched Silver turn