Chapter 31 Ash: Bug-type is countered? Let my Compound Eyes, Hypnosis Powder, and String Shot do the
Chapter 31 Ash: Bug-type is countered? Let my Compound Eyes, Hypnosis Powder, and String Shot do the
"Oh? Butterfree, you actually trained a Pokémon to its final evolution in just nine days? You're truly an amazing trainer." Brock exclaimed to Ash as he watched Butterfree soaring through the sky.
Although it's a Bug-type Pokémon, raising a Pokémon to its final evolution form in just nine days is truly remarkable for a beginner.
Moreover, in Xiao Gang's opinion, this Butterfree is not just a simple evolution into its final form; it is in excellent condition in all aspects.
Whether it's its spirit, its fur, its wings, or its eyes, it's among the best of the Pokémon. This shows that Ash didn't rush to evolve Caterpie into Butterfree, but rather nurtured it carefully, allowing Caterpie to evolve naturally.
In Xiao Gang's eyes, who aspires to become a breeder, this was already a very well-bred Butterfly.
"Didn't you say that new trainers in Pallet Town are different from other trainers? It's normal for me to have Butterfree, right?" Ash said, but there was a hint of pride on his face.
Being praised by the gym leader before the battle even started made him feel like he was floating on air.
But Ash quickly suppressed the smirk on his face and his expression turned serious.
Arrogance and conceit in battle are major taboos in warfare. One should only be complacent and proud after defeating the opponent.
"It's impressive that you can train Butterfree, but it seems you haven't memorized the type matchups for Pokémon. Butterfree has Flying and Bug types, and is four times weak to Rock types. If my Geodude hits you even once, it'll be over," Brock suddenly said.
The Geodude he sent out was an advanced beginner-level Pokémon, a level that was impossible for ordinary beginners to defeat. After all, even Ash, who was leveling up his Pokémon at a very fast pace, spent nearly ten days raising a normal-level Pikachu to an advanced level.
Even if an ordinary person were to triple that number, they might not be able to achieve what the AI can do.
Therefore, even just in terms of level, beginners are already at a disadvantage when it comes to the challenge, even if the challenge level is only the lowest difficulty level of the dojo.
Ash's Butterfree was only at the peak of the ordinary level, and its type was completely countered by Rock-type, making its chances of winning seem very slim. However, this was not the case for Ash.
"Level and attributes are indeed the most crucial factors in battle, but the trainer commanding the Pokémon is even more critical. Let me show you my and Butterfree's tactics! Butterfree, use Sleep Powder!"
"bilibili~~" Butterfree flapped its wings, scattering countless particles of powder that were aimed directly at Geodude.
"Hypnotic powder? Geodude, use Roll!"
"Fist~" Geodude curled up into a ball, then spun rapidly in place and charged forward!
By the time the hypnotic powder was applied, Geodude had already left its original spot.
"Those slow-moving hypnotic powders won't hit my little punch, so I'll just use Rolling Attack on Butterfree!" Brock waved his hand and launched an attack directly at Butterfree.
Rolling attack increases in power as the rolling time increases. When the level surpasses Butterfree, the power of rolling attack increases, and it is also four times super effective against Butterfree. This move may be able to directly render Butterfree unable to fight!
However, at Xiao Gang's shout, the little stone did not bounce towards the big butterfly, but continued to roll and charge in a straight line, although the rolling speed had become increasingly slower.
"What's wrong, Geodude?!" Xiao Gang was puzzled by Geodude's strange behavior. What happened? Why wasn't Geodude obeying his commands?
The next second, Geodude told Brock the answer.
The rolling Geodude crashed into a rock pillar on the field, finally stopping its rolling motion and then remaining still on the ground.
"This is... asleep?! How is that possible! Geodude clearly dodged the sleeping powder just now!" Brock exclaimed in disbelief.
The range of hypnotic powder is not large, and its speed is also very slow, making it relatively difficult to hit without a feint.
So Xiao Gang didn't pay attention to Butterfree's hypnotic powder. That kind of speed attack could be dodged even by a slow Geodude with a rolling attack.
But what's going on now? Why did the Geodude get hit by the hypnotic powder?
"Hehe, because my Butterfree's ability is Compound Eyes," Ash said proudly, wiping his nose.
A few days ago in the forest, Ash finally understood how to use Butterfree and what a support character meant in the group chat.
Butterfree with the Compound Eyes ability can increase its accuracy by 30%. This increase is not just a matter of numbers. Why does having Compound Eyes increase accuracy by 30%? Because with this ability, Butterfree's observation of other Pokémon will appear as if in slow motion.
This allows him to accurately hit his opponent, who appears to be moving in slow motion.
This is also what Ash taught him: the core tactic for using Butterfree—Compound Eye Hypnosis Powder!
Under the influence of compound eyes, the hit rate of the difficult-to-hit hypnotic powder will be greatly increased. Unless the difference in strength between the two sides is very large, the first hypnotic powder is very easy to hit if you do not expect Butterfly to have compound eyes.
And that was indeed the case. Brock was confident that Geodude could dodge the Sleep Powder, but Butterfree had already observed the opponent's path when the opponent used Rollout, and then sprinkled Sleep Powder on the inevitable path.
That's why Geodude is asleep.
"Compound Eyes ability... You even understand and use a Pokémon's ability so skillfully? Are you really a novice trainer?"
"Of course, I'm a genuine newbie, except that I'm... kind of amazing! Butterfree, use String Shot!"
"bilibili~" Butterfly opened her mouth slightly and spat out a white thread towards the sleeping little Geodude.
White silk threads were wrapped directly around the little geomancy stone, covering it completely.
The second move after putting the opponent to sleep is to slow them down!
At this point, Tailwind should have been used, but Butterfree hasn't learned Tailwind yet, so it can only use String Shot to slow down the opponent.
According to relativity, if the opponent's speed decreases, it is equivalent to our speed increasing!
When the level is insufficient, this relatively low-end version of the tactic can only be used.
"Hypnosis Powder... String Shot... Sleep first, then slow down? That's a pretty good tactic." Brock was also impressed by Ash's tactic. A trainer who just came out of school already knows how to use this level of tactic?
Who exactly is this guy?
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