Chương 307: One against two, an overwhelming victory!

"Thank you for your hard work, Pikachu. You've done a great job. Now it's up to the other friends to follow me."

"Pikachu~" Pikachu weakly responded to Ash before returning to its VIP seat.

Ash's second Pokémon to use was Fletchling, which he had caught just a few days earlier.

In fact, Ash himself knew that if even Pikachu was defeated so easily, his remaining Finch and Froakie would be even less of a match for Mega Heracross.

This was Fluttershy's first battle since it was caught. In terms of overall strength, the almost entirely wild Fluttershy, apart from having a certain advantage in terms of attributes, was almost the weakest of Ash's three Pokémon.

"I see, so the second Pokémon is Fletchling?"

But Ash, you should understand that even though Finch has a certain type advantage when facing Bug-type Pokémon.

However, such attribute advantages cannot make up for the huge level gap between Sparrow and Mega Heracross.

You have almost no chance of winning, so what do you think? Why don't you just surrender?

Surrendering is out of the question, because that's simply not in Ash's nature.

"Miss Violet, even if I know I will lose, I will never surrender."

Even in failure, we can learn a lot and grow continuously; that's been our path all along.

Upon hearing Ash's words, Violet's face showed appreciation. She even glanced at her younger sister, signaling her with her eyes to see what a true Pokémon Trainer was like.

With this attitude and spirit, Violet has no doubt that Ash will achieve his dream and become a great Pokémon Master.

However, it is precisely because of Ash's competitive spirit that Violet does not intend to hold back.

Finch has the advantage of flight, which is indeed an advantage over Heracross, which seems clumsy and is a Bug-type Pokémon.

However, as mentioned before, the difference in their levels is simply too great.

If Finch evolves into its final form, Talonflame, then there is still a slight chance of winning.

But right now, there's no hope at all. Yang Cheng used "Rock Blockade" to easily restrict Little Arrow Sparrow's flight advantage.

Since Heracross lost its ability to fly after Mega Evolution, Yangcheng could only use the "Rock Lock" stones as footholds to jump and reach Fletchling.

Immediately following, a Fighting-type "Mega Punch" slammed Finch to the ground, instantly rendering it unable to battle, and ending the gym challenge in a crushing defeat.

"Thank you for your hard work, little arrow sparrow. Although we had a bad start, we will definitely become stronger in the future!"

Thank you, Ms. Violet, for granting my impulsive request to have Ditto battle me in a Pokémon battle. I've learned a great deal from it.

Facing Ash's indomitable spirit, Violet showed admiration and said, "Your performance was outstanding, especially your performance in the battle with Pikachu. Even I was impressed."

Honestly, if I used my usual Pokémon, I probably wouldn't have been able to win that battle against Pikachu.

The fact that Ditto can transform into a Mega Evolution Pokémon was also unexpected.

Violet wasn't just trying to comfort Ash; it was simply the truth.

Ash commanded Pikachu to unleash an unexpected "Thunderbolt," and even Violet couldn't think of a good way to deal with it in a short time.

If she had used her usual Pokémon, Swiftball and Toxapex, she might have been completely overwhelmed by that high-level Pikachu.

As Violet spoke, she came to Yang Cheng, who had returned to normal, and picked him up, saying, "Divider, you've worked hard this time too."

We're definitely the perfect match, so why don't you leave my silly little sister and become my Pokémon?

As a gym leader, I'm much richer than Shelly, you know. I can customize all sorts of the best energy cubes for you, and also—" Before Violet could finish speaking, Sherris, who had been watching from the stands, rushed up to her, snatched Yang Cheng from her arms, and said, "Violet, you've gone too far! Ditto is my Pokémon, you can't take him away!"

Clearly, Sherris was also worried that Ditto would succumb to her sister's sweet talk and leave her.

"Shelis, you must have seen it just now, right? How outstanding is Ditto's strength and talent? Isn't it a waste of his potential to keep him fooling around with you?"

Sherris never imagined that her Ditto would be so powerful.

Moreover, she was well aware that her sister was right; if she truly loved Ditto, she shouldn't let his talent be buried because of her selfishness.

Just like Ash often lets go of his Pokémon, it's out of respect that he chooses to let go.

Seemingly sensing Shirley's reluctance, Yang Cheng sighed, then slowly broke free from Shirley's embrace, climbed onto her shoulder, and pressed his soft body against her face to show intimacy.

Upon seeing this, Sherris, like a victorious general, put her hands on her hips and looked at her older sister, Violet, saying, "Sister Violet, did you see that? I knew Ditto would like me the most!"

Seeing Ditto's choice, Violet sighed deeply and said, "I never thought of competing with you for Ditto's ownership, I just couldn't bear to see such a good talent go to waste."

Although Ditto has chosen you, as his older sister, I may have to get involved in his upbringing later on.

After all, with your original method of raising it, you'd only be wasting Ditto's talent and ruining it.

Hearing her older sister say that Ditto still belonged to her and that she would help raise and train it, Sheryl was naturally very willing.

After all, the energy cubes that Pokémon eat, along with all sorts of other care, are quite expensive.

She could manage to buy these things for Ditto with her allowance, but it wouldn't be a problem for her rich older sister.

"I knew Violet Sister was the best!"

Violet: "(he) You didn't say that before. You thought I was going to steal your Ditto, and you almost tore your own sister apart."

Sheryl: "(′▽No way! I'm so happy that my sister is willing to help me raise Ditto.""Sister, let me tell you, Ditto is really comfortable to use as a bath towel! You can try it tonight.""Is this how you usually treat Ditto? Doesn't he get angry?""Angry? No way, Ditto likes it too.""Yoshiki, the Ditto: "Hey~!" (Speak up for me!)