Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Ash Tries His Best
"Roar!!"
Tyranitar aimed at Muk and unleashed Dark Pulse. Black rays shot out, and Muk, who had jumped into the air, couldn't dodge at all.
"Minimize to dodge," Ash ordered based on his combat instinct.
Muk shrunk again, and its body shrunk by half. Dark Pulse hit the air directly.
Muk is now less than 20 centimeters tall. Compared to its size when it first appeared, it can't get any smaller.
"Ash used Minimize to avoid Tyranitar's attack. It seems he intends to delay time and let Toxic continue to take effect," the host said.
"Continuous Dark Pulse, attack the ground!" Gary didn't expect Muk to be so difficult, so he could only fight slowly.
"Roar!!"
Tyranitar, living up to its name as a tyrant, kept attacking Muk.
Boom! Boom! Boom...!
Although Muk has shrunk, its speed has also slowed down. While Dark Pulse cannot hit Muk directly, the explosion impact from hitting the ground can still affect Muk.
After a few minutes, the field was broken into pieces, and Muk returned to its original size. It lay on the ground in a puddle of mud, its eyes rolling in circles.
"Muk has lost its ability to fight," said the referee.
After experiencing Tyranitar's destruction, Muk could not resist. After being hit by the shock wave many times, it fell due to exhaustion.
Tyranitar's condition at this moment is not very good. Although it won, the Toxic in its body has brewed a more violent toxin.
Initially, the damage caused by Toxic to Pokémon is not significant, even lower than ordinary poisoning, but as time goes by, the toxicity of Toxic becomes stronger and stronger.
Not to mention Elite-level Pokémon, even Kyogre may not be able to resist.
"Muk lost, but Tyranitar's condition doesn't look good at this time. Ash still has two Pokémon to use, so he should have a chance to defeat Tyranitar," the host explained.
The host has no hope for Ash to win. Now it depends on whether Ash can defeat one of Gary's Pokémon.
But it seems difficult. If Gary wants to win the Indigo Plateau Conference Champion with one Pokémon undefeated, he can just recall Tyranitar later.
"Annihilape, it's up to you," Ash threw the Poké Ball.
Great!
[LV43 Annihilape/Elite]
"Ash's fourth Pokémon is Annihilape, which has a type advantage against Tyranitar. I just don't know if Annihilape can get close to Tyranitar," the host said.
Ash chose to send Annihilape to the field. Although Annihilape had a type advantage, the level gap between the two sides was too big.
Whether Annihilape had a chance to approach Tyranitar was a question.
"Annihilape, use Shadow Punch!" Ash ordered.
Annihilape's whole body was filled with dark red shadow power. It punched out, and a red fist flew out.
Bang!!
Tyranitar did not fight back but used its body to resist the attack.
"Tyranitar, Dark Pulse!" Gary ordered.
"Roar...!"
Tyranitar panted and sprayed Dark Pulse at Annihilape.
"Use Double Team to avoid!"
Annihilape ran quickly, creating clones one after another, easily avoiding Dark Pulse, and rushed towards Tyranitar from different directions.
"Sandstorm!"
"Roar!!"
Tyranitar waved its arms, and the Sandstorm spread outward.
All the clones of Annihilape were blown away, and Annihilape's original body suddenly appeared in front of Tyranitar.
"Focus Punch!"
"Payback!"
Gary and Ash issued commands almost at the same time.
"Roar!!"
"Annihilape!!"
Tyranitar and Annihilape used their skills simultaneously.
Bang!
Bang!
Annihilape was faster, and Focus Punch hit Tyranitar first. Tyranitar's iron fist with a flashing black light also hit Annihilape.
Tyranitar flew backward and fell to the ground. Its red eyes gradually faded and turned gray and black.
"Annihilape lost the ability to fight," the referee said.
Annihilape was defeated, and Tyranitar took a Focus Punch but still did not fall. However, Annihilape's Focus Punch caused considerable damage to Tyranitar.
"Annihilape successfully launched an effective attack but still fell. Who will Ash send as the fifth Pokémon?" the host said.
"Ah, I can't stand it!" Misty lowered her head reluctantly. She didn't expect the gap between Ash and Gary to be so big.
Brock was silent for a while. They all traveled with Ash. Ash could be considered half of their apprentice. Seeing Ash being defeated so badly, he couldn't bear it.
Sabrina watched silently. She didn't understand why Gary suddenly became so ruthless to Ash and showed no mercy. He often gave Ash advice before.
Could it be that he was giving Ash advice this time too?
...!
Ash's mood was terribly low. Even Ash himself didn't expect the game to end up like this, but he wouldn't give up the game because of this.
Ash turned to look at Pikachu beside him and said, "Pikachu, I'll leave it to you."
"Pikachu!"
Pikachu rushed into the field from the command area, with a look of fighting spirit, and golden arcs kept flashing on its face.
"Pikachu is Ash's fifth Pokémon. This Pikachu performed very well in the previous game. I wonder if it can defeat Tyranitar," the host said.
Gary looked at Pikachu and calmly ordered, "Tyranitar, Stone Edge!"
"Roar!!"
Tyranitar turned around and whipped its tail towards the ground.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Sharp stone pillars broke through the soil and continued to extend towards Pikachu.
"Pikachu, Agility Dodge."
Pikachu turned into a golden stream of light and moved quickly on the field.
Stone Edge kept chasing behind but couldn't keep up with Pikachu's speed.
Pikachu soon approached Tyranitar.
"Thunderbolt!"
Ash immediately gave the order, and the thunder accumulated in Pikachu's body was shot out.
Tyranitar used the Sandstorm shield to resist, and the Thunderbolt penetrated the Sandstorm and hit Tyranitar, making it feel numb and unable to move.
"It didn't block it!"
Gary was a little surprised.
It seemed that Toxic had a great negative impact on Tyranitar, and even Pikachu's Thunderbolt couldn't stop it.
"Good job, Pikachu, use Thunder!" Ash seemed to see the dawn of victory and continued to attack.
"Pika~chu!!"
The electricity in Pikachu's body poured out, turning into a thick thunder, hitting Tyranitar again.
"Roar...!"
Tyranitar let out an unwilling cry, and its body leaned back slightly, as if it couldn't stop, and it fell directly.
"Tyranitar has lost its ability to fight," the referee announced.