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"Huh?? Yeah! Is there a problem?" Unconsciously, it was already eight or nine in the morning; several hours had passed, and Ash hadn't noticed. Before, there weren't many people around, but when he suddenly heard a voice, he realized a long time had passed. Hearing the voice, he saw a short boy standing not far away.
"Are you doing Pokémon training? Your Pokémon look so strong. Can I have a battle with you?" The boy challenged Ash. Ash had encountered many such challenges on his journey yesterday. There were many Trainers in this world; you could swat a few down with one hand. And Trainers would often face challenges, just like in the games. He had already defeated many yesterday. Every Trainer constantly sought out challenges to improve their strength, so it wasn't surprising.
"Of course!" Ash didn't refuse. Battling to accumulate combat experience was a good thing, and he wouldn't turn down any challenger. "How about a one-on-one battle to decide the winner?" Generally, roadside battles weren't very numerous. Although they took time, everyone was also in a hurry.
"No problem!"
"Then I'm going in! Go, Rattata!" The boy sent out his Pokémon first. It was a Rattata. It had purple fur all over its body, a spiral tail, and a pair of huge incisors, which were its main means of attack.
"Hmm~~~" Ash looked at his Pokémon, wondering who to send out.
Eevee!
Eevee cried out, and without waiting for Ash to speak, it jumped directly in front of Ash, facing Rattata with a look of battle readiness. Among all his Pokémon, Eevee had the strongest desire to battle and a competitive personality. To be honest, it was quite different from the Eevee Ash imagined. He remembered most Eevees in the anime as being soft and cute.
"Alright! I'll use Eevee. Don't hold back, come at me!" Ash watched Eevee's nimble movements and didn't refuse. The boy didn't hold back either. For some relatively new Trainers, Ash already having six Pokémon was impressive. Especially after seeing Ash's training earlier, he knew Ash's strength shouldn't be underestimated, so he didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
"Then I won't be polite! Rattata, Tackle!"
"Dodge!!" Ash watched Rattata charge straight at him. With just a glance, Ash knew that this boy didn't have much battle experience. He gave the command. Eevee heard the call and immediately leaped away, easily dodging Rattata's attack. As soon as it dodged, the boy, seeing his attack dodged, anxiously launched another attack.
"Rattata, use Bite!"
Rattata heard the command, changed direction, and leaped over, its incisors glowing as it lunged to bite. This time, Ash didn't dodge but met the attack head-on.
"Eevee, use Iron Tail!"
At Ash's command, Eevee charged out directly, even faster than Rattata. Rattata was originally charging towards Eevee, but seeing Eevee suddenly rush towards it, and at a faster speed, it was stunned for a moment. In that instant of surprise, Eevee seized the opportunity.
Eevee~~~!
Eevee twisted its body and swung its massive tail. With a metallic sheen, its tail slammed directly into Rattata's face.
Bang!!!
With a resounding thud, Iron Tail struck Rattata directly in the face. The astonishing force sent Rattata flying, rolling several times on the ground. With just one hit, its eyes spun, and it had already lost its ability to battle.
"Ah!! Rattata!!" The boy seeing this scene frantically ran over. Although he was mentally prepared for the opponent to be strong, he never expected his Rattata to be defeated in just one hit. At this moment, Brock and Misty, who had come to call Ash for breakfast, also walked over and happened to witness this scene.
"Huh? Someone's already challenging him this early? Is this the 20th one already?" Misty couldn't help but ask. The boy heard Misty's voice and was a bit surprised. He recalled his Rattata and stood up.
"You're so strong, thank you for the guidance!" The boy recalled his Poké Ball and walked up to Ash, extending his hand. Thinking about it, the way Ash looked, he must have been training Pokémon here for a long time, so it wasn't surprising that he was strong from working so hard.
"It's nothing!" Ash replied indifferently. To be honest, this wasn't even a battle for him, but it didn't matter. He'd just consider it the end of today's training!
"You're so strong, maybe even stronger than Shō!" After shaking hands, the boy said.
"Shō?" Misty and Brock walked over, and hearing the boy mention the name, they also asked with confusion.
"Yeah! He's called the Beastmaster. He set up a private Gym up ahead and has already won over ninety consecutive battles!" The boy nodded slightly, then explained.
"Ninety? Over ninety consecutive wins?" Hearing this, Misty was a bit surprised. Ash hadn't lost yesterday either, and his current winning streak was only in the twenties. So, this person sounded truly formidable.
Author: Fish and Message in a Bottle
"That's right, he's very famous in this area. If you're interested, you can go check it out." After the boy finished speaking, he bid farewell to the group and left.
The three didn't pay much mind. Ash took his Pokémon and returned to the campsite with Brock and Misty. Brock had already prepared breakfast, and Ash also prepared some food for his Pokémon.
Then, the three began to enjoy their breakfast. After breakfast, everyone packed up the campsite. Ash returned his Pokémon to their Poké Balls, and then the three set off again. Ash still encountered many Trainers along the way, accepting every challenge. In one morning, he increased his winning streak to over thirty battles.
PS: Regarding the character of Shō, I have to complain about the early settings of Pokémon. They were really not rigorous. It's not strange for Sandshrew to know Earthquake, but to know Fissure? Why not just give it Groudon? So, we'll restore reasonable settings here.
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