On the screen—
Faced with Brandon's repeated tactic, Ash, now experienced, did not hesitate this time.
He made the most correct decision instantly!
"Alright!"
"Use Iron Tail first, then follow up with Volt Tackle!"
Pikachu's eyes were filled with determination!
Its tail instantly hardened like steel!
"Pika—Chu—Pika!"
The ice pillar shattered into countless fragments under the strike of Iron Tail!
Immediately after—
Pikachu seemed to transform into a bolt of lightning!
It sprinted across the frozen battlefield at incredible speed!
"Pika—Pika pika pika pika pika—!"
Golden electricity wrapped around Pikachu's body!
At this moment—
Pikachu was no longer the Pikachu the audience was familiar with!
It was a being that could rival Legendary Pokémon!
A thunder god descending upon the battlefield!
At the same time, everyone watching realized—
The outcome of this battle was about to be decided!
Victory or defeat—right here!
Just as Pikachu was about to reach Regice—
Regice woke up once again!
"Ice Beam!"
Brandon shouted loudly!
But Pikachu merely tilted its body slightly.
Its speed was so fast it was as if it was lightning itself!
Ice Beam couldn't even touch it!
"Go!"
Ash clenched his fist and shouted from behind Pikachu!
In the next instant—
A flash!
Pikachu had already appeared right in front of Regice!
Thunder!
Lightning!
BOOM!!!
Faced with Pikachu's full-powered strike, Regice didn't even have time to react—
It was blasted away!
"Regice!"
Brandon shouted in panic!
Regice was sent flying straight out of the battlefield!
Its entire body slammed to the ground—
Completely motionless!
"Regice has lost the ability to battle—"
"Therefore, the winner is Ash from Pallet Town!"
...
The winner—
Ash from Pallet Town!
At the moment the referee announced the result—
Viewers across the entire world widened their eyes, unable to utter a single word.
What… what had they just witnessed?
They had seen a battle beyond anything they could have ever imagined!
A normal Pokémon—Pikachu—
Versus a fully healthy Legendary Pokémon—Regice!
And in the end…
It was the completely underestimated Pikachu that emerged victorious!
A one-hit decisive blow against a full-power Legendary Pokémon!
Th-this… was that really a Pikachu?
"I… I think something's wrong with my eyes… Haha… Otherwise how could I be seeing something this unrealistic?"
"Yeah, yeah! That must be it! Something's wrong with my eyes! Let's go to the hospital! Right now!"
"Stop lying to yourselves! You saw it! Pikachu won! Pikachu just defeated a god!"
"Ahhhh! Fake! This has to be fake!"
"No! I refuse to believe it! How could Pikachu beat a Legendary Pokémon?!"
"Mr. Brandon! Right! He must've held back!"
"Seriously… I can't accept this… I mean… if it was Metagross or Gardevoir… heck, even Charizard, I could accept it! But why Pikachu?!"
"I think the problem is with Pikachu! Ash's Pikachu definitely isn't normal! Maybe it's a Legendary in disguise!"
"…Yeah, sure. Except we literally just watched it evolve from Pichu."
...
Silence.
Then realization.
Now they understood—
Why the video had shown Pikachu's evolution from Pichu at the very beginning.
It was to shut down all doubts at this exact moment!
With undeniable proof right in front of them—
No matter how much they refused to believe it—
The truth could not be changed!
But the more they thought about it…
The harder it was to accept!!
If ordinary viewers were this shocked—
Then for Champions and Elite Four members—
The shock was just as intense.
[Lance: Good grief! So this is the one chosen by Ho-Oh? This is a true chosen one!]
[Diantha: "Chosen one"… I agree with that title. After all, who has a Pikachu that can slay a god? What do you think, Brandon?]
[Cynthia: Pikachu is very strong. Ash is very impressive… but maybe Regice was just too weak? What do you think, Brandon?]
[Steven: Regice being weak… I can't accept that. I'd rather believe someone held back. What do you think, Brandon?]
[Alder: Hahaha! I've got nothing to say! I'm just here to complete the pattern! What do you think, Brandon!]
[Brandon: …Shut up, all of you! No one thinks you're mute just because you don't talk! I lost, so what?! Look at that Pikachu! Does that look like a normal Pikachu to you?!]
[Brandon: And that Thunderbolt! To hell with Thunderbolt! Look at that power—does that look normal to you?! I, Brandon, officially suggest renaming it to Million Volt!]
[Brandon: Losing to Million Volt—I have no regrets!]