Chapter 409: Duel with Drake (Part 1)

Chapter 409: Chapter 409: Duel with Drake (Part 1)

Chapter 409: Duel with Drake (Part 1)

While waiting for the food to be served, Ash looked at May and said:

"May, your performance just now was decent, but you need to put more effort into training your other Pokemon too! In the coming period, your training goals should be Bulbasaur, Swablu, Treecko, and Feebas. Strive to improve their combat strength as soon as possible."

May’s Feebas was captured in the unknown Lake where she fished up the giant Whiscash, Lord.

May nodded obediently: "Mm, I will train them hard!"

"That makes sense. There isn’t much time left until the Ever Grande Conference. Your team, May, really has many shortcomings that need to be addressed quickly." Brock paused, then continued: "However, the next Grand Festival is equally important. Have you decided which Pokemon to use, May?"

"I haven’t thought about it yet. Blaziken performed very well at the last Slateport Contest, but recently Bulbasaur and the others are in great shape, and the first-round performance for Swablu has already been designed... Sigh, it really is a headache!"

Thinking about having to consider who to send to the next Grand Festival made May’s head hurt. If only it could be like a normal battle, a 3v3 or 6v6 match, that would be great.

"In a Pokemon Contest, the most important thing for winning is the coordination and rapport between the Trainer and the Pokemon. You should calm your mind and think it through carefully before making a decision."

Drake suddenly appeared behind May.

"Yes... I understand!" May said a bit nervously.

Ash stood up and said: "Mr. Drake, I didn’t expect to see you here!"

"Oh, little brother, you know me?" Drake turned his head to look at Ash.

"Yes, Mr. Drake is one of the Elite Four of the Hoenn region, the Dragon-type Elite, who specializes in using Dragon-type Pokemon," Ash said.

"By the way, Mr. Drake, my name is Ash, from Pallet Town!" Ash added.

"Ash? I feel like I’ve heard this name somewhere..."

Drake fell into deep thought. It was true that he was one of the Hoenn Elite Four, but he preferred sailing the seas, and it was normal for news to be delayed out on the ocean.

After a moment of silence, he finally remembered, "So you are that special Alliance Inspector hired by the League. I’ve heard about you from Steven and Lance."

As a veteran member of the Hoenn Elite Four, it was normal for him to know the Hoenn Champion, Steven. At the same time, as the recognized Dragon-type Elite, it wasn’t unreasonable for Lance to often come to him for advice, right?

"Uh, Mr. Drake, you even know that guy Lance?"

Ash never expected that the genuine Dragon-type Elite would actually know that bootleg, Lance.

Drake laughed and said: "Of course, that kid used to come to me for exchanges quite often."

He had long since learned from Steven what the nickname Lance meant and who had given it to him.

"Ash, what are your plans for the next step?" Drake suddenly asked.

"I plan to do some special training for a while, then get the final Sootopolis Gym badge, and go challenge the Ever Grande Conference."

Ash didn’t hide anything.

"You’re going to participate in the Ever Grande Conference?!"

Drake looked at Ash in shock.

No, you are a Trainer whose strength has long reached the Elite level, and you have several Legendary Pokemon in your hands. Is it fun to go participate in that kind of low-level competition?

"Of course, but the main reason I’m participating is that I want to let my newly captured Pokemon gain experience in competitions," Ash explained.

"You mean, you want to use the Pokemon you newly captured in the Hoenn region to participate in the competition?"

Drake paused, and said thoughtfully: "Using newly captured ones is indeed reasonable."

"However, Ash, since I’ve met you, how about we have a 3v3 friendly match?"

"No problem!"

Ash also wanted to test how strong a veteran regional Elite really was.

Come to think of it, he hadn’t really fought a true Elite-level Trainer before; the time Mewtwo crushed Lance and Lorelei didn’t count.

"Alright, then after we finish eating, I’ll invite you all to come aboard my ship to hang out and have a battle."

The conversation between Drake and Ash made the Team Rocket Trio’s scalps tingle.

They didn’t expect that the old man they were casually entertaining today was actually one of the famous Elite Four of the Hoenn region!

Fortunately, they had held back just now and hadn’t made a move on Ash and his friends, otherwise, they wouldn’t even know how they died.

However, the thick-skinned trio, after confirming that Ash had no intention of doing anything to them, used pestering tactics to successfully convince Drake to let them come aboard to take a look as well.

The now-cunning trio naturally didn’t want to make a move on Drake’s turf; they just wanted to take the opportunity to observe the standard of the Pokemon in Ash’s possession so they could formulate a specific countermeasure.

In the afternoon, led by Drake, Ash’s group and the Team Rocket Trio arrived at the island’s dock.

Drake’s ship was a large sailing ship, and its appearance looked similar to a pirate ship.

After boarding the ship, Drake found his top disciple, Ryoko, and asked him to serve as the referee for the battle with Ash.

Ryoko: "Now, let the Pokemon battle between Drake and Ash begin!"

"Ash, my first Pokemon is this one. Come out, Altaria!"

Drake was the first to send out his first Pokemon.

[Pokemon: Altaria (Drake)]

[Type: Dragon + Flying]

[Gender: Male]

[Level: Elite High-level]

[Ability: Cloud Nine (The effects of any weather will disappear)]

[Potential: Elite]

[Moves: Dragon Breath, Brave Bird...]

"Altaria, huh? Alright, I choose you, Sceptile!"

Ash released his Sceptile and then took out his key stone, "Sceptile, show our bond, Mega Evolution!"

"Chaa!"

The Mega Stone worn by Sceptile responded, and then Sceptile’s whole body was covered by the light of evolution.

[Pokemon: Mega Sceptile]

[Type: Grass + Dragon]

[Gender: Male]

[Level: Elite Mid-level]

[Ability: Lightning Rod (Draws Electric-type moves to itself, takes no damage, and raises Special Attack instead)]

[Potential: Champion]

[Moves: Omitted...]

"Is this Mega Evolution?"

It was Drake’s first time watching Mega Evolution from such a close distance; he could see that Sceptile had changed significantly.

May was equally surprised; she had only heard of the Mega Evolution battle system but hadn’t truly seen it before.

"Altaria, don’t be careless, use Dragon Breath!"

"Sceptile, use Energy Ball!"

Altaria aimed at Sceptile from a high vantage point and spat out Dragon Breath. Although Sceptile’s level was slightly lower, it didn’t flinch in the slightest and directly unleashed Energy Ball to block it.

The Energy Ball collided with the Dragon Breath. The Energy Ball had more power, and after a short stalemate, the Dragon Breath was shattered by the Energy Ball, but the Energy Ball did not hit Altaria.

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