The moment Ash gave the order, Pidgeot let out a loud cry and shot into the sky with Squirtle.
Its speed was swift as the wind, its gaze sharper than an eagle's. In almost an instant, it appeared beside Colress.
"Wing Attack!"
The moment the words fell, Pidgeot's left wing stopped flapping and lit up with a blazing white glow, slamming hard into the flying device Colress was standing on.
Only then did Colress realize he had been intercepted again.
If his flying device had not been specially reinforced, that single blow would have sent him crashing out of the sky.
Seeing the red-capped boy ahead of him, Colress felt his teeth ache.
"Damn it, why is this guy here too?"
He was not very familiar with Ash, but he knew a little.
In their world, this kid counted as one of Kanto's high-level fighters. Together with Professor Oak, he had kept Team Rainbow Rocket out of Kanto.
"But…", Colress suddenly looked at Ash, raising his voice, "Right now, you're probably just some nobody."
"You think you can stop me with a Pidgeot and a Squirtle that hasn't even evolved? Dream on!"
Colress scanned ahead and quickly locked onto a lone Ultra Beast.
He pressed a button. The Colress Machine on his flying device crackled with electricity and forcibly took control of a Buzzwole.
"Even though the type matchup is bad… I guess I'll have to risk it all."
"Buzzwole, use Thunder Punch on that Pidgeot and Squirtle!"
Buzzwole froze for a moment, seemingly trying to break free from Colress's control.
But under the Colress Machine's control, even Necrozma had trouble escaping, let alone a single Buzzwole.
"Buzz!"
Soon, Colress's control overpowered what little reason Buzzwole had left. A scarlet light flashed in its eyes as it beat its wings and flew toward Pidgeot.
At the same time, bright electricity sparked around its fist, smashing toward Pidgeot with a roaring wind.
"Pidgeot, use Tackle!"
"Huh?", The moment he heard that move, Colress was stunned for a second.
What kind of nonsense was this guy?
Buzzwole was four times weak to Flying. Pidgeot was a Flying-type Pokémon. And now he was using Tackle?
If they weren't on opposite sides, he would have started cursing already.
"Well, fine… Let me show you what real battling is."
"Once I take Necrozma away, I'll be sure to give you proper credit for this."
Right now, Colress felt certain he was going to escape alive.
But the next moment, when Buzzwole's Thunder Punch collided with Pidgeot, Colress froze in shock.
Because he discovered that upon impact, Buzzwole was blasted back as if struck by a massive hammer, nearly losing its ability to battle on the spot!
"Great job, Pidgeot! That's the bond between us!", Facing such an unreasonable hit, Ash seemed completely used to it. He did not give Buzzwole a chance to recover and immediately continued commanding,
"Squirtle, use Hydro Pump!"
"Squirtle! Squirtle!", Squirtle gave a cool nod, took off the sunglasses from the bridge of its nose, casually placed them on Pidgeot's back, and in the next moment retreated straight into its shell.
Colress was stunned again. He suddenly realized he did not understand Ash at all, nor did he understand Ash's Pokémon.
'What the hell is this!'
One ignored type advantages, and the other clearly heard its Trainer command Hydro Pump, yet immediately hid inside its shell.
If the situation were not so urgent, he would have loved to use the Colress Machine to control Ash, turn him into a servant, and take him back for research.
Ash stared at Colress from afar, his gaze sharp.
"That's it! Use that move of ours!"
"The Hydro Pump we mastered at the Aurient Gym!"
In the next instant, Squirtle's body began spinning rapidly. All five openings on its shell released streams of water, blasting Buzzwole with terrifying force.
This was the super ultimate move Ash had mastered during his Kanto journey at the Mandarin Island Gym. If you have not seen that episode, you really should. It was incredible.
In that battle, Squirtle faced a Starmie trained to an unbelievable level. Under intense pressure, it learned Hydro Pump and unlocked advanced applications of the move, instantly becoming one of Ash's ace Pokémon.
In this state, Squirtle could not only fire five Hydro Pumps at once, but also gain the ability to hover in midair for a short time.
The streams of water slammed into Buzzwole one after another, the explosive splashes almost blending into a single continuous roar.
With each impact, Buzzwole's body was forced back step by step, blasted several meters away by Squirtle's water jets.
"Trash! You useless trash! Use Protect already!"
Watching Buzzwole, an Ultra Beast, fail to beat two ordinary Pokémon, Colress's face twisted as he spewed a string of curses.
Buzzwole pulled at the corner of its mouth. Too speechless to react, a trace of helplessness even flickered in its scarlet eyes.
It wanted to use Protect, but there was no chance.
Squirtle's Hydro Pump was like five Pokémon attacking at once. And Buzzwole still had to shield Colress's flying device. There was no opportunity to gather the energy needed to defend.
Fortunately, as it was forced backward uncontrollably, Buzzwole was soon blasted out from between Colress's flying device and Squirtle.
Colress's flying device lost Buzzwole's protection and was completely exposed to Pidgeot and Squirtle's Hydro Pump.
At that moment, he finally understood why Buzzwole had no power to fight back against Squirtle.
As the most outstanding scientist of Team Plasma and even Team Rainbow Rocket, his proudest creation was this flying device and the Colress Machine.
There was no need to mention the Colress Machine. It could even control gods on the level of Necrozma and Kyurem.
For this flying device to be his other pride, it meant it could completely ignore any attack from a Gym Leader's Pokémon, or withstand most attacks from Elite Four-level Pokémon.
Yet in front of this Squirtle's Hydro Pump, it actually felt like it was about to fall apart.
'Are you kidding me? You call this thing a Squirtle?'
'Even a Mega Blastoise would not be this ridiculous!'
Colress barely managed to steer the flying device out of Squirtle's attack range. Gritting his teeth, he glanced back at the several Genesect blocking the Ultra Beasts and hesitated.
"Kid, let me go right now, and I'll pretend I never saw you."
"If you keep stopping me, I'll have no choice but to have Genesect blast you to ashes!"
Ash's expression did not change.
"If you want to leave, defeat me first!"
"I don't know who you are, but since you're fighting Axel's parents, that means you're definitely a bad guy."
"I, Ash Ketchum, will never let any bad guy stop me and Pikachu from leaving Ultra Space!"
Colress: "..."
'Who the hell is trying to stop you from leaving! I'm innocent here!'
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