"No matter when I see it, your Crobat is simply too abnormal."
Blastoise landed with Green, and looking at the defeated Pokémon lying all over the ground, Green looked at Ace with some helplessness.
"I just put some effort into training it."
Ace smiled, not explaining further.
On the other side, Arlon, who had watched the entire battle, stared at Ace with wide-open eyes in disbelief.
Recalling his earlier invitation for Ace to battle, Arlon blushed as he realized that if all of Ace's Pokémon were at the same standard as Crobat, then he would essentially be completely crushed if he fought Ace.
Ace recalled Crobat, tossed out a Z-Crystal, and Green caught it, putting it away safely.
"Let's go."
Ace said to Green, and the two walked towards the outside of Verdant Cavern.
Arlon subconsciously wanted to stop Ace and Green, but recalling Ace's strength, Arlon ultimately didn't make a move to block them.
Watching the two leave, Arlon patted his Duraludon's body beside him and said with a sigh, "Duraludon, it looks like we're still not strong enough."
Duraludon nodded. Crobat's aura, which instantly swept the entire field, deeply shocked Duraludon as well.
It wondered when it would be able to perform such a feat.
"Ace, huh..."
Arlon murmured, then clenched his fist tightly and swung it, saying, "Just you wait. One day, I will definitely become as strong as you!"
After leaving Verdant Cavern, Ace and Green visited several famous scenic spots like Ten Carat Hill, Melemele Meadow, Seafolk Cave, and Kala'e Bay.
They continued touring until dark, having roughly circled the entire Melemele Island.
At this time, there were certainly no boats back to Akala Island, so Ace and Green were unconcerned.
After eating dinner, the two followed the crowd and arrived at Iki Town.
Ace and Green chose not to return to Akala Island, firstly to avoid surveillance from the Aether Foundation, and secondly because when they asked the local residents for the location of Verdant Cavern earlier, they learned that a bonfire party would be held in Iki Town tonight.
Taking advantage of the excitement, Ace and Green decided not to return to Akala Island for the time being, but to stay and witness the bonfire party held in Iki Town tonight.
Following the crowd, the two successfully arrived at Iki Town.
At the center of Iki Town, a massive bonfire was already lit beside the celebration stage.
The towering flames burned, illuminating the entire Iki Town.
And on the celebration stage, Island Kahuna Hala was passionately narrating the story of Melemele Island's Guardian Deity, Tapu Koko, expressing gratitude for its protection. He also announced that before the bonfire party, a Pokémon battle would be held, dedicating the most wonderful Pokémon battle to the Island Guardian Tapu Koko.
Soon, Hala stepped down from the celebration stage. Simultaneously, two young boys walked onto the stage and started releasing various Pokémon to battle.
Ace watched for a while, then pulled Green toward Hala, who was watching attentively on the side.
"Mr. Hala, hello."
Ace walked up to Hala and said, "We heard you are the Island Kahuna. We are currently collecting Z-Crystals. Could you possibly give us the Z-Crystal you possess?"
Hala turned his head upon hearing Ace's words and looked at Ace and Green.
Seizing the opportunity, Ace showed Hala the Rockium Z he acquired from Olivia, and said to Hala, "We have already defeated Olivia, so we hope you can accept our challenge."
Hala's eyes instantly lit up as he looked at the Rockium Z in Ace's hand and the Z-Rings on Ace's and Green's wrists. He said with a chuckle, "Alright. We can take advantage of this bonfire party to dedicate the highest level of battle to Tapu Koko."
Seeing Hala agree, Ace and Green both smiled.
The battle between the two young boys quickly ended. Hala walked onto the celebration stage with a smile, comforting the loser and acknowledging the winner.
Next, Hala loudly announced, "But the battle dedicated to Tapu Koko is not over yet. Now, two outsiders wish to challenge me to obtain a Z-Crystal. Therefore, I will personally enter the ring! Let this battle be dedicated to Tapu Koko! Please welcome the challengers!"
Following Hala's introduction, Ace and Green walked onto the celebration stage.
Beside each of them followed a Gardevoir and a Wigglytuff.
Looking at the two Pokémon with the Fairy-type, it must be said that Hala, who specializes in Fighting-types, was perfectly countered by these two Pokémon.
But Hala didn't mind.
After all, when one accepts a challenge, they must be prepared to be countered.
Watching Ace and Green step onto the stage, Hala threw out two Poké Balls. Soon, a Bewear and a Crabominable landed in front of Hala.
"Begin!"
As Hala announced the start of the battle, Wigglytuff instantly dashed out, charging towards Bewear, while Gardevoir opened its arms, and an invisible Psychic attack pressed down toward Crabominable.
"Power-Up Punch!"
Hala adopted a punching stance. Bewear and Crabominable instantly rushed toward Gardevoir and Wigglytuff.
"Boom!"
This was the sound of Wigglytuff and Bewear colliding. Wigglytuff was undoubtedly sent flying by a punch.
However, the damage Wigglytuff took was minimal. Instead, it used Bewear's power to leap high, then slammed down toward Bewear with a Heavy Slam.
On the other side, Crabominable furiously punched, shattering the Psychic attack directed at it. Immediately, a burst of coldness surged out. Crabominable punched through the air, and a stream of freezing air rapidly shot towards Gardevoir.
Gardevoir calmly dodged with a sidestep, while simultaneously waving a hand towards Wigglytuff.
In an instant, gravity acted upon Wigglytuff. Wigglytuff sharply accelerated, giving Bewear, which was just about to dodge Wigglytuff's Heavy Slam, no time to react. The Heavy Slam then crashed heavily onto Bewear.
"Excellent teamwork, but I will now use my full power!"
Hala roared with laughter, quickly assuming the posture for a Z-Move, and shouted, "All-Out Pummeling!"
The next moment, energy converged on Crabominable. Intense energy flames fiercely burned around it.
Crabominable instantly punched. In a flash, a massive, energy-infused fist erupted, rapidly smashing toward Gardevoir and Wigglytuff.
"Block it."
Ace spoke, suddenly slamming his chest with his fist.
Gardevoir cried out, instantly lighting up with a glow that connected with the light bursting from Ace. The light of Mega Evolution illuminated Gardevoir.
Immediately after, the Mega Evolved Gardevoir's psychic power exploded. A Psychic Barrier shielded itself and Wigglytuff.
The next moment, the energy punch completely engulfed the barrier. A violent explosion was heard, and thick smoke instantly obscured everyone's vision!
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