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"Ash, are you okay?" Misty came to Ash's side, concerned.
"I'm fine! See? Caterpillars will eventually break out of their cocoons and become butterflies." Ash looked up slightly, seeming to sense something. The Butterfree on his head chirped softly, slightly fluttering its wings.
"Yes, yes, yes~~" Misty felt relieved seeing Ash was fine. She had already slowly started to accept it in her heart, not to mention that Metapod had now become Butterfree.
"Can you touch it now?" Ash extended his hand. Butterfree itself flew down from Ash's head and landed on Ash's arm.
"Ah!!"
Misty was a little surprised to hear that. She looked at Butterfree and slowly extended her hand. She knew that in her heart, she wasn't afraid to touch it now. Rather, she felt a little guilty for saying such harsh things when it was still a Caterpie.
Miii~~~~
Just as Misty was hesitating, Butterfree actively approached, gently rubbing its head against Misty's palm. Misty trembled slightly when she saw this, then began to gently stroke Butterfree's head, a smile appearing on her face.
She knew, Butterfree didn't blame her!
"Thank you, Butterfree!"
Miii~~~~~
"But what just happened?" Stroking Butterfree's head, she suddenly seemed to recall something and couldn't help but look to the other side.
"Hmm! I haven't forgotten. If I'm not mistaken, it's been following us for a long time," Ash reacted upon hearing her words and looked at the bushes on the other side.
Rustle, rustle, rustle!!!
The bushes suddenly moved, and a figure emerged from within.
It was a Pokémon completely covered in brown fur, resembling a fox in appearance, with long ears on its head, brown fur all over its body, a wide tail, and a thick mane around its neck. The ends of its mane and tail were cream-colored.
"Isn't that... Eevee?" Misty was a little surprised. So, the one that used Swift just now was this Eevee.
"So I've been feeling something following me ever since Pallet Town. It was you, wasn't it?" Ash also looked at the Eevee in front of him with surprise. To be honest, if it hadn't attacked just now, and he had seen Team Rocket appear, he would have genuinely thought Team Rocket was following them.
Eevee!!!
But then, the Eevee in front of him suddenly narrowed its eyes. It then directly opened its mouth, and golden stars emanating from within its mouth shot out like shurikens.
"Pika~~chu!!!"
Pikachu reacted first, instantly emitting electricity from its body and releasing it forward.
Bang, bang, bang!!!
"Ugh!!!" The two attacks clashed, instantly creating an explosion. As the airflow dispersed, Misty instinctively used her hand to block, while Ash stared intently ahead.
The smoke gradually dissipated. Eevee stood its ground, while Pikachu adopted a battle stance, electricity continuously crackling from its cheeks, and it cried out, as if questioning Eevee. "Pikapi!!!"
Eevee did not respond. Instead, it lowered its body and also took on a combat stance.
"Want to battle? Interesting. Come on then!" Looking at Eevee's expression, it clearly wanted to battle. Since it wanted to battle, Ash naturally wouldn't refuse.
Pidgeotto and Butterfree intelligently flew into the air. Ash smiled at this sight, reaching up to adjust his hat.
"No! This is too strange, isn't it? Didn't it just help us? Why does it suddenly want to battle for no reason?" Misty on the side was still a bit confused. Why did it want to fight as soon as it appeared?
But thinking about it, although she had only known Ash for less than three days, she already knew his personality very well. He was practically a battle fanatic.
"Eevee!!"
Eevee launched another offensive. Silver light emanated from its body, and its speed dramatically increased as it charged directly towards Pikachu.
"Is that Quick Attack? Pikachu, we'll use Quick Attack too!"
"Pika!!"
Whoosh!!!!
Silver light also emanated from Pikachu's body. The two figures simultaneously charged towards each other. In terms of speed, Pikachu was clearly faster.
Bang!!!
The two clashed. The silver light disappeared simultaneously, and a wave of air spread out.
Eevee!!!
Pika!!!
Pikachu and Eevee were both repelled by the other's force, flying backward. In terms of power, they seemed evenly matched. They both landed on the ground and slid backward.
However, the moment their figures came to a stop, Eevee's gaze instantly sharpened. It then directly leaped into the air, performed a flip in mid-air, and a metallic sheen suddenly glinted on its fluffy tail.
"That is!!"
"Pika!!!" Ash and Pikachu both showed surprised expressions upon seeing this.
Eevee, Eevee!!!!
That was Iron Tail. But Eevee using Iron Tail wasn't strange. The most important thing was that its movement for Iron Tail was identical to how Ash first taught Pikachu: using an aerial flip for a high attack, which could unleash Iron Tail's strongest power.
"Dodge!" After his initial surprise, Ash immediately shouted to Pikachu.
Pikachu also reacted quickly upon hearing his words, rapidly leaping away from its spot. Eevee landed, its tail seemingly covered in metal, and at the same time, a white light emanated as it slammed down from the air.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
An astonishing force impacted the ground. The ground that was hit instantly split into pieces, and countless stones flew into the air.
When Eevee landed, it showed a human-like expression of triumph, as if showing off to Ash and Pikachu.
"Pika!!!" Pikachu felt challenged and showed an annoyed expression.
"Since it started in Pallet Town, could it be that it learned by watching me train Pikachu?! This guy is truly talented!" Ash looked at this scene, an excited expression on his face.
"Since that's the case, there's even less reason to give up! We'll use Iron Tail against Iron Tail! Pikachu, we can't lose to it! Use Iron Tail!" Looking at Eevee's triumphant expression, Ash looked at Pikachu.
He knew that Pikachu's Iron Tail wasn't complete yet, but he still chose to let Pikachu use it. If Eevee could learn it, there was no reason his Pikachu couldn't.
The more desperate the situation, the more potential could be unleashed. He believed in his Pikachu.
"Pika!!!" Pikachu was already feeling indignant inside. Hearing Ash's words, it didn't hesitate at all and charged directly towards Eevee.