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Facts proved Ash's judgment correct. Although Pikachu still lacked training, its tail was a very important body part for it. It only took two days to learn Iron Tail. Of course, this was just being able to use it smoothly. To use it proficiently, it still needed practical combat experience. And what truly satisfied Ash was Charizard, equipped with the forced training device. It had completely adapted to the heavy and hard restraints of the forced training device!
"Again!" Ash's fists glowed blue. Facing Charizard's incoming claw, he didn't retreat but advanced, meeting it with a punch. However, at that very moment, Charizard's claw suddenly changed.
"Hmm?" Ash's Aura sensed it in time, and he quickly dodged. He saw green Dragon-type energy begin to gather on Charizard's claw, shimmering with a sharp, dazzling green light!
Swish! That Dragon Claw was simply capable of cutting metal and shattering jade. After Ash dodged, it plunged directly into the rock wall behind him.
"Stop!" Ash quickly called out a halt. If that claw had truly hit him just now, even with Aura, he would likely have been severely injured. Brock and Misty had already arrived.
"Ash, what was that just now?" Ash looked at Charizard, who also seemed a bit bewildered. "Charizard, it seems you've learned Dragon Claw. That's a Dragon-type move!"
"Dragon Claw! How amazing!" Misty had a starry-eyed look. This move was indeed very impressive.
"Charizard, familiarize yourself with Dragon Claw. This special training ends here!" With that, Ash took off the forced training device from Charizard.
"Roar!" With its suppressed power restored, Charizard roared in triumph, spewing Flamethrower freely. The pillar of fire was over five meters tall. Shaking its arm, Charizard felt stronger than ever.
"Eh, what's this?" Brock, who was nearby, suddenly exclaimed. In his hand, he was holding a very pretty-looking碎石头 (small, broken stone).
"This looks like Miss Eiki's necklace! Could it be?" Misty's eyes were full of pleasant surprise. Ash took the shattered stone from Brock's hand. "It seems our luck is pretty good. Charizard, with its newly learned Dragon Claw, actually found a small piece of agate!"
"That's great! Charizard found it!" Misty said happily, looking at Charizard. "Eh, why does Charizard look a bit taller?" Charizard did indeed look taller. The effect of the forced training device seemed very good. Not only that, Ash's bond value with it also reached 175/255. This special training clearly yielded excellent results.
After Charizard familiarized itself with its newly learned Dragon Claw, Ash and his group packed their bags. Carrying the small piece of agate they found, they went to find Miss Eiki again.
"Miss Eiki, it's the call of destiny that brings us together again!" Miss Eiki had been on the other side of the valley for the past few days, training a young Donphan to search for agate. The moment they saw her, Brock's figure suddenly vanished from Ash's side and appeared in front of Miss Eiki. Then, Misty also vanished, pulling Brock away.
"Ash, are you leaving?" Seeing Ash and his group like this, Eiki knew they were leaving. "That's right, Miss Eiki. We found this. Is this agate?" Ash handed the shattered stone to Eiki. This was indeed agate, and its color was excellent. This greatly surprised Eiki. When she asked Ash and his group how they found this agate, Eiki was also amazed by Ash's and Charizard's good luck.
Since Eiki had agreed to process it for free, Ash didn't stand on ceremony. This piece of agate was enough to make two pendants. Ash gave one to Misty, and the other, of course, would be given to his mother, Delia.
"Then, farewell!"
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Bidding farewell to Miss Eiki and passing through Donphan Valley, Ash and his group got lost again. Although Ash had Aura and could sense directions, this place clearly had ghosts! Real ghosts!
"Ash, hurry up and find a way! I don't want to camp out in a forest like this!" It was getting dark. Although she was used to camping in the wild, in such a spooky-looking forest, where strange things could appear at any moment, Misty simply couldn't stand it. Even she didn't realize that she was slowly starting to rely on Ash.
However, just as her words fell, a chilling laugh suddenly echoed amidst the sound of the wind in the forest. "Ah!" Misty instinctively hugged Ash's arm. She hated this kind of thing the most. Not only that, they clearly saw strange ghostly faces appearing on the tree trunks around them.
"Pikachu, that direction, use Thunderbolt!" A blue light flashed. Ash decisively gave the attack command in the direction where he sensed a strange aura.
"Hahaha!" Indeed, on the tree trunk in that direction, where nothing seemed to be, the electric shock hit. But after a cry of pain, the chilling laugh returned. "Hmph, Pikachu, that direction this time!" Ash pointed in another direction. Indeed, it hit again.
"That's, Gengar, Haunter, and Gastly!" This time, Ash clearly saw the fleeting figures. They were all Ghost-type Pokémon!
"Misty, don't be afraid. These are all illusions caused by these Ghost-type Pokémon!" Ash gently comforted Misty beside him.
"Ash, can you do anything?"
"I can only find the auras of these Ghost-type Pokémon, but I can't break these illusions. If only I had a Pokémon that could use the Foresight move!" Ash said with a wry smile.
"Ash, it seems you've grown a lot!" A voice walked out from the depths of the forest. Ash was all too familiar with this voice. "Gary, is that you?" The figure was indeed Gary, Ash's eternal rival. "I didn't expect to see you here!" At Gary's feet, there was a small, one-legged owl Pokémon. "Hoo hoo?" Clearly, Gary intended to use this Hoothoot's Foresight move to counter the illusions in this forest.
"To get out of this confusing forest, we need Hoothoot's guidance!" Gary explained. Hearing this, Ash nodded. "Then Gary, let's go together. Let's leave this forest. Tomorrow, we'll battle again, 1-on-1!"
"Okay!"
Pikachu: 195/255
Charizard: 175/255
Snorlax: 135/255
Heracross: 100/250