Ah Hong's Babi started with a Tailwind, aiming to gain an initial speed advantage, but Ash was much more straightforward. With a complete level advantage over the opponent, there's no need to worry about all the fancy stuff.
An entire level of difference is enough for Butterfree to ignore the opponent's doubled speed boost, so Ash decided to strike directly!
"Butterfree, use Acrobatics!"
"Woo~" Butterfree danced and spun in the air, almost as if performing a dance, swaying left and right, making it nearly impossible to catch its figure.
After Babi used Tailwind, Ash's Butterfree was already in front of the opponent. Next, its wings swung down forcefully, even producing the sound of breaking through the air.
"Babi, dodge quickly!" Ah Hong's voice rang out just in time. Babi flapped its wings, with a strong gust of wind propelling its figure from behind, making its movements swifter, even surpassing general Professional Level speed.
This speed allowed Babi to barely dodge Butterfree's Acrobatics attack, but before Babi could breathe a sigh of relief, a sense of danger was already felt from behind.
"Bang!!" Acrobatics hit Babi on the back, blasting Babi straight to the ground.
Even though Babi moved quickly after the Tailwind, compared to Butterfree, it was just about the same. Ash's Butterfree had the Compound Eyes ability, making the opponent's actions appear slower and easier to anticipate.
This allowed him to predict some of the spaces for the opponent's evasion, and Babi's actions had already been seen through.
In the instant the opponent dodged, Ash had also adjusted his attack move, allowing Acrobatics to hit Babi after its dodge.
Though Acrobatics isn't powerful, it's nimble and easy to alter, making it easier to maneuver the body when changing moves and easier to hit the opponent's weak points.
Seeing Babi hit by the restrained Acrobatics skill, Ah Hong's face expressed concern, "Babi, are you okay?!"
"Uh..." A weak voice called from the smoke rising from the ground, as Babi's figure emerged from the smoke. Judging by its speed, it still seemed battle-capable.
However, anyone familiar with Pokemon battles could tell that Babi wasn't in good condition, its movements were much more rigid than before, indicating the pain it had endured was significant.
After all, Acrobatics restrains Babi, and Ash's Butterfree also had a significant level advantage, though this advantage wasn't as substantial as Pikachu's and Charizard's, otherwise, this attack should have taken Babi out directly.
Even so, Babi's physical strength was nearly depleted.
Just starting a Tailwind nearly took half of Babi's life, and the ensuing battle was essentially unnecessary, Ash's three Pokemon were still in full condition, while Ah Hong had only one remaining flickering Butterfree, not knowing how to fight!
But from Ah Hong's look and expression, he hadn't given up!
"Babi, use Air Cutter!" Not only did he not give up, but he also chose to attack actively!
Babi let out a soft cry, its wings flapping, sending a dozen white Air Cutters bursting out of its body, falling like raindrops toward Butterfree.
"Acrobatics!" Ash still used the same move, Acrobatics, but this time it was for dodging the opponent's attack.
Butterfree danced through the dozen Air Cutters with an extremely elegant posture, dodging all of them effortlessly.
And while dodging, Butterfree was also rapidly closing in on Babi, reaching Babi in just a few seconds.
"Bug Buzz!" Seeing Butterfree already in front, Ah Hong quickly issued the next move command.
Bug Buzz is different from Air Cutter, it's a group range move with no gaps. No matter how well Butterfree dances, it can't dodge this hit!
"Just keep using Acrobatics!" Fortunately, Ash had no intention of having Butterfree dodge, because as long as this hit lands, the battle would be over!
A shrill screech sounded from Babi's mouth, and the visible green sound waves spread in the air. The sound waves collided with Butterfree, causing its body to stiffen slightly, with even a hint of pain on its face!
But before Ah Hong could show a joyful expression, Butterfree's wings flapped fiercely, its body rushing forward at even greater speed, hitting Babi with its wings once more, sending Babi crashing down!
"Bang!" A dull crashing sound echoed as it hit the ground again, stirring up some dust, but this time, not much. The surrounding audience could still see the inspection site clearly.
The situation was... Babi was no longer moving, seemingly unable to stand up again.
"Butterfree is out of battle capability. As all three of Ah Hong's Pokemon are out of battle capability, the winner of this match is—Ash!"
On the electronic screen, Ash's picture appeared, with a 'win' next to it, indicating Ash had made it to the top sixteen!
The outcome of this battle was straightforwardly secured by Ash. The only surprise was that, in the top thirty-two, everyone thought Ah Hong might put up a bit more of a fight?
After all, before the top thirty-two battles, though Ash hadn't lost a single Pokémon, the battles weren't easy. Coming to the top thirty-two, against a stronger opponent than before, Ash could have at least lost one Pokémon to Ah Hong.