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Chapter 313 Instantly defeating the Crystal Onix, Ash's various secrets, and Serena's conf
Chapter 313 Instantly defeating the Crystal Onix, Ash's various secrets, and Serena's confusion.
The phrase "lifelike" usually describes an inanimate object appearing as if it were alive, but the giant rock snake before us was unmistakably a living crystal sculpture.
No wonder Ah Gong said that seeing the giant onion in person can provide inspiration for carving. Isn't that true? Any artist would be inspired by seeing this giant onion!
Moreover, this giant rock snake came out of the lake, which means it is not afraid of water at all!
Aside from their similar appearance, they don't look alike at all.
"Roar!!" Onix roared at Ash, the uninvited guest who had arrived. Onix, who had lived here for many years, loved peace and quiet. Now that he had been disturbed after so many years, he was naturally not in a good mood.
If it weren't for the aura emanating from Ash that made Pokémon feel instantly safe and at ease, the Crystal Onix would probably have attacked Ash the moment it emerged.
Even so, the Crystal Onix doesn't have a very good first impression of Ash and his friends; at most, it won't attack them unless provoked.
"Is this the Crystal Onix? It definitely looks like a different species from the regular Onix! As expected, knowledge from books is just that—knowledge from books. In reality, the physical forms of Pokémon are ever-changing!" Serena murmured in amazement.
The book doesn't mention a Pokémon like Crystal Onix that is not afraid of water and has an ice crystal-like color all over its body.
If she hadn't ventured into the outside world, she probably would never have seen the crystal-like Onix in her lifetime.
"Alright, all we have to do now is capture it and bring it back to Ago!" Ash rubbed his hands together, looking at Onix with anticipation. Pikachu had already jumped off his shoulder, its cheeks crackling with lightning, ready to pounce at any moment.
Ash's mind also saw the data about Onix.
Species: Crystal Onix
Gender: Male
[Attributes: Ice, Steel]
[Level: Advanced Beginner]
【Characteristic: Frozen Body】
[Skills: Ice Beam, Blizzard, Ice Shards, Snowfall, Water Pulse, Iron Tail, Heavy Impact, Gyro Ball ————]
[Six Stats: Physical Attack B (A), Special Attack B (A), Defense A (A), Special Defense A (A), HP A (A), Speed C (B)]
While lacking S-class qualifications, it certainly boasts an average high level of 5A-class. Although it doesn't have any particularly outstanding aspects, all its abilities except for speed are A-class. This level shouldn't be described as mediocre, but rather as outstanding in every aspect, making it an all-rounder.
In addition, its characteristics and attributes are completely different from the original Onix, and its skills are also vastly different from the original Onix. Apart from its appearance, it is a completely different species.
It's not bad that it's changed from being 4x weak to Water to being 4x weak to Fire. In addition, it's also 4x weak to Fighting. This type of attribute coverage is quite poor. Having one 4x weakness is already easy to counter. With two 4x weaknesses, the opponent will basically have some moves that can deal 4x weakness to it.
Even if it's not a skill of your own element, it doesn't matter. With a fourfold advantage, even non-elemental skills can make your body explode!
However, the current Crystal Onix is not the end of its form. It can also evolve into Steelix, but the evolution conditions will definitely be different from those of the ordinary Steelix, and the type of the evolved Steelix will definitely not be the same as that of the ordinary Steelix.
Of course, Ash can't possibly know what form it will evolve into, but it will definitely be different from the usual Steelix.
"Come on, let's have the conquest battle!"
"Pikachu Pikachu!!"
The Crystal Onix paused for only a moment before its expression hardened and its eyes darkened instantly. It took a deep breath, and icy blue energy rapidly condensed in its mouth. The next second, a sharp, icy blue beam of light shot out!
Skill - Freezing Ray!
"Really? Onix can use Ice Beam?" Misty exclaimed in surprise, a situation that would shock anyone more familiar with Pokémon.
If Xiao Gang were here, he would probably be so shocked by this scene that he would collapse to the ground.
After all, this is a creature that defies the norm for Onix. It is not afraid of water and can use ice-type moves. It's simply overpowered!
"Ash, watch out!" Serena instinctively warned Ash, but when she focused her gaze, she found that Pikachu, which had been standing in front of Ash, had disappeared!
The freezing ray, which lowered the surrounding temperature by a third, missed its target and struck the open ground in front of Ash, freezing the ground in front of him into a block of ice.
The Crystal Onix's eyes widened in surprise, its large, ice-blue head darting around, trying to find Pikachu. The next second, a dangerous aura came from above.
"Pikachu, Steel Tail!!"
"Chu Pikachu!!" Pikachu unleashed a powerful downward strike, hitting the Crystal Onix squarely on the head!
For Crystal Onix, Steel-type moves only deal normal double damage, but Pikachu's strength far surpasses Onix's. Although Iron Tail is not Pikachu's STAB move, as one of the most commonly used moves of other types, this move is almost as powerful as a STAB move.
Even though Pikachu used eight-tenths of its strength, the slash still managed to create a crack on the head of the Crystal Onix!
The water in the pool where the Crystal Rock Serpent was located spread out in huge waves due to the heavy force, and the water splashed up several feet high.
The cracks on its head spread rapidly along the crystal, and the icy blue luster dimmed considerably in an instant.
He let out a muffled groan, and his massive body could no longer maintain its balance. Like an overturned icicle, he crashed straight into the pool with a loud thud.
The water exploded with a roar, and the waves crashed against the shore before slowly receding after a long while.
As the pool water gradually calmed down, the Crystal Onix's body slowly rose from the murky bottom, its head tilted to one side. Its once translucent crystal shell had become dull, and its icy blue energy aura had become extremely weak, clearly indicating that it had lost its ability to fight.
A one-hit kill? Serena covered her red lips, her beautiful eyes wide with shock at the scene.
Although she knew Ash's Pikachu was very powerful and had seen Ash battle, this Crystal Onix didn't seem to be an ordinary opponent either!
It was defeated in one move? And Pikachu didn't even seem to have put in much effort!
Just how strong are Ash and Pikachu?
"Go, Poké Ball!" Ash threw the Poké Ball, which accurately hit the Crystal Onix. A beam of light captured the Crystal Onix and put it into the Poké Ball, which then sank into the lake.
Ripples appeared on the lake's surface. Serena clenched her small hands, her face showing tension, as if she were the one capturing a Pokémon. This was the second time she had witnessed a Pokémon being captured. The first time was when Lapras was captured, which was a foregone conclusion as Lapras had already voluntarily become Ash's Pokémon.
But this time it's a battle capture; I wonder if the Poké Ball will be able to successfully restrain the Crystal Onix. (Crystal Onix: You mean I'm covered in bumps, my body is dull, and I'm unconscious, yet I can still break free from the Poké Ball?)
A few seconds later, the Poké Ball finally floated up from the lake. At this moment, the Poké Ball floated quietly on the lake surface without the slightest movement.
"Pikachu, please."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu pushed off with its paws and shot out like lightning. Before Serena and Misty could even see Pikachu's shadow, it had already returned to its original spot, with a Poké Ball in its hand.
That Poké Ball was the very one that had captured the Crystal Onix! How did Pikachu manage to go from the ground to the lake surface and back in less than a second?!
Serena discovered that ever since she joined Ash's team, Ash's actions had been constantly challenging her worldview.
Putting aside the power of Pokémon, Ash's own physique, which is just as terrifying as that of Pokémon, is something Serena has never heard of. When will humans be able to have the power of Pokémon?
Aside from his strength, what surprised Serena the most was Ash's skill level.
At first, Serena heard Xiaoxia say something like, "Anyway, I'm not in charge of the meals, so you can let whoever you want join."
Serena initially thought this was just Misty giving Ash a way out, since Ash, being such a rough and unrefined guy, didn't seem like someone who could cook.
Serena, who had just joined the team, thought that she wouldn't be of much help in terms of Pokémon, and that she would probably always be taken care of by Ash, so she was determined to take good care of Ash and Misty in terms of their diet and feed them until they were plump and healthy!
The result—what the heck is this glowing food?! What the heck is this food that makes you feel so comfortable you want to groan after eating it?! And what the heck is this food that has different effects for each dish?!
After eating the dishes made by Xiaozhi, eating other people's food is simply tasteless!
Serena couldn't even imagine how she would eat if she left Ash's team. Would she starve to death because she couldn't eat outside food?
So now, besides needing Ash to teach her about Pokémon, she is also diligently learning how to cook from him.
Traveling with Ash is a process of constantly refreshing one's worldview. She wouldn't be surprised if Ash were to fight a legendary Pokémon to a standstill in the sky one day — well, she would still be surprised. What kind of human can fight a legendary Pokémon in the sky? It sounds really weird!
Ash, unaware of the many thoughts that Serena had been pondering because of Pikachu's simple action, took the Poké Ball from Pikachu's hand and shouted with a smile, "I caught a Crystal Onix!!"
"Pipikachu!"
Ash's team now has six Pokémon back, with one slot remaining.
After capturing the Crystal Onix, Ash led the two girls out of the cave and back to town, all within five minutes.
In addition, Xiao Zhi also collected some of the crystals in the cave into his spatial backpack. For him, these things couldn't be sold for much money at all. Even if he emptied all the crystals in the entire mine, it probably wouldn't be worth half a month's dividends.
He wanted to collect these crystals partly because he planned to give some to Serena so that she wouldn't be short of money.
Over the past few days, Xiao Zhineng clearly sensed that there was still some distance between Serena and them. Although the two had known each other since childhood, they hadn't seen each other for several years, and after their reunion, he had been the one taking care of her.
In terms of their relationship, to put it nicely, they were childhood sweethearts; to be honest, they were just playmates who had met a few times in their childhood. Serena's deep-seated pride simply couldn't tolerate her continuing to accept care and gifts from others.
Therefore, Serena has always insisted on using only her own money when it comes to spending money, and she also pays for most of the food and other expenses. Even though Ash wants to pay, Serena always manages to get to the cashier first.
The travel expenses of just these few days have probably dwindled Serena's savings by more than half. Even though Serena didn't have much, Misty could tell and told Ash.
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When Ash found out, he was also worried about how to get some money for his independent travel companion. Well, just when he was feeling sleepy, a pillow was delivered to him. The crystals in the crystal mine could be sold for a lot of money. He couldn't refuse Serena if he gave her the money, could he?
Then Serena insisted on dividing it into three parts, and she would only take one part, which was already her biggest concession.
Most people want as much money as possible, but this trio of them were different; they kept passing the money around, as if afraid the other wouldn't accept it.
In the end, Ash had no choice but to listen to Serena's suggestion and divide the crystal into three parts. He told Serena and Misty to take their shares to a crystal shop in town to recycle them.
Don't be fooled by the fact that this place seems to sell only glass products; they also sell real crystal products, though those can only be described as luxury items. Sculptures made of pure crystal cost at least ten times more than glass, making them unaffordable for ordinary people, hence the term "luxury item."
However, don't underestimate the spending power of tourists in the Orange Islands. These luxury items are only luxury items compared to normal consumption. For trainers, the real luxury items are always related to Pokémon. Even if an item is considered a valuable luxury item, as long as it doesn't involve Pokémon, the price is just that level.
Just look at the perfumes that Xiaozhi sells at Rika's place. A small bottle of perfume can sell for tens of thousands of dollars, and it's a fast-moving consumer good. Only people who can buy that kind of stuff like it's food are truly wealthy.
The two girls went to find a place to sell the crystals they had, but Xiao Zhi did not hand over the crystals to them to sell, saying that he had other uses for them.
Misty and Serena were puzzled by his mysterious behavior, but they listened to Ash and took the crystal to a shop in town that specializes in buying and selling crystals.
Ash arrived at Gosho's shop—
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