Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

"It seems we've strayed into Ariados' territory."

As Ash said this, he threw out Aipom's Poké Ball.

He doesn't yet know exactly how many Ariados there are, so he must be on high alert and absolutely cannot be careless in the slightest.

"Be careful...we still don't know exactly how many there are."

"Hmm... I don't know, but there are definitely more than just the few we see here."

Xiao Zhi said cautiously.

He had been traveling for over a decade before his time travel, and even without deliberately studying during that long journey, he had already become very familiar with the habits of common Pokémon like Ariados.

Unlike Beedrill and Ursaring, which swarm out at the sight of an enemy.

When facing invaders, the Ariados become more cunning and resourceful. Generally, the Ariados divide their group into forwards and support based on the skills that each individual in their group possesses.

The forwards are responsible for confronting the enemy at the forefront immediately, while the support will hide in the nearby bushes or trees, using skills such as shooting silk and poison needles to launch surprise attacks.

Although Ariados is weak in individual combat, it is one of the strongest enemies encountered in the wild in terms of teamwork and cooperation.

It's difficult enough to deal with them in normal conditions, let alone in such foggy weather.

"Pikachu, be careful with electricity, don't shock us too."

“pika~”

Before the battle, Ash reminded Pikachu of this.

After all, the surrounding environment was too humid. He had only been in the fog for a short while when his body was already covered in moisture.

If Pikachu were to use Thunderbolt in this environment, it could wipe out the Ariados in one go, but they too would not escape its fate.

"Ari~!"

With the fog providing cover, the Ariados were clearly much more confident. Seeing that Ash and the others hadn't made a move yet, they thought they had the upper hand.

Dark purple poison gas began to swirl around the forepaws of the forwards as they pressed closer to Ash and the others.

Ash simply switched places with Dawn, having Pikachu guard Dawn in front of her, while he focused on commanding Aipom.

"Use high-speed stars after creating a shadow clone!"

Although the individual shadow clones cannot deal any damage to the opponent, the amount of confusion they create in this environment is far more important than the amount of damage they inflict.

The long-tailed monster leaped high into the air, instantly splitting into six shadows.

Six Aipom arms swung their tails simultaneously, and Swift Spheres rained down on the Ariados in front of Ash.

Alidos, used to lording it over everyone in the wild, had never seen anything like this before.

Startled by the speed of the stars, they began to retreat, and a few Ariados that were unable to retreat in time directly suffered damage from the speed of the stars.

Meanwhile, Pikachu, unable to freely use Electric-type moves, had no choice but to use Iron Tail to directly confront the Ariados' Poison Tackle attacks.

The dark purple claws and the silvery-white iron tail clashed repeatedly, producing a series of dull sounds. Although it was fighting against multiple opponents, Pikachu was not at a disadvantage at all, thanks to its combat experience and level advantage.

Taking advantage of the few moments of stun created by Iron Tail, Pikachu even used moves like Quick Attack to further attack the Ariados that had shown weaknesses.

Despite being outnumbered two to ten, the Ariados that had been surrounding them began to retreat under the onslaught of Aipom and Pikachu.

Ash didn't feel relieved at the sight, because he knew that if Ariados's vanguard failed to win the battle, their reinforcements would have to prepare to attack.

"Get ready! Watch out for poison needles and silk-slinging skills flying from the mist!"

"pi!"

"OKI!"

Although Pikachu and Aipom didn't know why Ash knew this information, out of trust in Ash, the two children treated what should have been a guess as a fact that was bound to happen.

Sure enough, after the Ariados retreated to a certain distance, the previously stable fog seemed to begin to change.

The surrounding fog began to surge toward several specific locations. Pikachu and Aipom, who had already been warned by Ash, knew that a sneak attack was probably coming, so they prepared accordingly.

"Shh-!"

A crisp whooshing sound broke the silence, flying through layers of mist towards the group's location.

Upon seeing this, the long-tailed monster leaped into the air. After confirming that the incoming attacks consisted of tiny poison needles, it swung its tail, which had been gathering power, and knocked all the poison needles down with each swing.

On the other side, Pikachu wasn't facing poison needles, but countless spider webs rushing out.

Without the help of Electric-type moves, even Pikachu would have a hard time breaking apart the sticky spider silk with just Iron Tail. After only two or three rounds, Pikachu's tail was almost completely stuck with the spider silk.

“PI...”

Pikachu landed on the ground, looking aggrieved, and grabbed its tail, trying to peel off the spider silk wrapped around it. However, the Ariados in Pikachu's direction seemed to see that the web-slinging move was working, and they began to intensify their efforts.

At this moment, not only the support troops hiding in the rear, but even the vanguard troops who were supposed to be engaged in close combat with Pikachu and the others began to frantically use the String Shot skill on Pikachu.

Seeing that it couldn't catch up, Pikachu started running away from Dawn, with wisps of electricity crackling around its body.

"Light, get away! Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!"

While Ash was commanding Aipom in battle, he also noticed Pikachu's condition. So, after saying something to Dawn, he had Pikachu unleash its Electric-type moves, preparing to launch a final assault on Ariados and the others.

But is it really okay?

Xiao Zhi subconsciously touched his already damp clothes and couldn't help but think this.

Oh well, the worst that can happen is getting an electric shock. I'll get used to it eventually anyway.

Ash looked at Dawn and sighed inwardly with some sympathy.

But just when he thought that Xiao Guang was about to inevitably have an afro, he heard a loud and imposing shout from behind them.

"Poga!!!"

At the same time, a dense but orderly burst of bubbles pierced through the fog, breaking through countless spider silks and directly bombarding the location where the Ariados were gathered.

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