Transformed into a streak of golden lightning, Pikachu shot straight toward Regice—
a frontal assault at impossible speed.
Just then, Regice awoke!
"Regice—Ice Beam!"
"Regi—!!"
Even faced with Pikachu's explosive surge, Brandon remained perfectly calm.
Regice fired its Ice Beam—
But Pikachu vanished.
A blur.
A flash.
Gone from sight.
The next instant—
Pikachu appeared directly in front of Regice.
Brandon's pupils contracted in shock.
Before he could even react—
BOOM!!!
Regice was blasted backward like a falling meteor—
Its body smashed deep into the arena wall, carving out a massive crater.
Its front was scorched black.
Cracks spider-webbed across its icy body, spreading rapidly.
And then—
Regice collapsed.
Pikachu's aura flickered out.
Panting heavily, it stood where it landed.
The match was decided.
Pikachu—
had slain a god.
Ash…
won.
The entire world fell silent.
Not a breath.
Not a whisper.
Not a heartbeat.
Because the boy on the screen had done something
Every person alive believed it was impossible.
A single Pikachu…
had defeated a Legendary Pokémon.
And not only that—
—Regice was at full HP.
A full-health Legendary Titan
instantly defeated.
This was more absurd than beating Regice normally.
"…Th—that can't… can't be real…"
"How?! A Pikachu… beating Regice? WHAT?!"
"Brandon, you didn't throw the match, right?!"
"Even pseudo-Legendary Pokémon like Metagross or Tyranitar would struggle to beat Regice…
But PIKACHU? On WHAT basis?!?!"
"That thing is not a Pikachu. It CAN'T be."
"Full-health one-shot on a Legendary…
Ha… even other Legendaries might not pull that off!"
Silence—
and then a world-shaking explosion of noise.
Every region erupted into chaos!
Pikachu had defeated Regice.
Not only defeated it—
instantly annihilated it with a single Volt Tackle!
If someone had said this yesterday, people would've replied:
"Sure, and maybe Groudon can fly too!"
How tall a pillow would a person need
To have dreams this delusional?
But today—
They witnessed it with their own eyes.
They had to believe it.
The Heavenly Tally's comment feed exploded like a volcano:
[Lance]: Brandon… was that even the real Regice? Or did you buy a bootleg version?
[Steven Stone]: Some people used Ice Pillar + Rest tactics…
A Legendary Pokémon versus a Pikachu… and still lost.
I won't name names, though.
[Cynthia]: Steven, that's too mean. You didn't say the name—
I totally can't guess who you mean.
Tell me. Please. I'm dying to know.
[Diantha]: Oh, oh, I know! It's that Frontier Brain from Kanto… what was his name again… I forgot~
[Leon]: Full-HP one-shot… Ash's Pikachu looks… uh… slightly abnormal.
[Alder]: Pikachu?
PIKA-CHAD!!
[Brandon]: …ENOUGH. All of you!
[Brandon]: Did none of you see how different that Pikachu was?
For the record—I did NOT hold back for even a second!
I lost because Ash and Pikachu had the raw strength to beat me!
Brandon wanted it on the record:
I, Brandon, am NOT ashamed.
Losing to THAT monster is not embarrassing!
What? You think it wasn't a cheat?
Then look:
Thunderbolt—
Iron Tail—
Agility—
Volt Tackle—
Tell me that wasn't a cheat set.
Tell me that's normal.
Pure, unfiltered hacks!
Ash stared at the fallen Regice
and his still-standing Pikachu—
Stunned, frozen—
then bursting into joy.
He scooped up Pikachu and spun in circles, cheering at the top of his lungs.
After everything…
He had won.
His opponent was none other than Brandon—
the trainer who could push Champions to their limits.
And his Pokémon was Regice—
a Legendary Titan.
And yet—
Against the belief of the entire world—
He won.
"Pika! Pikapi!!"
Future Pikachu squeaked happily, though dizzy from exhaustion.
Misty and Brock exchanged looks.
Ash actually won.
Pikachu actually beat a Legendary.
Was… was that really the same Pikachu they traveled with every day…?
Team Rocket, watching the broadcast somewhere else—
began high-fiving like maniacs.
"I told ya Pikachu would win, nya!"
"Of course! There's no way the Pikachu that's thrashed us a thousand times would lose to some frosty popsicle!"
"It's Regice, Musashi! A Legendary Pokémon!"
James, raised in a wealthy family, actually knew the lore—
which only proved how deep his faith in Pikachu ran.
Aside from Ash,
no one believed in Pikachu more than Team Rocket did.
"You two bet two thousand each meow!!
Times thirty… that's 120,000!!
WE'RE RICH!!"
Meowth remembered the betting points system at once.
Pokémon couldn't bet—
But Jessie and James had gone all-in!
120,000 points…
They could buy half the store!
Team Rocket had never been this wealthy in their lives.
[Professor Oak]: Ahem. Jokes aside—
[Professor Oak]: Pikachu defeating Regice, and the vast trainer-level gap… It's certainly unbelievable.
[Professor Oak]: But these are the fruits of Ash and Pikachu's effort.
[Professor Oak]: Didn't any of you notice?
With every attack—Pikachu grew stronger.
Its speed, its stamina, its electricity—all increasing as the battle continued.
Everyone paused.
Steven replayed the battle in his mind.
Cynthia narrowed her eyes.
Elesa frowned thoughtfully.
It was true.
At the beginning—
Thunderbolt barely scratched Regice.
Iron Tail only chipped it.
But later—
Thunderbolt shook the entire field.
Iron Tail split glacier ice like paper.
And at the end—
Pikachu turned into living lightning.
[Volkner]: Professor Oak… do you have any idea what this is? I can't explain Pikachu's abilities at all.
[Clemont]: I've researched Electric-types for years.
I've never seen anything remotely like this.
[Elesa]: Stunning.
Absolutely stunning.
A Pikachu shining like that… I've never seen such brilliance.
Electric-type masters from every region fell into confusion.
This Pikachu…
What exactly made it so special?
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