Chapter 356: Verdanturf Contest
Verdanturf Town, Pokémon Contest venue.
Brock glanced at the time, "Kimmimaro is so slow!"
"Yeah, registration is about to close," May said.
With ten minutes left until registration closed, Kimmimaro finally arrived late.
He explained breathlessly, "Sorry, I'm late... My mom was furious all night because of those guys from last night, and she punished me by making me do exercises all night before I could come out. If it weren't for my dad's help, I really wouldn't have been able to get out."
"As long as you made it, hurry up and register!" Ash said.
"Yeah."
Because he had received his mother's approval, Kimmimaro didn't use the Masked Messenger outfit.
After registering, he followed Ash and May to the waiting area to wait for the competition to begin.
Meanwhile.
In the big villa of Kimmimaro's family.
Kimiyo opened Kimmimaro's room, but didn't see her precious son, only Tamura Maro sitting there waiting for her.
Kimiyo was confused, "Honey, why are you here? Where is Kimmimaro?"
Tamura Maro said with a calm expression, "He went to participate in the Grand Festival."
"What?!" Kimiyo was shocked, but then she remembered she seemed to have lifted the ban on Kimmimaro. The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, so she took out her phone and said, "Hire five... no, ten excellent Pokemon Trainer private tutors for me..."
Hearing Kimiyo's words, Tamura Maro was stunned. Wasn't this change a bit too extreme?
As the person involved, Kimmimaro did not know at this time that his mother had specially hired ten teachers for him.
"Hello everyone, the Pokémon Contest Verdanturf Contest..."
With the ever-present competition Host Vivian announcing the start of the competition.
The first round of judging began.
The first to take the stage was surprisingly Jessie, only she registered under the name Jessie Nobiki.
Dustox appeared with its own scale powder effect, landing on top of Jessie's head and clinging behind her hat like a beautiful hair accessory, followed by a flashy skill combination of Poison Sting + Hurricane + Psybeam.
Her meticulously prepared performance finally earned a high score of 28.5.
As the competition progressed, it was soon Ash's turn to take the stage. Ash chose to send out Jigglypuff. With a performance combination of Disarming Voice + Draining Kiss + Dazzling Gleam, Ash broke Jessie's record with a score of 29.5.
Following closely was May. With Ash's reminder, she didn't let Skitty use moves it wasn't proficient in, but relied on Double Slap to control the ball, plus an Assist to randomly get her Treecko's Energy Ball to create fireworks, earning 28 points and temporarily placing third.
The top three had a minimum high score of 28, which made the remaining contestants very nervous. One of them, a passerby, performed a wonderful show under high pressure and got 27.5.
Therefore, Kimmimaro, who was the last to appear, was under a lot of pressure.
His performance was to have Dusclops use the Will-O-Wisp move, then use Psybeam to control the Will-O-Wisp to swirl and float in the air, showcasing the charm of Ghost-type Pokemon. The final score was 27.8.
Thus, the contestants who entered the second round of the Verdanturf Contest were determined: the four people were Ash, Jessie, May, and Kimmimaro.
The groupings for the second round were May vs. Jessie, and Ash vs. Kimmimaro.
May's battle experience and luck were both better than Jessie's. Although Skitty was lower in level than Jessie's Dustox, Skitty's Assist was like being blessed by heaven, randomly selecting three moves three times: Combusken's Flamethrower, Beautifly's Air Cutter, and Lairon's Stone Edge.
All three skills were moves that perfectly countered Dustox. May finished off Jessie in less than five minutes.
The second battle was Ash vs. Kimmimaro.
Before the battle began, Kimmimaro's parents appeared in the audience to cheer for Kimmimaro.
Kimmimaro was very wary of Ash, after all, Ash's Sableye had KO'd his Dusclops in just two moves.
So as soon as the battle started, he couldn't wait to launch an attack: "Dusclops, use Psybeam to control the Will-O-Wisp!"
Dusclops rubbed out balls of eerie flames, hitting Jigglypuff from different directions.
Ash said calmly, "Jigglypuff, use Dazzling Gleam."
Jigglypuff pouted, its whole body floated up, and then it erupted with colorful light, enveloping itself.
Dusclops's Will-O-Wisp move was blocked the moment it touched the surface of Dazzling Gleam.
Kimmimaro's score dropped a bit.
Kimmimaro was unwilling to give up, "Dusclops, use Shadow Punch!"
Dusclops waved its fist, throwing several illusory fist shadows at Jigglypuff.
"Jigglypuff, use Blizzard."
Jigglypuff opened its mouth and sprayed a Blizzard with astonishing power, scattering the Shadow Punch attack while also dealing significant damage to Dusclops.
"Dusclops, no, we can't lose! Next, use Shadow Sneak!"
Hearing this, Dusclops extended its shadow until it appeared behind Jigglypuff, and slapped Jigglypuff hard.
Ash's score also dropped a bit.
"You've got some tricks, Kimmimaro."
After Ash sighed, he created a soundproof barrier, then the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, "Jigglypuff, Sing."
"Bubolo..."
Jigglypuff's singing was very pleasant, but Dusclops felt very sleepy after listening to it.
In less than three seconds, it performed the stunt of falling asleep right on the competition field.
When Jigglypuff saw that Dusclops had fallen asleep, it instantly got angry, and in front of many spectators, it used a marker to doodle on Dusclops's face.
No matter how Kimmimaro called out to Dusclops, Dusclops didn't respond, and even started snoring.
The result of this match was out: Ash successfully advanced to the finals to meet May.
The final match was Jigglypuff vs. Skitty.
"Skitty, go, use Double Slap!" May took the initiative to attack.
Ash smiled, "Jigglypuff, we'll use Double Slap too."
Skitty and Jigglypuff staged a scene of slapping each other. Of course, the force was well controlled, and neither was injured.
But neither side's attacks missed, and both their scores dropped.
"Skitty, use Assist!"
Skitty's eyes lit up, and a giant boulder flew towards Jigglypuff.
Lairon's Rock Slide!
"Jigglypuff, Ice Punch!"
Jigglypuff charged up its right hand and slapped the rock flying back.
"Skitty, dodge it quickly!" May shouted hurriedly.
Skitty's reaction was fast enough; it quickly ran a few steps to the side and dodged the rock flying back.
But a pleasant song rang out, and Skitty's eyelids began to fight.
May frowned slightly and could only bite the bullet and shout, "Skitty, use Sleep Talk!"
Sleep Talk activated, and Skitty unconsciously let out a charming Growl.
"Jigglypuff, use Draining Kiss."
Jigglypuff condensed a pink energy and hit Skitty, dealing damage while also healing itself.
May didn't give up and kept calling for Skitty to wake up, but Jigglypuff's hypnosis was not so easy to break.
Before the match timer ended, Skitty lost the ability to battle.
"The winner of the Pokémon Contest Verdanturf Contest has been determined, and it is Ash!" Vivian announced.
Just like that, Ash obtained his third Grand Festival Ribbon.
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