He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4264 vs. Yuuji! Draco vs. the old Gengar from Kanto!

Looking at the dark-colored Gengar, Ash's expression became more serious:

"Is it the old Gengar from Kanto this time?"

He knows so much! I bet he's another boxer!

After thinking for a moment, Ash raised his hand to recall Cinderace and decisively sent out his next Pokémon.

"Since it's a Ghost Pokémon, then I choose you, Dragapult!"

Doronki burst out of the red light, its body light and agile, circling in the air, its tail still swaying gently.

Its claws remained in a hooking position, and a small dragon named Mesia was perched on its head.

Yuji raised an eyebrow:

"As expected, it's another Galarian Pokémon."

However, this time it's Dragapult, which hasn't evolved to its final form yet. Isn't that underestimating its own Gengar?

The battle resumed, and their voices fell almost simultaneously.

"Drow Ranger (Gengar), use Shadow Sneak Attack!"

Dragapult and Gengar simultaneously vanished into the shadows, then almost simultaneously sprang out from behind each other, unleashing their ghostly claws.

As a result, they both came up empty-handed.

The only difference in the end was that the positions were reversed.

Yuji continued his relentless attack, and this should be his highest winning percentage match; he absolutely had to win!

"Use Shadow Ball!"

Gengar grinned, revealing its signature sinister smile, and its ghostly claws quickly condensed into a dark purple energy ball, which it then hurled with great force.

Ash, not to be outdone, commanded:

"Use Shadow Claws!"

A layer of black energy covered the claws of the Dragon Claw, which it then slashed down at the incoming Shadow Ball.

Whoosh—Boom!

The energy ball exploded in front of him, and black mist spread out.

Doronchi floated in mid-air, its tail swaying gently, its eyes half-closed, appearing exceptionally sharp.

As a pseudo-god that evolved through a smooth curve, Draco already possesses considerable combat power even in its second stage.

However, Gengar had already closed in, moving incredibly fast, and its fist, enveloped in icy energy, slammed out.

Freeze Fist!

Xiao Zhi immediately gave the order:

"Use the Dragon Dance!"

Doronchi's body swayed and swirled in the air, his movements like a dance, with the Frozen Fist almost brushing past his body.

A gust of cold wind blew, but it missed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Instead, a burst of amplifying red light shone from Draco's body, its aura noticeably increased, and its physical attack and speed both improved simultaneously!

Xiao Zhi's gaze hardened slightly.

Unfortunately, the base stats of the pseudo-legendary Pokémon in its second stage are indeed comparable to those of many ordinary Pokémon at their Ultimate level.

But clearly, Gengar is not among them.

Not to mention the old Gengar from Kanto that Yuji bred.

After a dragon dance sequence, the two sides should be evenly matched.

However, Yuuji understood his meaning and suddenly shouted:

"Use the smoke of purification."

Gengar immediately raised its hand and condensed a purple smoke ball, which it then threw at Dragapult.

Puff-!

Before even reaching its target, it exploded halfway through, and the purple poisonous mist instantly spread, covering half the area.

Doronchi's momentum faltered, and a weakened blue light emanated from his body.

The "Clear Smoke" move itself doesn't deal much damage, and although it's a poison-type move, there's no risk of getting poisoned.

However, it can restore the changes in everyone's abilities to their original state.

Whoosh!

The fog had just dissipated when Gengar flashed and appeared in front of Dragapult.

"Doryu!"

Dorgon's expression tightened, and he shifted his body to change direction and create distance.

Yuji raised his hand and shouted, "I won't let you get away! Use Shadow Clone Technique!"

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Seven or eight Gengar figures appeared simultaneously, surrounding Dragapult from all sides and blocking all escape routes.

"Hehehe~!" "Hehehe~!"

All the Gengar grinned, raised their claws, and let out the classic laugh of an old-fashioned villain.

Xiao Zhi's gaze darkened, and he sighed:

"As expected, it's very fast."

However, the shadow clones had no effect on him due to his aura power.

However, Yuji spoke first again:

"Now! Use magic to shine!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Gengars, who had formed a circle around them, simultaneously emitted a dazzling pink light from their bodies!

Undoubtedly, this is the most suitable technique for creating shadow clones.

The main body can deal normal damage with Magic Flash, while the clones, though phantoms, have a real, dazzling light that can cause blinding effects.

"Doryu."

Surrounded, Doronchi, along with Doronmesia above him, closed their eyes in discomfort and froze in place for a moment.

Gengar, maintaining its pink glow, charged forward with its clones, ready to unleash a highly effective Fairy-type move.

Yuji was also squinting at the sky, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Don't even think about running away!

Even if you use a stealth attack to escape into another dimension, Gengar can also use this move and could follow you in at any time to catch up!

"Since that's the case—"

Xiao Zhi's expression remained unchanged, then he suddenly said in a deep voice:

"Use Dragon Dance to dodge!"

Doronchi was taken aback, then twisted his body again, forcefully circling in the air like a dragon, trying to avoid the attack with a dragon dance.

A normal Dragon Dance is impossible to achieve; its initial speed is nowhere near that of Gengar.

Just then, Ash raised his palm and aimed it at Dragapult, giving it a little slap!

Power of bonds activated!

And, waveguide power, activate!

With this two-pronged approach, Draco can pinpoint Gengar's location even with its eyes closed.

"Doryu—!!"

Doronchi let out a dragon's roar, and with the power of the bond, his body seemed to be receiving a surge of energy!

The range and speed of the body's twisting and turning suddenly increased significantly!

Whoosh—!

They actually managed to avoid the Magic Shiny Ball that Gengar was about to hit. This unexpected turn of events made both Gengar and Yuji below widen their eyes in surprise.

They actually managed to dodge that combination of techniques they'd specialized in?!

So Yuuji immediately spoke up:

"Gengar, use Purge Smoke!"

He still wanted to use the same trick again. Although he didn't know what had just happened, the key to the problem didn't seem to lie with the Pokémon.

Instead, it was Ash on the other side, suddenly making a strange gesture?

In short, let's remove Draco's Dragon Dance buff first!

But this time, Ash was already mentally prepared:

"Use dragon's breath!"

Doronchi understood, took a deep breath, and opened his mouth wide.

Instead of spewing out a straight blue breath, it expanded the range and spewed out a dragon breath as fierce as a storm!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The airflow, mixed with dragon-attribute energy, spread out over a wide area. Although its power was not great, it was enough to disperse all the incoming poisonous smoke!

The smoke removal technique failed to work!

This made Yuji frown, and Gengar instinctively took two steps back in mid-air.

"Doryu—"

Doronchi let out a low growl, its tail swaying gently.

His eyes were lowered, staring intently at Gengar as if he were sizing up prey.

Now, with the combined boosts of Dragon Dance and Bond Points, its positive stats are no less than Gengar's! (End of Chapter)