"Issuing tasks at this time...!"
Gary was confused and didn't understand why the system suddenly issued tasks.
Except for the first time when he fought with Ash, the system issued tasks.
After that, when he fought with Ash at the Indigo Plateau Conference, the system did not issue tasks.
Does it mean that if you want the system to issue tasks related to Ash, Ash needs to take the initiative to challenge Gary?
Because the system issued tasks related to Ash twice, they were issued only after Ash took the initiative to challenge Gary.
It seems that he still needs to encourage Ash to challenge himself more in the future.
"Pikachu, it's you," Ash said.
"Pika!"
Since Pikachu defeated Dragonite, he is now full of confidence and stood up without hesitation. There is no trace of cowardice.
Before, at the Indigo Plateau Conference, Pikachu was a little timid when facing Gary's Pokémon, but now he is not afraid at all.
[LV54 Pikachu/Champion]
Ash's Pikachu also grew very fast, and its strength reached the quasi-Elite level. It was only 5 levels behind Gary's Blastoise.
Ash could already release waves to speed up the growth of Pokémon accidentally.
Seeing Eevee, Gary thought about it and decided to respect the original work.
He shouted in the direction of Professor Oak's Laboratory: "Eevee, come out!"
"Eevee!"
Eevee, who was in the Laboratory, heard Gary's shout and ran out immediately, running to Gary's side.
"Eevee..." When Ash saw Gary's Eevee, he thought of this Eevee's performance in the Indigo Plateau Conference and the Orange League Challenge. This Eevee has many skills.
"Eevee, you come and fight with Pikachu," Gary said.
"Eevee."
Eevee nodded, walked onto the field, and looked directly at Pikachu, its eyes full of fighting spirit.
"Pikachu!"
Pikachu showed a serious expression, making its expression look fierce, but these two Pokémon are cute pets, even if they are fierce, they are still cute and fierce, without any deterrent power.
"Then I will be the referee, and the battle will begin," Brock announced.
"Gary, I will show you my current strength," Ash said.
"Okay, attack quickly," Gary urged.
"Pikachu, Quick Attack," Ash gave an order, and Pikachu quickly rushed towards Eevee with a white light.
"Psychic."
Eevee's eyes emitted blue light, and an invisible telekinesis spread out.
Pikachu suddenly couldn't move, its body floated up, and then suddenly flew behind and fell heavily to the ground.
"Psychic-type moves... Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" Ash ordered.
Pikachu immediately stood up and shot a golden thunderbolt at Eevee.
"Too naive, Dig."
Eevee immediately went underground, and the Thunderbolt landed on the grass, leaving no damage, and then pushed the grass away.
"Pikachu, use Agility to run on the grass, don't give Eevee a chance to attack," Ash ordered.
Pikachu immediately ran on the grass, running around everywhere, not giving Eevee a chance.
Ash's method can prevent Dig's attack, but it is very tiring for Pikachu to keep moving.
"Eevee, come out and use Swift," Gary ordered.
Bang! Eevee came out from the ground, and a circle of golden stars condensed on its tail.
As Eevee swung its tail, these golden stars automatically flew towards Pikachu.
Pikachu immediately accelerated and tried to shake off the Swift, but these Swifts stuck to Pikachu tightly and could not be shaken off at all.
"Pikachu, use Thunderbolt to smash the Swift," Ash ordered.
As Pikachu ran, its cheeks flashed with arcs. It stopped suddenly, turned around, and shot out a thunderbolt, turning all Swift into ashes.
However, just as Pikachu smashed Swift, a large flame rushed towards Pikachu from the front.
"Pikachu!"
Because Pikachu had just released Thunderbolt, it had not recovered yet and could not use the skill immediately.
Knowing that it could not dodge, Pikachu immediately took a defensive posture.
Boom!!
The Fire Blast exploded, and Pikachu was blown away like a kite with a broken string, but Pikachu did not fall down and withstood the damage of the Fire Blast.
"Pikachu, use Thunder!" Ash ordered.
Pikachu used Thunder, but Eevee went directly underground. Facing Eevee who could Dig, Pikachu had no way to deal with it.
Currently, Pikachu's melee skills are only Quick Attack and Double-Edge. Neither of these two skills can attack underground.
Pikachu has no way to deal with a rival who can Dig. He can only rely on Agility to move quickly to prevent being attacked by Dig.
After all, Ground-type skills are used to restrain Pikachu. If it is hit by Dig, it will definitely be seriously injured.
Eevee followed suit. After coming out from underground, Swift pursued, but this time, Ash did not take the usual route and let Pikachu use Spark to break through Swift.
Pikachu also trusted Ash's decision 100%, and forcibly broke through Swift's blockade, and then used the strongest Thunder to attack Eevee, but Thunder was blocked by Eevee's Fire Blast.
Boom!!
The shock wave generated by the skill explosion affected Pikachu and Eevee, and they were pushed back several meters away.
"It turns out that they can fight so fiercely. It seems that Ash has really become stronger," Misty said.
She was worried that Ash was not Gary's rival before, but she didn't expect Pikachu to be able to fight Eevee back and forth.
"Yes, Ash and Pikachu have become stronger, but Eevee is not Gary's strongest Pokémon," Brock reminded.
Hearing this, Misty and Tracey were stunned for a moment. They only cared about the close battle in front of them, but forgot that Gary's strongest Pokémon was not Eevee.
And from the situation, Eevee's Fire Blast hit Pikachu once, and Eevee has not suffered any damage so far.
At most, it was hit by the aftermath of the skill explosion, and Pikachu consumed more physical energy.
"Ash, your Pikachu has too few skills. Go back and practice more," Gary reminded, then snapped his fingers and ordered: "Use Waterfall."
"Eevee!!"
Eevee was covered with a layer of water, using the water flow to accelerate, and rushed towards Pikachu with amazing momentum.
The speed was very fast, so fast that Pikachu did not have enough time to release Thunder Shock.
"Pikachu, use Double-Edge."
"Pikachu!!"
Pikachu used Double-Edge and struck Eevee.
Bang!!
The two Pokémon collided and were instantly thrown back by the force of the collision, flying several meters away. Eevee landed safely, while Pikachu fell heavily on the grass.
"...!"
Pikachu did not lose the battle, dragging its injured body and standing up again.