Pokémon: Releasing Them? Not a Chance!

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Crunch, crunch!!!

Pinsir let out a low growl from its mouth. At the same time, its giant pincers continuously tightened against Metapod's shell, making constant creaking sounds. The samurai boy's face was full of confidence as he watched this scene. One must know that when Pinsir's giant pincers closed, they could generate several tons of pressure, easily crushing trees and rocks. In his opinion, dealing with Metapod was even easier.

"Use Harden again!" The samurai, full of confidence, looked at the scene before him, while Ash remained calm, continuing to use a skill that seemed to have no effect.

"Hmph! It's useless! A motionless Metapod is Pinsir's prey," the samurai boy said with a cold sneer.

"Is that so??" However, Ash's expression was even calmer than his, and he showed no signs of worry.

"Hmm?" Seeing Ash's calm expression, the samurai couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking, Is this guy bluffing? But just then, he suddenly heard a sound.

Crack, crack, crack!! Bang!!

A shattering sound rang out. The samurai boy quickly looked at the field. Pinsir suddenly let out a wail. The light from its giant pincers faded, and visible cracks appeared on them. The sharp spikes that had been pressing against Metapod shattered from excessive force. The samurai boy was instantly greatly alarmed. "What!!!"

Pinsir cried out in pain. Metapod fell from its head, landing directly on its face. The force wasn't great, but Metapod, after three Hardens, had a body as hard as diamond. This blow was not light. Pinsir was directly crushed under Metapod, its eyes turning into swirls.

"Pinsir!!!"

The samurai boy was incredibly surprised. He hadn't expected his Pinsir to be defeated in such a way. This was like shooting himself in the foot.

"I told you before, don't underestimate my Metapod," Ash calmly replied.

Misty breathed a sigh of relief seeing this scene. She was starting to gain confidence in Ash and watched the battle quietly.

"Hmph! That was just the first round. I have a Metapod too! My Metapod won't lose to your Metapod!" Hearing Ash's words, the samurai boy retorted, unconvinced. Then, both simultaneously took out their Poké Balls.

Bang!!!

The Poké Ball was thrown. Blue light flashed, and a familiar Metapod appeared before them. The two Metapods faced each other.

"Two Metapods? How are they going to fight?" Misty was also full of questions, seeing two immobile Pokémon.

"Watch! This is my Metapod! It will never lose to yours! Metapod, use Harden!" The samurai boy seemed to think that since Ash's Metapod was so cool using Harden, he would use it too. The samurai boy's Metapod immediately used Harden as ordered. To the samurai boy, it was no big deal. They were both Metapods anyway; at most, it would be a draw if they couldn't move.

"We'll use Harden too!" Ash continued to say.

"I won't lose either! Metapod, Harden!" The samurai boy had already used Harden twice, and Ash, including this time, was using it for the fourth time. Ash's Metapod, including the three times it used Harden during the battle with Pinsir, was using it for the fourth time. But Ash still continued.

"One more time, Harden!" Ash's Metapod's eyes became serious upon hearing this, and a shimmering green light reappeared around its body. At this moment, Metapod's body seemed to be covered by a transparent shield. It had reached five stacks. At this point, Metapod had reached its strongest defensive state. Using Harden again wouldn't make it any stronger.

"We'll also use one more..." The samurai boy, clearly unconvinced, was about to speak again.

"I say, does your Metapod only know Harden?" Before the samurai boy could speak again, Ash interrupted him.

"What? Of course! Isn't your Metapod the same?" The samurai boy paused slightly, not knowing why he suddenly felt a bad premonition.

"We're different from you."

"Nani??"

"Metapod, use String Shot!!" Ash wasted no more time, giving the command. Metapod's eyes suddenly became sharp. Its upper body slightly leaned forward, and it directly shot out a thread from its head. The thread grazed past the samurai boy's Metapod, then stuck to a large tree behind it.

"Use Tackle!"

As the thread stuck to the tree, Ash gave another command. To the samurai's surprise, Ash's Metapod directly used the pull of the thread to propel its body towards the tree. And the direction of that tree was also exactly where the samurai's Metapod was located.

Bang!!!

With a loud crash, the force from the string shot, combined with Metapod's incredibly hard body, meant that even though the samurai's Metapod had used Harden twice, it had three fewer boosts than Ash's Metapod. The two Metapods collided. The samurai's Metapod was directly sent flying by Ash's Metapod. Both Metapods flew like cannonballs.

The samurai looked at the two flying Metapods, a panicked expression on his face, and quickly dodged.

Bang, bang, bang!!!

Then, several loud thuds came from behind him. Ash's Metapod, after sending the samurai's Metapod flying, directly crashed into several large trees behind, breaking three trees in a row. A cloud of smoke billowed. The samurai boy ran over anxiously. "Metapod!!"

Ash also ran forward. Beside the fallen trees, the smoke gradually dissipated, and the figures of the two Metapods emerged. One of them lay on the ground, having lost its ability to battle. The other stood beside it, safe and sound.

The samurai looked at this scene, dumbfounded. He, of course, knew that the Metapod that had lost its ability to battle was his, because his Metapod didn't have such skill. But he was even more surprised that Ash's Metapod could fight in such a way. He considered himself an expert in Bug-type Pokémon, but he had never known that Metapod could be used like this. He had always thought Metapod was just meant to wait to evolve into Butterfree. Now, it seemed he had been too narrow-minded.