Pokemon: This Trainer is Too Cautious!

The next day, Ace woke up from a warm bed. It had been a long time since he had slept so comfortably.

He walked to the bedroom window, looked at the rising sun, pushed open the window, and took a deep breath. "Time to train!"

After washing up, Ace quickly ran downstairs and arrived at the villa's courtyard.

Opening his Poké Balls, he released his four Pokémon and began assigning tasks.

"Zubat, you've learned Wing Attack and Aerial Ace. Next, start learning Air Cutter."

"Aerodactyl, continue trying to learn Hyper Beam."

"Weepinbell, Razor Leaf. Lapras, Blizzard. Any problems?!"

The four Pokémon let out energetic cries. Without hesitation, they spread out and began learning their skills.

As for Ace, he started his push-ups and sit-ups. After all, he still had daily tasks to do; otherwise, his meager survival wouldn't support the consumption of his four Pokémon for long.

The Pokémon's training commotion woke the sleeping maids.

One by one, they poked their heads out, their mouths agape as they watched Ace and his Pokémon already training.

A quick glance at the time showed it was only 5:03 AM.

"This guy's crazy!"

This thought appeared in everyone's minds at that moment.

As time passed, Ash and Misty were also woken up.

Seeing Ace and his Pokémon sweating profusely in the courtyard, Ash and Misty couldn't sleep any longer. They both got up and walked into the courtyard.

Because of Ace's arrival, Misty, who in the original story should have cried herself to sleep after being angered by Ash and then attacked him that night, did not experience those events.

As for Ash, who initially wasn't very keen on special training, he also joined in, wanting to battle Ace and not wanting to be outdone by him.

"Hold on, I need to know your current strength first, so let's have a battle."

Misty called a halt to Ace's training, preparing to assess his strength through a battle.

"No problem," Ace stood up, covered in sweat, and snapped his fingers. Zubat landed beside him.

"I'll use Zubat. It's my starter Pokémon."

Ace looked at Misty, his eyes not dismissive, but rather unusually solemn.

Misty in the manga world wasn't the mere sidekick from the anime who traveled with Ash.

Her ability to hold the position of Gym Leader proved her strength was not to be underestimated!

"Then I'll use Starmie. You go first."

As Misty's words fell, Ash and Ace's other Pokémon moved back, giving Ace and Misty space.

"Supersonic!"

Ace began with Supersonic as usual, the invisible sound waves quickly spreading towards Starmie.

"Water Gun!"

Starmie raised its pointy gem, and a powerful jet of water rapidly shot towards Zubat. The strong current was clearly more than a mere Water Gun; Ace would believe it was half a Hydro Pump!

The Supersonic was disrupted by the water jet. Zubat flapped its wings, using Aerial Ace to drop downwards, dodging the water jet, and quickly charging towards Starmie.

"Swift!"

Half of Starmie's body rapidly rotated, and countless energy stars shot towards Zubat.

Zubat sensed the dense attack and was about to dodge, but Ace's voice came through its ears: "Charge through!"

Zubat was a bit confused but didn't hesitate. It flapped its wings, accelerating again, directly crashing into the Swift attack. After breaking through the Swift, Aerial Ace slammed fiercely into Starmie's body!

"Bubble Beam!"

"Poison Fang!"

As Zubat collided with Starmie, it suddenly opened its mouth and bit deeply into Starmie's body.

Starmie, too, sprayed a large amount of bubbles, all hitting Zubat.

Zubat was knocked back, but where Starmie was bitten, purple quickly spread across its entire body.

"Poisoned? Recover!"

Light emanated from Starmie's body, and its depleted health was instantly replenished.

Zubat, on the other hand, had been hit by both Swift and Bubble Beam, and its health was almost depleted. If it took one more hit, Zubat would undoubtedly lose!

"Water Gun!"

Another Water Gun, like half a Hydro Pump, came. This time, Zubat didn't choose to attack head-on but quickly flapped its wings, dodging completely and avoiding contact with Starmie.

"First poison the opponent, then use high mobility for a war of attrition?"

Misty instantly understood Ace's strategy.

This fighting style was annoying, but it had to be said, the win rate was very high.

"But, the premise is that you have to be able to dodge it!"

Misty chuckled softly. "Swift!"

"Supersonic!"

Dense Swift stars rapidly assailed Zubat. Zubat didn't aim its Supersonic at Starmie but used it to quickly analyze the Swift's trajectory.

Flapping its wings, Zubat didn't retreat but instead charged into the attack.

"How could this be..."

Then, Misty was shocked!

Zubat was quite far from Starmie, and the previously dense Swift stars now appeared somewhat dispersed. By using high-intensity Supersonic for targeting, Zubat charged into the heart of the attack.

Swift had a "sure-hit" property, but this "sure-hit" attribute was relative.

In Ace's view, the so-called sure-hit merely meant that after the move was used, it could be controlled to achieve a "sure-hit."

But what would happen if Zubat charged into the attack's interior?

The earlier Swift stars instantly turned around, preparing to attack the Swift stars already inside the attack.

The later Swift stars simply didn't react in time, colliding with each other. The "sure-hit" move now disintegrated internally.

And Zubat, relying on its incredibly high speed and small size, skillfully evaded within the Swift attack, not a single Swift star able to graze it.

When Zubat emerged from the Swift, all the Swift stars behind it had collapsed!

"Very fast, very clever, but it's not enough."

Misty shook her head, not particularly impressed by Zubat's performance.

"Too straightforward, lacking finesse. Let's call it a day."

Misty raised a hand and said to Starmie, "A graceful finale, Starmie, Bubble Beam!"

As Misty's words fell, Starmie fired a large amount of bubbles.

The Bubble Beam, which should have been aimed at Zubat, now lost its accuracy, striking below Zubat instead.

"Missed?"

Ace was a bit confused, but the next moment, his eyes widened.

The accumulated bubbles, affected by something unknown, began to spin rapidly, forming a whirlwind directly beneath Zubat!

Zubat tried to escape but couldn't resist the sudden suction. Its entire body was pulled into the Bubble Beam.

When the whirlwind formed by the Bubble Beam stopped, Zubat had already lost its ability to battle, falling to the ground, unconscious.