He knows Pokémon better than me.

Chapter 4262 vs. Yuji! The Sea God of the Orange Islands!?

On the field, high-intensity attack moves were switched one after another, with a pace so fast that it was almost impossible to catch one's breath.

The audience unconsciously lowered their voices, many holding their breath and staring intently at what was below.

"That's amazing!"

Mary said something in a low voice, without looking away for even a second.

That burly man on the other side is quite skilled; he's decisive and his judgment is very accurate.

However, after these few rounds of intense clashes, it was mostly Flame Ace that was dealing damage.

However, Electivire's attack was always just one step too late.

Even when it occasionally grazes the edge, Cinderace uses its ability, Freeman, to switch attributes in time and minimize the damage.

"electric shock.!"

The electric monster was panting heavily, its eyes lowered, and its body was covered in wounds.

On the other side, Flame Ace was just breathing a little faster, but he still stood straight and locked his eyes on his opponent.

Just as Electivire made a move, Ash suddenly shouted:

"A surprise attack!"

Flame Ace transformed into a streak of black light, instantly closing the distance and delivering a straight kick to Electrify's chest.

Whoosh! Bang!

The electric current within the Electrified Beast had only just begun to surge when it was forcibly interrupted by this kick.

His entire body was kicked and sent flying, crashing heavily in front of Yuuji.

After struggling to get up a couple of times, she finally collapsed to the ground, her eyes rolling, and she completely lost consciousness.

"Electric Beast, incapacitated Loto!"

The drone, Rotom, immediately made a judgment.

On the sidelines, Kibana raised an eyebrow, seemingly underestimating Ash.

His old friend was definitely not weak, but he was completely dominated by Ash throughout the entire match.

He crossed his arms and calmed himself down, but the situation was not yet completely one-sided.

Yuji recalled Electivire and looked at Cinderace with admiration in his eyes.

"Your Liberator - Flame Ace is truly outstanding."

He changed his tone halfway through his sentence and suddenly said:

"But now, it's mine!"

boom!

The Poké Ball was thrown, a red light fell to the ground, and Ditto reappeared, its body still bearing obvious wounds.

Special ability: Healer, activates immediately!

Ditto was enveloped in white light, its body rapidly elongating and changing shape, transforming in the blink of an eye into the exact same form as Cinderace.

"Be, Be"

Of course, he was still covered in wounds and was breathing heavily, clutching his chest.

However, the next second, some silvery-white powder suddenly appeared on the surface of Ditto's body, with a metallic texture.

The silver powder merged into his body, quickly transforming into a healing green light that enveloped Ditto's entire body.

As the light shone, those scars began to fade visibly!

When the green light faded, most of the traces had disappeared. Ditto clenched his fist and roared, regaining his focus:

"cowry!!"

Although my stamina won't be fully restored, I should still have about half my health.

Ash and Cinderace paused for a moment, then scratched their heads:

"Huh? What kind of move is that? Or is it a prop?"

Is it metallic powder?

That's a special item for Ditto. It increases defense when carried, but it only works in Slime form and stops working once it transforms.

It's supposed to be a special item, but he'd seen it before back in the Alola region; Muk can also use metal powder. However, this stuff doesn't have any healing or restorative effects!

And

The strange silver powder he had just seen gave him a strange, familiar feeling.

On the other hand, Yuuji loudly gave his answer:

"Ash, the powder we just saw is called silver powder!"

The Rotom Dexterity promptly issued a notification:

"Beep beep! Silver Powder, when given to a Pokémon, increases the power of Bug-type moves by 20%!"

Xiao Zhi frowned; the description didn't match the scene at all!

Yuji then continued to explain, which slowed down the pace of the intense punching exchange:

"It's not the kind of insect-attribute enhancement item, silver powder. It's what we in the Orange Islands call it. There's no record of it outside of these places."

"This silver powder item comes from our legendary Pokémon, Poseidon!"

Upon hearing the keyword, Xiao Zhi instantly perked up.

The sea god was probably referring to Lugia, not Groudon, as he knew Groudon very well.

Yuji quickly explained, and Ash finally understood.

Silver powder, to put it simply, is feather powder.

It is a powdered item made from Lugia's silver feathers.

Of course, it wasn't the kind of silver feather that still carried the aura of the gods and was alive; no one would be willing to grind those.

Instead, they used silver feathers that had long since withered, completely lost their sea god energy, and were only of decorative value.

After these feathers are ground into powder, they become Silver Powder, a held item equivalent to Ho-Oh's "Holy Ash"!

If you give it to a Pokémon, it will produce an effect similar to the "Regenerator" ability.

When a Pokémon reappears, it will automatically recover some of its HP, which is much stronger than the 30% recovery from the Regenerator ability, reaching up to 50%.

This recovery is naturally limited; the silver powder will only take effect once a day at most.

Silver powder, a rare item, is only found in the Orange Islands region and is extremely precious.

After all, as this is the area where the sea god Lugia roams, the locals can occasionally find a feather that Lugia has shed.

However, this is not a "silver feather" that Lugia specially gifted to a destined person, imbued with his energy.

It was simply "silver feathers"—

It has almost no divine aura, and no effect of summoning the sea god.

However, after grinding, it has an unexpected and wonderful use!

Yuji looked sentimental; this was the only local specialty he took with him when he left the Orange Islands, as a native of the region.

"I see."

Ash was amazed; he knew Lugia so well, yet this was the first time he'd ever heard such a claim.

That makes sense when you think about it. Ho-Oh has the item "Holy Ash," but Lugia doesn't have a corresponding item.

That makes sense now!

Well, next time I see Lugia, I'll ask him to give me a few ordinary silver feathers that have fallen out due to hair loss.

The effect of the silver powder item is pretty powerful!

That's why Ditto, having recovered half its strength, was finally able to continue fighting.

And this time...

Yuji is familiar with Cinderace!

Finally, it's not a completely unfamiliar fossil Pokémon anymore!

After a brief respite, the atmosphere in the arena was quickly reignited.

Yuji stared intently at the Flame Joker on the field, his expression tense, while his peripheral vision quickly swept over the opponent's move list in the Pokédex.

"Uh, does this Flame Ace know so many moves?"

Of course, it's still quite a distance from his Dragonite, which has already mastered 80 moves. (End of Chapter)