"This... is this Thunderbolt?!" Ash's eyes sparkled with surprise, as he had not expected Pikachu to master Thunderbolt at such a time. Just two days ago, despite training, Pikachu seemed far from learning this move.

However, in this critical moment, Pikachu made a breakthrough and mastered its signature move, Thunderbolt, knocking down four Beedrills. This greatly relieved the pressure and gradually turned the tide of the battle!

The Beedrills were clearly intimidated by Pikachu's Thunderbolt, instinctively keeping their distance and showing a hint of fear in their eyes when looking at Pikachu.

After this attack, Pikachu stared at its paws in amazement, then at the sparking electric sacs. Its eyes brightened as it felt the mastery of the move it had been training for two days—Thunderbolt!

"One more time, Pikachu, this time, unleash a true Thunderbolt!" Ash clenched his right fist, his face lit with an excited grin, shouting loudly to Pikachu.

"Pika——!" Pikachu responded, channeling the feeling from before to ignite its electric energy. The normally mild currents transformed into wild lightning, blasting from Pikachu towards three Beedrills up front!

One Beedrill reacted swiftly, dodging to the side immediately, but the two slower ones were not so fortunate. They were struck by the Thunderbolt, their silhouettes flashing in the golden light!

Moments later, as the lightning faded, the two Beedrills collapsed without even a scream, incapacitated on the ground!

By now, of the original fifteen Beedrills, seven had been defeated, leaving only eight for Ash and his team to contend with!

Seeing Pikachu's formidable display, Pidgey's eyes showed a hint of envy. It too wished to be as powerful as Pikachu but knew it was far from that level—hence, it also needed to work hard!

Pidgey unleashed Gust again, a strong wind sweeping across the field. The Beedrills, already startled by Pikachu's performance, swayed again. After three gusts, their stamina significantly declined.

At that moment, one Beedrill let out a sharp cry, and as if on cue, the rest gathered around it. Leveraging their collective strength, they resisted the gusty assault, and this action stabilized them amidst the strong wind.

"Now, Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" Seeing the Beedrills clustering together, a bright gleam appeared in Ash's eyes. Previously, without Thunderbolt, Pikachu had to defeat them one by one using only Thunder Shock. But now, with Thunderbolt, though its range isn't vast, its conductivity far surpasses that of Thunder Shock!

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Without hesitation, Pikachu unleashed Thunderbolt. The exploding lightning struck among the Beedrills, dimming the area's light as if only the lightning existed.

Seconds later, Pikachu ceased its energy output, breathing lightly. Thunderbolt was indeed powerful, but at its current Initial level, the move was very taxing. Two Thunderbolts had drained a significant amount of its stamina!

Reality is not a game. In games, moves have specific PP (Power Points) and can be used repeatedly until depleted, but reality differs. Moves require energy, which naturally comes from the Pokémon's physical stamina.

Despite the considerable exhaustion, defeating so many Beedrills was worth it for Pikachu—the crisis seemed over.

"Ash watch out!" Just as Ash, Pidgey, and Pikachu relaxed, Misty, hidden in the bushes behind, let out a terrified scream.

Confused, Ash turned towards Misty, only to find a Beedrill on his left rear approaching swiftly. Its twin stingers glowed with a bug-type, tea-green light!

Ash's mouth fell open in an attempt to retreat, but it was too late. The Beedrill was too fast, and at less than five meters away, there was no escaping its attack!

Pikachu, having realized the danger, tried to rush to Ash's aid, but the heavy energy consumption had weakened it, causing it to stumble and fall, watching the scene unfold in horror.

"Po——!" At this critical moment, Pidgey reacted. A burst of normal-type energy ignited, covering its body with a white, semi-transparent energy. Driven by this force, it shot through the air like lightning, charging at the Beedrill!

The stinger of the Beedrill was less than half a meter from Ash when it seemed he could already see himself being pierced by it. However, in the next moment, a shadow emitting white light fiercely collided with the Beedrill, sending it flying away!

That shadow was Pidgey, which had released the energy it had been maintaining. Its gaze intensely fixed on the Beedrill it had just knocked away, it then let out a high-pitched cry as a rainbow of light emanated from within, completely enveloping Pidgey.

Before anyone could grasp what was happening, the rainbow light quickly retracted. Standing before everyone now was not Pidgey but its evolved form, Pidgeotto!

Pidgeotto

Type: Normal, Flying

Category: Bird Pokémon

Ability: Keen Eye

Keen Eye: Pokémon with this ability can see their opponents clearly in any situation and cannot be confused by any means.

Level: Normal

After evolving, Pidgeotto grew significantly larger, at least three times the size of Pidgey, with a more majestic appearance, including three pink feathers sprouting from its head, giving it a distinguished look.

"Pidgeo——!" Pidgeotto seemed astonished by its new form, sensing a power within far exceeding what it had before.

"Evolved...?!"

No one expected Pidgey to evolve into Pidgeotto at this moment, Ash included.

"Beedri..." The Beedrill, not heavily exhausted from the collision, managed to fly back up, its gaze filled with fear as it looked at Pidgeotto.

Flying-type Pokémon are natural predators of Bug-type Pokémon, and now that all its companions were incapacitated, it was left alone.

"Was that Quick Attack just now...?" Ash, coming to his senses, recalled the recent event. Undoubtedly, what Pidgey used was Quick Attack.

Not only had Pidgey evolved into Pidgeotto, but it had also mastered Quick Attack. With Pikachu learning Thunderbolt, Ash looked at the lone Beedrill with a peculiar gaze.

They... are truly a bunch of good guys... no, great Pokémon...