"Quick Attack, change position!"
Since Turtwig is now eager to capture Starly's movements, what Ash needs to do is very simple: continue to use Starly's agility to confuse Turtwig's judgment.
The advantage of the air over the ground lies precisely in this.
"Mu!"
Turtwig, who had finally managed to grasp Starly's movements, stopped and resumed searching when Starly's figure flashed and disappeared again.
Since this is in the Forest, the battlefield between the two sides is naturally infinitely vast.
In reality, Starly has already hidden behind the nearest tree, waiting for further instructions from Ash.
"Growl!"
Just as Turtwig was about to turn its gaze and cast its eyes on the large tree where Starly was hiding, Ash immediately gave this command.
An ear-piercing cry reverberated throughout the field, even Dawn and the others standing by as spectators were forced to cover their ears, otherwise the sound would cause dizziness.
Even if it's so effective on the audience on the sidelines, Turtwig, who was directly hit by the cry, naturally couldn't avoid this fate.
It crouched down and stretched out its front legs, trying to cover its ears, but because its legs were too short, its movements looked a bit comical.
"Quick Attack!"
Ash seized the opportunity when Turtwig was completely distracted and directed Starly to attack.
An arc of Spark flashed through the air, directly hitting Turtwig's body, pushing it several meters away, even into the air.
Feeling the force coming from in front of it, Turtwig did not admit defeat, but glared with wide eyes, pressing its limbs firmly against the ground.
Starly, who had originally planned to use its strength to knock Turtwig away, never expected that Turtwig could stabilize its body.
Moreover, judging from the current trend, it was about to lose to its strength instead.
"n...n...na!!!"
Turtwig roared, forcefully swinging its head to fling Starly's body away.
Then, in another head swing, the Razor Leaf that missed in the first round was used again by Turtwig.
Turtwig used it again.
But, this time, Turtwig's Razor Leaf was more powerful and faster than the first time.
"mu~!"
Starly, sent flying by Turtwig's power, was naturally unable to dodge in time and was hit directly by Razor Leaf.
Fortunately, the effect wasn't particularly significant, and Starly hadn't lost its balance yet.
"Use Aerial Ace directly!"
Starly's setback didn't surprise Ash.
When he noticed Starly's initial plan to overpower Turtwig with Superpower, he had already foreseen this outcome.
Although Starly's idea was good, it misjudged Turtwig's strength.
Ash didn't prompt it to create distance, intending to use this experience later to teach Starly not to overexert itself in future battles.
Of course, there will be times of setbacks, but the counterattacks after setbacks are also indispensable.
Starly, knocked back by Razor Leaf, maintained its balance immediately, then adjusted its body direction, and after a simple spin, charged straight towards Turtwig with an arc of light.
Seeing this, Turtwig was not afraid at all, it shook its limbs and rushed towards Starly as well.
In Turtwig's view, it could rely on Superpower to defeat it the first time, and it would definitely be able to rely on Superpower to defeat it the second time.
Turtwig's idea was good, but reality is not as simple as it thought.
Simple Superpower may gain some advantage in the collision with Quick Attack, but when facing Aerial Ace, which is several times more powerful than Quick Attack, Turtwig's proud strength seems to become a little weak.
Just after colliding with Starly, Turtwig flew out because it couldn't parry the power of Aerial Ace.
"Chase after it with Quick Attack! Then finish it off with Wing Attack!"
When Ash saw that Turtwig was unable to stabilize its body, he knew that now was the best time to end the battle.
"Mu!"
Starly cried out again, then righted its body and began accelerating towards the location where Turtwig had been sent flying.
While flying, Turtwig also forced itself to
open its eyes.
When it saw Starly continuing to charge towards it relentlessly, it wanted to resist, but its body, difficult to control due to the pain, was no longer listening.
"Mu!"
White light shone on Starly's wings.
When it reached Turtwig, it accelerated again to get behind it just in case, and swung this attack forcefully at Turtwig's shell.
Bang~!
With a muffled sound, Turtwig, which was already flying backwards, was fanned forward by Starly.
Another super effective attack, and no matter how tough Turtwig was, it no longer had the stamina to continue fighting.
"n...n...na~"
After a final struggle, Turtwig tilted its head and fainted, with no possibility of standing up again.
Seeing this, Ash took out an empty Poké Ball and casually threw it at the fainted Turtwig.
The Poké Ball accurately hit Turtwig's body, then turned it into a red light and absorbed it, without any resistance.
"I caught Turtwig!"
"Pi-Pikachu~!"
"Mu!"
After Ash obtained a new companion, Pikachu and Starly congratulated him.
Dawn, who was on the side, also wanted to applaud, but after she thought about how accurate Ash's casually thrown Poké Ball was, she didn't know if she should congratulate Ash.
"No! I really need to train quickly! I must not make the same mistake as that day again!"
Dawn muttered to herself, making up her mind.
Brock saw Dawn's little movements and smiled with relief after seeing the contentious yet competitive relationship between the two.
He believed that the relationship between Ash and Dawn would definitely help them both grow rapidly.
Speaking of which, it's rare to see such a competitive relationship between a Coordinator and a traditional Pokémon Trainer... Their personalities must be similar, or maybe... they get along well?
Brock thought to himself.