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Chapter 38: The Unreasonable Ivy Cudgel · Nov 09, 2026

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1 Chapter 1: Victini 2026-11-09
2 Chapter 2: An Outdated Era 2026-11-09
3 Chapter 3: I Choose You, Lilligant 2026-11-09
4 Chapter 4: The Terrifying Energy Ball 2026-11-09
5 Chapter 5: The True Value of an Infinite Pokémon 2026-11-09
6 Chapter 6: Pokémon Levels 2026-11-09
7 Chapter 7: Harsh Lands Breed Harsh People 2026-11-09
8 Chapter 8: Victini, Move Out! 2026-11-09
9 Chapter 9: Ogerpon — What the Heck?! 2026-11-09
10 Chapter 10: Why Are the People Here So Mean? 2026-11-09
11 Chapter 11: Sora Kenji — Son, Your Dad Is Waiting for You to Come Back 2026-11-09
12 Chapter 12: First Meeting with Ogerpon 2026-11-09
13 Chapter 13: A Promise with Ponpon 2026-11-09
14 Chapter 14: Repairing the Mask 2026-11-09
15 Chapter 15: In the Pokémon World, There Are Still More Good People Than Bad 2026-11-09
16 Chapter 16: Recruiting Ogerpon 2026-11-09
17 Chapter 17: Ponpon’s Potential 2026-11-09
18 Chapter 18: Ogerpon vs. Victini Combo 2026-11-09
19 Chapter 19: A Chain of Triggered Abilities 2026-11-09
20 Chapter 20: The True Weight of a Legendary Pokémon 2026-11-09
21 Chapter 21: Bloodmoon Ursaluna 2026-11-09
22 Chapter 22: Sora — Don’t Blame Me for Playing Dirty, Big Guy 2026-11-09
23 Chapter 23: The Hisuian Pokémon That Doesn’t Play Fair 2026-11-09
24 Chapter 24: Bloodmoon Ursaluna, Get! 2026-11-09
25 Chapter 25: Peat Block 2026-11-09
26 Chapter 26: Time to Find a Rich Sponsor 2026-11-09
27 Chapter 27: The Loyal Three Return 2026-11-09
28 Chapter 28: ’C-Can We Make Peace?’ 2026-11-09
29 Chapter 29: The Loyal Three — Defeated 2026-11-09
30 Chapter 30: Leaving Kitakami 2026-11-09
31 Chapter 31: Pachirisu and Buneary 2026-11-09
32 Chapter 32: Capturing Eevee 2026-11-09
33 Chapter 33: Eevee Awakens 2026-11-09
34 Chapter 34: The Reggie Brothers 2026-11-09
35 Chapter 35: Reggie’s Shock 2026-11-09
36 Chapter 36: The Battle 2026-11-09
37 Chapter 37: Ogerpon, Change Masks 2026-11-09
38 Chapter 38: The Unreasonable Ivy Cudgel 2026-11-09
39 Chapter 39: Reggie’s Crushing Defeat 2026-11-09
40 Chapter 40: The Trainer Trapped by His Pokémon 2026-11-09
41 Chapter 41: Eevee’s Evolution Path 2026-11-09
42 Chapter 42: Eterna City 2026-11-09
43 Chapter 43: Cynthia 2026-11-09
44 Chapter 44: The First Meeting with the Sinnoh Champion 2026-11-09
45 Chapter 45: The First Step to Winning Cynthia Over 2026-11-09
46 Chapter 46: The Peat Block Deal 2026-11-09
47 Chapter 47: The Big Shopping Spree 2026-11-09
48 Chapter 48: Target — The Azoth Kingdom! 2026-11-09
49 Chapter 49: Sylveon 2026-11-09
50 Chapter 50: Amaura, Get! 2026-11-09

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: The Unreasonable Ivy Cudgel

”Is that really the same move?”

Reggie’s face changed dramatically, but Ogerpon was simply too fast.

Especially that technique called Ivy Cudgel.—the moment it struck Roserade, the Pokémon’s eyes rolled back, and before it even hit the ground, it had completely lost consciousness.

”This...”

For a moment, Reggie didn’t know what to say.

Another instant knockout.

The same move—again.

Ivy Cudgel.... what kind of skill is this? Why is its power so absurd?

Ogerpon’s level was clearly very high.

That much, Reggie could tell.

He didn’t have Victini, so he couldn’t determine her exact level.

But based on his judgment, Ogerpon likely surpassed the ace Pokémon of most Elite Four members and was already approaching Champion-level strength.

Against a Pokémon that powerful, his Staraptor and Roserade losing wasn’t surprising.

But collapsing in under ten seconds?

That was excessive.

Even a true Champion—someone like Cynthia—wouldn’t casually crush Staraptor’s Brave Bird, shatter Magical Leaf, and instantly defeat his Roserade like this.

”Well done.”

Watching Ogerpon bounce around happily after securing two consecutive victories, Sora praised her.

”That’s the spirit. Keep it up.”

”Poné-ao!!”

Ogerpon felt full of energy.

In truth, she hadn’t experienced much of the joy of battle before.

Excluding sparring with Lilligant and Ursaluna, her last real fight had been centuries ago.

But since joining Sora’s team, she had fought three rounds already—against Lilligant, Ursaluna, and the Loyal Three.

This was the fourth.

Four battles had completely awakened the passion for combat buried deep in her instincts.

She loved fighting.

This thrilling, heart-pounding activity felt incredible.

”Return, Roserade.”

Unlike Ogerpon, whose momentum was soaring, Reggie and Shinji were visibly discouraged.

Especially Reggie.

Having two Pokémon knocked out instantly placed enormous pressure on him.

To be honest—

He was nervous.

What should I do?

This Pokémon called Ogerpon seems able to switch masks depending on the opponent and gain corresponding power.

The transformation from a green cloak to a red one was impossible to miss.

Before Roserade fell, its wounds clearly carried Fire-type damage.

”Next, I’m counting on you—Swalot!”

The third Pokémon Reggie sent out was one he had captured in the Hoenn region.

Swalot was a tall, purple, blob-like Pokémon, with whiskers resembling those of a catfish and small orange eyes like glass marbles, constantly sizing up its opponent.

Inside a Poké Ball, Pokémon could still sense the outside world.

Some Psychic-types could even project their powers beyond the ball.

Swalot wasn’t a Psychic-type—it was Poison-type.

But during the previous two battles, it had witnessed how its teammates were utterly crushed by that small green fighter wielding a club.

”Swaloo~”

Swalot was large—about the height of an adult.

Reggie’s particular Swalot was close to 1.8 meters tall. Standing there, its bulky frame practically overshadowed Ogerpon.

”Size doesn’t equal strength. Don’t be intimidated, Ogerpon.”

In truth, Sora didn’t need to reassure her.

Ogerpon was experienced—she wouldn’t be frightened by something like Swalot.

”Poné!”

She waited attentively for Sora’s command.

But this time, he didn’t order a mask change.

So that’s the plan...

Ogerpon understood his intention immediately.

She summoned her Ivy Cudgel again and charged straight at the purple, jelly-like Pokémon.

”It’s coming!”

Reggie wanted to prepare a more complex strategy.

But once again—

Ogerpon’s attack tempo was simply too tight.

In such a short window, he had only a few options.

”Use Gastro Acid!”

”Hm?”

Hearing the command, Sora’s eyes narrowed.

Yet he didn’t stop Ogerpon.

Instead, he spoke firmly:

”Push through!”

”BOOM!!”

The Ivy Cudgel, wrapped in flames, swung once more.

The result was no different from the previous two opponents.

Against a move as unreasonable as Ivy Cudgel, very few Pokémon could withstand a direct hit.

Ursaluna had tremendous stamina, didn’t it?

Yet even it would see stars after taking one solid blow.

In reality, concepts like HP and stamina were abstract.

In an actual battle, victory simply meant knocking the opponent unconscious.

And that was precisely where Ivy Cudgel’s true strength lay.

The move itself already possessed high base power—100, with 100 accuracy in game terms, comparable to beam-type attacks.

Of course, in reality, absolute accuracy didn’t exist.

Even moves like Flamethrower could be dodged if the trainer shouted ”Dodge!”

In Sora’s view, accuracy came down to three factors:

Speed.

Area of effect.

Mechanics.

And Ivy Cudgel excelled in all three.

Its speed was extremely high.

Its strike zone wasn’t limited to a single point.

As Ogerpon infused more elemental energy into the weapon, the club itself grew larger and more powerful.

If she wished, she could raise a massive Ivy Cudgel over ten meters long and smash her opponent outright.

Fast.

Wide-reaching.

Mechanically advantageous.

Yes—mechanics.

Despite looking like a physical strike, Ivy Cudgel wasn’t technically a contact move.

What counted as contact?

For example, if an opponent had an Ability like Static, direct physical contact could cause paralysis.

But Ivy Cudgel avoided that risk entirely.

That was why Roserade’s Poison Point Ability hadn’t inflicted any negative status on Ogerpon after being struck.

Among all moves, Ivy Cudgel ranked among the most broken.

And there was more.

It also carried a greatly increased chance to land a critical hit.

In game terminology, a critical hit boosted damage by 1.5 times.

In gameplay, when the message ”A critical hit!” appeared, it often meant the opponent’s HP bar vanished instantly.

Reality wasn’t a video game—

But the effect of striking a vital point was essentially the same.

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