36. Defeating Pidgeotto

Caterpie stood up and shook his head. Hearing Ash's words, he looked up into Ash's eyes. He was a little scared at first, but as he gazed at Ash, he gradually felt encouraged.

"Momo"

Caterpie's eyes became determined, and Ash gave a knowing smile when he saw this.

"Very good!"

"Really, I know how to be brave. I'm not hurt... come on!" Misty looked at the scene and couldn't help laughing and muttering to herself. She wanted to say she didn't care about getting hurt, but her body was still tense. Pidgeotto couldn't help but shout again from the air.

"Come on, don't be afraid. Use String Shot just like I taught you last night!"

Ash heard the sound and looked up into the air. Pidgeotto had already turned in mid-air and was swooping down towards the ground. His body was shining with a silver light, and his speed suddenly increased. Ash was very familiar with this move, so he immediately gave an order to Caterpie.

"Now, Use String Shot!"

Hearing the command by Ash, Caterpie used String Shot, but the target was not Pidgeotto.

It was too easy for Pidgeotto to dodge such an attack, and Caterpie remembered Ash's training from the previous night. He turned his head towards the jungle and released the thread from his mouth. Misty paused slightly when she saw this scene, puzzled as to why Ash didn't attack Pidgeotto directly.

In just a split second, the silk thread spit out by Caterpie stuck to a nearby tree, and then Caterpie used the silk thread to pull himself away. Pidgeotto swooped by, missing Caterpie. Caterpie swung onto the tree trunk, and Pidgeotto's sharp eyes showed annoyance.

Pidgeotto changed direction and continued towards Caterpie. Ash calmly shouted, "Keep using String Shot!"

Caterpie nodded and continued to use String Shot, spitting on the next tree and swinging his body over again, constantly avoiding Pidgeotto's attacks by swinging on trees.

"What the heck is Ash trying to do? String Shot doesn't do any damage, and just dodging Pidgeotto's attacks is already very difficult for Caterpie which. How can we defeat it?" Misty was also a little anxious. Caterpie was a very weak Pokémon and didn't know many moves. String Shot was one of them, but it didn't hurt or cause any damage to the Pidgeotto. It could only be used to wrap the opponent with string and slow them down.

And now, it was a challenge just to dodge Pidgeotto's attacks, leaving no chance to fight back.

"Keep going, spit out more threads!" Ash didn't know what Misty was thinking, and he couldn't care less right now.

Caterpie earnestly carried out Ash's orders, constantly using String Shot, and strengthening the threads, not just one by one, but three or four at a time, creating continuous waves to avoid Pidgeotto.

"Ash,you can't beat Pidgeotto with just String Shot. Let's let Pikachu join the battle! Electric types have an advantage over Flying types, and Pikachu has a better chance of winning." Misty suggested after seeing Caterpie struggling.

"No, look carefully." Ash shook his head earnestly and looked sharply at the faint opening in front of him.

"Huh?" Misty was puzzled, but then she looked ahead, her pupils suddenly shrinking.

"This... this is!!!"

In the area where Caterpie was operating, as Caterpie continued using String Shot, swinging back and forth between the trees, the silk threads became entangled between the branches.

Misty realized that the area where Caterpie was moving was not random, but a circular pattern of action. Pidgeotto had been following Caterpie and was now surrounded by intricate silk threads like a spider's web.

"Now you have nowhere to go. Caterpie, turn around and use String Shot!" Seeing the moment was right, Ash gave the order again.

Caterpie swung onto a tree. This time, without dodging, he turned around and attacked Pidgeotto. Several silk threads were released from his mouth. Pidgeotto, surprised by Caterpie's sudden counterattack, instinctively ascended to avoid it. But as he rose, he sensed something was wrong.

When he raised his head, he saw the top was also full of dense silk threads, which attached to his back and wings as he ascended.

Pidgeotto struggled, but the more he struggled, the more the threads wrapped around him, affecting his movements.

"Now, Caterpie, use Tackle!"

Seeing the opportunity, Ash seized it and ordered. Caterpie's eyes focused, and he used the String Shot again. The thread passed by Pidgeotto and stuck to the tree behind, allowing Caterpie to swing directly towards Pidgeotto.

Rushing into the air, Pidgeotto looked up and saw Caterpie rushing towards him, panic in his eyes. But with his wings entangled, he couldn't avoid it.

Caterpie used the momentum of the silk thread to enhance the strength of his Tackle.

Boom!

The impact was strong. Pidgeotto let out a cry as his body was knocked into a tree behind him.

"String Shot!" Before Pidgeotto could recover, Ash gave another command.

Caterpie launched a String Shot attack with all his strength, spitting out several silk threads simultaneously. The threads hit Pidgeotto, who was still dazed from the impact.

The silk threads wrapped around Pidgeotto's body. As the String Shot continued, Pidgeotto became completely entangled, resembling a cocoon with only his head visible.

Seeing this, Ash ran forward, maneuvered through the silk threads, and took out a Poké Ball.

"Go, Poké Ball!" He seized the opportunity and threw the Poké Ball.

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