I, Xiao Mao, want to become a Pokémon Master!

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Rhyperior's physical attack power is not weak, much stronger than Charizard's. Although Ash's Charizard is exceptionally talented, such reckless behavior will inevitably lead to trouble sooner or later.

After blocking the Ironhide Rhyperior, Charizard quickly circled behind it, hooked its arms around the Rhyperior's armpits, and with a powerful flap of its wings, carried the Rhyperior into the sky, spinning and ascending in a whirlwind.

The Ironclad Tyrannosaurus, a ground-based Pokémon, was suddenly lifted into the sky and immediately felt dizzy and unable to fight back.

"Great, Earth Throw!" Ash shouted.

"Roar!!"

The fire-breathing dragon (ciei) flew to a height of tens of meters, then fell towards the ground. Just before it reached the ground, it threw the armored tyrannosaurus to the ground.

Boom! ! !

The ground was smashed into a deep crater, and the armored tyrannosaurus lost consciousness and was instantly killed.

"What incredible strength!" Xia Bo was also dumbfounded. The Armored Tyrannosaurus weighed over 200 pounds, and it was too cruel to be grabbed by the Charizard and lifted into the sky like that.

Blaine finally understood that Ash's Pokémon were of varying strengths, with some being strong and others weak.

This situation only occurs during the beginner stage. Generally, in the later stages, trainers realize that they cannot just focus on training one Pokémon; they need to improve the overall strength of the team.

However, Ash is a special case. Normally, if you can't beat a gym, you would raise a Pokémon that is type-advantageous against the gym. But in the gyms that Ash couldn't beat, something would happen inexplicably, and Ash would just happen to help. The gym leader, seeing Ash's help, would give him the badge.

Of the six badges Ash has collected so far, four were given to him by others, and only two were obtained by defeating Gym Leaders. The amount of money involved is quite substantial.

Furthermore, in terms of training Pokémon, the focus is on training Pikachu and Charizard, while the other Pokémon are not trained very well.

"Your Charizard is quite well-trained, but unfortunately it doesn't obey your commands," Blaine commented.

"Haha...that is indeed a problem. I will correct it properly later. Mr. Blaine, you should hurry up and release one of your Pokémon." Ash urged, worried that Charizard might become disobedient again, which would be a real headache.

Blaine noticed Ash's predicament and sent out a third Pokémon.

"My number three is this one, go for it, Magmar!" Blaine threw out the Poké Ball.

Baton!

The duckbill fire beast was covered in flame patterns, and had two tumor-like objects protruding from its forehead, which were emitting flames.

【LV45 Duckbill Fire Beast ♂/King】

Only level 45!

Xiao Mao had always thought that Xia Bo's Duckbill Fire Beast was of a very high level, but now he finally understood.

In the anime, Blaine, out of consideration for Ash's help, sent out relatively low-level Pokémon afterward, which was practically holding back.

From this perspective, Ash's eight badges seem to be largely undeserved, but that's understandable given that most of the participants at this Kanto League Indigo League conference weren't particularly strong.

Shigeru felt that winning the Quartz Tournament wouldn't be difficult, and that there were probably no more than four people who could truly threaten his chances.

"What kind of Pokémon is this?" Ash asked, looking at his Pokédex when he first saw Magmar.

Pokédex entry: "Duckbill Firebeast, a fire-breathing sprite with a high-temperature body, breathes flames from its mouth, and is said to have been discovered near the crater of a volcano."

120: Charizard, defeated!

"Duckbill Fire Beast, unleash the Great Flame Burst!" Blaine commanded.

The duck-billed fire beast spewed out large flames.

"Charizard, get out of the way!" Ash shouted.

Charizard naturally wouldn't obey Ash's commands, and charged straight at the Flamethrower, taking the hit head-on with its claws before throwing it away.

The large, fiery explosion flew through the air for a distance before shrinking and gradually dissipating.

"Now! Rocket Headbutt!" Blair seized the opportunity to launch his attack.

The Duckbill Fire Beast rushed towards the Charizard, leaped into the air, and rammed its head into the Charizard, sending it flying. The Charizard flapped its wings, soared into the sky, and opened its mouth to unleash a burst of flame that swallowed the Duckbill Fire Beast whole.

However, the flames caused negligible damage to the Duckbill Firebeast and had virtually no effect.

Although Ash's Charizard has a relatively high battle intelligence, it's not very high. When fighting an opponent of the same type, it naturally can't use moves of the same type, as the damage would be too low and it would waste an attack opportunity.

"Roar!!"

Charizard followed suit, charging towards Magmar with its two claws, but Magmar grabbed its claws with both hands. The two Pokémon immediately began to test their arm strength.

However, the cunning Magmar suddenly crouched down, releasing its momentum and causing Charizard to stagger forward. Magmar seized the opportunity to circle behind Charizard, hooking its arms around Charizard's armpits and locking it in place.

Upon seeing this scene, Xiao Mao felt that the moment was very familiar.

"What!" Ash exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected Blaine's Magmar to be able to lock down his Charizard like that, and for a moment he didn't know what to do to resolve the situation.

“Very good, lock down Charizard like this, and use the Misty Mist to poison it,” Blaine commanded.

The platypus sprayed out a purple venom, and an unpleasant odor spread immediately. Inhaling it would cause dizziness.

"Charizard, take Magmar and fly up into the sky!" Ash shouted quickly, seizing the opportunity.

Charizard faced a crisis and obeyed Ash's command this time, spreading its wings and rushing out of the murky fog. Due to the wind resistance, the murky fog spewed by Magmortar did not have time to gather before being blown away by the gale.

"Firebill Beast, use Flame Punch!" Blaine shouted.

The Magmar grabbed Charizard's shoulder with one hand and used its other hand to attack Charizard's back with a Flame Punch. Although the flames couldn't hurt Charizard, the punch still had power, making Charizard's back ache.

"Charizard, use Aerial Hell Tumble to dazzle the Magpie."

At a command, Charizard immediately began to spin its body. To avoid being thrown off by centrifugal force, Magmar could only hold tightly to Charizard's shoulders with both hands. Even so, the constant spinning in the air made Magmar feel dizzy and disoriented.

Charizard also felt that Magmar's grip on its shoulder loosen, so it grabbed Magmar's hand, pulled it in front of it, and then quickly charged towards the ground. As it approached the ground, Seismic Throw threw Magmar towards the ground.

Boom! !

The ground shattered again, creating a deep crater, and the duck-billed fire beast collapsed instantly.

Just like Tyrannosaurus Rex, Charizard once again used Seismic Toss to deliver the final blow.

Even Xiao Mao had to admire such tactics.

Using a ground roll in the air not only makes you immune to the damage from Hell Roll, but it can also confuse Pokémon that are not used to moving in the air, and finally deliver a finishing blow on Earth. This move is too ruthless.

For Pokémon that are not used to aerial combat, this technique is almost invincible. In the original story, during the Silver Conference, Gary's Blastoise was defeated by this very move.

"Fire Spirit, it's up to you!" Blaine continued to send out fire spirits to fight.

Xiao Shi was puzzled. Even though the League didn't strictly manage the gyms, the rules for gym battles were still set. Gym leaders didn't have the authority to replace Pokémon. If a Pokémon was replaced, it meant that the Pokémon had lost its ability to battle.

Baton!

"Bah!"

The Fire Spirit sends out another Fire Spirit.

"Charizard, do you want to come back and rest for a bit?" Ash asked quickly.

Charizard had fought two battles in a row and was exhausted, so Ash thought it best to let Charizard rest for a while.

"Roar!"

Charizard ignored Ash and instead breathed a flame at Flareon.

"Charizard, stop! Flareon has the Flash Fire ability!" Ash shouted urgently.

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But it was too late. The flames struck the fire spirit, but it absorbed the flames into its energy in an instant, and a red aura burst out from the fire spirit's body.

"Roar?"

Charizard was also stunned. It hadn't paid any attention to Gary's words before, and seeing how small the Flareon was, it thought it could be defeated easily.

“Very good, use Flamethrower!” Blaine commanded.

The fire spirit spewed out terrifying flames, with an exceptionally large attack range, essentially spewing out a sea of ​​fire that completely engulfed the fire-breathing dragon.

Fortunately, Charizard is a Fire-type Pokémon and wasn't seriously injured. However, the Flareon's attack didn't end there. With a flash of light, it slammed into Charizard's belly, sending it flying several meters away to provide support.

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"Roar...!" Charizard cried out in pain, never expecting that the small fire spirit would be so powerful.

Once the Flash Fire ability is triggered, Flareon's Attack and Special Attack will both be boosted by at least 1.5 times, especially since Flareon already has a very high Attack stat.

Ash didn't know what to do either. He couldn't defeat Flareon in either ranged attacks or close combat, and he was caught in a dilemma.

"It's time to end the battle! Unleash the Great Flame Burst!" Blaine commanded.

The Flame Spirit took a deep breath, leaped up, and unleashed a torrent of scorching flames at the Charizard below. The flames formed a large "X" shape, almost half the size of the arena, giving the Charizard no chance to dodge.

The fire-breathing dragon didn't try to dodge; it used its hands to block.

boom! ! !

The giant flame exploded upon landing, sending up plumes of black smoke. When the smoke dissipated, the Charizard had already collapsed.

"That's really stubborn."

Seeing Charizard defeated, Gary thought it was pretty good. It seemed that after evolving from Charizard into Charizard, Charizard had never been defeated until it was defeated by a Poliwag. After being carefully cared for by Ash, it began to obey Ash's commands.

Therefore, it's a good thing to let Charizard experience defeat more often, as it can help it recognize its own strength more quickly.

"Charizard, come back."

Ash was also surprised by the power of Flareon. He didn't expect it to be so terrifying after triggering the Flash Fire ability. Even Charizard at full strength was no match for them.

121: Ash, defeated!

Ash also realized that Flareon was incredibly powerful, and that his other Pokémon were no match for it. Of the remaining Pokémon, only Pikachu was left.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu walked over to Ash and entered the arena.

"Pikachu, are you willing to fight?" Ash was surprised. Usually, Pikachu would back down when faced with such a powerful opponent.

"Pickup!"

Pikachu nodded. Although it sometimes avoids battles, it is still willing to help Ash fulfill his dream, especially since this battle has reached a critical moment, how could it not step in?

"Alright, Pikachu, this final battle is up to you," Ash said.

Seeing Pikachu enter the arena, Brock and his friends were also very nervous. After all, Blaine's Flareon is very strong. If Charizard doesn't trigger Flareon's ability, then Pikachu still has a chance to win. But without "Seven-Five-Seven"... Pikachu's chances of winning aren't very high.