Pokémon: Simultaneous time travel, this Ash is too versatile

Chapter 324 Fierce Collision, Blazing Charge Enhanced by Hard Claws, Colorful Flames Illuminate the

Chapter 324 Fierce Collision, Blazing Charge Enhanced by Hard Claws, Colorful Flames Illuminate the Sky!

As Charizard X blasted Cloyster to the edge of the arena and crashed into a transparent barrier with a loud bang, the surrounding cheers and noise instantly fell silent.

No one would have expected that Charizard X would actually knock Cloyster away while holding off Protect!

It's important to know that, at the same level, this skill is practically an invincible defensive skill. The only limitation is that it cannot be used continuously, otherwise it will easily fail. Also, its duration is limited, so you need to grasp the timing of its use. Apart from that, it is almost a defensive skill without any weaknesses.

Let alone opponents of the same level, even if the opponent is a level above them, it's not guaranteed that you can break through their defense.

But now, Ash's Charizard actually managed to blast Cloyster away despite the damage from Protect. Does this mean that Charizard's attack power has far surpassed Cloyster's?!

"That's impossible," Kona thought solemnly.

It wasn't that Charizard's attack power exceeded the limit of Protect. Even though Charizard's claws were more than twice as powerful as before, they still couldn't break Protect. The reason it shattered Protect's secret was due to Charizard's two separate attacks.

While the Barrier provides absolute defense, its duration is limited. Furthermore, the Barrier skill has a critical condition: after successfully blocking an attack, it begins to weaken. Even if the Pokémon manages to hold on, the Barrier's defensive power will be significantly reduced.

Just now, Charizard and Ash used this principle. First, Charizard used Dragon Claw to consume the energy of the Protect Barrier. Then, when one of the Dragon Claws was knocked away, it instantly followed up with the next Dragon Claw to break the Protect Barrier.

It sounds easy, but in reality, it is fraught with difficulties.

Whether facing ranged or melee skills, the barrier will generate a reaction force when attacked by the skill, deflecting the attack. Otherwise, if the duration of the barrier is exhausted when facing an attack that continuously outputs energy, wouldn't the barrier be useless?

Therefore, another effect of Protect is to force an interrupt, preventing the opponent from continuously dealing damage. The fact that Charizard's initial Flame Punch and subsequent Dragon Claw attacks were deflected is the best proof of this.

Normally, after being interrupted, you will be in a brief state of stun. So, defending this skill is equivalent to a defensive counterattack. Once the opponent uses a skill to defend, you will be in a passive state.

Therefore, it is called a defensive divine skill, and it has its own unique features compared to defensive skills like seeing through.

Charizard defied convention with its own power. Despite being repelled by Protect, it used its other hand to unleash Dragon Claw, breaking the weakened Protect and injuring Cloyster as well.

"After evolving, the power of Dragon Claw increases by at least 100%, possibly even 200%, which is three times the original damage. In addition to the increase in base stats and strength, Charizard should also have the Dragon type and the ability to increase melee damage. Am I right, Ash?"

Ash was taken aback by Lorelei's words, and then he couldn't help but clap his hands and say, "As expected of the Elite Four, you are really amazing, Miss Lorelei. You were able to analyze so much information in just one attack."

The Elite Four are indeed the Elite Four. Their title is not just for show. Their ability to analyze information on the spot is something that many trainers can only dream of. Their strength is another matter entirely.

Facing a Charizard with completely unknown information, he analyzed almost everything about it in just one encounter. This analytical ability should be among the best in the entire Elite Four.

"It's because your Charizard's Dragon-type attributes have improved so much that I was able to tell just by looking at one move. Simply increasing its attributes, or even just adding an ability, wouldn't have resulted in such a significant improvement." Lorelei didn't hold back in praising Charizard.

Compared to before its evolution, Charizard's dragon claws have become significantly more powerful. Previously, its dragon claws could only leave some scratches on Cloyster's body. Although they could still cause damage, they would only leave some marks at most.

That kind of injury is not much different from scratching an itch.

This time, Charizard managed to leave three shocking claw marks on Cloyster's body despite withstanding the attack, causing considerable damage.

The only explanation is that, in addition to the power boost from Mega Evolution, Charizard has also undergone comprehensive improvements in other aspects, and one of its attributes has been changed to Dragon type.

The original Charizard had two attributes: Fire and Flying. The current Charizard will most likely still have the Fire attribute. In other words, assuming Charizard has three attributes, its Flying attribute has most likely been replaced.

So far, there are only two attributes that a Pokémon can possess at most. Apart from the abilities of Shapeshifter and Free Spirit, there is no way to make a Pokémon have more than three attributes. Moreover, those two abilities only change the attributes of a Pokémon, not increase the number of attributes to three.

Therefore, Ash's Charizard will most likely be affected by both Dragon and Fire types after evolving, making it even more troublesome than before!

The Dragon type, which was originally weak to Ice, becomes completely harmless with the help of Fire.

Furthermore, Rock-type attacks that used to deal four times the damage to Charizard have now become twice the damage—what a tricky evolution!

"Clampagne, it's our turn to counterattack! Use Rock Slam!" Even a double super-effective move is better than nothing, so Lorelei decisively had Clampagne use the Rock Slam combo.

With Cloyster's "Continuous Attack" ability, Rock Blast can hit up to a maximum of five times!

"Spar!" Cloyster opened its enormous shell, and a huge rock formed in front of it, shooting towards Charizard!

"Dragon Claw!" Charizard is no longer afraid of facing its opponent head-on. Facing Rock Slam, Ash doesn't let Charizard dodge; instead, it charges straight in!

"Roar—!" The Charizard's claws glowed with emerald green energy once more, and then it swung its arms out with tremendous force, slamming down with a force that cut through the wind! In an instant, the first rock to attack was cleaved into pieces, sending fragments flying everywhere!

After shattering a rock with a critical hit, Charizard flapped its wings and quickly approached Cloyster. One after another, huge rocks condensed in front of Cloyster's shell and shot towards Charizard.

The Charizard flew through the air, its emerald green claws drawing sharp arcs in the sunlight. As soon as the second rock reached it, it swung its left claw horizontally, the energy claw blade embedding itself into the rock's texture like a sharp blade. With a crisp "crack," the entire rock instantly shattered into countless fragments.

The third, the fourth — all the rocks were smashed to pieces by the Charizard as easily as cutting vegetables. This violent scene was both awe-inspiring and exhilarating.

It's this kind of brutal, hand-to-hand combat that really brings out the thrill of fighting!

A few seconds later, Charizard overcame all of Cloyster's moves and arrived in front of Cloyster. Lorelei's expression became extremely serious. At this moment, she definitely couldn't use Protect, otherwise the scene from last time would just repeat itself.

Therefore, Lorelei chose to have Cloyster retaliate immediately: "Cloyster, use Water Gun!!"

At this distance, even if Charizard is incredibly fast, it's impossible for it to dodge a water cannon!

In the blink of an eye, a huge water sphere condensed in front of Cloyster. The next instant, the water sphere burst out as a water column, and the azure water was reflected in Charizard's eyes.

"Dragon Dive!!" Charizard has always maintained a charging momentum, so it's perfectly fine to use Dragon Dive, which requires charging to charge up, in this situation.

"Roar—!" The roar of the Charizard shook the battlefield, its body instantly enveloped in a dense azure dragon-attribute energy, its wings taut like sharp blades, and its diving momentum suddenly accelerated! The figure that was originally charging forward transformed into a dazzling streak of light, heading straight for the core of the water cannon's explosion!

"Boom!" The azure dragon-attribute energy collided violently with the azure water. The violent force tore a gap in the water instantly, and water splashed everywhere like a torrential downpour. Amidst the mist, the Charizard charged through and tore a gap in the water cannon!

The once unstoppable water cannon was forcefully dispersed into a mist that didn't even manage to wet Charizard's scales! Lorelei's pupils constricted, and a look of astonishment appeared on her face. She never expected that Charizard's Dragon Dive would unleash such terrifying penetrating power!

Even the power of the water cannon couldn't budge it in the slightest; its strength already surpasses that of the Ironclad.

Furthermore, the damage from this Dragon Dive was unusual, likely due to the boost from its ability. Charizard's ability is now quite clear: Hard Claws!

Hard Claws - Increases the power of contact moves by 30%.

Although it's called claws, in reality, almost any melee skill can benefit from this trait. Dragon Dive is a melee skill.

The already powerful Dragon Dive, enhanced by the Hard Claws, is now almost comparable to powerful moves like Explosive Burn.

In addition, Charizard is stronger than Cloyster, which is why it was able to tear the Water Gun apart so easily.

"Spar?!" Before Cloyster could recover from the shock of its Water Cannon being destroyed, Charizard crashed into its arms like a meteor!

A burst of azure dragon-attribute energy exploded as the giant wolf swooped down. The massive shell of the spiky wolf cracked with a piercing sound. The wolf, which already had many wounds, was sent flying backwards towards the audience by the enormous impact. The audience members facing the spiky wolf instinctively covered their faces with their hands and closed their eyes.

But with a loud bang, the spectators in the direction of the spiky shell discovered that they were not injured at all. After lowering their arms, they realized that the spiky shell seemed to have hit an invisible wall and did not even fall out of the arena.

At this moment, the audience finally realized that there seemed to be an invisible barrier covering the entire arena, preventing the attack from spreading outside the arena.

Otherwise, the intense battle in the arena would have already destroyed the surrounding stands.

The field itself is the best proof; the once solid ground has become pitted and broken.

"Charizard, final blow, Flare Blitz!!" Ash shouted, giving the final command.

"Roar!!" The fire-breathing dragon roared, accompanied by a scorching heat wave. Its wings suddenly spread open, and its body was instantly engulfed in raging, colorful flames! Even the air was scorched and distorted, emitting a sizzling sound!

With the Hard Claws ability, the power of Flare Blitz is further enhanced, making this already powerful move even more powerful than Explosive Burn!

The next second, Charizard swooped down like a blazing meteor, leaving a long trail of brilliant, colorful flames in the air.

"Hold on!" Kona's face was ashen. If she couldn't block this attack, it might really be the end.

"Spar!" The spiky shell struggled to open its eyes halfway, gathering the scattered power within its body to form a deep blue barrier in front of it. Although the barrier was thin, it possessed a defensive power capable of blocking any attack.

"BOOM!!!" A deafening sound erupted, and a shockwave visible to the naked eye spread out, creating a terrifying storm in the arena!

The entire venue was filled with flying sand and dust, and the intense heat swept through the area, but those outside the venue felt no impact whatsoever.

Normally, they might wonder what kind of protective shield it was, that it could completely withstand such an impact without leaking out even the slightest aftershock. But now, they were only focused on the clash on the field.

Flame Charge held firmly against the Protector Barrier, its colorful flames scattering in all directions, seemingly bounced off by the Protector. But the Charizard at the very center remained unshaken, withstanding the recoil as it relentlessly pressed down!

Time ticked by, and some of the people off the field even forgot to breathe, as if they were the ones battling Charizard and Cloyster instead.

A full half minute passed, and the stalemate on the field finally changed!

The light protecting the barrier gradually dimmed, and after a few seconds, the barrier began to shatter into pieces before everyone's eyes, and finally broke apart with a loud bang!

"Roar!!" Charizard roared again after breaking through Protect, and the colorful flames on its body became even more intense. Apart from Ash, no one noticed that a black light was rising from the colorful flames!

While Ash was stunned by that tiny black light, Charizard's flames had already completely engulfed Cloyster!

Unparalleled flames spread across the entire arena, turning it into a raging inferno!