The level of Flamethrower had already surpassed that of ordinary Pokémon by a lot, just like Pikachu's Thunderbolt; it was difficult to master without shortcuts at Pikachu's stage. Similarly, it was rare for a Charmander at its stage to learn Flamethrower. Many surrounding trainers were greatly shocked.
How was this the "weak Pokémon" that Kai had spoken of? For a Charmander to use a high-level move like Flamethrower, it was simply a Pokémon with unlimited potential. From this, many people could see that,
as the trainer in front of them said, it wasn't that the Pokémon was too weak, but that the trainer was too weak. If they had known Charmander could use Flamethrower during its training, they would never have abandoned it.
Looking at the field now, even with Water Gun blocking some of the power, Flamethrower's intensity remained formidable. Due to its Blaze ability, the power of Fire-type moves was greatly enhanced.
The Poliwag, which already had little stamina left, was hit by this attack, its entire body engulfed in flames. After a long duration, Charizard's flames finally dissipated.
Then, Poliwag was seen collapsed on the ground, its eyes spinning, having lost consciousness. Seeing this scene, Kai and his cronies all showed expressions of disbelief.
Meanwhile, many trainers around cheered. Finally, that guy Kai had gotten his lesson. Of course, many trainers also looked at Ash with admiration. To be able to achieve victory under such a disadvantage, and with a type disadvantage, was something ordinary trainers couldn't do.
"D... damn it!!" Kai clenched his fists, glaring furiously at Ash, his eyes filled with immense resentment. If it weren't for this guy, how could he have been so humiliated today?
"Yay! Ash won!!" Misty, on the other hand, happily went to Ash's side and high-fived him in celebration. Meanwhile, Charmander looked at Kai in front of it, then turned to look at Ash, its eyes filled with complex emotions.
Just as Kai was seething with rage, his gaze fell upon Charmander, and a cold sneer appeared on his face. He completely ignored the injured Poliwag and directly walked over to Charmander. "So you've become stronger! In that case, you're qualified to be my Pokémon now. How about it, Charmander? Come back to my side!"
To everyone's surprise, Kai actually extended an olive branch to Charmander again. The surrounding trainers all showed disgusted expressions. This guy was truly thick-skinned. First, he deceived and abandoned it, then he wanted to humiliate it.
He used to look down on it, but now that he saw it had become stronger, he shamelessly said it was "qualified." Little did he know that the moment he abandoned Charmander, he had already lost the qualification to be its trainer.
"You scoundrel, not only did you deceive and abandon Charmander, but you also tried to humiliate it with Poliwag just now! How dare you even suggest being its trainer?!" Hearing this, Misty's short temper immediately flared up. She clenched her fists, wishing she could punch that despicable face into a pig's head.
Ash remained silent, not saying a word. Brock, although he didn't speak either, clearly shared Misty's sentiments.
"Exactly, how shameless!" "Hmph! He lost and still has the nerve to stay here, how disgraceful!" The surrounding trainers, hearing Misty's words, also began to whisper. Although they were whispering, it wasn't particularly subtle, and Kai could hear them clearly.
Although displeased, Kai paid no mind to his reputation at this moment. How could he give up such a powerful Charmander? Furthermore, it used to cling to him so much that he had to use deceptive methods to shake it off, and it foolishly waited for him for so many days. He believed that with a little trickery, he could surely recapture it.
"Hmph! It was originally my Pokémon. The reason it's so strong is also because I trained it. My abandoning it was just to temper it, and now it seems the tempering was successful."
"Even a trainer like you can use it to defeat my Poliwag. This proves my method was correct. How about it, Charmander? Come back to my side!" Kai not only abandoned his shame but even intentionally slandered Ash with his words. But any clear-headed person knew his character. Yet, he still felt a bit worried that Charmander would actually go back.
Looking at Charmander, who remained indifferent at this moment, Kai grew anxious. The people around kept whispering, and he was genuinely worried that Charmander would simply walk away. An idea struck him.
He secretly pulled out a Poké Ball, then looked towards Charmander. "Don't even think about it. Only by my side is the best choice. Go, Poké Ball!"
Everyone didn't expect Kai to be even worse than imagined. Logically, a trainer catching a Pokémon with a Poké Ball was nothing out of the ordinary.
However, Kai's abandonment before, and now his attempt to forcefully capture it, made him despicable. Seeing the Poké Ball aiming at Charmander, someone immediately shouted.
"Watch out!!" Originally, Charmander showed no reaction. Its gaze was fixed on Ash when it suddenly heard a sound and turned around, only to see Kai's Poké Ball thrown towards it.
Rii!!!
Bang!!!! Charmander's eyes instantly changed. Its body twisted, and it lashed out with its tail. The Poké Ball was directly struck back by Charmander, flying towards Kai and hitting him squarely in the face.
"Ah!!" Kai shrieked. The Poké Ball fell, leaving a circular imprint on his face.
"Damn you!! How dare you..."
Rii! Boom!!! Kai hadn't expected the formerly weak Charmander to defy him. In his rage, before he could finish speaking, a flash of fire engulfed his vision. The pain on his face hadn't even subsided when he was swallowed by flames. Swept by the fire, Kai was instantly burned black all over.
Seeing this scene, Ash, who had been expressionless, finally let out a cold sneer. And seeing Ash's smile, Misty also looked at Brock and asked with confusion.
"Ash, did you know all along that Charmander wouldn't go back to him?" Ash hadn't intervened at all just now, clearly having anticipated it, which was why he remained indifferent! But why was Ash so certain?
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