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Having to endure the recoil damage from Aura Sphere while also resisting the pressure of Hydro Pump, only a thick-skinned Blastoise could handle it; any other Pokémon would have collapsed long ago.
"Blastoise! Don't give up, break through! Use Rapid Spin!!" Seeing Blastoise and Hydro Pump in a stalemate, Gary was anxious. In this crisis, he thought of a way to break the deadlock: by using Rapid Spin!
His Blastoise had already mastered combining moves to perfection, but Blastoise hadn't learned Aura Sphere for very long. Gary wasn't sure if it could combine it with Rapid Spin.
But now, it was a desperate situation!
"Kame!" Blastoise, enveloped in water, roared. Its thick paws stomped, and its entire body spun like a drill!
The water instantly transformed into a rotating water drill, tearing open a gap in the surging water column! Blastoise's body, like a giant blue top, charged directly towards Mewtwo's Blastoise, carrying sharp water blades.
"Boom!!"
A violent roar echoed throughout the arena, and a thick cloud of white smoke billowed from the center of the arena, completely obscuring the scene inside.
Ash, at the edge of the field, stared intently at the smoke, then sighed helplessly: "What a shame, Gary tried his best."
"Did he lose?" Brock, knowing Ash's abilities, asked casually.
"Yes." Ash nodded.
As if to confirm Ash's words, the thick smoke on the field slowly began to dissipate, revealing the scene inside.
A corner of Mewtwo's patterned Blastoise's shell was shattered, and there was a hint of pain on its face, but Gary's Blastoise had already fallen in front of him and reverted from its MEGA Evolution form.
Defeated.
Gary clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and his face showed unwillingness.
A full-power attack only managed to damage a small part of the opponent's shell. The gap between him and a top Trainer was still too large. However, Gary immediately recalled Blastoise, his unwillingness softening as he spoke to the Poké Ball: "You worked hard."
Gary's actions made Mewtwo glance sideways slightly. Her eyes trembled slightly but quickly returned to normal.
Perhaps there were indeed some special existences among humans, but such people were extremely rare. This world was ultimately pathological, and her thoughts would not change at all.
"Leave the rest to me." Ash came to Gary's side, patted his shoulder, and said.
"Although I'm very unwilling, it seems I can only rely on you now. Come on, don't lose all three battles." Gary took a deep breath, his expression serious and grave as he spoke to Ash.
"Don't worry, it's a guaranteed win." Ash gave Gary a thumbs-up, then waved his hand, and Charizard flew up from behind him, landing heavily in front of Ash.
"Come on, Mewtwo, for the third match. Didn't you want to battle as a human Trainer? Then let's fight according to the rules of a normal match."
Mewtwo: ?
Facing Mewtwo's puzzled gaze, Ash continued slowly: "You used three Pokémon for the battle, and I sent out three people. But we all used the same number of Pokémon, so it's equivalent to three-on-three, except that our Trainers are different."
"So... the number of Pokémon you can use is still three, and we only have my last Pokémon left. Do you understand what I mean?"
'You mean you want to use that Charizard to battle my three Pokémon?' Although Ash's words weren't very clear, Mewtwo's intelligence allowed her to understand: Ash wanted to use Charizard against her three Pokémon.
"Who is this guy? He's unbelievably arrogant. Both the young man who could make Blastoise specially evolve and my Venusaur were defeated, and he still wants to take on three?" Corey said, utterly bewildered.
The strength of Mewtwo's three Pokémon was already clear; they were definitely not Pokémon that ordinary people could defeat.
He prided himself on being a decent Trainer, and it was rare to have a professional-level Pokémon at his age. Gary was even more talented, but both of them could only be described as completely helpless when facing Mewtwo's Pokémon.
His Venusaur didn't even touch the opponent's Venusaur once, and Gary's Blastoise only barely managed to injure the opponent. That little injury was nothing at all.
Yet this new young man brazenly claimed he wanted to challenge those three Pokémon? This was too arrogant!
"You know Lorelei, but you don't know Ash?" Gary asked Corey with a strange expression.
"Ash? That name sounds a bit familiar..."
"Wait, Ash!! I remember now, didn't he have an exhibition match with Elite Four Lorelei a while ago? Ash used Charizard in that match!!" Neesha clapped her hands, looking at Ash's back with a face full of astonishment.
After Neesha brought it up, Corey and Fergus also suddenly remembered that about half a month ago, Elite Four Lorelei had indeed played an exhibition match, and her opponent was a very young Trainer named Ash!
Not only that, this Ash also had other glorious achievements, including defeating Elite Koga, a candidate for the Elite Four!
Although many people said at the time that Ash used some underhanded means, the subsequent live battle with Elite Four Lorelei also clarified that rumor, meaning Ash had already battled two Elites, and Charizard had participated in both of those Elite battles!
"No wonder he's so arrogant. A Charizard that can fight an Elite can certainly be a bit arrogant." Corey nodded knowingly, but felt a bit conflicted inside.
If he remembered correctly, this Ash had only been traveling for less than half a year.
Achieving such a record in less than half a year made his own several years seem like a complete waste, utterly insignificant compared to the opponent!
On the field, after a moment of silence, Mewtwo also nodded: 'Although your character isn't great, I acknowledge your strength. Three-on-one isn't unfair to you, and your side has already lost two matches. If it were best two out of three, then you would already be considered the defeated party. So, defeating three Pokémon now is your only way to win.'
Mewtwo's words made Ash's mouth twitch. He had no objection to anything else, but what did 'character isn't great' mean?
He wouldn't claim his character was the best in the world, but it was certainly among the top few globally. Others could question his strength, but they couldn't question his character!
"Actually, I really wanted to refute you, but now isn't the time to argue about these things. You don't look like someone who would patiently listen to my explanation, so let's talk about it properly after the battle." Ash shrugged, choosing to skip the topic.
'More talk is useless. Let's fight.' Mewtwo's voice echoed in Ash's mind, and the Blastoise standing on the field stomped its foot, a wild Aura erupting from its body.
Mewtwo still chose to send out Blastoise for this match. She understood the simple principle that Water-type countered Fire-type. Did he really think she was just impersonating a Trainer?
"I choose you, Charizard!!"
"Roar!!"
Ash's inner power surged into Charizard's body. At this moment, Charizard was a genuine — Elite-level Pokémon!!
That's right, Charizard had successfully broken through the professional level and reached the Gym level during the seven days of training.
And the Aura from Ash's body, when applied to Charizard, had not diminished in effect at all; it still provided a significant tier increase.
Therefore, Charizard's raw strength could now rival an early Elite, and if it used the power of Sacred Fire, even a peak Elite would have to be cautious.
If it could face a Pokémon with a type advantage, Charizard would have over a 60% chance of winning against a peak Elite.
Charizard's Aura made Blastoise's upright body recoil slightly. This Aura was completely different from the one from its previous opponent of the same species; it was, in fact, on a different level entirely.
'Hydro Pump.' Charizard's Aura had no effect on Mewtwo. To her, Charizard was no different from a Rattata, just a slightly larger Rattata. Her voice, still calm and steady, gave the command to Blastoise.
Blastoise's body slightly bent, and then two powerful torrents of water burst from the two cannons on its back, gushing towards Charizard!
"Block it." Ash didn't even command Charizard to use any specific move, just this plain and unremarkable instruction.
And Charizard fully carried out Ash's command. It truly didn't use any moves; instead, it flew directly towards the Hydro Pump!
The instant Hydro Pump was about to hit it, Charizard blocked with its claws in front of its body, taking the full force of the Hydro Pump head-on!
"Boom!!"
A vast curtain of water spread across the field, completely enveloping Charizard. Everyone's hearts tightened.
Even if Charizard was powerful, taking a Hydro Pump head-on like that was too irrational, wasn't it? This was, after all, a double-effective attack!
The next second, a brilliant green light flashed within the water curtain, and then the water curtain was directly torn in two.
Charizard, with its hands covered in Dragon Claw, burst out from the water curtain, instantly arriving in front of Blastoise, and slammed its Dragon Claws down fiercely!
"Screech!!"
A grating sound rang out. Six shocking claw marks instantly appeared on Blastoise's shell, and it let out a cry of agony, being slammed heavily to the ground by the Dragon Claw.
"Flamethrower." A calm voice echoed across the field, and the next instant, scorching flames covered the entire arena. The temperature of the open-air venue instantly soared!
The flames only lasted for a few short seconds, but Misty and the others were already sweating. Elite-level attacks had a considerable impact on the surroundings, and this venue had no protective shield to isolate the aftershocks, so they all felt the intense heat of the flames.
As the flames subsided, a charred Blastoise lay quietly on the ground, already incapacitated.
Two moves, and the previously arrogant Mewtwo's Blastoise was directly defeated. This was the power of Ash's Charizard!
Gary even rubbed his eyes, his face showing shock and disbelief.
He knew the gap between himself and Ash was huge, but never before had he felt the difference in power between them so directly.
The opponent he couldn't defeat even with MEGA Evolution was easily dealt with by Ash's Charizard, despite the type disadvantage!
Is there any justice left? Any law?! They all came from Pallet Town, and on the same day, so why is the difference so huge?!
But now there was no time to mourn Gary's sadness. Next to appear was Mewtwo's Venusaur!
Seeing its companion Blastoise instantly defeated like that, Venusaur was furious upon entering the field, its face clearly showing anger.
Even though they were cloned Pokémon, they possessed normal Pokémon emotions, only with slight differences in appearance.
It wanted to avenge its companion!
'Frenzy Plant.' Mewtwo's command rang out. This time it was still a signature move. Mewtwo was also aware of the power gap between them. Now, only using powerful moves to compensate could narrow the distance between them.
"Bana!" Venusaur roared, and countless green plants erupted from the ground, their sharp, thorny roots fiercely stabbing towards Charizard.
"Fire Punch."
"Roar!!" Scorching flames covered Charizard's fists, then flew out like a meteor shower. Countless fist shadows clashed with countless thorny barbs, and in the blink of an eye, the thorns that looked like they could pierce steel were blasted into charcoal by Fire Punch!
"Flare Blitz." After breaking through Frenzy Plant, Ash's command followed. Blue flames instantly ignited on Charizard's body, covering its entire form and raising the temperature on the field once again. The ground seemed about to melt from the blue flames!
The next instant, Charizard shot out like an erupting volcano, the blue flames trailing a long tail in the air, extending all the way to Venusaur's front.
"Boom!!" A violent roar erupted, and a fierce shockwave spread from the center of the field. Fergus, who was sitting on the ground, was nearly blown away, and Gary and the others braced themselves firmly, barely avoiding being swept away by the explosion's force.
Everyone, while enduring the aftershocks of the explosion, also stared intently at the thick smoke on the field.
Seconds later, the smoke dissipated, and Charizard, with some minor injuries, stood in the center of the field. In front of it was Venusaur, now a charred black like Blastoise.
Charizard — two consecutive victories!
"Yay!! Charizard, you did great!" Ash hadn't even cheered yet, but Misty was already applauding enthusiastically.
Corey and the others also applauded. These two battles were won quickly and beautifully. Ash alone had reclaimed all of their human side's dignity!