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After Venusaur lost its ability to battle, Mewtwo's expression remained unchanged. He used Confusion to move Venusaur to the back, and then descended onto the device that had risen.
There must be some device beneath this castle that can restore Pokémon to full health. Besides Venusaur, Blastoise was also moved down at the very beginning.
Now, Mewtwo only had Charizard left. The final battle would be a Charizard versus Charizard showdown!
Mewtwo's Charizard flew from the back onto the field, its eyes fiercely fixed on Ash's Charizard. He could actually sense the disparity between the two, but he still chose to engage in this battle, simply because his partner had been beaten into such a state. How could he not seek revenge for his partner!
'This is the final battle, Charizard, Flamethrower.' Mewtwo's voice remained calm. From the telepathic sound, one could not sense any passion for the final battle, neither a desire for victory nor a fear of defeat.
It was as if this was just an ordinary battle, where winning or losing didn't matter.
Mewtwo's Charizard opened its massive mouth, and a scorching flame spewed forth, cutting a fiery line across the field.
"Charizard, Flamethrower!" Ash also responded with Flamethrower. The same flame shot from Ash's Charizard's mouth, and the two flames converged in the center of the arena!
"Boom!" A massive wall of fire formed in the center of the arena, scattering sparks in all directions. The moment they hit the ground, scorched marks appeared.
The two sides faced off for less than two seconds before Charizard's flame powerfully suppressed the opponent's flame!
Mewtwo's expression finally changed slightly this time. Her expression became a bit more serious. The Flamethrower, which was already almost in front of Mewtwo's Charizard, instantly froze, then reversed like a backlash wave, heading straight for Ash's Charizard!
This scene startled Ash and the onlookers like Lorelei. Why did the flames suddenly reverse? Wasn't Ash's Charizard overwhelmingly stronger than the opponent?
After a moment of shock, Ash immediately said, "Charizard, fly up quickly!"
Charizard, hearing this, immediately cut off the Flamethrower, spread its wings, and soared into the sky.
The reversed Flamethrower sprayed onto the ground, making it even darker. Charizard in the sky looked at this scene with a puzzled expression, an inexplicable doubt in its heart.
How did the opponent do that? His Flamethrower had clearly suppressed the opponent's, so why, when it was almost in front of the opponent, could the opponent make the flames reverse?
Could it be that this Charizard possessed other powers besides Fire-type energy?
"Let's test Charizard again, use Dragon Claw!" Ash hadn't understood what happened just now, so he decided to attack one more time. This time, he would use a close-range attack. He refused to believe the same thing could happen again!
"Roar!" Charizard in the air roared, spreading its hands. Emerald green Dragon Claws extended from its claws, then it descended like a meteor, heading straight for Mewtwo's Charizard!
'Fire Blast.' Mewtwo did not choose to have Charizard use Dragon Claw to clash head-on, but instead used the ultimate Fire-type move, Fire Blast.
Mewtwo's Charizard's mouth instantly glowed with a scorching red light, and an incredibly dense Fire-type energy rapidly converged in its throat, even causing the surrounding air to slightly distort from the heat.
It tilted its head slightly, its mouth wide open, and in the next second, a pillar of flame, imbued with a world-destroying might, erupted!
The flames rapidly condensed in the air, forming a powerful character for "big." Sparks flew with the airflow, and the temperature of the entire field rose once again.
This is how Fire-type Pokémon battles are. Without protective devices, the surrounding audience would suffer greatly.
Charizard neither dodged nor retreated, meeting the Fire Blast head-on, just as he did before against Hydro Pump and Frenzy Plant!
"Boom!!" Dragon Claw and Fire Blast collided with a roar, and the emerald green energy and the orange-red flames instantly intertwined!
Two beams of light flashed wildly in the air. Ultimately, Charizard's Dragon Claw proved superior, tearing the Fire Blast apart, which then dissipated into countless sparks in the air.
Charizard was about to charge down, ready to press its advantage, but to its surprise, the surrounding sparks once again converged, forming a sphere that completely enveloped Charizard!
"What's going on? Can Fire Blast have residual damage? This isn't right!!" Even the usually calm Brock couldn't help but question it, his face filled with disbelief.
When did Fire Blast gain such an effect? It was torn apart, yet it could reform and once again engulf Charizard.
This time, Ash, who had used Aura to observe the surroundings in advance, finally noticed something amiss. This was not the power of Mewtwo's Charizard, but the power of Mewtwo!
"Hey! You're directly interfering with the battle on the field with your Psychic powers. Does that even count as a battle?" Ash directly called out Mewtwo's cheating.
At these words, everyone's gaze turned to Mewtwo, their faces showing strange expressions.
"I knew it. Why did Charizard's flames, which were already pressing against the opponent Charizard's face, get bounced back directly? It's too unscientific."
"Exactly! You're a Trainer! Since when can a Trainer personally enter the field? Isn't this a bit too unreasonable?"
"This is completely cheating, cheating!"
Everyone criticized Mewtwo from the sidelines, one after another. Mewtwo merely glared at them, and instantly, Corey, Gary, and the others obediently shut their mouths.
Mewtwo's deterrent power was still strong. Even without facing Mewtwo directly, one could feel the immense pressure emanating from him.
Among those present, perhaps only Ash and Lorelei were unafraid of Mewtwo's mental suppression.
After silencing the crowd, Mewtwo once again turned his gaze to Ash: 'Don't you also use Aura to empower your Pokémon? With your Pokémon's original strength, they would not be a match for my Pokémon at all. If you can intervene, why can't I?'
Mewtwo's words revealed the truth behind Ash's Pokémon's increased power. Except for Misty and Brock, no one else knew how Ash's Pokémon managed to battle across so many levels. Now, Mewtwo had exposed it.
It turned out that Ash also used the power called Aura within him to allow his Pokémon to engage in such super-level battles.
Ash rolled his eyes and said, "I'm not like you. My power is applied to the Pokémon. This is a shared power between Pokémon and Trainer. If that counts as a Trainer personally entering the field, then don't Gigantamaxing and MEGA Evolution also count as the Trainer entering the field themselves?"
"But you're different. You're directly using Psychic powers to interfere with things on the battle arena. Doesn't that count?"
The biggest difference between Mewtwo's approach and Ash's was that Ash merely amplified his Pokémon's power; essentially, the Pokémon was still battling. If Ash were to do what Mewtwo did, he wouldn't be empowering his Pokémon, but rather throwing Aura Spheres from behind!
'Say what you will. Either you withdraw your power from Charizard, or I will be like you and use my power to interfere with the battle.' Mewtwo said indifferently, his words sounding more like those of a rogue. It was hard to imagine Mewtwo saying such a thing.
At this moment, Charizard was still trapped in the flames formed by Fire Blast in the air. Mewtwo's Psychic power had constricted the flames into a sphere, tightly trapping Charizard inside. No matter how Charizard used Dragon Claw, it couldn't break through this fiery cage.
Although Fire-type damage has a minor effect on Charizard, and this was only residual flame from Fire Blast, overall, the damage dealt to Charizard was not significant. However, if this continued to burn, the damage Charizard sustained would still not be small.
The current situation on the field was definitely advantageous for Mewtwo's Charizard. If Ash did not withdraw his power from Charizard, then under the influence of Mewtwo's power, his Charizard would absolutely be unable to defeat the opponent.
With a God-tier intervention, how could one play?
Ash frowned slightly, then he suddenly clenched his fist, sinking his qi into his dantian, and punched out!
A visible punch pressure flew from Ash's fist, directly hitting the fiery cage. The cage, which Charizard had scratched at with Dragon Claw for a long time without breaking, instantly shattered under this punch pressure!
Charizard was also freed from the cage.
However, in the next second, the Aura around Charizard suddenly rapidly diminished, eventually returning to the Gym beginner level.
Ash looked at Mewtwo and said with a solemn expression, "Is this enough?"
He had withdrawn his Aura.
'Yes, if you don't use your power, I won't either.' Mewtwo also reined in the power he had unleashed, indicating that he was all about fairness.
Without Ash's power, Charizard, though formidable, was only at the Gym beginner level. It was indeed astonishing to reach this level in just a few months, but what mattered in a battle was not who could reach a higher level in a shorter time; strength was everything!
There was almost an entire major level difference between Gym beginner and Gym peak. This level gap was nearly impossible to overcome without external influence. Mewtwo was confident that his Charizard would win.
"Charizard, let the opponent see that even without your Trainer's power, you still possess your own strength. Use Flare Blitz!" Ash's cold shout rang out, and the latent power within Charizard's body began to erupt.
"Roar!!" Colorful flames surged around Charizard's entire body, and the ground of the arena melted into lava in the blink of an eye. The temperature of the flames Charizard burned this time was several times more terrifying than when it was empowered by Aura!
This was the fire of a god! God-tier power appearing in a Gym-level battle was a dimensionality reduction strike!
Mewtwo, who had been calm, instantly changed his expression upon seeing the flames surging from Charizard's body. He actually felt a threat from those flames!
How was this possible? A mere Gym-level Pokémon could produce power that threatened him?
He subconsciously used his power to probe Ash, discovering that Ash had not attached any power to Charizard. This meant it was purely Charizard's own power.
Did that Charizard actually possess divine power hidden within it?
"Roar!!" Charizard, burning with Sacred Fire, let out a furious roar, then spread its wings like a phoenix in flight! The entire sky, shrouded in gloom, was illuminated as bright as day.
A thick pillar of flame erupted from his body, tearing a huge gap in the extremely low-hanging dark clouds above, allowing clear daylight to pour through the opening, making Charizard appear as if cloaked in golden radiance.
At this moment, Charizard had become the absolute center of the world.
With a flap of its wings, Charizard shot towards Mewtwo's Charizard like an arrow released from a bow. The scorching Sacred Fire distorted the space around him.
'Protect.' This move absolutely could not be taken head-on. Mewtwo decisively had his Charizard use the Protect move. A Gym-peak Pokémon using Protect against a Gym-beginner Pokémon meant there was almost no chance of the defense failing.
But if it was Sacred Fire, that might not be the case!
"Boom!!" An unparalleled, enormous sound erupted on the field, and a violent shockwave spread wildly in all directions. In the center of the field, a verdant barrier stubbornly resisted the colorful flames, preventing them from advancing an inch.
The violent shockwave had already shattered the entire field, and even the aftershocks and heat waves reached Lorelei and the others behind Ash. Ash had originally intended to use an Aura barrier to provide an extra layer of protection for everyone, to prevent any accidents.
However, Lorelei had already released Dewgong and erected an indestructible ice wall in front of everyone, blocking all the shockwaves and heat waves.
Seeing that the rear was secure, Ash confidently focused all his attention on the clash on the field.
As Charizard's power continuously erupted from its body, the emerald green barrier in front of Mewtwo's Charizard began to show cracks, inch by inch. This scene even caused Mewtwo's heart to tremble, and her pupils constricted.
Unexpected things kept happening, one after another. First, that special power on Charizard, and then this time, it even shattered the Gym-peak Protect barrier. If he could obtain this Charizard's genes and cultivate it, perhaps in the future, he could even raise a Pokémon of the same level as himself.
"Crack, crack, crack!!!" The cracks on the Protect barrier grew more and more numerous, becoming as dense as a spiderweb within seconds!
"Boom!!" After a few more seconds, Protect finally shattered under the immense pressure. Charizard, enveloped in colorful flames, slammed heavily into Mewtwo's Charizard, delivering a powerful blow!
"Now! Seismic Toss!!" Strike while the iron is hot. The Sacred Fire version of Flare Blitz had its damage significantly mitigated by Protect, and combined with Charizard's resistance to Fire-type attacks, this move wouldn't finish off the opponent. Since that was the case, he would add one more move—the decisive Seismic Toss!
This time, the same scenario as with Lorelei would absolutely not happen again!