Chapter 200: Fire Dragon defeats Fire Chicken, advances to the quarterfinals!

「Wave...? 」

Xiaomao muttered to himself, his eyes locked onto the Water Cannon Turtle on the field. The chameleon's invisibility ability was useless against it, and the Water Cannon Turtle's immense water-type power left the chameleon unable to resist.

He couldn't help but secretly cheer for Ash, after all, as a longtime rival and friend, it was Ash's effort and talent in raising Pokémon.

But thinking that he himself might have to face such a Water Cannon Turtle, his mood instantly became complicated, filled with both anticipation and worry.

"Waveguide Hero..." Professor Oak murmured softly beside him, wisdom flashing in his eyes, tightly fixing his gaze on Ash on the battlefield.

As an authority in Pokémon research, he naturally understood waveguides. Seeing Ash's Water Cannon Turtle display human waveguide power, and Ash himself possessing waveguide power, the Johto Region had legends of the waveguide hero; perhaps Ash would gain something there.

【Miss Gentle Sage: How come I feel like I delayed Ash's Hero Turtle? If it kept following Ash, it should have evolved into a Water Cannon Turtle and awakened waveguide power!】

【Ya Xuan: Not necessarily; White Ash's waveguide power can barely be unleashed spontaneously, only at certain moments, and the Hero Turtle is the same—it needs someone to guide it.】

【Shitron: So Ash and the Koga Ninja Frog can undergo something like mega evolution without a mega evolution stone—could it be that they resonate with each other, performing a waveguide fusion-like ability?】

【Ka Luna: I've checked... Bond Evolution is a unique trait of the Koga Ninja Frog; it comes from Ash and the Koga Ninja Frog building extraordinary trust and rapport, possibly Ash unconsciously unleashed waveguide power, leading to deeper telepathy with the Koga Ninja Frog.】

【Ash: So that's it... No wonder I felt like I was truly fighting alongside the Koga Ninja Frog back then!】

Black World—

Ye Yue had only his Fire Chicken left, while Ash still had all his Pokémon; he felt overwhelming pressure, because Ash's Fat Beast had already defeated three of his Pokémon in a row.

"Fire Dragon, come out!" Ash decided to send out Fire Dragon.

For some reason, facing Ye Yue's Fire Chicken, he only wanted to send out Fire Dragon to meet the challenge.

Roar!

After landing, the Fire Dragon raised its head and let out a deafening roar, a powerful surge of air radiating outward from its body.

"Hiss—"

Ye Yue's Fire Chicken also sensed this fierce fighting spirit from the Fire Dragon, slightly narrowing its eyes as its feathers instantly stood on end.

The Fire Chicken felt an unprecedented pressure from the Fire Dragon, its heart faltering for a moment, but it quickly recovered and prepared to face the challenge.

Once again, Fire Dragon versus Fire Chicken!

Everyone saw the familiar scene: under the White Light Curtain, Ash sent out Fire Dragon against the Fire Chicken, but Fire Dragon lost to the Fire Chicken, lacking just a bit of strength.

And under the Black Light Curtain, Ash likewise sent out Fire Dragon, but this time the battle should have a different outcome.

Ye Yue also stared intently at the Fire Dragon on the field, his heart both nervous and expectant.

With the referee's command, the battle officially began.

"Fire Dragon, Fire Blast!"

Ash shouted.

"We'll use Fire Blast too!"

Ye Yue was very confident in his Fire Chicken.

The two flames collided in the center of the battlefield, but as the Fire Dragon increased its power, the flame intensity surged like a raging torrent, completely consuming the Fire Chicken's Fire Blast and continuing to smash into the Fire Chicken with unstoppable force.

"Dodge quickly, Fire Chicken."

Ye Yue saw this, his face slightly changed; a pure fire clash could no longer win.

The Fire Chicken leapt high, then descended at lightning speed, intending to engage in close combat with the Fire Dragon.

"Fire Punch!"

The Fire Dragon swayed, skillfully dodging the Fire Chicken's sudden attack, while extending its claws to clash with the Fire Chicken's Fire Punch in midair.

Only a loud "Bang!" was heard as the two forces collided in the air, raising visible ripples.

In close combat, the Fire Dragon is no inferior to the Fire Chicken.

The Fire Dragon displayed respectable close-combat ability; each use of Dragon Claw left the Fire Chicken unable to attack, only able to defend.

The Fire Chicken was blown backward by a heavy blow from the Fire Dragon.

"Fire Dragon, use Holy Fire!"

The Fire Dragon spewed flames again; this fire was not only odd in color but also followed a strange path, silently enveloping the Fire Chicken in a sea of fire.

"Hiss—"

The Fire Chicken fell to the ground, covered in wounds, staggered a few steps, then collapsed, losing its ability to fight!

"What move is that? I've never seen it before!"

Professor Oak widened his eyes at the Fire Dragon, which had unleashed a move he had never seen before!