Chapter 324: The Final

What is All Baimu planning to do?

Without a doubt, he is going to make a switch.

Chansey's purpose in approaching Mega Camerupt through the raging flames and thick smoke was undoubtedly to poison it.

Mega Camerupt in its Telekinesis state is extremely hard to dodge, and because it is off the ground, even the recoil from its fire attacks cannot push it down, meaning it cannot use most physical Ground-type moves that require its four legs—

The latter point matters far more than how easy it is to hit.

One must remember that Mega Camerupt can learn 【Earthquake】; what if Chansey recklessly closed the distance and got hit by an Earthquake?

On the other side.

Although her line of sight was disrupted by the thick smoke, Captain Huoyan, who shared a kind of mental link with Mega Camerupt, was about to order a wide-range Ground-type move when she suddenly realized the meaning behind All Baimu's use of Telekinesis on Chansey.

Just as the other had thought, many Ground-type moves require bodily contact with the ground to be released smoothly; Mega Camerupt, currently suspended in mid-air, was unable to use the ones she wanted it to use.

"Flip over… Earthquake!"

In her haste, she made a bold decision.

"Moo!"

Mega Camerupt in mid-air unhesitatingly twisted its body with force, aiming the volcano on its back at the ground, ignored the Chansey that had already drawn near, and violently blasted a tremendous surge of Ground-type energy from within itself!

Boom—!

The blazing yellow shockwave kept slamming into the ground, the raging flames and thick smoke instantly scattered by the blast mixed with dust, and the nearest Chansey undoubtedly took the brunt of the impact head-on!

The earth trembled madly, the entire Dashan seeming to be stirred as it rumbled thunderously.

Mega Camerupt's Ability is 【Sheer Force】, which has the effect of canceling additional effects to boost power; the Earthquake that occasionally lowers the opponent's Special Defense was undoubtedly raised to an utterly terrifying level!

However.

Even so, such a powerful Earthquake still amounted to nothing before Chansey.

Already a special tank, further bolstered by an Eviolite and a Light Screen, it was undeniably the nightmare of most special attackers.

No matter how fierce the attack, the damage might not even exceed the HP it recovered from Soft-Boiled.

However, compared to the Ground-type energy impacting itself, Chansey also had to face the problem of ensuring its own weight wasn't sent flying by the force of the impact.

Not long after.

The shockwave of the Earthquake dispersed.

Captain Huoyan looked toward the smoke-shrouded path, where Mega Camerupt's figure with its volcano aimed at the ground was faintly visible, and her peripheral vision also caught All Baimu still approaching.

And when the gunpowder smoke cleared.

The Chansey, almost as if nothing had happened, shocked her; the strength of that Earthquake was plain for all to see, so how had Chansey managed to come out "completely unscathed"?

fantuan.

Double screens!?

Captain Huoyan, who had no concept of Chansey's durability, suffered a mental shock!

"Lucky!"

In her moment of stunned hesitation, the opportunity was naturally seized by Chansey, which directly spat a mouthful of toxic sludge at Mega Camerupt, putting it into a badly poisoned state.

"Earthquake… one more time!"

Captain Huoyan still refused to give up.

And Mega Camerupt, its face tinged with a ghostly purple and purple bubbles beginning to froth at the corners of its mouth, let out a muffled groan, and once again blasted a tremendous surge of Ground-type energy from its volcano!

This time Chansey didn't hold out any longer, letting itself be blasted away by the pale yellow shockwave.

The direction it flew backward happened to be exactly where All Baimu was running over.

The earth let out a pained hum under the assault of the yellow light, yet the latter, as if hearing nothing, suddenly leapt up from the ground, scooped up Chansey and tossed it to the only remaining landing spot free of lava. "Stealth Rock!"

"Lucky!"

Chansey raised its little hand, summoning countless sharp rocks, completing its final task.

To be fair, Mega Camerupt's attacks were indeed very fierce, and Chansey hadn't taken absolutely zero damage either; but for a Chansey unaccustomed to attacking, the tolerance to pain it had specifically cultivated was enough to ignore it.

All Baimu recalled it with a Poké Ball.

"Good work… leave the rest to your partners!"

To ensure one's own switch isn't disrupted by the opponent's trainer and Pokémon, the trainer actively closing the distance is one of the most effective methods of switching.

Taking this into account, even though there was a certain degree of risk, he still came over.

Not far away.

Captain Huoyan saw All Baimu safely switch Chansey out, her heart still in turmoil.

Not only Chansey's Special Defense, but also its performance was an important reason she couldn't settle her mind.

Such tenacity for victory…

She raised a hand to cover the smile she could barely suppress on her face; people in the team often said her occasional smiles were scary, so to avoid frightening others, she generally covered her smile.

But she never imagined she could cover her mouth, yet not the crescent-moon curve of her eyes.

All Baimu, who was about to send out Mawile, felt a sudden jolt in his heart, thinking Mega Camerupt had some trump card to play, but his hands didn't stop moving, and he still selected Mawile.

Bang!

"Qikuo!"

Mawile landed, frowning at the surrounding lava flows.

The state of the field could be called the worst; with so few footholds, if one couldn't levitate, one had to endure the torment of the lava, which was extremely disadvantageous to battle.

Fortunately, it had the move 【Magnet Rise】.

Mawile lifted off the ground, looking toward Mega Camerupt that had landed not far away.

Having lost the supply of psychic power, Telekinesis finally couldn't hold on any longer and was dispelled, which was also an unqualified piece of good news for Mega Camerupt.

"Camerupt…"

Captain Huoyan still adopted the same ferocious, aggressive approach.

But she also understood that once the Mega Camerupt entered its toxic state, the stamina drain would worsen with every passing moment, and with no way to end the toxic state, the Mega Camerupt had effectively entered a countdown to collapse!

"Moo!"

Dizzy and blinded by the poison, the Mega Camerupt gritted its teeth and spewed a pillar of fire into the sky; a rain of lava meteors came crashing down toward Munchlax amid rumbling thunder.

The latter, still full of vigor, relied on its outstanding dodging skill to evade one lava ball after another, steadily closing the distance to the Mega Camerupt.

"Sword Dance!"

Dancing gracefully beneath the meteor shower, Munchlax radiated a beauty that walked the edge of a blade.

Its momentum kept climbing as well.

Captain Huoyan watched it, feeling the Mega Camerupt growing steadily weaker, and was well aware that the next strike would likely be the last.

In that case—

"Pursuit!"

She watched Munchlax, under All Baimu's command, suddenly transform into a black shadow and charge at the Mega Camerupt, and exchanged a glance with the Mega Camerupt.

"... Explosion..."

Boom!

Munchlax's fist was the first to slam into the Mega Camerupt's jaw, but at the same instant an incomparably terrifying incandescent white light flared across the Mega Camerupt's body—

BOOM!

A visible shockwave scooped up the lava on the ground and rippled outward in all directions; the blinding white light and thick smoke shot skyward, transforming into a pale cloud that blanketed everything.

The terrifying explosion even triggered a landslide, sending countless massive boulders rumbling down the mountainside.

All Baimu didn't even have time to have Munchlax defend, and was himself swept away by the blast.

There was nothing to be done.

He had simply been standing too close!

As the earth shook and mountains swayed, countless hidden wild Pokémon gazed in fear at the enormous mushroom cloud rising above the peak, trembling.