Chapter 200

Red light flashed, and a green figure instantly appeared in the open space—it was a deep green Machoke, its muscle lines tight and smooth, and a censer exuding a faint fragrance was tucked around its waist, completely different from the brown-red of ordinary Machoke.

"This Machoke is a partner I hatched and cultivated myself!" Bruno patted Machoke on the shoulder, full of pride. "Its strength is just right to be your opponent, it can give you pressure without beating you down directly!"

"Shiny Pokémon!" Huo La narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling a bit surprised in his heart.

He quickly scanned the attribute panel of Machoke through the system, and immediately had a plan in his heart:

Pokémon: Machoke (Shiny)

Gender: Female

Level: Lv. 52

Aptitude: A

Status: Healthy

Nature: Impish

Attribute: Fighting

Ability: No Guard (Moves used are guaranteed to hit the target)

Height: 1.5m

Weight: 71kg

Held Item: Lax Incense (Reduces the opponent's move accuracy)

Skills: Low Kick (Proficiency 87%), Low Sweep (Proficiency 88%), Seismic Toss (Proficiency 61%), Knock Off (Proficiency 100%), Circle Throw (Proficiency 63%)...

Improvement Count: 0

"No Guard ability combined with Lax Incense?" Huo La raised his eyebrows secretly.

This combination seems contradictory, but it is actually exquisite—No Guard guarantees that its own moves will hit, and Lax Incense can weaken the opponent's accuracy, ensuring both offense and defense.

He turned to look at his Aerodactyl. The attribute panel after yesterday's capture appeared again. Compared with Machoke, the gap was clear at a glance:

Pokémon: Aerodactyl

Gender: Male

Level: Lv. 38

Aptitude: S

Status: Healthy

Nature: Calm

Attribute: Rock/Flying

Ability: Pressure (Consumes double PP of the opponent)

Height: 1.7m

Weight: 60kg

Held Item: None

Skills: Supersonic (Proficiency 61%), Ancient Power (Proficiency 61%), Rock Slide (Proficiency 42%), Crunch (Proficiency 77%), Iron Head (Proficiency 31%), Wing Attack (Proficiency 53%)...

Improvement Count: 1 (???)

The level difference was 14, and the dual attributes of Flying and Rock also forcibly leveled the attribute advantage.

The difficulty of this sparring battle was not in defeating the opponent, but in how to use its own advantages to maneuver and exert Aerodactyl's potential as much as possible.

"How about it, little Huo La, scared?" Bruno saw his thinking and teased with a smile. "If you feel you can't beat it, it's not too late to admit defeat now!"

"How could it be!" Huo La's eyes condensed, and he gripped the Poké Ball tightly. "Just take this opportunity to see where Aerodactyl's limit is!"

Professor Oak added with a smile on the side: "Fighting-type restrains Rock-type, but Flying-type restrains Fighting-type attacks, this matchup is very interesting!"

"Machoke, test it first! Use Low Sweep!" Bruno raised his hand to order, his tone crisp and neat.

The shiny Machoke moved in response, its deep green figure like an arrow off the string, rushing toward Aerodactyl with light steps. Its right leg was straight, sweeping out with a whistling wind, accurately locking onto the target without the slightest bit of dragging.

"Aerodactyl, fly up! Use Wing Attack to counterattack!" Huo La didn't dare to be slow and ordered immediately.

Aerodactyl flapped its wings violently, and the airflow carried its body to rise quickly. Machoke's Low Sweep grazed its feet and missed, hitting the ground fiercely, stirring up a piece of rubble.

Immediately after, it spread its wide wings, the edges glowing with sharp wind blades, and slapped fiercely toward the Machoke below.

"That's it!" A flash of approval flashed in Bruno's eyes, and he shouted loudly, "Machoke, borrow the momentum to use Circle Throw to receive the move!"

Machoke reacted surprisingly fast. Instead of dodging, it stepped forward against the direction of Wing Attack, grabbing the edge of Aerodactyl's wings with both hands accurately.

It borrowed the force of the impact, exerted force from its waist, and forcibly threw the larger Aerodactyl fiercely toward the ground.

"Not good!" Huo La felt tight in his heart and immediately adjusted the command: "Aerodactyl, use Iron Head to break free!"

Aerodactyl's forehead instantly shone with white light, hitting Machoke's arm fiercely with rigid force.

Machoke felt pain and subconsciously loosened its hands. Aerodactyl seized this fleeting opportunity, flapped its wings to rise into the air, and landed steadily on an open space not far away, its wings still trembling slightly.

The first confrontation lasted only a few seconds, but it was already full of gunpowder.

Huo La's expression became increasingly nervous, and his palms were slightly sweating.

Bruno was worthy of being an Alliance Heavenly King. Machoke's skill connection was so smooth that there was no hesitation at all. Every movement was like an instinct carved into its bones, clearly the result of years of actual combat training.

Looking at his own Aerodactyl again, it had just been captured, and only mastered the basic skills it had comprehended itself. He hadn't had time to teach it new moves.

Coupled with the Lax Incense carried by Machoke constantly weakening the accuracy, and the strength gap brought by the level difference was even more intuitive—the situation in front of him was indeed tricky to the extreme.

"Not bad, not bad, reaction is fast!" Bruno clapped his hands with a smile. "But dodging alone won't win! Machoke, Bulk Up!"

"Not bad, not bad, reaction is fast enough!" Bruno's tone was full of approval. "But dodging alone won't win the battle! Machoke, use Bulk Up!"

The shiny Machoke heard this, its fists collided, and a layer of brilliant white light flashed on its deep green body. Its muscle lines became increasingly full, and the Fighting-type aura around its body instantly surged, and its momentum became visibly stronger.

Huo La secretly clicked his tongue—originally this Lv. 52 shiny Machoke was already difficult to deal with, and Bulk Up directly increased its attack and defense, which made it even more difficult.

But he didn't retreat at all, instead, fighting spirit burned in the bottom of his eyes, and he gripped the Poké Ball and ordered loudly: "Aerodactyl, rise into the air immediately! Use Ancient Power for long-range consumption!"

Close combat was restrained by attributes, and it was suppressed by Machoke's close-quarters entanglement, so he switched to long-range consumption. This was one of his most proficient tactics and the only way to turn the situation around at present.

Aerodactyl understood immediately, flapped its wings and rushed straight into the sky, opening the distance from Machoke.

Immediately after, dozens of rocks glowing with earthy yellow light appeared around its body. With a loud dragon roar, the rocks smashed fiercely toward Machoke on the ground like dense cannonballs.

"Want to kite from a distance? Not that easy!" A flash of smile flashed in Bruno's eyes. "Machoke, use Agility to approach, use Knock Off!"

The shiny Machoke exerted force under its feet, its figure like a vigorous cheetah, flexibly weaving through the gaps in the rock rain.

The effect of Lax Incense continued to manifest. Some of the Ancient Power rocks grazed Machoke's body and missed.

Coupled with Machoke's amazing reaction speed, it avoided the rest of the attacks, and its body still rushed straight toward Aerodactyl, its palms already glowing with the cold light of the Knock Off skill.

"That's it! Ancient Power second release! Aim at Machoke!" Huo La stared at the Machoke rushing over, seized this fleeting opportunity, and ordered decisively.

Aerodactyl understood immediately, and the speed at which it condensed rocks around its body was several times faster than before.

This time it was no longer a large-scale scattering, but concentrating all rock energy, accurately locking onto the Machoke that was rushing in mid-air—the moment it jumped off the ground and was preparing to release Knock Off, it was the moment when there was no room for dodging!

Dozens of rocks were like precision-guided cannonballs, carrying a whistling wind, smashing toward Machoke in unison.

Machoke's pupils shrank, and it was too late to adjust its posture.

"Boom, boom, boom!" A series of dull impact sounds rang out, and Ancient Power hit its deep green body solidly.

Machoke let out a muffled groan, the light of Bulk Up on its body dimmed a bit, the original fierce momentum was completely interrupted, and it fell heavily to the ground like a broken kite, stirring up a piece of dust.