Chapter 151

Seeing this scene, the crowd waiting for Wang Tao in the dojo began to murmur among themselves.

"Is Master Wang Tao going to compete with this young man? Can this young man really last a minute?"

"Who knows? Master Wang Tao's opponent is too young!! He must just be a student, right?"

"A student wants to fight Master Wang Tao!? Really!? Could it be that this young man is extraordinary?"

"Heh, I bet three minutes; this young man will lose. There's no way he can win."

The crowd of spectators all spoke up one after another.

None of them believed Su Yu could win.

Because Su Yu was simply too young!

Wang Tao walked onto the arena and looked at Su Yu opposite him.

"To deal with you, I must bring out my true strength!"

Having said that, Wang Tao threw out his Poké Ball!

In Wang Tao's hand appeared a Pokémon resembling a fire dragon, with orange skin and a tail tipped with a burning flame.

This Pokémon stood over two meters tall; it was none other than Charizard, the final evolved form of Charmander, one of the three starters!

【Name: Charizard (Fire, Flying)】

【Gender: ♂】

【Level: LV. 5 (Elite)】

【Ability: Blaze (When HP is low, the power of Fire-type moves increases)】

【Potential: Elite】

【IVs: HP (28), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (31), Defense (27), Sp. Def (31), Speed (31)】

【Moves: Heat Wave, Fire Fang, Fire Spin... Inferno, Flare Blitz】

【Description: When it spews scorching flames from its mouth, the tip of its tail burns with an even brighter, more intense fire.】

"Wow!!"

As soon as Charizard appeared, it roared toward the sky and spat out a ball of flame.

It was clear that its fighting spirit was soaring!

Meanwhile, the spectators watching from the side were utterly astonished to see Wang Tao actually send out Charizard.

"Master Wang Tao actually brought out Charizard! Isn't that a Pokémon he only uses against formidable opponents?"

"Hiss... Master Wang Tao must regard this young man as an incredible opponent! Otherwise, he would never have sent out Charizard!!"

"Now I'm curious; what kind of strength does the other side possess to make Master Wang Tao bring out Charizard!"

"Could it be that this young man is extraordinary!? This is going to be a great show!!"

Everyone craned their necks, eagerly watching the center of the arena.

They all wanted to see what kind of strength this young man, whom Wang Tao took seriously, actually possessed!

And Su Yu did not disappoint them!

He threw out his own Poké Ball.

A fiery red figure instantly appeared in the arena.

"Sha!" Blaziken gazed at the Charizard opposite it, radiating an astonishing aura from its entire body!

Upon seeing Blaziken, Charizard also became serious.

It too sensed a threat emanating from Blaziken!

"Match begin!"

At the referee's command, the match started instantly!

Charizard immediately flapped its wings, pulling itself up into the sky.

"Charizard, Flamethrower!"

"Roar!" Charizard opened its draconic maw and instantly spat out a curtain of scorching fire.

Facing Charizard's attack, Blaziken remained calm and unhurried.

The moment the Flamethrower reached it, Blaziken's right hand began to glow with light.

It swung its arm, directly batting Charizard's Flamethrower aside!

"Hiss... Charizard's Flamethrower was actually knocked away!"

Seeing this scene, Wang Tao realized that Blaziken's strength might be even greater than he had imagined!

"Blaziken, jump up and use Fire Punch!"

Blaziken bent its knees slightly, then instantly leaped from the ground.

Its speed was extremely fast, shooting off the ground like a fired cannonball!

In an instant, Blaziken arrived right before Charizard!

"Charizard, dodge!"

Seeing Blaziken's speed, Wang Tao immediately ordered.

Charizard also realized the danger; it flapped its wings and twisted its body.

It narrowly dodged Blaziken's fist, which was brimming with heat.

However, after Blaziken's punch missed, it used its momentum to invert its body!

Using its powerful legs, Blaziken fiercely kicked the Charizard that had just finished dodging!

"Bang!"

Charizard was rapidly knocked down from the sky.

Meanwhile, Blaziken rolled several times in the air and landed firmly on its feet.

This strike, Flame Chicken did not launch as a skill, but rather executed through his own mastery over his body.

Thus, the damage inflicted on Charizard was limited.

Nevertheless, this blow still knocked Charizard hard.

He crashed onto the arena floor, creating a crater!

Charizard shook his head, recovering from his dizziness.

"Roar!!" he bellowed in fury!

Charizard was naturally a Pokémon with a volatile temper; after being struck by Flame Chicken, he was naturally furious!

Charizard's wings beat wildly as he swiftly lunged toward his opponent.

His hands instantly glowed with purple energy.

Clad in energy, the Dragon Claws on both limbs were ready to strike!

"Flame Chicken, Brick Break!"

Flame Chicken showed no weakness either; his fists likewise shimmered with light.

As Charizard closed in, both Pokémon instantly engaged in close-quarters combat!

"Bang!"

Fists collided, and energy radiated outward.

Both Pokémon unleashed astonishing offensives against each other.

Charizard's two dragon claws locked against Flame Chicken's palms, each striving to overpower the other and decide the victor.

However, just as both sides exhausted their strength, Charizard suddenly spun around.

His thick, powerful tail whipped toward Flame Chicken.

Facing this sudden tail swipe, Flame Chicken bent low, dodging the sweeping attack.

He then rolled away, increasing the distance between himself and Charizard.

"Charizard, Air Slash!"

Seeing Flame Chicken retreat, Wang Tao immediately issued his command.

Charizard's wings flapped frantically, generating gusts of fierce wind.

The air condensed, forming into sharp, solid blades.

"Flame Chicken, use Detect!"

After creating distance, Flame Chicken's eyes emitted a cold gleam.

It seemed as though he perceived every movement of Charizard.

Countless air blades flew toward him, yet with only a slight twist of his body, he dodged every single Air Slash!

After the myriad air blades sliced past him, Flame Chicken remained completely unharmed!

"Blaziken, use Blaze Kick!"

The running Blaziken charged toward Charizard.

As he ran, his right leg instantly ignited with flames!

With every step, Blaziken left a black footprint on the arena floor!

It was precisely the high-temperature flames that scorched the stone surface into carbon!

After running a few steps, Blaziken launched himself into the air.

He raised his right leg, and the flames flared up once more.

At this moment, Blaziken resembled a flaming arrow, swiftly flying toward Charizard.

"Charizard, use Inferno!"

【Inferno: Envelop the opponent in raging flames to attack, inflicting a burn status.】

Charizard opened his massive mouth and instantly spewed out a vortex-like ball of fire.

The flames possessed extremely high temperatures, spinning as they instantly engulfed the incoming Blaziken!

"Whoosh!!"

In an instant, the fiery vortex blazed up fiercely.

However, the Blaziken enveloped in flames paid no heed whatsoever to the heat.

His Blaze Kick momentum undiminished, he burst straight out of the Inferno!

Like a sharp arrow, he pierced through the sea of fire and arrived before his target!

"Bang!"

Blaziken struck Charizard squarely, kicking him flying!

Although Charizard was a Fire-type, after taking this Blaze Kick from Blaziken, burn marks were left upon his body!

Now, after absorbing the Rainbow Wing, Blaziken had not only strengthened his fire resistance but also advanced his own flames even further!

Charizard was kicked back several meters, yet he managed to stabilize his posture in mid-air using his wings.

Seeing the burn marks on Charizard, Wang Tao was extremely surprised.

He had not expected Blaziken's flames to be so fierce!

Even the spectators watching the battle were all filled with astonishment!

"Hiss... Gym Leader Wang Tao is actually falling behind in the battle! Is this for real!?"

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"This young man's Blaziken is so strong!? Is this really his Pokémon??"

"Such powerful fire energy; this Blaziken is extraordinary!"

"With a battle of this caliber, if I went up there, I would definitely be defeated in an instant!"

"What a thrilling battle; coming here today was the right choice! Otherwise, we would have missed this spectacular scene!"

……

Who could have thought that while everyone originally assumed Wang Tao would win easily, the result was actually Blaziken dominating the fight.

At this moment, Wang Tao also felt the situation becoming difficult.

"I didn't expect your Blaziken to be this strong!"

Wang Tao praised.

"However, it is still uncertain who will ultimately win this match!"

Wang Tao looked at Su Yu and said, "You should know about the Mega Evolution announced by the League during the New Year period!"

Hearing Wang Tao's words, the spectators' hearts all trembled!

Could it be... in Wang Tao's hand...

Wang Tao nodded and said, "In these past few days, I also paid a huge price to obtain Charizard's Mega Stone; I didn't expect to have to use it today."

Wang Tao said with a smile.

He never expected that his first Mega Evolution would be forced out by this junior fellow student, Su Yu!

He looked at Charizard and slightly raised his right hand.

"Charizard, Mega Evolve!"

"Wow!!" A light of evolution instantly brightened upon Charizard's body.

"Holy crap! It's actually Mega Evolution; I didn't expect to witness this scene today!"

"Gym Leader Wang Tao actually already has a Mega Stone; unimaginable! I must quickly take a photo of this."

"I didn't expect to see Mega Evolution today; this is truly amazing!"

Many spectators immediately took out their phones, wanting to record this entire battle!

After the light vanished, Charizard had also changed his appearance.

His original orange skin turned gray-black, while his abdomen became sky blue.

Claw-like protrusions grew on Mega Charizard's shoulders, and blue flames ignited around his mouth.

Seeing Charizard's form, Su Yu thought to himself.

"It's actually Mega Charizard X!"

Charizard's Mega Evolution has two forms: one is X, and the other is Y.

After evolving into X, the type becomes dual Fire and Dragon, and the Ability changes from Blaze to Tough Claws.

【Tough Claws: The power of moves that make contact with the opponent is increased.】

In other words, the X evolution is actually more geared toward close-combat types.

As for Y Evolution, it leans toward special attack; after evolving, the Special Attack base stat receives a massive boost.

However, Su Yu was not the least bit worried.

Because nowadays, even without Mega Evolution, Blaziken could defeat Mega Charizard X!

"Mega Charizard X, use Dragon Claw!"

Wang Tao waved his hand and commanded!

"Roar!!"

Once again, a ghostly blue energy surfaced on Mega Charizard X's twin claws.

Compared to before it had evolved, this Dragon Claw was undoubtedly far more powerful!

The terrifying energy radiating from its twin claws made many spectators feel chilled to the bone.

116: Defeating Wang Tao, an internet sensation!

Mega Charizard X flapped its wings once more and dove toward Blaziken!

"Blaziken, we'll use Fire Punch again!!"

Since Mega Charizard X wanted close-quarters combat with Blaziken, Su Yu would not refuse.

This time, terrifying giant flames also ignited around Blaziken's twin fists.

The flames climbed upward from its twin fists.

These flames were fiercer than in that first exchange!

Their color also revealed hints of golden yellow!

Clearly, Blaziken's flames had likewise grown stronger.

And the golden light within them seemed like karmic fire capable of burning everything in the world to ash!

Facing Mega Charizard X, Blaziken charged straight forward to meet it.

"Boom!"

The two Pokémon's twin fists collided once more!

At the moment of impact, the rocky ground instantly caved inward.

This was a crater formed by the compression from the collision of their energies.

In the center of the crater, a brilliant surge of ghostly blue light erupted from Mega Charizard X's body.

Meanwhile, a brilliant surge of golden light erupted from Blaziken's body!

At this moment, both sides' energies were sharply divided, with neither gaining the upper hand.

"Char!"

— Author's Notes —

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