Chapter 352

"Grahhh!!"

The Water Cannon slammed the Arcanine back against the stadium wall.

The torrent continued to batter its body relentlessly.

When the Salamence finally ceased the Water Cannon, the Arcanine's once-fierce eyes were spinning in spirals, and it lay motionless on the ground.

"Arcanine is unable to battle!"

The referee announced promptly.

Thus, Su Yu secured his first small victory.

"I concede this match with no complaints," Du Kang said as he recalled his Arcanine.

"You first used Dragon Pulse to wear down Arcanine, then used Air Slash to establish an advantage, and finally used Water Cannon so my Arcanine had no way to respond with Fire-type moves."

"It's safe to say you calculated every single step!"

Du Kang slowly articulated the reasons for his defeat.

That final Water Cannon had indeed tilted the scales of victory directly in Su Yu's favor.

Facing the Salamence's attack, he had only been able to choose Dark-type special moves; had he used Fire-type moves, he would have been defeated even more miserably.

At the start, the two were still trading blows, but later on, Du Kang had fallen completely into Su Yu's rhythm.

He had been led by the nose the entire time.

Hearing Du Kang's words, Su Yu nodded.

"If I wanted to defeat Arcanine using special moves, that was the only way to do it."

As he spoke, Su Yu used a Poké Ball to recall his Salamence.

"Hm? Are you not going to continue using Salamence?" Du Kang asked, puzzled, as Su Yu had never swapped Pokémon in his previous matches.

Su Yu smiled at the question. "For this final match, all my Pokémon want a turn to battle."

At this moment, the referee announced, "The second match, begin!"

224: Extreme Speed, Golden Flames!

Once again, both sides released their Pokémon.

"I'm counting on you, Incineroar!"

Du Kang held his Poké Ball in the center of his palm before throwing it onto the field.

"Roar-roar!"

Upon appearing, Incineroar arched its arms, revealing its solid muscles.

Its sharp claws glinted, emitting a cold, lethal light.

The flame belt around its waist made it appear even more ferocious.

【Name: Incineroar (Fire, Dark)】

【Gender: ♂】

【Level: LV. 72 (King)】

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

【Potential: King】

【Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (31), Defense (31), Sp. Def (31), Speed (26)】

【Moves: Ember, Cross Chop, Throat Chop... Flare Blitz, Thrash, Flamethrower】

【Description: It has a rough and willful personality. When it is in a bad mood, it will calmly ignore its Trainer's commands.】

One could tell from Incineroar that its strength was formidable.

It was a power born of a combination of temperament and strength.

"I'm counting on you, Blaziken!"

Su Yu looked at the Poké Ball in his hand, then spun and threw it into the air.

A flash of red light passed, and a Pokémon enveloped in golden flames appeared on the field.

"Blaze!"

The sound was not loud, but it was sharp and powerful.

The moment Blaziken appeared, the temperature of the entire stadium rose.

The moisture in the air seemed to be slowly evaporating, becoming parched and hot.

"Hiss!"

Golden flames continuously darted outward, swirling around the Pokémon in the center, shifting into various forms.

And when the flames dissipated, revealing the Pokémon's true form,

everyone realized it was Su Yu's Blaziken!

【Name: Blaziken (Fire, Fighting)】

【Gender: ♂】

【Level: LV. 73 (King)】

【Ability: Speed Boost (Speed increases each turn.)】

【Potential: God (Can break the level 100 limit)】

【Individual Values: HP (31), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (31), Defense (31), Sp. Def (31), Speed (31)】

【Moves: Agility, Flame Charge, Flamethrower... Blast Burn, Flare Blitz, Mega Punch.】

【Description: The flames that erupt from its wrists wrap around its entire fist, and the resulting punch can burn an opponent to a crisp.】

After appearing, Blaziken crossed its arms and looked at its opponent.

Incineroar had intended to roar loudly at Blaziken, but when Blaziken looked over,

it felt as if it were being stared at by the Grim Reaper, and its entire body went cold.

Furthermore, it felt as if its entire being had been seen through.

Although Blaziken didn't look particularly ferocious, beneath its calm gaze seemed to hide a surging, monstrous wave!

The flames surrounding it made Incineroar feel a genuine sense of threat!

As a Fire-type Pokémon, it could clearly sense the terrifying energy contained within those flames.

This Pokémon was terrifying!

Incineroar's expression turned solemn.

Du Kang also noticed the change in his Pokémon.

"Incineroar looks very serious; it seems it also realizes the opponent is not simple."

As Incineroar's Trainer, Du Kang naturally knew his Pokémon's personality.

If the opponent were merely average, it would only show pride and disdain.

It would not be this solemn.

"Incineroar, use Darkest Lariat!"

Upon hearing this, Incineroar stomped its right foot heavily on the ground.

Its hands were instantly covered in flames.

Looking at Blaziken, Incineroar spread its arms and spun toward it.

With the flames on its arms, Incineroar looked like a spinning wheel of fire.

"Agility."

Su Yu crossed his arms and spat out the word calmly.

When Incineroar reached Blaziken, it slammed its arms together,

intending to deal a massive blow to Blaziken.

However, when its hands slammed together, for some reason, it felt no impact.

When it looked, it realized the Blaziken in front of it was merely an afterimage!

"To the left, Incineroar, watch out!" Du Kang shouted a warning.

And when Incineroar turned its head to the left, a fist wrapped in golden flames appeared.

"Bang!"

Incineroar had no time to react and was instantly struck in the face by Blaziken.