Chapter 70: Its name is, Incineroar!

【What — Torracat was not at a disadvantage at all in the confrontation with Azumarill, and even defeated Azumarill with a type disadvantage!】

"Awesome!"

"666!"

"Torracat is so cool!"

"High school student, well done!!"

"Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!"

The audience in the stands cheered for Torracat and Su Hao, and the applause was thunderous.

"Since Azumarill is unable to battle, please Gym Leader Xie Wei send out the next Pokémon!"

"It's wonderful! Your and Torracat's flames were actually able to evaporate our giant wave!"

"To return the favor, this match is left to you, Samurott!"

"Samurott, Samurott!"

Samurott is a quadrupedal blue sea lion Pokémon. Long white whiskers extend from its snout, and on the back of its head, there is a large, beige, circular shell with spear-like spikes, similar to a helmet, protruding sharply in front. Its belly is covered by a blue-gray shell-like carapace.

Its limbs are covered with beige, segmented, bracer-like coverings. It uses the shell-like bracers on its forelimbs, known as seamitars, as swords during battle.

As an expert in swordsmanship, Samurott can turn part of its forelimb armor into a giant sword, attacking enemies with the sword stored in its armor, knocking down opponents with a single swing. A single glare can make enemies dare not make a sound, a single roar can intimidate enemies, and it can slash opponents with the dual seamitars on its forelimbs in the blink of an eye, then retract them.

The swordsmanship used by Samurott is called 【Iaijutsu】. Iaijutsu emphasizes defeating the enemy in one strike; Samurott can complete the action of drawing the sword, slashing, and sheathing the sword in an instant.

The Samurott released by Xie Wei had an aura like a drawn sword, sharp and exposed, clearly a strong enemy at the late Elite-tier!

Pokémon: 【Samurott】

Type: 【Water】

Gender: 【♂】

Ability: 【Shell Armor】

Level: 【Late Elite-tier】

Held Item: 【Wave Incense】 (Pokémon holding this item have their Water-type move power increased by 20%)

Moves: 【Razor Shell, Swords Dance, Megahorn, Liquidation, Smart Strike, X-Scissor...】

The difficulty has suddenly increased a lot!

Seeing the suddenly increased difficulty, Su Hao secretly complained.

"Torracat, do you want to continue?" He turned his gaze to the slightly panting Torracat.

"Meow-a-a!" (I can still fight one!)

"Alright then, let's work together to defeat Samurott!"

Feeling Torracat's high fighting spirit, his own emotions also rose.

"Both sides in position, battle start!"

"Torracat, Flamethrower!"

A thick pillar of fire was spat from Torracat's mouth. Now that his emotions were getting higher, the flames provided by the flame sac were also increasing.

The scorching pillar of fire shot straight toward Samurott, but Samurott did not move.

"Razor Shell!"

A flash of azure sword light, like a break of dawn in the darkness, flashed by, and the pillar of fire was instantly split in two and dissipated!

As the pillar of fire was cut open, Samurott's sharp sword intent was released without reservation. For a moment, Torracat even felt that he would be split in two by that sword.

But now is not the time to shrink back! Only by taking down Samurott can Carbink sister have an easier time dealing with the Professional-tier Pokémon that follows!

"Meow-a-a-a!"

Facing Samurott's cold sword intent, Torracat roared loudly without fear!

"Flame Charge!"

Since long-range moves would be split in two, the only way is to try melee and find an opportunity, Su Hao made a judgment on the battle situation in an instant!

"Draw him in, Fury Cutter!"

As an expert in swordsmanship, Xie Wei's Samurott naturally hoped for a melee battle. Torracat's action was exactly what she wanted!

Torracat, wrapped in flames, became faster and faster as he sprinted, gradually leaving a red afterimage!

In just a few seconds, the two sides were engaged in battle!

Samurott extended a single-sided seamitar, and the tip of the seamitar extended with a bright green edge.

The bright green sword light quickly sliced through the air, and under the impenetrable web of swords, Torracat could not find

any gap to attack Samurott's main body!

Torracat, wrapped in flames, kept dodging, dodging, dodging, not daring to be careless at all.

Every time he landed, the blade would swing over like a maggot on a tarsal bone.

Under the lightning-fast mutual attacks of both sides, the audience in the stands didn't dare to breathe, staring fixedly at the field, afraid to miss the moment the winner was decided.

Su Hao understood that if this consumption continued, Torracat's stamina would definitely not be able to hold up!

In that case, the only way is to give it a go!

Making up his mind, Su Hao released his Aura power without reservation to link with Torracat!

Aura Resonance, activate!

A powerful gust of wind blew from Su Hao's side, and his blue jacket fluttered, like battle robes!

With their sight, thinking, and feelings completely synchronized, Su Hao and Torracat no longer needed any communication!

Flare Blitz!

Flare Blitz, formerly translated as Blaze Kick.

Orange-red flames gushed out from the flame sac, the color getting deeper and deeper until it turned deep red.

Torracat was swept by layers of explosive flames, and sparks of electricity occasionally appeared in the deep red flames. At this moment, Su Hao and Torracat's eyes were completely locked on Samurott!

"Meow-a-a————!"

Torracat stomped his four limbs, and with the momentum of moving forward, he ran toward Samurott, wrapped in a scorching storm of flames!

On the path Torracat ran, the field seemed to be melted by the high temperature, leaving a straight mark!

Seeing that Su Hao and Torracat intended to use their final strike, Xie Wei also said with a solemn face: "【Iaijutsu · Liquidation!】"

Facing Torracat's violent offensive, Samurott did not react, but slowly retracted the seamitar into its arm armor, closed its eyes like a Zen practitioner in meditation, and the soaring sword intent that seemed to cut everything also converged, just like a sword entering its sheath.

What's going on? Is Samurott giving up resistance? Some tourists who came to visit started whispering in confusion, but the locals who knew Samurott's battle style had already broken into a cold sweat for Torracat.

Accompanied by the approaching roar, a burning deep red meteor rushed straight toward Samurott from the other end of the field!

At the moment before the deep red meteor was about to hit Samurott, its eyes suddenly opened, and an unstoppable sword intent that seemed to tear the sky apart radiated from Samurott!

"Hum————."

A crisp sword sound rang out, and the instantly drawn deep blue giant blade collided with the deep red meteor, making a series of teeth-aching friction sounds.

Samurott's arms trembled slightly. It never expected that its ultimate move not only failed to cut the enemy rushing straight toward its blade but was instead suppressed head-on!

Another exclamation came from the stands. The tourists who thought Samurott had given up were surprised by the sudden soaring offensive of Samurott, while the locals were surprised that Samurott, who had used the Iaijutsu ultimate move, was actually at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Torracat!