Chapter 466: The Charizard in the Sunny Day System is Terrifying (44k)

Mamoswine.

Like many early Pokémon, it was the final evolution of Swinub that had not been discovered for a very long time, to the point that scientists once believed they were extinct.

However, under the research of Professor Rowan of Sinnoh, researchers finally discovered the mystery of the move Ancient Power.

After learning this move, it seems to be able to stimulate the savage power within some ancient Pokémon, thereby achieving evolution into their former prime state.

And Mamoswine is one of them, evolved from a portion of gifted Piloswine.

(Mamoswine)

Qingyu had said before that the Ice type itself really cannot be considered good; it has excess offense but insufficient defense.

Even the Steel type, recognized as having the strongest defensive ability, cannot save the Ice type's defensive end like the Bug/Steel combination; instead, it highlights two obvious four-times weaknesses, which is not worth the loss...

Then, what if we change the line of thinking and completely abandon defense, pushing its excellent offensive ability to the limit?

A fragile speed attacker like Weavile that completely abandons defense is naturally one path; it once earned Weavile the reputation of "Dragon Slayer," with countless Dragon-type Pokémon falling under its blade.

As for Mamoswine, it is a different kind of approach.

The Ice + Ground type combination still cannot be considered very good in terms of defensive synergy, as its weaknesses are too obvious.

But the offensive ability of this combination is ridiculously strong.

Except for a very small number of type combinations and some Pokémon with the Levitate ability, theoretically, it can almost be considered as having no offensive blind spots.

And the Ground type also poses a considerable threat to the Fire-type Pokémon that are the main force of the Sun Team.

Therefore, after seeing Mamoswine appear on the screen, Qingyu did not hesitate and decisively made the command to recall Torkoal.

"Mamoswine poses a great threat to our side, so we must switch to other Pokémon for defensive synergy in time to prevent accidents."

"The weather setter must be kept alive as much as possible; what if it needs to come out to set the weather again?"

Facing Mamoswine with an Attack base stat as high as 130, Qingyu naturally dared not be arrogant and keep Torkoal on the field.

After all, with its speed that could almost be ignored, taking one Earthquake would likely result in it kicking the bucket on the spot.

Seeing Qingyu recall his Pokémon, the opponent issued a command synchronously without hesitation.

"Mamoswine, Stealth Rock!"

While Torkoal dived into the ball along with the red light, Mamoswine immediately dug its pair of giant tusks into the ground, then pushed them out violently, leaving countless invisible rock fragments in the air on Qingyu's half of the field.

"Tsk..."

Qingyu couldn't help but click his tongue silently.

As expected of a veteran Elite Four member; this combat sense really has a gap compared to the younger generation.

In the wild combat mode common in Kanto, one must seize every fleeting opportunity to have a chance to defeat the opponent, so these battle-hardened Elite Four members all have terrifying combat reactions.

【My goodness, did Elite Four Kona predict Teacher Yu's operation, so she directly set up a layer of rocks to guard against Charizard?】

【It should be; the best Pokémon in Teacher Yu's team to deal with Mamoswine is Charizard. Once Stealth Rock is set, Charizard loses half its health the moment it lands!】

【I just said that Elite Four Lance used to have a Charizard, why did he stop using it later? So that was the reason...】

【Lance: Teacher Yu, you are also walking the path I once took!】

【To be honest, this is the first time I've seen Teacher Yu being predicted by someone else in a battle; this is a bit awkward.】

Just as the comments said, Qingyu was indeed deep in thought now.

However, the reason was not what they thought—that he was scared by this set of rocks.

After all, even without Charizard, his team still had Grass/Fire-type Scovillain and Gastrodon, which could solo-defend against Mamoswine.

He was instead struggling with who he should send out.

After thinking for a few seconds, he decided to follow the previous logic.

A little more formulaic!

So...

"I choose you, Charizard!"

As soon as Qingyu's command came out, the comments were immediately amused.

【Is Teacher Yu out of moves, forced to hard-carry the rocks and send out Charizard?】

【First time seeing Teacher Yu take a hit; did anyone record it?】

【Does this count as lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own feet... The rock-setting tactic that Teacher Yu pioneered has finally become a boomerang hitting himself. I can only say... it's very satisfying!】

【The Kanto Elite Four are still too comprehensive; it seems the Lance we encountered last time didn't go all out at all!】

However, the situation that happened soon seemed different from what they thought.

After the Poké Ball was thrown, Charizard made its entrance.

While falling slowly from high altitude, it also began to flap its big feet wearing boots, soon stepping on a portion of the Stealth Rocks, immediately emitting a series of low-pitched explosions.

However, until it landed, Charizard's HP bar on its head did not change in the slightest.

【??? Is this a pirated Stealth Rock? Why is it not deducting HP?】

【Hiss—, wait? Is the item on Teacher Yu's Charizard Heavy-Duty Boots?】

"That's right, Charizard must carry Heavy-Duty Boots!"

Seeing that some viewers reacted quickly, Qingyu nodded with satisfaction.

"As everyone knows, although Charizard has 'Dragon' in its name, it is a Fire + Flying type combination, naturally four-times weak to Rock. Taking a Stealth Rock would cost half its life, so it must find a way to avoid it as much as possible."

Heavy-Duty Boots, a simple and unadorned held item that allows the Pokémon carrying it to be unaffected by various entry hazards.

Anyway, there is no Mega Evolution yet, so Charizard cannot carry a Mega Stone, making Heavy-Duty Boots a relatively good choice for survival.

After landing safely with the help of Heavy-Duty Boots, the intense sunlight shone on Charizard's body, soon making its body emit a faint glow, and its momentum also became more formidable.

"Charizard's hidden ability is Solar Power. Although absorbing overly powerful energy will cause it to continuously lose stamina in the sun, it also enhances Charizard's Special Attack ability."

After Qingyu explained briefly, he soon revealed a confident smile.

"So, our choice is—"

"Charizard, Solar Beam!"

"Mamoswine, Stone Edge!"

Both sides issued commands almost simultaneously.

For Charizard, which is four-times weak to Rock, if this Stone Edge hits, it would probably owe ten thousand lives.

It's just a pity that Mamoswine no longer had the chance.

Because Charizard's speed was clearly faster, it took the lead in performing the charging action, and its mouth was immediately surrounded by surging...

Grass-type energy!

Under the sunlight, the energy within Charizard was exceptionally abundant, so this Solar Beam erupted from its mouth instantly without any delay, shooting directly at Mamoswine, which was preparing to attack!

Mamoswine didn't even have a chance to launch a counterattack before its stamina bar was instantly cleared by this move, and it fell to the ground unable to rise.

The opponent, Kona, seemed to have guessed this after the command was issued, so she recalled Mamoswine into its ball without hesitation.

"Although Solar Beam is a signature move of Grass-type Pokémon and normally requires a long charging time to activate..."

"But in Sunny weather, because the energy provided by the sunlight significantly reduces the charging time of this move, it can almost be activated instantly. In fact, this is also one of the conventional means for Sun Teams to counter Rain Teams."

After another round of confrontation ended, Qingyu added silently.

"Of course, as a member of the Sun Team, it's also very reasonable for Charizard to learn Solar Beam, right?" ===== CHAPTER 468 =====