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After sending out his fifth Pokémon, Blaine once again extended his right hand, which wore the Key Stone glove.
"Camerupt! Mega Evolve!"
As Camerupt roared, its body began emitting a dazzling light.
Within this light, the already massive Camerupt grew even larger. The two humps on its back merged together, gradually transforming into a huge, living volcano.
The moment the living volcano on its back took form, Camerupt completed its Mega Evolution into Mega Camerupt.
Name: Mega Camerupt
Type: Fire/Ground
Ability: Sheer Force (The power of moves with additional effects increases by 30%, but those additional effects are no longer activated)
Level: 69 (Peak Quasi-Elite level)
"The Pokémon I used before all had various special characteristics and advantages, but their defenses were extremely low. Like assassins and mages, they had strong offensive power but were very fragile."
"But this time, Mega Camerupt is different. It has strong Attack and Special Attack stats, and its Defense and Special Defense are also impressive. It's like a heavy tank. Its only weakness is its Speed."
After Eddie saw Mega Camerupt, he understood what Blaine meant. Since fragile attackers couldn't beat Eddie, he'd use a tank instead.
"Eddie, this is my final Pokémon—a dual Fire and Ground-type, Mega Camerupt! So, are you planning to counter with a Water-type Pokémon?"
Blaine smiled smugly as he said this to Eddie.
Not only was he confident he could turn the tables this time, he was even tactfully suggesting Eddie use a Water-type, implying no other type could defeat Mega Camerupt.
"Heh. You want me to pick a Water-type and send it to its death? Blaine, your little trick isn't fooling anyone."
Eddie couldn't help but roll his eyes when he heard this, directly calling out Blaine's scheme.
"Eddie, I'm not saying anything wrong. Mega Camerupt is a Fire and Ground-type Pokémon. Wouldn't using a Water-type be the most appropriate choice?"
Blaine kept up his act. Although he knew Eddie had seen through his tactics, that didn't stop him from continuing to play innocent.
"Yes, you're right. Using a Water-type would indeed be effective against Mega Camerupt."
"However, while Water-type Pokémon are super effective against Ground-types, they have no resistance to Ground-type attacks. If I sent out a Water-type, it would probably be instantly knocked out by your Mega Camerupt's Earthquake or Magnitude, wouldn't it?"
Eddie also sneered, then took out a Poké Ball, ready for battle.
"To handle Ground-type attacks, it's best to use Flying-type or Grass-type Pokémon. But since Mega Camerupt is also a Fire-type, Grass-types are out of the question."
"Although Flying-types work, Charizard is a Flying-type, and its Fire-type attacks aren't very effective against Camerupt, which is also Fire-type."
"So it's pretty obvious. Blaine, you should know which Pokémon I'm going to send out."
With that, Eddie threw his Poké Ball forcefully, directly sending out his Pokémon for the fifth battle.
"ROAAAR!"
Garchomp roared toward the sky, as if venting its fighting spirit.
But before it could finish venting, Eddie stretched out his right hand again and immediately triggered its Mega Evolution.
Although Garchomp was a Ground/Dragon-type Pokémon with no resistance to Ground-type attacks, it could fly. Powerful attacks like Earthquake and Magnitude were completely ineffective against airborne opponents.
Even the Ground-type one-hit KO move—a move that would guarantee a knockout if it hit—Fissure, was rendered completely useless.
"Sigh. These little tricks really can't fool you."
Blaine looked at Garchomp, and seeing that Eddie had already Mega Evolved it, he couldn't help but sigh.
"Can't you go easy on me? I just barely managed to take down the Johto region's pseudo-legendary Tyranitar with these old bones, and you immediately send out the Sinnoh region's pseudo-legendary Garchomp. That's too much."
Blaine seemed a bit worn out. Even though he was confident in Mega Camerupt, he still felt nervous facing the pseudo-legendary Garchomp.
After all, he'd just personally experienced the Johto region pseudo-legendary's devastating performance. If he hadn't fought desperately at the end and made Houndoom use a mutual knockout tactic, Tyranitar might still be on the battlefield fighting his Mega Camerupt at full strength.
"Forget it. Even if my little trick just now had succeeded, I'd still have to face Garchomp eventually."
Blaine knew that even if Eddie had actually sent out a Water-type or another Pokémon, he would definitely realize his mistake after being defeated and send out Garchomp anyway.
But in that scenario, Blaine felt he would have at least "defeated" two of Eddie's Pokémon, so he wouldn't lose face if he lost under those circumstances.
Unfortunately, Eddie was too smart and didn't fall for it at all. He'd chosen the most suitable and logical Garchomp from the very beginning.
"What are you standing there sighing about? If you're not going to attack, I'll go first this time!"
"Mega Garchomp! Use Earthquake!"
"ROAAAR!"
Seeing that Blaine was distracted again, Eddie seized the opportunity to attack directly.
Ground-type Pokémon had no type advantage or resistance against each other, but Mega Camerupt was still a Fire-type, and Fire-types were weak to Ground-type moves.
Therefore, the Earthquake used by Mega Garchomp would deal massive damage to Mega Camerupt!
"You just said I'd use Earthquake against you, but now you're the one using Earthquake first?! And you attacked while I was distracted, you little brat—how shameless!"
"Mega Camerupt, use Earthquake too! Counter the attack!"
Blaine scolded Eddie for being underhanded, then used the same tactic as before—Earthquake against Earthquake.
So, the previous scene of Tyranitar and Magmortar's Earthquake versus Earthquake played out once again on the Gym battlefield.
But this time, the power was far greater than before—on a completely different level.
After all, both Mega Garchomp and Mega Camerupt were Ground-type Pokémon, and both received STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) when using Earthquake.
Furthermore, Mega Garchomp's Attack stat was even stronger than Mega Tyranitar's, and Mega Camerupt's Attack stat was also excellent—quite formidable, in fact.
Therefore, not only did the entire Gym shake violently, but even parts of Cinnabar Town trembled.
However, the townspeople of Cinnabar Town didn't react much. After all, there was an active volcano on Cinnabar Island, and the entire island would occasionally shake.
An earthquake of this magnitude was child's play and wouldn't scare the residents of Cinnabar Town.
Of course, some people here had noticed that this earthquake wasn't caused by the active volcano, but was coming from Cinnabar Gym. However, aside from sighing a little, they didn't think much of it.