At the edge of the arena burning with flames, a more intense fire was burning. It was the center of the clash between Charizard and Cloyster. At this moment, a raging fire was blazing inside, making it impossible for people to see what was happening inside.
The next second, a pitch-black figure shot out from the flames and retreated to the middle. It was Mega Charizard X!
Although Charizard was covered in scars, it still looked full of spirit, without a hint of decline.
In that state, even if someone said Charizard could fight another three hundred rounds, no one would question it.
On the other side, Cloyster's figure gradually emerged. That blue shell had already been coated with a layer of black, and Cloyster within the shell emitted a tempting aroma, looking ripe.
"Cloyster has lost the ability to battle, Charizard wins!" After a few moments of stillness, the referee confirmed that Cloyster no longer had the strength to continue and waved the flag, declaring Cloyster's defeat.
Wow!!
With the referee's announcement, the surrounding spectators erupted in exclamation. In this duel, Ash was the first to claim victory!
And it wasn't just a normal victory; it was almost a crushing win!
Don't be fooled by Ash's Charizard being covered in scars and panting heavily. In reality, ninety percent of those injuries were self-inflicted by Charizard, employing a fighting style where, regardless of how perfectly energy was covered, one would inevitably be harmed by the opponent.
Melee and ranged both have their pros and cons, but generally speaking, ranged tends to have the upper hand. The biggest trouble for melee facing ranged is being kited, where just getting close requires expending an unknown amount of physical strength.
This Charizard in this match was the best example. To get close to Cloyster, who knew how much damage it took, but even so, the damage Cloyster inflicted was not as painful as the counter-injury from Charizard's Flare Blitz just now.
To put it plainly, if Charizard chose to use a ranged style against Cloyster, it might have won even faster.
Even though Mega Charizard X is a melee type, which greatly enhances Charizard's melee capabilities, in reality, Cloyster's greatest strength is its defensive power. Compared to defense, its special defense can't even be considered presentable.
Moreover, Cloyster had used Withdraw to boost its defense by one level, reaching the extreme in defensive power. The duel between Charizard and Cloyster was like the sharpest spear meeting the sturdiest shield, and eventually, the spear emerged victorious.
Lorelei took out a Pokeball, recalled Cloyster, and showed no signs of gloominess on her face. Instead, she smiled and said, "Not bad, Ash. Your Charizard has greatly improved, and this MEGA Evolution brings many surprises. If Lance knew one form of Charizard's MEGA Evolution had a dragon attribute, he would probably do whatever it takes to find a Charizard Evolution Stone."
"We still have a long way to go, Miss Lorelei. Someday, Charizard will use its own power to defeat you... Has Mr. Lance found Dragonite's Evolution Stone yet?" Now that Charizard can win, it's still ninety percent thanks to Ash.
Even if a trainer's power is part of a Pokemon, it's somewhat outrageous to lend power to a Pokemon like this.
Both Charizard and Ash are thinking, one day they can defeat the Elite and Champion relying solely on pure Pokemon power without using Aura Power.
They have defeated countless strong opponents along the way, but most of those victories came from using Aura Power to forcibly enhance their strength to overcome the opponent, as the level gap was simply too large.
They also hope that one day they can compete fairly at the same level with their opponents!
The only scenario where Aura Power wasn't much needed should have been at the Quartz Conference. Except for Chimchar, other Pokemon didn't need much Aura Power enhancement. Chimchar was a temporary addition to the team.
Then in just half a month, it continuously pushed its potential to the limit, finally evolving into Infernape. It's definitely the fastest evolving Pokemon in Ash's team.
Will, encounters, battle opportunities... all these are indispensable in creating the myth of Infernape—it's practically impossible to replicate this with any other Pokemon.
"Where can you easily find Dragonite's Evolution Stone? Besides, that guy's hands are full right now, so he has no time to look for it. However, as the Elite of Kanto and Johto Champion, he has plenty of people helping him search. If he still hasn't found it, it only shows that Dragonite's Evolution Stone is indeed rare," Lorelei said, sighing.
Lance hasn't found Dragonite's Evolution Stone, and she hasn't found her own Evolution Stone either? She only has one Pokemon capable of MEGA Evolution—Slowbro. None of her other Pokemon can MEGA Evolve.
Even the Mega Evolution Stone for Slowbro eludes her. She has a Key Stone, but without the Mega Evolution Stone, what's the point of a Key Stone?
Now, the number of Mega Evolution Stones appearing is increasing, and there are plenty of duplicated Mega Evolution Stones. Yet, many Mega Evolution Stones haven't appeared. Although Ash discovered Mega Evolution, no one has figured out where Key Stones and Mega Evolution Stones come from to this day.