Chapter 369: Salamence vs. Blastoise
"Roar!"
Blood-red wings sliced through the air, its roar like the shriek of a malevolent spirit.
The one that appeared was the blood-red flying dragon—Salamence.
However, this Salamence seemed to have a stubborn temper. The moment it came out, it flew upwards frantically until it crashed into the energy shield outside the arena.
"Roar!"
And upon seeing so many humans outside the spectator stands, Salamence's emotions clearly became even more agitated.
A hidden hatred flashed in its eyes. It opened its mouth and spat out Dragon-type energy.
Dragon Breath slammed heavily onto the energy shield.
The energy shield, capable of withstanding a full-power blow from a Champion-level Pokémon, emitted a dull thud.
The spectators above watched this scene in horror, a wave of gasps erupting.
Having such a blood-red giant dragon release its breath right in their faces was far too terrifying.
Salamence's breath came in heavy pants, its eyes bloodshot, streaked with irregular crimson veins.
Such a terrifying scene made the watching audience even more frightened.
However, this situation only lasted for a few breaths.
The Salamence flying in the sky, its initially savage expression, turned into one of agony, and it crashed to the ground with a dull thud.
A low voice slowly reached its ear,
"Behave, or else, think about your kin!"
It struggled on the ground, the kicked-up dust covering an area of over ten meters. Its powerful strength, at this moment, couldn't provide it any sense of security; instead, it had become someone else's weapon.
Seeing this situation,
The commentator above immediately issued a yellow card.
"Contestant Watanabe Sanetake, please confirm if your Pokémon is eligible to battle?"
"Pokémon Salamence has exhibited uncontrolled behavior. Yellow card issued once. Accumulating three yellow cards will result in disqualification from the match!"
Watanabe Sanetake looked at the slowly rising Salamence, his initially grim face easing somewhat.
"It's fine, it's fine. This Salamence is seeing so many people for the first time, it might be a little excited, that's why it acted like this. Everyone, please don't mind!"
However, this statement clearly didn't convince the audience above.
Especially the spectators who had just been right in front of Salamence's eyes.
They cursed particularly harshly.
"My f***ing... you call this f***ing excited?"
"It f***ing lunged at my face! Can't even control your Pokémon, and you call yourself a trainer? Go home and farm!!"
"Indeed, this Compulsory Training Device is a menace! Salamence's expression just now was terrifying. I have no doubt that if there wasn't an energy shield, it would have eaten us!"
There were also spectators who expressed concern for Chen Chen.
"Such a strong Salamence, can Sister Chen's Blastoise really win?"
"Sister Chen, just do your best, don't get hurt..."
...
On the battlefield, the re-risen Salamence finally turned its gaze towards its "opponent."
The Blastoise opposite it...
And in the spectator stands.
Looking at the Salamence below, Hikaru's gaze narrowed slightly.
This Salamence, although much weaker than the one Hikaru encountered in the Qinling Mountains, and also a bit smaller in size.
But it didn't mean it wasn't a powerhouse in this Youth League.
[Pokémon: Salamence]
[Ability: Intimidate]
[Gender: Female]
[Talent: Elite Four]
[Level: 59]
[Moves: Roost, Dragon Tail, Dragon Breath, Ember, Heat Wave, Scary Face, Crunch, Dragon Claw, Flamethrower, Leer...]
[Description]: A Salamence whose development was forcibly suppressed, strength approaching level 60.
A level 59 Salamence.
If it were only this,
Blastoise's type advantage would still give it a good chance. But the description from the [Eye of Truth], "infinitely close to Elite Four level," made Hikaru slightly worried.
Why suppress its development?
The main tournament of the Youth League didn't have the rule from the preliminaries that disallowed Elite Four level Pokémon.
As long as you had the ability to capture an Elite Four level Pokémon, you could use it in the competition.
An Elite Four level Salamence in the Youth League, wouldn't that be complete domination?
But soon, Hikaru figured out the reason.
The Compulsory Training Device on Salamence's neck couldn't control an Elite Four level Pokémon.
"Battle, begin!"
Following a clear announcement to start the match,
The gazes of both contestants below sharpened.
"Salamence, Air Slash!"
Immediately, Watanabe Sanetake didn't choose a super-effective Dragon-type move but opted for a Flying-type move.
Salamence panted heavily, its crimson eyes staring at the opposing Blastoise. With a flap of its wings, white blades of energy were unleashed.
In the blink of an eye, several Air Slashes hacked towards Blastoise.
The cutting power along their path seemed as if it would tear the very air apart.
Chen Chen remained calm and composed, "Blastoise, Iron Defense!"
Blastoise spun around, a metallic luster appearing on its brown shell.
Ping... Ping...
In an instant, metal clashed, and sparks flew.
The contact between the shell and the Air Slashes was like a spear hitting a shield. The immense kinetic energy continuously pushed Blastoise's body backward.
But in the end, Blastoise still blocked this attack.
The price, however, was several visible scratches on its shell.
Seeing this.
Chen Chen's expression became even graver. How could she not know how hard Blastoise's shell was?
Ordinary Master-level Pokémon would find it difficult to even leave a white mark on it. Yet this Salamence, even with Blastoise using Iron Defense, could still leave such deep marks on its shell.
This level of strength was definitely not that of an ordinary peak Master.
"Roar!"
Salamence's eyes grew even redder. Even without an intimidating ability,
It exuded immense pressure at this moment.
"Blastoise, Hydro Pump!"
Looking at its deranged appearance, Chen Chen frowned deeply.
Her professional instincts made her subconsciously think,
If such a Pokémon were to lose control, what would be the consequences!
"Fly up!"
Boom!
Water erupted from the cannons. The azure stream, with unparalleled initial velocity, rapidly assailed Salamence.
Although Salamence had already soared into the sky, the arena, roughly the size of several football fields, was still a bit too cramped for it.
The Hydro Pump traced a graceful arc, ultimately and precisely predicting Salamence's flight angle.
It was like an anti-aircraft gun shooting down a plane.
Planes have inertia; a skilled gunner can predict this inertia in advance and shoot down a high-speed fighter jet with one hit.
And now, Salamence's battle awareness was chaotic, its flight path too obvious.
"Roar!"
Seeing the unavoidable Hydro Pump, Salamence, no matter how agitated, knew this hit would cause immense damage if it landed.
It opened its mouth and spat out another massive, scorching breath.
Dragon Breath!
But this Dragon Breath also carried a covering of flames.
Flamethrower!
Two moves stacked, spewing forth from this Salamence's mouth at the same time!
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