He knows Pokémon better than me.

A move that's four times stronger than a counter is no joke, Maga quickly instructed:
"Use the hot sandy earth!!"

Giant Coal Mountain also planted his feet on the ground, and countless scorching hot sands surged up from beneath his feet, spreading across the entire arena.

With the soft sand acting as a buffer, the damage from earthquakes is greatly reduced.

Even Snorlax had to figure out how to avoid the surging hot sand—

If you get burned by hot sand, you're basically done for.

"In that case, let's go straight for 100,000 horsepower!!"

With Hop's command, Snorlax once again spewed out red flames and charged straight out like a Hummer.

As a ground-type move, it allows its feet to be protected from the scorching effects of the hot sand.

"smokescreen!"

The coal on the back of the giant coal mountain burned even more fiercely, and finally it suddenly spewed out a cloud of black smoke, instantly enveloping most of the arena.

Missing its target, the charging Snorlax missed its target entirely.

"Kirby?"

It could only stand still and cautiously survey its surroundings, preparing to respond to any attack from Giant Coal Mountain.

Snorlax was also holding a blue, strawberry-shaped berry in one of its hands—

Berries can relieve burns after consumption.

Hop had naturally investigated his opponent beforehand, and the biggest threat to Snorlax was the burn status that reduced its physical attack.

Of course, you also have to be careful with fire attacks.

Looking at its own Snorlax's muscular physique, it's clear that its ability isn't the "thick fat" that resists fire, but rather the "immunity" ability, which allows it to ignore poison.

Whoosh—!
Amidst the thick black mist, an attack suddenly darted in from the side. The agile Snorlax immediately turned its head and delivered a powerful punch.

However, it was not flames that attacked it, but a half-solid, half-liquid unidentified object.

*Smack!*

The unidentified liquid exploded and splashed everywhere, with a significant portion landing on Snorlax.

It was warm, but not harmful; it simply stuck firmly to Snorlax's body the moment it touched it.

"Kirby?"

Snorlax frowned, and the movement of its limbs seemed to have become much stiffer.

Snorlax's body glowed with a weakened blue light, and its speed decreased!
When the smoke cleared, Snorlax had a lot of hardened, dark green stuff on its body, making it look dirty.

"Is this... asphalt shooting?"

Ash quickly recognized it as Coalossal's signature move—

Spraying asphalt does not cause any actual damage, but it will reduce the target's speed, and...
The following fire attacks were extremely effective against him!

Magua grinned and gave the order:
"Hehe, use hot air!!"

The giant coal mountain opened its mouth, like a reverse blower, blowing out scorching heat waves.

Even without the Thick Fat ability, Snorlax doesn't usually show any fear of fire.

"Kirby!"

However, now enveloped in asphalt and facing the oncoming hot wind, Snorlax felt a strange fear.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!
A hot wind howled past, and the bear, shielding its eyes with its paws, let out a muffled groan, its head even feeling a little dizzy from the wind.

The effect is outstanding!

"Now! High temperature and heavy pressure!!"

Meanwhile, Giant Coal Mountain had already leaped into the air, his entire body like a red-hot iron as he swooped down, the coal on his back burning to its limit, even emitting flames.

In its haste, Snorlax could only hug itself and use "Sculpt" to barely raise its defense and resist. Boom!
The next second, Coalossal broke through Snorlax's Round Defense and even stomped hard on the latter's belly, creating a wave of high-temperature air.

The terrifying force caused the ground below to crack and tremble, creating an exceptionally powerful effect!

The exceptionally fierce battle drew cheers from many viewers. This is how Galarian battles should be fought!

The Rotom drone also quickly hovered and landed to assess the current situation.

"Kirby!"

At this moment, Snorlax had already collapsed to the ground, its head tilted to the side, and it only had the strength to growl softly.

On the other side, the giant coal mountain's red-hot body gradually returned to its charcoal black color, with only the coal pile behind it still burning.

"Snorlax is unable to battle!"

As Rotom's drone faded away, the gym battle came to a close, with both sides having only their last Pokémon left.

"Snorlax, now you should get some rest."

Hop recalled Snorlax and sighed.

He hadn't looked at the intelligence properly; he hadn't expected that Magua had a combination technique of using smoke screens and asphalt shots.

However, his last Pokémon won't have to worry about tar shooting.

"Show me the same spirit as your big brother! Go, Thunder King Kong!!"

Hop's last one was an initial starter. No, it was just one of the starter Pokémon.

His starter Pokémon was his family's Wooloo.

"Boom—!!"

Upon entering the scene, the Thunder King Kong placed a tree stump drum in front of him, pounded his chest with both fists, and let out an exhilarating roar.

Grass-type Rillaboom is inherently weak to Fire, so there's no need to worry about it being "modified to be weak to Fire".

"Grass-type? That's a bit of a disadvantage for Hop."

At the very back of the stands, Ash's expression also became serious.

Speaking of Hop's three ace starter Pokémon, I remember their abilities were modified, right?

call out--!
Sure enough, the next second, the entire rock arena was suddenly enveloped in a layer of green light, and every now and then a few green leaves drifted out from who knows where.

Its special ability is to create grassy fields!
"Giant Coal Mountain, use hot air!!"

The final battle has begun, and the giant coal mountain opens its mouth wide, ready to unleash its scorching hot blowers once again.

"A surprise high-five!"

However, the Thunder King Kong was faster, slapping his hand on the spot, and the crisp sound of the slap made Giant Coal Mountain freeze in place.

Just as the latter came to his senses and was about to blow out the hot air, Hep continued to give instructions:
"Grass slide!"

The Thunder King Kong immediately slid down the ground, its speed so fast that its body turned into a green streak of light, and in the blink of an eye, it slammed into Giant Coal Mountain's right leg.

The Rock + Fire type combination means that Grass-type moves can still deal damage to Coalossal.

Furthermore, under Grassy Terrain, Grass Slide not only evolves into a priority move, but its power as a Grass-type move also increases.

Clang!

Giant Coal Mountain slammed one knee into the ground, shattering the earth.

Immediately afterwards, the Thunder King Kong launched a series of rapid combination punches!
"Then he kicked her down!!"

It seized the opportunity to clamp its scissor legs around one of the giant coal mountain's lower limbs, and with a sudden twist and force, it caused the giant coal mountain's massive body to crash to the ground, looking disheveled.

"Is this the result of your secluded cultivation back then? Quite impressive."

Ash nodded repeatedly in approval. The Rillaboom's movements were incredibly fluid, giving its opponent absolutely no time to react! (End of Chapter)