Pokémon, Ash is going to become a perfect man from now on.

The unstoppable sword blade instantly extinguished the flames, and the Exploding Monster's body was also heavily cleaved away. The entire arena was split in two, leaving behind a huge chasm emitting blue smoke!

"Boom Monster is unable to fight, the match is now in halftime!"

"How could this be..." Upon hearing the referee's announcement, Yuuki finally came to his senses and helplessly pulled his partner back.

That's when he realized that extreme enhancement could be done in this way.

Leaf blades kill instantly without a trace, light blades are unparalleled!

Ash is right. Without anti-boost measures, there is absolutely no chance of winning against a peerless assassin like Sceptile.

(Sigh, all we can do is try to stall for time...)

When the second half began and Ash and Sceptile came on stage together, Yuuki knew he had guessed correctly.

The halftime break rule has some hidden effects, such as the change of field causing some field conditions to become invalid... The invisible rock that Yuuki previously set up has now been replaced.

Additionally, if a Pokémon returns to its Poké Ball mid-game, some of its status effects will be restored.

Many trainers use this perk to relieve confusion, obsession, or even perish songs.

However, if you have a high level of enhancement like the Lizard King, it's best not to return the ball.

This also shows just how resilient the Lizard King's body is, that it has been able to hold on until now.

"Go, Super Iron Tyrannosaurus!"

At the start of the second half, Yuuki sent out a Rock/Ground type tank, but even with the Rock Hard ability, it was still at a significant disadvantage against Sceptile.

"Sceptile, go!" Ash didn't hold back and directly commanded Sceptile to launch a charge.

He could roughly guess what Yuuki was thinking. He knew he couldn't defeat the Lizard King by fighting head-on, so he could only try to delay it until it couldn't take it anymore!

Therefore, what Ash needs to do is to finish the battle quickly!

"Super Iron Tyrannosaurus Rex, Freezing Wind!"

"Absorb the punch after the first cut!"

"Use protection!"

Both of their commands were very timely. Yuuki tried to slow down the Lizard King, but the Lizard King dodged him with a teleportation.

However, just as the Lizard King was trying to recover its strength, the Super Iron Tyrannosaurus Rex promptly erected its defenses.

"Lizard King, Blade Leaf!"

"Super Iron Tyrannosaurus Rex, defeat it step by step!"

Bang!

After a muffled thud, the Lizard King swayed violently, while the Super Iron Tyrannosaurus Rex fell backward with its eyes tightly closed.

"That's a good strategy, breaking through this move step by step is excellent." Ash looked approving; Yuuki's response just now was very impressive.

Besides stalling for time, effectively attacking the Lizard King can also quickly bring it to its limit.

By gradually breaking through the ultimate move, the changes in ability can be ignored, which is equivalent to bypassing the Lizard King's defense enhancement.

However, even the Super Iron Tyrannosaurus Rex only has this one attack power.

"Your Sceptile King is amazing! I couldn't even see the blades pop out." Yuuki complimented while recalling his partner. "You did a great job. Go back and rest... I'm counting on you next, Swampert!"

The three Water-type starter Pokémon from Hoenn have returned, with Yuuki being the main tank.

Water cannons, mud shots, protection... Yuuki didn't even need to climb waterfalls anymore; he just kept his distance and let Swampert wear him down!

"Lizard King, charge!"

However, it couldn't delay for too long. Since Sceptile was resistant to Swampert's special moves, Ash simply had his partner slice through Mud Shot with a single strike, and then quickly launched Blade at close range!

Yuuki was quite straightforward, letting Swampert fall to the leaf blades, seemingly having no intention of letting the Lizard King absorb any energy.

"Cha...i..." Finally, the last one was reached, but the Lizard King was already panting heavily, and even his legs were starting to tremble.

The extreme strengthening has put a considerable burden on it, and the fact that it has been able to fight until now means that the duration of its training has far exceeded its usual training time!

"It's finally the end... I'm counting on you, Lizard King!" Yuuki excitedly sent out the last one, his original partner!

A Sceptile just like Ash!

"Chai!!" Ash's Sceptile decided to strike first. Knowing its own situation, it knew it had to strike as hard as possible!

"Sceptile, run! Use Agility!" Yuuki didn't intend to fight head-on, and his Sceptile immediately burst into high-speed escape, but Ash's Sceptile still caught up from behind.

"The Lizard King... uses stunt performers!"

Just as the deadly blade was about to strike, Yuuki suddenly gave the order. The Lizard King suddenly twisted its body and miraculously circled around to the side of its opponent.

"Use the blade!"

"Absorption Fist! Then Blade Leaf!"

“Get out of the way!!”

Bang!

The heavy punch and the leaf blade collided, and both Pokémon were severely injured at the same time. However, when Ash was about to follow up with an attack, Sceptile was a beat too slow and ultimately gave its opponent an opportunity to dodge far away.

After this exchange, Yuuki's Lizard King was hit by an Absorb Punch and was immediately knocked into its Lush state.

Ash's Sceptile had recovered some of its strength, but its whole body was trembling uncontrollably, and it couldn't even lift its arms!

"Lizard King, that's enough."

Seeing this, Ash decisively stopped the match...

Chapter 937 Lifting the Cup! The Road to Hoenn Championship Begins!

"I'm sorry... Lizard King, you can't continue fighting."

Just as the outcome seemed imminent, Ash chose to stop the match.

"I know you're confident you can win, but I don't want to do it that way... it would be too much of a strain on your body," Ash gently comforted Sceptile.

He knew, of course, that this was unfair to the other party, since it was only one move away from winning the trophy for Ash... and it was truly confident of victory.

Ignore the opponent's fancy attacks and wait for them to get close before using an absorption punch to decide the outcome.

Even if the opponent activates Lushness, even if the opponent's blade hits a vital point, it can definitely withstand the attack and then take the opponent out with one punch!

But it's really unnecessary.

"I'm sorry, this result is due to my poor command," Ash said apologetically. "I should have increased the pace, then you wouldn't have had to hold on for so long."

The Lizard King's current problem isn't its stamina, but that it can no longer carry such a high level of enhancement.

Continuing to fight would be nothing more than needlessly overworking one's body.

Ash felt it wasn't worth it to win a tournament.

"Chai~" Since Ash had already said that much, Sceptile naturally wouldn't insist anymore.

It shrugged in a human-like manner, signaling to its opponent that it was no longer going to fight.

When it turned around, it raised its fist at Ash.

In its eyes, there was trust and gratitude, but no resentment.

Yes, what is there for it to be resentful about?

Ash included it in his team for the tournament finals, and it was used as the finish line of his long-range attack, making its most powerful appearance.

It defeated three of its opponent's Pokémon in a row and forced its ace to use three special moves. Such a record is already dazzling enough!

The cheers from the entire stadium at this moment are the best proof of this!

"The previous battle was excellent, now let's get some rest." Ash aimed the Poké Ball at Sceptile. "The partner behind us is also very reliable, and it's especially good at dealing with the opponent's attacks."

"Heave-ho!" The Iron Claw Lobster, which had just landed, brandished its large claws with great force, clearly very satisfied with Ash's comment.

“This one…” Yuuki couldn’t help but fall into deep thought. Ash had also taken out a reverse-type Pokémon, and it was even used to replace the Sceptile with the Ultimate Boost. It must have something special about it.

"Lizard King, move at high speed!" Just to be on the safe side, Yuuki decided to maximize his speed advantage first.

"Lobster, water jet!"

"Watch out... What?" Yuuki thought Ash was going to launch a preemptive attack, but he found that the Crawdancer was just creating water around itself without moving.

"Iron claw lobster, flash-frozen!"

click!

The iron claw lobster suddenly emitted an extremely cold icy light, and the water that had been gathering around its body gradually froze, eventually encasing its two large claws in a thick layer of ice!

Under the sunlight, the iron claw lobster looks like it's carrying two ice hammers as big as watermelons!

"You can do that?" Yuuki couldn't help but swallow hard. Forcibly changing attack attributes?

If that hammer blow lands, even a fully healed Lizard King would be instantly killed.

However, now that he knew his opponent's tactics, he had a strategy to deal with them.

"Lizard King, move at high speed!" At the command, the Lizard King immediately increased its speed to the maximum, leaving a green afterimage as it ran all over the field.

"Iron claw lobster, flash-frozen!"