In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

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And at this moment on the field. 14

"Aka, defense isn't your fighting style, is it?"

Bakura glanced at the two women opposite him who were on high alert, a slight smile playing on his lips, and looked at Akane with a mocking tone.

"Charizard, Heat Wave!"

Red pulled down the brim of his hat slightly and shouted at Charizard.

Red doesn't like playing defense! Especially since his Pokémon on the field is Charizard!

With a roar, Charizard flapped its wings, unleashing a fiery red storm that swept towards Emboar and Serperior.

"Kugo Ito, Mud Wave." Upon seeing this, Bakura also gave the same order to Kugo Ito.

A clear, emotionless cry rang out from Nihilego, and with a heavy flick of its wrists, a surge of poisonous mud rose from the ground, rushing towards the two spirits of Flame Warrior King.

The toxic mud tide, accompanied by hot winds, made the fiery red heatwave seem to have a touch of purple light!

This scene caused the surrounding tourists to take a few steps back, as the heat wave seemed to carry poisonous fumes, and they were afraid of being contaminated.

"Here she comes! Mei!"

Touko's little face was extremely serious as she called out to Mei.

They've known each other for six months and are incredibly familiar and in sync.

"Leave it to me! Serpent Lord, Harden Plant!"

Mei responded confidently, then shouted loudly to Serperior.

The Monarch Serpent raised its head high, its long, noble body shimmering with a mysterious green light.

The next moment, the battlefield shattered violently, and countless huge green plant roots burst out of the soil, rushing headlong into the hot wind and toxic mud tide.

Harden Plant! A top-tier Grass-type move that only the three Grass-type starter Pokémon can learn!

The roots of the hardened plants surged toward the hot wind one after another. Although they were constantly being crushed by the hot wind and toxic mud, the hardened plants seemed to be inexhaustible, constantly emerging from the ground.

Finally, the hot wind and toxic mud tide were completely blocked by hardened plants!

"Interesting, you've even learned how to harden plants?" Bakura looked at Serperior, who seemed somewhat listless at the moment, with great interest.

It has to be said that Mei's talent is indeed outstanding. He could tell that Mei was probably not very old, although Mei's bust size was completely inconsistent with her age...

Bakura remembers that in the official promotional video, Mei took her Serperior, evolved to its final form, to challenge the first gym... It was simply inhuman...

“This is a bit troublesome.” Unlike Bakura, who was distracted, Akane frowned slightly as she looked at the plants in front of her.

These were all left behind by hardened plants, completely blocking their view.

"Flame King! Explode and burn!"

Just then, Touko's cold shout came over.

King Yanwu raised his arms high and roared, his entire body radiating an intensely hot red light. Then, King Yanwu's arms fell heavily to the battlefield.

The already broken ground, damaged by hardened plants, was now filled with an intense red glow and heat.

The next moment, a massive burst of flames shot into the sky, burning away the roots left by the hardened plants, and surged towards the fire-breathing dragon and Nihilego.

Explosion and fire! A top-tier Fire-type move that only the three starter Pokémon can learn!

"Kugo Ido, Mud Wave!"

Bakura raised an eyebrow and gave the order to Kyōgo Ito without hesitation.

Although he was a bit careless in the previous battle, he didn't want to actually lose.

"Ah~"

Nihilego took a slight step back, and then raised its two tentacles heavily.

A terrifying tide of toxic mud rose from the ground, a mud wave far larger than before, sweeping towards the flames of the explosion.

Fierce flames and waves of sludge clashed head-on in front of them! They remained locked in a stalemate in mid-air, neither willing to give way.

"Charizard, use Fire Blast!" Red seized the opportunity to command Charizard.

Whether it's hardening plants or exploding and burning, both will cause a period of stun after use! Taking this opportunity to attack is undoubtedly the best decision!

The fire-breathing dragon flapped its wings at high speed over the explosion and fire, its mouth brimming with intense flames.

"Mei!"

"I understand, they want me out! Dream on!"

Upon seeing this, Touko's expression changed slightly, and Mei gritted her teeth as she looked at Serpent Lord.

After special training, the stun duration of Serperior's Hardened Plant attack has been greatly reduced, and it should have almost recovered.

Charizard's target is undoubtedly Serperior, which is weak to Fire-types. Red's target is definitely itself!

Charizard stopped above Serperior and unleashed a fierce, 'T'-shaped burst of flames, shooting towards the Serperior, which was unable to move on the ground.

"Monarch Serpent! Hardened Plant!"

At that moment, Serperior raised its head high and hissed. Mei waved her hand heavily at Serperior without hesitation and shouted.

It's too difficult to avoid it now, so we might as well make one last gamble on 863!

The ground cracked again, and the second hardened plant emerged, with countless plant roots breaking through the soil to protect the monarch snake.

The massive explosion slammed into the plant roots, flames bursting forth and advancing relentlessly, but were ultimately stopped by the ever-growing plant growth.

The large character explosion was blocked!

But Serperior's offensive had only just begun. As Serperior's ruby-like eyes looked at Charizard, its massive plant roots shot towards the Charizard in mid-air!

"very good!……??"

A smile appeared on Mei's innocent face, but the next moment, the smile froze on her face.

Two white beams of light suddenly struck from afar, slamming heavily into the Serpent Lord.

The Serpent Lord showed a pained expression and let out a cry, instantly halting the plant's attack on the Charizard.

"Damn jellyfish!" Mei hurriedly looked in the direction from which the attack came, and saw Nihilego Ido raising two tentacles.

It was the power gem attack it unleashed!

"Charizard, Fire Punch!"

Red glanced at Bakura, not wasting the opportunity, and gave Charizard a deep command.

Charizard roared and flapped its wings, piercing through the giant plants as it attacked the Serpent Lord on the ground.

"It's over..."

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Charizard flew over the tangled vegetation, its flaming fist striking Serperior hard. Although Emboar, freed from its stunned state, desperately tried to stop it, it was ultimately too late.

After the Flame Punch hit, the Serpent Lord, still stiff from the aftereffects of the Hardened Plant, collapsed to the ground.

Then, under Mei's extremely gloomy expression, Charizard unleashed another jet of flame to finish her off at close range!

Although Charizard was also hit by Emboar's Brick Break and fell to the ground, Serperior was directly rendered unable to battle!

"King Yanwu, earthquake!" Touko shouted to King Yanwu without hesitation upon seeing this.

She wanted to defeat the Charizard in one fell swoop to turn the tide of the battle.

However, the earthquake was interrupted by an attack from Nihilego, who was waiting for an opportunity, and the last chance was completely lost.

Then, fighting two opponents at once, Emboar was ultimately unable to fight after being hit by Charizard's Air Slash.

"Clap clap~"

A round of enthusiastic applause erupted from the crowd; after all, the battle was indeed very exciting.

"Both sides are amazing!" Xiaoxia also applauded generously, clapping and exclaiming.

"It's a pity. If Serperior hadn't seized the opportunity, the battle situation would probably still be unclear. Mei and Touko wouldn't have been without a chance of winning."

Xiao Gang nodded in agreement, then said with some regret.

It's not fair to say that Mei and Touko's fighting style was wrong; it's just that Nicholas Ido seized the opportunity exceptionally well.

At that moment, Mei was completely focused on Charizard and didn't notice Nihilego at all.

This is why it was hit by Nihilego's Power Gem, and the final Hardened Plant failed to hit Charizard.

"There are no 'what ifs' in battle." Xiaoxia rolled her eyes. That's what she said, but the situation in battle is ever-changing.

What if?

Elsewhere, a girl in a blue dress and a lady's hat looked at the field with a smile on her fair and delicate face.

"I didn't expect those two unlucky guys to actually be brothers, and this unlucky guy is actually quite strong 々‖."

The girl took a sip of juice, her clear eyes reflecting the crimson figure—the unlucky guy she had just 'visited'.

"And this guy! Hmph~" Finally, the girl's eyes fell on Bakura, and she subconsciously rubbed her shoulder.

That bump really hurt; she hadn't expected this man to be so sturdy...

At this moment, Bakura, having recalled Nihilego, looked at Akame.

"Charizard has gotten much stronger again, Red. Your performance just now was really good."

Bakura looked at Akane with a smile. Although he had been somewhat passive in the battle just now, he had only wanted to see Akane's current strength.

But it certainly didn't disappoint him; Crimson's combat instincts were very sharp.

"No, the credit for the battle just now still belongs to you."

Upon hearing this, Crimson paused for a moment, then shook her head. If it weren't for Nihilego's crucial attack...

Winning this doubles match won't be easy; our opponents are very strong.