Pokémon from Galar

A dazzling bolt of lightning struck Coalossal once more, and at the same time, Mordred retreated instantly, crashing into a Poké Ball that had been prepared beforehand, all under the cover of the lightning. At the same moment, the Ultra Ball activated automatically, and Kyon suddenly appeared in the center of the field.

"Oh~ (It's my turn~)"

Kyon, translucent like a jellyfish, appeared on the field, immediately attracting everyone's attention. Rotom's camera even boldly floated over for a close-up shot.

"Asphalt firing!"

"Get out of the way quickly, don't get hit!"

Kawu's attack came very quickly. In an instant, Mary only had time to make Kyon dodge. This move absolutely could not be hit!

"Hey~ (Don't worry~)"

Although Kyon usually floats around and seems to have a leisurely appearance, he is actually quite fast. When large areas of asphalt were splashed over, the hot and sticky appearance made Kyon not want to get involved at all. He quickly floated backward to avoid the area of ​​asphalt and also summoned more than a dozen shadow clones.

"Dissolving liquid and highly toxic, be careful not to get burned!"

Although Kabuto's Will-O-Wisp had been emphasized beforehand, Marie couldn't help but remind her at the last minute, because it really was unpredictable. In many battle videos, when trainers were hit by Will-O-Wisp and suffered burns, they didn't even realize when they were hit.

"Ah~ (I understand!)"

Kyon, swinging his tentacles, responded, then manipulated his remaining shadow clones to scatter and charge towards the giant coal mountain.

P.S.: I've been feeling incredibly down lately, like I'm totally depressed, and I often feel inexplicably irritable...

Well, anyway, starting tomorrow I'll try to resume daily updates for this book. I feel like updating every two days is too much.

Chapter 198 Kawu's Gigantamax

A dozen or so shadow clones of Kyon floated in mid-air, gathering a thick, purple liquid that sprayed towards the giant coal mountain. This was a test by Mary; she wasn't naive enough to think such an attack could hit its mark.

"Flame Vortex!"

Sure enough, Kawu's voice quickly reached Mary's ears. A little later, she saw the giant coal mountain suddenly unleash a powerful burst of fire, centered on itself.

The raging flames encircled the giant coal mountain in the center, and the venom sprayed onto the fire barrier with a hissing sound. The dissolving liquid was not fired fast enough, and the purple venom only extinguished part of the flames, burning them to ashes at a dangerous distance, leaving behind a few wisps of smoke.

It wasn't that simple after all, but the chaotic state still took effect, albeit very weakly, but it presented an opportunity.

Mary stared at the swirling flames that resembled a sea of ​​fire, while Kyon cautiously refrained from approaching.

"Mysterious guardian, be careful to avoid it."

"Rock Blockade!"

Perhaps due to Mary's good luck, in this confrontation, Giant Coal Mountain was once again a step behind, causing Kyon to easily dodge the massive rocks that came crashing down, without blocking his escape route.

After setting up the protective measures, Mary breathed a slight sigh of relief, at least she could protect herself from the will-o'-the-wisps for a while.

"Keep your distance, Power Gem!"

Rock Blast!

Before all the shadow clones on the field had dissipated, Kyon slightly raised his tentacles, and energy overflowed from them, causing one gem-like crystal after another to appear in front of him.

Giant Coal Mountain was in a similar situation. Hiding behind the vortex of flames, he shook off the red-hot coals from his back, which floated around his body. Wisps of fire silently drifted onto the rocks, scorching them even redder.

After a brief silence, attacks from both sides erupted one after the other!

Whoosh—! Whoosh—!

Light and scorching rocks shot out, one rock shattering in the light, while others passed unimpeded through the Power Gem's attack, tearing apart the phantoms in mid-air with their immense heat.

Giant Coal Mountain's reaction speed was astonishing. The instant his attack was shattered, he reacted by suddenly exerting force with his heavy body, stomping his left foot heavily on the ground, and losing his balance, tilting to the right.

The beam of light shattered the massive protruding stone ridge on the shoulder of the giant coal mountain in one fell swoop.

Giant Coal Mountain silently collapsed to the ground, and then energy began to spread through his limbs, quickly digging open the ground and plunging his entire body underground.

Mary vaguely saw the giant coal mountain's figure disappear from the sea of ​​fire and quickly shouted:

"Throw the dissolving liquid and the deadly poison at your feet! Don't give him a chance to launch a sneak attack."

"Ya~ (Oh oh~)"

Upon hearing the command, Kyon's tentacles swayed. He had watched his opponent dive underground, so he quickly understood Mary's idea. Purple liquid gushed out from beneath the tentacles, gradually gathering and spreading on the ground away from the vortex of flames.

If you dare to get close and attack, be prepared to get poisoned; otherwise, stay far away and keep your distance.

It's an open and aboveboard scheme. Even if Kawu lets Giant Coal Mountain control the flame vortex and move over, it won't make a difference. It's pointless if he can't catch up with Kyon's speed, and it will only distract Giant Coal Mountain.

The ground on the field could be felt to tremble slightly, but without a Pokémon with keen senses, Marnie couldn't pinpoint Coalossal's location based on her own intuition alone, so she could only wait passively.

Kawu watched Mary's response and a rare smile appeared on his lips. The idea was not bad, but it wouldn't work on him.

"Giant Coal Mountain, attack!"

The instant Kawu spoke, the ground beneath Kyon, covered in venom, was suddenly torn apart, and a massive rock pillar, billowing with heat, shot skyward! Sharp Stone Attack!

After diving underground, Giant Coal Mountain suddenly changed its tactics, rendering Kyon's response useless.

"What?! Flying! Kyon!"

"ah--!"

Kyon was caught off guard by the attack. Despite his efforts to dodge the venom, he was still struck by the tall stone blade. The immense impact and heat caused him to lose his balance and fly backward.

"shoot down!"

"Power Gem! Don't get hit!"

A giant coal mountain burst forth from the ground a little distance away, and then huge boulders were thrown high into the air, flying towards Kyon's direction. It tumbled a few times in mid-air, looking rather disheveled. After all, it was resistant to fire attacks, and with the effect of the Mystic Guardian, its condition was still relatively good.

Kyon quickly organized a counterattack. The translucent gem reappeared, narrowly shattering the stone attack that contained enormous energy. Then, the light flipped and struck the giant coal mountain that was not far away and had no time to dodge.

Mary breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw the faint burn marks on Ah-Xu's body. If she hadn't activated the Mystic Protection earlier, she would definitely have been hit by it by now. Kawu's ghost fire seemed to be attached to every attack, making it impossible to defend against.

Perhaps feeling she had seen enough, Kawu suddenly removed the Poké Ball, activated the Dynamax Band, and shouted towards Marie:

"What are you going to do next? Giant Coal Mountain! Set it ablaze!"

"Roar--!!"

As Coalossal roared, it was recalled into the Poké Ball. Dynamax energy surged from the wristband and gathered in the Poké Ball in the center of its palm. Kawu held the gigantic Poké Ball with one hand, its muscles tensed, and suddenly spun around, tossing the Poké Ball high into the air!

Boom boom boom—!

The giant coal mountain grew larger and larger, the coal pile on its back turned a deeper red, and its body began to twist, as if it had transformed into a rock furnace, exuding a sense of oppression.

"Max Fireball!"

Max Fireball? Fire-type?

Marie frowned slightly. Why was it a fire-type attack... Shouldn't it be a giant rock?

"Closer range, Power Gem!"

Mighty Coalossal's Dynamaxed size is actually better suited for close combat. Its already limited mobility makes it even more difficult to move. This is Marnie's thought. Then, in that instant, Marnie suddenly realized why Kawoo chose Dynamax Blaze instead of Dynamax Rock.

"Raise the altitude! Kyon!"

"too late!"

On the back of the giant coal mountain, huge flames began to erupt, completely ignoring Kyon's approach. In Mari's eyes, it was more like the giant coal mountain was waiting for Kyon to get close before suddenly lowering its head and launching an attack on the position in front of it!

Boom boom boom—!!!

A massive explosion and flames engulfed the entire area, with the half centered around the giant coal mountain being particularly severely affected. This battlefield was completely transformed into a sea of ​​fire, with raging flames visible everywhere.

Mary instinctively raised her hand to shield herself, looking at the raging flames that were blocked by the protective shield. If it weren't for this protection, Mary felt that she would probably be turned into charcoal the moment the flames exploded.

The entire space was filled with flames. The audience, isolated outside the protective shield, watched the terrifying sea of ​​fire. Even though they had seen it many times before, they still couldn't help but swallow hard and look worriedly at Mary's tiny figure.

Yuri anxiously hugged Eevee tightly; she hadn't experienced such a terrifying Dynamax Fireball when she challenged it before!

But Mary was staring intently at the semi-transparent figure in mid-air, a slight smirk playing on her lips as if she were talking to herself:

"Given Kyon's speed, it's not too late. But can you still mount a few more attacks?"

Mt. Coal is weak to Rock and its special defensive abilities are not outstanding. So far, it has taken three hits from Kyon's Power Gem, in addition to several attacks from Mordred before.

Marie didn't think that this Coalossal was the kind of Pokémon that was focused on defense.

"Hehe~ Indeed, Giant Coal Mountain's condition isn't good, but your Nihilego Ido can't hold on either."

Kawu's voice came through the flames. He remembered that Mary and her Morbeco could still fight, but it didn't matter. Mary's strength had already been acknowledged by him, and she was qualified to receive her own fire-type badge.

"Kyon! One more time, Power Gem!"

"Max Fireball".

After a brief exchange, Kyon was given a chance to catch his breath, and both sides quickly issued their final instructions.

Chapter 199 Fire-Type Gym Challenge Ends

Boom boom boom—!!!

The flames erupted again, turning the entire area a dazzling orange. Mary completely lost her sight, seeing only flames and hearing only the sounds of explosions and howling flames.

Just as the deafening explosions gradually subsided, Marnie frowned, staring intently in the direction where Kyon had been standing.

boom--!!

The sound of another explosion suddenly reached Mary's ears. The gradually stabilizing sea of ​​fire was once again engulfed and raged. What happened?

Having lost her sight, Marie couldn't determine what had just happened. Was it Coalossal launching a third attack? Or was it an explosion caused by Kyon defeating Gigantamax?

Mary stood still, trying to calm herself, and waited silently for several seconds before the referee's voice finally rang out:

"Congratulations to Marie for her powerful breakthrough in Dynamaxing Coalossal! Victory in the Gym Challenge—!!!"

After a slight pause, dozens of devices suddenly activated around the arena, spraying out what appeared to be fire extinguishing agents, quickly extinguishing the still raging flames.

Only then was Mary finally able to vaguely see Kyon floating high in the air on the other side of the battlefield through the thin fog.

Perhaps because the explosion was too powerful, Ah-Xu didn't dare to brave the sea of ​​fire to return.

Seeing that the flames around him had subsided, Kyon, his body swaying slightly charred, flew back to Mary's side.

"Yay! (We won!)"

Rising her hand, Marilyn pinched Kyon's transparent head, took out the Ultimate Ball, aimed it at Kyon, and said with a smile:

"Yes, that's great, thank you for your hard work."

Kyon raised his tentacle and tapped the switch. Without another word, he went back into his Ultra Ball to rest. Although he wasn't hit head-on by the two Max Blasters, the spilled energy still burned him badly. If the firepower had been just a little stronger, Kyon would probably be the one lying on the ground by now.

Mary wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked around, and then walked towards the Kawu Gym Leader across the street.