Pokémon, Ash's art style is off!

Flames exploded, and waves of heat surged.

The audience could feel the intense heat emanating from the stands.

Tyranitar staggered back two steps in pain, its thick tail slamming heavily onto the ground before it managed to regain its balance.

However, there was a patch of charred black on the dark green carapace on its chest.

"Now! Dragon Claw!"

Xiao Zhi immediately followed up with the order.

The fire-breathing dragon folded its wings and swooped down.

A bluish-white light condensed on its right claw. It slashed in from the side, the claw tip drawing an arc, and struck hard at Tyranitar's head!

"Yahoo—!"

The swipe of the claw sent Bangalore's head lolling to the side, and it squealed and staggered several steps.

Cheng, who was standing to the side, broke out in a cold sweat instantly.

How can this Charizard's skills be so powerful?!

He knew Tyranitar's defensive capabilities better than anyone.

The body of a quasi-god is naturally an impenetrable barrier, not to mention the vast amount of resources he has poured into it.

But even with such strong defense, it was broken by Charizard's single dragon claw attack.

Is that right?!

Seeing Charizard easily dodge Tyranitar's hasty counterattack with a flap of its wings and adjust its stance to attack again, Makoto didn't have time to think and suddenly raised his hand and pointed to the sky.

"Use Sandstorm! Block its movement!"

Charizard looked at Tyranitar with an encouraging expression.

come on!

Use it!

Tyranitar... no! I should call you Tyranitar now, let me see where your limits are!

Encouraged by both its trainer and boss, Tyranitar, brimming with confidence, roared loudly.

An earthy yellow energy fluctuation emanated from his body!

The dust in the air began to vibrate, and tiny grains of sand rose from the ground, as if drawn together by invisible threads to converge on Bangiras.

The sky began to turn a hazy yellow at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Once this move is used, the entire field of vision will be blocked, and even if Charizard is very agile, its mobility will be restricted!

From the air, Charizard, watching all this, nodded with a look of emotion.

Without realizing it, you've grown to this extent!

OK!

Well played!

Well done!

It's a fire-breathing dragon... just waiting for you to charge up your power!

The fire-breathing dragon in the air suddenly changed its expression and lunged forward, extending its claws.

It grabbed a piece of rock that had been shattered by the battle.

With a flick of his wrist, the rubble, accompanied by the whoosh of the wind, slammed straight into Tyranitar's wide-open mouth!

Bangiras's roar instantly turned into a cough.

The sandstorm's energy momentarily froze, extinguishing itself after emitting only a few wisps of yellowish-brown dust.

But Charizard, having finally managed to trick... and found an opportunity, wasn't about to give up so easily!

The second action was almost seamlessly connected.

With a flick of its tail, it splashed sand right in the face!

Coarse sand pelted into Bangalore's eyes, and it growled in pain as it raised its forelegs to rub them, its vision instantly blurring.

In the instant its vision was obscured, Charizard's figure had already vanished from the spot.

The next second, a sharp pain shot through my back.

The bluish-white light on the dragon claw solidified to the extreme, and with a diagonal upward flick, it struck the weak gap between the armor plates of Tyranitar!

It is indeed a dragon's claw!

250. They're back! They're all back!

Seeing this smooth and effortless operation.

Not only Bangilas and Makoto, but even the spectators outside the stadium were in an uproar.

"W-what was that just now?! Am I seeing things? I've been playing for fifteen years and I've never seen anything like it before!"

"Throwing something to gag, splashing sand to blindfold, using dragon claws to sneak up from behind... Good heavens! How can they use these skills in such a despicable way!"

"Wow, this Charizard! I've seen at least eighty or a hundred Charizards, and they're all the same old head-on, pure brute force, just pure recklessness! That's the Kanto style of fighting! How could this one be so sneaky!"

"That guy was right, it really isn't a dragon from our Kanto region..."

"I don't think this is love turned into hate, is it?"

"Hmm? What do you mean?"

"Didn't you hear what that trainer named Makoto said? He and Tyranitar have been waiting for this day for a long time. This Charizard probably feels that its beloved has been stolen, and it's holding a grudge, right?"

"Sigh~"

Upon hearing this, a chorus of heartfelt sympathy immediately arose from all around.

Oh, I see.

That's not surprising, that's not surprising at all.

Front row of the audience.

Xiao Gang, Xiao Xia, and Lillie, who understood after Xiao Xia's explanation, all had very interesting expressions.

This scene surprised them a little.

But thinking about it carefully... deceiving the opponent before the battle to make them relax is indeed something Charizard could do.

Although it's outrageous, it's not entirely unreasonable since it's a Charizard.

On the field.

Bangiras turned his head with difficulty to look at the dark figure behind him, his eyes, which were covered in sand, were still red.

Tears mingled with dust, leaving streaks of dishevelment on his cheeks.

It was panting heavily, its chest heaving violently, and the weak crevice on its back where the dragon's claw had struck it was throbbing with pain.

But compared to physical pain, the psychological blow is more devastating at this moment!

Tyranitar stared at the Charizard behind him, his pupils filled with disbelief.

Boss, weren't you proud of me and encouraged me to unleash my full potential?

The look in your eyes, that look in your eyes, wasn't it saying "Bring it on, let's see where my limits are?"

Then why are you poking me now?

pain!

It hurts so much!

Looking at Tyranitar's puzzled expression, Charizard kindly poked its claws inside and twisted them half a turn.

"roar~"

Silly child.

That's obviously to trick you into using your ultimate skill and revealing a weakness.

Bring it on! Let's see where the limits are...

Pokémon battles are such a cruel thing!

Charizard even patted Tyranitar on the back of the head with its other paw, a gentle gesture as if it were comforting a clueless little brother.

I never expected this.

I haven't seen you for so long, and you've actually deteriorated to such a state.

They couldn't even react to a mere sneak attack...

"Charizard! Don't teach other Pokémon those weird things!"

Looking at Charizard and Tyranitar now, Ash shuddered, immediately thinking of Blaine's Magmar.

According to what he's heard recently, Senior Xia Bo's reputation is plummeting!

"And Pokémon battles are never this shady!"

Charizard glanced back at Ash, the flame on the tip of its tail flickering.

Strange? Dark?

This is called the passing down of practical experience, okay?

Besides, this kid isn't that naive; he was quite the expert at sneak attacks back in the day.

Otherwise, why would everyone have sent it out to act and attract your attention?

Ash: "........"

"Tyranitar! Rock Block! Quick! Use Rock Block!"

Hearing the casual conversation between the man and the dragon, Makoto finally snapped out of his shock and immediately made a choice.

As a trainer who has already made it to the second half of the qualifiers, he still has a certain level of skill.