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Just as the flames were about to engulf it, its left claw on its chest transformed from a fist into a blade, slashing straight at the flames with a fierce attack invisible to the naked eye.

"You must be joking."

Tetsuya's expression changed slightly.

The next moment, the flames were split in two like flowing water, passing through both sides of the unknown bear-like spirit's body.

"Blazing Chicken, Flame Vortex!"

While marveling at their opponent's immense strength, Tetsuya and Blaziken did not slow down their actions in the slightest.

At the corner of Ang Yang's mouth, a vortex of pure flames instantly took shape, growing larger and larger.

Chapter 440 The Battle of the Fighting Spirits (Edited in half an hour)

"boom"

A raging fire swept out.

This time, the unknown bear-type spirit on the other side finally didn't have to confront it head-on.

Blaziken's Flamethrower attack just now made it realize that this intruder was not an easy Pokémon to bully.

Even though she was tough and resilient, using the Fighting-type Brick Break to cleave through the Flamethrower still left her with minor injuries.

A faint smell of burning fur wafted around the unknown bear-like spirit.

It bent its knees slightly and exhaled deeply.

"Boom"

After a loud thud, two large, deep footprints were left where the unknown elf had stood.

Tetsuya's expression changed again.

Contrary to his expectations, this bear-like Pokémon, which appeared to be of regional form, was not weak in speed or agility at all.

Despite standing nearly two meters tall and weighing over 100 kilograms, this Pokémon can still dodge attacks from Blaziken with incredible speed.

Although it looks a bit strenuous, it's quite exaggerated considering his size.

"So, does that mean you're not good at ranged energy attacks?"

As the unknown Pokémon drew closer to Blaziken, Tetsuya quickly guessed its intentions and made a deduction based on that.

Based on our understanding of Pokémon, even legendary Pokémon have their strengths and weaknesses—except for creator gods like Arceus.

When a Pokémon has top-tier physical attack power and speed in close combat, its energy attack power will inevitably be relatively weak.

Moreover, this is quite consistent with Tetsuya's earlier assessment of the bear-type Pokémon's attributes.

Most pure Fighting-type Pokémon are not particularly good at energy attacks.

This can perhaps be attributed to the fact that most Fighting-type Pokémon possess physical attack skills.

They also lack effective means of launching long-range attacks.

If Zhe remembers correctly, Vacuum Wave, True Qi Bullet, Wave Missile, and Desperate Strike are the only four fighting-type energy attack skills.

Of these, apart from Focus Blast, mastering the other three skills depends heavily on the Pokémon.

Needless to say, very few Pokémon can master Aura Sphere. The number of Pokémon species known to be able to master Vacuum Wave and Desperate Strike is also not large.

This means that Fighting-type Pokémon battles are still mainly based on hand-to-hand combat.

Even Pokémon like Blaziken, which are strong in other attributes, are no exception.

Therefore, when faced with the charging unknown Pokémon, Tetsuya, with flames burning in his eyes, chose the same approach as Blaziken.

"Show it our spirit—after the sword dance, use a kick to knock it down!"

As he spoke, Blaziken stopped using its Flame Vortex and crossed its claws in front of it.

"Down"

After a cry filled with high fighting spirit, its aura suddenly rose to another level.

"Roar--"

The cries of the unknown spirits also rang out.

Without the interference of the fire vortex, it also burst into a faster speed to approach the Blaziken.

In the blink of an eye, the unknown Pokémon was less than ten meters away from Blaziken.

This distance is something that both it and Blaziken can reach in an instant with just a few steps.

A blinding white light shone from the claws of the unknown spirit.

The two elves locked eyes, both seeing the intense fighting spirit in each other's gaze.

For Fighting-type Pokémon, nothing is more exhilarating than increasing their strength and battling enemies.

Especially when the enemy's strength and attributes are similar to one's own.

"Boom!"

Under the watchful eyes of the spectators, the attacks of the two elves, leaving afterimages in their wake, collided fiercely.

After a brief silence, an unusually loud and muffled sound, along with a violent airflow, filled the cave.

Blue-purple light flashed in the eyes of both Nine-Tails and Gallade.

Thanks to their resistance, the aftershocks of the battle did not cause any harm to Tetsuya and Kogo.

But the flying debris around them spoke volumes about the power of this clash.

Blaziken used the force of the clash to tumble several times in the air before landing on the ground.

Its right leg trembled involuntarily.

"His strength is at least one and a half times mine, very strong."

Blaziken's Aura resonated in Tetsuya's mind.

"How's your right leg working?" Tetsuya asked quietly.

"It's acceptable. It should take about half a minute to recover." Blaziken assessed its physical condition and quickly informed its trainer.

This is also the biggest advantage of Pokémon that possess abilities such as waveguides or psychic powers.

That is, even in the midst of fierce battles, they can still communicate well with their trainers.

As for other Pokémon and trainers, the only way to obtain information about battles is through the bond between them.

While with sufficient experience, the error rate of such intelligence is very small, it is certainly far less convenient than other methods.

Blaziken leaned slightly to the side, trying to stand on its left leg, cautiously watching its opponent.

The energy of the flames flickered within it; it was ready for its next attack.

On the other side, the unknown spirit's posture was quite bizarre.

The bear's robust and massive body was almost touching the ground, but it did not fall completely.

Upon closer inspection, its thick, powerful legs are constantly exerting force.

Its three claws gripped the ground tightly, even causing cracks to appear in the ground.

"Ow—"

After a laborious roar, the unknown spirit lifted its body up in a way that defied common sense.

"Such great strength, such strong body control."

Tetsuya, of course, knew what was going on.

Blaziken can do this if it wants to, but it's not necessary most of the time.

With its flexibility, it could easily do a bridge and backflip to return to a normal posture.

Of course, it would be a bit too much for this bear-like Pokémon to do the same thing as Blaziken.

A robust physique ultimately has a significant impact on flexibility and suppleness.

The unknown elf was breathing heavily.

Although it didn't fall and suffer further damage, the enhanced kick skill after the Sword Dance was still quite damaging to its large size.

Even if it temporarily changes the location of the tile-splitting attack, thus offsetting some of the kick's power, it's the same.

Most importantly, as they know best, the unknown Pokémon have relatively low resistance to Fighting-type moves.

Its attribute is not just fighting, but a combination of fighting and evil, just like the Rogue Panda.

From this perspective, Tetsuya's guess does have some basis.

Tetsuya squinted and carefully observed the state of the Pokémon opposite him.

He didn't discover the opponent's weakness in combat, but he had some suspicions.

But this doubt alone is far from enough.

"Blazing Chicken, Aura Missile."

A short, forceful command came from his mouth.

Blaziken nodded, and a blue, sphere-like Aura Sphere instantly formed in front of it.

Unlike its opponent, Blaziken's weakness lies in defense. As for offense, Blaziken is actually quite good at both physical and energy attacks.

With a flick of its claw, the wave missile was launched, whistling as it hurtled toward the unknown spirit.

A glint of light flashed in the eyes of the unknown elf.

The two claws clenched into fists and struck out continuously, causing layers of air turbulence.

Under such defense, the size of the blue orb continued to decrease until it disappeared into the sky and earth.

"See Through" is a fighting-type skill, similar in function to "Protect," both of which prevent the user from taking damage.

In terms of success rate, it follows the same pattern as maintaining the status quo, and the two influence each other.

In other words, if you use "hold" after seeing through something repeatedly, the success rate of "hold" will still be very low, only one-third of the success rate of the previous "seeing through".

For most Pokémon familiar with this skill, the success rate is almost 100% when used for the first time.

Tetsuya's lips curled into a slight smile.

This action by the opponent shows that it is indeed countered by Fighting-type moves; otherwise, there would be no need to use Foresight to block the Wave Missile.

After all, at the beginning, when faced with the more powerful jet flames, the opponent only used Brick Break to counter them.

The unknown Pokémon sensed something was wrong, lowered its hands to its sides, and charged towards the Blaziken that was standing still.

Blaziken's right leg was still a little numb, and having just used Aura Sphere, it could only watch helplessly as its opponent approached.

"Roar"

With a step forward with its left foot, the unknown Pokémon's enormous bear paw slammed down hard on Blaziken.

At the critical moment, Blaziken raised its right leg and collided with its opponent once again.

After a brief standoff, Blaziken nimbly turned in mid-air and switched positions with Ursa.

"Now's the time! Use Brave Bird to launch a fierce attack!"

Tetsuya seized the opportunity and shouted out loud.

A dense burst of Flying-type energy instantly enveloped Blaziken's entire body.

For an Unknown Pokémon with a Fighting/Dark typing, taking this Flying-type move head-on would definitely be very difficult.

The unknown elf's expression became unusually serious, even showing signs of anger.

Instead of dodging, it crossed its hands and placed them on its head in defense.

A flash of silver metallic luster appeared on its body and then flowed into its arms.

"Clang~~"

When Blaziken, carrying the energy of Brave Bird's Strike, fell from the sky and slammed into the arms of the unknown Pokémon, the sound of metal striking metal echoed throughout the cave.

The unknown elf's massive body involuntarily took two steps back.

The marks on the ground indicate the intensity of this attack.