Charizard That Represents Victory

"...It's really a classic recipe, familiar flavor."

After pondering for a moment, Aisha smiled at Blue.

Blue, on the other hand, had his arms wrapped around his chest, revealing absolute confidence in his smile.

He had absolute faith in this Nidoking's strength.

Because this Pokémon was raised by him from the egg, following the "Secret of the Earth" left by Giovanni, and incorporating some of his own insights and ideas.

It is a Pokémon that was born from the efforts of the two Viridian Gym Leaders and has grown to become a Pokémon!

Its strength is undeniably powerful and terrifying.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have been Blue's killer weapon against Instructor Ai in this Gym Challenge.

"Tsk."

Aisha sank his eyes.

He didn't quite understand what was going on in the "Secret of the Earth" stage.

However, the configuration of "Sheer Force trait, Nidoking with Life Orb" alone had forced him to deal with it seriously.

What is this concept?

The effect of the Sheer Force feature is that when a Pokémon uses a move with an additional effect, the power of the move is increased by 30%, but the additional effect of the move is not activated.

The effect of the Life Orb is that the move of the Pokémon with the Life Orb is 30% more powerful, and the Pokémon loses 10% of its Maximum Stamina every time it attacks an enemy with the move.

The Sheer Force feature stacks with the Life Orb's ability to increase the power of a Pokémon's moves.

Furthermore, when a Pokémon with the Life Orb's Sheer Force feature uses a move with an additional effect, the Pokémon does not lose any of its Strength!

What kind of power boost is this?

But what kind of Pokémon is Nidoking?

The powerful Earth Power, Sludge Wave, Sludge Bomb, and Flamethrower are the most powerful Pokémon in the world.

Flamethrower, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, Water Pulse, Shadow Ball, Focus Blast, Dragon Pulse... it can learn them all!

It's possible to learn them all...

All of them!

This is a serious Pokémon with a strong attack surface.

Its Special Attack racial value is a bit weak compared to its Physical Attack, but with the Sheer Force trait and the Life Orb, it's also terrifying.

Its extensive skill pool makes it an exceptional Special Attacker.

This is where the reputation of the first Dharma King comes from.

A true trump card from Blue.

With such a dominant choice, this Pokémon is full of Viridian Gym style.

"Roar!"

Nidoking's thick arms pounded its chest in a dominant manner.

The roar was deafening.

"Rotom, Hydro Pump!"

"Nidoking, Sludge Wave!"

Aisha and Blue locked eyes, and together they shouted out the command to attack.

Wash Rotom immediately opened the lid of the washing machine, and a gushing stream of water came out in one gulp, shooting towards Nidoking on the ground.

Nidoking, however, did not avoid it, and with its heavy feet on the ground, it raised its thick arms, and purple smoke with a dangerous aura quickly brewed between its arms, and with a wave of bubbles, it released a large wave of foul-smelling sludge.

"Loto~"

"Roar!"

The trajectories of both attacks were incredibly precise.

Hydro Pump and Sludge Wave brushed past each other, while Wash Rotom and Nidoking's attacks landed on each other.

"Roar!"

Taking a shot from Hydro Pump, Nidoking takes a few steps back.

However, it didn't look like he was in any serious condition.

"Rotom..."

Wash Rotom had been fighting for a long time, but after receiving such a powerful Sludge Wave, his condition had reached a critical point.

"Hmm... Huh?"

While Aisha was thinking about the best choice, suddenly, one of the Poké ball at his waist twitched.

It was the Charmeleon's Poké ball.

Aisha was stunned, and then, showed a relieved smile.

He took out the Wash Rotom's Pokémon, and after storing away the washing machine, he took out the Charmeleon's Poké ball.

"Uh-huh."

Blue, who was on the other side of the room, saw Aisha's movements and showed a satisfied smile.

He recognized the Pokémon right away, and knew who the Pokémon inside the Poké Ball was...

It was the Charmeleon that he had given to Aisha when he was still a Charmander.

"Finally, for the final battle, you chose to let this child show its growth to me."

"Go, Charmeleon, show Blue how much you've grown!"

Instructor Ai's shout overlapped with Blue's self-talk.

He threw Charmeleon's Pokémon up high, the Pokémon ball opened, and a ball of hot flames descended from the sky with impatience.

"Roar!"

It was a roar that was no different from Nidoking's roar.

In the midst of the flames, the Charmeleon with a battle spirit stomped forward, its thick tail swaying with fiery flames.

It opened its bloody mouth, and a beam of flame erupted from between its sharp dragon teeth.

"Nidoking, Water Pulse."

Blue laughed and gave the order.

Nidoking raised its arm, and a glistening ball of water emerged and floated between its palms.

Afterwards, the water ball accompanied its movement, and violently turned into a wave, smashing into Charmeleon.

"Whew!"

Charmeleon's Flamethrower actually burned through Water Pulse's wave, and Sheer Force tore a path between the curtains of water, burning into Nidoking's arm.

"Roar!"

Dodging the rest of the wave, Charmeleon roared.

Facing Nidoking, who was much taller than it, it was not afraid at all.

"Roar!"

Nidoking was furious from the pain of the burns.

Waving its arms, it immediately roared back at the Charmeleon that had provoked it.

"The flames..."

Blue could see a hint of something wrong between Charmeleon's flames.

He was at least a 'Breeder', and had been through countless Fire-type Pokémon and Charmander.

Blue could tell right away that Charmeleon's flames were not normal fire, at least not completely normal fire!

"This kid has followed you correctly." Blue held his waist with one hand, shook his head with a little bit of complexity, with a smile on his face, said: "My vision is really not wrong, when I first gave it to Ai-kun you are a very correct choice, this child is not only a good life, there are also a lot of strange things to happen to him."

"Of course."

Aisha responded to Blue's words with a smile, saying, "I won't treat any of my Pokémon badly."

"Good..."

On the field, the two trainers were exchanging pleasantries, and the two beasts were roaring, watching the fans in the live broadcasting room with their blood boiling.

"Charmeleon versus Nidoking, Instructor Ai is also a reverse attribute master, but it doesn't matter, it's burning up!"

"If I heard correctly, Blue and Instructor Ai mean that Blue gave Charmeleon, which was still a Charmander, to Instructor Ai to take care of, and then, Instructor Ai, today, took Charmeleon, which had grown up to be very strong, to challenge the Viridian Gym... Holy shit, what kind of hot-blooded king's protagonist road script is this?"

"We old fans have watched Instructor Ai raise Charmander to this point, go Charmeleon!"

"I'm a fan of Blue, but this is really touching, I'm rooting for Charmeleon to kill Nidoking!"

"It's still the finale, Charmeleon beat Nidoking, Instructor Ai will win this Gym Challenge."

The barrage screens were going crazy.

After a great tactical game, it's time for a bloodbath.

The Viridian Gym's Gym Challenge has conquered the hearts of all the viewers.

Now, after realizing the relationship between Charmeleon, Aisha, and Blue, everyone was in favor of Instructor Ai and Charmeleon.

"But, Ai-kun!"

On the field, Blue's tone was raised.

"If you think that my Nidoking is only at this level, you're sadly mistaken!"

"'Secret of the Earth' has yet to show the true power of the earth, Nidoking, let Ai-kun see your mastery of the power of the earth!" Blue swung his arm out in a very domineering manner, saying, "Use Earth Power on Charmeleon!"

"Roar!"

Nidoking's roar shook the sky.

An incomparably heavy aura rose up from its huge body, and the entire Pokémon seemed as tall as a mountain, and as stable as the earth.

Powerful ground attribute energy wrapped around its thighs, and with Nidoking's hard stomp, all of it was thrown into the ground underneath its feet.

In a flash, a tsunami of earth and stone rose from the flat ground.

"Charmeleon, Fire Blast!"

"Roar!"

Charmeleon hurriedly took a few steps back under Instructor Ai's command, its chest puffed up, and hot energy gathered inside its mouth.

A huge ball of fire was spewed out, hitting the Earth Wave that was roaring towards it.

Fire Blast dispersed the Charmeleon's Earth Power.

However, Nidoking's Earth Power came out like a real earthquake or tsunami, approaching Charmeleon.

After the main quake, there were continuous aftershocks, and Charmeleon, under Instructor Ai's command, used Flamethrower in a diffuse manner.

"Roar!"

The roars of the two beasts overlapped.

The ground shook with the sound of "rumble rumble rumble", and a hot curtain of fire descended from the sky.

"Earth Power, explode."

Blue read out the command.

Nidoking received the command and punched the ground with his backhand.

The Earth Power, which was originally released in a diffuse manner, exploded in one gulp.

The Charmeleon, who was caught off guard, was caught in the Earth Power explosion.

"Attack, Earth Power!"

"Flame Wheel control that guy's movement!"

Nidoking's Earth Power was too terrifying.

Charmeleon was knocked to the ground before he could stand up.

The Flame Wheel managed to restrain Nidoking, however, the burn effect was not a problem for it as a Special Attacker.

After another burst of Earth Power, the flames binding it were dispersed by Sheer Force.

"High output..."

Aisha frowned.

"Secret of the Earth" was truly terrifying.

This Nidoking's output was too strong.

Moreover, although Nidoking had no resistance to Fire-type moves, Ground-type moves were twice as strong against Charmeleon.

In the end, the Charmeleon would be the one to suffer from such an exchange of wounds.

"Wash Rotom's Hydro Pump is undoubtedly a heavy blow to Nidoking, and according to its stamina, it can still land at least one more shot... Combined with Charmeleon's output and an undamaged Pokémon, it should be able to kill this Nidoking."

His brain was storming with thoughts, Instructor Ai was thinking about the way he would play.

However, Charmeleon's roar brought his thoughts back to reality.

"Roar!"

"What?"

Aisha squinted at the Charmeleon, and realized that it was also looking at him.

Charmeleon, who was clearly traumatized by Earth Power, revealed a smile towards Aisha.

It wasn't a confident smile of "Trust me, I can defeat it".

Because Charmeleon knew how powerful Nidoking was after a few rounds of fighting.

Instead, it was a bloodthirsty smile that said, "Please let me have a good fight."

Even against this huge beast, even if he might not be able to win, Charmeleon didn't want to go down...

It would fight with all its might!

"Good."

Aisha gave it an approving smile.

If that's the case, let's not worry about anything else.

Let's have a good fight!

"Charmeleon, Flamethrower!"

"Nidoking, Earth Power!"

Aisha and Blue shouted their attack commands at the same time, and once again, the hot flames and the boiling earth competed.

However, this time, Charmeleon didn't choose to block Nidoking's Earth Power.

Its flames went right through the Earth Power's fluctuation and burned on Nidoking's chest.

The hot flames burned a large area of blackness on the beast's chest.

On the other hand, the Earth Wave that was coming from the Earth Power also hit Charmeleon's body without any mercy.

"Roar!"

Charmeleon roared in anger as he was not knocked to the ground by the heavy force.

He endured the pain and the heavy mountain-like pressure, straightened his back, and did not stop spewing flames for a moment.

"Roar... roar!"

His body and mind were in excruciating pain from the flames, but, bearing the name of the earth, Nidoking never stopped the output of Earth Power.

The two beasts began to compete with each other in a battle of wills...

Aisha and Blue quietly watched the battle between Charmeleon and Nidoking.

Now there was no need for command, and the rest of the battle depended on the two Pokémon themselves.

Let's see who can't hold on...

Let's see who can hold out until the end.

"Roar..."

Charmeleon's roar had a touch of pain in it.

Earth Power's restraints on it were too severe.

While maintaining its powerful output, Charmeleon's eyes gradually blurred...

Finally, it was defeated.

"Roar!"

Nidoking released Earth Power with great excitement, and the roar of the earth gradually overpowered the flame output.

Charmeleon's body gradually hunched over, and the flames that came out of it occasionally had interruptions in their output, and their power was slowly decreasing.

"Hmph!"

Blue revealed a smile of victory.

His calculations weren't wrong.

Blue knew exactly how incredible the output of his Nidoking was.

In such a battle with an advantage in attributes, the one who had the upper hand in the end would definitely be the Nidoking!

"..."

Aisha was silent.

There was no disappointment or uneasiness on his face, nor was there any doubt about Charmeleon.

Even now, as Charmeleon was losing ground to Nidoking, he kept a gentle smile on his face.

He still trusted Charmeleon...

Because Charmeleon promised him a good fight.

"That's not the way you should look, come on."

"Roar..."

I don't know if Charmeleon heard Aisha's words, but its drooping eyes opened a little wider at this moment.

Charmeleon's Sheer Force was revitalized, holding its body up under Earth Power's attack, and keeping the Flamethrower released.

The flames, which were already declining, actually burned a little more vigorously.

Between the flames of Red, there was a touch of gold color.

"Roar!"

Charmeleon's foot hit the ground, and Sheer Force braced himself.

No way... how can I... fall down here.

The fact that there is only one Nidoking left is the result of Instructor Ai and his team's hard work.

They've given themselves the huge task of finishing off the game.

It's clear that we've reached the final step...

I... how could you let them down so badly!

It's unforgivable. If he loses, Charmeleon won't be able to forgive himself!

"Roar!"

His roar was louder than ever.

Charmeleon straightened its back, and raised its majestic head.

Behind its back, the flames burning on its tail detonated, and the hot flames rose so high!

The golden parts mixed between the flames rapidly increased.

It was at this moment that the effect of the Victory Flame was truly realized!

It was the flame of friendship.

Charmeleon's appreciation for the fruits of his companions' battles had truly brought out the power of the flame...

For a moment, the figures of everyone who fought in the battle passed before Charmeleon's eyes.

Umbreon, Azumarill, Haunter, Rotom...

And those who didn't fight this time.

Caterpie, Metang, Chansey, Larvitar, Ralts...

Charmeleon could hear them cheering behind its back.

And Instructor Ai.

The one, who always believed in it no matter what.

Everyone told Charmeleon not to lose...

They said Charmeleon wouldn't lose!

Yeah, right...

I won't lose!

"Roar!"

A golden flame swept between the roaring Charmeleon's eyes.

Gradually, as it erupted, Flamethrower, which had surpassed Nidoking's Earth Power, grew in size.

The flames engulfed the purple beast.

"Roar!"

The beast's wail came out from within the flames, and Earth Power was forced to stop its output.

"What?"

Blue was shocked.

Charmeleon's outburst was not what he expected.

No matter how he looked at it, Charmeleon had been cornered by Nidoking, and there was no way to turn it around.

However...

Charmeleon stood its ground with its head held high.

"Roar!"

It let out a low roar.

Charmeleon could clearly feel a steady flow of heat energy coming out of its chest.

That was the power of the Victory Flame, activated by its cherished friendship and desire for victory.

Not only that...

Charmeleon clearly sensed that within its body, the shackles that had been restricting it from advancing significantly in strength had broken.

Then...

"Roar!"

Red's dragon, under the trend of an inexplicable force, raised its voice to the sky.

A golden flame enveloped its sturdy body, and underneath the flame was a pure and incomparable light of evolution.

"Oh?"

Aisha revealed a surprised smile.

In fact, Charmeleon had already arrived at the time of evolution, and this was also confirmed by Green.

However, for some reason, probably due to the lack of a strong stimulus, it didn't really evolve.

I didn't realize... I didn't realize that the missing stimulus had been replaced today.

"This is really..."

Green, who was watching the battle from the side, also showed a helpless expression.

As an 'Evolver', she had studied the evolution of Pokémon deeply.

She knew that in many cases, emotions had an important effect on the strength and progress of a Pokémon.

Apparently, Charmeleon's evolution today was the result of emotional stimulation.

"Interesting."

Next to her, Lorelei's frown, which had been slightly furrowed since Blue's Nidoking's appearance, finally relaxed.

She laughed with pleasure.

The aura spreading from Charmeleon's body was powerful enough for anyone to see.

The outburst it made just now could have overpowered Nidoking as well... after evolving, the situation was naturally easy to describe.

"Roar!"

A heavy, majestic roar reached everyone's ears.

Aisha and Blue, Green and Lorelei, as well as countless fans in the live broadcast room all saw the flames wrapped around the Charmeleon rapidly expanding.

Underneath the flames, the robust body bathed in light, fiercely rose once again!

Originally close to the height of one meter nine in one breath swelled to more than three meters, its neck lengthened a lot, like the real dragons in the Western mythology, the top of the head of the dragon horns is also split into two, along with the mighty dragon head together with the more mature and staunch.

Its legs became thicker, its arms became stronger.

The end of its thicker tail burned with golden flames!

A pair of wide wings spread out from its back.

Thus, the earth dragon had finally transformed into a giant dragon capable of soaring in the sky!

"Roar!!!"

The heart-stopping roar of the dragon shattered the hot flames and evolving light.

Beneath the scattered light and fire, the mighty and domineering Charizard flapped its newborn wings.

Whoosh... whoosh...

The breeze from the wings blew away the dust on the ground.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

The wings flapped more and more vigorously, and the breeze turned into a hurricane, whipping up a cloud of flying sand.

Hoo-!!! Hooooo!!!

Between the flaps of his wings, a huge force arose, carrying Charizard's huge, heavy body off the ground!

It, it flew.

It flew!

"Roar!!!"

Raising its dragon's head and flying in the sky, Charizard could no longer suppress its inner excitement, and it roared out with all its might.

It was an unrestrained roar, a sound dragon roar!

"Congratulations, Charizard..."

Aisha looked at its flying back, in a trance.

In less than a year's time, the child who liked to sleep on the bed with his calf in his arms, had changed into such a reliable and secure-looking child.

"Ho..."

Charizard turned its head with a feeling.

It looked at Aisha and gave a handsome, yet simple smile.

"Ha..."

Instructor Ai laughed and shook his head.

As expected, no matter how handsome it evolved into, the child was still the same simple child.

"Awesome, Charizard!"

Aisha gave Charizard a thumbs up.

Charizard returned the thumbs up.

The scene was reflected in the live drone's camera, and countless fans waiting in front of the screen were touched.

"That's great, that's the bond between a trainer and a Pokémon."

"I cried, I was a fan of Charmander when Instructor Ai first got it, it was like watching Charmander evolve into Charizard step by step, the feeling of raising a child in the clouds came out."

"Touching... after all, that's how people feel about Pokémon, and it's great to follow Instructor Ai."

"Instructor Ai's charm is not only dirty and routine, but also love and touching."

"With Charizard, Instructor Ai can finally fly!"

The screen was filled with congratulations and exclamations.

The evolution of Pokémon was something that everyone loved to see, especially the evolution of a Pokémon that fought back from a disadvantage in a battle.

Now, everyone can see that after Instructor Ai's Charmeleon evolved into a Charizard, Nidoking's power over it is completely gone.

So...

The result of this battle is not necessary to say.

"Hey, hey!"

Over there, Blue looked at Instructor Ai with a bit of dissatisfaction, his face full of frustration at being ignored.

"Ai-kun!"

"Sorry to keep you waiting." Aisha smiled at Blue.

Afterwards, the two of them looked at their Pokémon once more.

On the field, Charizard flying in the sky and Nidoking standing on the ground were facing each other.

Even Nidoking, which was originally a huge monster, was more than a match for Charizard after its evolution.

Especially after Charizard's flight attribute and flying ability, Nidoking's proud Earth Power was even more ineffective against him.

The balance of victory had completely tipped in favor of Aisha and Charizard.

"Hmph," Blue smiled as usual.

He never let his disadvantage make him sad.

Even if he lost, the proud lord Blue would lose with a smile on his face.

This was the style of the successor of the Viridian Gym.

"'Secret of the Earth' doesn't just specialize in ground attributes, there are countless things with power on the earth, Ai-kun!"

"In that case, let's see your power!"

The two trainers smiled at each other.

Almost at the same moment, they shouted the order for the final blow.

"Charizard, Fire Blast!"

"Nidoking, Stone Edge!"

"Roar-!!!"

"Roar!"

The trainer's commands overlapped with Pokémon's roars.

The power of fire and rock roared out from under the roars of the two Pokémon.

Between the flying sand and the rocks, the sharp rocks like missiles collided with the large flames that contained explosive power.

The hot flames blossomed into a star shape, engulfing all the sharp rocks in one gulp.

Then, the flames of the big word roared down on Nidoking's body, engulfing it.

"After the explosion, the purple-armored beast fell to the ground, incapacitated.

"Roar..."

"Roar!"

Looking down at the fainting Nidoking, the Charizard, also covered in wounds, let out a victorious roar.

It had won.

"Hey!"

Green shook her head, and rushed forward.

She stood on the field, raised her hand toward Instructor Ai, and said, "All Pokémon on the Gym Leader's side are incapacitated, therefore, the winner of this Gym Challenge is the challenger, Aisha!"

After Green shouted out Aisha's name, his broadcast room completely boiled over!

And for no other reason.

It's Blue!

Instructor Ai had defeated Blue.

Although, Blue was obviously using a newly practiced team.

However, 'Breeder's' team was not to be underestimated.

With the same level of training, Instructor Ai not only defeated Blue, but also kept two bloodied Pokémon and one full-blooded Pokémon in his hand.

Won!

So glad that he won.

[Congratulations.] A message glittering in gold, with a huge amount of gifts swept across the screen, this was Red's account.

He'd been watching Aisha and Blue's battle live, and after Aisha's victory, he'd made a huge gift.

Tsk.

But, Instructor Ai likes it!

[Instructor Ai, win!] That's Iono, she's all about the world.

[As expected of Ai-kun, please do your best from now on.] The only one who left such a gentle message is Steven.

[Yes!] Lance's message was just one word, but it was full of congratulations for Instructor Ai's victory over Blue.

Wallace, Elesa, Cynthia, and others also dropped gifts and congratulations.

One after another, the heavyweights made Instructor Instructor's room the undisputed top of the leaderboard, leaving the second place in a big gap.

In the end, it was Instructor Ai's resident top sister, "Ghostly Death House", who had a strong hold over these guys.

"It's still our No.1 Big Sister."

"Bull!"

"Instructor Ai's connections are a bit scary..."

The fans who witnessed the battle of the gods all sighed in unison.

Then, everyone saw Blue take out a green leaf-shaped badge and hand it to Aisha.

He smiled brightly, not at all upset after losing.

On the contrary, Blue looked like he was having a good battle.

"This is the Earth Badge that proves that you passed the Viridian Gym and defeated me."

"The next time we fight, we'll have to bring out our best!" Blue held Aisha's hand, his tone was very expectant, saying, "At that time, I won't lose!"

"Good ."

Instructor Ai also smiled brightly .

The strongest...

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