blogombal Chapter 284 Fire-breathing dragon on a sunny day, instantly killing through the defenses!
Chapter 284 Fire-breathing dragon on a sunny day, instantly killing through the defenses!
Chapter 284 Fire-breathing dragon on a sunny day, instantly killing through the defenses!
The force of the earthquake was entirely channeled into Venusaur, but Venusaur was not only unharmed, it even seemed to be enjoying it!
This unconventional situation once again left Shinji dumbfounded.
What's going on? Why are Ground-type moves ineffective against Venusaur? Venusaur is a Grass/Poison type, and Ground-type moves should normally deal double damage, but now—forget double damage, it doesn't even do any damage.
Kaoping, who was watching the game from the stands, saw this scene and unconsciously adjusted his glasses, which had fallen off. A hint of pleasure appeared in his eyes behind the glasses. Finally, someone—finally, someone could empathize with him!
As a data-driven trainer, he hates people who don't play by the rules, and Ash is the king of those who don't play by the rules!
It's one thing if he loses to Ash, he can accept defeat, but he can't accept losing for no reason!
He lost inexplicably, he had no idea how he lost, it just happened, and then all of his Pokémon were wiped out.
The opponent can even shatter the magic space directly, what a freak!
Now, another victim like him has appeared, and this time it's on the final stage.
Ground-type moves were ineffective, and Kohei couldn't figure out how he did it no matter how hard he tried. He could only say that it was a good thing he wasn't the one competing on the field, otherwise he would have been scratching his head in frustration.
Now, Shinji is in a dilemma. How will you deal with this situation, Shinji?
Between Ash and Shinji, Koppin still hopes Shinji will win. Although that guy is arrogant and aloof, and seems like a show-off, as a fellow countryman, he naturally hopes that Shinji from the Sinnoh region will win, and he also has some interactions with Shinji.
But given Ash's monstrous level of skill, it would be very difficult for Shinji to win!
On the field, Venusaur absorbed the power of the earthquake and instantly converted it into Grass-type power, which was then channeled back into the ground, causing the entire field to shake. Then, even thicker thorny green plants burst out from the ground!
This is a hardened plant that has been enhanced by the opponent's power, making it three times stronger than the hardened plant that attacked the Snow Fairy before!
Venusaur inherits Xerneas's legacy. Although Kalos refers to Xerneas as the god of life and creation, a little-known fact is that Xerneas also has another title: the ruler of the land!
Its unique skill, Earth Mastery, allows it to absorb the power of the earth to greatly enhance itself; the power of the earth is its own power.
Therefore, Xerneas is also known as the Earth God, a little-known fact that was told to Ash by the experts in the group.
It was because of this information that Ash had Venusaur battle against the Pokémon in his team, trying to absorb the Ground-type moves that attacked. He discovered that as long as the Ground-type power was not much greater than Venusaur's strength, it could be absorbed by Venusaur and converted into its own power.
This ability was also learned from Xerneas's legacy.
Venusaur is now considered immune to Ground-type moves. While it may not be immune to all Ground-type moves, it is virtually immune to moves weaker than Venusaur.
However, it would be a bit difficult for a being of Torterra's caliber to completely absorb the skills it unleashed.
Venusaur did suffer some damage, but most of it was converted into its own power. Compared to the power it absorbed, the damage was negligible.
The burst of hardened plants surged toward Torterra, whose type is Grass and Ground. Unlike Venusaur, which has a four-fold resistance to Grass-type moves, Torterra can take normal damage with Grass-type moves. If it gets hit directly by the hardened plants, it will be in trouble.
"Come back, Torterra." Shinji didn't bother with any talk of Grass-type Pokémon dignity; faced with an unfavorable situation, he naturally had to recall Torterra without hesitation.
This allows you to dodge the opponent's hardened plants during the gap when you're switching Pokémon, and the opponent will also be stunned.
"Dragon King Scorpion, prepare for battle." With a flash of light, a ferocious-looking scorpion appeared on the field. The scorpion was entirely purple and covered with a hard carapace, looking like a formidable opponent.
"The Sinnoh region's signature Pokémon, Drapion, has both Poison and Dark types. Shinji's Pokémon is one of his signature Pokémon. Previous data indicated that Drapion's level was around mid-level in the Gym, but it may have reached an even higher level now," Brock analyzed with a serious expression.
Drapion is a Pokémon that almost never appears in the Kanto region. However, since this Pokémon was Shinji's main Pokémon, the three of them paid a lot of attention to it. Ash did some research and also helped Brock and Misty learn a lot about Pokémon from other regions.
Drapion's two types mean that Venusaur's Grass and Poison types can only have a weak effect, so Drapion's type advantage should be considered here.
Furthermore, Shinji's decision to recall Torterra when Venusaur used Harden Plant was a brilliant move. This not only avoided the damage from Harden Plant but also put Venusaur into a stunned state.
Torterra's Ground and Grass-type moves don't do much damage to Venusaur, so using Drapion now would provide a good range of attacks against Venusaur.
But then again, if it were Ash, he probably wouldn't have recalled Torterra. Even against the wind or type disadvantage, Ash would fight to the bitter end if his Pokémon wanted to battle.
Logically speaking, this choice is not good, but that's what Ash would do, and that's what makes Ash different from other trainers.
Therefore, Shinji and Ash are like opposites, one representing extreme emotion and the other extreme rationality.
To Shinji's surprise, the Hardening Plant's effects did not end after he sent out the Dragon King Scorpion. Although the time he spent recalling and releasing the Pokémon was short, it should have been enough for the Hardening Plant to begin to decline.
But now, the hardened plants still look vibrant and show no signs of disappearing.
The moment the Dragon Scorpion entered the arena, the hardened plants seemed to come alive and quickly moved towards the Dragon Scorpion.
"Pin Missile!" Shinji's expression hardened, and he instructed Ryūō Sasori to use Pin Missile in response.
Drapion's body was slightly bent, and five emerald green arrows shot out from its tail. It can fire up to five Pin Missiles in a row. For ordinary Pokémon, whether they can fire five in a row is purely a matter of luck, but for Pokémon that have undergone professional training, they can fire five Pin Missiles every time. Drapion is one of them.
Five sharp pin missiles imbued with Bug-type power slammed into the sweeping thorns, and with a series of explosions, thick smoke rose into the air.
The next second, several thorns shot out from the smoke, and the wolf fiercely whipped the Dragon King Scorpion!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!!" Even with the slight effect, the Dragon King Scorpion's face still showed pain.
Shinji's expression darkened slightly. This Venusaur was much stranger than he had imagined. Not only did the hardened plant stay on the field for a longer time, but its power was also frightening.
Pin Missile is a Bug-type move, which has a natural suppressive effect against Grass-type moves. However, the five consecutive Pin Missiles only managed to slow down Hardened Plant's advance. In fact, Hardened Plant didn't even have time to pause before passing right through the Pin Missiles and hitting Drapion.
This situation can only mean that the gap in strength between the two sides is simply too great.
After Hardened Plant hits Dracovish, it finally runs out of power and droops helplessly. Venusaur, on the other hand, although it hits its opponent, doesn't seem very interested.
He wants to fight that Grass-type Torterra!
What's with replacing it with a scorpion?! What happened to the dignity of fighting a Grass-type battle?! You turtle, where did your dignity go?!
Ash noticed Venusaur's protest and gave a helpless smile: "Come back now, Venusaur. We'll settle this another time."
Based on Shinji's strategy, unless all his Pokémon are rendered unable to battle, he probably won't send Torterra out to fight against Venusaur.
After all, Torterra's disadvantage against Venusaur was too exaggerated, so Ash simply brought Venusaur back to give other Pokémon some room to compete.
"I choose you, Charizard!" Ash chose to send out Charizard when facing Gliscor!
There was absolutely no restraint between the two sides; it was a battle of pure strength!
"Charizard? Drapion, use Poison Spikes."
"Stop him, Flamethrower!!" Toxic Spikes, like Stealth Rock, is a purely disgusting move. As long as a Pokémon touches the terrain, it will be poisoned. Even Flying-type Pokémon will be affected by this move if they are knocked to the ground.
Poisoning not only continuously reduces a Pokémon's stamina, but also hinders its movement. If the poison takes effect while you are using a skill, there is a chance that the skill will fail to be used.
So no matter what, Ash will never let the opponent use Poison Spikes.
A blazing flame gathered in the fire-breathing dragon's throat, and the next second, crimson flames illuminated the entire arena!
Just as the stinger on Dracovish's back stood up, it felt like a giant sun had fallen from the sky. That's right, Charizard's flames were just like the sun; anyone who didn't know better would think it was an explosive explosion!
Shinji was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the top of the field, where a blazing sun formed of energy hung high. It was that energy sun that made Charizard's flames amplify so dramatically!
"So they were setting up Charizard's entry all along? Drapion, Protect!" Judging from the speed of Flamethrower, even if we can successfully use Spikes, Drapion will probably perish under that flame.
This fire dragon's attack power is simply too strong, and with the added blessing of a sunny day, even if the Dragon King Scorpion had five lives, it wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Upon hearing this, the Dragon King Scorpion immediately withdrew its poison darts and instead erected a verdant barrier in front of it.
"BOOM!!" An unparalleled explosion resounded in the arena, and thick black smoke obscured everyone's vision. The surrounding spectators wished they could attach their eyes to the arena to see what was happening.
A moment later, a figure shot out from the black mist like an arrow, and then crashed heavily into the barrier.
Everyone turned their attention to the figure, only to discover that it was none other than the Dragon King Scorpion!
How could we suffer such a heavy blow even after using the "Defend" skill?
"Charizard, Fire Punch!" Charizard, shining in the sun, flapped its wings and plummeted down like a fiery meteor, its clenched claws ablaze with crimson flames!
"Boom!!" The Flame Fist struck the Dragon King Scorpion solidly, which was completely unable to move. Brilliant flames rose up and burned all over the Dragon King Scorpion's body.
Dragon Scorpion let out a long, painful howl. A moment later, his body, which had been erected by flames, slumped down limply, and Charizard withdrew his fist.
"Dracovish is unable to battle, Charizard wins!" It was another battle that was almost instantly defeated. If Froslass was so easily defeated because she was fragile and two levels lower than Venusaur, then what about Dracovish?
Even though it was only one level below Charizard, and Drapion was definitely tough and resilient, it was still defeated in two moves by the opponent even after using Protect. Was that Charizard really only at the peak of the Gym level?
Even if you send a Champion-level Pokémon, it's impossible to defeat Drapion so quickly, right? Even with the blessing of a clear sky, it's still the same.
Shinji silently recalled Drapion. At this point, he had three Pokémon that were no longer able to battle, while Ash only had one Infernape that was essentially unable to fight.
In a normal situation, with everyone fighting six against six, even if three Pokémon were to lose their fighting ability first, he would not waver in the slightest, because the sacrifice of those three Pokémon would certainly be worthwhile.
But now, with the three Pokémon incapacitated, Shinji has gained nothing of value.
The opponent only lost their weakest Pokémon, Infernape, and had no idea about their lineup. Furthermore, apart from Infernape, the other Pokémon Ash sent out were all incredibly powerful.
Before battling Ash, Shinji never thought that anyone his age could push him to this point, not even Ash.
But when he actually faced Satoshi, he realized what a true genius was.
Victory in this battle is becoming increasingly distant for him. In a normal competition, he would not continue fighting because it would be meaningless if he could not win. But this is the final of the Indigo League, and he cannot give up here.
"Aggron, prepare for battle!"