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he knowes pokemon more than i know _Chapter_1227_en
Chapter 349
Chapter 1216: A Great Start
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
CLANG!!
Two similarly powerful kicks, Blaze Kick and High Jump Kick, collided head-on in mid-air.
"Medi!!"
However, Medicham let out a low cry, its agile body exerting force a second time and kicking Blaziken backward.
After a few consecutive somersaults, Blaziken finally stabilized itself.
It shook its lower limbs in the air, feeling a tingling numbness.
"Heh heh, my Medicham's Ability is Pure Power. In terms of strength, it's invincible!!"
The Karate Youth, Genki, seemed very confident.
This was an Ability similar to Huge Power, giving Medicham's physical attack moves extremely destructive power.
"As expected of a trainer who has collected eight badges."
Ash's eyes, however, were bright. A battle is only interesting when even a first-round opponent has a few tricks up their sleeve!
"Next up is this move. Medicham, use Psycho Cut!!"
Medicham flipped its palm, and two sharp psychic blades materialized, slashing through the air!
With the enhancement of Pure Power, the size of the pinkish-purple psychic blades suddenly doubled.
Don't be fooled into thinking Psycho Cut is a ranged move... this move is still considered a physical, close-combat attack.
"In that case, let it see your jumping power! Blaziken, use Bounce!!"
Ash thrust his finger toward the sky.
"Blazi!!"
Blaziken bent its knees, and its body shot high into the sky from a standstill, just like a rocket!
Its instantaneous, explosive jump was so high that even the spectators in the top rows had to crane their necks to follow.
Seeing its Psycho Cut dodged by its opponent, Medicham instinctively raised its head.
"Medi..."
But the dazzling sunlight almost perfectly overlapped with Blaziken. Caught off guard, Medicham was blinded by the flash.
And Ash's raised arm came slamming down.
"Finish it in one go! Use Brave Bird!!"
Ash roared.
"BLAZI!!"
Reaching its apex, Blaziken let out a fierce cry in mid-air.
The next moment, its entire body was engulfed in blazing flames, its form becoming a straight, sharp arrow as it suddenly plummeted.
WHOOSH!!
Halfway down, the red flames transformed into a heart-stopping, ghostly blue.
It looked like a blue flame, but it had nothing to do with fire. Instead, it was filled with the unique, piercing sharpness of a Flying-type attack that was already descending!
Brave Bird!!
This was the result of Blaziken's special training at the Sky Pillar. Not only had it mastered such a powerful Flying-type move...
The first part of its Egg Move, Bounce, could be used to evade an attack. The second part, the descent, could then be used to boost other moves, maximizing the power of the downward assault!
Brave Bird descended head-on. Medicham wanted to counter with High Jump Kick, but it had barely jumped three meters before its opponent's move came crashing down, blotting out the sky.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Brave Bird exploded!
Medicham was instantly crushed by an immense force, sent plummeting down and smashing heavily onto the ground!
It's super effective!
A violent explosion erupted in the area, sending up billowing clouds of smoke and dust.
And as the smoke and dust cleared...
"Medi..."
The Medicham that had just been boasting its Pure Power now lay on the ground, its eyes spinning, unable to battle any longer.
The outcome was decided in one move!
"Medicham is unable to battle! Blaziken wins! Therefore, in the first preliminary match, Trainer Ash from Pallet Town advances!"
Hearing the referee's announcement, the Karate Youth fell to one knee, a look of disbelief on his face.
"How is this possible?!"
He was the hope of the entire Dewford Gym, yet he was eliminated in the very first round...?!
"He's still a long way off."
Far away in the Dewford Gym, Brawly, who was watching the live broadcast of the battle, also shook his head.
The gap between them isn't just a tiny bit...
"BLAZI!!"
Back in the arena, Blaziken simply maintained its proud, upright posture.
Electric arcs from the recoil damage of Brave Bird crackled across its body, yet it shot a jet of scorching flames toward the sky, as if it still hadn't had its fill of the fight.
"Return. There are still many more battles to come."
Ash had no choice but to recall the fired-up Pokémon for now.
Blaziken was his first Pokémon after arriving in the Hoenn Region, and having it go out first... was a great start!
BOOM! BOOM!
The battle was over, and just as Ash was about to leave the stage, he heard a series of dull, heavy, explosive sounds from nearby.
The battle arenas weren't far apart, just a few steps away. It seemed the Ever Grande Conference was on a tight schedule, grouping all the participants together for a very compact preliminary round.
While his match had ended almost instantly, the one next to it was just heating up.
"A Beldum? Interesting."
Seeing that one side had sent out the base form of one of the Hoenn Region's signature pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Ash's interest was piqued, and he casually wandered over.
Is everyone and their mother using a pseudo-legendary these days? He still didn't have either of the Hoenn Region's two signature ones!
As he got closer, he saw that the one commanding the Beldum was a youth with orange hair. His messy, thick hair was tied into a small ponytail.
He was also dressed in a rather traditional martial arts uniform and had a chubby build.
The electronic screen showed that this was a trainer named Morrison.
His opponent was a robust Electabuzz.
"Beldum, use Tackle!!"
"Electabuzz, use Thunder Punch!!"
The dumbbell-shaped Beldum hovered in mid-air before suddenly charging forward, simple and unadorned.
Meanwhile, the Electabuzz on the other side formed a fist of lightning and threw a punch straight at its target!
BZZZT-BANG!!
Electabuzz's strength was clearly superior, sending Beldum flying with the blow.
"Beldum, don't lose to it! Use Tackle again!!"
Morrison, however, seemed to have only one line, endlessly repeating the command for Tackle.
"Are you asking for it? Then keep using Thunder Punch!"
This gave Electabuzz a golden opportunity. It threw one heavy Thunder Punch after another, repeatedly knocking Beldum back.
After a few turns, Beldum's grayish-blue, angular body looked as if it was about to shatter from the beating.
But it still didn't stop using Tackle, charging forward fearlessly, disregarding life and death.
"Beep beep. A Pokémon like Beldum can only use the move Tackle."
The Pokédex suddenly made its presence known.
This made Ash pause for a moment.
He dared to send it out as his starter like this? Wasn't he afraid of crashing and burning in the first match?
"Fortitude!! Beldum, show it our fortitude!!"
However, the chubby Morrison just kept roaring from behind.
This kept Beldum's fighting spirit burning brightly, and it continued to charge again and again.
After being sent flying by Electabuzz an unknown number of times, Beldum's entire body suddenly began to glow with a dazzling white light, and its body swelled to several times its original size.
"It evolved?!"
The corner of Ash's mouth twitched, his face full of surprise.
As the light faded, Beldum had transformed into a flat, iron-disk Pokémon that hovered in mid-air. Its outstretched arms looked as though they were formed from two additional Beldums.
Metang!
(end of chapter)
2024-05-15 Author: Samsung Charmander (Author Name)
CLANG!!
Two similarly powerful kicks, Blaze Kick and High Jump Kick, collided head-on in mid-air.
"Medi!!"
However, Medicham let out a low cry, its agile body exerting force a second time and kicking Blaziken backward.
After a few consecutive somersaults, Blaziken finally stabilized itself.
It shook its lower limbs in the air, feeling a tingling numbness.
"Heh heh, my Medicham's Ability is Pure Power. In terms of strength, it's invincible!!"
The Karate Youth, Genki, seemed very confident.
This was an Ability similar to Huge Power, giving Medicham's physical attack moves extremely destructive power.
"As expected of a trainer who has collected eight badges."
Ash's eyes, however, were bright. A battle is only interesting when even a first-round opponent has a few tricks up their sleeve!
"Next up is this move. Medicham, use Psycho Cut!!"
Medicham flipped its palm, and two sharp psychic blades materialized, slashing through the air!
With the enhancement of Pure Power, the size of the pinkish-purple psychic blades suddenly doubled.
Don't be fooled into thinking Psycho Cut is a ranged move... this move is still considered a physical, close-combat attack.
"In that case, let it see your jumping power! Blaziken, use Bounce!!"
Ash thrust his finger toward the sky.
"Blazi!!"
Blaziken bent its knees, and its body shot high into the sky from a standstill, just like a rocket!
Its instantaneous, explosive jump was so high that even the spectators in the top rows had to crane their necks to follow.
Seeing its Psycho Cut dodged by its opponent, Medicham instinctively raised its head.
"Medi..."
But the dazzling sunlight almost perfectly overlapped with Blaziken. Caught off guard, Medicham was blinded by the flash.
And Ash's raised arm came slamming down.
"Finish it in one go! Use Brave Bird!!"
Ash roared.
"BLAZI!!"
Reaching its apex, Blaziken let out a fierce cry in mid-air.
The next moment, its entire body was engulfed in blazing flames, its form becoming a straight, sharp arrow as it suddenly plummeted.
WHOOSH!!
Halfway down, the red flames transformed into a heart-stopping, ghostly blue.
It looked like a blue flame, but it had nothing to do with fire. Instead, it was filled with the unique, piercing sharpness of a Flying-type attack that was already descending!
Brave Bird!!
This was the result of Blaziken's special training at the Sky Pillar. Not only had it mastered such a powerful Flying-type move...
The first part of its Egg Move, Bounce, could be used to evade an attack. The second part, the descent, could then be used to boost other moves, maximizing the power of the downward assault!
Brave Bird descended head-on. Medicham wanted to counter with High Jump Kick, but it had barely jumped three meters before its opponent's move came crashing down, blotting out the sky.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Brave Bird exploded!
Medicham was instantly crushed by an immense force, sent plummeting down and smashing heavily onto the ground!
It's super effective!
A violent explosion erupted in the area, sending up billowing clouds of smoke and dust.
And as the smoke and dust cleared...
"Medi..."
The Medicham that had just been boasting its Pure Power now lay on the ground, its eyes spinning, unable to battle any longer.
The outcome was decided in one move!
"Medicham is unable to battle! Blaziken wins! Therefore, in the first preliminary match, Trainer Ash from Pallet Town advances!"
Hearing the referee's announcement, the Karate Youth fell to one knee, a look of disbelief on his face.
"How is this possible?!"
He was the hope of the entire Dewford Gym, yet he was eliminated in the very first round...?!
"He's still a long way off."
Far away in the Dewford Gym, Brawly, who was watching the live broadcast of the battle, also shook his head.
The gap between them isn't just a tiny bit...
"BLAZI!!"
Back in the arena, Blaziken simply maintained its proud, upright posture.
Electric arcs from the recoil damage of Brave Bird crackled across its body, yet it shot a jet of scorching flames toward the sky, as if it still hadn't had its fill of the fight.
"Return. There are still many more battles to come."
Ash had no choice but to recall the fired-up Pokémon for now.
Blaziken was his first Pokémon after arriving in the Hoenn Region, and having it go out first... was a great start!
BOOM! BOOM!
The battle was over, and just as Ash was about to leave the stage, he heard a series of dull, heavy, explosive sounds from nearby.
The battle arenas weren't far apart, just a few steps away. It seemed the Ever Grande Conference was on a tight schedule, grouping all the participants together for a very compact preliminary round.
While his match had ended almost instantly, the one next to it was just heating up.
"A Beldum? Interesting."
Seeing that one side had sent out the base form of one of the Hoenn Region's signature pseudo-legendary Pokémon, Ash's interest was piqued, and he casually wandered over.
Is everyone and their mother using a pseudo-legendary these days? He still didn't have either of the Hoenn Region's two signature ones!
As he got closer, he saw that the one commanding the Beldum was a youth with orange hair. His messy, thick hair was tied into a small ponytail.
He was also dressed in a rather traditional martial arts uniform and had a chubby build.
The electronic screen showed that this was a trainer named Morrison.
His opponent was a robust Electabuzz.
"Beldum, use Tackle!!"
"Electabuzz, use Thunder Punch!!"
The dumbbell-shaped Beldum hovered in mid-air before suddenly charging forward, simple and unadorned.
Meanwhile, the Electabuzz on the other side formed a fist of lightning and threw a punch straight at its target!
BZZZT-BANG!!
Electabuzz's strength was clearly superior, sending Beldum flying with the blow.
"Beldum, don't lose to it! Use Tackle again!!"
Morrison, however, seemed to have only one line, endlessly repeating the command for Tackle.
"Are you asking for it? Then keep using Thunder Punch!"
This gave Electabuzz a golden opportunity. It threw one heavy Thunder Punch after another, repeatedly knocking Beldum back.
After a few turns, Beldum's grayish-blue, angular body looked as if it was about to shatter from the beating.
But it still didn't stop using Tackle, charging forward fearlessly, disregarding life and death.
"Beep beep. A Pokémon like Beldum can only use the move Tackle."
The Pokédex suddenly made its presence known.
This made Ash pause for a moment.
He dared to send it out as his starter like this? Wasn't he afraid of crashing and burning in the first match?
"Fortitude!! Beldum, show it our fortitude!!"
However, the chubby Morrison just kept roaring from behind.
This kept Beldum's fighting spirit burning brightly, and it continued to charge again and again.
After being sent flying by Electabuzz an unknown number of times, Beldum's entire body suddenly began to glow with a dazzling white light, and its body swelled to several times its original size.
"It evolved?!"
The corner of Ash's mouth twitched, his face full of surprise.
As the light faded, Beldum had transformed into a flat, iron-disk Pokémon that hovered in mid-air. Its outstretched arms looked as though they were formed from two additional Beldums.
Metang!
(end of chapter)
