As the battle raged, the dust gradually settled, revealing the brutal scene of the battlefield.
Like a poetic painting, flames and petals intertwined, leaving behind a chaotic mess.
In the slowly dissipating smoke, Vileplume lay sadly on the ground, its petals all scorched.
Unlike its state before the battle, its former glory was gone, leaving only sorrow and helplessness.
Charmander stood on the arena, observing the fallen Vileplume with an air of authority and confidence, its eyes revealing the joy and pride of victory.
"Awoo!" (I am the strongest!)
Charmander suddenly let out a long howl, its roar shaking the entire arena and echoing through the sky.
Flames encircled its body, and a scorching Aura permeated the air.
'It's coming (joy)!'
Li Qingfeng was even more excited than Xiao Zhi.
He had always liked Fire-type Pokémon.
Especially Xiao Zhi's Charmander; to be able to witness Charmander's evolution up close now, how could he not be excited?
A gentle breeze swept through, scattering the sky-full of petals and flames, like fragments dancing, embedded with the glory of battle.
At that moment, Charmander's body was enveloped in a brilliant, shimmering light, like thousands of stars converging, illuminating the entire battlefield.
As the light around Charmander gradually merged, a figure nearly twice as tall as before began to emerge.
Horn-like protrusions grew on its head, it had a pointed, beak-like mouth, and its limbs and tail became longer, giving it greater flexibility and speed in battle.
The flame at the tip of Charmeleon's tail still burned, as if foretelling its power and majesty.
Xiao Zhi rushed forward and hugged Charmeleon, excitedly shouting, "That's great! Charmander, you finally evolved!"
Charmeleon was about to Ember Xiao Zhi, but feeling Xiao Zhi's tight embrace and kind emotions, its restless mood gradually calmed.
Its gaze shifted from Move - Rage to gentleness, and the surging flames within its body slowly subsided.
"Awoo." (Such a warm feeling... just like that time.)
Charmeleon felt warmth and kindness in Xiao Zhi's embrace, which reminded it of an experience from a long time ago.
Charmeleon gradually relaxed, deciding to return Xiao Zhi's hug and convey its own kindness to Xiao Zhi.
'Oh?
Did he inadvertently use Aura?
This is the bond between humans and Pokémon, Xiao Zhi, you haven't disappointed me.
Never.' Li Qingfeng watched the human and Pokémon before him, feeling a bit emotional.
"Awoo!"
Charmeleon let out a gentle and joyful roar, seemingly expressing its gratitude and closeness.
Its mouth did not Ember, it chose to respond to Xiao Zhi in this gentle way.
Hmm, I'll Ember him later; for now, I'll be more restrained since I just evolved.
Xiao Zhi saw Charmeleon's current state and knew it needed to rest, so he took out a poké ball and recalled it.
Then he said to Erika, "Miss Erika, let's continue our battle!"
Erika nodded slightly, recalling her Vileplume into its poké ball, and then took out her last poké ball: "Alright."
A flash of light, and a very tall Pokémon, looking much like a coconut tree with legs, appeared on the field.
That's right, this is the Grass/Psychic-type Pokémon—Coconut Egg Tree!
'Coconut Egg Tree, huh... Xiao Zhi, which one are you going to use next, Pidgeotto?'
Li Qingfeng thought for a moment.
Currently, the only one with a type advantage was Pidgeotto.
Could Xiao Zhi be planning to use a Flying-type to defeat the last one in one go?
'No, Li Dage, watch carefully.'
Xiao Zhi chuckled, returned to his original position, took out Monferno's poké ball, and shouted, "I choose you, Monferno!"
As Monferno appeared, it attracted the attention of the surrounding audience.
Xiao Xia was puzzled; she couldn't understand why Xiao Zhi would use Monferno: "Coconut Egg Tree has Psychic-type, and can also learn Psychic-type moves, which are super effective against Fighting-type Monferno.
What is Xiao Zhi trying to do?"
Xiaogang also couldn't understand: "In this situation, it would be better to use Charmeleon and Pidgeotto.
Xiao Zhi actually chose Monferno; he must have some deeper meaning in doing so."
On the field, Erika frowned, realizing things were a bit complicated.
As a Gym Leader, she knew some things about other regions.
Monferno from the Paldea region could learn a Ghost-type move; she didn't know its specific name, only that it was Ghost-type.
As everyone knows, the pokémon index can be used to check a Pokémon's moves.
So, Xiao Zhi opened his index in front of everyone to check Monferno's moves.
Xiaogang, Xiao Xia, Erika: ...
Just a six~
Li Qingfeng quietly watched Xiao Zhi's battle, wanting to see what outrageous move the other party would pull off.
Facing the Psychic-type Coconut Egg Tree, Xiao Zhi naturally opted for an Evil-type move.
He commanded, "Monferno, use Foul Play and charge!"
Following Xiao Zhi's command, Monferno leaped up and charged towards Coconut Egg Tree at an astonishing speed.
The Evil-type energy gathered within its body attached to its edges, like black blades, sharp and fierce.
Seeing this, Erika decided to teach Xiao Zhi a small lesson: "Coconut Egg Tree, take this move, then use Hypnosis."
Coconut Egg Tree reacted quickly.
As Monferno charged towards it, it slowly gathered strength, adjusting its posture to meet Monferno's attack.
The next moment, Monferno ran to Coconut Egg Tree's front and slammed into it fiercely.
Coconut Egg Tree's body swayed a bit, but it still withstood Monferno's Foul Play.
Then, Coconut Egg Tree gathered its mental power and released Hypnosis.
A wisp of dark blue light flowed from within Coconut Egg Tree, quickly coiling around Monferno.
After a long wait, Monferno was still full of vigor, showing no signs of fatigue, which made Erika immediately realize that its ability was 'Vigor'.
[Vigor: By stimulating vigor, it will not enter a sleep state.]
Xiao Zhi's mouth curved upwards as he shouted, "Monferno, now! Use Earth Throw on it!"
Monferno quickly leaped to Coconut Egg Tree's side, grabbed its leaves tightly, and then pulled with great force, dragging itself and Coconut Egg Tree into the sky.
After a brief pause in the air, Monferno and Coconut Egg Tree rapidly plummeted towards the ground.
Their speed increased, instantly forming a huge shockwave that slammed into Coconut Egg Tree's body.
Coconut Egg Tree was severely struck by the immense impact of Earth Throw, letting out a cry of pain as it was fiercely thrown to the ground.
However, it was all bark and no bite.
Coconut Egg Tree slowly got up, appearing to have sustained no damage.
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