Mr. Brandon's first Pokemon is Registeel, which means he plans to deploy all Three Divine Pillars in this battle!
Facing Ash, Mr. Brandon is not holding back, because he knows that if he does, he might end up being the one treated like a drowned rat.
Ash is not Paul, although he is young, his strength far surpasses Paul's, even Lorelei was defeated by Ash.
But he is different from Lorelei, Ash's victory over Lorelei only meant defeating two Champion Intermediate Level Pokemon.
However, his Three Divine Pillars are all Champion Advanced Level and are legendary Pokemon, possessing higher stats and more robust physical strength than ordinary Pokemon.
When it comes to command skills, he also doesn't think he would lose to Ash.
Ash being able to defeat Lorelei doesn't mean he could defeat him.
"Registeel... Then I'll choose him, go Charizard!!" Ash throws the Pokeball in his hand, in a flash of light, a Charizard even more robust than before appears on the field!
That's right, today when Ash arrived at Goldenrod City, he had already summoned Charizard back from Charicific Valley to prepare for today's battle.
"Charizard, huh? Fire Type restrains Steel Type, it's a good choice, but Registeel isn't an opponent that can be defeated by mere attribute restraint." Mr. Brandon's expression remains unchanged upon seeing Ash send out Charizard.
The last person who used attribute restraint is now still sitting in the audience. Ash's Charizard might be stronger, but his Registeel is no pushover either.
"We certainly know attribute restraint isn't everything, in this match I will use all my strength to defeat you, Mr. Brandon—Charizard, show your true power, MEGA Evolution!!"
Without any hesitation, Ash initiated MEGA Evolution for Charizard.
"Roar!!"
The Evolutionary Light shone on the field, and in an instant, Charizard transformed from its original orange-red into a jet-black dragon.
Mega Charizard X!
"Do you guys know what level Ash's Charizard is at now?" Brock suddenly asked the two girls who were watching the battle intently.
The two girls shook their heads. They knew Ash temporarily brought Charizard back from Charicific Valley but did not know what level Charizard is at now.
Back then, when they parted, Charizard was at Elite Advanced Level, it's been less than a month since then, at most it might be at Elite Peak level, even counting MEGA Evolution it should still be quite a gap to Registeel.
For a sure win, Aura Fusion should be used.
Legendary Pokemon aren't so easy to take on across levels!
"Ash's Charizard… is already at Champion Level." Brock announced shockingly.
The voice wasn't small, even Paul below heard it, his pupils contracted sharply, but he didn't turn around.
That Charizard... already a Champion?
Back at the Quartz Conference, that Charizard wasn't even Elite Level.
Even during the battle against Lorelei, although it could contend with Lorelei's Champion Intermediate Level Pokemon, it was by relying on Ash's special means and MEGA Evolution to bridge the gap between them.
Its actual level should have been around Mid-Elite Level... how long has it been since then? And it's already at Champion?
Are Ash's Pokemon upgraded by airplanes?!
Without relying on methods with side effects, even with the greatest talent, a Pokemon shouldn't be improving so fast, and even using methods with side effects, reaching Champion Level is not that easy.
What's going on with that Charizard?
"Champion? How could it be so fast, just half a month ago it was only at Elite Advanced level! Brock, did you see it wrong?" Serena's beautiful eyes widened, her voice full of disbelief.
She's no longer a rookie trainer, but rather an experienced Junior Trainer, and she understands what it means to ascend from Elite Advanced to Champion Level in just half a month.
Even for a Charizard, it shouldn't be possible to reach this extent, right!
"I didn't see wrong, from Charizard's fur and shine, I could estimate, and the aura emitted during its evolution just confirmed it, it's definitely at Champion Level now, though it probably just reached this level recently." Brock asserted firmly.
Gambling with the dignity of a Breeder, he would absolutely not make a mistake; despite how hard it is to believe, this is indeed fact.
Hearing all this, Paul was already exhausted—can someone explain what's meant by being Elite Advanced a week ago and now a Champion?
Is this in human language? Or is it a mistranslation of alien language?
In half a month, let alone going from Elite Advanced to Champion, even going from Junior Elite Level to Mid-Elite Level is extremely difficult!
Paul once considered if Brock was saying such things to purposely tease him, but such thoughts vanished from his mind in 0.1 seconds.
Brock isn't that idle, nor does he have any reason to target him.
Meaning what Brock said… is likely true.
Half a month from Elite Advanced to Champion... is that human?!??
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On the field—
"Good momentum, immediately using MEGA Evolution, is your aim to take the first match?" Mr. Brandon nodded in acknowledgment of Charizard's momentum, as a Champion Trainer, he could tell Charizard's level at a glance even without battling.