Chapter 80: Conquering Moltres
Two scorching flames collided, and after a few seconds of stalemate, Charizard's flame directly overwhelmed Moltres's.
Just as Charizard's Flamethrower was about to hit Moltres, Moltres suddenly unleashed its power.
With a loud bang, a violent explosion occurred between the two Pokémon, raising a cloud of smoke that obscured most of the view.
After the smoke and dust cleared, Charizard and Moltres were seen engaged in close-quarters combat, with Charizard firmly gripping Moltres's legs with its claws, locked in a struggle.
Seeing this, Ash commanded, "Charizard, use Fire Blast!"
Charizard's flame was more powerful than that of the Moltres in front of him. A close-range Fire Blast was almost impossible to dodge, essentially a point-blank assault. However, using such a move also carried the risk of Charizard getting injured.
But Ash knew that Charizard's resistance to fire was much higher than that of the Moltres in front of him. Besides, how else could he activate the Blaze ability without taking some damage?
Charizard spewed a deep red, character-shaped flame from its mouth. Seeing this, Moltres flapped its wings, struggling to get away.
However, Charizard would not let it succeed easily; a Fire Blast accurately struck Moltres's abdomen.
This attack did not cause fatal damage to Moltres, but it did inflict a burn. Moltres also sustained many injuries, and Charizard also took considerable damage.
The injuries thoroughly enraged Moltres. With fierce eyes, Moltres attacked Charizard repeatedly with its wings and beak.
The fierce offensive forced Charizard to release its grip.
"Charizard, are you okay?" Ash asked with concern.
"Roar!"
Charizard roared to the sky, spitting flames, and shook a finger, indicating he was fine.
"Then next, let's use Mega Evolution in X form!" Ash took out his key stone. "Charizard, show our bond, Mega Evolution!"
At his shout, the key stone burst forth with a strange light, and the X-form super evolution stone worn by Charizard also emitted a corresponding light.
As the lights connected, Charizard's body began to emit evolution light. Its original orange-red skin turned pitch black, two wisps of eerie blue flames emerged from the corners of its mouth, and even the flame on its tail turned eerie blue.
Pokémon: Mega Charizard X
Type: Fire ♦ Dragon
Level: Elite Intermediate
Ability: Tough Claws (Increases the power of moves that make contact with the opponent), Fiery Dragon Body
Fiery Dragon Body: Fire-type and Dragon-type damage resistance is increased, and it can immune skill damage from Fire-type and Dragon-type Pokémon with weaker bloodlines than itself; its own Dragon-type and Fire-type skill power is increased, flames are more likely to cause the opponent to fall into a burned state, it can recover from injuries by bathing in fire, and Dragon-type skills have a chance to silence the opponent.
Looking at the panel, Ash couldn't help but gasp at Charizard's Mega Evolution abilities.
Originally, one of Charizard's dual abilities after evolution, Sacred Fire, was already overpowered. Now, after Mega Evolution, it gained the Dragon-type, and Sacred Fire also evolved.
Immunity to damage from Fire-type and Dragon-type Pokémon with weaker bloodlines than itself sounds like it has limitations and isn't very powerful, but the current Charizard has Secondary God potential, which means its bloodline is at least at the Secondary God level. This is equivalent to being immune to all Fire-type and Dragon-type Pokémon damage below the Secondary God level.
"Roar!"
Charizard let out a roar at Moltres, its fighting spirit growing stronger.
"Caw!"
Moltres was also extremely shocked to see Charizard's changed appearance. It could feel that Charizard's flames could now overwhelm it, and it even felt pressure from Charizard.
That's right, it, an Elite Advanced legendary Pokémon, felt pressure from an Elite Intermediate Charizard.
"Charizard, use Fiery Abyss!"
Fiery Abyss: A Generation V Fire-type move that engulfs the opponent in flames, capable of inflicting a burn.
Charizard released flames, engulfing Moltres within them, essentially performing a live roasted bird demonstration.
Flames several times stronger than magma rendered Moltres helpless, forcing it to endure the attack with difficulty.
"Charizard, use Dragon Claw to finish it off now!" Ash commanded again.
Charizard gathered Dragon-type energy onto its claws, forming two giant Dragon Claws composed of green energy. It flapped its wings, approaching Moltres, which was still engulfed in flames, and swung its claws, smashing them fiercely towards Moltres.
When Moltres saw the approaching giant Dragon Claw, it had no time to dodge and could only hastily use Wing Attack to resist.
Bang!
The massive Dragon Claw immediately slammed Moltres to the ground.
Ash also seized this opportunity to throw a Master Ball at Moltres.
Perhaps it was dazed by Charizard's attack, or perhaps Moltres had entered a silenced state, but the Master Ball only shook slightly before emitting the 'ding' sound of a successful capture.
"I caught Moltres!" Ash shouted, picking up the Master Ball.
Pikachu and Charizard cheered along with Ash.
"Ding, detected that the host has captured Moltres. Reward: 50,000 points, Rare Candy * 1, a wisp of Sacred Fire."
Sacred Fire: The primordial fire from a certain deity. Absorbing it can greatly enhance the purity of flames.
"Ding, detected that the host's points exceed one million. The system will upgrade to version 2.0, estimated time for upgrade: 24 hours.
In version 2.0, the system will enable a dedicated points mall, points prayer, and specified item prayer functions."
Is it already a million points?
Ash had somewhat forgotten his point balance. He had always used League currency before, and his points had been gathering dust, so he gradually forgot about them.
Of course, he still clearly remembered the system's rewards. He still held a Legendary/Mythical Pokémon lottery ticket. He planned to use this after the Indigo Plateau Conference, as he currently had many baby-level Pokémon.
The Pokémon drawn from the system were always in their initial state, and he simply didn't have the energy to care for another baby. At the very least, he had to wait until his current Pokémon had grown before making further plans.
"It's getting late, Pikachu, Charizard, let's go!"
Ash routinely sent Moltres to Professor Oak's Laboratory and sent a message to Professor Oak using his Pokédex, asking him to help treat Moltres and give it a physical examination.
Professor Oak's Laboratory.
Professor Oak, who was waiting to enjoy the Team Rocket Trio's cooking, saw the message Ash sent him. He dropped his bowl and chopsticks and rushed towards the Poké Ball transfer device.
This situation made Bill, who was freeloading at the laboratory, very confused. He had never seen Professor Oak so excited before.
Curious, he picked up his bowl and chopsticks and followed. When he saw Professor Oak pick up a Master Ball from the transfer device, his bowl dropped, his chopsticks dropped, and he excitedly darted to Professor Oak's side.
"Is that a Master Ball? Could it be..."
The Team Rocket Trio, who had followed, also realized something at this moment.
"We missed Zapdos, we definitely can't miss this one!" Jessie gritted her teeth and whispered to James and Meowth.
"That's right, we absolutely can't miss this time, Meow!" Meowth responded.
Bill looked at the expression on the transfer device and then at Professor Oak. "Professor, this Master Ball is..."
"Hmm, Ash sent it back. Inside is the legendary Moltres," Professor Oak said.
"Ash has caught another legendary Pokémon? He's really amazing!" Bill exclaimed.
"It was that Ash who caught it again?" The Team Rocket Trio gnashed their teeth in anger when they heard Ash's name.
If it weren't for Ash, they wouldn't be working odd jobs here, being supervised and exploited by Gastly during the day, and then exploited by that eccentric old man, Professor Oak, at mealtime.
Of course, relatively speaking, the two humans and one cat were living very comfortably, having rounded out quite a bit, and at the same time, they had gathered a lot of information and received praise from Giovanni.
"Now, let's formulate a plan to snatch Ash's Pokémon. You two work hard these next few days, finish your current tasks early, then find Ash, and execute our plan, Meow!"
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