The Semifinals with a Fierce Fighting Spirit!
"Metagross made an unreasonable move!"
"Gyarados fell to the ground and became incapacitated!"
The announcer shouted in a hoarse voice, and the stadium immediately erupted in cheers, the shouts and cheers of countless people resonating together, almost bringing down the stadium.
On the big screen,
The screen changes and a slow-motion replay of the current scene appears, Gyarados bites Metagross, Metagross covers itself with electricity and the electricity turns into a protective shield, blocking Gyarados.
Then, the shield changes again, transforming into electric pillars, stunning Gyarados.
As everyone knows, the electric abilities that Metagross knows are only [Magnetic Zone] and [Thunder Punch].
But the abilities it used now are completely different from those two.
"Using special means to turn the electric current into a protective shield? Then releasing the electric current as a discharge." William narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured quietly.
—Interesting idea—he said with a faint smile on his face.
—But the question is, where does the massive current in Metagross come from?—William murmured, realizing that this was the most critical problem.
Everyone is full of doubts, and many people whisper and discuss quietly.
Only Surge crossed his arms, a smile on his face as if he had seen through everything.
As the only witness, Surge knew where the electricity came from and what the current shield was.
On the field,
Luka looked at the fallen Gyarados, then raised his eyes to the Metagross hovering in the air, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and whispered, "Interesting."
After a while, he raised his hand to recall Gyarados, thought for a moment, and then threw out the second Poke Ball:
"Please, Infernape."
A white light blossomed, and the Infernape, which only had sunlight, crashed to the ground.
Infernape has a long, fiery flame on its head, and its body is mainly reddish-brown, with white plumage on its head, chest, and lower legs, and spiral saffron scales on its shoulders, chest, arms, and knees.
Its eyes are sharp, with blue eyes embedded in the yellow sclera, "690," which is extremely dominant.
【Pokemon: Infernape (Fire/Fighting)
Ability: Blaze
Qualification: Elite
Level: LV 49 (Ace)]
Almost infinitely close to the gym level of Infernape!
As soon as this Infernape appeared, it cast a sharp glance at Metagross, and the strong breath it exhaled made Metagross appear worthy and dared not be careless.
Bruce had seen many of Luka's matches, and this Infernape performed extremely brilliantly, making it a very tricky opponent.
Thoughts passed, Bruce looked at the Metagross in the air, thought for a moment, but did not choose to recall Metagross.
Metagross had suffered some minor damage in the face-to-face clash with Gyarados, but it was acceptable, and its competition condition was relatively good.
On the battlefield,
The two Trainers stared at each other, their two Pokemon facing each other in silence, and an invisible aura spread across the sky.
Time seemed to freeze, both inside and outside the venue were very quiet, and the tense atmosphere extended.
The referee looked at the command seats, saw that both players were ready, and called out loudly: "The battle begins!"
As the voice fell, both trainers stretched out their arms simultaneously and shouted:
"Infernape, Fake Out."
"Metagross, Iron Head."
At the sound of the two voices, Infernape's gaze trembled, and it took a step forward, flying towards Metagross like a burning flame.
The next moment, it swung its fists, sending a gust of wind and hitting Metagross's face with a resounding thud.
"Metagross..."
Metagross winced in pain, its figure swayed and it fell into a competition condition.
"Is the egg move Fake Out?" Seeing this scene, Bruce pondered.
Luka narrowed his eyes, seeing Metagross shrink into competition condition, he ordered, "Fire Punch."
"Wow!"
Infernape's eyes were sharp, swinging two fists covered in flames, intertwining afterimages like a rain of Horatio, hitting Metagross one after another!
Infernape is a high-speed, high-attack Pokemon, and this Infernape has obviously undergone rigorous special training, with an unimaginable punch speed.
Liam looked at the big screen, frowned slightly, and suddenly said, "This is Infernape's true power."
Master Rodriguez nodded slightly, agreeing with Liam's opinion and said excitedly: "Infernape only shows its true strength when it enters the final stage."
"It's terrifying."
Infernape, which has not used all its strength, has already crushed many Pokemon, and even more so now.
The live broadcast bullet screens were filled with comments one after another.
"No, Metagross is starting off badly."
"This Infernape didn't use Fake Out in the previous game!"
"Maybe the strength of the Pokemon I encountered before... well, I understand everything now."
"Luka actually hid this trick, Bruce doesn't want to reveal his head, right?"
"Hard to say, the mastery of this Infernape is a bit scary."
In the audience,
Emma silently clenched her fists and stared intently at the battlefield.
Bin and the others slightly opened their mouths, their eyes widened, staring at the place without blinking.
In the middle of the empty field,
The flying Infernape launched its Fire Punch, knocking Metagross down again and again, leaving scars on its white-silver body, burned by the flames.
"Metagross~"
Finally, Metagross's eyes suddenly became sharper, its breath rose, and it was filled with fighting spirit.
Seeing this, Bruce shouted, "Psyshock!" without hesitation.
-!Metagross!
Metagross roared furiously, its eyes shining with a bright blue light, and psychic energy fluctuations spread throughout the place in an instant, making the green grass sway with the wind.
Suddenly, a magical thought wave appeared out of nowhere and invaded Infernape's mind when it didn't respond.
The wave of thought became a heavy hammer, striking Infernape's spiritual mind again and again, like waves hitting the shore one after another, the severe pain spread throughout its body.
"Wow!"
Infernape let out a cry and fell to the ground from the air, clutching its head tightly, as if cursed.
After a while, the pain gradually dissipated and Infernape slowly stood up. Its forehead was soaked in sweat, and its heart was pounding. It was evident that it had been seriously hurt.
On the other side,
Metagross was covered in cuts and bruises, breathing heavily, and its competition condition was also very poor.
But at this moment, the two Pokemon stared at each other in silence, and the breeze blew across the field, rolling the invisible aura.
The passionate voice of the commentator sounded just in time: "Both Pokemon have suffered heavy damage, and the battle has entered an extremely tense stage!"
"Any slight difference will affect the final result of the entire match!"
"Whether Infernape defeats Metagross, or Metagross wins against two, let's wait and see!"
—Bruce...
Bruce turned around when he heard the sound.
Luka stood still, a faint smile on his face, and said in the most arrogant tone:
"Continue."
Upon hearing this, Bruce simply smiled faintly and replied: "Do you want to stand on the ground?"
Luka was slightly stunned when he heard the words and didn't understand what Bruce meant for a moment.
The next moment, his pupils contracted and he heard Bruce's voice.
"Metagross, Earthquake."
-!Metagross!
Metagross fell to the ground, and the Iron Defense glowing with saffron color was like a drill, falling towards the ground.
Boom!
Metagross's continuous strikes formed shockwave blasts, overlapping each other, the ground collapsed, and the mountains were destroyed, causing the whole site to shake violently and the earth to cave in.
The earthquake came from all directions, and the ground under Infernape's feet shook.
The earthquake was so powerful that it nearly cut off Infernape's retreat.
All the spectators looked on, waiting for Infernape's response.
Luka stared at the continuously collapsing ground, thought for a moment, then suddenly, his eyes froze, and he shouted firmly: "Infernape, Flare Blitz!"
In such a situation, Luka decided not to retreat but to advance, taking the initiative to launch the most violent attack against Metagross.
"Wow!"
Infernape roared wildly, with flames burning fiercely in its eyes, its body exploded into flames and turned into an orange figure, rushing toward Metagross with rapid force.
Along the way, a deafening roar was heard as the ground collapsed, but Infernape's speed was too fast, and the ground fell several meters with just a touch of its feet.
The room's temperature rose, and the spectators' lips and tongues dried.
"Infernape used Flare Blitz, ran out of the Earthquake area with astonishing speed, and positioned itself in front of Metagross!" The commentator was excited.
Under Metagross's gaze, a vigorous figure intersected with orange flames, and Spark arrived before him.
Bruce seemed calm, stretched his arms, and said: "Arm Hammer."
No matter how fast Infernape was, it could not be faster than Metagross's eyes.
Bruce had full confidence in Metagross.
Boom!
The place shook, and the two Pokemon clashed very violently. Metagross wielded a heavy and powerful iron fist and faced Infernape, which was loaded with furious flames.
Immediately, the energy light wave was expelled, and the terrifying shockwave raised dust, spreading rapidly in all directions.
-!Metagross!
The dust gradually dissipated, and Metagross remained majestic on the field, its gaze like a torch as it roared.
Infernape was covered in scars all over its body, keeping a safe distance from Metagross, panting heavily, and staring at Metagross.
"!Both Pokemon are still alive!"
"They are still standing in the battlefield!"
Accompanied by the hoarse voice of the host, applause erupted inside and outside the venue.
"This is the level that the finals should have!"
"Big brother is powerful!"
"Metagross is probably almost done."
"Looking at it this way, Luka seems a little dangerous, but Bruce still has two Pokemon with full competition conditions."
No matter how noisy the auditorium was, Luka ignored it. He silently watched Infernape in front of him with penetrating eyes.
"Wow!"
Infernape wears golden scales, with flames dancing on its head, its body crouched, and its golden eyes are sharp.
Suddenly, Infernape's eyes turned into pure golden red, flames shot up from its head, and orange flames ignited from its body!
After suffering from [Psyshock] and [Arm Hammer, Infernape's [Fire] ability was activated.
"Metagross..."
Metagross, who also suffered a lot of damage, looked dignified, feeling Infernape's breath rising steadily to the peak.
Luka's eyes were sharp, and he smiled, saying: "It finally came out."
Bruce's expression became serious.
While you have seen the animation, you should be very clear about how outrageous Infernape's combat power is under the Contest Condition of 【Fire】Condition of Contest, it can make a completely desperate comeback.
"But there's only one Ash, because there's only one older brother," Bruce thought to himself.
In front of the TV,
Master Sugar Ray stroked his beard, silently looking at Infernape on the screen, and suddenly smiled: "It's a good seed."
Infernape next to him slightly opened his cloudy eyes, looked closely, and then shook his head slightly.
Not enough.
This kind of strength isn't enough to defeat him.
At the command seat,
Luka stayed staring, stretched his arms, and shouted: "Infernape, Mach Punch."
"Wow!"
Infernape's golden eyes turned red, and he suddenly opened his arms, roaring toward the sky. The flames on his head shot up suddenly, becoming a heatwave several feet tall.
The furious flames became tongues of fire that wrapped around his arms, and Infernape threw his punch forward. The sharp white light suddenly shone, and the shockwave flew out with a 'boom'!
The shockwaves were furious and powerful.
"Iron Defense," Bruce's eyes were calm as he spoke suddenly.
"Metagross."
Metagross nodded slightly and crossed its arms in front of its chest, blocking the white-silver area of its body that bloomed.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the shockwave raised an astonishing fist and completely engulfed Metagross.
The entire audience widened their eyes and leaned forward, nervously watching.
Yes!
The shockwave dissipated, Metagross slowly opened its arms and calmly stared at Infernape with its scarlet eyes.
The bullet screens in the live broadcast room were filled with question marks.
"It looks very intimidating, but didn't cause any damage?"
"Uh, the fierce fire is to increase the power of fire-type moves."
"My suggestion is to go straight for Flare Blitz and kill both sides."
Seeing that the Mach Punch didn't cause any substantial damage, Luka looked at Infernape, whose physical strength was quickly running out, and shouted decisively:
"Infernape, Flamethrower."
"Wow!"
Infernape's eyes were penetrating, and flames rose above his head. He puffed up his abdomen and suddenly shot out flames!
Boom!
A rising pillar of fire headed towards Metagross.
"Rock Tomb," Bruce said calmly.
Suddenly, a huge Rock was formed, and under Metagross' control, it violently collided with the Flamethrower, immediately causing a deafening explosion.
The Flamethrower hit the Rock Tomb and dissipated on its own.
The collision caused thick black smoke to fill the entire area, obscuring everyone's view.
"Zen Headbutt," Bruce whispered.
"Mach Punch," Luka roared instantly, responding.
The 【Mach Punch】effect should be able to anticipate the attack.
Half an hour later,
Infernape's head was burning with flames, his golden eyes were sharp, Splash flew through the air and waved his fists at Metagross, wrapped in sharp white light, and struck with a burst.
"Metagross."
This time, Metagross firmly received the damage from Mach Punch, and although it was strengthened by Iron Defense, it still emitted a muffled sound of pain.
It had already suffered a lot of damage, but now it was being attacked again, like a candle in the wind, and could fall at any moment.
And at the moment Infernape closed his fist, Metagross concentrated its tyrannical psychic energy on its forehead, suddenly bursting out and striking directly at Infernape, who was close by.
"Wow!"
The psychic energy invaded Infernape's mind, and he immediately let out a miserable grunt. He staggered and fell directly from the air, finally crashing heavily to the ground.
Boom!
Infernape, who had fought with Metagross for so long, finally fell to the ground, the flames on his head gradually dimming, and his red and golden eyes closed.
A deathly silence reigned inside and outside the arena.
After a while, the referee raised the flag and said loudly: "Infernape has lost the ability to battle!"
On the large screen, Infernape's Poke Ball logo instantly disappeared.
— Metagross!
The field was half-empty, Metagross' eyes were scarlet, it hit its chest and roared, its face filled with emotion.
But a moment later, under everyone's watchful eyes, Metagross staggered and fell to the ground from the air.
Bruce looked down, Metagross' eyes opened and fell to the ground motionless.
It's good to be young, able to fall asleep...
Seeing this scene, even more enthusiastic applause erupted.
"Damn it! We'll die together!"
"Stimulate!"
"The problem is that Metagross is one against two, and Luka only has the last Pokemon left..."
"Nothing, except that the last one is his main Pokemon."
"Blaziken slowly wrote a question mark?"
Bruce raised his hand to recall Metagross, looked at the Poke Ball in his palm, and smiled gently: "Thank you for your hard work."
To be fair, the two opponents Metagross faced were very strong, and their national level was even higher than that of Metagross.
But Metagross resisted the pressure and delivered a perfect response in the semifinals.
It's fallen, but Bruce still has two Pokemon left.
Looking at Luka, who was across from him, Bruce smiled slightly.
Now, the advantage is on him.
Luka also raised his hand to recall Infernape. His eyes were calm, and it seemed that his mood was not affected by the failure of two consecutive battles. Instead, he smiled cordially at Bruce.
"Should've you seen my last Pokemon?"
"I've seen it before," Bruce said.
Then, Luka said seriously: "There's something you should know."
"What he's best at is fighting three against one."