The Pokémon Dragon's Nemesis
"To be honest, this year's Utopians team is a bit strong.
"Especially this Atsuya," Maxwell looked at Atsuya's figure and suddenly said.
"It is." Liam nodded in agreement, then added, "Currently, there are very few competitors who can defeat Atsuya."
After watching Atsuya's battle video and this match, he had a clear understanding of his strength.
In front of Atsuya, he definitely couldn't take down Bruce so easily.
At this moment, Atsuya was the first to defeat a general and still had two Pokémon left in reserve.
"Aegislash isn't taking advantage of Metagross's Iron Fist, and it can't be sent back." Liam's eyes flickered slightly as he whispered.
"This way, he might choose to send out his strongest Pokémon at gym level."
In the arena, Atsuya remained expressionless and raised his hand to stop Charizard from the Poké Ball King.
Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes slightly, looked up, and saw the audience in a frenzy, the hopeful Utopians players, and the immobile Metagross.
Many thoughts surged in his mind.
He was silent for a moment, then dropped the third Poké Ball and threw it into the air: "It's up to you, Salamence!"
"Roar!"
With a flash of red light, Salamence roared wildly, flapping its powerful blood-red wings and unleashing a violent wind.
Salamence flew into the air, its fierce face and fierce eyes exuding a terrifying aura, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
【 Pokémon: Salamence (Dragon/Flying)
Ability: Intimidate
Qualification: Champion
Level: LV50 (Gym)】
A gym-level Salamence!
This Salamence had appeared once in the previous game, and Atsuya performed exceptionally well with it against the team captain Galia's starter Pokémon.
According to information, Salamence is Atsuya's starter Pokémon. Due to the relatively long growth cycle of pseudo-legendaries, Atsuya had used Charizard and Aegislash to battle Pokémon for a long time.
At that time, Atsuya was already very competitive with Charizard and Aegislash, making it difficult to find an opponent.
When Mega Evolution was announced to the public, and Salamence finally evolved, Atsuya's overall strength surged dramatically, rising from first-class to upper-tier.
Because of this, he served as the captain of the national Utopians team and held high prestige.
Base Vortex,
John Bayne glanced lightly at the stormy Triton on the screen and commented casually, "The breeder is impressive."
Although the elder is a Psychic Elite, in his free time, he raised a master Salamence and has some understanding of this Pokémon.
"Bruce should send out Gardevoir," Colin adjusted his glasses and guessed aloud.
Staples Center,
With Salamence's appearance, the place reached a climax, and cheers shook the sky.
"Return, Metagross."
Bruce retrieved Metagross with a Poké Ball without pause, and then threw another Poké Ball: "Go, Gardevoir."
Gardevoir returned to the field, its red eyes calm as it looked at the fierce Salamence.
As a Fairy Pokémon, Gardevoir has an excellent restraining effect against dragons.
Seeing that both sides chose to send out their own Pokémon, the referee shouted: "The battle begins!"
Bruce's face was calm. The moment the referee's voice sounded, he grabbed the key pendant around his neck and said solemnly:
"Gardevoir - Mega Evolution!"
"Ah!"
The KeyStone blossomed like a tide, and the rainbow light formed by the power of the bond surged between Bruce and Gardevoir.
As the rainbow light dissipated, Mega Gardevoir's fluffy black dress and swaying blue hair made it look like a psychic queen descending.
After Mega Evolution, Mega Gardevoir has gym-level prestige!
The flood of the live broadcast room frantically scrolled the screen.
"It has begun!"
"It's on fire!"
"Salamence VS Mega Gardevoir, this is the final decisive moment!"
"I suddenly have a terrible suspicion that Atsuya may not see Bruce's Blaziken..."
"The knife prophet."
The gazes of Gardevoir and Salamence clashed strongly in the air. The former's breath was like a calm sea with undercurrents rising; the latter's breath was like raging waves, exuding terror all the time.
Almost at the same moment, both sides issued commands.
"Flamethrower," Atsuya said.
Mega Gardevoir is immune to dragon-type moves, and its ability [Fairy Aura] is extremely difficult for Salamence to deal with.
"Roar!"
Salamence inflated its abdomen, its mouth overflowing with Ember, and suddenly spewed a column of orange fire that rushed through the air with terrifying momentum!
"Light Screen," Bruce communicated with Mega Gardevoir and directly gave the order.
Mega Gardevoir nodded slightly, looking into the eyes with crystal red pupils. It waved its slender arms, and a bright glassy Light Screen suddenly lit up in front of it.
Boom!
The fiery pillar bombarded the Light Screen, sending horrifying sound waves. The Light Screen trembled slightly, cracking in an instant.
Although there were cracks, the flames dissipated, and the Light Screen remained in front of Gardevoir, like a loyal guard, defending against the next attack.
But from the beginning to the end, Atsuya's attack was not focused on this.
Atsuya watched, stretched out his arms, and shouted: "Salamence—"
"Steel Wing!"
"Roar!"
As the voice hit the ground, Salamence roared wildly, and the terrifying sonic sound spread in all directions, its wolf-like eyes fixating on Mega Gardevoir.
In the next moment, it swung its blood-red Dual Wingbeat fiercely, soaring with a crushing wind, and charged toward Mega Gardevoir at high speed!
Its speed was too fast, crossing half the field in the blink of an eye, making it difficult for the naked eye to capture its figure.
Suddenly, Salamence approached Mega Gardevoir, its powerful blood-red wings shining, bursting with sharp white light, and at the same time, it slammed into Mega Gardevoir!
The wind was powerful, the momentum incredible!
But the moment Steel Wing struck, a blurry figure emerged from Gardevoir's body. The original Gardevoir's eyes were lifeless, like a puppet.
Boom!
Steel Wing hit the Substitute Gardevoir, which then deflated like a flat sheet of paper and disappeared into the shadows.
The real Mega Gardevoir had already appeared at the edge of the field, hands clasped, a bright white glow like a nuclear transformation blooming in its chest, enveloping the entire field!
Dazzling Gleam!
The lifelong nemesis of Dragon Pokémon!
"Salamence, Protect!"
The moment Atsuya realized that Salamence had broken the Substitute, his mind frantically warned him, and then he spoke loudly the next second.
"Roar!"
Salamence roared fiercely, and an emerald spherical barrier suddenly illuminated around it, enveloping it.
At that moment, the white light engulfed the entire area.
The entire audience couldn't help but widen their eyes and sit upright.
Liu's,
At the moment when Elite Lance saw the power of Dazzling Gleam, his pupils slightly contracted, and he murmured, "This power..."
It is its natural nemesis.
If Gardevoir grows to champion level or even legendary level in the future, it is estimated that the Dragon Cave they are protecting could be eliminated with a Dazzling Gleam.
Field,
The white light quickly dissipated, and the place returned to calm.
Click!
The Protect Barrier was completely shattered, and a burnt black mark appeared on Salamence's blood-red wings, clearly suffering some damage.
For a moment, there was a commotion inside and outside the venue, and the entire audience erupted in excitement.
"Protect isn't Protecting?"
"This Dazzling Gleam directly broke through the Protect Barrier and also caused damage to Salamence."
"What dragon nemesis?"
"I'm not joking; Gardevoir has a nuclear bomb."
"The focus of our fairy department is to eliminate the dragon department."
Atsuya's eyes sharpened as he looked at Salamence's injury, then contemplated for a while and softly shouted: "Stone Edge."
"Roar!"
Salamence slowly landed on the ground, glaring fiercely at the opposing Mega Gardevoir, and suddenly a huge sharp rock protruded from the ground in a Stomp!
Immediately after, enormous sharp Rocks surged from the ground one after another, approaching Mega Gardevoir while altering the terrain of the site!
"Teleport," Bruce calmly ordered.
"Ah."
A blue light shone in front of Mega Gardevoir's eyes, and then its figure glimmered, appearing at the edge of the field the next moment, evading Stone Edge.
"Shadow Claw." Atsuya narrowed his eyes and shouted.
"Roar!"
Salamence spread its wings, and the wings whipped up a violent wind, approaching Mega Gardevoir at a speed that was hard to see!
"Moonblast." Bruce straightened his arms and commanded.
"!"
Mega Gardevoir looked down, folding its hands in front of its chest, its crystal red pupils flickering slightly, and for a moment, strands of cold moonlight flowed like tassels, bathing Mega Gardevoir in it.
Immediately afterward, Moonblastformed a ball of energy light and exploded toward Salamence!
Salamence instinctively extended its sharp claws to defend itself, and the power of shadow joined in, exuding a sharp aura.
Boom!
The two collided, triggering a deafening explosion, and the shockwave spread in all directions, blowing the hair of the audience on both sides.
Waves of black smoke filled the air, obscuring vision.
"Moonblasthit Salamence!"
"Salamence tried to use Shadow Claw to defend, but now there's black smoke, and the outcome is unknown!" Martin Tyler looked at the screen, his passionate voice resonating throughout the live broadcast room.
Sa!
The black smoke dispersed, and a massive figure fell directly from the air, crashing to the ground with a 'boom.'
"Salamence..."
Looking at Salamence lying on the ground, Atsuya instinctively cried out softly, his eyes blinking slightly.
Inside and outside the venue, there was a dead silence.
After a long time, Salamence stood up again, dazed, shaking its head: "Roar!"
Looking closely, there were already several terrifying scars on Salamence's body, bright red blood oozing, and its Contest Condition had seriously declined.
Unlike Mega Gardevoir, which was only lightly panting with no scars on its body.
At this moment, it was truly a matter of life and death.
All the Utopians players suddenly stood up, nervously watching Atsuya's position, their hearts already sweating.
They had already made plans for Atsuya's defeat, but until now, Bruce's Blaziken still hadn't appeared...
This was far from Atsuya's established goal, and he couldn't even defeat any of Bruce's Pokémon.
Failure seemed to be on the horizon.
"Roar."
Seeing that Salamence had not lost its ability to fight, Atsuya secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and then softly shouted.
"Roar!"
Salamence stood firmly on the ground, extending its red wings as if threatening and letting out a low warning sound.
The injuries on its body were recovering at an astonishing speed.
"Dazzling Gleam," Bruce said sternly.
"Ah!"
Mega Gardevoir's eyes pierced, and a sharp white light blossomed all over its body, sweeping through the entire area!
"Once again, Protect!" Atsuya gritted his teeth and shouted.
"Roar!"
Salamence illuminated the emerald green barrier that covered it.
But with the sound of "click," the Protect Barrier was completely shattered under the illumination of the white light, and the storm enveloped Salamence II the next moment.
"Roar!"
Salamence let out a heart-wrenching Growl, causing the audience in the stands on both sides to shudder.
When the white light dissipated, Salamence was already covered in scars, and its physical strength was in jeopardy.
Bin saw the horror of Salamence on the screen, subconsciously clenched his fist, then turned his head to look at Elite Lance and asked, "Uncle Lance, how should Salamence deal with this Gardevoir?"
Elite Lance thought for a moment, then shook his head and replied, "It's recommended to use another Pokémon to play."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "The Salamence has no effective means to deal with Gardevoir, and Dazzling Gleamis a full range of Beat Up attacks, making it difficult to avoid its damage."
Bin listened, stunned, and then said, "So our trainer, who specializes in dragons, if they encounter a trainer specializing in fairies..."
"Then pray for blessings." Elite Lance patted Bin on the shoulder with meaningful eyes.
Staples Center,
Seeing that Salamence still hadn't fallen and seemed to have the power to fight, Atsuya steadied his mind and whispered: "Salamence..."
But the next moment, his voice stopped abruptly.
Salamence's eyes were slightly vacant, its body swayed, and it finally fell to the ground, its eyes turning into circles.
Atsuya froze in place, slightly opened his mouth, and raised his right hand.
The referee shouted loudly: "Salamence has lost its ability to fight!"
In an instant, the venue erupted.