"What?!" Daigo was surprised as his attack missed. He quickly looked around for Charmander's figure, but the smokescreen was thick, and he couldn't see anything.
"It seems you don't even know what moves Charmander can use!" Ash looked at Daigo expressionlessly, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, which greatly annoyed Daigo.
"Damn it, no matter what, just use Water Gun attack. As long as it hits once, it'll be fine." This Daigo's battle skills were indeed not very good.
Facing the current situation, he chose to gamble on luck with a random attack. Indeed, given Charmander's current state, if it were hit by Water Gun one more time, it would basically be unable to defend itself.
"Hmph! How ridiculous! Charmander, use Growl!" Ash sneered, then suddenly spoke. As Poliwag released Water Gun in one direction, a flame suddenly appeared and flickered beside Poliwag on the right side.
Rawr (evil dragon roar)!
A roar similar to a sound wave echoed, dispersing the smoke around Poliwag. Poliwag was instantly startled by this roar. The roar itself caused no damage, but it could lower the opponent's Pokémon's defense. This was its function in the game, but in reality, there were many factors involved.
Although a roar caused no damage, Pokémon also had hearing. Just like humans, if someone suddenly shouts into your ear, you'll be startled, your eardrums will hurt, and if the noise is too loud, it can even damage your hearing. Not to mention that Pokémon's cries contain power. Poliwag was instantly startled.
"Use Scratch now!" Seizing the opportunity, Ash commanded. A white light flashed on Charmander's claws. As if Poliwag had used Double Slap earlier, Charmander swung its sharp claws, continuously hitting Poliwag. Poliwag also let out a wail, its body uncontrollably retreating backward. Daigo's heart sank when he saw this scene.
"Poliwag, what are you doing? Quickly counterattack with Double Slap!" Daigo shouted in frustration. Poliwag heard him, quickly steadied its body, then swung its tail towards Charmander.
"Bite its tail!" Ash immediately shouted. Charmander suddenly opened its mouth. A silvery-white light shimmered on its sharp teeth. As Poliwag's tail swung up, Charmander directly bit Poliwag's tail.
Poliwag!!! Poliwag immediately let out a miserable shriek. Two tears streamed down from its eyes like waterfalls. It wanted to break free, but Charmander held it tightly, unable to escape.
"Throw it out!!" Not giving Poliwag too much time to struggle, Ash commanded. Charmander immediately bit Poliwag's tail, its body swaying, pulling Poliwag's tail with the momentum.
Whoosh!!!
With a surge of amazing force, it threw Poliwag away. Poliwag flew into the air, then fell heavily onto the ground. It was quite a hard fall. There were still teeth marks on its tail, looking like it was bitten quite badly. Charmander stood in place, panting heavily.
Char Char!!!
The previous attack still had an effect, plus this last offensive, Charmander's stamina had dropped significantly. After all, it had just recovered. However, Poliwag on the other side wasn't doing much better.
"What are you doing, Poliwag? You can't even beat a guy like that. Hurry up and get up!" Daigo shouted at the fallen Poliwag. He saw many people around them, and the trainers watching the show were now unconsciously cheering for Ash. Daigo felt a bit embarrassed and immediately spoke to the fallen Poliwag. Poliwag struggled to stand up, but it was clearly still having some difficulty.
"Damn it, I won't let you off! Poliwag, use Water Gun!!" Seeing Poliwag get up again, Daigo glared fiercely at Ash, then frantically issued commands. No matter what, as long as he could hit Charmander one more time, he could defeat it.
Now, he didn't care about anything else; he just furiously wanted to defeat Charmander. Poliwag used its remaining strength to unleash Water Gun again. The blue water jet shot towards Charmander.
Ash was about to make a move, but at this moment, he saw Charmander, panting slightly, its chest rising and falling. A faint red glow appeared on its body, and the flame on its tail became even more vigorous.
Its slightly open mouth, still panting, began to condense hot particles. Ash accurately caught it. That wasn't Ember, but a higher-level power. At the same time, the red glow attracted everyone's attention.
"Blaze! Then... that must be..." Ash looked at the power condensing in Charmander's mouth, his eyes narrowing. A sharp glint flashed. He pressed down the brim of his cap, and facing Poliwag's offensive, he simultaneously gave a command.
"Charmander, use Flamethrower!!"
Rawr!!!!
The red glow on Charmander's body dissipated, but the flame on its tail still burned. In its Blaze state, its mouth slightly open, hot energy continuously condensed.
Bang!!!
A stream of 100-degree flames erupted from Charmander's mouth. This flame was even larger than Charmander's body, transforming into a pillar of fire that whistled outwards, clashing with Water Gun in the center of the field.
As the two energies collided, a large amount of steam dispersed. Water countered fire. However, at this moment, the power of the fire column surprisingly and rapidly overpowered the water column.
"Nani!!!" Daigo's eyes almost popped out. Not only Daigo, but the other trainers watching also showed surprised expressions. Misty and Brock, meanwhile, looked on excitedly.
Bang!!!
The flame overpowered the water column. Poliwag was instantly hit by Flamethrower. Even though Water-type Pokémon had strong resistance to Fire-type moves, Flamethrower's power was much higher than Water Gun's. Perhaps in a game, type advantage might be enough, but in reality, these moves themselves,
besides their type, also had impact force. The stronger a Pokémon, the stronger the impact of its moves. This was why even Champion-level trainers, even with a type disadvantage, could still launch overwhelming counterattacks against the type advantage. They relied on absolute strength, not needing type advantages, and could still turn the tide with pure power.
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