After Charmeleon took off his vest and jumped on the spot, an unprecedented feeling of lightness surged in his heart. Is this what it feels like to not carry a weight? So refreshing!
"Very good, use Fire Punch!" Seeing this, Ash commanded Charmeleon to initiate an attack once more.
Avoid its edge? Now it's like a needle against a straw!
"Roar!" Flames ignited on Charmeleon's claws, with a tinge of rainbow glow amid the blaze, making the surroundings scorching hot.
In the next moment, Charmeleon's feet pushed hard, and his body shot out like lightning, the flames on his hands rushing forward, drawing a splendid line of fire through the air!
"Ho-Cha!!"
Primeape saw this and didn't retreat either, continuing to swing his fists—close combat!
"Bang bang bang!!"
Their fists interlocked,
One punch from you, one punch from me, neither yielding!
The scorching flames burned in the air, the Fighting Type energy on Primeape's fists resisting the burning fire, yet in the clash, Primeape gradually fell into a disadvantage!
Normally, at the same level, Charmeleon's close combat can't compare with the Fighting Type's Primeape.
Moreover, close combat is a major Fighting Type move, and the attack frequency of Fire Punch is far less than close combat, but Ash's Charmeleon is different!
This is a Charmeleon who enjoys body training!
Unlike other Charmeleons who prefer Special Attack, Ash's Charmeleon likes Physical Attack!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have mastered the skills of Fire Punch and Dragon Claw so proficiently!
Moreover, there's something different about Charmeleon's flames, which is that they contain a bit of Ho-Oh's power!
That's right, the power of Sacred Fire!
Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire can act as healing flames that save and resurrect, and also as destructive flames that burn everything in the world!
Currently, Charmeleon cannot truly use Sacred Fire, but he can add a trace of the power of Ho-Oh that he realized through the Rainbow Wing into his own flames.
Even if it's only one ten-thousandth, it can bring a qualitative change to Charmeleon's flames now!
Therefore, Primeape, using close combat, consistently fell into a disadvantage in the exchange, and in the continuous clash, he gradually felt the burning pain from the flames.
Charmeleon's flames penetrated Primeape's energy, pouring into Primeape, leaving many charred marks on his body surface.
In a moment, this clash ultimately came to an end, both parties tacitly stopped their punching fists.
The flames on Charmeleon's tail burned more fiercely, and the temperature of the Fire Punch in his hands rose another notch!
Primeape gathered all his strength into his fists, this punch would completely determine the outcome!
"Whoosh——"
"Boom!!"
Both struck at the same time, the sound of breaking air resounded, fists crossing!
This punch landed directly on each other's face, and the Pokemon that eventually fell was——Primeape.
With Primeape collapsing with a loud crash, Charmeleon raised his head and howled, spewing a flame skyward, and in Ash's eyes, Charmeleon's Ability Value, which had just dropped to A-level, now fully returned to S-level.
This fist-punching battle allowed Charmeleon to fight with thrill, also enabling Charmeleon to break through the existing Ability Value bottleneck, once more surpassing Kirlia in level progress.
Perhaps it won't be long before he can advance another level.
"Well done Charmeleon... go, Pokeball!"
Ash first encouraged Charmeleon, then threw a Pokeball, hitting Primeape, who was directly captured into the Pokeball.
The ball on the ground swayed symbolically three times, then emitted a click sound.
"Captured Primeape!!"
"Pika-Pikachu!!"
"Roar!"
Ash came before the Pokeball, raising it with an excited expression, Pikachu also ran over to celebrate, and Charmeleon again howled into the sky, spewing celebratory fireworks.
After capturing, Ash first pressed the Pokedex to ensure Primeape wouldn't be immediately transferred back, then released Primeape, using the Power of Viridian and his unique massage technique to help Primeape recover.
He had said before, win or lose, Primeape would be treated to a meal, so for now, Primeape couldn't be sent back.
With Ash's healing, Primeape gradually regained consciousness and felt the comfort from Ash's massage technique, as well as the powerful healing effect of the Power of Viridian.
This combination made Primeape, who was already impressed with Ash, even more convinced.
This trainer not only has impressive Pokemon, but also remarkable skills himself!
Compared to the humans he used to ambush, not only is he agile, his strength is astounding, and he also possesses such powerful massage techniques and special powers for recovery, indicating this human is not ordinary.
Despite seeing himself as an outstanding existence among Mankey, with exceptional talent, he had to admit, becoming this Trainer's Pokemon was actually a gain for him.
Afterward, Primeape had a feast with everyone, quickly integrating into this harmonious family, and during the meal, Ash noticed one thing: Primeape had a skill he had never seen before.