"Why did Magmar appear here?" Steven couldn't help asking, looking at the two Magmar approaching in the distance.
It was not the first ti he had co up Mount Chimney. He was a frequent visitor here in order to find strange-shaped volcanic rocks.
For Pokémon like Magmar, he was relatively familiar.
They liked high-temperature environnts. Although the temperature on the mountainside was also high, it was not the place that Magmar preferred.
Moreover, their usual food consisted of the magma minerals in the volcano or other creatures in so volcanoes, and they would not go down the mountain to hunt.
"Their expressions are a little abnormal, a little flustered, and a little irritable," Aoki also said while watching the two approaching Magmar.
Aoki and Steven were puzzled by this, but Skorupi and Lairon were excited.
Along the way, although there had been many battles, those opponents were weak. Finally, two decent Pokémon appeared.
"Let's control them first, one for each!" Steven said.
Aoki nodded.
"Skorupi, Hone Claws, Toxic Spikes!"
The moves that Skorupi had just learned were now being used in actual combat after only one night of training.
Hone Claws was a useful move, and Skorupi had consulted with Weavile last night.
Its pincers rubbed against each other, even glowing slightly.
Hone Claws increased the power and accuracy of attacks.
As for Toxic Spikes, Skorupi had less mastery over it. Still, bits and pieces of Toxic Spikes were scattered by Skorupi along the path Magmar had to take.
Although the number was small, judging from Magmar's current state, it might not notice the small Toxic Spikes on the ground.
"Lairon, Stealth Rock! Hidden Power!"
Steven commanded Lairon.
Invisible rocks appeared one after another on Magmar's path. Whether intentional or not, the Stealth Rocks just happened to align with Skorupi's Toxic Spikes.
Exposing the Toxic Spikes, if Magmar wanted to move forward, it would definitely step on them.
Seeing the smirk on Steven's face, Aoki knew Steven had done this on purpose.
Even though the two had never battled together before, a tacit understanding had already developed!
Perfect teamwork!
Imdiately afterward, a blue energy ball appeared in front of Lairon—its Hidden Power was Water-type.
Having Water-type Hidden Power was a great way to compensate for Lairon's weakness to Fire-type Pokémon.
The two Magmar were still flustered, but when they noticed Skorupi and Lairon standing in front of them, their fiery tempers flared up.
They had been chased down the mountain, but could they not handle two Pokémon here?
The two Magmar had obviously been together for a long ti. Even in their panic, their teamwork remained strong.
Two bursts of fire shot directly from Magmar's mouths toward Skorupi and Lairon.
Lava Plu.
It was a move with a wide attack range. The flas could spread upon impact, damaging nearby Pokémon as well.
But before the flas could reach Skorupi and Lairon, the Water-type energy ball in front of Lairon intercepted them.
Boom!
Hiss~
The clash of Fire and Water-type energy produced a hissing sound.
The surrounding temperature rose significantly.
Seeing their attack had failed, the two Magmar continued charging forward without stopping.
Boom!
But as a result, they crashed into Lairon's Stealth Rock.
Although the rocks shattered, the Magmar failed to break through.
The dazed Magmar didn't understand what had happened and hesitated, choosing to move around the rocks instead.
To avoid hitting more Stealth Rocks, Magmar slowed down.
But in doing so, they stepped onto the Toxic Spikes on the ground.
The poison began taking effect. Even though they were Fire-types, the power of Poison-type moves was still significant.
Only then did the Magmar notice the Toxic Spikes beneath their feet.
Trying to avoid them, they slowed down even further.
At their current speed, they posed no threat to Skorupi and Lairon.
"Skorupi, Shadow Ball!"
At this mont, the long-range move Aoki had just added to Skorupi's arsenal proved useful. Their sluggish movent made them easy targets.
"Lairon, Stone Edge!"
Steven was also well aware of the opportunity.
The two commands were given almost simultaneously.
Compared to the Ghost-type Shadow Ball, the Rock-type Stone Edge had a higher base power and better effectiveness.
Additionally, Stone Edge was one of Lairon's natural moves, making it even stronger.
This highlighted the advantage of a well-funded Trainer in battle.
Even if Pokémon had the sa level and potential, the Pokémon trained by a resourceful Trainer would have a significant edge.
Steven's Pokémon had much better move selection than Aoki's current team.
After all, Steven could obtain almost any TM he wanted, while Aoki had to rely more on luck.
Boom! Boom!
The Shadow Ball struck one of the Magmar.
Lairon's Stone Edge hit the other Magmar.
With a double weakness to Rock-type moves, the Magmar attacked by Lairon suffered heavy damage.
Enduring the attacks from Skorupi and Lairon, the Magmar finally stumbled past the Stealth Rock and Toxic Spikes.
"Aoki, be careful! Lairon, Earthquake!" Steven warned.
Aoki quickly responded, "Skorupi, jump and use Venoshock on Magmar!"
Lairon's attack power was overwhelming, and Skorupi wouldn't fall behind either.
Moreover, since Magmar was already poisoned, Venoshock's power would be doubled!
Its usual base power of 65 was boosted to 130!
Ripples from Lairon's Earthquake spread outward, causing small rocks to lift into the air.
The strongest waves of the Earthquake rippled toward Magmar in a spreading pattern.
Following Aoki's command, Skorupi leaped up while quickly closing in on Magmar, avoiding the Earthquake's effects.
The two Magmar weren't so lucky.
With their double weakness to Ground-type moves, Earthquake's area-of-effect attack dealt massive damage.
After landing, Skorupi rushed toward one of the Magmar in sync with the waves of the Earthquake.
Venoshock struck one of them!
Skorupi's sharp eyes focused on Magmar, searching for its weak point.
Its unsteady footing after Earthquake increased Skorupi's chance of finding a weak spot.
Sniper ability activated!
One of the two Magmar was knocked out of the battle!
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