Several people arrived at the training room. Professor Oak led Ash and the others to sit on the sidelines. Lance walked directly to the opposite side, a confident smile on his face. He thought to himself that while Aoki and the others might reach his level of strength in a few years, there was still a noticeable gap now. Especially after being persuaded by Aoki last ti, he had realized that his family background was also his advantage, and no one would laugh at him for utilizing it. In this world, strength was paramount; as long as one erged victorious, any doubts could be silenced.
"Let go first," Steven said. As he spoke, he loosened the collar of his blazer to ensure it wouldn't affect his commands later.
"Let's have a one-on-one battle, one round to decide the winner. It's just a simple match; we'll stop when the ti is right," Professor Oak said with a smile. The others nodded in agreent.
"Go, tagross!" Steven took a Poké Ball from his belt, enlarged it, and threw it out directly.
A Shiny tagross appeared on the field, its tallic body gleaming under the lights. When Aoki saw Steven's Shiny tagross, a gleam appeared in his eyes, and his system activated, scanning the data of this impressive Pokémon.
Pokemon: Shiny tagross (Dark Blue)
Gender: Genderless
Level: 70
Attributes: Steel Psychic
Characteristic: Clear Body
Held Items: tal Coat
Egg Moves: None
Basic Moves: Hamr Arm, Confusion, tal Claw, Magnet Rise, Take Down, Pursuit, Bullet Punch, Miracle Eye, Zen Headbutt, Scary Face, Psychic, Agility, teor Mash, Iron Defense, Hyper Beam
Learnt Moves: Gravity, Thunder Punch, Ice Punch, Zen Headbutt, Magnet Rise, Icy Wind, Signal Beam, Ally Switch
TM Moves: Snatch, Psyshock, Hidden Power Flying, Hyper Beam, Earthquake, Psychic, Shadow Ball, Brick Break, Rock Slide, Protect, Flash Cannon, Grass Knot, Rain Dance, Rock Polish, Secret Power
Level 70! Dark Blue qualification! Aoki glanced at Steven with a hint of surprise. As expected of the future Hoenn Champion! Just when Aoki thought his own strength was progressing rapidly, Steven had already trained his Shiny tagross to level 70, a solid Senior King-level strength. With the inherent advantages of a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, it could contend with ordinary Senior King-level Pokémon! This was even before the discovery of ga Evolution.
If this Shiny tagross could ga Evolve, the power it unleashed would definitely not be weaker than an average quasi-King Pokémon! The Shiny characteristic of Steven's tagross had also been triggered, making its physical fitness far superior to that of an average tagross. The Dark Blue talent likely had much to do with its Shiny awakening. Furthermore, the Stone family, with its long history of specializing in Steel-type Pokémon, must have provided Steven with considerable support. Regarding this Shiny tagross, Aoki believed that only his Gengar, after ga Evolving, could defeat it; his other Pokémon would likely be no match.
"It seems Tyranitar's progress is still not fast enough. I need to speed up, otherwise the gap will be significant," Aoki thought silently to himself. The best way to counter a Pseudo-Legendary was with another Pseudo-Legendary. Tyranitar had both type advantages and disadvantages against Shiny tagross. Aoki was absolutely confident in his Tyranitar's physical fitness. He believed that after a period of subtle influence from Magearna, it would certainly improve.
"Oh? tagross? You really managed to find a rare Pokémon," Professor Oak, sitting nearby, beca interested. His professional curiosity didn't allow him to remain silent. He continued, "That boy Joseph is really willing to go all out, hahahaha, not bad, not bad." It was clear that Professor Oak and Steven's father, Joseph Stone, knew each other and were on good terms.
"In that case, I can only send out this Pokémon. We can't lose our edge before the Champion challenge begins." When Lance saw Steven's Shiny tagross, a flash of surprise crossed his eyes, followed by excitent. It had been the right choice to battle Aoki and the others; he wasn't disappointed. Lance also threw a Poké Ball. An orange-yellow Pokémon appeared on the field.
Charizard! Roar!!! After Charizard appeared, it excitedly shot a breath of fla into the sky, the fire mixed with nurous golden sparks. Others might not have noticed, but Aoki spotted the unique quality of the flas Charizard exhaled. "As expected, none of them are weak." Golden flas—his own Blaziken had only been able to produce a wisp initially, and it was only after absorbing energy from Ho-Oh that it could control them freely. This Charizard could casually spew flas laced with golden fire; it was truly worthy of being Lance's original Pokémon.
Pokemon: Charizard (Blue)
Gender: Male
Level: 75
Attributes: Fire Flying
Characteristic: Blaze
Held Items: None
Egg Moves: Bite, Dragon Dance, Dragon Rage, Crunch
Basic Moves: Wing Attack, Fla Charge, Heat Wave, Dragon Claw, Shadow Claw, Air Slash, Scratch, Growl, Ember, Smokescreen, Dragon Tail, Fla Burst, Slash, Flathrower, Fire Spin, Fire Blast, Heat Wave
Learnt Moves: Blast Burn, Outrage, Tailwind, Iron Tail, Sky Uppercut, Thunder Punch, Fire Punch, Snore
TM Moves: Snatch, Hidden Power Water, Dragon Claw, Hyper Beam, Roost, Earthquake, Fire Blast, Return, Aerial Ace, Swords Dance, Rock Slide
A Level 75 Charizard! And its qualification had been elevated to Blue! This was the power of the Dragon Tar clan and the changes it had brought to Lance! This Charizard was incredibly powerful, but it was definitely not the strongest Pokémon in Lance's arsenal! Lance also had his Dragonite! That Dragonite must be even stronger! However, this Charizard's strength had reached the quasi-Champion level. It might have just broken through, but it was still quasi-Champion! It was a full tier above the Level 70 tagross.
Ash and Gary, sitting on the chairs behind Aoki, watched the two majestic Pokémon, their eyes sparkling with admiration. They imagined themselves in that very battle. Who was Lance and who was Steven in their minds remained unknown. This was a head-on clash between the direct successors of two families that could rank among the top five even in the Pokémon world. Two players who had leveraged every advantage to the fullest! If Aoki's special ability was his psychic powers, then their special ability was resourcefulness! The battle was about to begin!
Steven's Shiny tagross took the initiative to attack! The two future Champions of their respective regions were having their first confrontation right here. Shiny tagross used Thunder Punch! teor Mash! Magnet Rise! Agility! Charizard used Swords Dance! Flathrower! Heat Wave! Fla Charge! The battle, having just begun, imdiately intensified.
"Brother Aoki! Which of these two big brothers is going to win?" Ash asked impatiently. It was only the start, but after a brief probing exchange, the two had launched into an all-out assault.
Aoki smiled and said, "Lance will win. No one here is his match. He has a very high chance of becoming one of the Elite Four this ti."
"What's the Elite Four? ˙▽˙" Ash asked his signature, ignorant-style question. He didn't need to know the details; with his protagonist halo, he could overco anything! What a simple way of thinking!
Before Aoki could answer his question, Gary beside him pulled Ash back and began to "enlighten" him with the necessary knowledge.
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