Pokemon: This Ash Is Too Versatile Chapter 173 - 112: An Unyielding Heart, Evolution, Charizard

"Boom!!"

The Charleon, relentlessly unleashing Fire Blast, had no chance of dodging and was once again hit by Solar Beam. The area where Charleon was engulfed in smoke, and it seed like the outco of this match was already decided.

Misty even turned her head away, unable to bear watching.

Since traveling with Ash, when had Ash ever been beaten so badly?

But this ti, there was nothing that could be done. Even with the advantage of ti and place, the human factor was lacking.

If only Charleon’s strength were a bit higher, the result might have been different. The gap between the Advanced Peak and the Professional Junior Level is two major stages!

Unless a Legendary Beast is involved, what Pokemon can cross these two major stages?

Ash and Charleon had already done their best.

As the smoke slowly dispersed, Charleon lay on the ground, while Ash was half-kneeling, a look of painful distress on his face.

"Hey, Ash, are you alright?" Erika keenly noticed that sothing was wrong with Ash. Even though it was Charleon fighting, why did Ash look as if he was suffering along with Charleon?

It’s said that Superpower Users can share their abilities with Pokemon, enhancing the Pokemon’s strength, but similarly, any damage the Pokemon takes rebounds on the user. If the Pokemon is injured or loses the ability to fight, both suffer defeat.

Could Ash also possess such an ability?

If so, it would explain how Charleon could exhibit such terrifying strength at the Advanced Peak.

"I’m fine, let’s continue..." Ash took a deep breath and slowly stood up from his half-kneeling position.

"Continue? You’re not in great shape, and Charleon has already lost the ability to fight. Even if you want to continue, you need to recall him and send out your next Pokemon."

As Erika spoke, she looked at the beautiful Gym referee. The referee nodded and waved the flag in her hand: "Charleon is unable to battle, Venusaur wins..."

"Roar..." A low growl interrupted the referee’s announcent. Both the referee and Erika turned their surprised gazes toward the fallen Charleon.

The Charleon’s arms slowly moved, eventually pushing itself up from the ground!

That last hit didn’t knock it out of the fight?

A look of disbelief appeared on Erika’s pretty face. Even with Light Screen as a shield, that kind of attack level, combined with two hits from Solar Beam, plus using so many moves of its own, should have left it unable to stand.

Is it standing purely through sheer willpower now?

"We... can still fight!"

"Roar!!" Charleon stood up completely, unleashing an earth-shattering roar that echoed through the gym as blazing flas erupted into the sky—not flas it breathed but the fire on its tail!

At that mont, the fla on Charleon’s tail seed bigger than its entire body!

Blaze!!

"Activated the Blaze ability? But isn’t that fla a bit too large?" Erika saw the fire behind Charleon and understood what was happening.

The Blaze ability appears when a Pokemon’s physical strength drops to one-third. It enhances Fire Type damage by 50%, a formidable Enhancent Skill.

However, Erika had never seen a Blaze of this magnitude. Judging from the explosion of flas, it looked much more than just a 50% increase.

However, the activation of Blaze also indicated that Charleon’s physical strength was at a critically low point. One more hit, and the opponent surely wouldn’t endure it.

At this juncture, they’re rely resisting stubbornly.

"Venusaur, use Synthesis!"

This ti, Erika wisely refrained from initiating an attack, choosing instead to restore Venusaur.

If they attacked actively, Charleon might dodge with its mysterious movents, creating a vulnerability.

But doing otherwise was different.

Erika had discerned Charleon’s weakness, which lay in its attacks!

Charleon’s overall strength was far inferior to Venusaur’s. It could dodge Venusaur’s attacks due to so unknown preemptive sensing ability.

By sensing Venusaur’s attack trajectory and dodging in advance, it could evaded Venusaur’s strikes completely.

Yet, the two hits Venusaur landed were during Charleon’s attacks when Erika seized the opportunity to counter.

As long as the attack timing overlapped, Charleon couldn’t anticipate and dodge due to its offensive actions.

If Charleon evaded after its attack ended, it would be too late.

So... now she only needed to wait for Charleon to attack, and when the trumpet of its assault sounded, it would also signal its defeat!

"Synthesis again... Charleon, go! Flare Blitz!!" Ash’s expression sharpened, his body slightly crouching, and Charleon mirrored Ash’s stance.

In that mont, their synchronization seed to enhance once more.

The next instant, Charleon propelled itself forward, its entire body enveloped in searing flas, blazing a fiery trail towards Venusaur like a giant fireball!

The sunlight from the gym’s ceiling brightened, fueling Charleon’s flas more intensely, while Venusaur also utilized the light to restore itself to nearly full strength.

"Then, Stomp to finish it!" Erika calmly ordered.

The Flare Blitz combined with Sunny Day’s power was undeniable, but this level couldn’t possibly instantly knock out a fully-restored Venusaur. Withstand this move, then counter and finish it.

The lost strength and incurred damage could still be healed with subsequent Synthesis.

At the very least, this victory was inevitable for her.

The scorching flas reached Venusaur directly and erupted!

The raging fire engulfed Venusaur, and as Charleon’s head collided with Venusaur’s, both displayed fierce expressions on their faces.

The scorching pain contorted Venusaur’s face in agony, yet it endured and lifted its front legs, poised to deliver the final blow to Charleon!

"Don’t lose to it, Charleon!"

"Roar!!!"

Amidst the flas, light glead brightly!

Before everyone’s eyes, Charleon’s body grew larger and larger, its size becoming comparable to Venusaur’s.

The next second, the glow amongst the flas dissipated, revealing its transford figure.

Even enveloped by fire, it was clear that the reborn Charleon’s horn transford into two, its tail thickened and lengthened, its body enlarged, and a pair of massive wings had sprouted from its back!

Evolution—Charizard!

Erika: ...

Another evolution? Are you kidding ?

First Gardevoir, now Charizard. Are your Pokemon targeting specifically for evolution? Am I the only one left with evolved forms?

Just when Erika had settled down, her ntal defenses started to crumble a little again. It wasn’t that her ntal fortitude was weak, but today’s events were simply beyond belief.

She tolerated the disgusting tactics and the bizarre strength enhancents. She even accepted the prescient dodging predictions. But how could she endure these consecutive evolutions?

Is this guy here to challenge the gym or ss with her state of mind?

On the brink of winning, and suddenly an evolution? What’s this about?

"Venusaur, stomp it down! Even if it evolved, it can’t change its precarious state in this wind. Finish it directly!"

"Fly up!"

"Block it with Fire Punch, then use Fire Blast!" Ash chose not to dodge but to take the Stomp head-on!

Having just evolved, it was a mont of high montum for Charizard. How could they retreat at this mont? Even in loss, they would lose standing their ground!

"Thud!!"

Venusaur’s front legs slamd down hard, dissipating the flas on Charizard, but its fists still burned fiercely, fist against foot. A dull sound reverberated, and the shockwave of impact radiated outwards in waves.

Both Charizard and Ash groaned, clenching their teeth, enduring the impact stubbornly. Following that, Charizard opened its huge maw, and an intensely fierce fla gushed forth!!