Pokemon: This Ash Is Too Versatile Chapter 596 - 323: Fierce Clash, Flare Blitz Empowered by To

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As Charizard X slamd Cloyster to the edge of the arena, crashing into a transparent barrier with a violent roar, the once vibrant cheers and clamor around suddenly fell silent.

No one could have imagined that Charizard X would actually smash Cloyster while it was using Protect!

It’s well known that at the sa level, Protect is considered an invincible defense move, with the only limitation being its inability to be used consecutively; otherwise, it will easily fail, and it lasts only for a limited ti, requiring precise timing for its use. Other than that, it has almost no weaknesses as a defensive move.

Not to ntion the sa level, even if the opponent exceeds by a large level, it’s unlikely they can break through Protect.

But now, Ash’s Charizard has forcibly smashed Cloyster while it was using Protect. Could it be that Charizard’s ATK has already far surpassed Cloyster?!

Of course, this is impossible—Lorelei thought with a serious expression.

In reality, it wasn’t that Charizard’s ATK had surpassed Protect’s limit; even though Charizard’s Dragon Claw this ti was at least double as powerful as before, it still couldn’t break Protect. The reason for breaking Protect lay in Charizard’s two consecutive attacks.

It’s true that Protect is an absolute defense, but its duration isn’t long, especially since it has a rule that after blocking one move, it enters a weakening phase. Even if a Pokemon forcibly maintains it, Protect’s defensive power will considerably decrease.

Earlier, Charizard and Ash utilized this principle, first having Charizard use Dragon Claw to deplete Protect’s energy, and then followed up with another Dragon Claw as soon as one was deflected, achieving the purpose of breaking Protect.

It sounds simple, but implenting it is extrely difficult.

Whether facing long-range or close-range moves, Protect will generate a counterforce when attacked, deflecting the attack away. Otherwise, against continuous energy output attacks, Protect’s duration would be drained, rendering it useless, wouldn’t it?

Thus, Protect also has a forceful interruption effect, preventing continuous output. Charizard’s initial Fire Punch and subsequent Dragon Claw being deflected are perfect evidence.

Normally, after interruption, there’s a brief stiffness, so Protect is akin to a defensive counterattack; once the opponent uses Protect against a move, they fall into a passive phase.

That’s why Protect is hailed as a defensive godly move; compared to moves like Detect, it has its unique qualities.

Yet Charizard defied convention with brute force, using its other hand to execute Dragon Claw after being deflected by Protect, breaking through the weakened Protect, and causing so damage to Cloyster.

"After evolution, Dragon Claw’s power has increased by at least 100%, possibly up to 200%, which is triple the original damage. Besides the enhancent in species value and strength, Charizard should also possess Dragon Attribute, coupled with an ability that boosts lee damage. Am I right, Ash?"

Lorelei’s words stunned Ash, who then couldn’t help but clap and say, "As expected of the Elite Four, you’re truly amazing, Miss Lorelei, to analyze so much information in such a brief attack."

The Elite Four are indeed not a na to show off; simply this in-the-mont information analysis ability is sothing many Trainers can only dream of achieving, and strength is another level of prowess.

Facing the completely unknown information of Charizard, in just one encounter, Lorelei analyzed about seventy to eighty percent of Charizard’s characteristics. This level of analytical ability is likely top-ranked among the entire Elite Four.

"Your Charizard’s enhancent in Dragon Attribute is too apparent, allowing to deduce this from just one move. If it were rely an attribute increase or ability enhancent, it wouldn’t have increased so much." Lorelei also didn’t shy away from praising Charizard.

Compared to before evolution, Charizard’s Dragon Claw’s power is significantly boosted, not just a small improvent. The Dragon Claw previously could barely scratch marks on Cloyster, though it could still cause damage, but rely left slight traces.

Those injuries were akin to tickling, hardly making a difference.

But this ti, Charizard’s Dragon Claw left three glaring scratches on Cloyster despite facing Protect, inflicting considerable damage.

The only explanation is that besides the power increase due to GA Evolution, Charizard has undergone all-around enhancents and has had an attribute transford into Dragon Attribute.

Originally Charizard had fire and flying attributes; now it likely retains the fire attribute, aning if Charizard doesn’t possess three attributes, its flying attribute is probably replaced.

At present, the maximum number of attributes a Pokemon can have is two, except for the abilities Multitype and Protean, which can transform but not increase the attributes to three. Those abilities only modify the Pokemon’s attributes, not increase them to three.