Pokémon: When the World Changed

Chapter 570 565: The Pursued Steps

"A secret technique?"

"I didn't expect Salamence to also have mastered a secret technique of that level."

Ethan showed a headache-like expression. At that moment, Charizard had already used the move Dragon Dance to power itself up; if it also used Sunny Day Dragon, its body simply would not be able to withstand such tremendous force.

Right now, the only thing he could think of was to let Charizard continue using the move Dragon Dance, raising its attack and speed directly to the maximum.

"It succeeded, Storm Dragon!"

"Salamence, go straight ahead and use Draco Meteor!"

Seeing Salamence take on the Storm Dragon form, Marcus exclaimed excitedly.

"Groaarr!" Salamence also roared with enthusiasm.

It opened its mouth and Dragon-type energy began to condense. However, under the Storm Dragon form, the Draco Meteor move launched by Salamence also contained Flying-type energy.

At that moment, the Draco Meteor move looked like a true meteor storm: the meteors formed by the move were swept up and concentrated by the storm, swirling together as they advanced toward Charizard.

"Charizard, Flare Blitz!"

At the same time, Charizard also moved.

After using the move Dragon Dance repeatedly, its attack and speed had already reached the maximum limit.

Then it flapped its wings and rose sharply into the sky, as if faintly merging with the scorching sun.

In the next instant, Charizard executed the move Flare Blitz, covering its entire body with extremely blazing flames. Like a sun falling from the firmament, it charged head-on toward the Draco Meteor move!

Boom, boom, boom!

A series of thunderous explosions resounded.

The Draco Meteor move struck Charizard like a rain of meteors.

But how could a weak spark compete against the blazing sun? With unstoppable momentum, the Flare Blitz move pierced straight through everything in a single blow.

Driven by the Dragon Dance move pushed to the extreme, Charizard's speed reached a terrifying level; in an instant it stood before Salamence and slammed violently into it head-on.

Boom!

A deafening roar shook the very air.

"What a terrifying collision! What will the final result be?"

Seeing this scene, all the dragon messengers showed solemn expressions.

Feeling the terrible energy waves exploding in the air, they compared them with the strength of their own Pokémon and reached the conclusion that even their strongest aces probably would not be able to withstand an attack of that level.

"Charizard should have won."

"Although Salamence's Storm Dragon is very powerful, Marcus has only mastered it for a short time. Moreover, the Flare Blitz launched with Dragon Dance pushed to the limit... its instant explosion will not be inferior to Storm Dragon."

Although the final result had not yet been announced, Lucien, who knew Marcus best, already had the answer in his heart.

And just as his voice fell, Salamence plunged down from the sky and directly lost the ability to battle.

"Even like that it still lost?"

"Is Ethan's strength not a bit too exaggerated?"

"He clearly has no inherited lineage, yet he always finds such strange training methods. It seems he perfectly understands each Pokémon and always finds the most suitable combat style for them."

Naira could not help but sigh silently. She felt that Ethan was always one step ahead of everyone, and that they could only desperately strive to catch up with him.

"Huff, huff, huff"

Labored breathing could be heard in the air.

Charizard's figure slowly appeared from the black cloud generated by the explosion.

At that moment, its entire body was covered with wounds that looked like blade cuts; it appeared fatigued, but its wings were still strong, a sign that it could still continue fighting.

"The battle is over. I didn't expect Ethan's Charizard to have also specifically trained its flying abilities."

Lucien sighed softly and then watched as Marcus, after withdrawing Salamence, released Altaria.

Likewise, Marcus's Altaria followed a combat path centered on flying techniques and long-range attacks, and in a certain sense, its flying abilities were even superior to Salamence's.

In fact, capturing Pokémon of the same type and training them under the same style is the path most trainers choose.

After all, a person's energy is limited; specialization is the easiest way to obtain results, allowing the Pokémon on the team to grow as quickly as possible.

Trainers like Ethan, who follow an all-types route and create specific training plans according to each Pokémon's characteristics, are truly very rare in the real world.

What is hardest to accept is that, under Ethan's training, every Pokémon had actually forged its own path!

One must know that each path represents a heritage. Having so many heritages at the same time, and starting from a commoner's identity, is simply terrifying!

"The battle is over."

At that moment, Naira also sighed softly. As her voice fell, Altaria plunged straight down from the sky.

Although Altaria's flying abilities were even better than Salamence's, facing Charizard powered up by the Dragon Dance move pushed to the limit, it had absolutely no capacity to resist.

As Charizard flapped its wings, the terrifying speed and strength it displayed completely shattered Altaria's idea of using flying techniques and long-range attacks to maintain distance, sealing its defeat in advance.

One against two!

"Hey, hey, hey, this Ethan is ridiculously strong. That Altaria, even though it isn't a pseudo-legendary, it isn't weak either!"

The strength of Ethan's Charizard once again left everyone dumbfounded, engraving Ethan's name deeply into their hearts.

At the same time, among the group of Pokémon, Garchomp and Hakamo-o watched Charizard completely stunned.

Technique.

Ethan's words appeared simultaneously in their minds.

At that moment, both of them confirmed even more the importance of technique: when strengths are similar, technique can absolutely become the key to victory!

"Even so I still lost. I never imagined that my two Pokémon wouldn't be able to defeat just one of yours."

After recalling Altaria, Marcus sighed lightly.

A Charizard powered up by the Dragon Dance move and the Sunny Day weather was simply terrifying.

To be defeated so easily on the field where he excelled the most... it really was a heavy blow.

"It's just that Charizard's own talent is too strong. If it weren't for Dragon Dance and Sunny Day, it's not certain that Charizard would have been able to win."

Ethan also sighed with emotion. Charizard had been one of the Pokémon he captured relatively late, and if it now possessed such strength, its innate talent was undoubtedly the most important factor.

If one only talked about natural advantages and talent, a Charizard with Champion-level lineage, capable of controlling temperature and carrying a Champion-level heritage, undoubtedly belonged to the group of Pokémon with the best innate aptitude.

(End of Chapter)