Pokémon: Master System.

"So far in this match, Xia Yu has a slight advantage."

"He still has two Pokémon, Sceptile and Noctua, while Shang Hongxin on the other side only has one Drapion left, which has already appeared."

"And we all know that Xia Yu's Sceptile is his real trump card Pokémon, and Shang Hongxin is probably doomed."

At this moment, Shang Hongxin suddenly showed a relaxed expression. After he fell into a huge disadvantage, he was no longer so concerned about winning or losing. He just wanted to enjoy the last game to the fullest and treat it as a stage for his performance.

"Go, Dragon King Scorpion!"

"Roar!" The Dragon King Scorpion appeared, letting out a roar and howl.

"It's up to you, Lizard King."

Xia Yu also threw out a Poké Ball and sent out his ace, Sceptile.

Unlike the roar of the Dragon King Scorpion upon its entrance, the Lizard King appeared remarkably calm, revealing its massive body and staring at the Dragon King Scorpion with a sharp gaze, without uttering a sound.

It stared at the Dragon King Scorpion, making the Dragon King Scorpion feel an overwhelming sense of pressure. In terms of size alone, the Lizard King's size was extremely terrifying, completely overwhelming the Dragon King Scorpion.

However, for a ferocious Pokémon like Drapion, the stronger the enemy, the more its ferocity is unleashed.

"Game start!"

As soon as the referee's voice rang out, Xia Yu and Shang Hongxin gave their orders almost simultaneously.

"Sword Dance, Lizard King (Dragon Scorpion)!"

The two exchanged a glance, realizing they had the same idea and were using the exact same tactics: first, rely on sword dance to significantly boost their attack power.

"Lizard King, Dragon Claw!"

After one round of enhancement, Xia Yu did not choose to continue enhancing, but instead chose to have the Lizard King launch an attack.

Since Scorpion has double the resistance to Grass and Dark types due to its Poison and Dark attributes, Xia Yu chose to have Scorpion use Dragon Claw instead of Leaf Blade or Dark Strike.

Dragon-type energy surged from the Lizard King's claws, and with a powerful push from its thick thighs, it shot forward, its green figure racing across the field towards the Dragon Scorpion.

It's hard to imagine that a lizard king of this size can maintain such speed, leaving everyone in awe.

"Xia Yu's Sceptile is absolutely perfect. If there were a bodybuilding competition in the Pokémon world, this Sceptile would definitely be in the top three."

Facing the sudden attack of the Lizard King, Shang Hongxin smiled. Now that he was free from the burden, he devoted himself to the battle and also chose to send the Dragon King Scorpion to attack: "Good, Dragon King Scorpion, Cross Venom Blade!"

The Dragon King Scorpion brandished its forelimbs, which glowed with a venomous purple light, and slashed at the Lizard King with its sharp claws!

Two enormous Pokémon collided, their cross-shaped poison blades clashing with the dragon claws. Poison and dragon-type energies clashed, and the veins on Sceptile's arms bulged, its muscles clearly defined. Similarly, Drapion's two forelimbs were also straining against Sceptile.

In their very first encounter, the two engaged in a fierce battle of strength!

Compared to the energy clash between Charizard and Gengar, the battle between Drapion and Sceptile is a pure melee between warriors, a contest of strength and speed, a fight where every punch lands hard.

"Roar!"

With a roar, the Lizard King and the Dragon Scorpion were evenly matched in their strength contest, and then they both pulled away.

A cold glint flashed in the Lizard King's eyes. Then, using its speed, it moved around the Dragon King Scorpion, swinging its claws one after another, trying to tear apart the Dragon King Scorpion's defense. But the Dragon King Scorpion was not to be outdone, and retaliated with its own cross-shaped venomous blades.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Each collision between the two sent sparks flying, and for a moment they were evenly matched.

Close-quarters combat is unlike ranged special attack exchanges. Ranged special attack exchanges are a contest of energy control; whoever releases more energy and hits more accurately wins.

Close-quarters combat is different; the higher the level of close-quarters combat, the more it tests a Pokémon's overall combat strength.

It tests strength and speed; on-the-spot decision-making and reaction speed are both indispensable.

This kind of close-quarters combat also puts a great test of a trainer's decisiveness; when to command and what tactics to use will have a crucial impact on the match.

Xia Yu and Shang Hongxin were not directing the two Pokémon at this time; they were letting Sceptile and Drapion fight on their own.

In close combat, the Lizard King moved with lightning speed, as graceful as a dragon, wielding its claws and constantly attacking, searching for an opportunity to break through the Dragon King Scorpion's defenses. But the Dragon King Scorpion stood firm like a fortress, parrying every move. Its two thick and agile forelimbs blocked all of the Lizard King's attacks.

Seeing that the situation was at a stalemate, Xia Yu immediately changed his strategy: "Lizard King, use Dragon Pulse!"

Dragon King Scorpion is known for its defense, and its defense is now virtually impenetrable, so Xia Yu decided to change his tactics.

He directly changed Sceptile's Special Attack trait. Sceptile was originally known for its Special Attack, but it could only learn a very few high-power Special Attack moves, so it rarely used them. However, this did not mean that Sceptile was not strong in Special Attack.

The Lizard King began to gather dragon-type energy in its mouth. After half a year of intensive training in the Dragon-type Secret Realm, the Lizard King had a very high level of control over dragon-type energy. In just a moment, a large amount of dragon-type energy had gathered in front of the Lizard King's mouth, and then it was suddenly unleashed.

The surging dragon-type energy transformed into a shockwave that flew towards the Dragon King Scorpion.

Compared to Sceptile's transformation, Drapion doesn't have a good solution because Drapion can learn very few special attack moves, and its performance on the special attack side is also extremely poor.

Drapion is almost exclusively a physical attacker; there are very few Drapion with special attacks, and those that exist are not particularly outstanding.

"Dragon King Scorpion, charge forward and keep using the Cross Poison Blade!"

"Roar!"

The Dragon King Scorpion let out a huge roar and charged towards the Lizard King using all four legs.

At the same time, the Dragon Pulse unleashed by the Lizard King is about to hit the Dragon King Scorpion.

The Dragon King Scorpion neither dodged nor evaded; its two forelimbs glowed with a purplish-black poisonous light, enveloped in poisonous energy, and it held them in front of it, directly withstanding the dragon's wave as it charged towards the Lizard King!

"Cross Poison Blade!"

With its two forelimbs crossed and claws blocking in front of it, the Dragon Scorpion withstood the remaining power of the Dragon Pulse and charged towards the Lizard King, launching a ferocious attack.

"Dragon King Scorpion, Cross Poison Blade!"

"boom!"

Faced with the Dragon King Scorpion's cross-shaped venomous blade, the Lizard King extended its claws to block, and the two were once again engaged in a contest.

"Dragon King Scorpion, Flame Fang!"

Its claws were blocked, but the Dragon King Scorpion, with its sharp fangs glowing with fire, suddenly bit at the Lizard King.

"Scepter King, Dragon Pulse!"

Faced with the Dragon King Scorpion's Flame Fang attack, Xia Yu could only have the Lizard King use the Dragon Pulse skill to retaliate.

The surge of dragon-type energy created a shockwave that struck Drapion directly, severely injuring it. However, Drapion's Flame Fangs also struck Sceptile, causing Sceptile to contort its face and roar in fury.

At the same time, the Dragon King Scorpion's attack was not over. Its tail was glowing with purple poison energy, and the hooks on its tail were as agile as a venomous snake as it suddenly stabbed at the Lizard King!

"Poison Tail!"

The Dragon King Scorpion has so many attack methods that it's impossible to defend against them. From the cross-shaped venomous blades on its claws to the fiery fangs in its mouth and the venomous tail, it can use them flexibly.

Faced with Dracovish's sudden attack, Sceptile suddenly unleashed Fighting-type energy, creating a light shield in front of it that blocked Dracovish's attack!

"See through the skill!"

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The See Through skill is the same as the Protect skill, except that one is a Normal-type skill and the other is a Fighting-type skill.

After they've seen through it, it's time for the Lizard King to retaliate!

The situation just now was quite dangerous. If the lizard king had been struck directly by the venomous tail, it would not only have severely injured the lizard king, but it would also have been very likely to be poisoned.

However, the ability to see through the attack not only blocked the fierce attack from the Dragon Scorpion, but also gave the Lizard King a chance to counterattack. The Lizard King's body surged with fierce dragon-type energy, and taking advantage of the gap in blocking the attack, it covered its claws with dragon-type energy and slashed at the Dragon Scorpion in front of it.

"Pfft!"

With the sound of claws digging into flesh, the Lizard King's dragon claws tore through the Dragon King Scorpion's hard armor, leaving six long gashes. Blood gushed from the wounds, causing damage to the Dragon King Scorpion.

"Lizard King, create some distance and use high-speed movement!"

After landing a successful attack, Xia Yu immediately instructed the Sceptile to create distance. The attack from the Dragon Scorpion's claws, bite, and tail was too fierce. To play it safe, Xia Yu decided to have the Sceptile create distance and switch to a special attack move.

The Lizard King promptly obeyed Xia Yu's command, leaping backward to quickly create distance between itself and the Dragon King Scorpion. At the same time, it moved rapidly around the Dragon King Scorpion, its figure blurring into afterimages, making it impossible for the Dragon King Scorpion to pinpoint the Lizard King's location.

"Dragon King Scorpion, let's use high-speed movement to catch up!" Shang Hongxin shouted. The key to Dragon King Scorpion's victory was close combat, so he immediately ordered Dragon King Scorpion to give chase.

"Lizard King, keep your distance, use Dragon Pulse!" Xia Yu's voice rang out again.

Through their recent encounter, Xia Yu had figured out the strength of this Dragon King Scorpion. Its close-combat ability was comparable to that of the Lizard King, but its ranged special attack methods were almost non-existent.

This also means that as long as a certain distance is maintained, the Lizard King will be absolutely invincible.

Upon hearing Xia Yu's order, Shang Hongxin knew that Xia Yu had discovered the Dragon King Scorpion's weakness.

Faced with Xia Yu's tactic of getting the Lizard King to abandon close combat and switch to hit-and-run tactics, Shang Hongxin didn't have many options.

He sighed softly; at this point in the match, it was already very difficult for him to win. This was especially true given that the Lizard King's speed far surpassed that of the Dragon King Scorpion. However, Shang Hongxin was determined not to give up easily, even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance.

"Dragon King Scorpion, use Venom Impact!"

Venom Blast is one of the few ranged special attack skills of Dracovish. Although it is not very powerful, it has a special effect: if the opponent is poisoned, the damage will be doubled.

The Dragon King Scorpion began to gather poison energy in its mouth, and then suddenly spat it out. The venom shot towards the Lizard King like sharp arrows, but it couldn't hit the Lizard King at all due to its high speed. All the venom it spat out spilled onto the ground, emitting thick smoke, clearly indicating that it was extremely toxic.

At the same time, Sceptile's Dragon Pulse was formed again, and the shockwave of the Dragon-type energy hit Drapion directly, causing damage to Drapion once more.

"Dragon King Scorpion, hold on, continuous venom attacks."

Although Venom Impact couldn't hit the Lizard King at all, Shang Hongxin still had the Dragon Scorpion keep using the Venom Impact skill.

Large amounts of venom sprayed onto the ground, causing thick smoke to rise. Shang Hongxin never intended to hit the Lizard King with the venom impact from the beginning; his real purpose was to spread the venom on the ground to block the Lizard King's movement path.

The continuous venom impact blocked most of the Lizard King's movement routes, forcing it to be careful of the venom on the ground, which greatly limited its movement.