Pokémon: Master System.

"Today, we will continue to provide commentary for the quarterfinals. This quarterfinals will feature four matches played simultaneously. You can choose to watch the live stream of your favorite player's match. In this session, Jiang Yao and I will be providing commentary for the match between Xia Yu and Xu Jiahao."

"Xu Jiahao is a genius Fire-type trainer in Cinnabar City. His Charizard showed amazing strength in the round of 16, and even accomplished the feat of defeating three opponents in a row, which is still fresh in everyone's memory."

"Another contestant, Xia Yu, I believe everyone is familiar with him. He's the pride of Xingguang City, the most popular contestant in Xishu Province, and known as the most handsome contestant this year. Hey, I won't pretend today, I'm also a fan of Xia Yu." Cheng Taiheng suddenly took off his jacket, revealing the same battle uniform as Xia Yu.

"Teacher Cheng, it must be hard to find a uniform in your size, right?" Jiang Yao joked with a smile. Cheng Taiheng was quite overweight, and he usually wore the largest size custom-made clothes.

"It's indeed hard to buy, but I didn't spend any money on it; it was a gift from the Starlight City Gym," Cheng Taiheng said with a smile. "Alright, let's get back to the match itself. The biggest highlight of this match is Xia Yu's Shiny Charizard versus Xu Jiahao's Charizard—a Charizard mirror match, which is exactly what everyone loves to see. Jiang Yao, who do you think will win?"

"Although Xu Jiahao's Charizard is at the level of a Gym Leader, much stronger than Xia Yu's Charizard, I still support Xia Yu's Shiny Charizard." Jiang Yao said with a smile, "I'm a fan of Xia Yu, so of course I support him. What about you, Teacher Cheng?"

“I definitely support Xia Yu too.” Cheng Taiheng said without hesitation, “Ever since I commentated on that Charizard vs. Gengar match, I’ve said that I will unconditionally support Xia Yu in any match.”

"Alright, the director has informed us that both contestants are ready. Please welcome them to the stage!"

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When Xia Yu stepped onto the stage again, he had gradually gotten used to the enthusiastic cheers of the audience and was no longer as reserved as he had been on stage the previous times. He also waved and interacted with the audience warmly.

Xia Yu also saw a support sign held up by a spectator, which had a picture of a buzzing bat on it and a sentence on it.

"Buzzbat: Me, the Sceptile King, and Charizard, the three of us together are really powerful (???????)"

In addition to the support signs, the audience erupted in wild shouts.

"Xia Yu, keep going, I love you."

"Xia Yu, Xia Yu!"

Hey, female fan, why are you taking off your coat? Calm down!

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Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans, Xia Yu sometimes really enjoyed the stage, the cheers and shouts, the fun of the battles, and the battles against one strong opponent after another.

The feeling of constantly climbing to new heights, battling with the strongest, and growing stronger step by step made Xia Yu feel his blood boil.

Life is a process of constantly climbing and surpassing the strong!

Xia Yu's gaze was fixed on Xu Jiahao in the distance, his eyes burning with passion. He decided that from this moment on, he would dedicate himself wholeheartedly to every match, earnestly enjoy each one, give it his all, and leave no regrets.

Eighteen years old should have the pursuits and dreams of an eighteen-year-old. Although he has only been a trainer for a little over half a year, he firmly believes that he can defeat Xu Jiahao, enter the national finals, defeat every opponent, and lift the national championship trophy!

Regardless of the final result, Xia Yu's goal is definitely the championship!

People should still have dreams; what if they come true?

You should know that in your youth you had lofty ambitions and once vowed to be the best in the world.

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"Game start!"

"Go for it, Charizard! Go all out!"

Hearing Xia Yu's voice, Charizard suddenly felt something was wrong. Why was its master acting strangely all of a sudden?

We agreed to be sixth in line together, why are you suddenly so fired up?! Should I go all out, or stick to the original plan?

Chapter 242 Eight-in-Four

"Go, Nine-Tails!"

Xu Jiahao wore thick black-rimmed glasses on his nose, clearly indicating a high degree of nearsightedness. He also had a full beard and a slightly overweight build.

To be honest, you can't tell from his appearance that Xu Jiahao is an eighteen-year-old trainer.

Eighteen years old? You could tell Xia Yu was a thirty-eight-year-old man, and he would believe you.

Looking at Xu Jiahao, Xia Yu couldn't help but think that this must be what people call being mature beyond one's years, having developed a beer belly at such a young age.

Xu Jiahao's strategy was exactly the same as in the previous matches. This is his consistent style and routine. He still chose to send out the weather specialist Nine Tails as the starter, a standard opening move.

"Woo!"

When Nine-Tails with its Sunlight ability appeared, its fire-type energy surged into the sky, turning the overcast sky into a bright sunny one.

At the same time, the sun shines on Charizard, activating its Solar Power ability and boosting its Special Attack.

"Charizard, use Ancient Power!" Xia Yu still chose to proceed according to the original plan, letting Charizard use Ancient Power first.

Upon hearing Xia Yu's command, Charizard breathed a sigh of relief. "I knew it! Master hasn't changed at all; he's still the same as always."

However, Charizard quickly frowned, realizing that things were not so simple. From another perspective, could this also be part of its master's tactics?

Issue the most ruthless tactics in the most inspiring tone.

Master, I understand!

In that instant, Charizard had a sudden realization: as long as it rightfully held the sixth position, no one could do anything to it!

"Roar!"

Charizard roared, and a surge of powerful Rock-type energy gathered in front of it, instantly forming a Rock-type energy ball that flew directly toward Ninetales!

"Nine-Tails, dodge and then use your supernatural powers!"

Xu Jiahao calmly gave the order, but he didn't actually have a good way to deal with Xia Yu's Charizard.

His remaining two Pokémon are not very good at dealing with Xia Yu's Charizard. Although his Charizard has the Rock Tomb move, which is enough to counter Charizard, if he switches in now, he will definitely take a hit from Ancient Power, which will instantly injure Charizard, which is four times weak to Rock.

As for switching to Leafeon, that's even more impossible. With Leafeon's weak Special Defense and Grass-type being weak against Fire-type, it would be a free kill against Xia Yu's Charizard.

Therefore, Xu Jiahao could only let Ninetales fight Charizard. Ninetales has a high Special Defense, and although it doesn't have any moves that are super effective against Charizard, it can still put up a fight.

Even if he is defeated, it doesn't matter, he can safely replace Charizard with Charizard.

Upon receiving the order, Ninetales moved gracefully and elegantly across the field with light taps on its four feet. Relying on its agility, it avoided Charizard's Primal Power while rapidly approaching it!

The primal force, controlled by Charizard, continued to fall and crash towards Nine-Tails. However, Xu Jiahao's Nine-Tails was clearly well-nurtured, its strength having reached the peak of the Overlord level, and its speed was extremely fast.

It moved stealthily and elusively in the arena, effortlessly dodging Charizard's Ancient Power attack before launching a fierce counterattack.

A purple glint flashed in its eyes, and its entire body erupted with psychic energy, surging towards Charizard. The invisible psychic power surged towards Charizard like a massive shockwave.

"Roar!"

Charizard roared, feeling as if it had been struck by a heavy hammer, letting out a painful roar. However, the power of this special ability was actually quite limited. Without STAB or type advantage, it did not do much damage to Charizard.

"Charizard, create some distance and use Ancient Power continuously!" Although Charizard suffered a setback, Xia Yu was not worried at all and still ordered Charizard to use Ancient Power continuously.

"Nine-Tails, keep using your supernatural powers!"

Xu Jiahao gave the order almost simultaneously with Xia Yu. Charizard used its Primal Power to form rock-type energy balls in the air, which flew toward Nine-Tailed Fox.

Nine-Tailed Fox, on the other hand, nimbly dodged and quickly closed in on Charizard.

However, at that moment, Rock-type energy suddenly erupted, and Charizard's aura surged. After continuously using Ancient Power, it finally triggered the passive ability of Ancient Power, increasing all its stats!

"Xia Yu has been having Charizard use Ancient Power in order to trigger its passive skill, which raises all its abilities by one level."

At the same time, Charizard, with its abilities boosted, unleashed an energy ball of Primal Power with increased power and speed. This caught Ninetales off guard, who could have easily dodged the Primal Power, and was directly struck by it, sending it flying backward. It was clear that it was seriously injured.

"Continue using the primal power!" Xia Yu's voice rang out again.

After landing a successful attack, there was no time to give Nine-Tails a chance to catch its breath. As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot, and Xia Yu would not let go of the opportunity to beat a dog when it's down. Upon receiving the order, Charizard continuously used Primal Power to bombard the fallen Nine-Tails.

"Nine-Tails, move at high speed!"

After taking a hit from the Primal Force, Ninetales showed no sign of backing down. It quickly got up, its body radiating Psychic energy, and moved at high speed to dodge the Primal Force. It then rapidly approached Charizard and unleashed its Psychic attack!

"Right now, with the hot sands."

Waiting for the Nine-Tails to approach, Xia Yu decisively gave the order.

Charizard already gains a Special Attack boost under the Solar Power ability, and now, with the passive effect of Ancient Power, its Special Attack is further increased, making Charizard's Special Attack reach a terrifying level.

Given that Nine-Tails is so close to Charizard, using Scorching Sands now will definitely have a miraculous effect!

The Charizard, which could no longer contain itself, unleashed Ground-type energy from its body, forming a large amount of sand in the air, mixed with Fire-type energy, and hurled the scorching sand at Ninetales.

"Is this the Hot Sands skill? This is the first time Xia Yu's Charizard has used this skill. It seems it was specially prepared for Xu Jiahao's Ninetales."

"With the Nine-Tails' current stamina, there is a high chance it won't be able to withstand a hot sandstorm."

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"Ouch!"

Faced with the overwhelming sand, the Nine-Tailed Fox had no time to dodge and was directly hit by the scalding sand. It only had time to let out a painful howl before collapsing to the ground and losing its ability to fight.

"Nine-Tails is unable to battle, Charizard wins!"

"Roar!"

A deafening roar of cheers erupted from the crowd, celebrating Xia Yu's victory.

"Come back, Ninetales, you've done a great job. Charizard!"

Xu Jiahao wasn't too affected by Ninetales' defeat. After recalling Ninetales, he took out Charizard's Poké Ball and threw it out.

"Go, Charizard!"

"Roar!"

Xu Jiahao's Charizard makes its appearance, and in terms of size alone, it is even slightly larger than Xia Yu's Charizard.