Pokémon: Master System.

"Dear viewers, welcome to the annual National Finals of the University Cup. I am your commentator for this match, Li Yongzhi." The official commentators for this match are Li Yongzhi and Jin Yanyu, who are also China's top commentators.

Li Yongzhi is in his forties, in his prime, and at the peak of his career. He is also the go-to commentator for the final of the King of Fighters ranking competition.

"I am commentator Jin Yanyu." Jin Yanyu is a rising star on China Television. She is 24 years old this year, young and beautiful, with outstanding temperament, dignified and gentle.

"After a week, contestants from all over the country have competed in four rounds of fierce and intense competition to finally determine the top eight teams in this year's College Cup."

"Today we will see the first match of the quarterfinals, and the two teams are Xia Yu, a seeded player from Xingguang City, Sichuan Province!"

As Li Yongzhi's powerful voice rang out, enthusiastic cheers and shouts in the local dialect of Sichuan Province erupted from the audience.

"Xia Yu! Rise up!"

"Xia Yu, I love you!"

"Ah, Mom will always love you, Xia Yu!"

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Amidst the frenzied shouts of the audience, Xia Yu walked out of the player tunnel. The venue was the size of a football field. Looking at the sea of ​​people, the blinding flashlights, and the hysterical shouts, Xia Yu's heart was also boiling.

Standing on such a grand stage, Xia Yu was filled with excitement, fully immersing herself in the stage and the cheers of the people.

He kept waving his hand in response to the audience. Xia Yu also saw many familiar faces in the audience.

Dad, Mom, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Uncle, Zhao Ruohan, Wu Yaozu, Long Yanning, Chi Hanqing, Long Fan, Old Chi, Su Muzi, Xiao Wanyu, and many of the Four Heavenly Kings and champions were present.

Many people want to witness Mega Evolution in person, since watching it on video and seeing it in real life are two completely different experiences. It is because of these people that ticket prices remain high.

"The other one is a genius flying-type trainer from Tsinghua University High School, Xiang Han Li!"

Xiang Hanli entered the venue from the other side of the contestant entrance, and the audience responded with enthusiastic applause and cheers, but it was still far less enthusiastic than Xia Yu's.

Xia Yu looked at Xiang Hanli, and the scene of his defeat a few months ago flashed before his eyes.

A few months is neither a long nor a short time, and in those few months, he and his Pokémon underwent tremendous changes.

He's sure to win this time!

Xia Yu stared at Xiang Hanli, a confident smile on his face.

"The match begins!" The referee's voice rang out, and Xia Yu and Xiang Hanli simultaneously took out their Poké Balls and released their first Pokémon.

"Go, Salamence!"

"Go, Noivern!"

Xiang Hanli's decision to send out Salamence as the first Pokémon was somewhat unexpected by Xia Yu. He hadn't anticipated that Xiang Hanli would directly send out his ace Pokémon.

In just a moment, Xia Yu guessed Xiang Hanli's intention: he planned to strengthen Dragon Dance and then rely on the Overconfidence trait to push the team.

However, when faced with Xia Yu's Noivern, Xiang Hanli had to change his tactics, since Noivern has the Taunt skill, which can block Salamence's buffs.

“Xia Yu, you are strong, but my Salamence and I will not lose. Salamence, use Dragon Claw!” A solemn look flashed across Xiang Hanli’s face. He vaguely remembered that a few months ago, Xia Yu’s strength was completely insignificant in front of him.

In just a few months, Xia Yu has grown to this extent.

But so what? Life is a process of constantly challenging the strong, and only by fighting the strong can we keep making progress.

"Roar!"

Salamence's sharp claws glowed with a blue light, gleaming with a Dragon-type aura. With a flap of its blood-red wings, it pounced towards Noivern.

"Is that so?" Xia Yu smiled. "After losing to you in that match, I made up my mind that I would not lose a single match in the next one and win the national championship with a perfect record."

"Come on, Noivern, Dragon Pulse!"

"Roar!"

Xia Yu was fully focused on the match. He did not choose to let Noivern use its strongest move, Draco Meteor, but instead chose the second most powerful move, Dragon Pulse, mainly to defend against Salamence's Protect move.

Noivern flapped its huge dragon wings, its entire body enveloped in dragon-type energy, forming a giant energy dragon, and flew towards Salamence.

From the very beginning, both sides went all out, displaying intense fighting spirit. Despite being both Dragon and Flying type Pokémon, the difference between Salamence and Noivern was quite obvious.

While their defenses are similar, their attack stats differ significantly. Firstly, in terms of physical attack, Noivern's weak physical attack is no match for Salamence. Secondly, Noivern is also slightly inferior to Salamence in special attack.

It can be said that Noivern is weaker than Salamence in most aspects, except for speed.

There's nothing we can do about it. The reason pseudo-legendary Pokémon are called pseudo-legendary is because they are the closest to legendary Pokémon, and in some games they are even stronger than some legendary Pokémon.

"Both Xiang Hanli and Xia Yu went all out as soon as they entered the arena, neither of them holding back at all."

"From their conversation just now, it's not hard to tell that they fought each other a few months ago. As far as I know, there was a big difference in their strength at that time. Xia Yu, who was not even at the level of a Lord-level Trainer, had a Forest Lizard that had not yet evolved into a Sceptile. He was completely crushed by Xiang Hanli's Talonflame, which was at the peak of the Lord-level."

"So, in that case, today's match can be considered Xia Yu's revenge match. Who will win this match between Noivern and Salamence?"

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"Dodge! Dragon Pulse! Salamence, accelerate!" Xiang Hanli calmly commanded Salamence, trying to dodge Noivern's Dragon Pulse from the side.

But the energy dragon seemed to possess sentience. Under the control of Noivern, it circled in the air and accurately struck Salamence, the surging dragon-type energy instantly engulfing Salamence.

At the same time, everyone noticed that Xia Yu's Noivern was carrying a Life Orb. With the added power of its STAB Dragon Pulse and the Life Orb, it dealt a lot of damage to Salamence, which was twice as weak to Dragon.

Even so, Salamence's body did not stop at all. Its claws were covered with Dragon-type energy, and its real claws swung towards Noivern, seemingly trying to tear it apart!

"Roar!"

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Chapter 288 Mega Lizard King

"Roar!"

With its blood-red wings spread, Salamence lunged at Noivern, its claws enveloped in Dragon-type energy, and it swung out a claw.

Facing a powerful Salamence, coupled with the difference in raw strength, Noivern would definitely be no match for Salamence.

Therefore, Xia Yu made a decisive choice: "Sound Wave Dragon, do not get close to Salamence, keep your distance, and use Dragon Pulse continuously."

Speed ​​is Noivern's only advantage. To defeat Salamence, you must make full use of Noivern's speed advantage.

"Salamander, chase after it! Don't give Noivern a chance to escape!" Despite the fleeing Noivern, Xiang Hanli remained calm and composed, directing Salamence to give chase.

Noivern's speed advantage is based on the premise that the two sides are of similar strength, but Xiang Hanli's Salamence is a Gym Leader level, much stronger than Noivern.

Moreover, Xiang Hanli's Salamence is different from ordinary Salamence. His Salamence focuses more on the Flying type and has undergone special training in speed and flight ability. Speed ​​is also its strength.

His Salamence is the ruler of the sky!

"Roar!"

Salamence pounced on Noivern like a meteor. In terms of speed alone, it was no less than Noivern, and in the blink of an eye, it was right next to Noivern.

"Sonic Wave Dragon, provoke me!"

Seeing the formidable power of the Salamence, Xia Yu had no choice but to change tactics and have Noivern use the Taunt move.

He planned to replace Noivern with it, but before that, he had to use Taunt to prevent Salamence from boosting its Dragon Dance.

"Roar!"

Noivern transmits Dark-type energy through sound waves, successfully using Taunt to block Salamence's status moves, while Salamence's claws have already landed on Noivern's body.

The sharp dragon claws tore through the scales of the sonic dragon, leaving three long, bloody streaks.

The Dragon Claw ability, combined with its terrifying physical attack and the Dragon type's double super-effectiveness against Noivern, also dealt high damage to Noivern.

"Salamander, Dragon Dive!"

Xiang Hanli also guessed that Xia Yu had Noivern use the Taunt move in order to switch Pokémon, so he decisively had Salamence use the powerful Dragon Dive move.

Dragon-type energy enveloped Salamence's body, and then Salamence let out a high-pitched roar, flapped its wings, and charged fiercely towards Noivern with terrifying momentum.

"Noivern, protect!"

Xia Yu looked at the Flying Dragon and felt it was extremely troublesome.

This is the power of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon; it is almost invincible in battles of the same level. Without Mega Evolution, it would be extremely difficult for Xia Yu to defeat Xiang Hanli.

A light shield rose in front of Noivern, blocking Salamence's full-force dragon dive.

"Sonic Dragon, Dragon Star Cluster!" Having made up his mind to send Sonic Dragon into the fray, Xia Yu naturally chose to take this opportunity to have Sonic Dragon use Dragon Star Cluster again.

The dragon-type energy from Noivern's body surged forth, tearing through the sky and rushing into the clouds, causing stars to fall.

A burning meteorite, trailing a long tail, fell from the sky and crashed into the Salamence.

"Salamander, smash the rocks with your claws."

"Noivern, now! Use U-turn!" Xia Yu's voice rang out. Noivern, its body enveloped in Bug-type energy, suddenly flew towards Salamence, and returned immediately upon contact.

Noivern returned to its Poké Ball, and in its place appeared the gigantic Sceptile.

As soon as the Lizard King appeared, cheers erupted from the crowd. A necklace adorned its massive body, with a glittering Mega Evolution Stone attached to it.

Seeing the Lizard King appear, Xiang Hanli felt a sense of urgency. Was it finally coming?

The legendary Mega Evolution?

"Salamander, use U-turn!"

Xiang Hanli had made thorough preparations before facing Xia Yu. This move, Swallow Return, was specifically designed for Sceptile. Salamence suddenly flew into the sky, then made a turn, its body enveloped in Flying-type energy, and accelerated towards Sceptile.

A blood-red figure descended from the sky like a red lightning bolt, striking the Lizard King.