Pokémon: Master System.

Chapter 457 The fateful showdown

A scorching wave of flames swept in, instantly illuminating the entire dojo and seemingly threatening to engulf it.

Charizard unleashed a powerful, devastating jet of fire towards Noivern.

Xia Yu watched Charizard unleash its flames, a slight smile playing on his lips, a satisfied expression on his face.

Although Charizard may seem a bit unreliable at times, it has actually grown a lot and has never missed a moment of training, even taking the initiative to do extra training.

After half a year of training and growth, Charizard's strength is also growing rapidly. Unlike other Pokémon, it specializes in special attack, sacrificing the growth of other abilities.

Therefore, its progress in special attacks is particularly noticeable. Now, its normal form's Flamethrower alone has the strength of its Mega Evolution form from half a year ago.

Xia Yu was very curious about the terrifying power Charizard would possess in terms of special attack after Mega Evolution.

Just as Xia Yu was pondering, the fireworks in the sky seemed to be about to engulf the Sonic Dragon, like an exploding fire cloud.

"Hold on!"

At the crucial moment, Noivern didn't dare to be careless and immediately used its Protect move.

As Charizard's old teammate, it certainly knows how strong Charizard is in terms of special attack. Even with double fire resistance, it is enough to deal high damage to it.

A light shield appeared, blocking a terrifying attack from Charizard for Noivern.

At the same time, Noivern raised its head high, hovering in the air, its gaze resolute, staring intently at Charizard. At this moment, it unleashed the ultimate technique it had been practicing for the past month, which was also one of Noivern's strongest moves.

Sonic blast!

"Roar!"

The sharp sound waves surged in like razor-sharp knives, and visible air ripples spread along with the high-pitched sound waves.

As one of the top special attack damage skills, Sonic Wave is undoubtedly one of the strongest skills.

Faced with the sonic boom attack, Charizard's choice surprised Xia Yu, because Charizard did not choose to use Protect, but instead chose to take the hit head-on!

The piercing, sharp sonic boom directly caused significant damage to Charizard.

The only downside is that Noivern doesn't have a Normal type. If it had a STAB boost, a single Sonic Wave would be enough to severely damage Charizard.

The Charizard, having taken the hit head-on, showed a pained expression, but its eyes held a hint of courage and determination. The reason it chose to take the hit was mainly to assess the power of the sonic boom.

This is also its first time facing the sonic boom skill. It doesn't understand this skill, and the best way to understand the power of sonic boom skills is to directly take a sonic boom attack head-on.

"Roar!"

The Charizard, in pain, let out a roar, and fire energy surged through its body once more. It took a deep breath, and flames began to gather in its mouth.

Charizard was using its most powerful move, Heat Wave, which was also one of Xia Yu's favorite Fire-type moves!

The heat wave, mixed with flames, spread outwards, giving Noisy Wyvern no chance to dodge.

This time, Noivern had no choice but to take Charizard's heat head-on. At the same time, Normal-type energy surged from its body once again, and the Sonic Blast attack came down again!

A battle between the sonic boom skill and the hot air skill.

"boom!"

A sharp, high-pitched sound, mixed with the sound of explosions, rang out, and the sky was filled with fireworks that almost set the entire battlefield ablaze.

Seeing the flames surging towards the outside of the arena, Xia Yu was also terrified. Fortunately, at this moment, Iron Warrior showed its strength as the elder brother, standing alone in front of all the Pokémon and blocking the incoming flames.

It's clear that both Noivern and Charizard are taking this match extremely seriously.

Although Charizard is usually carefree and easygoing, when it comes to this kind of situation, it doesn't want to lose, especially not to Noivern, its constant rival.

It and Noivern are teammates and friends, appreciating each other, but they are also the best rivals.

The same goes for Noivern; it doesn't want to lose to Charizard either.

Both of them gave it their all, holding nothing back, driven by both their own inner desires and respect for their opponent.

Both Noivern and Charizard have experienced the grand occasion of the High School Cup, so they value the competition more than anyone else and understand its significance.

Only after witnessing countless people cheering and shouting for you with all their might can you understand the true meaning of the competition.

From the moment you step onto the competition field, there is no turning back; only by giving it your all can you truly be accountable to yourself.

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The flames and smoke gradually dissipated, revealing the bodies of Noivern and Charizard.

In the previous contest, Noivern was slightly inferior. Although under normal circumstances, non-STAB Sonic Wave is more powerful than STAB Heat Wave, the difference in Special Attack still gave Charizard a slight advantage.

But they only had a slight advantage.

Having suffered a setback in its first attack, Noivern roared once more. This time, instead of choosing the Sonic Blast move, it opted for its STAB move, Hurricane!

The Storm move is a powerful special attack move for Flying-type characters, with amazing power and a certain chance to confuse the opponent. However, it has a fatal flaw: its accuracy is not high.

It only has the power to hit its target when it's raining.

Noivern flapped its wings, and Flying-type energy surged. In the blink of an eye, a gale arose on the battlefield, and a storm had already formed. The raging tornado flew towards Charizard.

Charizard showed no fear in the face of Noivern's attack, and its face showed an excited expression. The battle with Noivern made Charizard feel extremely exhilarated.

It has been a long time since it has been able to use its skills so freely.

Therefore, this time Charizard actually chose its most powerful Burst Burn skill!

Flames surged, and orange-red flames covered the Charizard's black body, dyeing the entire battlefield sky red, as if draped in a layer of sunset.

A wave of sweltering heat rolled in, distorting and blurring Xia Yu's vision. All he could see was a crimson expanse, and the fire-breathing dragon hovering in the air shone like the sun, making it impossible to look directly at it.

"Roar!"

The black Charizard roared to the sky, and flames exploded along with it, instantly engulfing the entire area in a raging inferno. It even ignited Noivern's storm, turning the storm itself crimson.

"boom!"

As the explosion rang out, flames shot straight up from the top of the battlefield, almost igniting the sky and turning it into daylight.

The project manager, who was smoking at a distance, was slightly stunned as he watched the flames shooting into the sky.

"Boss, such strong fire-type energy? This is even stronger than our fire-type gym leader. Is Dr. Xia really that strong?" The workers who were working were discussing this scene.

“Dr. Xia is the champion of the last competition. He’s at least at the level of the Elite Four in the future. Charizard is his ace Pokémon. You tell me how strong he is.” The project manager glared at the worker who had just spoken: “Don’t gossip. Just pretend you didn’t see anything today, understand? If I hear any gossip, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

"I heard you, boss. I'm very tight-lipped, don't worry."

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Chapter 458 A Different Kind of Match

Like a fiery sunset, it dyed the night in the North Bay area red, shining alongside the starlight, as if it were dawn.

Charizard's full-power burst of flames, carrying terrifying power, severely injured Noivern, securing victory in the match.

Charizard has always been very strong. Strictly speaking, its strength is actually on par with Sceptile, and in terms of type advantage, Charizard is likely to be stronger than Sceptile at present.

Compared to them, the Noisy Dragon is still slightly inferior; it has a long way to go.

Its laziness and slackness during the Nombat period, as well as the gap in its aptitude, caused it to fall behind Charizard.

Although the shortcomings in qualifications have now been addressed, the gaps caused by past negligence can only be bridged over time.

Effort and reward are always proportional. Even among geniuses, a hardworking genius is more powerful than a lazy one.

This is an unchanging truth: the only way for Noivern to catch up is to learn from its mistakes and strive to improve, so as to narrow the gap between itself and Charizard and Sceptile.

Of course, Noivern has grown a lot now. It is no longer as playful as it was during its Nova Bat stage. I believe that as time goes by, its efforts will eventually pay off.

"That's enough." Xia Yu called out at the right moment to stop the match. This was not a formal competition, and it didn't necessarily have to be a fight to the death.

At this stage, Noivern is indeed no match for Charizard. Looking at Charizard, Xia Yu showed a satisfied expression: "Charizard wins this round."

"Soundwave Dragon, don't be discouraged. Failure is not terrible. Get up from where you fall. From now on, you have to work harder than before." Xia Yu walked to Soundwave Dragon's side and comforted it.

"Roar!"

Noivern nodded. The defeat was not a good feeling for it, but losing to Charizard was better than losing in the future.

It looked at Xia Yu, then at Charizard, its gaze gradually hardening.

The playful and mischievous buzzing bat of yesteryear seems to have become a mere shadow of yesterday.

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"The next match will be between Diancie and Assassin." Xia Yu's voice rang out, and Diancie and Assassin walked to the battlefield one after the other.

Both of them had intense fighting spirit in their eyes, as if flames were burning within them.

"Ahem." Xia Yu coughed twice, his gaze falling on the two little ones: "Your competition is a bit special, different from other competitions."

Hearing Xia Yu's words, Diancie and Ai Guan Shi both looked at Xia Yu with curiosity.

"To make the competition more interesting, I've made some other arrangements for your match. You can only use one skill from start to finish: finger flick, and you can't dodge."

The Finger Swing Contest is also a highly entertaining competition. Every year, China holds a Finger Swing Contest, which requires contestants to use Pokémon below the Elite Four level (excluding Elite Four level) to participate, and they can only use the Finger Swing move in the competition.

The annual finger-waving competition always produces many wonderful and hilarious scenes. Now, having Diancie and Assassin compete in a finger-waving contest can determine a winner without causing a fight and damaging their relationship.

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