Pokémon: Master System.

Both players threw their Poké Balls at the same time.

"Go, Volcano!"

"Go, sticky Merloon!"

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Flames enveloped the Volcano Moth's body, which floated in the air, radiating a dazzling light.

A terrifying pressure descended, and the blue insect eyes stared at the Numeru Dragon before it.

This is also the first time the Volcano Moth has appeared.

Looking at the Volcano Moth in front of him, Xia Yu felt extremely envious. Unfortunately, he could only take care of this Volcano Moth temporarily, and he would have to return it when he went to pick up the Noisy Dragon.

To be honest, Xia Yu really didn't want to return such a master-level Vulcan Moth.

Is there any way to reasonably keep it?

The Tale of the Beautiful Moth?

Looking for a female Volcano Moth using the American Moth Diary?

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On the other side, Peach Crisp's Numeru also made its appearance at the same time, its huge body enveloped in dragon-type energy, radiating a powerful aura.

Without a doubt, Peach Crisp's sticky rice cake is also very strong, with champion-level aptitude, making it one of the best among ordinary people.

However, it is somewhat inadequate against a master-level Volcano.

"Both sides fielded their ace Pokémon in the first round, but Goodra had a type advantage over Volcarona."

"Should Xia Yu send Volcarona to battle directly, or replace her Pokémon?"

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"Sticky Melt!"

With the attribute advantage, Peach Crisp immediately chose to have the Nectar Dragon use the Melt skill.

Poisonous energy surged from the Goomyron's body, mixing with its slime and stimulating it to secrete more slime, covering its body with a soft layer of slime that greatly enhanced its defense.

Xia Yu frowned as he watched this scene.

Volcarona is a pure Special Attacker Pokémon, while Goodra is a Pokémon with extremely high Special Defense but relatively poor Defense, and it has double Fire Resistance. Therefore, Goodra faces almost no pressure when facing Volcarona.

Therefore, with the advantage in hand, Peach Crisp was confident that her Golem could easily defeat Volcarona, so she directly allowed Golem to use the Melt skill to make up for the weakness in defense.

This means that even if Xia Yu uses physical attack-oriented Dragapult, Salamence, or Haxorus, Goodra can still handle it.

Seeing this, Xia Yu didn't switch Pokémon at all and ordered Volcarona, "Vulcanona! Use Quiver Dance!"

Butterfly dance!

Bug-type Light is also one of the strongest status moves for special attack Pokémon.

A surge of Bug-type energy erupted from Volcarona, enveloping its body and causing it to dance in the arena.

The pale yellow Bug-type energy spreads outward, boosting Volcarona's Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed.

"Both sides used enhancement moves in the first round. But Xia Yu's side clearly had the advantage. Butterfly Dance, as the top enhancement move, can improve three abilities, while Melt can only improve defense."

"Let's see what Xia Yu and Tao Su will do next. Who will make the first move?"

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The two hosts had barely finished speaking when Tao Su's voice rang out: "Sticky Rain Dragon! Use Rain Dance!"

Water-based energy surged from the Nymphaloid's body, causing it to fly into the sky, attempting to change the weather to rain.

Upon hearing Tao Su's voice, Xia Yu immediately became alert.

Peach Crisp's Goomyron is quite different from the mainstream Goomyron, which is either herbivorous or slimy.

The former can absorb Grass-type energy and increase its own attack.

The latter will leave a slime on the enemy when the opponent uses a contact move, or when the user uses a contact move to attack the enemy, reducing the opponent's speed. (Slightly modified)

The "Moistened Body" trait can only be triggered in the rain and will cure abnormal statuses.

The Wet Body ability doesn't pose much of a threat to Volcarona, but Xia Yu is worried about Peach Crisp's team... which is very likely to be a rain team.

Although Peach Crisp's team doesn't have any Pokémon with the Rain ability, using Goodra as a weather setter can have a surprising effect.

Next, whether it's Peach Crisp, Aluminum Steel Dragon, or West Lion Sea Breeze, they can all work well together with rainy weather.

The Thunderclap and Moist Sound properties of the Aluminum Steel Dragon, along with the Rainstorm and Explosion properties of the West Lion Sea Serpent, can work together effectively.

Although Taosu has never used rainy weather tactics in previous matches, this is also because she has never sent out Nymphalosaurus.

If the weather turns rainy, it can also limit Volcarona's Fire-type moves, which is quite disadvantageous for their side.

Therefore, Xia Yu made a decision in the blink of an eye.

"Vulcan Moth, use Sunny Day!"

We absolutely cannot just give up the weather like this.

Volcarona also burst forth with fire energy, transforming into a blazing fireball that shot into the sky, vying for the weather with Goodra.

Actually, if Volcarona learns the Hurricane skill, you can completely ignore it and just use Butterfly Dance again.

Unfortunately, since Volcarona had only been captured recently, Xia Yu prioritized teaching it general skills like Substitute and Protect, while the Storm skill was given a slight backseat.

"Xia Yu and Tao Su simultaneously used weather-changing moves with their Pokémon to compete for control of the weather."

"Unfortunately, it's already night, and no matter whether the fire moth can win against the weather, it won't be sunny."

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The battle for the weather is a pure contest of strength; whoever is stronger and has better control over energy will win the weather.

Both Volcarona and Golem are at the near-Elite Four level in strength.

As a Pokémon focused purely on special attacks, Volcarona naturally has a stronger control over energy in terms of special attacks than Goodra.

Volcarona has Fire-type STAB moves, while Goodra doesn't have Water-type STAB moves.

Secondly, Volcarona has a Master-level aptitude, while Goodra only has a Champion-level aptitude.

Finally, Volcarona's Whimsicott boosted its Special Attack, while Goodra only boosted its Physical Defense.

From any perspective, Volcano is far superior to Golem, and there is absolutely no reason for it to lose.

As Xia Yu had expected, the final result was that Volcano's Sunny Day skill completely defeated Goodra's Rain Dance skill, thus preserving the weather.

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Chapter 628 Dance of Fire

Tao Su frowned slightly as she looked at the scene before her, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes.

How did my own Goomy Dragon lose the weather contest?

This was the first time Peach Crisp had encountered such a situation in a battle against her peers. With her champion-level strength, Numeru Dragon could almost crush her peers. She had never encountered such a situation before, but today she was actually crushed by Volcarona.

What kind of quality is this Valhalla moth?

Peach Crisp looked at Xia Yu, then at Fire God Moth, and she strongly suspected that Xia Yu was using cheat codes.

Another Pokémon with Champion-level potential or higher?

All of Xia Yu's Pokémon that have appeared so far have been of poor quality.

Tao Su took a deep breath; it seemed that the weather strategy she had specially prepared for tonight was no longer feasible.

In that case, we have no choice but to change our tactics.

"Sticky Dragon, Water Cannon!"

Hearing Tao Su's order, Xia Yu also showed a faint smile.

Goodra can only learn a few Water-type special attack moves; the most commonly used ones are Surf, Muddy Current, and Hydro Pump.

Surfing is the most stable, although it is not the most powerful, but its hit rate is extremely high, while water cannon has the highest power but is easy to miss.

Generally, only gamblers would choose to use the water cannon skill.

However, using the Hydro Pump move at this time is a good choice, as Volcarona is not a Pokémon known for its speed and is very likely to be hit by Goodra's Hydro Pump move.

Water-based energy began to gather in front of the Golem, and in an instant, a huge water sphere appeared in front of it. Then, it exploded with a roar, and a water column shot towards the Volcano.

"Vulcan moth, use the insect chirping!"

Bug Chirp, the most powerful special attack move of the Bug type.

Against a Dragon-type Goodra, Volcarona's best option is to use Bug-type moves, which not only have a STAB (Same Type Attack Bonus) but also deal normal damage.

Volcarona flapped its wings, its entire body surging with Bug-type energy. Then, it suddenly burst into a high-pitched bug chirp, which spread outwards along with the chirp, surging towards the distant Golem.

"boom!"

The water cannon skill used by the Golem and the bug chirping skill used by the Volcarona hit each other almost simultaneously.

However, the damage suffered by both sides was extremely limited. Goodra's Special Defense is extremely high, and even though Volcarona used Quiver Dance once, it was still difficult to seriously damage Goodra.