Pokémon: Master System.

The buzzing bat flew in the air, flapping its wings, and suddenly a strong wind arose, forming several sharp air blades in front of it. Enveloped in flying-type energy, it flew towards Machoke!

Xia Yu originally wanted Noibat to use the Ultrasonic move to confuse Machoke, but after discovering that Machoke's ability was Guts, he abandoned this idea. Machoke with the Guts ability would increase its attack after being confused. To be on the safe side, Xia Yu had Noibat use the Air Slash attack move instead.

Hawley acted almost simultaneously with Buzzbat. He slammed his fist into the ground, creating a large crater. Then, he pulled a large rock from the shattered ground and hurled it at Buzzbat with all his might.

Faced with the thrown boulder, the Buzzbat, having undergone extreme evasion training, moved its body nimbly in the air and easily dodged the rockfall attack.

In contrast, Mawile, despite successfully dodging some of the air blades, was still injured by some of them.

"Use Rock Slide, a series of small rocks!" Seeing that the large rocks were easily dodged by the Nompat, Li Wenkai chose to have Machoke switch to throwing small rocks at the Nompat. Although the damage was weaker, it was faster and there were more of them.

"When we test the results of our training, the buzzing bat will dodge and then use its air blade!"

Machoke grabbed countless pebbles from the ground, wrapped them in rock-type energy, and threw them at Nombat. Dozens of densely packed pebbles flew towards it like bullets.

However, to everyone's surprise, the buzzing bat actually dodged and weaved in the air, clearing away all the rubble!

"Beautiful!"

"This buzzing bat has a very solid foundation."

"Without professional training, it's very difficult to avoid these pebbles."

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Li Wenkai looked at the Noboru flying in the air and felt incredibly frustrated. His Macho Power was completely countered by Noboru. Even with a counter move like Freeze Punch, the Noboru always maintained its distance from him, making it difficult to hit the flying Noboru. And ranged moves like Rock Slide were hard to land. What could he do now?

Substitution?

Li Wenkai couldn't help but think that in this situation, he either had to switch to the burned Breloom or expose his third Pokémon. However, even if he switched Pokémon, it would still be disadvantageous for Li Wenkai.

All three of his Pokémon are Fighting-type, and Fighting-type Pokémon are naturally weak against Flying-type Pokémon. In addition, Flying-type Pokémon have a natural advantage in flight, and this Noboom has a super strong evasion ability, which puts it at a significant disadvantage in battles.

Unless you can force it to come down from the air.

Li Wenkai pondered how to counter Hao Li's skill pool. Suddenly, he thought of a skill and immediately ordered, "Use Bluff, Hao Li!"

"Come back, Buzzbat, go, Forest Lizard."

[Bluster]: Enrages the opponent, causing them to become confused. Enraging the opponent can greatly increase their attack power, but it will also throw them into confusion.

If Nobunny uses the Bluff skill, unless there's a significant difference in strength, it will definitely be confused. Then, follow up with an Ice Punch or Rock Slide, and Nobunny will most likely be unable to dodge the attack while confused.

Moreover, the Nozzle is inherently good at special attacks, so the attack boost is of little use to it. However, after suffering a loss from Wang Mo's camouflage skill, Xia Yu is now on guard against every single enemy move.

He had long anticipated that the helpless Li Wenkai would definitely let Hao Li use the bluffing skill, so he made a bold decision to change the player and let the Forest Lizard take the field.

When enraged, the Forest Lizard will greatly increase its attack power. Although it will enter a confused state, Machoke's Ice Punch, Fire Punch, and other skills are not enough to kill the Forest Lizard in one hit!

In reality, if a creature is injured, the pain will likely dispel the confusion state, and once recovered, the Forest Lizard will have a significantly increased attack power, making it capable of clearing a team.

Of course, Xia Yu wouldn't dare do that in the game, because the confusion state in the game lasts for 1-4 rounds, and there's no concept of removing confusion by taking damage. Moreover, given the Forest Lizard's fragile physique in the game, a single Ice Punch from Macho Might would be enough to defeat it.

Xia Yu's sudden substitution caught Li Wenkai off guard. Xia Yu clearly had the upper hand, yet he still took the initiative to make the substitution. Looking at the calm expression on Xia Yu's face, Li Wenkai guessed that Xia Yu must have guessed that he would let Hao Li use the bluff skill, which is why he did this.

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Chapter 125 The Battle to Defend the Throne (5)

The Forest Lizard that was brought in was affected by the Machoke Swagger skill, which greatly increased its attack power but also caused it to become confused. However, the Forest Lizard's nature is extremely calm, so the confusion effect was much less on it.

Watching this scene, Li Wenkai secretly wondered to himself, "Is he deliberately letting the forest lizard use the bluff skill to increase its attack?"

He saw through Xia Yu's plan at a glance, but he had no way to counter it. Faced with the forest lizard's greatly increased attacks, the only thing he could do was to take advantage of the forest lizard's confusion and defeat it!

But could it really work? Looking at the enormous forest lizard, Li Wenkai had no confidence.

"Hawk Power, continuous freezing punches."

At this point, the effects of the Freeze Fist and the Flame Fist were similar, but Gollum was more skilled at the Freeze Fist and it was more powerful, so Li Wenkai chose to let Gollum use the Freeze Fist.

He never expected that Xia Yu had intensified his training to resist ice-type Pokémon because the team was particularly afraid of them.

Both of Haoli's fists were covered in ice energy. Although it couldn't yet use one hand to unleash an ice fist and the other to unleash a fire fist, it could use both hands to unleash an ice fist simultaneously.

"Forest Lizard, Lightning Fist!"

Of the physical attack moves that Grovyle currently possesses, Bug-type Slash and Dark-type Pursuit are both countered by Machoke. Only Thunder Punch, Smash, and Quick Attack have normal effects. Therefore, Xia Yu can only choose to let Grovyle use Thunder Punch.

Xia Yu seems to be having pretty good luck today. Even in a state of confusion, the Forest Lizard still managed to unleash its Thunder Punch, its fist, wrapped in electric energy, colliding with Machoke's Ice Punch.

Clearly, the Forest Lizard, whose attack power was greatly increased due to the Bluff skill, had the upper hand. Even Machoke, known for its strength, was no match for the Forest Lizard. The collision of energy sparked small flames, and the Forest Lizard stood firmly in place, while only Machoke was knocked back.

"Every time I see it, I think this forest lizard is really well-developed."

"That's right, this must be the largest forest lizard I've ever seen."

"This forest lizard is really strong, even stronger than Machoke."

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Xia Yu's forest lizard once again became the focus of everyone's discussion; its uniquely enormous size was indeed impressive.

In fact, Xia Yu's other two Pokémon are also very well-developed. For example, Noboom, which is normally 0.5m tall, is 0.8m tall. It can be said to be very well-developed, but it is still not as impressive as the Forest Lizard, which is close to the height of an adult.

The key is that the forest lizard is not only tall but also strong, which is what makes it so terrifying.

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"One more time, Thunder Fist."

"Hawkward, keep using Ice Fist."

Xia Yu then gave the order, but this time, Lady Luck was not on his side. The Forest Lizard in its confused state managed to use its move, but the direction it chose was off. It failed to hit Machamp and instead hit thin air. Machamp took advantage of this opportunity to launch a counterattack!

The fist, imbued with ice energy, landed on the forest lizard, instantly causing massive damage. The forest lizard then recovered from its state of confusion.

Just then, Machoke's second Ice Punch arrived, but the Forest Lizard, having recovered from its confused state, was incredibly fast, leaping backward to dodge Machoke's second Ice Punch.

"Use Sunny Day, Forest Lizard."

After creating some distance, the forest lizard used its Sunny Day skill, and the sky immediately cleared up. Even at 5 p.m., the sun was still shining brightly.

Unlike in the game, the skill "Sunny Day" only works during the day; it won't clear up even if used at night.

"Grassy ground, forest lizards."

"Hamlet, Freeze Fist!"

Li Wenkai was a little confused. His original intention was to let Machoke shine one last time to weaken the Forest Lizard's stamina! But Xia Yu was not in a hurry to launch an attack. Instead, he had the Forest Lizard keep its distance and kept using different moves. This made Li Wenkai a little strange, since the Forest Lizard should have the upper hand.

The speed advantage caused Mawile's Freeze Punch to miss, and after unleashing two support skills in succession, the Forest Lizard finally launched an attack.

"Thunder Fist!"

As the Forest Lizard and Machoke clashed head-on, lightning flashed, and the Forest Lizard successfully defeated Machoke.

"Come back, Machamp. Go, Mushroom."

Li Wenkai withdrew his powerful strength and released the straw mushroom that was still burning on its body.

"Sonic punch!"

"Dragon Breath!"

Breloom enters the fray with Sonic Punch, while Xia Yu has Grovyle use Dragon Breath. Breloom already had very little stamina left, so its entry is purely to deplete Grovyle's stamina.

The Forest Lizard took down the Breath of the Breathless with a single Dragon Breath attack. At the same time, the Breathless also unleashed a Rapid Punch, making its final contribution. With this, Xia Yu now held a significant advantage and was in a complete lead. If he could defeat just one more enemy, Xia Yu would secure the victory.

"Come back, Mushroom, go, Heracross."

Li Wenkai's last Pokémon was the Bug/Fighting type Heracross. Heracross is a second-generation Pokémon, and Ash had one in the anime.

As a Bug-type Pokémon, it is incredibly strong, having delivered many impressive performances in various competitions. Its Overconfidence ability increases its attack power when it knocks down an enemy, making it a potential team-sweeper.

This Heracross's characteristic is overconfidence, and it is clearly Li Wenkai's ace Pokémon. He keeps reducing the Forest Lizard's HP, intending for Heracross to sweep the team.

What he didn't expect was that at the same time he recalled Machoke, Xia Yu also recalled Grovyle and replaced it with Charmeleon.

"Come out, Charmeleon."

Although Charmeleon was almost out of strength, Xia Yu still insisted on switching to Charmeleon because he was confident that his three Pokémon wouldn't be defeated by a single Heracross.

He just wanted to test the power of the sun in the Charizard to see just how high its output was. Although Xia Yu had experimented with it in training, he hadn't actually used it in a real battle yet.

As Xia Yu changed the Charizard, Li Wenkai was puzzled, but secretly delighted, feeling that Xia Yu had given him hope of turning the tables.

First, take out the low-health Charizard to boost your attack, then finish off the enemy team!

"Heracross, Rock Tomb!" Facing the low-health Charizard, Li Wenkai wanted Heracross to use Rock Tomb to knock it down directly.

"Charmeleon, Heat Wave!"

Due to the sunny weather, Charmeleon's Solar Power ability is activated, making its internal energy exceptionally active and increasing its Special Attack!

"Roar!"

The surging fire-type power within her surged forth, forming a scorching aura in Charmeleon's mouth. With a sudden exhale, a rolling, crimson heat wave swept in, enveloping the area before her. The red aura shimmered, distorting her vision and completely covering Heracross in front of her.

Chapter 126 The Battle to Defend the Throne (6)

After the Solar Power ability was activated, Charmeleon displayed its terrifying power for the first time in front of everyone. Its Special Attack was boosted, and with the bonuses from Fire-type moves under Sunny Day and its STAB, the Heat Wave move created an extremely terrifying heat wave.

Even those in the audience could feel the waves of heat, as if they were being roasted in a furnace. The power of Charmeleon's attack far exceeded that of an elite-level Pokémon, and it was top-tier even among Lord-level Pokémon.