Pokémon: Master System.

Two Pokémon, one a rain-type attacker and the other a sun-type attacker, are engaged in the simplest of battles: a clash of turrets!

The Water Cannon skill collides with Dragon Pulse, the energy intertwines, forming the purest energy collision, a contest of sheer strength!

"Appeared."

"It's a pure energy contest, there's no skill involved, it's entirely about whose Pokémon has the better control over energy!"

"Li Miao and Xia Yu are truly evenly matched; the very first match of the game was already so exciting."

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Xia Yu and Li Miao were both completely focused on the competition in front of them.

They knew this move might be the key to deciding the outcome of the first game. Both Charizard and Kingdra unleashed their full power, the clash of energies gradually becoming frenzied.

"boom!"

A huge explosion rang out, and the collision of energy created a massive cloud of smoke and splashes of water.

As the smoke cleared, the Charizard lying on the ground and Kingdra floating above were revealed. Both Charizard and Kingdra were incapacitated, making the first round a draw.

"A tie!" Mu Mu exclaimed in surprise from the commentary booth.

"Nobody expected the first round to be a tie," She Yi said with a smile. "But to be honest, Xia Yu's Charizard was actually a step ahead."

"Why?" Mu Mu asked in surprise.

"Although Xia Yu's Charizard triggered the Solar Power ability, it used Dragon Pulse, which is neither a STAB move nor as powerful as Hydro Pump."

"Furthermore, Xia Yu's Charizard only evolved last week and is still some distance from the Overlord level, while Li Miao's Kingdra is about to break through to the Overlord level. Considering all factors, I think if Charizard were given more time to grow, Xia Yu's Charizard would definitely be stronger."

"But the first game alone was so exciting, which makes me even more excited for the rest of the match."

"After losing their ace Charizard, Xia Yu is left with only a Sceptile and an unevolved Nombat. Li Miao, on the other hand, still has Altaria with four times the Grass resistance and Tyranitar with extremely strong melee capabilities, so the situation is much more favorable for him," She Yi analyzed seriously.

"So, Teacher She Yi means Xia Yu will lose?" Mu Mu asked.

“I didn’t say that.” She Yi naturally wouldn’t make a judgment so easily.

Attached image: Dorombaluto

Chapter 172 The Lizard King and the Tanabata

After Charizard and Kingdra fought to a draw, Li Miao took out a Poké Ball from his waist and released his second Pokémon, Altaria.

Li Miao's decision to send out Altaria was made after careful consideration. Xia Yu now only has two Pokémon left. One Nompud is not a threat, and only one Sceptile is slightly dangerous. Altaria has a four-fold resistance to Grass, and with the advantage of Flying-type moves, it is enough to deal with Sceptile.

The Qixi Bluebird was more than enough to take on two opponents at once. Li Miao couldn't help but think to himself that today was the day he, Li Miao, would make a name for himself.

What scientific genius? What bullshit dragon-type trainer? They're nothing in front of me, Li Miao.

"Go, Tanabata Bluebird."

"Up, Buzzing Bat."

Xia Yu followed the same strategy, sending out the Buzzbat again. The reason was simple: the Altaria had a lot of annoying skills.

The skill includes Cotton Defense, which greatly increases defense; Feather Dance, which significantly reduces enemy attack; Dragon Dance, which increases attack and speed; Singing, which hypnotizes enemies; and the ultimate skill, Song of the End.

(Upgrade = Level 1, Significant Upgrade = Level 2, Huge Upgrade = Level 3)

The vast skill pool was quite annoying, so Xia Yu could only send out the Buzzbat to provoke it first and seal its transformation skills.

It has to be said that having a Pokémon that has learned the Taunt move is really awesome. Xia Yu now wishes that all Pokémon could learn this move.

Provocation! Eternal God!

"Buzzing Bat, provocation!"

"The Bluebird of the Seventh Night, Dragon Claw!"

Upon seeing the Buzzing Bat, Li Miao decisively abandoned using his transformation skill. Considering the Buzzing Bat's powerful long-range evasion ability, he directly chose to have the Albirex use its Dragon Claw skill to get close and kill the Buzzing Bat.

Upon hearing Li Miao's order, Xia Yu's heart sank. The unevolved Buzzbat had absolutely no way of fighting the Albirex head-on.

"Buzzbat, U-turn!" After using the taunt skill, Xia Yu had Buzzbat use the U-turn skill again, wanting to switch to Lizard King.

Bug-type energy enveloped Nombat and Altaria, causing them to collide and then immediately return to their Poké Balls.

"Tanabata, breathe fire!"

Taking advantage of Xia Yu's substitution, Li Miao immediately had the Azure Bird use its Flamethrower skill.

"It's your turn, Lizard King!"

As the Lizard King appears, its enormous body is simultaneously unleashed, and the Altaria spews flames from its mouth, flying towards the Lizard King and inflicting damage.

"It has appeared, Xia Yu's giant lizard king."

"Last time, Xia Yu's Sceptile only made a brief appearance and instantly defeated Xie Tianming's Infernape. Today, we can finally take a closer look at this Sceptile."

"However, the Lizard King is at a significant disadvantage in terms of attributes, and it's uncertain whether it can defeat the Altaria."

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As Xia Yu's ace, Sceptile has hardly ever battled since evolving into its final form. This is its first real battle against other Pokémon.

With its champion potential fully developed and strength approaching the peak of the lord level, Xia Yu had absolute confidence in his Lizard King, believing it to be virtually unbeatable at the lord level.

Even if it exists, it couldn't possibly be Li Miao's Qixi Bluebird.

The flames scorched the Lizard King, but despite the elemental advantage, the Lizard King endured it without making a sound, its eyes fixed on the Altaria.

"Lizard King, show everyone your strength! Use your sword dance!" Xia Yu's voice rang out.

This battle will be the stage for the Lizard King to put on a show!

"Altair, keep using Flamethrower!" Li Miao couldn't help but feel a little anxious after seeing the Lizard King appear.

The pressure from this lizard king was immense, especially after it used its sword dance skill.

The Lizard King's sword dance skills were not proficient, and it could not rotate its body like Cai Panqiu's Beedrill to dodge skills. It could only achieve the most basic ability to greatly increase its attack, but even so, it still made Li Miao start to panic.

The flames struck the Lizard King again, but it remained motionless, enduring the flame damage as it used its Sword Dance skill.

It is clear that its enormous size not only makes the Lizard King's strength terrifying, but also its physical resilience and energy resistance are quite formidable.

If it were any other small-armed, weak-legged Sceptile, it might have been seriously injured after taking two fire breaths. But Xia Yu's Sceptile was different. After being hit by two fire breaths from the Altaria, it seemed like nothing had happened.

"Lizard King, continue your sword dance!"

Hearing Xia Yu's order, Li Miao panicked. If the Lizard King continued to strengthen itself like this, neither Altaria nor Tyranitar would be able to defeat it.

"Twin Bluebird, unleash a fierce attack with the brave bird!"

Seeing the Lizard King complete its Sword Dance enhancement once again, Li Miao was truly panicked.

This is like a petite and cute girl meeting her online boyfriend, only to find out that the man on the other end is a muscular man who is 1.8 meters tall and keeps eating aphrodisiac foods like oysters and chives. Would you panic if you were in that situation?

Anyway, Li Miao is very panicked now. The pressure from the Lizard King was already immense, and now, after the two sword dances, he is extremely anxious.

Therefore, he chose to let Altaria use its powerful STAB move Brave Bird, and with the Flying type's advantage over Grass type, Li Miao thought Altaria should be able to severely injure Sceptile!

Upon hearing Li Miao's order, Altaria, enveloped in a large amount of Flying-type energy, folded its wings and bombarded Altaria like a cannonball.

A white light flashed across the sky. The Altaria, after unleashing its Brave Bird Attack, was incredibly fast, hurtling towards the Lizard King like a meteor.

"boom!"

"Impossible." Li Miao exclaimed in surprise as he watched what was happening before his eyes.

With a loud bang, everyone's eyes were drawn to the Lizard King, who had blocked the Altaria's attack with just one hand without moving an inch, standing there in place.

Although Li Miao knew that the Altaria was definitely weaker than the Lizard King in terms of strength, he didn't expect the difference to be so great.

"Dragon Claw, Lizard King!"

"Fly up, Tanabata Bluebird." Li Miao was really getting anxious. With the Lizard King's physique and the fact that it had already used its sword dance twice, the consequences of being hit by the dragon claw would be unimaginable.

The bluebird suddenly flapped its wings, trying to take off, but it only felt a huge force coming at it, its feet were dragged, and then its body was uncontrollably dragged to the ground.

The Lizard King pinned Altaria to the ground with one hand, while the other hand, with a giant dragon claw formed from dragon-type energy, landed directly on Altaria's body.

Brutal! Absolutely brutal!

The mournful cry of the Qixi Bluebird echoed throughout the entire battlefield.

The referee stopped the match at the right time. The match had completely lost its technical aspects and had simply become a brutal and one-sided massacre.

"The Tanabata has lost its ability to fight!"

The entire venue fell silent, an eerie stillness descending upon it. When everyone finally came to their senses, they discovered a truly horrifying scene: the Tanabata had lost many of its feathers and lay unconscious on the ground.

Chapter 173 Monsterjaw Dragon

Li Miao now only has one Pokémon left, and he is backed up to the brink of despair.

This was the first time he had felt nervous, and his palms were slightly sweaty. Could he really lose to Xia Yu?

Once this thought appeared, it took root in his mind and wouldn't leave. Li Miao believed that his three Pokémon had high potential and were also very strong, and that their types were even superior to Xia Yu's Pokémon.

Unexpectedly, first, the ace Kingdra and Charizard traded kills in a one-for-one battle, and then Altaria was completely unilaterally slaughtered by Xia Yu's Sceptile. For the first time, his belief in his inevitable victory wavered.

Can my own Tyranitar really defeat Xia Yu's Lizard King?