How come my Pokémon turned into a girl?

"Flame Horse, charged flame attack!"

Upon hearing the order, the Flame Horse immediately raised its two front hooves, flames covering its body, and it charged towards the big black dog that made it unhappy with the strength accumulated in its body.

This technique, while simultaneously inflicting an attack, stores the energy accumulated during running within the body, thereby increasing speed. Because of its simple and brutal release, it is not susceptible to provocation, just like other offensive techniques.

Even if you don't have a higher attack power, if you can take the lead in speed during the chase, you still have the advantage of taking the initiative.

However, Qianye didn't show any nervousness at Xia Bo and the Fiery Horse's move. Rather, Xia Bo's decision to have the Fiery Horse use the Charged Flame Attack was exactly what he wanted!

"Kuroko, use surprise attack to hit the opponent's front legs."

The flaming horse rushed towards his face quickly and was about to hit him. Heizi, who received the boy's order, was not in a hurry. He found the right position and dodged, hitting the front leg of the flaming horse first.

His claws inevitably touched the flames on the opponent's body, and the hair was ignited and burned the body. Part of the impact of the forward rush also penetrated into the body along his claws, and the entire gray-black body was blown away a short distance.

However, the Flame Horse was injured much more seriously than her. Its front legs were hit, and its body was unbalanced due to the high-speed charging. If Xia Bo had not been well trained, this blow would have been enough to make the whole horse fall to the ground.

"Flame Horse, are you okay?" Noticing that the Flame Horse that stopped charging was in a bad condition, Xia Bo hurriedly scanned its body and soon found a lump on one of its long front legs. It was the result of the big wolfhound's sudden attack.

It's not good. Although the accumulated energy has increased the speed of the Flame Horse, the injury to its important legs will seriously affect its ability to move, directly eliminating the enhanced speed advantage.

Was that why he had the wolfhound attack the legs instead of the vital parts? Rather than causing more damage directly, he was more inclined to weaken the Flame Horse's ability to continue fighting!

"If I were to choose a high-powered move like Flame Charge, I'd probably have to consider whether it's worth it to let Kuroko suffer such severe injuries in exchange for the Flame Horse's restricted movements."

It not only blocks the Flame Horse's conventional strengthening path, but also induces the opponent to choose the low-powered energy-charged flame attack in order to bypass the blockade and strengthen. This is the two-stage use of provocation.

"That's really a cunning tactic..." The man with the mustache drooped helplessly. After this lesson, Xia Bo didn't dare to let the Flame Horse use the charged flame attack again. If the other front leg was injured again, it would not be able to run even if it accumulated more energy.

"In that case, Flame Horse, let's just charge forward with all our might!"

This technique involves covering the body with immense fire power, launching a self-sacrificing charge at the enemy. Since all energy is concentrated on the attack, although this technique is extremely powerful, it can also injure the self due to the reaction force generated when it hits the enemy.

"Heizi, dodge in the direction of the Flame Horse's injured leg."

As the young man finished speaking, when the Flame Horse charged forward again with unstoppable force, Heizi dodged to the side directly by aiming at its injured leg.

Seeing its opponent flee, the Flame Horse attempted to reverse course and continue to face its opponent's body. However, as it moved its legs, the pain from the previous injury caused by the shift in its center of gravity rippled through its body, slowing its movements. This brief deceleration was enough for Heizi to completely avoid the Flame Charge attack.

"Next, bluff!"

While the Flame Horse was still unstable, another ripple appeared in Heizi's eyes. This time, it was no longer the Flame Horse's psychology that caused the agitation, but the power in its body.

Bluff is a move that can cause a surge in enemy power. Although the person hit by it can gain a boost in attack power, he will also be affected by his own manic power and fall into a state of confusion.

What was even more troublesome was that the simultaneous states of provocation and bluffing formed a wonderful combo, which made the Flame Horse completely lose its mind. Before Xia Bo could issue a new order, it neighed and prepared to launch a second Flash Flame Charge.

However, before it could launch an attack, its confused brain prevented it from controlling its limbs and exerting any strength. As a result, the flow of force was misdirected and rebounded towards its body.

It's worth mentioning that the Flame Horse's attack power is already quite good, and it's further greatly improved by Bluff.

The good news is that this move can be said to be the most powerful attack since its debut; the bad news is that it hit the Flame Horse itself.

Chapter 117: Numbers are the reason for being king

"Heizi, bite it into pieces."

Qianye's order was issued, and the big wolfhound delivered the final blow, ending what was probably the most frustrating battle for Flame Horse since his debut.

He failed to hit his opponent head-on the entire time. The only damage he achieved was burning off a few of the opponent's hairs with the flames on his body. The rest were either dodged or hit himself.

Before it completely closed its eyes, the Flame Horse's expression was filled with resentment. Perhaps it would never forget this gloomy day in its entire life...

Xia Bo took back the incapacitated Flamehorse with a complicated expression, but he didn't immediately release his next Pokémon. Instead, he couldn't help but look at Qianye on the other side and asked:

"I say, are you really affiliated with the Pokémon League now, and not an undercover agent sent by Team Rocket?"

What does that mean? Countless questions popped up in the boy's head. His tactics were simply about low-loss, high-efficiency play. While they might have caused some psychological damage to the players involved, they didn't violate the league's rules. So why was it the Rockets?

"Forget it. Although I prefer a passionate head-on collision, no matter what the reason, losing is losing..."

He took out the last Poké Ball from his pocket. Although he had been forced into a desperate situation, there was no thought of giving up in Xia Bo's eyes under his sunglasses.

On the contrary, his fighting spirit reached a new peak. Like Charmander's raging fire, what did it matter if there was only one Pokémon left? A counterattack at the brink of death, wouldn't it be even more inflamed?

"I've already said enough compliments, so let's get straight to the point. Just a heads up, the next Pokémon to appear is my absolute mainstay, having been with me since my youth. It's a notch above any of the Pokémon I've sent out so far."

"Old buddy, let's complete our long-awaited blood-boiling comeback! Platypus!"

In an instant, the fat red beast stomped heavily on the ring. Its body was like a small mountain, with golden flame patterns all over its body. The fur all over its body looked like burning red flames. Even when it breathed, the air exhaled from its mouth was burning air.

At the bottom of its black face hangs a wide duckbill that occupies one-third of its face area. Two golden arms extend from its thick shoulders, and at the end of its arms are huge structures shaped like cannon barrels, which are its hands.

The relaxed look disappeared from Kuroko's eyes. She could feel the pressure emanating from this new opponent, which was completely on a different level from the enemies she had encountered before.

"Duck-billed Flame Beast, smoke!"

The old man's voice echoed, and the Duckbill Flame Beast looked on coldly, aiming the "cannon" on its arm at the large wolfhound. The next moment, black smoke with a hint of fire erupted from within, instantly obscuring its vision.

"Heizi, step back a little."

"Awoo~" Heizi used his limbs to jump backwards and easily escaped from the range of the black smoke.

However, I think this "smoke spraying" trick is not to attack the black fans, but to prevent the black fans from continuing to use "provocation" and "bluffing" to disgust themselves.

What action will Xia Bo take next... If I remember correctly, Infernape should lack enhanced moves, so the next step will most likely be a direct attack.

"Heizi, be careful of the enemy suddenly rushing out of the smoke!"

As if to confirm his words, the moment the voice was uttered, a fat red figure jumped out from above the black smoke, and the cast shadow completely enveloped the big wolfhound below.

No way... can someone with that kind of body jump that high?

While Qianye was shocked, Xia Bo had already given the order: "Duck-billed Flame Beast, use Big Word Explosion!"

Upon hearing this, the Platypus Flame Beast put its two arms together, and the fire energy quickly gathered in the center, and the hot flames condensed into the shape of the Chinese character "大".

"Blackie, get out of the way!"

Not daring to lose a moment's delay, the wolf's body transformed into a black flash, hoping to use its speed to dodge the large blast of flames coming from above. However, the fire summoned by the duck-billed fire beast had a very large attack range, and even at full speed, it still got hit on the back by the blast.

All the hair that was touched was instantly burnt, but fortunately her hair was originally black, so apart from the barbecue smell and a small piece missing, there was not much difference in appearance.

"Heizi, bite it now!"

The body of the Platypus fell to the ground. While it was still unstable, Heizi suddenly pounced on it. His guillotine-like fangs condensed with evil energy and bit the Platypus's cannon arm hard.

The burning fur burned her mouth, but Kuroko did not retreat. He continued to use force with his teeth until a sound of something breaking came from the Platypus's arm.

"Gah!"

A sharp pain emanated from the bite, and his expression twitched unconsciously. However, despite this arm-severing pain, the Platypus forcibly resisted its physiological reflexes and used the bitten arm to hoist the large wolfhound from the ground.

"Oh no!" Qian Ye couldn't help but exclaim. With Heizi's current posture, he couldn't avoid the huge flames of the Platypus Flame Beast!

Sure enough, after lifting Kuroko above his head, the fire energy once again condensed in front of the duck-billed flame beast, and a new round of large-character explosions instantly blasted out. The hot flames of the "big" character pushed Kuroko's body straight into the sky.

"Duck-billed Flame Beast, chase after it!"

Without giving anyone a second chance, Xia Bo's orders came one after another. The Platypus Flame Beast also took a few long strides forward, then used the momentum of its feet to leap into the air.

"Use Jet Flame as a booster, rush to the big wolfhound and use Tile Break!"

The duck-billed fire beast, which had already stepped into the air, raised its "double cannons" behind it, and two streams of flames spurted out, pushing it to quickly approach the big wolfhound that was blasted into the sky.

Then, he raised his strong arms high and chopped down the waist of the big wolfhound with a swift knife.

"Ouch!" The severe pain made Heizi scream miserably. The fighting-type tile-splitting technique had a restraining effect on her. The trauma she suffered at this moment was not much less than the big-character explosion of fire she had been hit by before.

Moreover, because of this blow, she was hit hard to the ground by the huge force.

"Come back, Kuroko!" Seeing Kuroko sobbing on the ground and unable to stand up for a while, Qianye quickly took out the Poké Ball and took her back.

Looking at the duck-billed fire beast still standing on the ring with an invincible look, Qianye's expression became a little serious.

Xia Bo's final Pokémon really raised the intensity of the battle considerably. Despite its massive size, it was still incredibly agile. And judging by how it remained strong despite being severely injured by Kuroko, its endurance was also quite impressive.

It has excellent strength and speed, but no fancy moves. It is just a pure numerical monster... But precisely because it is a numerical monster, it is even more difficult to target.

Unless, you crush it with stronger numbers.

She took out the Poké Ball hidden in the deepest part of her pocket. Originally, Qianye didn't want to send her out in this gym battle. After all, the venue in front of her was not really suitable for her to perform.

However, it seems that now I can only rely on her: "Please, Kodora!"

Qianye shouted, and the Poké Ball in his hand suddenly emitted a red light, summoning a huge black beast on the stage. Its hard and smooth black shell was like a black hole, absorbing all light into it. Two scarlet eyes slowly opened, revealing a ferocious look.

"That's... Kodora from the Hoenn region? But why is it black? Shiny Pokémon?"

Seeing the new Pokémon that Qianye had released, Xia Bo was a little stunned. With his experience, he couldn't even confirm the identity of the Pokémon in front of him.

"Kodora, use Rockslide!" Qianye gave the order immediately without giving the other party any room to think.

Although using an earthquake would have a better effect, the arena of the Red Lotus Gym is suspended above the lava. If Kodara really steps on it, the chains may not be able to withstand the force and break, causing the arena to fall directly into the lava.

Xia Bo, having regained his composure, heard the young man's command first, but didn't take it too seriously. "Are you trying to use the rock-attributed Rockfall to restrain my Platypus? It's a shame. Although it looks a bit fat, it's very agile."

"Ga!" As if in response to his master's words, the Platypus Beast let out a soft cry, stared calmly at the sky, and prepared to perform a live performance of dodging a rockfall with one hand.

However, once it saw the rocks forming in the sky, its expression could no longer maintain its composure. The rocks suspended in mid-air, the smallest of which was almost larger than its own body, were practically miniature meteorites.

Is this a rockfall?!

Chapter 118 Mewtwo Project

Looking at the huge rock about to fall from the sky, not to mention the Platypus that was facing the rockfall, even Xia Bo who was in the distant visual field couldn't help but open his mouth so wide that his round-frame sunglasses slipped off his nose.

It wasn't until Kodora was ready and the rocks pushed the air away and fell like meteors that Xia Bo finally reacted and shouted to the duck-billed fire beast, "Use the big character explosion to blow up the rockfall!"

With the current dense attack range, he didn't expect his Platypus to be able to dodge it with his body skills. The most urgent thing was to use his strongest move to fight against the rockfall to reduce the damage he would suffer next.

Sweat-like flames were dripping behind its head. The Platypus looked at the stone that was getting bigger and bigger in its sight in horror. It didn't dare to hold back at all. It just released all its fire energy with all its strength and shot a highly compressed large flame towards the sky.

Fire and rock collided in mid-air, the surface of the rockfall gradually melting under the intense heat, its volume slowly shrinking. However, the energy of the "big" flame faded even faster, until the remaining heat wave was only enough to push the partially reduced rock a tiny distance to the side.

But this distance was enough. Several stones almost brushed past the Platypus and fell down. Although some of the impact force still penetrated into its body, at least it was not hit head-on.

As for what would happen if he was hit by those rockfalls head-on... He glanced outside the arena and saw that all the rockfalls that fell outside had naturally crashed into the magma. The magma columns splashed up by their impact were even higher than the platform he was on.

"Kodora, use the heavy charge next!"

While the Duck-Billed Flame Beast was still reeling from the blow that nearly killed it, Qianye's voice rang out again. He quickly glanced forward and saw the black monster charging towards him.

The Platypus subconsciously wanted to dodge to the side, but just as it moved its body, it found that the rockfall that had not hit it before blocked all possible directions of movement, like a prison trapping it in the center.

If there were no external interference, it would not take much effort to move these stones, but there was obviously no time to do so now.

"Charmeleon, that Pokémon should have a Steel type! Just use Pyroblast to fight it!"

Xia Bo had no good way to deal with the Pokémon that looked like "Kodora." The most he could tell from its black armor was that it had Steel-type. However, if it was Kodora, since it also had Rock-type moves, Fire-type moves wouldn't have much of an effect against it.

It could be said that Sima issued this order with a desperate attempt. Upon hearing the old man's words, the Platypus reluctantly raised its "double cannons" and aimed them forward. Fire energy erupted in the shape of the Chinese character "大", this time targeting Kodora's main body.

What was a little beyond Xia Bo and the Platypus's expectations was that the effect of the large-character explosion was surprisingly good. After hitting Kodora, it burned even more vigorously along the black armor, without any signs of its power being reduced.

This is actually the ideal situation. Having a Steel-type that is restrained by Fire-type, but not having another attribute or having another attribute that is not resistant to Fire-type! In this case, isn't the hope of victory still quite high?

They should have been thinking this way, but their joy disappeared when they realized an important problem—

How come that black Pokémon hasn't slowed down at all?

Not only did he not slow down, but after feeling the pain burning his body, the ferocity in Dora's eyes became even stronger, and his anger fueled him to greater explosive power, accelerating suddenly as if he had stepped on the accelerator to the bottom.

A sturdy helmet, blazing with flames, charged at the terrified Platypus. The opponent only had time to throw his arms in front of him to block before being slammed into the chest by the heavy black body.

The moment the two came into contact, Flamemon began to regret why he had just fired a large blast of fire instead of surrendering directly. Being hit by the black monster was like facing a full-speed train collision.

The arm that had been bitten made a glass-like sound, and the entire Pokémon flattened slightly under the heavy impact. The next moment, the rocks behind it shattered into powder, and Infernape was sent flying backwards across the arena without any resistance, floating into the lava like a deflated bag.

Bubbles gurgled out of the red river, and under Xia Bo's nervous gaze, the fiery red body of the duck-billed fire beast finally floated up, but only a pair of circular eyes remained on its black face.

After taking the heavy blow from Kodara's furious state head-on, and the energy from his own huge explosion remaining on Kodara's armor, it was only natural that he would fall down.

A red light shone on the magma below, and collected the "corpse" of Infernape into the Poké Ball. Xia Bo adjusted the sunglasses he had just picked up from the ground, his mouth slightly open, and for a moment he really didn't know what to say.

After a while, the old man recovered from his dazed state. He looked at the black Pokémon in the center of the arena with awe and said to Qianye:

"You win, this Red Lotus Badge belongs to you."