Chapter 64: Victory, and the Final Opponent?

fujin's Sceptile is currently at level fifty-فour, while Tetsuya's Sceptile is at level fifty-five. Both possess gold-tier potential!

In this battle, the gap in strength between the two sides is extremely narrow, and who will ultimately emerge victorious can only be known after fighting it out!

"Sceptile, charge forward and use Leaf Blade!"

As fujin and Tetsuya gave their commands simultaneously, the weather move exclusive to the sunny day team was activated, and fujin's Sceptile swiftly rushed toward Tetsuya's Sceptile!

The sword-like leaves already present on its arms rapidly extended, forming two massive green blade auras. Boosted by Quick Attack, they slashed directly at the opponent!

At this moment, Tetsuya's Sceptile had just executed the Sunny Day move when it saw fujin's Sceptile instantly closing in!

At that close-range moment, Tetsuya shouted out!

"Right now, instant-cast Solar Beam!"

As a high-tier Grass-type move, Solar Beam normally requires a long time to charge. However, under Sunny Day weather conditions, Solar Beam can be fired instantly and its power is enhanced!

At the same time, as a high-temperature move, when the temperature is extremely high, it can also achieve the firepower of a Fire-type move, making it exceptionally effective against an opponent of the same Grass type!

However, being a Sceptile as well, the speed of fujin's Sceptile was nothing to scoff at!

Bolstered by Quick Attack, the huge green blade aura instantly slashed across the head of Tetsuya's Sceptile!

Although it was only a Grass-type move, the pain inflicted by the razor-sharp blade aura was still very real, not to mention the enhanced power granted by Sunny Day!

"Keep going!"

With a cry of pain, Tetsuya's Sceptile immediately fired off Solar Beam, but it was instantly dodged by fujin's Sceptile. A massive explosion ensued, yet it resulted in smoke without causing any actual damage!

"Very good, now it's our turn. Sceptile, use Solar Beam!"

"Sceptile, use Detect!"

The Detect move is similar to Protect and allows the user to evade the damage of the opponent's next attack!

As fujin ordered Sceptile to use Solar Beam, a thick white-and-green beam of light blasted out instantly. At the very moment it was about to hit the target, Tetsuya's Sceptile saw its eyes flash with a blue light, successfully dodging the attack!

"Charge forward, close in on the opponent, and use Leaf Blade!"

"Sceptile, use Leaf Blade again!"

For a moment, the two Sceptile dashed toward each other like peerless swordsmen, green blade auras filling everyone's vision!

The clashing sounds of ping-pong and clang-clang rang out endlessly!

Locked in fierce combat, both sides sustained considerable damage!

"Sceptile, the decisive blow, Solar Beam!"

"Sceptile, we'll use Solar Beam too!"

As fujin and Tetsuya once again issued their commands simultaneously, the two Sceptile locked their gazes onto each other and unleashed Solar Beam at the exact same time!

When the massive moves collided head-on, it instantly triggered an explosion across the entire arena!

The tremendous shockwave nearly blew both Tetsuya and fujin away. Facing the surging blast wave of the explosion, the two crouched down to take cover, while Professor Birch retreated step after step!

When the sound of the explosion finally subsided, the entire battle arena looked as though it had been bombed by a missile, with the ground level having dropped by more than half a meter!

The two Sceptile caught in the aftermath lay flat on the ground side by side, covered in injuries and completely unable to rise!

After a long wait, Professor Birch's voice finally rang out!

"Both Sceptile are unable to battle, so this match is a draw..."

However, just as Professor Birch finished speaking, fujin's Sceptile stirred slightly, then forcefully pushed itself up. Its gaze carried an unyielding and resolute spirit!

If this were in a video game, perhaps a prompt like this would appear!

"Your Sceptile hung on..."

"Tetsuya's Sceptile is unable to battle, fujin's Sceptile wins!"

"Ding-dong, Sceptile defeated Sceptile, gained 875 EXP. Level up! Current level: Lv. 55!"

"Hang in there!"

Accompanied by Sceptile's roar, fujin took out a Luxury Ball, recalled Sceptile, and said, "You've worked hard, Sceptile. Everyone has witnessed your perseverance and strength!"

As for Tetsuya, seeing that his starter Pokémon had actually lost, he remained dazed for a long time.

After a brief silence, Tetsuya tossed out another Poké Ball!

The next moment, Hariyama entered the stage!

Facing this Pokémon, fujin sent out Pidgeot. Flying type has a type advantage over Fighting type, and within a few moves, Hariyama was rendered unable to battle!

"Ding-dong, Pidgeot defeated Hariyama, gained 640 EXP. Level up! Current level: Lv. 54!"

With Pidgeot defeating Hariyama, Tetsuya now had only one Pokémon remaining!

Just when fujin expected the opponent to send out Metagross, he realized that Tetsuya had not brought his ace powerhouse with him!

Indeed, for trainers who had been traveling for many years, it was impossible to carry their absolute strongest six Pokémon with them all the time.

Unless they were waiting for the Pokémon League Conference!

"Ding-dong, Skarmory's current attribute values are as follows:"

Pokémon: Skarmory

Level: 50

Ability: Keen Eye

Types: Steel, Flying

Potential: Purple

Bond Evolution: Unlocked

Mega Evolution: Unlocked

Moves: Metal Claw, Wing Attack, Slash, Steel Wing, Peck, Brave Bird...

"It seems this match is an internal civil war between Flying-type Pokémon. Pidgeot, accelerate with Quick Attack, then use Aerial Ace!"

"Skarmory, use Wing Attack!"

When the two gave their commands in unison, Pidgeot moved with lightning speed, instantly vanishing from its spot. A trail of white light streaked behind it as it charged straight toward Skarmory!

Although Skarmory was a Flying-type Pokémon as well, the heavy weight bestowed upon it by its Steel type meant its speed was completely overshadowed by Pidgeot!

The moment Aerial Ace successfully struck, Skarmory let out an angry roar and attempted to retaliate with Wing Attack, only to find that Pidgeot had already zipped away immediately after landing the blow!

Thus, Skarmory was unable to hit Pidgeot and failed to deal any damage.

If this continued, the outcome of the match was already quite obvious!

"Skarmory, use Metal Claw!"

"Pidgeot, Wing Attack!"

As the two large birds battled fiercely in mid-air, Pidgeot's physique proved to be superior, possessing greater physical might. Even though the opponent was a Steel-type Pokémon, Skarmory was ultimately batted down to the ground by Pidgeot!

"The final blow, resolve this with Brave Bird!"

"Skarmory, we'll use Brave Bird too!"

Enveloped alternately in deep blue and orange-red flames, the two large birds instantly lunged at each other!

Then, following a violent collision, Skarmory plummeted from the sky, crashing hard onto the ground and losing the ability to battle!

"Ding-dong, Pidgeot defeated Skarmory, gained 730 EXP. Level up! Current level: Lv. 55!"

"Skarmory is unable to battle, Pidgeot wins! Therefore, the victor is contestant fujin from the Hoenn region!"