Chapter 365:
The lightning crackled, with flames faintly visible within.
The move Thunder involves only thunderclouds and lightning, with dark clouds occupying most of the effect. Kaede had seen this before.
But what was happening now could be described as majority lightning mixed with dark clouds, because there were numerous electric snakes as thick as pythons, along with flickering yellow flames surging within.
This was Zekrom's Fusion Bolt!
And it was even a Fusion Bolt with added flames!
With the empowerment of fire, the power of Fusion Bolt would only become greater.
So it could be called Fusion Flare!
The lightning ran rampant. Togekiss's mouth was half-open, the sound of its Echoed Voice long since replaced by the crackle of thunder.
It looked at the lightning in the sky, completely stunned.
Was this a move an Alcremie could use?
"What the?"
Seeing this, Sally was also utterly bewildered.
And it wasn't just them.
Even the two Psychic-type Pokémon maintaining the stability of the wooden planks, Gardevoir and Metagross, momentarily lost control of their psychic power.
The remaining planks wobbled precariously. Fortunately, they reacted in time and quickly stabilized the formation.
Over there, Sally, watching the lightning take shape in an instant, had long discarded her earlier curiosity about why Kaede sent out Alcremie.
Now, she didn't care what move Alcremie had called with Metronome.
She just wanted to dissipate those thunderclouds first!
Without even looking, it was clearly an Electric-type move.
That meant double damage for the Flying-type Togekiss!
"Togekiss, use Air Slash!"
Togekiss also snapped out of its daze. Seeing the thunderclouds before it, it hurriedly flapped its wings, mobilizing its Flying-type energy.
A fan-shaped blade of light formed almost in the blink of an eye.
But at that very moment, Alcremie's Fusion Bolt also finished forming. The lightning cloud, carrying both fire and electricity, surged forth.
The two collided. The Air Slash that had amazed countless fans—causing flinching 14 times out of 15 uses, hailed as capable of slicing the sky—barely made a ripple after entering the lightning cloud!
"I... what?!"
Witnessing this, Sally's eyes widened instantly.
She swore again.
As a multi-million follower content creator with a cute image, who occasionally livestreamed, she usually maintained her speech and behavior very well.
But faced with this scene, she was genuinely stunned.
Togekiss kept using Air Slash repeatedly, but after contacting with the Fusion Bolt, it was like throwing mud into the sea—not causing even a slight disturbance.
Even the wooden planks along the path were destroyed one by one!
They could only watch helplessly as the Fusion Bolt struck Togekiss.
*Zzzzt...*
The sound of electricity mixed with Togekiss's cries of pain, which lasted only a moment before disappearing completely.
And in that moment, the thunderclouds carried by the Fusion Bolt also began to dissipate.
When the clouds cleared, they could only see Togekiss slowly falling, its originally white feathers now singed and yellow from the electricity.
Over there, Alcremie was panting slightly, but upon seeing its opponent fall, it first breathed a sigh of relief, then slowly curved its lips into a smile.
(●'◡'●): "Alcremie..."
Battling didn't seem as difficult as it had imagined.
It was just like this, and like that, using a move, and the opponent fell.
It looked behind itself and noticed that the Fairy Wind wings on its body seemed to have disappeared due to time running out. But it wanted to return to Kaede's side now, so it waved its finger again.
The Fairy Wind wings instantly grew back.
Just like that, its eyes curved into happy slits as it flew onto Kaede's shoulder.
But this scene caused the already silent audience to completely explode at that moment.
"???"
"When I type question marks, it's either because I have a problem, or you have a problem."
"It called Fairy Wind again? Are you kidding me?"
"Seriously, bro? Is this Alcremie even legal?"
The silent audience erupted into intense discussion the moment Togekiss was recalled.
"Getting whatever it wishes for? Is this the Creator's own child?"
Leaving aside the fact that they didn't recognize the move it called earlier.
But the first time it called Fairy Wind, everyone thought it was fine. After all, with so many moves, randomly calling one is normal.
But when it needed to come down, it called Fairy Wind again?
This is... getting whatever it wishes for, right?
"Incredible, incredible! If I'm not mistaken, the move Alcremie called should be Fusion Bolt!"
At the critical moment, the announcer identified it. "Legend has it that in the Unova region, there is a tale that humans who possess truth and ideals will be recognized by the Legendary Pokémon Zekrom and Reshiram and fight for them!"
"And this Fusion Bolt is Zekrom's signature move!"
His words stirred up a massive wave. The shock from the first Fairy Wind was already outrageous enough.
Now the announcer claimed that lightning cloud wasn't Thunder, but the Legendary Zekrom's Fusion Bolt?
"This is too absurd! What kind of luck is this? Two Fairy Winds and one Fusion Bolt?"
"With luck like this, isn't it just bullying?"
Chaos erupted above.
Down below, hearing the announcer's explanation, Kaede couldn't help but look up.
He hadn't expected the announcer to be such a professional commentator, knowing quite a lot.
Over there, Sally's gaze grew even more complex after hearing the announcer's explanation.
For a while after Alcremie appeared, she had been wondering why Kaede sent out such a Pokémon.
But now...
She simply didn't know what to say.
She felt her mentality was starting to crumble a bit.
She had never fought such an absurd battle.
"Alright, Togekiss is unable to battle. Contestant Sally, do you wish to change the field?"
Despite his own shock, the announcer's professional quality quickly kicked in, and he resumed his duties.
In the battle between Kaede and Sally, although the actual fight didn't take long, this match itself was consuming quite a bit of time.
"Change."
She still had a Frosmoth that could fly, but the current Sky field was in disarray after the earlier Fusion Bolt.
Moreover, her opponent still had that Gardevoir. It was better to change the field and see if she could get the Ice Field.
But hopes were beautiful, reality was cruel and harsh.
As the central screen selected the field, this time it landed on... Scorched Rocks.