"Venusaur, huh? I wonder if its ability is Chlorophyll."
The effect of the ability Chlorophyll is that speed increases enormously under sunny weather.
Precisely thanks to this ability, Venusaur becomes an excellent member of sun teams.
By itself, Venusaur already possesses a speed that does not match its large size. Added to the speed boost under intense sunlight, its quickness becomes enormous, and for ordinary Pokémon it is not easy at all to land an attack on it.
"Charizard, use Sunny Day!"
Even considering Venusaur's ability, Ethan still ordered the use of Sunny Day.
After all, this move also greatly enhanced Charizard's Solar Power ability, and moreover fire has a type advantage against Venusaur.
"Venusaur, use Growth!"
As expected, Johnson completely ignored the effect of the Sunny Day move that Charizard was creating in the sky, and directly ordered Venusaur to use the move Growth to strengthen itself.
The effect of the move Growth is to make the body suddenly grow and increase Attack and Special Attack.
Based on this idea, Ethan had also made Cacturne develop a special gigantification technique, combining the characteristics of its species with the move Ingrain.
However, the way Venusaur used the move Growth was somewhat special.
It could be seen that, after using the move, Venusaur's body almost did not change.
But the enormous flower on its back began to grow even more, and the leaves beneath the flower also expanded violently, increasing to more than double their size!
With the growth of the flower, Venusaur's body suddenly sank due to the weight, although it quickly stabilized its posture.
The flower on its back fully opened, pointing toward Charizard in the air as if it were an enormous cannon.
"Does that size mean it has completely given up on speed?"
"It seems that this Venusaur's ability is not Chlorophyll, but Overgrow. Moreover, the way it has developed the move Growth, together with its own flower, looks a bit like Mega Venusaur."
Seeing this, Ethan murmured thoughtfully. He had already more or less guessed the development direction of that Venusaur. If he was not mistaken, it probably followed an extreme special attack strategy.
"But if it has completely given up on speed, then it only has a single path left to take."
While Ethan was reflecting, the two Pokémon finally clashed in combat, and a terrifying fluctuation of energy began to condense on the field.
Charizard, suspended in the air, opened its mouth and directly launched the move Flamethrower. Under the reinforcement of the move Sunny Day and its Solar Power ability, the attack displayed extremely strong power.
On the ground, Venusaur responded by using the move Solar Beam. Moreover, thanks to the effect of the move Sunny Day, the energy accumulation speed of that attack was extremely fast.
Almost at the same moment that Charizard expelled fire from its mouth, the flower on Venusaur's back also released the move Solar Beam.
BOOM!
The next instant, the two attacks collided on the field.
Originally, the spectators thought it would be an even confrontation. But almost immediately, they saw how the beam of the move Solar Beam directly pierced through the move Flamethrower!
That Solar Beam attack was fast and powerful, almost like a genuine ray of light. Charizard did not even have time to react before its figure was struck, causing a violent explosion.
"W-what a terrifying attack!"
Seeing this, the spectators shouted in surprise.
Before, they had clearly seen how dominant Charizard's Flamethrower move was, but in front of Venusaur's Solar Beam move, it seemed completely powerless.
"A Quasi-Elite level strength combined with a maximum-level technique. The strength of this Venusaur, even among Quasi-Elite level Pokémon, can be considered high-level."
In the competitors' area, the other participants showed serious expressions. That Venusaur had used the move Growth to provoke a qualitative transformation in the flower on its back.
And thanks to that, the Solar Beam move released from that flower had reached extremely terrifying power. Even the Flamethrower move enhanced by Sunny Day and the Solar Power ability had been completely destroyed.
That was the power of maximum-level techniques!
In theory, any Pokémon that masters a technique of this level has already found its own path, and possesses the qualification to aspire to the Elite level.
"Maximum-level techniques?"
"Sorry... I have one too."
Ethan took a deep breath, while Charizard's roar was heard.
Then, Charizard's body began to burn with intense red flames, rising into the sky as if it had transformed into a second sun.
As Charizard's flames burned, one could clearly feel the temperature of the surrounding air rising rapidly.
"The temperature is rising in a terrifying way..."
Even through the protective barrier, the spectators could feel a wave of scorching heat.
Looking at Charizard in the sky, their eyes showed surprise.
It was evident that the technique used by Charizard was not inferior to that of Venusaur on the ground. It was also a maximum-level technique!
"Right... the techniques both Pokémon have developed are related to Mega Evolution... But in this aspect, Charizard, which has already completed a Mega Evolution before, is clearly stronger."
Ethan looked at Charizard in the sky with an expression full of confidence.
"CHAARRZZ!"
At that moment, Charizard roared after activating its Sunny Day Fire technique.
Then it opened its mouth again and launched the move Flamethrower once more. The furious flames immediately descended from the sky.
But this time, compared to before, the size of the Flamethrower move had increased several times, and the energy contained within it was even more terrifying, like a fire dragon descending from the sky and sweeping everything away.
On the ground, Venusaur repeated the same strategy, firing the Solar Beam move toward the sky once again, like a rainbow piercing through the sun.
In the air, the two attacks met again. But this time, the situation was completely opposite to the previous one.
The Flamethrower move reinforced by Sunny Day Fire completely crushed the Solar Beam move, advancing forcefully until it struck Venusaur directly on the ground.
BOOM!
The violent flames descended upon Venusaur, making it feel an incredibly terrifying temperature.
When the fire dissipated, several scorched areas could be seen on its body, leaving Venusaur in quite a miserable state.
However, its endurance was truly impressive.
Even after receiving a fire-type move that directly countered it, Venusaur still did not fall!
"What terrifying power those flames have!"
"Venusaur's Solar Beam was already incredibly strong, and yet it was completely suppressed!"
Seeing this, the entire audience gasped in amazement.
A fire-type move of that level was, without a doubt, the most terrifying they had seen in the entire tournament.
(End of chapter)