"Has the battle already ended?"
Seeing this scene, many spectators couldn't help but think that. But the very next moment, Venusaur's body began to emit a bright green light.
"That is... the ability Overgrow!"
Noticing the change in Venusaur, everyone tensed up.
The effect of the Overgrow ability is that when a Pokémon's energy decreases, the power of its Grass-type moves increases.
With the activation of this ability, it also seemed to indicate that the battle was entering its final phase.
"Venusaur, use your final Solar Beam!"
Johnson's expression was also serious. Earlier, he had also underestimated the power of Charizard's Flamethrower move.
Now, victory or defeat would depend on this final Solar Beam attack. Otherwise, the already heavily injured Venusaur would hardly be able to withstand Charizard's next attack.
"Saur!"
Venusaur growled in a low voice. The flower on its back opened to its fullest, like a floral cannon, pointing directly at Charizard as a terrifying energy gathered.
"Charizard, use Dragon Dance!"
Seeing that Venusaur had activated the Overgrow ability, Ethan immediately gave an order.
"Chhaaarrzz!"
Accompanied by a draconic roar, dragon-shaped air currents appeared around Charizard's body.
At the same time, the flames of the Sunny Day Fire burning over him began to dance, merging with those draconic currents and transforming into a furious fire dragon that wrapped around his entire body.
"Flare Blitz!"
Just as Venusaur finished gathering the energy for its strongest attack, Charizard moved.
Wrapped in the fire dragon, Charizard dove down from the sky, fusing Dragon- and Fire-type energy, releasing a terrifying wave of power.
BOOM!
In the air, the two attacks collided violently.
Immediately afterward, Charizard's figure pierced through the Solar Beam as it descended, striking Venusaur directly on the ground and causing a massive explosion.
"Multiple power boosts... what a terrifying clash."
"Under these conditions, the strength of these two Pokémon definitely surpasses that of an ordinary Quasi-Elite level Pokémon."
The other competitors watched with serious expressions.
Even among Quasi-Elite level Pokémon, there are differences in strength, and the two on the field were clearly among the best.
For example, Adrian Vane's Alakazam had always been trained by accumulating psychic power, which had pushed its mental strength directly to the Quasi-Elite level.
However, during its battle against Slowking, the weaknesses of that training method were immediately exposed.
Although Slowking was also a Quasi-Elite level Pokémon, its foundation and accumulated experience were far deeper, giving it the ability to fight at higher levels.
Therefore, when Pokémon reach the Elite level, their power does not only depend on their individual strength, but also on the depth of their foundation.
Right now, Charizard and Venusaur possessed extremely solid foundations, allowing them to display strength beyond their own level.
"A rather interesting battle."
Stefan Levin watched the two Pokémon on the field with a smile.
If his Gothitelle did not show its full strength, those two Pokémon could already pose a threat to her.
Of course, that was if Gothitelle did not release her full potential. If she fought with all her strength, even working together they would not be able to defeat her.
As the strongest trainer of the new generation of the Federal League, Stefan had managed to defeat six Pokémon by himself in the finals of the competition for the World Championship slots.
He had absolute confidence in his power.
While the entire stadium discussed animatedly, the smoke on the field slowly began to dissipate.
A gentle breeze blew.
And then, Charizard's figure rose into the air once again.
On the ground, Venusaur had already lost the ability to fight. In the previous collision, the already severely injured Venusaur had been unable to endure any longer.
"It still lost... and that Venusaur was so strong!"
The students from Harvard Pokémon University showed expressions of frustration.
Now it seemed that no one could stop Ethan's advance toward the elimination stage.
"Return, Venusaur. Now it's your turn... Torterra."
Johnson took a deep breath and took out another Poké Ball.
With the light of the Poké Ball, Torterra appeared on the field.
Torterra is the final form of Turtwig, the Grass-type starter from the Sinnoh region, and it possesses the dual Grass and Ground types.
It has an enormous body and a large flat shell reminiscent of an ankylosaurus. On its shell grow an oak-like tree and three gray triangular rocks, as if it were carrying a small piece of land on its back.
"Charizard, continue with the Fire Dragon's Roar!"
Seeing it, Ethan immediately ordered the attack to continue.
Charizard's stamina was already low, and the double burden of Sunny Day Fire and the Dragon Dance move caused its energy to be constantly draining.
"Charrzz!"
Charizard roared, and the flames on its body began to gather in its mouth.
Then it fired a stream of fire that, mixed with the power of Dragon Dance, transformed into a roaring fire dragon.
"Torterra, Withdraw!"
At the same time, Johnson gave his command.
Torterra's shell, similar to the earth itself, suddenly expanded, wrapping around its body until it seemed to merge with the ground.
Moreover, a large amount of Water-type energy could be felt condensing, forming a watery curtain that covered the earth.
It was the Water-type defensive move Withdraw, used to increase its defense. Now, combined with the Shell Armor ability, its defensive capacity against Fire-type attacks had reached the extreme.
BOOM!
In the air, the fire dragon descended.
With a loud explosion, it struck directly against Torterra.
But Torterra, merged with the earth and protected by the water curtain, did not even move.
"What a terrifying defense!"
Seeing this, Ethan's expression became a little more serious.
The Shell Armor ability uses a hard shell to protect the user, preventing the opponent's attacks from striking critical points.
In Ethan's opinion, this ability was usually quite mediocre.
In the games of his previous life, Torterra rarely appeared in competitive play precisely because of the limitation of its ability. But now, under Johnson's development, that seemingly mediocre ability had displayed incredible defense.
Torterra's body, almost fused with the earth, was not even affected by the Fire Dragon's Roar.
(End of chapter)