"Flash Fire?"
"But that won't be enough to defeat Emboar. Emboar, use Odor Sleuth!"
Seeing Litwick perfectly absorb the Flamethrower move, James was a little surprised.
Then he gave a new order: Odor Sleuth, a move that allows Fighting-type Pokémon to hit Ghost-type ones.
Immediately, Emboar moved. It stomped the ground heavily, gathered Fighting-type energy in its fists, and charged toward Litwick.
"Now... the battle truly begins!"
"Burn, Litwick!"
Ethan's expression turned serious.
Hearing the command, Litwick's yellow pupils shone with excitement.
At that instant, a terrifying energy began to burn throughout its body, like hot oil touching a flame.
A gigantic fire rose toward the sky, igniting a large portion of the air.
Seeing this, Emboar immediately stopped, watching cautiously.
At the same time, the audience was also stunned.
Could that terrifying fire really come from a Litwick?
"Is it evolving?"
Some spectators began to speculate.
If that power were being released by a Chandelure, it would make more sense.
"Vital energy... that Litwick is absorbing vital energy to obtain power!"
"Not only its Fire-type energy, its Ghost-type energy is also increasing at the same time!"
One of the guest experts in Ghost-type Pokémon exclaimed in surprise.
Litwick can absorb the vital energy of others through the flame on its head and convert it into its own energy; that was well known. But according to experiments, the amount of vital energy Litwick can absorb at once is limited.
Achieving a burst of power by absorbing a huge amount of vital energy all at once was practically impossible.
Moreover, obtaining high-quality vital energy was also a big problem.
Currently, there was no fast method to obtain enough vital energy.
"Emboar, use Focus Blast!"
Seeing this, James's expression finally changed.
Without hesitation, he ordered Emboar to use its powerful long-range Fighting-type move.
"Emboorr!"
Emboar did not dare be careless. It clasped its hands together and began condensing Fighting-type energy.
"Litwick, Night Shade!"
Seeing that Litwick had successfully absorbed the vital energy within its body, Ethan gave the order.
The ghost energy and fire energy around Litwick began to intertwine.
The flames surrounding its body started to stir violently.
After using the Night Shade move, those flames quickly transformed into a gigantic demonic shadow of fire, releasing a terrifying Fire-type and Ghost-type energy.
"What is that? What a terrible energy fluctuation!"
Seeing that five or six meter tall fiery figure, all the spectators were stunned.
At that moment, Emboar's Focus Blast move had already been launched toward the demonic shadow.
And in the next instant... the fire shadow slowly extended its hand and caught the Focus Blast move directly in its palm!
Then, under the incredulous gaze of all the spectators, the enormous hand of the demonic fire shadow gently closed, crushing the Focus Blast move directly into pieces!
"Night Shade!"
At the same time, Ethan gave the order again.
The demonic shadow wrapped in flames instantly rushed straight toward Emboar.
"Focus Punch!"
At that moment, Emboar also counterattacked. But in the next second, its figure was completely devoured by the demonic fire shadow.
"What the hell is that?!"
"Is that still the Night Shade move?!"
Seeing this scene, the spectators were completely stunned.
They could swear: that was the strangest use of the Night Shade move they had ever seen!
"And... Emboar wasn't defeated just like that, right?"
At that moment, some spectators began to worry as they looked at the flames that were still burning on the field.
"That can't be... that's a Quasi-Elite level Emboar!"
One spectator frowned deeply; it was really hard to believe.
While the entire stadium murmured, the flames on the field burned more and more intensely.
The demonic shadow wrapped in fire constantly swayed, as if performing a demonic dance. But after a brief violent shake, its movements slowly stopped and its figure began to rise.
At the same time that the shadow lifted, it could be seen that Emboar was already lying on the ground, unconscious.
"Emboar... has been defeated!"
Seeing this, the spectators' eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
That was a Quasi-Elite level Emboar! And yet it had been defeated just like that!
"Emboar!"
James's expression changed abruptly.
After confirming that Emboar had only lost the ability to fight due to exhaustion, he sighed in relief.
Then he looked again at the demonic fire shadow on the field, and his expression became uncertain.
After recalling Emboar, James's expression became solemn. Now he did not dare to underestimate the Litwick on the field in the slightest.
At that moment, the strength of that Litwick had already reached the Quasi-Elite level, and it was even among the strongest of that level.
For an instant, James even had the feeling that he was facing Stefan.
That proved the enormous pressure that Litwick exerted on him!
"Emboar, being a Fire and Fighting-type Pokémon, was completely countered. In the final clash, other Pokémon might have had some chance, but Emboar... with Litwick's Flash Fire ability, it only further strengthened the flames!"
"Moreover, another of James's main Pokémon, Heracross, is Bug and Fighting-type. Against this kind of Litwick it would also be at a huge disadvantage."
In the competitors' area, several trainers frowned while thinking about how to deal with a Litwick like that.
"I'll leave the next battle to you... Gallade!"
After a brief moment of thought, James sent out his next Fighting-type Pokémon.
A flash of white light appeared, and Gallade emerged onto the field, staring directly at the demonic shadow wrapped in fire.
"Gallade, find the position of that Litwick."
As soon as Gallade appeared, James gave the order.
"Litwick, Shadow Ball!" Seeing Gallade appear, Ethan also gave his command.
The flames on the dark shadow began to stir.
The demonic figure extended its hands, and a huge dark sphere wrapped in flames formed, shooting straight toward Gallade.
"Psycho Cut!"
Gallade immediately adopted an offensive stance. Its psychic power materialized and was launched like a cutting blade.
BOOM!
In the air, the Shadow Ball move collided with the Psycho Cut move. But in the next instant, the dark sphere destroyed the blade and continued advancing toward Gallade.
At the critical moment, Gallade disappeared from the spot using the Teleport move, avoiding the impact.
Its figure reappeared in the air. Its eyes shone with blue light, and it used its psychic power to locate the real Litwick within the demonic shadow.
Then, with a violent swing of its arm, it launched another Psycho Cut move that struck the Night Shade move directly.
The sharp blade cut the demonic shadow in two!
"It hit!"
The spectators shouted in surprise.
But in the next instant, the Litwick that had been struck exploded with a "puff" and disappeared.
(End of chapter)