Ash and his Charizard had done it again—
another completely outrageous maneuver.
With his stamina hanging by a thread, Charizard somehow caught an Articuno that still had nearly half its HP remaining…
caught a Steel Wing head-on.
The world exploded:
"Investigate that Charizard! He's faking weakness!"
"Is Articuno holding back, or is Charizard pretending to be half-dead?!"
"Whatever—catching one Steel Wing doesn't win the fight. No way Charizard turns this around."
But then Ash's next command…
stunned the entire planet for a full year.
"Charizard! Hold tight—
Use Seismic Toss!!"
The Championship world:
???
Did they hear that right?
Seismic Toss??
A Fighting-type move?
Against Articuno, a Flying-type legendary who RESISTS Fighting?
Why wasn't he using Blast Burn?
Or at least Flare Blitz?!
But Ash—
Ash Ketchum—
ordered Seismic Toss.
"ROOOOAR!!"
Ignoring everyone's disbelief, Charizard twisted midair, locking Articuno's wings in place,
hugging the legendary in a crushing grip—
And then—
He shot upward.
One spin.
Two spins.
Three massive rotations in the sky.
Then Charizard dove.
Straight down.
Articuno struggled desperately—
But Charizard didn't budge.
The same Charizard that moments ago looked ready to collapse—
now descended like a meteor.
He even started free-spinning on the way down.
BOOOOOOM!!!
The arena erupted in dust and shockwaves.
When the smoke cleared—
Both Pokémon lay motionless.
A double knockout?
Seconds ticked by.
The referee raised his flag—
Then both Pokémon stirred.
Charizard pushed himself up.
Articuno struggled…
And then—
Articuno's eyes shut.
The legendary collapsed.
Charizard threw back his head and roared triumphantly, flames erupting skyward.
He—
won.
The world fell silent.
After witnessing Pikachu one-shot Regice, people thought they had already seen the peak of absurdity.
After all—
What could top a mouse vaporizing a legendary with a single Thunderbolt?
Well—
this.
Articuno—
who tanked multiple super-effective fire moves…
still had half its HP.
Charizard—
using a Fighting move that Articuno RESISTS—
One-shot it from full.
Thunderbolt one-shotting Regice at least had STAB.
But this?
This was Seismic Toss.
If Charizard used that on Regice, would Regice owe him half its health bar afterward?!
The Fighting-type specialists lost their minds:
[Bruno: This has to be illegal.]
[Korrina: Definitely hacked… right?]
[Bea: I can't comprehend it… Since when is Seismic Toss a finishing move? Is this secretly Guillotine??]
They were experts.
They used Seismic Toss themselves.
But NO ONE—
No one
used Seismic Toss like this.
This was peak "nonsense battle logic."
The kind that only Ash generates.
"YESS!! CHARIZARD WINS!!!
See?! I told you—you're the number one Charizard in the world!"
"ROOOOAR!!"
Charizard roared so loudly that flames burst from his jaws—
and burned a hole straight through the ceiling of the penthouse.
He wasn't just a low-tier battler.
He wasn't destined to be mediocre forever.
He could stand beside legends.
He could—
Become the strongest Charizard in the world.
"Charizard!! No fire-breathing! This isn't our house!!"
"Roa—? R-roar…"
Charizard glanced up at the smoking ceiling,
scratched his head sheepishly.
He may have gotten… slightly too excited.
"Hey, Ash—how did you even think of using Seismic Toss like that?
You DO know how weak that move usually is, right?!"
Bruno was losing his mind.
As the Fighting Elite Four,
even HE had never considered using Seismic Toss as a finishing blow.
Ash thought for a second—
"Seismic Toss is super strong! Look—Charizard grabs the opponent, spins them around until they're dizzy, then throws them from WAY up high! That's huge damage!!"
Bruno went silent.
…So THAT was the true secret of Seismic Toss?
Write that down. Write that down.
Then a message popped up:
[Wallace: Question—
Weren't we told Charizard has permanent defects?
We were told he can't grow strong, is weaker than a normal Charizard…
Even the Heavenly Review confirmed it!
So how did this Charizard just overpower a legendary?!
Feels like Flint's Charizard isn't even that much better.]
[Flint: ??? EXCUSE ME?!]
Wallace couldn't come to Kanto,
so he watched through the live chat—
And he was utterly baffled.
The fire specialists just said Charizard's growth was capped.
Then, immediately, reality punched them in the face.
[Lance: It might simply be… Ash's mysterious power.]
[Leon: Hahaha! The bond between Trainer and Pokémon—
THAT is the miracle that turns the impossible into possible!]
[Professor Oak: Indeed. I thought Pikachu's power-up was unique…
But it seems Ash and ALL his Pokémon share this strange strength.]
The final Seismic Toss—
no matter how they analyzed it—
made no sense with normal mechanics.
There was only one explanation:
Charizard's power surged because of Ash.
Just like Pikachu's Volt Tackle miracle against Regice.
Note:
Ash's (burst mode) is real!
The closer he gets to the decisive moment,
The STRONGER his Pokémon get.
Unless forced to lose by plot,
Ash's team always explodes with power in the final push!
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