69novels Chapter 285: Cornered and Bound, the Earth Platform Turtle.jpg
Chapter 285: Cornered and Bound, the Earth Platform Turtle.jpg
Chapter 285: Cornered and Bound, the Earth Platform Turtle.jpg
For his fourth Pokémon, Shinji sent out Aggron, which had appeared before. So far, Shinji has used five Pokémon. Except for the last one, which is still unknown, Ash has roughly figured out the battle strength of the rest of the Pokémon.
Aggron has Steel and Rock types. Rock type has a four-fold super weakness to Charizard, and because of the Rock type, Charizard's fire attacks have no super weakness to Aggron. Overall, it is completely defeated in terms of type.
But Ash doesn't really care about that kind of thing. So what if it's a type disadvantage? He's already fought against plenty of types disadvantages.
"Charizard, keep fighting!"
"roar!!"
"Great, use Flamethrower!" Ash waved his hand, making Charizard use Flamethrower as a feint.
Charizard flapped its wings and flew through the air, taking a deep breath before unleashing a powerful burst of fire. A blazing pillar of fire shot through the sky and hurtled towards Aggron. The intense heat of the flames and the bright sunshine hanging high in the sky made the audience feel the heat.
This heat was transmitted through a barrier, so you can imagine how extreme the temperature on the field must have been.
"Rock Blast." Shinji chose to use a Rock-type move to counter it. Fire-type moves are naturally at a disadvantage against Rock-type moves, but Charizard's flames—
"Boom!!" Rocks crashed into the pillar of fire falling from the sky, but were completely melted in the blink of an eye. Several more rocks that followed were also melted by the flames. In the end, after Aggron had launched all five rocks, the power of the flames was only slightly reduced.
The massive Aggron, having just used a move, had no chance of dodging the Flame Jet. The crimson flames completely engulfed Aggron, and painful howls echoed within the flames.
As the flames slowly dissipated, Aggron's figure was revealed. His steel armor had turned charred black, and it looked like it was not far from being melted.
Although Aggron has not yet lost his ability to fight, his panting and weak appearance indicate that he has suffered considerable damage.
"Fire Blast!" Seeing that Aggron could still fight, Ash didn't hold back and had Charizard use its ultimate Fire-type move, Fire Blast!
The launch speed and duration of the Big Flame Burst are both slower than the Flame Jet, but in Aggron's current state, it is virtually impossible to move and dodge.
Let alone now, even a fully powered Aggron would have almost no chance of dodging Flame Burst, given its slow speed.
It is extremely difficult for a Pokémon to balance speed and size at the same time; at least Shinji's Aggron couldn't do it.
"Double-edged headbutt." Shinji's expression remained calm, showing no panic or dismay despite Aggron's severe injury, as if he had anticipated this scene.
The skill he used signified that he was preparing Aggron for a final, desperate attack. Double Headbutt is one of the most powerful Rock-type moves, with power equivalent to ultimate moves like Explosion, Burn, and Harden Plant.
However, compared to those skills, this move will not stun the user, but will only cause them to take half the damage of the attack, which is higher than the damage reflected by skills like Flame Charge.
However, Aggron's ability is Hard Head, so it is not affected by counterattack moves. But Double Headbutt is a move that uses the body as a weapon to attack. Regardless of whether it hits the opponent or not, it will inevitably be hit by Flamethrower.
That's why it's said that Shinji's attack this time was a desperate gamble, a do-or-die situation.
A massive amount of rock-type energy enveloped Aggron, turning its body a grayish-brown color. The ground around it shattered due to the energy emanating from Aggron's body, with spiderweb-like cracks spreading across the surface, as if the entire area was about to be shattered.
"roar!!"
"Wave!!"
Both sides unleashed their skills simultaneously, and crimson flames transformed into a large "" character in the sky, distorting even the space itself due to the terrifying temperature.
Aggron also pushed off the ground with its feet and leaped out, heading straight for the Big Flame!
"boom!!!"
With a deafening roar, the crimson flames and the grayish-brown rock energy collided violently in mid-air. The intense heat of the flames instantly engulfed Aggron's figure, the air sizzled and crackled, and distorted heat waves swept outwards. The barrier held back the spreading heat waves within the arena; otherwise, the entire Indigo Arena would have been ignited!
Aggron's double-bladed hammer unleashed astonishing penetrating power, tearing a gap in the flames with rock energy. Its massive body, carrying rubble, continued its charge despite the searing pain.
But the power of the Flame Burst was far beyond imagination. The flames clung to its rocky shell like a malignant tumor. The originally hard armor began to develop fine cracks under the high temperature. The already charred armor began to melt, and wisps of black smoke rose from the cracks. If it weren't for the Rock-type attribute, Aggron might have been melted by now.
"Wave--!"
Bosscodora let out a painful roar. Its limbs trembled slightly as it could not withstand the corrosive heat of the flames, but its eyes still burned with a desperate determination.
He demonstrated through his actions what it means to have an unyielding will, but unfortunately, some things cannot be achieved simply by having a strong will. Even with a will as strong as Infernape's, if it weren't for the fact that it was "cheating," it would probably have fallen long ago in the face of an absolute difference in strength.
"Aggron doesn't have any cheat codes." He has a strong will, but that's all it is.
"boom--!"
With another loud crash, Bosscodora slammed heavily to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust. The flames gradually subsided, and its body lay limp on the ground, its rocky shell riddled with cracks, some areas even melted and emitting wisps of black smoke.
He tried to prop himself up, but as soon as he raised his forelimbs, they fell limply to the ground, a faint whimper escaped his throat, and his eyes slowly closed.
A brief silence fell over the arena, broken only by the lingering warmth of the flames and the thick smoke. The referee raised his flag and announced loudly, "Aggron is unable to battle! Charizard wins!"
After a moment of silence, deafening cheers erupted again. By this time, Shinji had lost four Spirits, leaving him with only two.
Although Shinji still had his ace Torterra to use, Torterra was completely countered by Ash's Venusaur. Coupled with Charizard's fierce performance, which one could Torterra defeat, Venusaur or Charizard?
Therefore, the outcome of this match is basically a foregone conclusion.
Shinji recalled Aggron with a blank expression, then took out another Poké Ball: "Torterra, prepare for battle."
To everyone's surprise, Shinji brought out Torterra again as his fifth Pokémon. Charizard's performance earlier was unmatched by any ordinary Fire-type Pokémon. Releasing Torterra now would be tantamount to courting disaster.
However, when the Earth Tortoise entered the arena, the blazing sun high in the sky slowly dissipated, and the sunny day vanished.
Without the blessing of a sunny day, Charizard's flames will certainly not be as strong, but the situation is still unfavorable for Torterra.
But just then, Ash took out a Poké Ball and aimed it at Charizard: "Come back, Charizard."
"You did a great job, thank you for your hard work." Ash said to the Charizard in the Poké Ball, then took out another Poké Ball.
"I choose you, Venusaur!" Ash once again took out Venusaur to face Torterra!
Shinji's cold face remained completely calm. This result was entirely within his calculations. Having watched so many of Ash's matches and even battled Ash himself, he had thoroughly understood Ash's personality.
Although he had no way of predicting Ash's Pokémon power, he could still anticipate which Pokémon Ash would use against Torterra in the lineup Ash had used.
Although facing Venusaur is also quite disadvantageous, it's still better than facing Charizard.
"It seems Shinji has already figured it out. Ash will definitely use Venusaur to fight against Torterra, which is why he chose Torterra when facing Charizard." Brock said thoughtfully from the audience.
The other person has only been in contact with Ash for such a short time, yet they have figured out Ash's personality so thoroughly. Although this is related to the fact that Ash is indeed simple and easy to understand, we cannot deny the other person's great ability as a trainer.
If Shinji had faced another trainer instead of Ash, the Indigo League championship might already be his.
It's a pity—no, what a pity! Ash winning the championship is what they all wanted!
"Venusaur, you'd better take down your opponent this time!"
"Bana!" Venusaur's eyes burned with a flame called fighting spirit. The opponent ran away halfway through the last battle. This time, it can't run away again!
"Torterra, use Light Screen." This time, Shinji didn't attack rashly, but chose to open the screen. Venusaur is definitely not an opponent that can be easily defeated. If he wants to win, he has to be prepared for a long battle. Therefore, opening the screen to reduce damage is necessary.
"Hard Plant!" Faced with the opponent's attempt to break through the wall, Ash ignored it and immediately had Venusaur unleash its ultimate move. Forget all the fancy stuff, take this Hard Plant move first!
"Bana!" Venusaur stomped its feet on the ground, and countless thorny green plants instantly appeared beneath the already dilapidated terrain. The thick green plants transformed into straight blades and thrust towards Torterra!
Just as the hardening plant was about to hit Torterra, Torterra finally activated its Light Wall. It was clear that Torterra wasn't very skilled at this move; it had learned it, but wasn't proficient at it.
However, it works fine in actual combat.
"Bang!!" The hardened plant struck the transparent wall. The powerful resistance caused the hardened plant to pause for a moment, but it then passed through the wall, though the force had been reduced by almost half.
"Bang bang bang!!" Hardened plants hit Torterra one after another, and Torterra showed a slight pain on its face. Even with its power halved, Venusaur's attack power was still formidable. In addition, this was a Grass-type ultimate move, so even with Light Screen, the damage it caused was still considerable.
"Mind Blast!" Shinji's eyes narrowed slightly, and the moment the hardened plant retracted, he immediately chose to retaliate. Psychic-type moves are effective against Venusaur, but Torterra doesn't have a very good grasp of non-STAB moves, as can be seen from the Light Screen just now.
However, Venusaur now uses Hardened Plant, and its entire body is in a stiff state, so even when using the relatively slow-moving Psychic Hammer, it can accurately hit the opponent.
"Dutai!" A beam of azure energy appeared above Torterra's head, covering it and making it resemble a hammer. Torterra then moved its limbs and quickly ran towards Venusaur.
"Get out of the way, use Mount Tai Slam!"
Get out of the way? Are you out of your mind? How is a Venusaur that has used Harden Plant supposed to get out of the way?
Upon hearing Ash's command, everyone, including Shinji, wondered if Ash had forgotten that Venusaur had used Harden Plant earlier. While Harden Plant was powerful, it had the side effect of immobilizing the user for a short period of time.
Even a champion-level Pokémon can only reduce this stun infinitely, but cannot completely eliminate it.
Could it be that Ash's Venusaur can do something that even Champion-level Pokémon can't?
Then, Venusaur suddenly leaped into the air in full view of everyone, its leap so powerful it could be described as flying, leaving the surrounding audience gaping in astonishment.
Is that even possible?!
Torterra's charge missed due to Venusaur's leap, and as Venusaur reached its highest point, all of its strength was quickly converted into a downward descent, crashing down with the force of a mountain crushing Torterra!
"boom!!"
A heavy sound echoed across the field, and a powerful shockwave sent dust flying everywhere. Torterra was pinned down by Venusaur, and it wasn't just Venusaur's weight that was pressing down on Torterra, but also the overwhelming force of Mount Tai. Therefore, no matter how hard Torterra struggled, it was unable to break free from Venusaur's suppression.
"Just use Harden Plant!" Even with Light Screen, Ash still chose to use Harden Plant. After all—why not use a great move with no side effects?
Dozens of thorny green plants sprouted from the ground again, tightly binding Torterra, which was pinning Venusaur to the ground. A transparent barrier appeared around Torterra, but it could only hold off the hardened plants for a short moment before being pierced through like a paper window.
Hardened plants entwined around the Torterra's body, their thorns digging deep into its flesh. A continuous stream of grass-type energy flowed into the Torterra from the thorns, causing it to let out a painful howl.