Ah, my apologies! I should have confirmed the language preference for the revised text.
Here is the Pokémon chapter, translated back into English, with the Chinese character names removed and the battle narrative cleaned up:
On the other side of the battlefield, Tabitha faced Shelly, Courtney faced Matt, and Flannery faced Aqua.
Tabitha's two Slugma spread out, one to the left and one to the right, their intense heat permeating the forest.
Shelly's Pelipper and Sharpedo seized the opportunity, firing two Water Gun attacks at the two Slugma. The Water Guns hit the Slugma successfully. Their magma-like bodies absorbed a large amount of water, and they began to cool and stiffen.
However, a huge amount of steam spread out in response, enveloping the area. The scorching air made Shelly wipe the sweat from her forehead; she was very uncomfortable in this environment.
"Is that all you've got?" Shelly yelled. The two Slugma kept spewing fire, but they were being beaten back by her Pelipper and Sharpedo, panting heavily and nearing their limit.
"Finish them off!" Seeing how weak Tabitha seemed, Shelly sneered. Her two Pokémon fired water streams that struck the two Slugma, causing them to lose their ability to battle.
"That's it?" Shelly was disdainful and sneered, preparing to leave and support their leader.
But just as Shelly was about to depart, a ball of flame shot toward her back. Shelly felt the scorching heat, immediately dropped to the ground, and dodged the attack. Seeing the flame dissipate, Shelly quickly stood up and looked behind her.
The two Slugma, which had seemingly lost their ability to battle, were now back on their feet and immediately began attacking Shelly without a word.
"A boring trick!" Shelly roared, commanding her Pokémon to attack again. Before long, she defeated the two Slugma once more. But just as Shelly thought it was over, the two Slugma inexplicably stood up again.
"What is going on?!" Shelly wiped her sweat. The high temperature surrounding her made the scenery look slightly distorted. Looking at the standing Slugma, she knew she had to end the fight quickly, or the heat alone would probably dehydrate her!
She defeated the Slugma yet again, but, as expected, they stood up once more. And when Shelly attacked again, she found that her attacks seemed to have no effect on them!
"How could this be?!" Shelly descended into frenzy, desperately attacking the two Slugma.
Meanwhile, outside a ring of fire, Tabitha calmly watched Shelly, who was attacking relentlessly within the flames. Tabitha gave a cold smile and said, "You can slowly savor your fear within the Flame Illusion I've created."
With that, Tabitha nodded to the one Slugma maintaining the illusion within the flames, then recalled the other one and quickly ran toward the other battlefield.
As Tabitha approached the next battle, he saw that the situation was already a one-sided affair.
Flannery was casually sitting sideways on her Ninetales, chewing gum as she watched the frantically fleeing Aqua. She yawned and said, "Time to deal with you first. Honestly, you lack any flair."
With a wave of her hand, Ninetales shot out nine continuous balls of fire from its tails. Aqua's Ludicolo desperately tried to block, but after stopping three or four, the remaining fireballs completely engulfed Ludicolo.
Ludicolo cried out in distress. Before it could react, another Flamethrower attack came from the woods, knocking it away. When it landed, the heavily burned Ludicolo lost its ability to battle.
"That was quick work," Flannery chewed her gum and said to Tabitha as he emerged from the woods. She then quickly raised her arm. A liquid sprayed from her bracer, hitting Aqua, who was trying to escape.
The liquid solidified upon contact with the air, instantly gluing Aqua to the spot.
"You take care of this one. I'll go check on Courtney." Tabitha glanced at Aqua, who was struggling desperately but couldn't break free, then turned and rushed toward Courtney's position without looking back.
"Such a hassle." Flannery sighed, then patted Ninetales's body. Ninetales instantly turned around, carrying Flannery toward the center of the conflict.
Over with Courtney, his Torkoal was spewing ferocious flames, using only that single Pokémon to suppress the water streams coming from Matt's Sharpedo and Azumarill.
"With this little firepower, you dare challenge us?" Courtney tossed the coal he held in his hand and said to Torkoal, "Flamethrower!"
Courtney threw the coal, and Torkoal hit the piece of coal directly with a Flamethrower. Instantly, the flame seemed to undergo a chemical reaction, suddenly doubling in size or more, surging violently toward Matt.
"Hydro Pump!" Sharpedo and Azumarill simultaneously fired water streams, barely managing to hold back the flames. Matt frowned. They were currently at a stalemate. To achieve a decisive victory, they would have to wait for support from their comrades.
Courtney had the same idea. His Torkoal needed coal for high-power bursts, and he didn't have much coal left. To break the current deadlock, he needed someone to arrive.
"Shh... shh... shh..."
Just as the two were locked in their standoff, a figure walked out.
"Shelly!!!" Matt saw the heavily sweating Shelly and shouted loudly, "Help me take him out!"
Courtney's face darkened upon seeing the sudden appearance of the Team Aqua Admin. Shelly was gasping for air. She had exhausted too much stamina within Tabitha's flame illusion and had only just broken free after realizing something was wrong.
"Oh, you actually managed to break out. Looks like I underestimated you." Tabitha arrived shortly after. His calm demeanor instantly caused Matt and Shelly's faces to fall, while Courtney cheered up and shouted, "Let's burn them both!"
"No need to rush," Tabitha said calmly, "Flannery has gone to help the boss. We only need to hold these two up, and we win."
Hearing Tabitha's words, Matt and Shelly's expressions grew even uglier.
Just then, a loud explosion echoed in the distance, drawing everyone's attention.
Next, they saw Archie, his face grim, fleeing the area.
Seeing this, Matt and Shelly immediately recalled their Pokémon without a second thought. They then quickly followed Archie, fleeing the scene.
"Haha, Team Aqua is nothing special." Courtney couldn't help but mock them aloud, but he did not pursue. Instead, he watched the retreating figures escape.
Their goal was not these annoying figures; they had more important matters to attend to.
Soon, Team Magma's Maxie and the others met up. Immediately afterward, violent earthquakes began near the Petalburg Woods.
After the seismic aftershocks subsided, a plump man wearing a Team Magma uniform squinted his eyes, opened his communication device, and said into it, "Team Magma is victorious in the battle at Petalburg Woods. The device has been installed, and intense seismic activity is expected in this area."
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work." The voice of Zinnia came through from the other end of the communication device. Soon, the connection was cut.
The plump man looked at Petalburg Woods, his narrowed eyes opening slightly, then shaking his head and leaving the area...
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