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"Dragonite is unable to battle, Marshadow wins!"
The referee announced the battle results.
Dramatic Marshadow.
Mammon glared at Marshadow. This guy had truly been corrupted by Shiny Gengar; he used to be such a good kid.
Seeing Mammon's Glare, Marshadow swallowed hard, tripped, and fell directly to the ground.
"Bad..."
Marshadow raised one hand, his trembling movements heartbreaking.
Ash, who had just recalled Dragonite, was stunned by this scene. Was Marshadow really injured that badly?
It seems Dragonite's sacrifice wasn't in vain!
He had originally thought that although Marshadow was seriously injured, his combat power would still be considerable, but now it looked like Marshadow had been enduring all along!
Ash was very moved. Dragonite, I will not let your efforts be in vain!
"Alright, alright, come back and rest."
Mammon, quite helpless, took out a Poké Ball and recalled Marshadow. This guy really was something, but he did defeat Dragonite, so he certainly contributed.
"Since Marshadow lacks the will to fight, then..."
Mammon took out another Poké Ball, grinning at Ash.
"How will you deal with this guy, Ash~"
"Pheromosa, prepare for battle!"
"melo~"
Accompanied by a magnetic and proud purr, a tall, slender figure slowly landed in front of Mammon, straightened up, and put its hands on its hips.
Long, luxurious gray hair cascaded down, a silver-gray crown sparkled, and arrogant eyes seemed to disdain everything.
It was none other than the Ultra Beast 'UB02: Beauty' Pheromosa!
And it was a Shiny Pheromosa!
"The Shinny Pheromosa, wow~ It's so beautiful!"
Ash gazed admiringly at this silver-black Shiny Pheromosa. He had seen Pheromosa before.
After all, Platinum's main team included a Pheromosa, but compared to a white Pheromosa, this silver-black Pheromosa had a much stronger visual impact.
Not just Ash, but the entire arena erupted in gasps of surprise at the beauty of the Shiny Pheromosa.
"melo~"
The Shiny Pheromosa seemed to understand this, but it proudly flicked its antenna, its demeanor still extremely arrogant.
"Ash, Pheromosa is not like Marshadow. Its strength is stronger than Marshadow's."
Mammon reminded Ash with a smile. Unlike the shy and lazy Marshadow, he had caught this Shiny Pheromosa at the beginning of last year.
Its strength was significantly greater than Marshadow's, and its personality was also more aggressive and dangerous.
"Ah~ I understand!"
Ash snapped back to attention, quickly thinking about how to battle this Shiny Pheromosa.
He knew Pheromosa's typing: Bug + Fighting, a combination that was quadruple weak to Flying.
Dragonite had already been defeated, so he could use Charizard to battle Pheromosa. Charizard's two Attributes both had an advantage over Pheromosa.
But the problem was, Mammon hadn't used Terastallization yet, and Pheromosa's typing would change after Terastallization.
So who should he use to battle Pheromosa? Pikachu?
Ash's gaze fell on Pikachu beside his feet. Pikachu blinked, then nodded vigorously.
Indicating that he was fine!
But Ash considered it for a moment and then dismissed the idea. This was only Mammon's second main Pokémon, and Pikachu needed to maintain his condition.
In that case... "Charizard!!"
Ash still threw out his third Poké Ball.
"Roar!!"
With a powerful roar, an orange Charizard spread its wings and flew out, finally circling once before landing heavily in front of Ash, snorting at the Shiny Pheromosa, flames scattering.
It was Ash's Charizard!
"Ash's Charizard, huh~!"
Mammon carefully examined the Charizard. Its aura was hot and strong, undoubtedly a very powerful Charizard.
However, it was clear that this Charizard's physique was not particularly outstanding.
Normally, Charizard's standard size is around 1.7 meters, while ace Charizard like Leon's and Red's, due to excellent training, are generally larger than the normal standard, approaching two meters.
But Ash's Charizard barely reached around 1.7 meters, possibly due to its past special encounters.
Yet no one would doubt this Charizard's combat power, because Ash had proven its strength through battle after battle.
There was now a playful saying online that Leon's Charizard, Red's Charizard, and Ash's Charizard were considered the three strongest Charizard in the world.
"Charizard! Mega Evolution!"
Ash didn't hesitate, pressing two fingers of his right hand together onto the Mega Ring on his left wrist.
Mega Evolution!
Charizard roared, and the Mega Evolution Stone on its body responded, shining with a strong light of evolution.
In the blink of an eye, a more slender Charizard spread its wings and flew out.
Its wings and tail became longer, small wings grew on its wrists, and a long horn grew on its head.
Mega Charizard Y!
This was one of Charizard's Mega Evolution forms, Charizard Y!
Unlike the X form, which gained the Dragon Attribute and increased Close Combat ability, Charizard Y's Attributes did not change, and it greatly enhanced Charizard's already superior special attack ability.
That's right, Charizard X was good at mixed attacking and, with the Tough Claws ability, was better at Close Combat, but Charizard Y was purely powerful in special attack.
And... "Roar~"
Mega Charizard Y slowly ascended, flapping its wings. Above the entire arena, it was as if a second sun had risen.
Ability: Drought!
This was Mega Charizard Y's ability, changing the weather to Sunny Day. Under Sunny Day, Fire Attribute moves' power increased, and Water Attribute moves' power decreased.
It could be said that this was a very advantageous ability for Mega Charizard Y.
Because Mega Charizard Y's strongest point was its powerful special attack!
And Sunny Day was a disguised way to enhance its combat power.
"Mega Charizard Y under Sunny Day." Mammon narrowed his eyes slightly.
"This is an absolute advantageous matchup. If Mammon doesn't switch his Pokémon, it will be too difficult for Pheromosa to defeat Mega Charizard Y."
Leon commented.
Because his ace was actually Mega Charizard Y, Leon understood the power of Mega Charizard Y very well.
With Mega Charizard Y's Drought activated, Mega Charizard Y under Sunny Day was practically a Fire Attribute artillery turret!
Mega Charizard Y's only weakness was its Attribute combination, which was quadruple weak to Rock.
Especially since Mega Charizard Y's physical defense was not high, many times, it really couldn't withstand an opponent's Rock-type move attacks.
One Rock Slide would leave Mega Charizard Y dead or crippled.
In terms of fault tolerance, Mega Charizard Y was far inferior to Mega Charizard X. After all, Mega Charizard X was Fire + Dragon Attribute, and its Attribute combination was incomparable.
But in terms of combat power, Mega Charizard Y truly had something to say.
And if Leon remembered correctly, Pheromosa couldn't learn Rock-type moves!
This meant that Pheromosa actually had no moves to hit Mega Charizard Y, especially since Mega Charizard Y could fly, and Pheromosa could not.
That's why Leon asserted that this was an absolute advantageous matchup!
Against Pheromosa, Mega Charizard Y had too many advantages.
Attribute advantage, aerial advantage, and Pheromosa even lacked good moves to attack Mega Charizard Y.
"Lizardon! Flamethrower!"
Ash waved his arm, shouting to Mega Charizard Y with great vigor.
Mega Charizard Y roared, and a blazing Red flame surged from its mouth.
A Fire-type Flamethrower!
An intensely hot and violent pillar of fire shot fiercely towards Pheromosa on the ground. Under the terrifying high temperature, the air around the fire pillar seemed to twist.
"Aura Sphere"
Mammon lightly moved his fingers.
Shiny Pheromosa brought its hands together, and a blue Aura Sphere condensed in its hands, then was launched by Pheromosa.
A Fighting-type Aura Sphere!
The Aura Sphere flew out, clashing heavily with the incoming Flamethrower in the air.
The blue energy sphere and the Red flames furiously impacted each other, but it was visibly a stalemate; neither could overcome the other.
Boom!
Finally, after a long standoff, the energy could no longer maintain balance.
Amidst a violent roar, the Aura Sphere and Flamethrower exploded, and a massive wave of air surged out like a shockwave.
"This move's intensity is quite impressive."
Mammon waved his hand, clearing away the strong wind in front of him, and looked at Mega Charizard Y basking in the sunlight in mid-air.
One had to know that it was Pheromosa's same-type Aura Sphere, and Aura Sphere's power was quite a bit stronger than Flamethrower.
However, with Sunny Day present, the power of Fire-type moves increased, so it was indeed different.
Smoke and dust still lingered, obscuring the situation on the ground.
"Charizard, Heat Wave!"
Ash, however, launched another attack without hesitation.
Mega Charizard Y vigorously flapped its wide wings, and a powerful, fiery Red storm swept down.
A Fire-type Heat Wave!
A large-area AoE among Fire-type moves, the immense Heat Wave covered almost half of the battleground below.
This gave Shiny Pheromosa no chance to dodge.
Ash had made up his mind: as long as Mega Charizard Y maintained aerial superiority, it would just rain fire from the sky.
Although Fire-type moves were only 2x effective against Pheromosa, not as potent as Flying-type's 4x effectiveness, it wasn't a big problem. With Sunny Day active, the power of Fire-type moves was still very high.
And with Pheromosa's fragile body, two hits from a Fire move would still be enough to take it down directly!
My Charizard is invincible!