"Cloyster, Spike Cannon!" Looking at the cracked shell of the Cloyster, Grandma Rachael immediately gave the order to attack. According to the current situation, the longer the battle dragged on, the more disadvantageous it would be for the Cloyster.
"Extreme Speed!" Looking at the cannon condensed on the horn of the Cloyster, the corners of Ash's mouth curled up. The Arcanine suddenly circled back and forth on the floating board at an astonishing speed. It was basically on par with the Pikachu after activating Cell Activation.
If it encountered an ultimate move like Earthquake, with the current Arcanine, it would definitely be able to endure and not dodge like before.
"Bang!!!" Under the Arcanine's godspeed, the Cloyster's Spike Cannon hit a floating board, creating a small wave along with the water of the pool. From the point of impact, a circle of waves swept over.
"Arcanine, Flame wheel!" After dodging the Cloyster's cannon, Ash immediately gave the order. After the Arcanine roared, its whole body was wrapped in hot flames, forming a rotating flame wheel.
"Bang!!!"
"Hucha!!!"
After being hit by the Flame wheel, the Cloyster let out a miserable cry. The shell that was already cracked had now become even bigger because of the Flame wheel.
"So powerful, my Cloyster is actually at a disadvantage. This guy is much stronger than the previous Pallet town trainers!" Seeing Cloyster at a disadvantage, the referee Daisy looked at Grandma Rachael's Cloyster with worry.
"So strong, it has already attacked to this point, but it still hasn't lost its ability to fight. Its defense is really amazing!" Seeing the Cloyster gasping for breath, Ash frowned. Against this kind of unkillable cockroach, it would take a lot of time!
"Is it reaching its limit? Looks like I can only take a gamble. I didn't expect this kid to have more battle awareness than Takeo said!"
"Cloyster, use Water Pulse!" Seeing that her Cloyster was about to reach its limit, Grandma Rachael could only give it a try. Many novice trainers would only blindly choose to dodge and defend when their Pokémon were seriously injured!
Unbeknownst to them, this was also the reason why they would fail. Sometimes, the method of going all out could unexpectedly turn the situation around. Even if they really lost the ability to fight, it could still give the opponent a lot of mental pressure and damage!
"Hucha!" Hearing Grandma Rachael's words, the Cloyster put its two shells together, and then the exposed horn of the shell emitted a blue light, forming a water ball, and instantly attacked Arcanine!
The blue ripple of water drove the water in the pool, forming a small wave that headed straight for Arcanine!
"What a powerful skill! Is he going all out? The attack range is so wide! Damn it! Arcanine's movements are restricted in the Water Field! There's no way it can escape!"
"If that's the case, Arcanine, let's show them our Secret Fire-Style Great Fire Annihilation!" Unknowingly, Ash's Sharingan had turned into scarlet pupils!
Because Ash's eyes were originally red, after activating the Sharingan, only three tomoe appeared. Everyone present, except for Brock, did not notice the difference in Ash's eyes!
Under the insight of the Sharingan, the water element contained in the Cloyster's Water Wave appeared in Ash's eyes!
"Secret Fire-Style?" Hearing Ash's words, Grandma Rachael looked at Ash in confusion.
Sure enough, under Grandma Rachael's shocked gaze, Arcanine let out a loud roar and his entire body emitted a fiery red glow. He had entered the state of Flash Fire. The current Arcanine was still unable to fully grasp the Great Fire Annihilation skill and could only borrow the power of Flash Fire to temporarily use it!
After entering the Flash Fire state, the Arcanine immediately spat out a flame with a range of 30 metres from its mouth, completely enveloping the entire water field. If it wasn't for the fact that the battlefield was large enough, perhaps Brock and the other spectators would have been greatly affected!
"What a wide AOE skill! Its power is also great! How did this kid create this skill!" Looking at the AOE of Great Fire Annihilation, Grandma Rachael was so shocked that she couldn't find any words to describe her shock!
"Peng!!!"
"Hong!!!!!"
The moment the Water Pulse of Cloyster met Arcanine's Great Fire Annihilation, it was engulfed by the flames without any ripples. However, Great Fire Annihilation continued to attack the Cloyster without any reduction in power!
In an instant, Cloyster, whose physical strength had dropped to the extreme, lost its ability to fight and fell to the ground. Looking at the burn wounds on its body, if it was not treated quickly, its life would be in danger!
Arcanine was not having a good time either. Great Fire Annihilation was a super advanced skill that he had not fully grasped yet. Adding on the side effects of Flash Fire, Arcanine's physical strength had dropped by more than half!
"Cloyster has lost its ability to fight. Arcanine wins. Gym Leader, please use the next Pokémon!"
After the battle ended, Daisy, the referee, was also a professional. Although she was not very strong, she did a good job as a referee!
"Heroes really come from the young. I didn't expect Ash to be able to create such a powerful skill. It seems that old Takeo underestimated you!" After retrieving the Cloyster that had lost its ability to fight, Grandma Rachael was silent for a moment before speaking.
Her High Elite-level Pokémon was actually defeated by a Quasi-High Elite-level Pokémon. If Takeo had not told her before, she might not have believed it, but facts often speak louder than words!
"Grandma Rachael, you are too kind. You should give the Cloyster to Brock first. Otherwise, it's life may be in danger!" Hearing Grandma Rachael's praise, Ash also retrieved Arcanine and said.
Ever since Brock received the prescription provided by Ash, he had refined a lot of Stamina Recovery Potions. In this situation, it was just right for him to use it. After Grandma Rachael handed the Cloyster's Poké Ball to Brock, she took out another Poké Ball and threw it on the battlefield!
After a burst of white light, a white Dewgong appeared in the pool. Because Arcanine had used Great Fire Annihilation earlier, the pool was now less than half of the water. The surrounding walls were blackened by the extremely hot flames, proving Arcanine's strength!
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