"Chimchar, great job!"
Lucas had originally thought Chimchar had lost the ability to fight, but seeing it still manage to stand, he offered his encouragement.
"Chim-char~ "
Being defeated so easily was something Chimchar could not accept. Its strong will ignited a fire within it. Slowly, Chimchar lifted its head and glared at Elekid, its eyes burning with an intensity that seemed to scorch everything in its path.
"Bzzt~"
Unfortunately, Elekid was not impressed by Chimchar's efforts. It rolled its eyes and smirked with contempt.
A little monkey is still just a little monkey. What's good in it that you can stand again?
I knocked you out the first time, and I'll do it again!
As Elekid taunted, Chimchar slowly stood up, flames rising from the tip of its short tail, a red searing glow radiating from its body.
Blaze, activate!The power of Fire-type moves is enhanced!
"Bzzt~"
Elekid looked down from its higher position with disdain, clearly unimpressed by Chimchar's attempt to activate Blaze.
Blaze? What good is that? A few hits and you'll be knocked down again.
Did you really think you could…
Suddenly, Chimchar's body emitted a brilliant light. The mysterious glow surrounded it, rapidly changing its shape within the light.
"Bzzt?!"What?!
I was just kidding! You really evolved?!
Elekid stared and stunned, unable to believe what it was seeing.
It had only been a passing thought, but Chimchar had actually evolved!
However, Chimchar's evolution didn't stop there.
In the light of evolution, Chimchar's small body grew taller, its frail arms became more muscular, and its once short tail gradually lengthened, still burning with flames at the tip.
It was clear that the evolved Monferno had significantly improved in strength.
"Wahcha!"
As the white light dissipated Monferno, its injuries mostly healed bounced on the spot. Its fists moved like phantom images, creating gusts of wind that blew across the battlefield.
It seemed that Monferno had successfully learned Mach Punch!
"Excellent, you've evolved into Monferno! Let's finish off Elekid now!"
Lucas smiled confidently.
With Blaze and evolution, Monferno's power was undoubtedly sufficient to defeat Elekid.
"Wahcha!"
Monferno, now more composed, raised its fist toward Elekid.
"Evolution? So what?"
Paul's expression remained calm, showing no sign of being pressured by Chimchar's evolution.
In battle, the more composed the trainer, the more secure the Pokémon feels.
"Elekid, Thunder!"
Elekid swung its arm, gathering energy for a powerful Thunder attack.
A surge of electricity shot out, aimed directly at Monferno.
"Monferno, use Flamethrower!"
Monferno inhaled deeply, releasing a torrent of flames that were several times hotter than before.
With the power of Blaze, the already powerful Flamethrower became even stronger, easily competing with Thunder.
The two attacks collided, with Flamethrower pushing through, breaking Thunder's attack and continuing toward Elekid.
"Dodge!"
Seeing the danger, Elekid immediately used Agility, speeding up and dodging the fire attack by leaping to the side.
"Mach Punch!"
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Elekid, unleashing a flurry of punches too fast to be seen with the naked eye.
Fortunately, Elekid had trained in close combat and managed to notice the attack. Without hesitation, it threw a punch to defend itself.
"Boom!"
After several exchanges, Elekid's expression changed, and a sharp pain shot through its head.
With the intense pain, Monferno's follow-up punches landed, knocking Elekid flying.
Elekid was talented in punching, but its small size couldn't compensate for the physical limitations. If it had evolved into an Electabuzz, it might have been able to withstand the attack.
But there was no "if."
"Monferno, Fire Spin!"
Seeing Elekid flying, Lucas immediately commanded Monferno to pursue.
"Wahcha!"
Monferno knew it couldn't give Elekid a chance. It leapt into the air, quickly rolling and transforming into a giant flaming wheel, crashing into the falling Elekid.
"Magnet Rise!"
At the last moment, Elekid opened its eyes, its body crackling with electricity as it created a magnetic field, using it to levitate upwards and avoid the firewheel.
The Fire Spin missed and flew past Elekid.
"Work Up!"
Elekid didn't waste any time, immediately activating Work Up to enhance its strength and adjust its state.
"Don't give it a chance, Flamethrower!"
As the Fire Spin dissipated, Monferno landed and released a pillar of flame from its mouth.
Unfortunately, Elekid's Work Up had already successfully increased its defense and special defense.
Special Defense and Attack Boosted! Next electric attack will deal double damage!
But Elekid, having used a move, was unable to avoid the incoming attack.
In Lucas' hopeful gaze just as the Flamethrower was about to hit, Paul's voice rang out again.
"Protect!"
Elekid crossed its arms in front of itself, and a green shield appeared, completely blocking the incoming flames.
"What?!"
Seeing this, Lucas' heart sank.
"Thunder Punch!"
Elekid dived down from the air, its body crackling with golden lightning. It shot toward Monferno like a lightning meteor.
"Monferno, Fire Spin!"
Monferno, undismayed, transformed into a firewheel again and soared to meet the incoming lightning.
"Boom!!"
An explosion rang out, and both Pokémon were sent flying.
"Dig!"
As soon as it hit the ground, Monferno disappeared into a hole, leaving only an empty space behind.
Elekid wary hovered three meters above the ground, carefully watching the terrain.
This height was perfect to lure out any underground Pokémon and still allow Elekid time to prepare defenses.
"Charge, Work Up!"
Paul ordered.
In the air, Elekid swung its arms, charging up energy while also giving itself mental boosts, preparing for its next move.
"Monferno, Flamethrower!"
Lucas wasn't about to let Elekid power up.
The ground cracked open, and Monferno shot out a burst of flame.
However, Elekid had already prepared. Stopping its Work Up, it altered its position using Magnetic Levitation, dodging the flame attack.
In the blink of an eye, Elekid had finished charging.
Special Defense Increased! Next Electric-type attack's power doubled!
"Thunder!"
Paul called out, and Lucas quickly followed.
"Double Team!"
A terrifying bolt of lightning surged from Elekid's body, threatening to obliterate everything below.
Monferno didn't hesitate, activating Double Team, creating multiple copies of itself scattered across the battlefield, all staring up at the sky awaiting the electric punishment to come.
The area was flooded with thunder, and Monferno's clones were zapped out of existence one by one.
In the blink of an eye, the field was empty—Monferno's presence had completely vanished.
"Now! Fire Spin!"
Just as the real Monferno hidden underground and prepared its final move, a huge firewheel shot out from the ground, racing toward Elekid.
It seemed the Double Team was just a diversion to draw Elekid's attention away from Monferno's true location.
But Lucas and Monferno didn't notice the slight smirk on Paul's face.
As the firewheel approached, a protective shield appeared behind Elekid, blocking the attack.
"Bzzt~"
Elekid slowly turned around, crossing its arms as it activated Protect once again, smiling confidently.
The firewheel collided with the shield bouncing back.
"Thunder!"
As the shield dissipated, Elekid quickly unleashed its Thunder, striking Monferno out of the sky.
"Boom!"
After crashing into the ground, Monferno struggled to get up, staring at Elekid, and unable to get up again.
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