Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 561 Breakthrough, Victory of Skill

Thick steam enveloped the entire battlefield like a heavy curtain, completely blocking everyone's view.

Darko frowned slightly. He could no longer see Charizard and Lugia with his naked eye. All he could hear was the sound of billowing steam and the wind from the aftershocks of the previous explosion.

He stood still, trying to glean any useful information from the haze.

Just then, amidst a thick cloud of white steam, a flickering orange-red flame appeared and disappeared, like a solitary lamp in a night sea, faint yet persistent.

That's it!

Darkor's heart skipped a beat, and almost on his battle instincts, he issued the command without hesitation, his voice piercing through the steam: "Lugia, directly above! Cyclone Attack!"

In an instant, an overwhelming and powerful force awakened in the steam. Lugia flapped its enormous wings, stirring up the billowing steam.

A powerful vortex rapidly condensed in front of him, then transformed into a terrifying tornado, roaring like thunder, and fiercely shot towards the direction where the firelight had appeared.

Wherever the cyclone passed, the dense steam was swept away, and the view in the arena quickly became clear as the cyclone moved.

The vortex that lifted the fog did not stop its flow, but continued to disperse into the upper sky.

The previously obscured corner of the battlefield was finally exposed to everyone's view again, and the faint firelight that had been visible before finally appeared before them.

However, when Dakdo saw the true nature of the firelight, a subtle ripple appeared in his usually calm eyes.

What swept toward Lugia was not the flames that Charizard had used before, but a vortex of flames formed by countless flames converging and intertwining.

Is the intention to use the flame vortex to restrict Lugia's movements?

Dakdo's first thought was this: after all, the power of the Flame Vortex was not as great as the Flame Jet or the Flame Burst. If it was just a surprise attack using steam as cover, the Flame Vortex obviously did not have that kind of power.

Before Dark could think any further, the cyclone attack roared in and was about to collide head-on with the huge vortex of fire.

Darkrod originally thought that Lugia's cyclone, powerful enough to tear everything apart, would easily disperse Charizard's flames as he expected, but what happened next completely exceeded his expectations.

"call--!"

There was no scene of flames being suppressed by strong winds as imagined.

The moment the cyclone attack touched the vortex of flames, the vortex created by Lugia not only failed to disperse the flames, but instead acted as if hot oil had been poured into them.

The two attacks collided, and the blazing flames seemed to come alive at that moment, instantly attaching themselves to the rapidly spinning vortex.

In just a moment, the flames and the vortex mysteriously merged together.

The crimson flames, fueled by the gale, surged even higher, and the raging cyclone was tinged with the crimson of the flames, transforming into an even larger and more violent firestorm.

The storm stretched upwards from Lugia's location, almost obscuring half the sky. The terrifyingly high temperature caused the air to distort violently, and the airflow within the cyclone instantly became extremely turbulent and violent.

"Waaaaah—!"

Lugia let out a slightly uneasy groan.

At this moment, it could clearly sense that the cyclone that had merged with the flames had escaped its control. The airflow, scorched by the high temperature, had become chaotic, and the internal air was flowing wildly. This storm quickly dissipated due to the chaotic airflow inside.

Just as the storm's power was gradually weakening, a crack suddenly appeared in the very center of the enormous vortex.

A figure enveloped in raging flames plummeted down from the gap in the firestorm like a meteorite, its target Lugia below.

That aura, seemingly capable of incinerating everything, was none other than the Blazing Charge.

Dakdo took a deep breath, and the last trace of composure in his eyes quietly faded away, replaced by an unprecedented solemnity.

Even among the other legendary Pokémon in his possession, none had ever been able to fight Lugia to this extent.

Not to mention, Lugia on the field showed such a serious look.

Lugia's deep eyes reflected the Charizard's swooping figure, and its gaze no longer held the previous indifference and casualness, but rather a sense of equal scrutiny and recognition.

At this moment, both Darkrope and Lugia admitted that this Charizard indeed possessed the power to shake them.

Ultimately, it was just a Flame Charge.

Facing the crimson meteor that swooped down with destructive force, Darkor's voice rang out calmly, as if a single word could nullify all the efforts Ash and Charizard had made.

"Luggia, waterfall climbing."

Lugia let out a long cry.

A thick column of water shot into the sky from beneath him, like a water dragon connecting heaven and earth, and Lugia rode on this surging water, rapidly approaching the fire-breathing dragon in the air at an astonishing speed.

A crimson meteor and a blue water dragon collided violently in mid-air under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

"boom--!!!!!"

A deafening roar exploded across the entire Lily of the Valley Arena, and a violent force surged wildly in all directions from the point of impact.

Flames and torrents clashed and eroded each other, while Charizard and Lugia battled it out in these two different energies.

Flare Blitz is already incredibly powerful, and with Charizard's absolute advantage of diving from high altitude, the power of this Flare Blitz is amplified considerably.

In addition, the lingering flame storm in the sky was also swept into the flames surrounding Charizard as it gathered Flame Charge, adding to its imposing presence.

Furthermore, it also benefits from the Sunny Day ability, which boosts the power of Fire-type moves and weakens Water-type moves.

With this ebb and flow, the superiority or inferiority is immediately apparent.

Despite controlling the water flow, Lugia was ultimately unable to withstand the Flame Charge that swooped down from the sky. The water flow gradually dissipated, and Lugia no longer had the strength to resist the Flame Charge.

Charizard slammed its flames into Lugia's already vulnerable abdomen. The raging flames quickly engulfed Lugia's body, rapidly draining its strength.

With a deafening roar, Lugia was sent flying by Charizard, its body crashing onto the battlefield.

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