SWDnovel Chapter 360 Heavenly King Level vs. Heavenly King Level: A Clash of Two Abnormalities!
Chapter 360 Heavenly King Level vs. Heavenly King Level: A Clash of Two Abnormalities!
Chapter 360 Heavenly King Level vs. Heavenly King Level: A Clash of Two Abnormalities!
In this match between Ash and Gary, Mewtwo not only came out to protect the safety of the surrounding houses, but also acted as a referee.
Having been by Ash's side for so long, I've seen quite a few referees. A referee's job is simply to make a judgment at the end of a battle, stop the opponent's attack, and announce the result of the match.
As for fouls, so far there haven't been any instances of fouls in any matches.
So the referee position, apart from maintaining order, is not that great. Compared to humans, she, a powerful elf with high intelligence and the ability to communicate with humans, is more suitable for this position.
Both Ash and Gary were experiencing a match where a Pokémon was the referee for the first time. Although it didn't really matter, it was still a little strange to see a Pokémon on the referee's bench.
Ash was fine, since Mewtwo was his Pokémon, so he was fine as a referee. But Gary felt very uncomfortable. You know, Mewtwo not only beat him up at the Viridian Gym, but also gave him a lot of trouble on New Island.
Now it's on his side, and although I already knew this, I still feel a little unaccustomed to it.
However, Gary quickly suppressed this discomfort, as his focus was now on the match against Ash.
"Go, Blastoise!"
"I choose you, Charizard!"
Both players threw their Poké Balls at the same time, and the classic starter Pokémon Water and Fire appeared on the field.
Blastoise, a Water-type Pokémon, and Charizard, a Fire-type Pokémon, are the final forms of the three starter Pokémon in Kanto, and are also the ace Pokémon of Gary and Ash.
Generally speaking, an ace refers to the strongest Pokémon in a trainer's possession. It is the Pokémon that can bring hope to the trainer in adversity. As long as there is a breath left, there is a possibility of winning. That is what an ace is!
Blastoise is like that to Gary, but Charizard is not like that to Ash.
If we're talking about Pokémon that create hope in adversity, then Charizard is one of them. But if we're talking about Charizard being the strongest Pokémon in Ash's hands, then Pikachu and Gardevoir have something to say.
Aside from Mewtwo, the other three main members of the team are basically evenly matched. If we had to say, Pikachu might be a bit stronger in its peak condition, but right now, it's even a bit weaker than Charizard and Gardevoir.
After all, Pikachu has only reached the peak of the Gym. If it doesn't enter its partner form, it is completely inferior to Gardevoir and Charizard in terms of level and stats.
If we compare Pikachu in its partner form to those two, then those two also have something to say—
Learn about MEGA evolution.
So before Pikachu returned to the Elite Three level, he could only be considered the weakest of the three elite members of the team.
Even the weakest one can be considered the ace of the team. What makes Ash different from others is that while others only have one ace, he has three!
Ash looked at Gary's Blastoise with a hint of surprise in his eyes. At the Indigo League, Gary's Blastoise had already reached the beginner level of the Gym Leader. After the match with him, Blastoise should have improved again and reached the intermediate level of the Gym Leader.
But now, in just one month, Xiao Mao's Blastoise has actually reached the same Champion level as Charizard!
Ash checked repeatedly and confirmed that Blastoise was indeed at the Elite Four level. This level advancement was simply too exaggerated. Charizard and Gardevoir had both reached the peak of the Gym during the Indigo League, but it wasn't until they traveled to the Orange Islands for almost half a month that they finally reached the Elite Four level.
Back in the Indigo League, Gary's Blastoise was two levels lower than Garuda and the others, but now it has reached the Elite Four level. Is that even possible?
However, Charizard is no longer just a beginner Elite Four member, but an intermediate Elite Four member. The battle against Lorelei's Cloyster gave Charizard a lot of experience, and after a period of reflection, Charizard successfully advanced to the intermediate Elite Four member level.
This kind of progress must seem incredible to others, but only Ash knows how much effort he has put into training his Pokémon. Not to mention the guidance from various experts, his Pokémon are also far superior in terms of food.
In addition, there are extra auxiliary items—this is neither fast nor amazing. On the contrary, Gary's Blastoise's progress is truly extraordinary.
The journey from Dojo to King is a huge hurdle. It is much more difficult to go from the peak of Dojo to the beginner level of King than from the beginner level of King to the intermediate level of King.
How did Xiao Mao manage to raise the Blastoise to this level in just one month?
"Surprised? I know, Ash, you have the power to see through Pokémon levels. You should be able to tell what level my Blastoise is by now, right?" Gary knew that Ash had figured out Blastoise's level after seeing Ash's slightly surprised face.
Gary wasn't surprised at all that Ash possessed such an ability. After all, the wonders of Ash's Aura were beyond description. Compared to directly raising a Pokémon's level by a whole level or engaging in bizarre battles with a Legendary Pokémon, simply seeing through a Pokémon's level was incredibly easy for him.
But seeing through it is one thing. Ash could never know how he trained Blastoise to the Champion level in just one month. All of this was thanks to the memory he gained after the Indigo League.
"I can see that now, Gary, how did you do that? You raised Blastoise to Champion level in just one month! That speed is even more freakish than mine!" Ash said with a look of admiration.
He was genuinely curious about how Gary had managed to raise Blastoise to such a level in such a short time.
Even for him, without additional assistance, such as the power left over from Generation Tsukuyomi, it would be quite difficult to raise a mid-level Gym Leader Pokémon to the beginner level within a month.
After they started traveling, Xiao Mao was basically always a step behind him. As he grew bigger and bigger, Xiao Mao was also pulled further and further behind.
At the Indigo League, Gary's ace Blastoise was only at the beginner level of the Gym, while his ace Charizard, Gardevoir, and Pikachu were already at the peak level of the Gym.
The gap was closed in just one month! Where did he go to cultivate in seclusion? Did he use cheat codes?!
"I'll tell you after we're done fighting. But first, make this clear: you can't use those weird powers to boost your Pokémon this time! Otherwise, who's going to fight you?" Gary teased Ash, making a request that Ash be forbidden from using Aura to boost his Pokémon.
Even though he has already received an epic-level boost, Ash's Aura Power can still propel Charizard to Champion level in one go!
Ash and Lorelei's battle was something he watched. The power of Aura and the banner of Mega Evolution directly overwhelmed the Champion-level Cloyster in terms of raw strength!
You have to understand, Charizard was only at the beginner level of Elite Four back then. With such a huge leap in power, who the hell would play with you!
Even though his Blastoise has reached the beginner level of Elite Four, it is still worlds apart from Champion level!
So if Ash uses Aura to boost his Pokémon, he'll just turn around and leave, what's the point of fighting!
"I would never use it. I would never use Aura to amplify the power of my Pokémon if the level difference isn't too big. Overpowering others by level isn't my style of battle," Ash said with a sneer.
His fighting style has always been to fight opponents of a higher level; he has almost never had a level advantage over others, except for this match.
Previously, when he battled Gary at the Indigo League, the Pokémon he sent out were either lower level than Gary's Pokémon or the same level as Gary's Pokémon. If he had used his top-tier Pokémon like Charizard at that time, he could have defeated Gary in six rounds—one per round.
In Ash's opinion, those kinds of battles were completely meaningless, and couldn't even be called battles anymore. They didn't improve either him or his Pokémon in the slightest, so what was the point? Just to satisfy his own pleasure of crushing weaker opponents?
So even without Xiao Mao saying it, he wouldn't use Aura Power to amplify the Pokémon.
"Indeed, that's more in line with your style. You don't only fight when you're behind, right?" Gary recalled that Ash basically never fights when he's ahead. If Ash really used Aura to boost his Pokémon, the battle would really be meaningless.
After a moment of silence, both of them simultaneously raised their arms and shouted, "Charizard/Blastoise, Mega Evolve!!"
Two beams of seven-colored light flashed on the field, and in a moment, MEGA Charizard X and MEGA Blastoise appeared on the field.
Professor Oak had somehow emerged from the lab. Looking at the two Mega Evolved Pokémon, he couldn't help but sigh, "Times have really changed!"
Without MEGA evolution, it's like losing an arm; there's simply no way to get into the top-tier matches.
Back in the day, their battles didn't have so many fancy systems, like Dynamax, Z-Moves, or Mega Evolutions.
EGA evolution, none of it.
What they're comparing is the Pokémon's raw strength, the trainer's command skills, and the bond between the trainer and the Pokémon.
Now, in addition to the conditions mentioned above, the two sides also need to compete based on their underlying strength.
Those who possess three trump cards—Dynamax, Mega Evolution, and Z-Moves—are more remarkable and have a head start.
My lord, times have changed!
"Using MEGA evolution right from the start, you really think highly of me!" Gary teased with a smile.
"Same here, didn't you also use Mega Evolution directly?" Ash shrugged, then his expression turned serious.
"Charizard, breathe fire!"
Blastoise, Water Pulse!
The moment the command was given, the two Mega Evolved Pokémon simultaneously unleashed powerful energy.
The fire-breathing dragon suddenly opened its huge mouth, and a condensed azure flame, accompanied by a scorching heat wave, shot out. Its temperature was so high that it slightly distorted the air and even left shallow scorch marks on the ground in the path of the flame.
On the other side, a giant cannon on the back of MEGA Blastoise instantly lit up with a bright white light, while two ripples of water condensed from the small cannons in its hands. Three pale blue water ripples condensed in the air into thick water columns, carrying fine water droplets and sharp wind pressure, and rushed towards the azure flames.
"boom!!"
The azure flames and the pale blue water column collided violently in the center of the arena, and the violent energy exploded instantly.
The intense heat of the flames clashed fiercely with the icy cold of the water, forming a blurry white mist barrier. Dazzling sparks and deep rumbles constantly erupted from within the mist, causing the ground around the arena to tremble. The two auras of heat and cold intertwined and collided in mid-air, and terrifying aftershocks spread out, crashing against the already laid-out barrier and creating ripples.
The two forces clashed in the air for more than ten seconds. Finally, with Charizard's roar, the power of the flames increased once again, and the range of the flames became larger, directly swallowing the water wave formed by the three streams of water!
"Sizzle!"
The water vapor instantly evaporated into a large plume of white smoke under the scorching heat of the flames, and the water column of the ripples completely dissipated, turning into countless tiny water droplets that scattered across the sky.
Because most of the power was used to evaporate the Water Pulse, the remaining flames only had a tiny bit of power left when they reached Blastoise.
The flames scorched the Blastoise's shell, leaving a few charred marks, and then it had completed its mission.
The clash between the two ended with Charizard having a slight advantage.
Xiao Mao's expression was a bit heavy. The clash just now clearly showed that even with its rapid improvement, Blastoise was still no match for Charizard in a head-on confrontation.
Ash's Charizard was practically a monster.
Putting aside the simple principle that Water type is super effective against Fire type, Blastoise's Water Pulse is amplified by its Mega Launcher, making its power almost equal to Flamethrower.
If we add the advantage of water's weakness to fire, then after a brief stalemate, Water Pulse should win.
But now the result is completely the opposite.
There is only one reason for this result: Charizard is stronger than Blastoise in terms of raw power!
That fire-breathing dragon—it's a mid-level Elite Four member!
This is outrageous! Opening the door for his outrageous mother is utterly outrageous!
He was able to raise Blastoise to this level in such a short time because of a fortuitous encounter; it's practically impossible for him to reach that level as quickly as he did in a month.
How did Ash manage to raise Charizard from the top of the Gym Leader level to the intermediate Elite Four level in just one month?
If he remembered correctly, a week ago Ash and Lorelei battled, and Charizard was still at the beginner level of Elite Four. Now it's already at the intermediate level?
Even cheaters can't be this fast!
These two rivals are now in a state of mutual shock. You are shocked by how quickly my Blastoise is leveling up, and I am shocked by how quickly your Charizard is leveling up. As a third-party observer, Professor Oak says that these two are both freaks!