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Magic City Center Stadium.
Combusken was engulfed in fierce flames, controlled by Duosion's Confusion.
"Combusken, Flamethrower!"
Zack's face was extremely stern as he shouted at Combusken.
Combusken's mouth filled with intense flames, unleashing a fiery pillar that shot towards Duosion.
This fire was far more powerful than usual because Combusken had already triggered the Blaze Ability!
"Protect!"
Sarah's delicate face was also calm at the moment.
Duosion's body instantly conjured a green protective Barrier.
A defense that can withstand almost any attack!
The Flamethrower's fiery column slammed into the protective Barrier but couldn't penetrate it.
"Three times!"
Zack counted the number of Duosion's Protects in his mind. His Hakamo-o had defeated Servine but was then taken down by Duosion's onslaught.
This was the last battle; no matter what, he must not lose!
Combusken's condition was bad today, but so was Duosion's!
In fact, Duosion's condition was worse than Combusken's! And Protect had been used three times, making the success rate of Protect very low.
"Combusken, use Flame Charge to charge through!"
Although Flamethrower was blocked by Protect, it rendered Duosion's Confusion ineffective.
Combusken landed on the ground, and the flames around it grew more intense as it charged towards Duosion.
Extremely fast!
Flame Charge: Cover the body with flame to attack, increasing the user's speed.
Combusken had used Flame Charge several times before, and now it was moving very fast.
"Duosion, lift off! Use Psyshock!"
Sarah pursed her lips tightly; Combusken's speed was too fast.
Duosion's body slowly rose higher, the blue glow of Psychic in its eyes, sending waves of Confusion to predict Combusken's trajectory.
But Combusken's movement rushed to the side of Duosion's body.
"Combusken! Bounce!"
"Confusion!"
Combusken bent its legs slightly, then suddenly leaped up, shooting towards Duosion in the air, white energy surrounding Combusken.
Flying Bounce!
Duosion stared at the incoming Combusken, trying to control it with Confusion, but the blue light around Combusken flickered before collapsing.
Can't control it!
"Use Protect!"
Sarah immediately shouted.
A layer of green light enveloped Duosion—would it succeed?
Sarah watched Duosion closely. This was the fourth time using Protect. Would it succeed?
Boom!
Combusken's Bounce slammed into Duosion's green Barrier, and Protect was activated!
Combusken was repelled by Protect's energy.
The audience gasped!
Zack frowned; this was unbelievable!
"Duosion! Psyshock, end it!"
Sarah looked surprised and yelled to Duosion.
As soon as the green Barrier vanished, dark blue energy light in Duosion's eyes condensed, and tangible Confusion waves overflowed.
"Flamethrower!"
As Combusken fell towards the ground, flames gathered powerfully in its mouth, and a fiery pillar shot fiercely at Duosion.
Flamethrower and Psyshock collided heavily, the turbulent flames and Confusion waves clashing fiercely.
Everyone watched the confrontation intently! This would be the final blow.
Boom!
The two stalemated attacks exploded, and the powerful waves knocked Duosion and Combusken down simultaneously.
Thud!
Combusken hit the ground hard, and Duosion on the other side fell heavily as well.
Hearts nearly stopped with nervousness as Zack stared at Combusken without blinking.
And Sarah's expression mirrored Zack's!
Under everyone's gaze, Combusken tried to support itself with its arms but almost collapsed.
It couldn't stand up; it had truly reached its limit!
Everyone could see that.
What about the other side?
Inside the cyan film, Duosion's black eyes had slowly turned into spirals!
Sarah was stunned seeing this, looking at Duosion in a daze.
"Duosion is incapacitated; Combusken wins!"
"Since Sarah's two Pokémon are incapacitated, the winner is Zack."
The referee glanced at Combusken, who was still trying to support itself with its arms, and raised a flag to announce the result.
As the referee's words fell, an astonishing cheer erupted in the entire stadium.
"I, Zack, approve!!"
"I was almost scared to death! Thought Combusken was done!"
"I almost thought I was going to lose; this Duosion is crazy! Two Psyshocks and it took down Hakamo-o!"
"It's also thanks to Duosion's lack of action, otherwise it would have been really tough for Combusken to win."
"Wonderful! Today's two rounds were really exciting! This ticket was a huge steal!"
"Ahhhhhhhh!!!"
The entire scene was filled with voices, and the loud, excited shouts were incessant.
Without exception, everyone was amazed by this fierce battle!
"It's a pity."
In the audience, watching her sister lose, Lin sighed softly.
Sarah's performance was very good. Although Servine tried its best and still lost to Hakamo-o, it did weaken Hakamo-o's condition.
After Duosion came on, Confusion caught Zack by surprise, and then a Psyshock hit Hakamo-o hard.
Although Hakamo-o also hit Duosion later, it took the opportunity to hit another Hakamo-o, and Psyshock took away the biggest threat.
But unfortunately, they lost to Combusken in the end.
"The winner is decided! Congratulations to Zack for defeating the strong competitor Sarah and successfully entering the quarterfinals!"
The host also applauded the winner, and his enthusiastic voice spread throughout the stadium.
"You've done a great job; come back stronger next time."
The cheers of the audience and the host's shouts filled Sarah's ears, and she was momentarily lost before regaining her senses.
With a helpless sigh, Sarah walked to the field, picked up Duosion, and sprayed it with Potion spray.
Looking at Duosion, who woke up with an aggrieved face, she couldn't help but laugh and comfort the little cutie.
"Although we lost, we recognized our shortcomings and will continue to improve and become stronger in the future."
Sarah looked at Zack and Combusken. Of course, she was unwilling, but how can life always go smoothly?
If you lose, you lose; next time, you can win again!
"Sure enough, Zack won, so the top eight players have been completely determined."
Drinking her juice, Rachel blinked while watching the final remarks from the host in the live broadcast.
Chen, Zoe, Lin, Old Wang, Edward, the middle-aged man in the martial arts uniform, Jessica, and Zack.
In this way, the top eight list is complete.
"I didn't expect two 'wild' trainers to make it in, but they are truly strong."
Rachel was amazed by the top eight players.
Both Old Wang and the middle-aged man in the martial arts suit took advantage of the opportunity to capture Pokémon. It can be said they were lucky, but their excellence cannot be denied.
"The semifinals are three days away, and I wonder who will make it to the finals."
Nathan watched the live broadcast with some envy. Damn it!
He was clearly so strong, yet he ended with the honor of the top sixteen! What a letdown!
"What do you think, boss?"
Rachel pondered for a while. In terms of strength, Chen and the others were similar, so it was really hard for her to guess.
"Look at the system matching. The matching system for competitions is also somewhat influenced."
Alex raised his eyebrows and replied with a chuckle.
Could he guess? How could he guess such a thing?
After all, the match is random. If you want to say who the weakest is among these eight people, Alex can say one word.
Well, Edward must be the weakest; after all, this guy is really lucky to enter the quarterfinals.
Otherwise, with his Amaura and Bewear, his strength is definitely not as good as the eliminated Nathan.
"It's mainly that Old Wang and Lao Sheng, the two of them haven't shown any other Pokémon yet."
Nathan looked at the top eight list that appeared in the live broadcast room. So far, Old Wang has only used Heracross, and the middle-aged man in the martial arts uniform, Lao Sheng, has only used Scyther.
No one knows what their remaining Pokémon are, or rather...
Well, it's unknown if they have any other Pokémon.
As for Chen and the others, everyone knows what Pokémon they have.
"I knew it from the start of the quarterfinals." Alex shook his head.
Once the quarterfinals kick off, there's absolutely no way these two will keep going with just one Pokémon, unless...
Unless they match Edward, who is lucky to meet Suicune in the East China Sea, but if he doesn't get a new Pokémon in the East China Sea as combat power.
Whoever encounters Edward in the quarterfinals is almost guaranteed to enter the semifinals...
Edward's Bewear strength is quite impressive, but if Amaura has not evolved, the combat power has been somewhat unable to keep up, and Amaura's evolution level is quite high, it is impossible to evolve in a short period.
"We have to wait for three days for the quarterfinals. Boss, I want to draw a new Pokémon." Rachel leaned her chin and decided to draw a Pokémon after thinking about it.
"Okay." Alex handed the store manager's Pokédex to Rachel.
"Come on!" Rachel sighed into her hand and clicked the Pokémon Pokédex seriously.
Go!
The shadow kept spinning, and finally froze slowly.
"Hey? It also looks like a Grass type."
Rachel was a little surprised when she saw this Pokémon.
It looked like a tortoise, quite cute, and the most important thing was that there was a small tree seedling on top of its head? Why does this look inexplicably similar to her previous Bulbasaur?
"Emmmm..."
Alex glanced at the Pokémon, then looked at Rachel inexplicably.
Is she... perhaps a little bit mystical?
Are you the collector of all three Grass starters?