Pokémon: Reborn as Lucario

Chapter 145: Champion-Level Pokémon

Rio, watching the battle from the side, naturally wouldn't miss the opportunity to view the data of these two extremely strong Pokémon.

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[Pokédex]

Encounter Progress: 91/100

Battle Progress: 51/100

[Real-time Analysis]

Pokémon: Hegemon - Blaziken (Female)

Level: lv75

Type: Fire + Fighting

Trainer: Sapphire Odamaki

Ability: Blaze (When HP is low, the power of Fire-type moves is increased)

Presence: Detonating Hegemon Presence (After long training, the flames that erupt from Blaziken in battle will set the ground ablaze. Within this presence, the power of all Pokémon's Fire-type moves is greatly enhanced, and their speed is greatly increased)

Item: Blazikenite

Moves: Ember (lv8), Aerial Ace (lv8), Double Kick (lv8), Fire Punch (lv8), Blaze Kick (lv8), Sky Uppercut (lv8), Blast Burn (lv7), Double Team (lv7), Focus Energy (lv7), Flamethrower (lv6), Thunder Punch (lv6), Endure (lv6)

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After seeing Wattson's Leader-level Manectric last time, Sapphire's Blaziken once again opened Rio's eyes.

Surprisingly, another Hegemon-level Pokémon.

This was the third Hegemon Pokémon Rio had seen, after Hegemon Nidoking and Hegemon Blastoise. And Hegemon Blaziken's exclusive Hegemon Presence—named "Detonating Hegemon Presence"—not only sounded incredibly cool, but its actual effect of increasing the power of Fire moves and continuously accelerating Pokémon was also extremely practical.

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[Real-time Analysis]

Pokémon: Hegemon - Swampert (Male)

Level: lv70

Type: Water + Ground

Trainer: Ruby

Ability: Torrent (When HP is low, the power of Water-type moves is increased)

Presence: Solid Hegemon Presence (Swampert can attract water vapor and dirt to gather. Pokémon under this presence will have their bodies covered in a hard armor formed by mud and water, and their defense will be greatly increased)

Item: Swampertite

Moves: Water Gun (lv8), Muddy Water (lv8), Earthquake (lv8), Mud Shot (lv8), Hydro Cannon (lv7), Hammer Arm (lv7), Endeavor (lv7), Mud Sport (lv7), Rock Smash (lv6), Endure (lv6), Mud-Slap (lv6), Ice Punch (lv6)

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Although its level and move levels were inferior to Sapphire's Blaziken, it was still another Hegemon-level Pokémon. Moreover, Ruby's Swampert also possessed a Hegemon's Presence that could increase a Pokémon's defense. Facing Blaziken, which it had a type disadvantage against, it still didn't seem to be at a disadvantage. No wonder Ruby had the confidence to compete with Sapphire.

But this also highlighted the value of the Middel Champion. After all, not all trainers can become masters of overcoming type disadvantages, just as a Charizard could never have the "Water Absorb" ability.

What, you say there really is a Charizard with the "Water Absorb" ability?

Fake, it's all fake.

Returning to the battle.

The two Hegemon Pokémon, having entered their battle states, were full of imposing aura. Even the girls and Pokémon watching from the sidelines felt a little breathless.

"[Flamethrower]."

Blaziken was the first to break the stalemate. It opened its mouth, and a fierce flame shot out.

The scorching flame even burned the ground black.

"Zuzu, [Muddy Water]."

Since ancient times, water has countered fire. Swampert condensed Water-type energy, slammed both palms on the ground, and a turbid tide gushed out from the cracks in the ground.

Water and fire met, and with a "hiss, hiss" sound, a large cloud of white smoke dispersed.

"Da-da-da-da-da," the sound of rapid footsteps came from afar and grew closer.

The moment before the white smoke had even completely dissipated, a fiery red figure leaped through it.

"[Fire Punch]."

"Caw—" Blaziken cried out spiritedly, its right fist erupting in soaring flames. The burning fist thus thrust straight towards Swampert.

Swampert naturally dared not take this mighty punch with just its body. Although Water-type naturally countered Fire-type, nothing is absolute. An extremely strong flame could, in turn, evaporate water dry.

It should be known that a type advantage does not determine the absolute strength between the two.

Ruby's command also arrived in time.

"[Hammer Arm]."

Even though your flame is fierce, my strength will not lose out one bit!

Swampert also let out a low roar, its mighty arms raised high, crashing down heavily like a great hammer.

"Bang!" [Fire Punch] and [Hammer Arm] collided fiercely, letting out an explosive sound.

Blaziken squinted its eyes, feeling some pain.

It had originally attacked with a single fist, and its strength was no match for the solidly built Swampert. In this head-on clash, Blaziken was naturally at a disadvantage.

But don't forget, compared to its punches, what was even stronger for Blaziken were its tough legs.

"Zuzu."

Sapphire quickly instructed Blaziken to use its next move.

The telepathic bond between them allowed Blaziken Zuzu to know what to do without needing detailed instructions from Sapphire.

The right fist confronting Swampert suddenly relaxed its force. Blaziken, relying on its agility, retreated out of the attack range of Swampert's [Hammer Arm].

"Boom!" Swampert's massive body naturally couldn't change moves as flexibly as Blaziken. Thus, the forcefully executed [Hammer Arm] slammed into the ground in front of it, hitting nothing but air.

"Not good!"

Ruby's brow furrowed.

He also saw the opening that Swampert revealed after overexerting its force.

"Zuzu, use..."

"[Double Kick]."

Just as Ruby opened his mouth, he heard Sapphire's voice ring out.

Following it were the super-strong kicking skills of those powerful legs.

The first kick struck Swampert's barely-raised arm, causing the latter to retreat involuntarily due to the force.

"Hooh, hooh?"

Barely raising its head, Swampert looked at the empty space before it with some confusion.

The one in the game is lost, but the bystander sees clearly!

The people sitting on the side saw it clearly. While Swampert was looking around for Blaziken's figure, the latter had, at some unknown point, stealthily circled around behind Swampert.

"Boom!" Raging flames, as if representing the fighter's spirit, erupted from Blaziken's body, shooting straight into the sky.

Feeling a scorching heat from behind, Swampert finally reacted.

Unfortunately, it was too late!

With a 360-degree turn, its entire body's strength converged in its foot. Blaziken's second kick fell mercilessly.

"Bang!" Amidst a huge collision sound, Swampert's large body was seen being kicked and sent flying straight forward.

"Is it over?"

Fengling asked her good friend with some shock. She wasn't as familiar with Pokémon battles as Míng Rìzhào, but seeing Swampert on the field seemingly sent flying by a fierce [Double Kick] from Blaziken, she felt the victor should have been decided.

However, Rio didn't think so.

"A Hegemon Pokémon... truly amazing."

He sighed in admiration, leaning on the railing and continuing to watch this not-yet-finished battle.

Because Swampert, which seemed to have taken a heavy blow, was now slowly standing up. Its somewhat simple and honest face was even without a ripple, as if it wasn't the one who had just taken Blaziken's kick.

Blaziken Zuzu shook her leg, disgruntled, then stood up again, assuming a fighting stance.

"Zuzu's defense is as impressive as ever," Sapphire sighed.

Míng Rìzhào and Fengling looked closely, only then discovering that on Swampert's exterior, there was a thick layer of grayish-brown mud covering it. And at the spot on its back that was kicked, the mud was slowly trickling down, revealing Swampert's blue skin.

The mixture of water and mud had formed an excellent protective shell, effectively reducing the damage to Swampert.

"So this is why I used [Muddy Water] instead of other Water-type moves. After all, my Zuzu is the winning Pokémon of the Tough category in the Contest," Ruby explained.

[Muddy Water] stirred up the earth's water currents to attack the opponent, and the evaporated water vapor and kicked-up dust were most suitable for Swampert to attract onto its body, adhering as a mud armor to protect itself.

Hearing his trainer praise him, Swampert Zuzu scratched his head with a simple and honest look.

"Hmph, you're as cocky as ever."

Sapphire had no intention of letting the battle end here.

"Zuzu, continue! Use [Focus Energy]!"

Blaziken was also somewhat dissatisfied that its last [Double Kick] hadn't finished the opponent. It immediately gathered all its strength, striving to win with the next move.

A dazzling light bloomed from Blaziken's body.

But Ruby was not willing to just wait for the opponent to power up with [Focus Energy]. "Zuzu, [Earthquake]!"

Swampert Zuzu slammed both palms hard onto the ground. The force went straight through the ground, stirring up a frantic vibration.

As Swampert exerted its force, the battlefield began to shake violently. The effect was that Blaziken couldn't calmly and concentratedly gather its energy to strengthen itself.

"In that case, Zuzu, [Blaze Kick]!"

Seeing this, Sapphire decisively changed her strategy.

Leaping up, the figure, wreathed in fierce flames, soared high into the air. Then, stepping on the blazing flames, it kicked down.

In an instant, like heavenly fire descending, it was unstoppable!

To deal with [Blaze Kick], Swampert decisively shot a powerful water cannon into the air.

However, when the water cannon hit Blaziken's body, it was as if hitting a phantom. The water cannon shot straight through.

"[Double Team]?"

Ruby saw through Blaziken's trick.

"But, where is the real one?"

He looked around warily but couldn't find Blaziken's figure in the front, back, left, or right of Swampert.

At this time, he saw Sapphire on the other side smile smugly and point her finger upwards.

Ruby quickly looked up:

Amidst the scattered sparks in the air, a shadow could be vaguely seen treading on flames, falling straight down.

The sparks bloomed, and more fierce flames descended!

"Zuzu, above you!"

It was too late. Like a meteor falling, Blaziken, wrapped in raging flames, descended from the sky!

"Boom—"

It crashed onto the ground, exploding into thousands of fiery lights.

…

After the battle ended.

Ruby looked at the now cratered and pitted battlefield and said with some helplessness, "You, once you start battling, you have no sense of proportion."

"What do you mean? Shouldn't a battle be fought with all one's might?"

Sapphire also knew she was somewhat in the wrong and mumbled.

"That's true, but this isn't your Champion battlefield. It's not sturdy enough for you to wreck," Ruby said with a headache. "The owner here is probably going to be heartbroken."

"But I told you to come find me on the Champion Road and you wouldn't..."

"Ahem, you see, I still have a promise with my master to train Ruru, Coco, and Zuzu properly. Otherwise..."

Sapphire's resentful gaze made Ruby unable to continue.

Finally, he scratched his head.

"Alright, alright. I'll go find you after I go home once. Is that okay?"

Watching the interaction between the two, Rio held back his laughter. Truly worthy of being them. Their relationship is really good.

Then he reached out and patted Swampert's sturdy arm. "Brother, did that hit hurt just now?"

Swampert Zuzu honestly nodded. "(Pokémon Language) It hurt. But it's okay, I'm used to it."

On the contrary, Blaziken on the side was a little embarrassed. "(Pokémon Language) Uh, my bad. But once I start battling, it's hard for me to control my strength."

"(Pokémon Language) By the way, Sister Zuzu, when are you coming back for a get-together? Little Brother Lizard (Sceptile) misses you quite a bit."

"(Pokémon Language) Speaking of which, it's been a long time since the three of us have gotten together."

"…"

Ruby, Sapphire, Míng Rìzhào, and Fengling were chatting, and the Pokémon were also chattering on the side.

Until Míng Rìzhào said with emotion, "I just don't know how much we have to compensate the owner."

Looking at the battlefield, which was scorched black everywhere and pitted with cracks, all the humans and Pokémon fell silent.

The owner, sitting in his office, suddenly felt a chill.

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