Chapter 278: Fire Dragon Fang Rush!!
Xu Fei's ability to analyze the battlefield was still sharp. In an instant, she deduced that given Arbok's current speed, Magnezone's Flash Gyro Ball had a very low chance of hitting it.
And Wild Charge, if missed, inflicted significant recoil damage on the user.
Therefore, Xu Fei didn't order Magnezone to attack Arbok directly. Instead, she targeted Dragonite in the sky.
Although Dragonite's speed had increased significantly after multiple Dragon Dances—perhaps not surpassing the Elite-level Magnezone, but certainly faster than Typhlosion...
If Dragonite used Extreme Speed immediately, it might have had a good chance of dodging Magnezone's attack.
But right now, Dragonite was only halfway through its dance. Even if it stopped immediately to use Extreme Speed, it was too late.
Either Dragonite takes the hit. Even with Multiscale, an Elite-level Dragonite tanking a Flash Gyro Ball head-on would be heavily injured, if not knocked out.
Or, Arbok intercepts the attack mid-air to save Dragonite again.
This forced Arbok into a difficult choice.
On the other side, realizing Fire moves were useless against Arbok, Ahmet stopped wasting Typhlosion's energy on the snake. He ordered Typhlosion to fire a Fire Blast at Dragonite as well.
Attacks from two Pokémon converged on Dragonite from different angles.
Arbok didn't have much time to choose.
In the next instant, Arbok chased after Magnezone.
"Chaa!!! —"
Dragon Rush!!
As it launched the rush, a pale green barrier materialized in front of Arbok.
BOOM!!! —
With its superior speed, Arbok managed to intercept Magnezone just before it hit Dragonite.
Magnezone, wreathed in violent electricity, slammed hard into Arbok's Protect barrier.
RUMBLE!!! —
Gyro Ball's effect: the slower the user compared to the target, the greater the damage. Currently, Arbok was much faster than Magnezone.
Thus, the power of Gyro Ball was significantly boosted.
SHATTER!!! —
After a brief stalemate, Arbok's Protect barrier shattered. The Flash Gyro Ball slammed into Arbok's body.
Arbok cried out in pain as black scales exploded from its skin.
Multiscale! Triggered!!
Although Flash Gyro Ball was powerful, the barrier had absorbed much of the impact.
Furthermore, while Arbok's defense had dropped earlier due to Scale Shot, during the brief moment bought by Protect, Arbok had shifted its pattern to the Defense Pattern.
Combined with Multiscale...
The actual damage Arbok took from this attack wasn't high.
On the other side, Typhlosion's Fire Blast hit Dragonite square on.
Dragonite wailed in pain.
Even with double resistance (Dragon/Flying resists Fire) and Multiscale, a STAB Fire Blast from a Gym Leader-level Pokémon hurt.
But fortunately, enduring the pain, Dragonite completed its fourth Dragon Dance.
With four stacks, Dragonite's Attack and Speed now surpassed Typhlosion's.
Both Pokémon had clear targets. Although Magnezone's attack hadn't done much damage, its blatant attempt to ignore Arbok and target Dragonite had clearly enraged the snake.
"Arbok!!! Fire Dragon Fang Rush!!!"
"Chaa!!!! —"
Arbok hissed. The pattern on its chest instantly shifted to the Dragon Might Pattern.
Black mist surged around Arbok, forming the dragon phantom.
"Chaa!!!! —"
Arbok opened its massive jaws. Flames erupted on its four poison fangs.
Fire Fang!!!
As Arbok moved, the dragon phantom surrounding it also opened its maw, and its ethereal fangs ignited with roaring flames!
A combo of Dragon Rush and Fire Fang! Fire Dragon Fang Rush!!
Of course, besides Fire Fang, moves like Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Psychic Fangs, Poison Fang, and even Crunch could be combined with Dragon Rush to create Ice Dragon Fang Rush, Thunder Dragon Fang Rush, and so on...
"Chaa!!!! —"
Using Fire Dragon Fang Rush, Arbok rocketed toward Magnezone.
Magnezone had just stabilized itself in the air when Arbok was already upon it.
CRUNCH!!!! —
Arbok bit down, and the dragon phantom's jaws clamped shut simultaneously.
As the flaming fangs sank into Magnezone's metallic body, an explosion erupted on its surface, accompanied by rolling flames.
Zzzzt...
THUD...
Magnezone crashed to the ground with a heavy thud.
"Chaa!!!! —"
Arbok's eyes were fierce. Ground-type energy gathered in its tail.
Bulldoze!!! —
BAM BAM BAM!!!! —
Arbok's tail slammed repeatedly onto Magnezone, creating sounds like metal being crushed.
As Arbok attacked, the scales on its body began to regrow at a visible rate.
Bloodthirster (lifesteal) was taking effect.
Magnezone didn't just sit there. The three magnets around its body crackled with electricity, firing a point-blank Thunderbolt at Arbok.
Arbok bathed in the lightning, refusing to back down an inch.
The ground rumbled. Under Arbok's frantic assault with a 4x super-effective Ground move...
Soon, all three of Magnezone's eyes turned into spirals. It fainted.
"Magnezone is unable to battle!!!"
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