The performance of Infernape on the field once again reshaped everyone's understanding of Ash and his Pokemon.
Among the audience, there were quite a few people familiar with Ash. They knew the remarkable nature of Ash and his Pokemon. It was not so much that Ash's Pokemon were unusual, but that Ash himself was the biggest anomaly.
The reason his Pokemon were so extraordinary was entirely because of this eccentric Trainer. What kind of Trainer could make their Pokemon evenly match against others by surpassing a major Level during battles?
Which Trainer could let their Pokemon in its initial form beat Elite Level Pokemon?
This kind of achievement and operation clearly had nothing to do with the Pokemon's talent. It was all about the Trainer. It was even possible that the reason Ash's Pokemon improved so quickly was due to Ash himself, rather than the inherent talent of the Pokemon Ash captured.
Unusual Pokemon paired with an unusual Trainer adds up to... monster!
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On the field, as Electivire fell, Yuji's pupils contracted and his fist tightened. Undoubtedly, the situation on the field once again exceeded his expectations. In the duel between Thunder Punch and Mach Punch, Thunder Punch was in the inferior position and was directly shattered when a flaw was exploited by the opponent.
The power of Thunder Punch was approximately twice that of Mach Punch, and Electivire itself possessed strength beyond the Gym Advanced Level. Even if Yuji felt that the opponent's actual strength wasn't just about surface Level, he couldn't imagine Electivire losing to the opponent in direct confrontation.
To say Electivire wasn't a Pokemon focused on strength would be one thing, but his most outstanding trait was his ATK!
With skill power and Level holding advantages, he couldn't comprehend why Infernape could defeat Electivire head-on.
"Well done, Infernape, go for the victory, use Fire Punch!" Electivire was now toppled on the ground, and Ash clearly wouldn't miss this good opportunity. He decisively issued orders for Infernape to pursue the attack.
The scorching flame burned on Infernape's fist, the crimson flame raising the temperature of the entire field by several degrees. In the next second, Infernape rushed out like an arrow shot from a bowstring, trailing a long arc of flame in the air!
"Electivire, use Protect!"
"Electavire!" Electivire raised its hands lying on the ground, a green barrier appearing in front, firmly shielding it.
In a blink, Infernape charged to the front of the barrier, its flame-engulfed fist struck fiercely against the green Protect barrier!
"Boom!!!"
The intense sound of collision resonated throughout the whole venue. The crimson flame and green barrier fiercely clashed, countless sparks scattered like shattered jade, and the temperature of the venue instantly escalated to a peak.
However, the Protect barrier, although trembling slightly under the assault of Fire Punch, steadfastly held, showing no sign of breaking.
In the next instant, the barrier suddenly exploded a reverse shock wave, forcefully dispersing the flames from Infernape's fist, scattering much of the intense flame instantly. Infernape too was knocked back repeatedly by the recoil, struggling to stabilize itself, as the residual flames on its fists gradually extinguished.
The Protect skill is domineering; at the same Level, except for some special skills that penetrate barriers, other skills can't shake Protect a bit.
"Now's the moment! Electivire, use Thunderbolt!" Grasping this fleeting flaw, Yuji called out, his voice cold and decisive.
"Electavire!" Electivire suddenly leaped from the ground, its initially weary form instantly emitting intense electricity. Golden lightning wrapped around its limbs and body, the surrounding air rippling faintly due to the strong electric current.
In the next moment, from Electivire's body erupted extremely brilliant golden currents, the currents surging like roaring rivers, with a loud "buzzing" screech, shot rapidly towards Infernape which had not yet fully regained its footing!
Infernape, just influenced by the recoil, couldn't make a dodging reaction in time, and could only helplessly watch as the golden currents engulfed its body instantly.
"Ow!" The intense electric shock made Infernape let out a painful howl, its body tightly bound by the currents, limbs stiff and uncontrollable, hair stood on end due to the shock, golden currents flickering all over its body sporadically, involuntarily falling backward and heavily crashing to the ground, its originally scorching aura became somewhat wilted in an instant.
Ash's brow furrowed slightly, body slightly bent, almost half-kneeling, but eventually he only let the body bend a bit, then stood upright again.
The Aura Fusion allowed him to empathize with the damage suffered by the Pokemon, but this degree of injury wasn't much for him. However, for Infernape, suffering Electivire's attack reduced its Physical Strength to the brink.
Don't be fooled by Aura Fusion letting Infernape unleash Gym Advanced Level power, but on the Physical Strength level, there's no increase. In other words, Infernape still had Professional Senior Level Physical Strength, and after being hit by Electivire's Thunderbolt, Infernape's endurance naturally dropped to frost level.
But this might not necessarily be a bad thing for Infernape.