Chapter 816 The future is limitless

Hit by the dragon's breath, Articuno fell from the air again and fell towards the ground.

Seeing this, Xiaozhi hurriedly ordered Charizard to go forward and try to catch Articuno, but Articuno was also no pushover. It reacted the moment Charizard approached, and with just a nimble turn, it dodged Charizard's two claws.

This was indeed beyond Xiaozhi's expectations.

After all, Articuno had just been hit, but it was able to recover in such a short time, which shows how strong its body is.

This is something that cannot be felt just by watching the battle just now. After all, only by actually fighting with it can you experience how amazing the physical strength of the legendary Pokémon is!

Otherwise, Xia You’s Articuno wouldn’t have fought with Dara’s Articuno for so long.

Just when Xiaozhi was surprised, Dara also gave the order to counterattack.

Articuno used a freezing beam to hit Charizard, but due to its disadvantageous attributes, Charizard managed to withstand the freezing beam and then rushed towards Articuno and attacked it again.

However, this time, the jet of flame fired by Charizard was not only avoided by Articuno, but Articuno took the opportunity to close the distance and hit it with its Steel Wings!

This time, the attributes changed and Charizard could no longer bear it. It fell straight from a high altitude and landed heavily on the ground.

Boom.

Watching Charizard falling, Xiaosheng frowned and turned to ask Xia You: "Why does it feel like Charizard can't beat Articuno all of a sudden?"

"It's not that he can't win, but his tactics have been figured out." Xia You shook his head gently. "Since the beginning of the battle, Xiaozhi has been using Flamethrower, and Dara has seen through him a long time ago. Although he also wanted to use Earth Throw, he didn't succeed. If he still wants to rely on Charizard's attribute advantage to fight, I'm afraid the situation will become increasingly unfavorable to him."

"So, isn't Xiaozhi very dangerous?"

"It's very dangerous." Xia You chuckled, "But he is Xiaozhi after all. He has the Charizard attribute and is very powerful. Although he has encountered difficulties temporarily, he will definitely change his formation in a while. We just need to wait and see."

Although everyone believes in Xia You's judgment and is willing to see such a trend, if they want to change the current situation, they still have to rely on Xiaozhi himself.

But obviously, Dara didn't give him the time.

Just as Charizard shook its head and just got up from the ground, Articuno had already flown above it. At Dara's command, it opened its beak, and powerful water energy condensed and fired inside, rapidly shooting towards Charizard.

A huge water ball containing energy flashed by in the air.

After just one glance, Xia You immediately recognized that this was a water-based move - Water Wave!

Although it is said that ice and water are inseparable, unlike some water-type Pokémon that can occasionally perform one or two ice-type moves, ice-type Pokémon cannot launch water-type attacks if they do not have water attributes and do not specifically learn them.

No one expected that this Articuno would know this trick and have hidden it until now!

This was completely beyond Xiaozhi's expectations and caught him off guard.

On the ground, Charizard had no time to dodge and was hit by the Water Wave. Water overcomes fire, so the damage was enormous. It also restrained Xiaozhi's attributes, making up for the loss he had just suffered!

At this moment, Xiaozhi's face no longer had the high-spirited look he had at the beginning of the war. On the contrary, he frowned and looked very nervous.

"This is bad..." Xiaogang shook his head helplessly, "I didn't expect Articuno to have a water-type move. This makes Xiaozhi even more afraid to get close to it casually."

Glancing at Dara, Xia You chuckled and said, "I really didn't expect Dara to have such a trick up his sleeve. If he had used it when fighting my Articuno just now, Xiaozhi would have been on guard and wouldn't have been so passive."

Changing the subject, he continued, "Also, Dara looks very tough, but I didn't expect he also has such a delicate side. The reason why he held back until now to use Water Wave is because he wanted to do something big and give Charizard a heavy blow when it was in a mess!"

After hearing what he said, Xiaozhi and the others realized that Dara is indeed the pioneering brain. He is really not simple and is also cunning enough!

It was in front of Xia You that the battle just now seemed a little bit weak, as if the two were not on the same level. But to others, even Xiaozhi was still very powerful. If there was any negligence, they, the challengers, would definitely fail!

Return your attention to the battlefield.

After being hit by the water wave, under the attribute restraint, Charizard was obviously seriously injured. From the outside, at least its body was covered with scars.

But fortunately, we can still fight, which means there are endless possibilities for the ending.

Dara took advantage of the victory and ordered Articuno to launch another attack. Seeing this, Ash could only let Charizard avoid the attack and fly into the air to dodge.

The situation really turned around.

But I have to say that this is also in line with Xiaozhi's usual fighting style. It seems that whenever a battle starts, he is either stuck in a tough fight or defeated by others. There are really too few times when he does not win!

In a word, it's terrifying!

Just as Charizard was maneuvering, it was not paying attention and was splashed with ice spikes by Articuno's combination of Ice Beam and Water Wave. Fortunately, Charizard reacted in time and blocked the ice spikes with its wings, thus avoiding greater damage.

"Xiao Zhi..."

Seeing this, Xiaoxia, Xiaogang and Xiaosheng all felt nervous.

Because of worry, Xiaosheng was about to ask Xia You something, but in a trance, he felt as if he had seen such a scene somewhere before...

It seems like it just happened a while ago!

But...when did it come?

correct!

It happened at the Caiyou Conference!

It seemed that Xiaozhi had encountered this situation at that time, right?

But in the end, it seems that the danger has turned into safety. So now...

Thinking of this, he swallowed back all the questions he wanted to ask and concentrated on watching the game.

Forget it, let’s wait and see.

Although it blocked the attack, Charizard's wings were frostbitten, and its movement was greatly affected. Seeing this, Dara gave orders again, letting Articuno continue to use the previous combination attack.

Just like just now, Articuno first sprayed out a beam of ice, and then sprayed out a wave of water. The two moves collided in the air one after the other, forming countless pieces of ice that shot towards Charizard!

Xiaozhi chose to deal with it with jet flame, but jet flame could not melt the ice instantly. The flame had just covered the ice blocks of different sizes, and before the high temperature could take effect, the rapidly approaching ice had already penetrated the flame and hit Charizard!

Under this attack, Charizard staggered in the air and almost fell to the ground again. Seeing this, Dara obviously intended to decide the winner in one fell swoop!

"Articuno, it's almost time to finish it! Rise quickly and fly above Charizard!!"

Under Dara's command, Articuno accelerated suddenly and continued to rise in altitude. However, just when he thought he had won, after waiting for so long, Xiaozhi suddenly exerted his strength.

Xiaozhi has obviously been waiting for this opportunity from the beginning until now.

At the same time, he shouted, "Charizard, fly above Articuno and use Overheat!"

And the moment Xiaozhi shouted the order, Charizard's body suddenly turned red, and the body that had just been affected by the ice also regained movement in an instant!

That’s not all. Charizard, like a huge fireball, rose rapidly and soon caught up with Articuno. It surpassed it in one fell swoop and flew higher into the sky!

This was obviously a move that Charizard learned on his own during his training in the Charizard Canyon. However, the fact that he was able to wait until now to use it was also related to the side effect of the overheating move.

As an extremely powerful fire-type move, it has extremely high damage, but the side effects it brings are also very obvious.

Once used, the user will use all his body's strength to attack the opponent, and after using it, the reaction will also greatly reduce his own special attack!

It can be said that the more frequently this move is used, the lower the user's attack will become, so timing is very important, and it is best to win with one hit. This is why Xiaozhi has kept this trump card until now!

As for why he used it now, it was obvious that Xiaozhi also thought the situation was critical, and it was time to decide the winner of this match!

Dara naturally saw through Xiaozhi's intention, but he just smiled lightly and did not back down at all. Instead, he planned to compete with Xiaozhi!

Charizard went from top to bottom and Articuno went from bottom to top. One used Overheat and the other used Water Wave. The blazing molten column and the energy-filled water ball collided in the air, causing a violent explosion while also producing dazzling light and a large amount of steam!

Judging from the power of the moves alone, Water Pulse is undoubtedly no match for Overheat. After all, the levels of the two moves are very different. But the problem is that water controls fire, which means that fire-based moves are inherently at a disadvantage when facing water-based moves.

While Xiaozhi was waiting for the result of the move battle, he didn't notice that Dara suddenly smiled gently, and at this moment, Articuno's wings flashed with light, and it flew out rapidly from the steam, and slashed Charizard heavily with its wings!

This is really not good.

Charizard's physical strength was almost reaching its limit, but fortunately, this Steel Wing did not knock it down. However, as Articuno's figure crossed and returned again, its wings were once again shining with the light of Steel Wings!

Everyone could see that Dara wanted to give Charizard the final blow!

And as long as this attack can hit successfully, with Charizard's remaining physical strength, it will definitely be able to solve it directly!

Everyone's heart was hanging at this moment, wanting to see how Xiaozhi would respond!

However, with his only trump card out of the way, it was clear that Xiaozhi was now powerless and could only shout to Charizard, "Block it!"

It seems that even Xiaozhi himself has placed his hopes on Charizard.

The situation was unfavorable, my strength was running low, and I was on the defensive.

Everything seemed to indicate that Charizard was in danger.

But I have to say that Spin is Spin. It can surpass Pikachu and become Ash's undisputed ace at a certain time. It also defeated Xia You's Pokémon in the Silver Conference. There is a reason for that!

Just at the moment when Articuno approached, Charizard actually raised its claws and caught Articuno's wings with brute force in an instant, actually blocking Articuno's attack!

This was beyond Dara's expectations!

Seeing this, Xiaozhi's eyes lit up and he shouted hurriedly: "Use the Earth Throw now!"

Charizard grabbed Articuno tightly, not giving it any chance to break free, and used its remaining strength to carry it in a spiral downward, falling faster and faster, until it crashed straight to the ground from a great height!

boom!

The speed was so fast that in almost the blink of an eye, the two Pokémon had slammed heavily into the ground. With a loud bang, a large amount of dust erupted, and even a huge impact made the audience feel a strong shock!

Xiaosheng and his companions hurriedly held onto the railing, not caring about staggering, and looked towards the battlefield, wanting to see who had won!

Soon, the smoke dissipated.

However, what surprised people was that Charizard lay there motionless, but Articuno, with its strong willpower, struggled to stand up.

"What!?" Xiaosheng exclaimed, "Xiaozhi actually lost? But clearly..."

This was indeed beyond everyone's expectations. After all, judging from the situation just now, Charizard should have won.

However, just as Xiaosheng was speaking, the situation changed again.

Articuno, who had just struggled to stand up, suddenly fell down at this moment. Instead, Charizard, who had just been lying on the ground, slowly climbed up!

"This……"

After standing up, Charizard glanced at the unconscious Articuno, and roared to the sky, as if announcing to the world that he had just defeated a legendary Pokémon!

"Great!" Seeing this scene, Xiaozhi and Pikachu jumped for joy before Sugio announced the result!

No wonder he was so happy.

After all, this time, he defeated the legendary Pokémon Articuno!

This is something Xiaozhi never even dared to think about before!

This also proves that he has truly grown up and is no longer the young boy who knew nothing before!

At this time, Sugio also announced the result, and the master and apprentice looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly. Then Sugio took Articuno to treat its injuries with ease, while Dara came to Satoshi.

After Xia You and the others came down from the audience and joined them, Dara sighed and said with emotion: "I didn't expect that today, the first time I used Articuno to fight, I suffered two consecutive defeats. You are indeed more powerful than I thought."

Needless to say, Xia You defeated himself quite easily with Articuno, and was worthy of the title of champion. What he didn't expect was that the boy named Xiaozhi in front of him, although he had certain attribute advantages, was able to defeat the legendary Pokémon in a one-on-one battle, which also proved his extraordinaryness!

It can be said that he lost both games with conviction!

No matter who they are, they have a promising future...