Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 302 Nige Charizard X
The Porygon was replaced on the battlefield by Arcanine, the only Fire-type Pokémon in the team.

As it entered the arena, Porygon's "Trick Room" ended on time.

The only variable has disappeared; Arcanine has ten seconds—

"Ultra-Signal Flame Burst" until the opponent is unable to fight.

Arcanine usually doesn't need to think much when it enters the game; just repeating its moves is enough to win.

Under the blazing sun, the intense flames engulfed the Melometa, where the liquid metal underwent the most rigorous smelting process.

Despite the trainer's voice from behind urging it to do its best to hold on until its turn, the difference in attributes, weather, moves, and strength ultimately made it difficult to prolong the time purely through willpower.

Left with no other choice, Melmeta had to rely on her willpower to withstand the initial "Big Flame Burst" and then unleash her final "Self-Destruction".

The explosion rose amidst flames, engulfing everything in its path.

However, since Arcanine is a Rock-type, its desperate self-destruction failed to severely damage the opponent as expected.

Melmetal became Ash's second Pokémon to lose its ability to battle.

Seeing this, he became a little impatient and couldn't help but want to take advantage of the fact that Arcanine couldn't be rotated to turn the tide.

"Charizard, please!"

It's also a fire-type Pokémon, but it can fly.

As soon as it entered the arena, Charizard looked at the desolate battlefield and Arcanine on the other side, its fighting spirit ignited.

"Don't use Fire-type moves or fly!" Ash, the master of type disadvantages, wasn't so foolish as to go and throw his life away. "Charizard, use Earthquake!"

Charizard showed no signs of arguing with its trainer and unhesitatingly shook the earth, creating a shockwave that struck its opponent.

Arcanine, however, moved as swiftly as the wind, bursting into flames and accelerating past the shockwave.

This Arcanine is incredibly fast and agile. Ash immediately realized that he would only have a chance to hit its opponent, who was focused on dodging, if he got close.

But perhaps... there's another way to think about it?

"Charizard, 'Blow it away'!"

The Fire-type Pokémon was forced to retreat, allowing Charizard to monopolize Porygon's Sunny Day!
Charizard's wings created a hurricane that blew towards the running Arcanine.

But the storm only hindered its progress and failed to send it back into the Poké Ball.

Charizard then judged that its opponent was far stronger than itself, and immediately changed its move to "Tailwind" to bring a boost to its movement.

"While creating distance, unleash 'Sunbeam'!"

The energy of a sunny day has another use.

Charizard flapped its wings and leaped back, gathering light around itself to unleash its Grass-type special move.

A dazzling beam of light swept across the field and precisely struck the moving speed dog.

But the latter accelerated further and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Super Speed" means pushing speed to its limit.

The speed of the Gyro Dog can even surpass that of sunlight!
Not only that, it also circled around and charged at the Charizard that was leaping backward, using "Double-Edged Headbutt" to decide the outcome!

But this is exactly what Ash is planning.

First, Flying-type Pokémon that land on the ground are not weak to Rock-type Pokémon; this state is called "Feather Rest".

At this point, Charizard is essentially only a fire-type.

However, the moment it leaves the ground, it will be 4x weak to Rock type, just like a normal Fire/Flying type Pokémon.

Based on Ash's understanding of Link, he knew that Link would never let go of this excellent opportunity to attack, so he made a risky move that put his life on the line in an instant.

That's why "Tailwind," which had switched from "Blow Away" a few seconds earlier, became Charizard's lifeline.

Using its sense of airflow and the speed provided by the wind, Charizard managed to catch up with Arcanine's movements, and at the last moment, it nimbly turned around and blocked it with its claws... But it couldn't stop it!
The Arcanine, riding the momentum, charged straight at the Charizard and crashed into the stands!

Just then, Ash revealed his bracelet inlaid with a key stone.

When two distant souls meet.

The power of bonds passed down through generations will then be revealed.

The light of super-evolution shines brightly, and the bond between humans and elves connects the channels of life force.

The Charizard that was launched into the air felt as if it and its trainer were one, and at this moment, it was time to push its limits!

The blue flames that unleashed the power of the dragon covered his entire body with black scales, and his agile body, which was originally suited for flight, became thick, tough and powerful.

The dragon-type genes dormant within Charizard's genes were fully activated by the bond, transforming Charizard into a completely different creature in the blink of an eye.

Mega Charizard X!

It's just a Rock-type dog, watch me push it back!!!
"Double-edged mace."

Arcanine, unfazed, used its flames to propel Charizard X into the wall at the edge of the battlefield.

"Charizard, grab it! Seismic Toss!"

Smoke and dust scattered.

Amid the gasps of the audience.

Charizard X has lost its ability to fight.

Link, standing on the sidelines, sighed helplessly. "Don't underestimate Arcanine's power; even it couldn't stop a Multiscale Dragonite, let alone your X-Charizard which doesn't have Multiscale..."

With Abandoned Monkey, Melmetal, and Charizard X, Ash has lost half of his Pokémon to battle, making the outcome of this battle very unfavorable.

The challenges faced by the champions in previous tournaments are mostly like this; in fact, defeating even one Pokémon from the champion is a difficult task.

Despite this, Ash did not give up.

Based on the rules of the Indigo League, during a full-scale battle, a trainer has a rest period after half of their Pokémon are unable to battle. He plans to use this time to come up with a strategy...

……

"Didn't we go too far?"

During halftime, Link seemed to be thinking, "Wait a minute, he didn't bring Fire Fox, which is basically letting me win."

Besides, Ash was a rookie trainer who started around the same time as him, so there's no problem. Link believes Ash won't be discouraged by this setback.

“Fu”.

The fox nodded. It could tell that the trainer had some ingenious ideas, and his cooperation and relationship with the Pokémon were exceptionally harmonious. It wouldn't take more than a year for him to reach their current level.

Link agreed wholeheartedly, and thus resolved to do everything in his power to defeat Satoshi.

Halftime break is fleeting.

When the trainers returned to the battlefield, the devastated battlefield had been restored to its original state by the staff, making Link wonder if the people in charge of the repairs possessed some real magic.

For example... "Reparo"?
"Growlithe, continue."

"Marshad, it's you I've chosen!"

Ash sent out yet another mythical Pokémon, a dark-skinned guy who was in charge of testing the hero chosen by Ho-Oh.

Link looked at Marshadow with a complicated expression. Ash really does have a knack for Mythical Pokémon, so you've fallen for him too, haven't you?

Marshall looked away and assumed a fighting stance, ready for battle.

Link (unconcerned)?
What Link? It doesn't know Link. Anyone who mentions that they were both blown up by Scizor will have nightmares!

(End of this chapter)