The dream of becoming a Pokémon master

The calm magma suddenly began to surge, growing increasingly turbulent. Suddenly, flames erupted from the magma, and a pair of hands, seemingly wreathed in flames, emerged from within.

As the lava fell, a fiery duckbill beast, seemingly engulfed in flames, arrived at the battlefield!

"A volcano and a duckbill fire beast, they really are a good match. And..." Through his observation and comparison of what he saw with the information online, Kyosuke also noticed, "The level is exceptionally high."

"The second Pokémon is already this strong? Are they really not going to reveal anything? But I can still manage to handle this level!"

"Assassin, you're the one I choose! Show me the results of your special training!"

A huge number of Omanyte have appeared!

"Water cannon!"

A powerful water cannon attack hurtled towards the duck-billed fire beast!

"Still don't understand? True fire-types aren't afraid of water-types! Magmar, Flame Punch!"

With a loud cry, the duck-billed fire beast's two fists, which were already like flames, were now truly enveloped in flames!

With each punch, he shattered the water cannon!

"The Duckbill Fire Beast has a temperature of 1200 degrees Celsius. You're too naive to think you can extinguish its fighting spirit with water," Blaine said to Kyosuke.

Kyosuke ignored him, but seriously considered their recent exchange: "As expected, Fire-type moves are more powerful, while Water-type moves have been weakened. But Omastar, being a Rock/Water type Pokémon, isn't just limited to Water-type moves."

"Assassin, primal power!"

Circular stones immediately rose up around the assassin and shot towards the duck-billed fire beast in unison!

"Get out of the way!" Blair shouted!

The duckbill fire beast wasn't fast, and thanks to the assassin's rigorous training, he was hit after only a slight deviation in distance.

And with just one attack, being a Rock-type ultimate move, judging from Magmar's suffering appearance, Kyosuke estimated that it had probably lost about half of its health.

As expected, Rock-type moves haven't been nerfed!

"One more time, the power of the primal!"

"Firebear, use Flame Throw followed by Flame Punch!"

The primal power coalesced once more and shot towards the duck-billed fire beast.

The flames collided head-on with the primal force, weakening the stone before easily shattering it with a fire punch.

He easily dodged the flamethrower assassin. This was the move he was most familiar with recently.

Another round, and neither side was injured.

"The Assassin's level should be higher than Magmar's, but we can't waste too much energy on the second one. The third, strongest one hasn't even appeared yet. If we lose, we'll miss the chance to battle and capture Moltres. And Magmar's high temperature means we can't use any Pokémon other than Fire-type Pokémon for close combat," Kyosuke analyzed the situation.

"Now we should..."

Seeing the furrowed brows of Kyosuke, the assassin turned around and called out to him twice.

"You have a plan? Then go for it, assassin!"

Looking at the duck-billed fire beast in front of him, the assassin could clearly sense that it posed no threat whatsoever.

I've been training this body like crazy these past few days!

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"Duckbill Firebeast, use Flame Fist to stop it!"

Seeing the "spiky wheel" rushing towards it, the Duckbill Fire Beast gathered flames in its hands, preparing to catch it bare-handed!

As the two approached each other at close range, the duck-billed firebeast clasped its hands together. It was certain that its opponent's speed from before was too great to escape!

However, it is still too young.

The assassin's spikes scraped the ground and quickly changed direction, stopping behind the duckbill fire beast while it was exerting force, followed by a super-powerful water cannon!

The platypus finally fell!

Retracting the Duckbill Firebeast, Blaine still seemed completely unconcerned: "Then, finally, this is one of my trump cards."

Kyosuke finally realized that he had made a mistake in his understanding. Even if a Gym Leader had an ace up his sleeve, he wouldn't be that strong. But the one in front of him was a Gym Leader who was capable of serving as an Elite Four member!

Kyosuke had only seen the power of the Elite Four members on TV. When he encountered Charizard before, it was just that Charizard, which was still Charizard, was beaten. He had never experienced a real battle against an Elite Four member!

Previously, it was assumed to be a gym battle, but when Moltres is involved, it becomes much more complicated.

Although neither Ryuuji nor the assassin was injured, Kyosuke had a premonition that he would be wiped out in three battles.

Who will be the last one? Rapidash, Flareon, or Magmar's final evolution, Magmortar?

"Obedient and capable, following the wind!" Blair shouted.

"Growlithe, huh!" Kyosuke exclaimed.

A Pokémon darted out from the side passage and stood opposite the assassin.

"Growlithe!"

The final choice was completely outside of Kyosuke's previous imagination!

Seeing Kyosuke's incredulous expression, Blaine laughed and said, "This little guy is working very hard; he's barely become one of my main fighters now. If you underestimate him, you'll suffer a great loss."

This is a main force at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings, how could Kyosuke possibly underestimate it?

Looking at the other party's cute and obedient Growlithe, Kyosuke felt extremely wary.

"If you don't attack now, it will be considered that you've given up the initiative," Xia Bo said, seeing that Kyosuke was no longer as spirited as before but instead timid and hesitant.

Upon hearing Xia Bo's words, Kyosuke knew he could no longer hesitate and had to test the waters first.

"Assassin, water gun!"

A jet of water shot from the assassin's mouth into Growlithe, and Growlithe vanished instantly!

Although it was quick, Kyosuke still clearly caught Growlithe's movement: "Roll!"

With Growlithe no longer in sight, the assassin, still observing, heard Kyosuke's voice and immediately rolled away.

The moment it rolled, the spot where the assassin had been standing was now under attack by pillars of fire! The intense heat was even threatening to melt the floor!

"Don't stop rolling! Aim at the back and use Rock Blast!" Seeing the assassin about to stop, Kyosuke quickly stopped him.

If the assassin stops, Growlithe will definitely be able to kill him in one hit!

Blaine didn't command the Growlithe, but just smiled and looked at Kyosuke.

However, the Assassin's Rolling and other moves were not yet well-trained, and Rock Blast was inaccurate, allowing Growlithe to easily avoid all the rocks.

"Primal Power!"

"Flame Wheel, take it away!" Blaine gave the first order!

"Woof!"

Growlithe transformed into a flame-shaped wheel, accelerating directly toward the assassin!

In Kyosuke's eyes, they were like fiery meteors!

The primal power vanished the instant it touched the flames, and Growlithe charged forward without slowing down, right behind the rolling assassin!

"Assassin, there's no dodge! Use water guns to meet him head-on!"

The assassin rolled while using the water gun, but instead of flying out like the rock skill, the water gun wrapped around the assassin's shell.

This is the Rock-Water combination move that Kyosuke trained before! It's also the killer move Kyosuke left for Moltres, but I never expected it would be forced out in a gym battle!

Now is not the time to think about these things. Omastar and Growlithe, with their rolling water and flames, collided directly!