Why would you need a girlfriend when you have Pokémon?

If Lowe had to say who he thought was the most suitable partner, she would definitely be his first priority.

After all, she is Lowe's childhood sweetheart.

Following the voice, a figure came flying over. She grabbed the foot of a great king swallow and flew into the air. As she raised her hand and threw the Poké Ball, an agile figure flew down into the air with his hands on his chest.

The figure dropped from the sky with a kick, and with the surging golden energy, he actually kicked the roiling pillar of fire into pieces...

After kicking the pillar of fire to pieces, the figure loosened his arms that were clasped around his chest, and the girl who was holding the giant swallow let go and jumped down, and was caught steadily by it.

The figure had white feathers and a V-shaped crimson comb on its head. The overall image looked like a fighter with his hair tied up and wearing a martial arts uniform. It was the third stage of evolution of Flame Chicken - Flame Chicken...

The girl, who was held steadily in the arms of the flame chicken, greeted Lowe leisurely.

"Ah, I'm here to help. Alas, am I a little late?"

"Haha, no, no, you came just in time. The hero has to be the last to appear. Very handsome, Xiaoyao~"

Lowe opened his mouth and said the other person's name, and Yasha on the other side immediately reacted to the name.

"Xiaoyao, ah, it's from Dr. Odamaki..."

After all, Professor Odamaki is also a well-known Pokémon doctor in the Hoenn region. Although his reputation in the industry is slightly lower than that of Professor Oak, he is already a top Pokémon scholar.

The daughter of Professor Odamaki has acquired a wealth of Pokémon knowledge because she was influenced by her father since she was young. It is said that she conquered four gyms in a row in just a few months, and won all of them with an overwhelming advantage.

Like Lowe, he is a talented newcomer who is well-known in the Hoenn region and has attracted the attention of countless people.

Although he is young, as the saying goes, strength in the Pokémon world is never determined by age, but by the ability to train Pokémon and related knowledge. From this point of view, Xiaoyao is undoubtedly a very reliable reinforcement.

More importantly, Xiaoyao is Lowe’s childhood sweetheart. With her assistance, she can play a role that no one else can.

Xiaoyao flipped over and jumped down from the arms of Flammulina. At the same time, she raised her hand and took out her Poké Ball, and released a Pokémon with a grass-green body and a beige head, which looked like a kangaroo wearing a hat...

Lowe naturally recognized it at a glance. This was the Parasaurolophus. Back in the Orange Forest, the rare Pokémon mushroom that the office worker wanted to find was its degeneration...

King Swallow, Parasol Mushroom and Blaziken, this is Xiaoyao's current lineup. Her arrival immediately brought about a clear change in the battle situation.

"Tsk, this is really..."

Chi Yansong's eyes swept over the people in front of him, but Lowe was already in trouble, and he could barely deal with Yasha. Now with Xiaoyao included, it was a three against one situation, which was obviously not in his favor.

However, he naturally had no intention of backing down. He had planned to this point and there was no room for him to back down.

The device behind him made a deafening roar, and the meteorite placed in the device emitted a dazzling bluish-white light.

I have to keep going no matter what. If that's the case...

“I didn’t intend to use this…”

As he said this, Chi Yansong reached into his pocket, took out a bracelet and put it on his wrist, which surprised Lowe.

"what?"

The bracelet was not unfamiliar to Lowe, or rather, the things on the bracelet were not unfamiliar to Lowe...

...The bracelet was inlaid with a diamond-shaped crystal, which was clearly pure crystal, but

"...Fuck, you still want to use the Z skill? Wait, doesn't your fire-breathing camel have a mega stone? Where the hell did you get the space to bring the Z pure crystal?!"

Although Lowe really wanted to complain like this, it is a setting in the game that a Pokémon can only carry one item. It can also be understood as a special rule set for a "fair battle", just like you cannot use recovery items during a Pokémon battle.

On the other hand, Mega Evolution is a power that places a huge burden on the Pokémon itself, and the same goes for Z moves or Ultimate Power. The reason they cannot coexist is that the Pokémon itself may not be able to support the coexistence of these two powers.

But if we ignore this point, it seems that it is not impossible to forcibly use both powers on one Pokémon.

Since the other party is President Lusamine's partner, it is theoretically not difficult to obtain Z Pure Crystal through her channels. This is the power of the Alola region, and the Aether Foundation itself is also a local organization in the Alola region.

As the man in front of him clenched the Z-pure crystal in his hand, a blazing flame burst out from his whole body. Lowe certainly did not hesitate at all, and immediately clenched the Z-pure crystal and took a stance.

Gardevoir has already used the Psychic Field with the Pure Z Crystal, but Kamen Meow has not used any Z moves yet...

But just as Lowe was about to start his move, the Red Flame Pine on the opposite side had already completed the transfer of the ultimate power, and all the golden flames were concentrated on the Mega Fire Camel...

Big fire breath combined with Z force, Z move...

...Super powerful extreme explosive bomb!

"Beware!"

Lowe had only half of his preparations ready when he didn't expect the opponent to be so quick. It seemed that he had already mastered the use of the ultimate power...

Xiaoyao, on the other hand, looked calm, as if the situation did not make her feel particularly embarrassed. She seemed to have reached out to take something out, but unexpectedly, Yasha on the other side reacted faster.

Before her brain could make a decision, her body had already reacted. She rushed forward and raised her hand to command her Pokémon...

"...double big spitfire, top it up!!!"

Chapter 167: You Can Do What You Want

Lowe was halfway through his stance, and hadn't had time to fully unleash his ultimate power. Xiaoyao on the other side seemed to be planning to reach out and grab something, but the action was also halfway done, as Yasha had already rushed up faster than the two of them.

"Double Big Spitfire, Top It Up!!!"

Following Asha's command, her Pokémon immediately responded. The two golden-red flames intertwined together and turned into a pillar of fire that gushed out from bottom to top.

"You think you can stop...what..."

Chi Yansong didn't care much about Asha's actions at first. After all, Asha was no match for him in a one-on-one fight. The Mega Charizard was originally enough to suppress Asha. Now with the addition of the ultimate power of the Z move, Asha should be defeated in one blow.

But he never expected that the situation would develop in an unexpected direction.

(No problem, absolutely no problem. There are no Pokémon habitats in that direction. I have no way to block this attack. However, if I just want to divert this attack to another direction, the angle of attack and the required strength... must be completely controlled! No problem, I am, I am...)

…The leader of the Flame Gym in Kama-en Town, a Fire Pokémon master certified by the League!!!

The brain didn't have time to make any judgment, but the body reacted honestly, a counterattack based entirely on instinct.

The results of his training, his understanding of the terrain of Chimney Mountain, his status as a Fire-type Pokémon master, his own breeding of Charmeleon, and his understanding of the opponent's attack forms and the nature of their moves, were all condensed into these few tens of seconds!

Maybe in terms of strength, she is not as good as the man in front of her, but in other aspects, she is sure that she is not inferior to him!

The next second, the golden-red fireball, which was condensed to the limit and as bright as the sun, was forced into the air by Yasha's double fire breath, deviating from its original angle, and with a whistling sound, it brushed past the battlefield and flew all the way to the sky.

Ten seconds later, there was an earth-shaking explosion, and the fireball exploded, turning into a brilliant firework in the air.

Although the violent force and power contained in the fire could be felt from a distance, it was ultimately diverted at an angle so that no one present was affected.

The exquisite skills fully demonstrated the means of "using a little force to achieve a great result". Only Asha, a master of fire-type Pokémon, dared to perform such delicate operations in the face of such violent moves.

More importantly, when everything was settled, the serious expression on the girl's face faded, and she herself was a little dazed...

“…Hey, this is me.”

At that moment, the body moved faster than the brain. As mentioned before, most fire-type Pokémon trainers have extreme personalities. Some are able to calmly judge the situation and complement the Pokémon's personality, while others are hot-blooded and spontaneous, "Eat a lemon, I'm on fire!"

Yasha was obviously the latter. Her blood boiled at that moment. Instead of thinking about "what can I do", the only thing she considered at that moment was "what should I do"!

As a Pokémon trainer and gym leader assigned to resolve this incident, at that moment, the glory and pressure he had always carried were temporarily thrown behind his mind in the face of the crisis.

She was just a trainer who faced the crisis and did what she thought was the right thing to do.

So pure, so simple...

Then, she delivered a reversal attack that was more beautiful than any of her well-thought-out attacks!

She was stunned by the red pine tree opposite her, and also by herself...

...It is of course impossible for Chi Yansong to let go in this situation. The power of that shot could be clearly felt from a long distance away.

This means that there is absolutely no doubt about this, it is truly Yasa's own strength!

Because of the heavy burden and various considerations that prevented her from fighting with all her strength, she finally threw away the constraints of her mind and showed her true ability...

This is the strength of a "Pokémon Master" recognized by the League!

“That’s why I say, can’t you do it if you want to? Don’t think about anything, just do it beautifully~”

Lowe gave the summary with a smile, which might also be to cover up the embarrassment of not releasing half of his Z move.

After the initial daze, Yasha finally seemed to come to her senses. She stretched out her hands and slapped herself hard on the face, and her whole demeanor seemed to change suddenly.

"Well, thank you, I finally understand!"

Many times the difference is just this “little bit”, because of the lack of confidence in one’s own strength, this mentality is reflected in one’s own body, so that one can’t even exert 70% of their true strength.

At this moment, Yasha finally let go of the burden in her heart. It only took her a moment to understand this, and after she did it through actual actions, she seemed to have unloaded the heavy burden that she had been carrying on her shoulders, and showed her true ability.

As for the Red Flame Pine on the opposite side, it was really uncomfortable facing this scene.

He had originally hoped to use his ultimate move to break the situation... but in the end it didn't play any role. Instead, it helped Asha break through her heart knot. Now that Asha has broken through her heart knot, Lowe still has the Z move as his trump card, plus Xiaoyao has an unknown trump card.

With three against one, Chi Yansong conservatively estimated that he might, possibly, probably, not be able to hold on in this situation...

"..."

He was silent for two seconds, then glanced at the roaring device over there out of the corner of his eye, while thinking about another question at the same time.

"Shui Wutong didn't get involved at all..."

That’s right, up to now, the only people involved in the Chimney Mountain incident were the Lava Team and the people sent by the Alliance, while Shui Wutong’s Ocean Team had no movement at all.

This was naturally puzzling. Logically speaking, since they had failed at Meteor Waterfall before, and according to Chi Yansong's understanding of Shui Wutong, he would never be able to swallow this humiliation and would definitely find a way to get back at them.

Under such circumstances, he did not get involved in this matter at all. This is indeed quite strange and even enough to arouse suspicion.

After carefully considering the possibilities, Chi Yansong suddenly thought of something...

"...That guy, could it be..." After realizing something, Chi Yansong laughed immediately, "...I see, I was used as a gun instead."

After saying this, Lowe approached and said, "Alright, it's almost time for you to surrender, Lava Team Leader Chi Yansong!"

However, Chi Yansong spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, but there is no reason for me to be caught here..."

After saying this, he calmly took two steps back...

"what?"

Behind him is the crater of Chimney Mountain!