Meanwhile.
The shockwaves of Fake Out and Intimidate arrived together.
But beneath that perfectly timed torrent of water, they were directly canceled out!
Even Su Hao had not expected Ash to pull something like this.
At most, he had thought Ash would have Greninja rely on its superior agility to try and evade the combo of Fake Out and Intimidate.
He had never expected him to use the "invincibility frames" of Bond Transformation, using the surge of energy to directly neutralize Fake Out and Intimidate!
With Ash's thick-browed, guileless look, there was no way he could have come up with so many schemes himself.
There had to be some shady mastermind advising him behind the scenes!
Incineroar's eyes widened.
Not only had its proud greeting move been rendered useless.
After not seeing each other for a while,
this long-tongued frog had actually broken through to Champion Level!
Then after its Bond Transformation, wouldn't it...
Incineroar felt a tiny bit of regret, but it did not say so. If it did, that dumb black bird that had just taken someone out would definitely laugh at it.
Even if it had to force itself, it was going in!
Besides, how would it know it could not beat its opponent without actually fighting them head-on?
Let Grandpa Tiger test the power of Magnetic Field Manipulation · Lava Overload Mode, now that its side effects had vanished and it was nearing completion!
Incineroar revealed a villainous grin as the energy around its body began to fluctuate violently. Flames and electric currents burst across its surface. Though it was not as eye-catching as Greninja's Bond Transformation, it was still incredibly conspicuous.
"Aqua Cutter!"
Ash and Greninja had already entered a state of deep resonance, their movements nearly synchronized as they shared vision.
This also granted