The Pyroar roared several times as it stood on the floating platform, but the water beneath its feet made it very uncomfortable.
"Chandelure, let Mr. Lysandre witness our bond!"
"Lamp!"
On its shoulder, a Chandelure with Ghostly Purple flame burning on its lamp holder appeared and floated towards the center of the Arena.
Roy sent out his Chandelure, Flash Fire was a great counter Lysandre Chandelure Pyroar.
The Fire type moves of Pyroar on its own panel can be absorbed and converted into its own by Chandelure, while Normal type moves such as Hyper Beam and Take Down are ineffective against Chandelure.
The Pyroar's skills against the Chandelure are Crunch, Acrobatics, and Thunder Fang... but these are all skills that can only be used at close range.
Upon seeing Roy's Chandelure, Lysandre took out a pair of black goggles and put them on.
This is the latest invention from his research institute. It uses the existing Pokédex from various regions and has an evaluation system to assist in battles.
Of course, it cannot be used in official leagues.
Lysandre turned his gaze to the Chandelure, and a series of messages instantly popped up on the side of the black goggles facing Lysandre's eyes.
Upon seeing the Flash Fire, one of the three Ability listed in the information before him, Lysandre, whose expression had been calm, suddenly felt uneasy.
While it's uncertain whether this Chandelure has the Flash Fire, the Fire type / Ghost type Chandelure already renders half of Pyroar's moves useless due to the Ghost type.
But replacing Pokémon now seems a bit inappropriate.
After Wallace shouted "Battle begins!", the two Fire-type Pokémon started their battle in the Water type Arena.
Lysandre Pyroar did not Mega Evolution at the start of the game.
Roy also didn't allow Chandelure to Mega Evolution because of Chandelure's Flash Fire.
The two Pokémon stared at each other, neither using a move or boosting their stats first.
Finally, it was Lysandre who couldn't contain himself any longer. He wanted to verify his hypothesis and commanded the Pyroar:
"Pyroar, test the waters with Flamethrower!"
Lysandre's instructions were exactly what Roy wanted.
A massive pillar of fire spewed from the mouth of the Pyroar, its target aimed directly at the Chandelure.
The Chandelure didn't even try to dodge; it charged straight at the massive pillar of fire.
The flames from the pillar of fire struck the Chandelure without causing any damage; instead, they were absorbed by the Ghostly Purple flames on the Chandelure holder.
However, the Chandelure was still knocked back a few steps by the impact of the fire pillar, but of course, the damage from this impact was negligible for the Chandelure.
After absorbing the flames from Pyroar, the flames on the lamp holders of Chandelure became even more intense, even more so than the flames after Mega Evolution.
No harm?
Lysandre just wanted to slap himself. This Chandelure really did have the Chandelure Flash Fire; this was the first time he'd ever been so speechless.
I should have known better than to pretend to be an elder and release the Pokémon first. This boy in front of me must know a lot about Pyroar.
If his Mega Evolution Gyarados were to battle, wouldn't its Dark/ Water-type be an absolute counter to this Chandelure?
In the end, Lysandre Pyroar didn't use Mega Evolution because even if it evolved, it still wouldn't do any damage.
It might even cause the Chandelure to absorb even more powerful flames, ultimately backfiring on itself.
This battle was so painful for Lysandre that he felt like he had eaten poop. Even the glasses invented in the research institute to aid in battle suggested that he just surrender.
What an idiot!
I'm definitely going to dock the pay of the person who invented these glasses when I get back!!
The situation on the field had almost completely turned into a one-sided affair.
The Pyroar wanted to use a close-range attack like Crunch, but it couldn't get close to the opponent at all because of the Chandelure's continuous barrage of skills.
Ranged attack skills are either ineffective or only provide buffs to the Chandelure, which then continuously attacks, forcing the Pyroar to constantly dodge and jump from one floating platform to another.
Even the skill of Dig is unusable in the Water Arena.
He couldn't very well let his Pyroar jump into the pool, could he?
Lysandre could only watch helplessly as his Pyroar's strength was gradually depleted.
In the final moments of the battle, Lysandre even commanded Pyroar to use Protect to create an energy shield, then, while enduring Chandelure of moves, use Flare Blitz to get close to Chandelure before using Dark type Crunch.
As a result, Roy, the sixth brother, simply took out Pocket Watch Chandelure and Mega Evolution Mega Chandelure, Ability changed to Infiltrator.
A massive Shadow Ball pierced through the energy shield and struck the Pyroar, taking away its last bit of strength.
This was the first time Lysandre had ever seen Chandelure capable of Mega Evolution, and he was completely stunned.
Even after Wallace announced the battle results, he was completely distracted when he recalled the Pyroar, which had lost its fighting ability.
He suddenly couldn't quite understand Roy. His bonds with the Pokémon were so heartwarming, but why was his battle style so disgusting?
It's not that the playing style is disgusting... it's just incredibly disgusting.
Feeling disgusted, Lysandre couldn't stay a second longer and said to Roy:
"Young man, you've won this battle and have learned your lesson. Now I can leave, right?"
"Of course, Mr. Lysandre. Welcome to visit our Sootopolis City again, and we look forward to our next match."