The Gym apprentices watching from below the stage looked utterly hopeless. Even the gym leader, the Conkeldurr, was so powerless against Ghost type Pokémon like Annihilape.
They overheard Roy and Chuck mentioning that Roy was also going to participate in this year's Martial Arts Tournament when they passed by.
What will they do at the Martial Arts Tournament a few days later?
What can they use to deal with Roy's Annihilape?
Seeing that the Conkeldurr had lost his ability to battle, Chuck recalled him and took out another Conkeldurr Poké Ball to release his next Pokémon.
A flash of red light, and an Intermediate King level Heracross appeared in the Arena.
To Roy's surprise, Chuck's Heracross had the Ability of Moxie.
It's obvious that Chuck saw that the Annihilape's stamina was low and wanted Heracross to defeat it, triggering the Moxie Annihilape increase attack power and then push the team away.
However, the Annihilape certainly cannot fulfill Heracles's wish so easily.
Heracross, use Aerial Ace!
Heracles' transparent wings, hidden within his shell, began to flap, and white and pink Flying type energy condensed around Heracross body.
Facing Heracross flying towards it, Annihilape's fist once again condensed Ghost type energy.
The difference this time is that the purple fist, composed of Ghost-type energy, is even larger than the punch that Conkeldurr earlier.
Knowing he was running out of energy, the Annihilape decided to use his last move to inflict maximum damage on Heracross.
Having already suffered damage more than six times in previous battles against the Conkeldurr, the Annihilape's Rage Fist was almost at its peak power.
That punch will hurt a lot!
Heracross was startled by the sudden surge in power of the Annihilape.
However, he could sense that the Annihilape was not in good condition, so he still gritted his teeth and charged forward, flapping his Aerial Ace and spinning around. His swallow-like figure flashed by, and his horn slammed into the Annihilape's chest.
Annihilape recoiled in pain, but before collapsing, it swung its fist, imbued with Ghost-type energy, and slammed it into Heracross.
The condensed Ghost-type energy nearly engulfed Heracross, and the immense force blasted the flapping-winged Heracross back against the railing at the edge of the Arena.
If it weren't for the surrounding railings, he might have been sent flying straight out of the Arena.
The Annihilape was sent flying to the center of the Arena by Horn Attack by Heracross's horn. Unable to withstand the impact, the Annihilape finally revealed its ring eyes and lost its ability to fight.
Heracross also showed a pained expression, looking at the dented mark on his chest from the Ghost type fist of Annihilape.
That punch from the Annihilape really meant to kill him.
What grudge or hatred could this be?
Roy took out Poké Ball and recalled the Annihilape, which had lost its ability to battle.
"Good job, Annihilape. Your efforts won't be in vain. Now, let the other companions take over."
The Annihilape's Poké Ball shook slightly, seemingly in response to Roy.
The current situation on the field presents both good and bad news for Roy.
The good news is that when Annihilape was unable to fight, it used its most powerful Rage Fist to take away most of Heracross's strength.
The bad news is that Heracross's Moxie Ability was triggered after defeating Annihilape, increasing his attack power and his aura accordingly.
Furthermore, under Chuck's command, Heracross is also using Swords Dance to enhance his abilities.
After returning the Annihilape to its Poké Ball, Roy didn't have time to think and immediately summoned Chandelure from within his body.
If Heracross were to be fully upgraded, he might actually be wiped out by this Heracross.
The flames on the Chandelure holder in the Arena converged at a single point and Spit Up directly at Heracross was undergoing enhancement.
At this moment, Heracross had reached the final moment of his Swords Dance, his aura rising steadily, just one step away from merging the lightsaber into his body.
If Heracross wants to complete the upgrade, it must take this Flamethrower, but it has already taken Rage Fist Annihilape Heracross, and its stamina is already mostly gone.
If you are hit by the Flamethrower from the Chandelure...
Seeing the Flamethrower about to hit Heracles, Chuck, not daring to gamble, had Heracross give up on strengthening.
Heracles' wings spread and fluttered, carrying him away from the flames.
Seeing that Heracross's enhancement was Sheer Force interrupted, Roy took out his Pocket Watch, activated the Key Stone Pocket Watch, and a beam of light shone towards the Chandelure.
"The ghost lights the lamp, the spirit fire reignites, the Chandelure, Mega Evolution!"
Mega Evolution!
Chuck, sitting on the opposite command post, was completely bewildered; this was the first time he had ever known that Roy possessed Mega Evolution.
That brat really kept it hidden.
He even kept it from himself?
As the light of evolution faded, the Mega Chandelure appeared in the Arena.
The moment the Mega Chandelure appeared, the temperature in the entire Arena rose by several degrees, and Chuck felt a surge of heat throughout his body.
The other apprentices stared in astonishment at the towering, shimmering purple flame chandelier-like Mega Chandelure suspended in mid-air.
Chuck's expression was different, because he was the one battling against the chandelier!
Fighting Ghost type is already difficult enough, and now Roy has pulled this stunt on him. How is he supposed to fight this?
Heracross also felt troubled when he saw the Mega Chandelure emanating blue-purple flames in mid-air.
"Chandelure, use Flamethrower!"
Flames erupted from the lamp base of the Mega Chandelure.
Unlike many Pokémon that only Spit Up a single flame, Mega Chandelure condensed flames on each lamp holder and shot them towards Heracross.
Heracross dodged left and right, but as soon as he dodged one flame, another followed immediately.
Helpless, Heracross could only flap its wings and continue to dodge. Chuck felt that his Heracross had fallen into Roy's battle rhythm.
This isn't the script we should be seeing!
Shouldn't Heracross trigger Moxie after defeating the Annihilape, then unleash his Swords Dance and wipe out the entire team?
Now, let alone pushing the enemy team, Heracross can't even touch them.
The Mega Chandelure transformed into a turret, continuously unleashing skills at Heracross from the center of the Arena.
Heracross was bombarded with a barrage of attacks, leaving her only able to flap her wings and dodge.
Even to rest for a while, Heracross used Dig to disappear into the ground.