A green Breloom with a giant mushroom on its head and clenched Breloom appeared on the field. This Pokémon is Grass/ Fighting type Type and has considerable attack power.
"No, ga!"
This Breloom had sharp eyes and assumed a standard Fighting type stance; upon seeing the Combusken, its fighting spirit seemed to ignite.
Xinhai looked at the Combusken beside him and said, "Go, but remember to know your limits."
"What?!"
Combusken nodded, leaped onto the field, and locked eyes with Breloom. People seemed to see Spark between the two Pokémon.
" Breloom! Use Mach Punch!" The Fighting Trainer's voice carried a Frisk of caution, knowing he had to go all out, or he might lose.
"No, ga!"
With a swift movement, the Breloom leaped in front of the Combusken, its fists instantly transforming into blurry afterimages, striking the Combusken's face with a whooshing sound!
" Quick Attack! Rock Smash!" Xinhai's voice was calm and decisive.
The Combusken's figure blurred instantly, turning into a white streak that skimmed the ground, almost grazing the lower right side of Breloom's outstretched arm, and instantly closing in on its opponent!
"What?!"
At the same time, the right claw, imbued with Fighting type energy, whistled through the air and struck the relatively vulnerable waist and abdomen of the Breloom!
"Bang!"
The Rock Smash energy collided with the Breloom that the Mach Punch had hastily parried, producing a dull thud.
The Combusken's pupils contracted slightly. It had thought that the Rock Smash, propelled by the Quick Attack, would hit its target squarely, but it hadn't expected the Breloom to react so quickly.
Xinhai's heart skipped a beat: 'It's actually a Hidden Ability Technician!'
(Once the Technician is developed, many skills can be transformed from ordinary to extraordinary. Moreover, because it is based on the real world, the power of a skill will increase as proficiency increases.)
(Because the Technician greatly enhances skill proficiency, it can, in a sense, amplify the effectiveness of high-powered Technician.)
Seeing that its attack had failed, the Combusken immediately retreated. The Breloom, unable to catch up, spat out dozens of emerald green seeds at the Combusken.
"Block it with the Fire Spin!" Xinhai shouted immediately.
The Combusken opened its mouth and spat out golden flames that swirled up like living things, instantly forming a rotating wall of fire in front of it.
The emerald green seed collided with the Fire Spin and was instantly ignited into sparks. With a crackling sound, the impact of the seed was completely dissipated.
" Breloom, use Force Palm!" The Fighting Trainer frowned slightly and gave the order again.
The Breloom pushed its arms forward with a sudden burst, and a red energy shockwave, like a cannonball, instantly Infiltrator the gaps in the Fire Spin and blasted towards the Combusken's chest.
" Quick Attack sideways movement!" Xinhai's roar rang out almost simultaneously with the sound of the shockwave cutting through the air.
The Combusken felt a sudden change in wind pressure on its chest and instinctively lunged sideways. The shockwave grazed its wings and exploded in place, making its feathers stand on end.
"Use Rock Tomb!" The boxing trainer seized the opportunity and continued issuing commands.
"Noga! Noga!"
The Breloom's palms glowed with a yellowish-brown energy, and it threw two fist-sized rocks at the Combusken.
"Charge in Quick Attack!" Xinhai ordered, knowing there was no time to lose.
"What?!"
The Combusken was enveloped in a flash of white light as it charged toward the incoming rock. Just before it hit, it did a front flip to dodge the attack and landed before continuing its charge toward the Breloom.
Knowing there was no way to dodge, the boxing trainer quickly ordered, " Double Team, use Mach Punch!"
With a swift movement, the Breloom split into three clones, and the four figures simultaneously assumed Fighting type stances, their fists transforming into blurry red light as they charged straight at the Combusken!
Xinhai looked at the four Breloom and ordered, " Combusken, Rock Smash Kick!"
"Scare!"
A cold glint flashed in the Combusken's eyes. It suddenly lowered its waist and lashed out with its right leg like a steel whip, whistling through the air as it struck the four figures simultaneously.
"Bang!"
The three Double Team vanished instantly upon being kicked, while a clanging sound was heard when the kick struck the fourth Breloom.
The Breloom was forced back two steps by the sweeping kick, but it still gritted its teeth and threw Mach Punch to counterattack.
However, those two steps were enough for Combusken to steady itself. It gathered Fighting type energy in its legs and kicked its right leg towards Breloom.
The Breloom's Mach Punch landed on this kick, but the force of the impact made its arm go numb, and it was thrown to the ground again.
" Breloom, Leech Seed!" the boxing trainer shouted in a panic upon seeing it.
Despite the excruciating pain, the Breloom opened its mouth and spat out two seeds at the pursuing Combusken, but the Combusken dodged them by sidestepping.
The Combusken swiftly kicked out with its left leg, accurately striking the Breloom in the chest, sending it sliding five meters across the ground before coming to a stop.
"Yes, sir!!!"
Breloom let out a painful scream and struggled to its feet, but was Combusken's small Flamethrower and completely lost its ability to fight.
" The Breloom is unable to fight!" The host's voice carried a hint of expected helplessness mixed with continued excitement.
"Incredible! Xingtian and Combusken have secured their eighth victory! Eight consecutive wins! They're only two steps away from a ten-game winning streak!"
The boxer smiled wryly, retracted his Breloom, nodded in Xinhai's direction, and then turned to walk off the stage.
The ninth challenger is a trainer who uses Graveler.
The burly trainer watched as Combusken defeated Breloom once again, looking at Xinhai and Combusken on the field with some admiration.
Thinking of the defeated Sandslash, he knew his chances of winning were slim. His Graveler had amazing defense, but its speed was its biggest weakness.
Even though the chances are slim, I still have to go, since they don't offer refunds. I'll just treat it as a challenge against the experts.
" Graveler! Use the Defense Curl and Rollout!" He was still using his most familiar tactic.
However, the Combusken didn't give it a chance to Rollout. It first used Quick Attack to get to the side of the Graveler, and then used a Step Side Kick with Fighting type Energy.
"Thump!"
The massive body of the Graveler was kicked away, its previously tightened body instantly relaxing and its Defense Curl state being Sheer Force interrupted.
" Combusken, Pursuit, Rock Smash Kick!" Xinhai's command was decisive and swift.
Finally, after a powerful Rock Smash Kick from Combusken struck it in the chest, Graveler was sent flying backward and crashed to the ground, losing its fighting ability.
The entire match ended in less than a minute.
" Graveler is unable to fight! Nine consecutive wins! Xingtian is only one win away from ten consecutive wins!" the host shouted, and the audience erupted in cheers.
The tenth challenger is a trainer using Primeape.
"Cha-cha~"
When the Primeape first appeared, it Rage pounded its chest and let out a Taunt roar, its fighting spirit seemingly extremely high.
" Primeape! Show them your fighting spirit! Use Cross Chop!" The trainer tried to ignite Primeape's fighting spirit.
"Wow!"
Primeape roared, crossed its arms to gather Fighting type energy, and charged at Combusken like a red chariot.
Despite a slight muscle soreness in his leg, the nine-game Combusken has reached its peak performance.
Facing the charging Primeape, a sharp glint flashed in Combusken's eyes. It was determined to win its tenth victory in the fastest and most direct way possible.
Sensing the Combusken's will, Xinhai smiled, then solemnly commanded, " Combusken, Rock Smash Kick with all your might!"
"Scare!"
Combusken let out a clear crow, and its right leg suddenly gathered a dense crimson energy. The extreme speed brought by its Speed Boost made it transform into a blurry red light as it charged towards the oncoming Primeape.
"Wow!"
Primeape's crossed arms, brimming with crimson Fighting type energy, slashed at Combusken with a whooshing Combusken that tore through the air; its frenzied fighting spirit was almost tangible.
Meanwhile, Combusken's right leg, already as red-hot as a steel whip, carrying the ferocious energy of the Rock Smash skill, slammed into the intersection of the Cross Chop!
"Bang--"
The clash of two pure Fighting type energies stirred up a cloud of dust on the arena.
The force of the impact pushed the Primeape backward, leaving its front wide open, and it became somewhat unsteady as it stumbled.
After three days of training, Combusken quickly regained its balance and took another step to kick Primeape in the chest.