Gouging Fire was unusually massive. Counting its shield-like crest, it stood nearly four meters tall, and paired with its fierce assault, it carried an immense sense of intimidation.
To calm it down, we can only knock it out first. Flame Guard can deflect many moves, but using it consecutively carries the risk of failure, so don't think about defense—attack straight away!
Mingyou quickly formulated a tactic, having Friede coordinate with him to launch an offensive together. Once Flame Guard failed, that would be Gouging Fire's opening, and by seizing that momentary chance, they could heavily damage it.
Hearing this, Friede smiled and nodded. His intuition was not wrong; if Mingyou served as an enemy, he would be an extremely troublesome opponent, but if they were teammates, he was naturally as reliable as could be.
Immediately, Garchomp and Charizard adopted aerial combat from both sides, launching an attack on Gouging Fire together to disrupt its movements. Following that, Ogerpon put on the Cornerstone Mask and attacked from the front.
The tactic was a great success. Encircled from three sides, a rampaging Gouging Fire had its own pride and firmly refused to retreat, but driven by instinct, it could only temporarily use Flame Guard to fend off the attacks and continue charging forward at full speed to deal a heavy blow to these enemies.
Once, twice, three times!
Even though it was extremely skilled at manipulating fire in battle, the fourth time, the weakening of the flames caused it to fail in smoothly deploying Flame Guard to shield itself.
Seizing this instantaneous opportunity, Garchomp and Charizard simultaneously executed Dragon Claw, while Ogerpon also hauled the Ivy Cudgel and leaped forward, directly ending the battle!
With a boom, Gouging Fire, having had its defense breached, lost its balance on all fours and collapsed