"Lucario, Blaze Kick!" Lucario's Aura Sphere could hold its own even against Hyper Beam, so Liu Qing was astonished that Typhlosion could attack immediately after taking it. Still, he recovered quickly and gave his command.
Lucario was also confident in his Aura Sphere. Seeing his opponent continue attacking as though nothing had happened only fired up his fighting spirit. Blazing flames sprang up around his foot, and he delivered a side kick at the incoming Flame Wheel. Blaze Kick and Flame Wheel locked against each other, neither giving an inch, as though testing their strength. But Lucario was a Fighting-type Pokémon with formidable combat skills, and a fire-based fighting technique like Blaze Kick came naturally to him. Using the force of his right-leg kick, he vaulted into the air. Typhlosion's momentum immediately sent him tipping to one side. Lucario then brought his left foot down in an axe kick, striking Typhlosion squarely on the forehead and driving him deep into the battlefield, blasting out a crater. Lucario used the force of the blow to backflip away.
"Fighting at close range is too dangerous." Mura could tell at a glance that Typhlosion was no match in close combat for a Fighting-type Pokémon with such powerful natural battle instincts. He immediately changed tactics. "Typhlosion, Flamethrower!"
Although the kick had struck Typhlosion's head, it only left him slightly dazed. Hearing Mura's command, he shook his head and opened his mouth, firing a Flamethrower at the retreating Lucario.
"Aura Sphere!" Liu Qing ordered.
Lucario quickly gathered an Aura Sphere and fired it at the Flamethrower. A sizzling sound rang out as the attacks collided. The Aura Sphere split the entire column of fire down the middle, then slammed into Typhlosion's mouth with a boom. Primeape immediately lost his balance and stumbled back several steps