"Could that be Flame Body?! Gliscor, are you okay?" Ash's expression grew serious, and he called out anxiously. At the sound of his voice, Gliscor perked up and cried out. Ash immediately commanded, "Good! Gliscor, throw up some sand, then use X-Scissor!"
Hearing Ash's order, Gliscor swung its pincers again, sweeping them across the ground and kicking up a cloud of sand that blocked Volcarona's vision. Then it sprang into the air using its tail as a pivot. Its pincers glowed white as it crossed them and flew straight at Volcarona.
"Fire Blast!" At Liu Qing's command, Volcarona quickly gathered power in its mouth. The instant Gliscor's attack struck, it fired a blast of flame shaped like the character 大. The attack hit Gliscor at point-blank range and drove it straight into the ground. When the flames dissipated, Gliscor had fainted.
"Gliscor is unable to battle! Volcarona wins!" Brock immediately announced.
"Come back, Gliscor. Thanks, you worked really hard!" Ash took out its Poké Ball and recalled it, then looked at Volcarona. Volcarona is Bug- and Fire-type. Grotle would be at a complete disadvantage, so that only leaves one choice! With that thought, he took out Monferno's Poké Ball and threw it again. "Monferno, I'm counting on you one more time!"
"Volcarona, Confusion!" "Monferno, Dig!"
At Liu Qing's command, Volcarona's eyes immediately glowed blue as it fixed its gaze on Monferno. But Monferno quickly flipped headfirst toward the ground and used Dig, disappearing underground. It then burst out beneath Volcarona and threw an uppercut, only for Volcarona to beat its wings and pull back, avoiding the attack.
"Mach Punch!" Ash immediately commanded. Monferno quickly gathered power, its right fist glowing white as it punched straight at Volcarona. The blow landed instantly, knocking Volcarona backward. With the attack successful, Ash pressed