Jubilife Pokémon Breeding Center.
The battle between the Arcanine had become a primal melee, a contest of stamina and perseverance.
Blue's Arcanine never let up. Savage electricity wreathed its sharp fangs as it lunged again!
"Use Thunder Fang too!"
The two Arcanine tore into each other again.
Li Wei's Arcanine had the advantage in weight and strength, but it was completely outclassed in speed and move power.
Although it endured the attacks with its tremendous stamina,
its injuries gradually worsened.
"Scorching Sands!"
Scalding sand instantly engulfed Li Wei's Arcanine, but it simply shook the sand off its body as though nothing had happened.
Blue raised an eyebrow. "It's ridiculously tanky..."
It could even take Scorching Sands head-on, despite the move being super effective against it.
Blue's attacks kept coming.
"Bulldoze!"
Li Wei called out, "Jump up and use Body Slam!"
Unfortunately, Arcanine missed its target.
The battle between the Arcanine had become a war of attrition, more intense than many had expected.
Neither side employed tactics. They simply countered each move as it came, their attacks clashing fiercely.
After witnessing Arcanine's toughness, Blue abandoned ranged attacks entirely and met it head-on.
Under the relentless pressure of Blue's Arcanine, Li Wei's Arcanine finally reached a critical stamina threshold.
The flames across its body suddenly surged severalfold, turning a deeper crimson. Its aura grew stronger rather than weaker!
Lorelei frowned. "Is that Blaze? No, Arcanine can't have Blaze."
Besides, Li Wei's Arcanine clearly had Intimidate. It had already demonstrated that when it entered the field.
Steven shook his head and explained,
"That isn't Blaze."
Aside from Li Wei and Arcanine itself,
Steven understood this better than anyone.
Arcanine had received a gift of flames from Moltres.
That was Arcanine's first buff.
And Arcanine wore Ho-Oh's Rainbow Wing, which was its second buff.