Hearing his trainer's command, Charizard immediately abandoned Air Slash. His claws lengthened rapidly, crossing in front of his chest.
The two collided. Flare Blitz was clearly more powerful than Dragon Claw, and Charizard was knocked into several consecutive somersaults in midair.
"Huff... huff..."
Charizard panted heavily. He had never expected the scrawny monkey before him to be so strong.
Seeing that Infernape wanted to attack again, Yellow Hair changed tactics. "Use Double Team to confuse him."
"Encore!"
Ye Qing smiled faintly. This was exactly what he had been waiting for. How could he pass up such a good opportunity?
A mysterious power filled Infernape's eyes as he stared fixedly at Charizard.
This is bad. It's bad enough that this monkey knows Fake Out, but how does he know Encore too?
Ten thousand Grass Mud Horses stampeded through Yellow Hair's mind. Now that Charizard had been hit by Encore, he could not use any other moves for a while. If his opponent caught his real body again, he would be in trouble.
Still, Double Team was very deceptive. He probably would not be discovered.
"Escape into the sky!"
Encore had a time limit. As long as he could stall until it wore off, he would have a chance.
Once Charizard flew high enough, even if Ye Qing identified his real body, there would be nothing he could do.
Clinging to that sliver of hope, Yellow Hair prayed that Charizard could hold out.
Over a dozen Charizard flapped their wings and soared upward. By comparison, the wingless Infernape could barely move in midair.
"Counter Shield!"
Without hesitation, Ye Qing immediately used Ash's signature move.
"Counter Shield?"
The announcer looked puzzled. This was his first time hearing that name.
Infernape spun rapidly in midair. The Flamethrower pouring from his mouth danced in every