With a flash of red light, a Pokémon with short limbs, eyes shut tight like Brock's, and a reddish-brown flower atop its head appeared on the battlefield.
It looked much like a rafflesia from a tropical rainforest. Four spherical petals surrounded the center of the flower on its head, while beneath the enormous bloom was a body resembling a blue plant bulb.
The Pokédex announced, "Beep. Gloom, the Weed Pokémon. Grass- and Poison-type, and the evolved form of Oddish. Drool that gives off a foul stench yet tastes as sweet as honey hangs from its mouth year-round. However, it does not release a foul odor when relaxed. Only when nervous or sensing danger does it release its stench to drive away enemies."
The smell spread around Gloom. Even standing far away in the Trainer's command area, Xia You could smell it.
By the looks of it, just like that Skuntank I met yesterday, it probably has the Stench Ability!
As for Charmeleon, perhaps because of his previous experience fighting such an opponent, although the stench still gave him a headache and made him feel like vomiting, he stubbornly stood his ground, refusing to retreat a single step, driven by the fierce refusal to lose that ran in his blood!
Knowing that the longer this dragged on, the worse the situation would become, Xia You seized the initiative. "Charmeleon, let's strike first!"
Charmeleon opened his mouth and unleashed a stream of fire stronger, larger, and hotter than Ember!
"He's already learned Flamethrower?" Erika waved her hand and shouted, "Gloom, dodge it, quick!"
Unfortunately, without the boost from Chlorophyll, Gloom's slow speed meant that even if it wanted to dodge, it was no use. In the end, the scorching flames still struck it.
Its body burned, and once the flames disappeared, Erika