The two Charizard lunged at each other and fought, battling from the ground into the sky and back down again. Not only did they smash quite a few Charizard statues, but they also destroyed most of the rocks and trees on the platform. Even the watching Charizard had to retreat some distance to avoid getting caught in the battle.
The fighting was simply too fierce...
With them tangled together and moving so fast, no one could tell which was which, let alone who had the upper hand. But no matter how ferocious the battle became, sooner or later, a winner would emerge.
Then, at one particular instant, one Charizard suddenly lashed out with its tail. A deafening crack rang out, and the other Charizard went flying backward, crashing into a rock!
Before the Charizard that had been knocked away could get up, the other had already flown over and stomped hard on its belly!
"Aaargh!"
The fallen Charizard let out a scream. Unable to hold on any longer, its eyes rolled back, and it passed out completely.
"Roar!!!"
The standing Charizard threw back its head and roared at the sky, proclaiming its victory to the world with the bearing of a victor!
It certainly cut an imposing figure!
Only then could everyone see who had won the battle.
And upon looking closely, they saw that, unsurprisingly, the victor was Xia You's Charizard!
"Wonderful! It won!!"
May cheered, and even Gengar gave a long whistle!
Both the girl and the Pokémon wore smiles as they gathered beside Xia You and offered their congratulations. After nodding to May and Gengar, Xia You turned his gaze to his Charizard.
That wasn't easy...
Compared with before the battle, his Charizard now bore several obvious wounds, showing just how hard-won its victory had been.
But