After that hit, Magmar's already bitter-looking face became even more contorted.
But although Wartortle had inflicted some damage, he had unfortunately been burned by the flames himself and had no choice but to poke his head out of his shell.
"An opening!" Blaine's eyes lit up as he shouted, "Magmar, use Fire Punch!"
Flaming fists rained down on Wartortle, and seemingly to avenge that earlier blow to the face, Magmar put extra force into this round of Fire Punches!
"Wartortle! Bubble Beam!"
A string of bubbles burst from Wartortle's mouth, growing steadily larger as they collided with Fire Punch.
Bang! Boom! Bang! Boom!
Both took varying degrees of damage, and by the time they each retreated to another stone pillar, they were panting.
But with his burn continuing to torment him, Wartortle looked even more pained!
"Magmar, use Fire Blast!"
Magmar released a ball of fire. In an instant, it grew larger and larger, finally forming a gigantic 大 shape as it flew toward Wartortle.
With nowhere to dodge, Xia You had no choice but to meet the flames head-on. However, since Wartortle had yet to learn any more powerful Water-type moves, he could only spit out another Water Gun to clash with Fire Blast!
Hiss...
Water and fire met, instantly unleashing billowing steam!
Despite having the type advantage, Water Gun was nowhere near powerful enough to extinguish Fire Blast. Instead, it was swallowed by the flames, which continued sweeping toward Wartortle!
Once the flames passed, Wartortle could hold on no longer and collapsed on the stone pillar.
Having finally managed to win a round, Blaine let out a long sigh of relief. "Looks like I've evened the score."
"You've raised that Magmar very well," Xia You praised him. "My Wartortle really was no match."
Although he had lost a