Tracey raised the red battle flag high, and a numerical countdown appeared on the screen.
Shen Qi couldn't help thinking that their racing events were still better, with hot race girls holding checkered flags all year round.
Barrier walls rose around the arena to keep the spectators safe.
The countdown reached zero, and the battle flag in Tracey's hand dropped.
"Begin the battle!"
Bang-
As Blue pulled out a Poké Ball, he swiftly bent down and pressed a palm against the ground.
Ground-type energy churned beneath his feet, heaving up and down. At the same time, the ground beneath Silver shook violently as well, like a small-scale earthquake.
A Trainer Skill!
It wasn't a Trainer Skill Shen Qi had seen in the general textbooks. It was probably a Style Technique.
Thrown off balance, Silver nearly fell.
In that instant, Blue had already sent out his Poké Ball.
"Arcanine, Extreme Speed!"
A streak of red light emerged from the Poké Ball, then vanished in a flash.
What a fast move execution...
Before their energy forms fully stabilized, Pokémon were far less steady when using moves.
Besides, Blue had called out Arcanine and a Normal-type priority attack, but what he sent out was Charizard!
Chapter 441: Emptying each other's HP
The arena was the size of a soccer field, and the distance between its two sides exceeded the range of the contact move Extreme Speed. Charizard charged forward, then opened his mouth and unleashed Flamethrower from fifty meters away.
The sudden change came in an instant. Silver was still unsteady on the shaking ground, and as he fell backward, the flames hit him.
"Was that it?"
"He couldn't even summon a Pokémon before our Gym Leader Blue beat him?"
Of course not. Shen Qi noticed Silver's figure breaking apart and dissipating like