Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Strange Weather, Moltres
Gary and Blastoise silently looked up at the sky. It was drizzling, but the rain didn't last long.
It stopped in less than a minute, and the dark clouds quickly dispersed, revealing the bright sun.
"Huh?" Gary looked at Blastoise.
"What's wrong with you, little old turtle? The Rain Dance is too short."
"Blastoise!"
Blastoise was also surprised. It usually practiced Rain Dance a lot, and it should last for more than a minute.
"Blastoise!"
Blastoise was a little embarrassed and used Rain Dance again. The sky was covered by dark clouds once more, and drizzle fell.
However, the drizzle didn't last long.
This time it didn't even last a minute before the dark clouds dispersed again, revealing the bright sun.
"Blastoise!"
Blastoise felt very embarrassed. It was fine if it couldn't learn the skills, but now even the duration of the rain was so short.
Just when Blastoise wanted to continue using Rain Dance, Gary stopped it. "Stop, it's not your problem."
"Blastoise?" Blastoise thought for a while. It usually had no problem with Rain Dance. This situation happening now must have another reason.
Gary looked around. The Pokémon living at the mouth of the volcano definitely didn't know the Sunny Day move.
If they did, they would have used it long ago, and it wouldn't have waited until now.
In this way, there is only one possibility left: Moltres caused it. The Legendary Bird can easily change the climate of the surrounding environment.
As for whether it was caused by humans, others wouldn't go to Mt. Ember for no reason. Although the danger level here in Mt. Ember is not as high as that in Mt. Silver, it is not something that ordinary Trainers can enter.
The strength of the wild Pokémon here is between the elite and gym levels.
"Zapdos, you come to change the weather," Gary said.
Great!
"Zapdos!" Zapdos flew to the sky, and in an instant, the entire mouth of the volcano was covered by dark clouds.
Ordinary Pokémon can no longer replace such a climate with this air skill.
Gary stared at the magma and found that it was a little different today.
From time to time, bubbles could be seen coming out, indicating that there was airflow rising from the bottom of the magma.
Crash!
The next second, the originally calm magma stirred up waves, and a gorgeous figure rushed out of the magma.
A bird Pokémon with beige feathers and flames on its head, wings, and tail appeared.
**[LV50 Moltres/Champion]**
"Here!!"
Gary didn't expect Moltres to appear at this time, and judging from Moltres's condition at the moment, it should have almost recovered in the magma.
"Zapdos!"
Zapdos in the dark clouds also saw Moltres and quickly flew to Gary's side, calling out to Moltres.
"Moltres!"
When it saw Zapdos, Moltres was also confused. It didn't expect Zapdos to be captured by humans, and Zapdos also said that it wanted to have a battle with it.
"Moltres, let's have a battle. If you win, you will become my Pokémon. If you lose, I will let you go free and give you some benefits," said Gary.
"Moltres!"
As a Fire-type Pokémon, Moltres would definitely not be afraid of a fight and agreed to Gary's request for a battle. The dark clouds in the sky also dispersed at this moment.
"Zapdos!"
Zapdos' body was full of arcs, and all its feathers stood up, entering battle mode.
Just when the two sides were on the verge of a fight, a blue body appeared between the two Pokémon.
"Blastoise!" Blastoise stood up.
Seeing Blastoise stand up, Gary was a little surprised and asked, "Blastoise... do you want to fight Moltres?"
"Blastoise!" Blastoise nodded, wanting to have a fight with Moltres.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. Zapdos, you step back," said Gary.
"Zapdos." Zapdos retreated to Gary's side, leaving Moltres to Blastoise.
Moltres was also full of doubts. Why not use Zapdos when you have one? Instead, use an ordinary Water Pokémon.
Do you really think that fire can have an advantage because it is countered by water?
"Moltres, you can start," Gary said.
"Moltres!"
Moltres opened its mouth and sprayed out a sea of flames, trying to devour Blastoise.
"Hydro Pump!" Gary ordered.
Blastoise attacked head-on, and the cannons sprayed two Hydro Pumps.
The powerful Hydro Pump was like a blade, splitting the majestic flames in two. The Hydro Pump emitted white smoke and hit Moltres.
Moltres was repelled by the Hydro Pump, showing an incredible look. This was a battle at the mouth of the volcano, and it was a battle under a sunny sky.
It had the best time and place. How could its Flamethrower be defeated by a Blastoise?
Blastoise's potential is not higher than Moltres, and its level is also higher than Moltres.
Although Moltres has the best time and place, the top-grade Mystic Water carried by Blastoise also makes up for this gap.
"Water Pulse!"
Bang! Bang!
Blastoise's cannons shot out two water balls, and the water balls quickly passed through the air. Moltres dodged one water ball but was hit by the second one.
"Moltres!" Moltres waved its wings, and fiery blades rushed towards Blastoise. Blastoise immediately turned around and used its shell to block all the wind blades, then fired two Water Pulses to counterattack.
Bang! Bang!
Seeing the incoming Water Pulse, Moltres spread its flames, and a hot storm fanned out.
The two Water Pulses flew a distance and gradually evaporated into water vapor. Heat Wave hit Blastoise.
"Hydro Pump!"
Blastoise's cannons sprayed Hydro Pump, which moved forward in the Heat Wave and hit Moltres.
Moltres couldn't stand the continuous water attack and immediately landed on the ground and used Roost to recover its strength.
"Blastoise!"
How could Blastoise give Moltres time to recover? It immediately used Water Pulse to attack. Moltres fanned its wings, hitting the wind blade to counterattack.
The water ball collided with the wind blade and was instantly detonated, turning into a splash and spreading shock waves around.
Blastoise continued to attack and immediately hit the Hydro Pump.
Moltres knew that the Hydro Pump was powerful, so it took off immediately but was still chased by the Hydro Pump and smacked down directly.
Bang!!
Moltres fell into the magma.
"This...!" Gary was stunned. Blastoise couldn't enter the magma, and Moltres could recover its strength and injuries in the magma.
The next second, the cry resounded through the sky.
"Moltres!"
Moltres flew out of the magma. Perhaps because of the magma, the feathers on Moltres' body exuded a golden glow, and combined with the flame feathers, it looked dazzling, worthy of being the most majestic Pokémon among Fire-types.
"Very chivalrous."
It can be seen that Moltres has its own pride and does not use the lava to recover.