Then, a deep purple aura appeared on Charizard's body, swinging its tail heavily, with its momentum skyrocketing.
At the same time, a faint purple light appeared on Lance's body.
Over the course of one night, he had gradually figured out how to use the "Dragon Power."
At the same time, Aggron lifted one foot heavily and stomped towards the ground with the force of thunder. The ripple of ground energy constructed a wave, causing a violent tremor of the ground, spreading from Aggron as the center.
Charizard and Aggron, with one being in the air and the other on the ground, could be considered a standard pair for doubles, at least they wouldn't interfere with each other.
After all, with just one night, how complex and feasible a tactic could everyone come up with on their first cooperation?
Not dragging each other down was already good enough.
Compared to them, Natsuhiko and Hilona appeared much more composed.
"Spiritomb, Taunt!"
"Togekiss, Nasty Plot!"
The target of Spiritomb's Taunt was Charizard, who was halfway through the "Dragon Dance."
Forcing the boost to be interrupted abruptly.
And Togekiss flew behind Spiritomb, calmly boosting its special attack.
But doing so, an obvious downside was that Spiritomb couldn't dodge Aggron's "Earthquake."
Even though Spiritomb wasn't countered by Ground Types, the power of the "Earthquake" technique couldn't be easily withstood either.
Bam!
The Spiritomb on the ground was directly hit head-on by the ripples of the quake, sustaining considerable damage.
Lance and Flint exchanged glances.
They didn't feel happy about causing damage to Spiritomb.
Instead, a faint feeling of foreboding arose in their hearts.
This, no matter how you looked at it, seemed like a trap awaiting them to jump into.
However, Charizard was already Taunted, even if it wanted to stop, it couldn't.
And Aggron, not to mention, was inherently an aggressive Pokémon.
"Air Slash."
Natsuhiko didn't care what they thought, directly commanding Togekiss to initiate the strongest control.
"Chah-Kyee!"
Togekiss's wings vibrated, with its special attack greatly enhanced after using "Nasty Plot," targeting the Aggron whose special defense was relatively weak.
"Roar—!!"
Charizard flapped its wings, flew before Aggron, and with a swing, an "Air Slash" was slashed out, directly canceling out one of Togekiss's.
And another was directly shattered by its drawn "Dragon Claw."
Having had a battle experience with Togekiss before, Lance had a better understanding of how to handle the threat of "Air Slash," especially when it wasn't very proficient in "Air Slash."
"Spiritomb, Shadow Assault!"
When Togekiss's Air Slash was smashed by Charizard, Hilona began her maneuver.
Spiritomb's body, like black mist, swiftly sank into the ground. With the speed of "Shadow Assault," it appeared behind Aggron and Charizard.
Rushing directly in between two such robust Pokémon?
Was this a kamikaze move?!
"Charizard, Jet Flame!"
"Aggron, Iron Tail!"
No matter what tactics Natsuhiko and Hilona had, with Spiritomb rushing in like this, if they didn't deal with it, how could the battle continue afterward?
"Watch me," Natsuhiko said calmly.
"Chah-kyee!"
Togekiss erupted in a brilliant and dazzling light, attracting Charizard's attention.
The Jet Flame swerved directly, shooting towards Togekiss.
On the other side, Aggron's thick and hard iron tail, relentlessly went towards Spiritomb on the ground behind.
Seeing this scene, Hilona relaxed her brow, with a slight curve forming at the corners of her mouth.
"Pain Split!"
Boom!!!
As the metallic shimmering "Iron Tail" descended heavily, a cunning gleam flashed in Spiritomb's eyes, with a dark glow shooting from its body.
But its target wasn't Aggron; it was Charizard!
Charizard, while releasing "Jet Flame," suddenly faltered, and the attack Spiritomb launched drew away a large portion of its stamina.
Charizard: Why... Aggron's deed, why am I the one getting hurt?
Spiritomb looked at Aggron: Giving up yet? (σ｀･ω･′)σ
Seeing the situation, Aggron was taken aback, unsure if it should continue fighting.
If it was the one hurt, it would accept it.
But Charizard getting hurt made it hesitate.
While it hesitated, Togekiss, using "Extreme Speed" to evade Charizard's "Jet Flame" from the side, showed no mercy.
"Chah-kyee!"
The three crests on Togekiss's head gently trembled.
Instinctively, from the sky, white spots rained down, embedding into Spiritomb's body, healing some of its injuries.
Dawn!
This time, Spiritomb could start to take hits again, no, show off.
Taunting Aggron with a tilt of its eyes.
Taunt!
Lance and Flint exchanged another look, finally understanding Natsuhiko and Hilona's strategy.
Wasn't this just borrowing their strength and returning it to them?
Letting Spiritomb take the beating, with Togekiss as support, the harder Charizard and Aggron hit it, the more damage it would return to them.
Spiritomb not dodging Aggron's earthquake before was because Spiritomb never intended to dodge.