章 417: Chapter 404: Power Rankings! Monferno Rises_1
Eevee, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster, and Monferno all showed off their progress, which was followed by performances from Glutton and Milotic.
However, Glutton hadn't improved much; the same went for Milotic, which had just gotten used to all the moves it learned after evolving.
The Combination Skill of Twister and Whirlpool, the Water Tornado, was still not mastered by Milotic after a week, and it had only just gotten proficient with Water Gun, let alone condensing water.
Seeing this, Monferno grinned proudly, certain that Glutton and Milotic were definitely not going to be a match for it at the moment.
...
A few days later, after a period of staying and hurrying along, Fang Yuan and the others returned to Su Province, Ping City.
Having roamed around outside for a month, school was about to start, and Fang Yuan and his team had no choice but to return.
Not long after coming back, the "First Fang Yuan Tournament" was sponsored by Fang Yuan and held on the outskirts of Nanwu Town below Pingcheng.
The rules of this competition were simple; several Pokemon would take turns fighting, a Pokemon could only use one item, and one move was banned, Glutton's Black Ghostfire.
Then came the competition itself.
The first match, Eevee vs. the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster.
Though the Super Electromagnetic Gun of the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster had strong destructive power and was extremely fast, Eevee clearly had the upper hand in predictive response ability. Faced with Eevee's numerous trump cards, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster simply couldn't lock onto it and besides... some of Eevee's moves had even more destructive power than the Super Electromagnetic Gun. So, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Moster was in a bind, struggling to hit Eevee and not certain to win even in a head-to-head contest... it was truly frustrating.
As for Electromagnetic Storm, though it looked horrifying, Eevee didn't care and launched its ultimate move. Following that... after Eevee's Spiral Psychic Sphere blasted a big hole into the Electromagnetic Storm, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster realized it was still second best.
In addition, the Teleport ability of the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster was completely suppressed by Eevee's Future Sight move. In the end, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster gave up the fight, as Eevee's abilities were too well-rounded, and it couldn't find any weaknesses.
Next, Eevee notified Monferno, Glutton, and Milotic, all three Pokemon, that it conceded directly.
Afterward, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster was up against Monferno, Glutton, and Milotic. Having watched the battle between the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster and Eevee, both Monferno and Milotic also chose to concede directly.
Only Glutton indicated its desire to give it a try.
In the battle of the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster vs. Glutton...
Faced with the Super Electromagnetic Gun of the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster, Glutton's stealth tactics were obviously not up to par; whether trying to hide or lurk in the shadows, it was quickly locked on and could only awkwardly dodge. In this regard, Glutton was far inferior to Eevee. However, Glutton's Ghost Fire sneak attacks did indeed pose a significant threat to the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster.
Whether it was Eevee's Awakening Sun Fire, Glutton's Ghost Fire, or Monferno's Rage, all were moves that could give the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster a headache. Fortunately, aside from Eevee, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster could use Pray for Rain to counter the other two Pokemon.
"Blub-blub-blub-blub~~" Looking at the Purple Ghost Fire, the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster pondered, thinking it might need to learn the Magic Reflection move from Eevee one of these days. However, Glutton's Ghost Fire was already more powerful than the Flamethrower attack; could mere Magic Reflection really hold up against it?
In the end, the battle between the Self-Detonating Magnetic Monster and Glutton turned into Electromagnetic Storm vs. Ghost Fire Armored Giant. The two Pokemon decided the outcome, and when Glutton attempted to tear apart the Electromagnetic Storm, it was instead torn open. Its Ghost Fire was extinguished by the raging Electromagnetic Power, and the Dark Phantom shattered into pieces.
Glutton was so frustrated, it couldn't stand it. Not being allowed to use Black Flame was simply unfair.
Afterward, it was Glutton vs. Monferno, Milotic.
Milotic indicated it would concede this match...
It must be said, Monferno's increase in strength after evolving was enormous. During the battle, even though it was also in dire straits, Glutton's heights were dismantled and destroyed by Monferno's bare hands.
As a result, Monferno narrowly defeated Glutton.
In the battle with Glutton, Monferno used only the Lightning Armor. If it had used Rage as well, it might have won even more easily.
Then came the final battle, Monferno VS Milotic.
Finally, Milotic didn't forfeit this battle; it thought Monferno was an easy target... because Monferno had a Fire Attribute, while it had a Water Attribute.
Furthermore, Fang Yuan allowed Milotic to fight in the lake, giving it an even greater advantage.
This time, Monferno chose to use Rage to combat Milotic.
Monferno, fueled by Rage, unleashed a Flamethrower attack that gave off the vibe of a battle mage.
Following its arm and fist, Rage formed an enormous and intense Flame Fist Shadow. The Fire Fist crashed into Milotic's Whirlpool, and despite the latter's advantage in attribute and terrain, Milotic still couldn't win against Monferno due to the significant difference in strength.
All Water-based Spells were directly evaporated by Rage.
However, relying on its Healing type moves and the advantage of the terrain, Milotic still caused Monferno quite a bit of grief...
As for the Attractive body feature and Charm Moves, they were ineffective against Monferno. Wisely, to resist Milotic's charms, it chose to combat it with Rage.
In its fury, not even beauty could stop it from fighting—
The "First Fang Yuan Tournament" lasted for two days and thus concluded.
Within Fang Yuan's Team, the strengths of the Pokemon were finally ranked clearly.
From strongest to weakest, they were Eevee, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster, Monferno, Glutton, and Milotic, in the same order as they were caught.
Originally, Monferno was slated to be at the bottom, but evolution saved its dignity. It barely prevented Monferno from being last, temporarily saving face.
However, Monferno couldn't afford to relax.
Surpassing Eevee and Self-detonating Magnetic Monster was out of the question for it; the two were just too abnormal.
What Monferno needed to do was to maintain its third position.
It absolutely couldn't allow Glutton and Milotic to surpass it.
Now Milotic was still weak and had just evolved upon joining the team, yet it had already posed a great threat to Monferno with its Attribute. What would happen if Milotic was to stay with Fang Yuan for a year or two? Unthinkable!
Monferno was also quite worried about Glutton, because Glutton had one more evolution to go!
At the same time, Monferno was somewhat relieved because Glutton didn't like training; it had been living off its reserves. Since Fang Yuan caught it, it had solely relied on "eating" to grow stronger.
If one discussed the effort levels among Fang Yuan's Team's Pokemon, Monferno dared to claim it was number one. As for Glutton, it definitely was at the bottom.
In Monferno's opinion, as long as Glutton continued its eating-only habit, even if it could evolve again, it was destined not to surpass a hardworking Monferno. And as for that Black flame, Monferno believed that, as a Fire-type Spirit, it surely could find a way to counter it...
To host the "Fang Yuan Tournament," Fang Yuan had prepared one million in prize money. In the end, Eevee took 450,000, Self-detonating Magnetic Monster got 250,000, Monferno received 150,000, Glutton got 100,000, and Milotic got 50,000...
Fang Yuan planned to hold this kind of competition every six months...
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