082 Qin Yun's Combat Experience! Mastering the Burning Fruit
"Infernape!"
Qin Yun's eyes narrowed as Wu Pavilion's Pokémon emerged onto the battlefield.
"It's an Infernape with high potential and Black Charcoal as its held item!"
Wu Pavilion's secondary team was clearly far stronger than Hongshen's, and just this Infernape alone could likely take down three opponents in a row.
"In that case… Combusken, come out!"
A flash of red light revealed Qin Yun's Combusken, standing tall and exuding confidence.
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[Pokémon: Combusken]
[Type: Fire/Fighting]
[Ability: Speed Boost]
[Strength: Elite - Primary Stage]
[Potential: Excellent - Early Stage]
[Moves: Ember, Quick Attack, Peck, Agility, Flamethrower, Shave, Iron Nugget, Lan Kick, Double Kick, Blaze Kick]
[Special Ability: Burning Fruit]
[Held Item: Charcoal]
Combusken's stats hadn't changed much over the past 20 days, and it had yet to learn any new moves.
However, Qin Yun prioritized refinement over quantity.
Many trainers mistakenly had their Pokémon learn as many moves as possible, not realizing that unfocused training led to ineffective battles.
"Combusken? Interesting. It just so happens to share the same type as my Infernape."
Wu Pavilion's eyes gleamed with curiosity.
Qin Yun had little choice his other Pokémon, Fomantis and Heracross, were both at a major disadvantage against Infernape.
If he had chosen either of them, it would have been like handing victory to his opponent.
The only viable alternative was Kirlia, whose Psychic and Fairy typing countered Infernape's Fighting type.
However, Infernape's Fire-type moves also resisted Fairy-type attacks, making it an unreliable option.
Besides, Wu Pavilion was known for specializing in Fighting types. Kirlia would have a chance to shine later.
For now, Combusken was the best choice.
Qin Yun had complete confidence in his Combusken.
Among his four Pokémon, only Heracross had recently reached the Elite stage. The others had been at this level for a while, reaching the bottleneck for further breakthroughs.
This battle might be the push Combusken needed to advance further.
"A mere junior-stage Combusken? I could defeat that with any of my Pokémon."
Zhang Haochen scoffed in disdain.
But deep down, he was more interested in seeing how Wu Pavilion would handle this battle.
"Battle, begin!"
"Infernape, use Taunt!"
Wu Pavilion, a veteran battler, made his first move with precision.
Taunt wasn't a damaging move, but it forced the opponent to only use attacking moves for a short period.
A clever tactic against trainers who relied on stat boosts or recovery moves.
"I expected this."
With access to Infernape's stats, Qin Yun had already anticipated the Taunt strategy.
Judging by its held item and move pool, this Infernape had been trained as a Fire-type attacker rather than a Fighting-type specialist.
But Close Combat one of the strongest Fighting-type moves was still a major threat.
Qin Yun also took note of Slack Off, a healing move capable of restoring half of Infernape's HP.
"A smart play. Most challengers assume Wu Pavilion's Pokémon are primarily Fighting-types, but this Infernape is actually trained as a Fire specialist. A brilliant deception."
Qin Yun grinned.
This was not going to be an easy win.
"Combusken, use Quick Attack!"
With Taunt in effect, Agility was no longer an option, so Combusken had to rely on Quick Attack to close the distance.
"NOT!!!"
Combusken suddenly let out a furious cry.
It wasn't just angry it wanted to burn Infernape to ashes.
"Infernape, use Scratch!"
Flames flickered around Infernape's claws, catching Qin Yun's attention.
"That's… elemental control?"
This level of mastery where a Pokémon could enhance even basic moves with elemental power was usually only seen in professional-level battles.
"Combusken, use Blaze Kick!"
Without waiting for orders, Combusken's Burning Fruit activated.
Flames surged along its legs, increasing in intensity, making the Blaze Kick far more powerful than normal.
The last 20 days of training had paid off.
Combusken had gone from barely being able to use its Burning Fruit powers to applying them in real combat.
"BOOM!"
The two attacks clashed, and flames burst outward.
But something unexpected happened.
The flames from Combusken's Burning Fruit latched onto Infernape's claws, intensifying the heat.
Even for a Fire-type like Infernape, this was noticeably hotter than normal flames.
"That Combusken's flames… they're different."
Wu Pavilion's sharp eyes quickly detected the anomaly.
"Yang Yan!"
Combusken's arm morphed into flames, launching a pillar of fire straight at Infernape.
"Infernape, dodge it!"
"Combusken, use Pistol Flame!"
Unlike Yang Yan's single fire blast, Pistol Flame fired multiple smaller flame bullets from Combusken's claws in rapid succession.
"What kind of move is this?!"
Wu Pavilion's pupils shrank.
Hongshen had warned him before that Qin Yun's Pokémon weren't normal and now he was seeing it firsthand.
"Infernape, block it!"
With no time to dodge, Infernape was forced to take the hit.
Flames exploded against its body, pushing it back.
"Is Qin Yun really just a high school student?"
Wu Pavilion was stunned.
Qin Yun's battle control was on the level of a Gym Leader.
Every move, every position, and even the follow-up attacks were planned seamlessly.
The Yang Yan attack wasn't just a reckless fire blast.
Qin Yun had predicted that Infernape would dodge it, placing the flame exactly where it would move next trapping it and forcing it to take damage.
"This kid…"
Wu Pavilion couldn't help but admire Qin Yun's skill.
If it had been Zhang Haochen instead, he would have wasted stamina and attacks unnecessarily.
This battle was far more interesting than expected.
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