After a long silence, Apollo was the first to react.
Axel wasn't the first trainer he had seen who could take a move head-on; their Team Rocket's Lt. Surge could do the same.
"Physically strong? But this is still ultimately the world of Pokémon," Apollo gritted his teeth hard, his right hand brushing over his waist.
"Weezing, Golbat, all of you come out!"
Two flashes of white light flickered, and two Pokémon appeared in front of Apollo.
One had an overall bat-like appearance, with most of its body blue.
Its mouth was unusually large, almost taking up its entire body.
A Poison + Flying-type Pokémon: Golbat!
This kind of Pokémon was extremely vicious.
If it didn't meet a kind-hearted trainer, it would become a terrifying creature that wouldn't let go once it bit its opponent, draining them dry.
Next to it was a Pokémon that constantly emitted poisonous gas.
Weezing.
"Weezing, use Smokescreen!"
"Houndoom, Flamethrower."
"Golbat, use Toxic."
After issuing three consecutive commands, Apollo looked at Axel floating in the air.
He let out a nearly maniacal laugh, "Kid, didn't you say you were good at fighting?"
"Facing my three Pokémon, let's see if your fists still work."
Axel blinked, looking at Apollo as if he were an idiot.
Just now, he was afraid Gardevoir's skin would get burned. Was Apollo taking himself as the opponent now?
What serious trainer jumps into battle personally?
Axel gave Apollo a contemptuous glance, completely ignoring the moves released by his Pokémon.
"You are ignorant, have you heard the name of the God of Flame and Life?"
A trace of confusion flashed in Apollo's eyes.
'God of Flame and Life?'
'Is this kid some sort of cultist or what?'
Before he could react, Axel was already moving.
His right hand gently brushed his waist, and a Poké Ball burning with sacred flames appeared in his hand.
Blazing flames spread rapidly, soon covering the entire sky.
Sunlight broke through the clouds, transforming into golden beams that shone upon the earth.
Seeing this dazzling entrance, Apollo naturally started to panic.
'What the hell is this thing?'
'A Pokémon's appearance is usually a flash of white or red light, and then it comes out, right?'
'Why does this kid's have such flair?'
The changes in the sky continued; a rainbow light descended from the sky, and the clouds instantly dispersed.
A rainbow stretched across the sky.
Originally, this scene was dazzling, like something out of a fairy tale.
But the members of Team Rocket couldn't help but retreat.
Because… a Pokémon appeared in the sky, a Pokémon everyone in Kanto knew.
The God of Flame and Life, a god-level Pokémon that could create divine beasts, Ho-Oh.
As soon as Ho-Oh appeared, three attacks were already in front of it.
Flamethrower from Houndoom, Toxic from Golbat, and Smokescreen from Weezing.
Seeing the people behind itself and the three attacks in front, Ho-Oh's joyful gaze instantly turned cold.
Endless flames burned in its eyes, glaring angrily at the three Pokémon on the ground.
"Ooooh~"
The roar in Houndoom's mouth vanished instantly, its devil tail stiffening behind it, the swirling flames around it and Little Blue stopping abruptly.
It wagged its tail toward Ho-Oh like a lapdog.
As a Fire-type Pokémon, it was truly afraid of Ho-Oh.
The other two moves continued flying and struck Ho-Oh hard, but didn't cause much damage.
Before Smokescreen and Toxic could get close, they were dispersed by the flames burning on Ho-Oh's body.
After defeating Brock's gym and being nurtured for so many days, Ho-Oh's level had already reached 33.
This level might not seem high, but it was Ho-Oh, a god who could wield divine abilities with a mere gesture.
Seeing the nearly stupefied Apollo, Little Blue snorted heavily, asking Jigglypuff to carry her in front of Apollo.
"Old man, didn't you say you were good at fighting? Didn't you look down on my master?"
"How come you're not talking now? Shout!"
Apollo's face twitched, and the corners of his mouth trembled uncontrollably.
Damn it, he regretted not using Flamethrower to KO this chatterbox just now.
'You're just a maid, what are you so proud of?'
"Little Blue, that's enough…", Axel waved at Little Blue, and a wave of psychic power instantly restrained her, sending her over to Gardevoir.
"Gardevoir, treat Little Blue first. I'll go with Little Phoenix to tame their arrogance," Hearing Axel's calm voice from the sky, Apollo's eyes suddenly became clear.
"Bro, I wasn't being arrogant."
"Didn't you just say you were going to teach me a lesson?"
"No, no, I just said Team Rocket weren't human."
"Didn't you say you'd show me the powerful strength of your three Pokémon?"
The three Pokémon in front of Apollo all shook their heads in unison.
Unfortunately, they couldn't speak. Otherwise, they'd definitely say they weren't strong at all.
Seeing Team Rocket acting so cowardly, Axel grinned and floated onto Little Phoenix's back, "Little Phoenix, use Sacred Fire."
Sacred Fire was a powerful Fire-type move with a base power over 100.
After leveling up, Little Phoenix quickly learned this new skill.
"I haven't used this move yet, let's test its power on you for Ho-Oh."
Hearing Axel's casual words, Apollo bit his lip hard, a hint of madness flashing in his eyes.
He had just shown weakness mainly because he didn't have a deep grudge against Axel, hoping to be spared, but now it seemed Axel wasn't going to let him off.
In that case, he couldn't just sit and wait to die.
"Houndoom, use Protect."
"Your body resists Fire-type moves, he definitely can't break through your Protect!"
Axel grinned. Under normal circumstances, Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire indeed wouldn't break Houndoom's Protect.
After all, the opponent was a Gym Leader-level Pokémon, while Ho-Oh was only in the 30s.
But unfortunately, Axel's Ho-Oh was not normal.
After a phoenix cry, the whole sky turned fiery red.
Five ferocious fireballs emerged from Ho-Oh's body, condensing mid-air into five 大 shaped flames, bombarding the Houndoom and Apollo on the ground.
Seeing the five suspended Sacred Fire symbols in the sky, Houndoom gave up halfway through using Protect.
It turned around, bit Apollo, and ran…
All in one go.
Weezing and Golbat reacted similarly, tightly grabbing onto Houndoom's tail.
"Boss, don't run, we're still here!"
Everyone in Team Rocket rushed to follow, afraid they couldn't outrun Apollo.
Who the hell can cast five moves at once?
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