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"Confusion!"

Upon seeing this, little Lugia quickly shifted the target of its Confusion, changing it to intercept the pink energy blade.

Chapter 255: Gigantamax Hatterene (Seeking Subscriptions)

It was fortunate that little Lugia reacted quickly, noticing the pink energy blade the moment it appeared. Otherwise, with such a sudden attack, Zhang Yu might not have been able to react, as the distance between them at that moment was simply too close.

However, this allowed Hatterene to luckily break free from little Lugia's Confusion restraint and immediately put distance between them, looking at them with vigilance.

[Huh? How come there's a strange-looking Pokémon flying over from the sky?]

[It looks like it didn't fly over by itself, but rather was caught by little Lugia.]

[That's certainly a possibility. So, Corphish and Krabby fighting was because of it?]

[From the current situation, it seems that is indeed the case.]

[Isn't this Pokémon a bit too strange-looking? It looks like a humanoid Pokémon, but it only has one arm?]

[No, it doesn't have any arms. What you're calling an arm seems to be extending from its hat.]

[It really does seem that way. But it's hard to tell, this Pokémon is actually so troublesome.]

[Hiss~ Goodness, it actually attacked Anchor and them directly?]

[It certainly seems like a fellow with a bad temper.]

[Actually, I feel like it's not that bad, right? After all, Anchor caught it first.]

[While that's true, Anchor didn't attack it right away, did he? And if it hadn't caused trouble first, Anchor wouldn't have sought it out.]

[More importantly, its strength seems quite impressive, doesn't it? It can break free from little Lugia's Confusion!]

[Not necessarily, right? If little Lugia hadn't been momentarily distracted, it definitely wouldn't have had that chance.]

[Yeah, and little Lugia is still young after all, its strength is definitely quite a bit weaker compared to true legendary Pokémon.]

[But even so, doesn't that mean its strength is already pretty good?]

[It's hard to tell how strong it is right now; we'll only know after they fight.]

[Huh? How are you so sure Anchor and it will definitely fight?]

[Isn't that obvious? It already made the first move.]

[That's true, and Anchor himself probably has the intention of teaching it a lesson, right?]

When the Water Friends in the live stream saw Hatterene's appearance, they couldn't help but be stunned.

Although they had seen many Pokémon before, they had never seen a Pokémon as peculiar as Hatterene.

However, before they could continue to be surprised, they gasped in cold air due to Hatterene's fierce attack.

If they had previously harbored any doubt that little Lugia might have mistaken its target, then now they had absolutely no such thoughts.

"Meowth!"

Upon seeing that Hatterene dared to attack them directly, Meowstic immediately waved its paw, striking a ready-to-fight pose.

"Do you want to battle?"

"Sorry, maybe next time. This opponent isn't suitable for you."

Zhang Yu was taken aback upon seeing this.

This was the first time Meowstic had shown such an interest in battling.

Logically, he should have agreed.

But the problem was, this Hatterene was a bit too strong. With Meowstic's current strength, it was almost impossible for it to be its opponent.

Although he could indeed let Meowstic try, it would inevitably lead to Meowstic being severely injured, and that was clearly not a situation he wanted to see.

"Meow..."

Meowstic, though a bit unwilling, nodded and agreed.

"Hmm?"

Just as Zhang Yu reached out to pat Meowstic's head and pondered which Pokémon to send out, his peripheral vision suddenly noticed a few red specks of light appearing around them, and these red specks were gathering towards Hatterene.

Upon seeing these red specks, Zhang Yu immediately thought of a certain possibility, and his heart sank.

Almost simultaneously, those red specks of light gathered on Hatterene's body and were gradually absorbed into it.

Almost in the next second, a red light burst forth from Hatterene's body.

This red light then transformed into a red pillar of light, shooting up from Hatterene's body into the sky, disappearing into the clouds.

With the appearance of this red pillar of light, the originally clear sky suddenly became very dim.

And as this light pillar expanded, Hatterene's body also continuously swelled.

Finally, it transformed into a gigantic creature nearly thirty meters tall.

Furthermore, the claws extending from its hat also transformed into three massive tentacles.

Chapter 256: Super Evolution VS Gigantamax (Seeking Subscriptions)

"As expected, it appeared?"

"Gigantamax Hatterene!"

Although he had already guessed it before, seeing this scene truly gave him a headache.

If he could, he really didn't want to battle a Gigantamax Pokémon.

The reason was simple: such Pokémon were simply too tanky.

"Charizard, the battle is up to you."

"Since the opponent has brought out Gigantamax, it's time for us to bring out something equivalent. Use Super Evolution!"

After taking a deep breath, Zhang Yu immediately looked at the Charizard beside him.

Currently, the only one suitable to battle Gigantamax Hatterene was Charizard after Super Evolution.

"Roar!"

Charizard, hearing this, immediately walked forward.

As a unique symbol of Super Evolution flashed across its body, it Super Evolved into Super Charizard X!

[Huh? Looking at Meowstic's appearance, does it want to battle? That's really rare.]

[More than rare, we've never seen Meowstic battle before, have we?]

[Now that you mention it, that seems to be true.]

[Strange, Anchor actually rejected Meowstic. Is it because this Pokémon is too strong?]

[There is indeed such a possibility.]

[Huh? What's wrong with that Pokémon?]

[Why does this scene look so familiar?]

[Oh my god! This is Gigantamax!]

[No, it should be Gigantamax! Not only has its body grown larger, but its claws have also changed, transforming into tentacles!]

[That's right, this is Gigantamax!]

[Although we've seen Gigantamax before, Anchor hasn't battled an opponent like that, so we don't know how strong Gigantamax is. Now we finally get to see it.]

[It seems Anchor is quite far-sighted. If he were to let Meowstic battle such a giant, Meowstic would be too miserable.]

[While that's true, among Anchor's Pokémon, there don't seem to be any that are particularly large, do there?]

[Yeah, even if other Pokémon are a bit larger, they won't be too much bigger. In front of such a giant, there's not much difference.]

[Huh? Is Anchor going to send out Charizard?]

[Whoa! Did he just use Super Evolution directly? It seems this is a showdown between Super Evolution and Gigantamax!]

[Yeah, this is truly exciting!]

[I wonder which of them is stronger?]

[That's hard to say. We're not very clear about either the Pokémon's strength or the boost provided by the form change.]

Not only Zhang Yu's Water Friends in the live stream were surprised by Meowstic's desire to battle.

After all, it was the first time Meowstic had done so.

What surprised them even more was that Zhang Yu actually refused Meowstic.

However, they quickly stopped caring about that matter. As Hatterene used Gigantamax, their attention was immediately drawn to it.

Although they had seen Gigantamax before, they had never seen a battle against a Gigantamax Pokémon.

"G-Max Smite!"

The appearance of Super Charizard X immediately made Gigantamax Hatterene sense a dangerous aura, so it unhesitatingly launched an attack, firing circles of massive blue shockwaves at Super Charizard X.