Dragon Rush hit the bullseye, directly striking the King of Charizard standing in place.
The King of Charizard didn't expect Fire Spin couldn't even halt Ash's Charizard for a moment. He didn't even have the chance to dodge before being hit by Dragon Rush.
At the moment of being struck by Dragon Rush, aside from the pain, the King of Charizard also realized that Fire Type Moves had negligible effect on Ash's current form of Charizard.
This included the previous Flamethrower. Even though he had significantly increased the temperature of Fire Type Moves, which would have caused notable damage even to Fire-type Pokemon resistant to Fire Types, at least more than their regular resistance, it felt like nothing more than a scratch to Ash's Charizard.
The crux of the issue seemed to be this form of Ash's Charizard, which had a strong resistance to flames. Fire attacks were virtually ineffective, so the only impact of Fire Spin was merely the binding whirlpool effect.
Without the power of flames to deplete or weaken Charizard's moves, Ash's Charizard directly used the strength of Dragon Rush, relying on brute force to break free from the simple whirlpool bind!
However, realizing this now was too late, as the Dragon Rush had already struck, and the damage it caused was significant.
Even now, at this level, his stamina approached the immense level of a Legendary Beast, but his stamina was not infinite after all.
With all the buffs stacked on Ash's Charizard, his ATK had vaguely reached the highest tier of Champion Peak, coupled with the King of Charizard's lack of resistance to Dragon Type Moves. Dragon Attribute attacks could inflict normal damage. So the accumulated damage from these Dragon Type Moves had already reduced the King of Charizard's physical strength to below half.
Amidst the massive explosion of dust and smoke, Charizard's dark silhouette shot out from within. Dragon Rush is a move that directly tackles the opponent using the body. However, unlike Double-Edge or Flare Blitz, it doesn't come with energy recoil, only a slight recoil from the impact on the opponent.
Yet, given Charizard's current state, every bit of physical strength is vital. Even the slight recoil from Dragon Rush is damage to Ash's Charizard.
Breathe hard, Ash's Charizard stared intently at the smoke, his tense body not daring to relax for a moment. After the continuous attacks just now, he finally managed to barely stand on the same starting line with the opponent.
No, it's not quite the same starting line yet, just catching up significantly. Only now does the true start begin.
"Roar!!" A thunderous roar erupted from within the smoke, resonating through the entire valley, scattering the dark smoke and revealing the King of Charizard within.
Despite the King's heavily scarred figure, there was no sign of discouragement in his spirit. Instead of feeling down from repeated setbacks, his fighting spirit soared even higher!
Such opponents are truly interesting! Never constrained by physical weakness, each claw attack, each tackle is done with full effort. If possible, he would love to face such an opponent during his prime. Even winning now feels like an unfair victory.
Yet the rules are such that even if he wanted a fair fight, it's unattainable. It can only be addressed after this battle. As for the outcome of this battle... Though it may be an unfair victory, he must win!
The King of Charizard flapped his wings, launching countless silvery blades of light from his body, a Flying Type Move—Air Cutter!
In the X-form, Flying Type Moves can inflict normal damage. Even though the King of Charizard's Flying Type Moves are much weaker than his Fire Type Moves, under the circumstances of fourfold resistance, the damage from Flying Type Moves exceeds that of Fire Type Moves!
"Dodge and then use Dragon Claw!" Upon seeing the King of Charizard use Air Cutter, Ash knew Charizard's resistance had been exposed; otherwise, the opponent wouldn't use a non-Fire Type skill.
Despite Charizard possessing both Flying Type and Fire Type attributes, for the King of Charizard, after years of practice in such a place, the proficiency and power of Fire Type Moves far surpassed the other attribute of Flying Type Moves.
In such a situation, not using a Fire Type Move indicates the realization that Fire Type Moves are ineffective against Ash's Charizard, thus switching to Flying Type Moves.
Indeed, historically facing the King of Charizard's Flying Type Moves, even Ash's Charizard must dodge. Previously, the effort to dodge Fire Type Moves might have been greater than taking them head-on, but this doesn't apply to Flying Type Moves.
Guided by Aura Power, those dense attacks that seemed to leave no gaps appeared to have numerous evasion points to Charizard.
This is another trump card Ash and Charizard have for challenging the King of Charizard!
In battles of the same level, the adept use of Aura Power is invaluable for assistance, even claiming that within the same level, the observational abilities of Aura Power enable—invincibility of the same rank!
"Swish, swish, swish!" Ash's Charizard deftly dodged all the Air Cutters, revealing verdant green Dragon Claws with both hands, then struck fiercely!