An orange-yellow Berry was thrown at Jiang Fan's feet.
"Guizhi, make them all stay, I want this kid to pay a painful price," Temu said angrily, pointing at Jiang Fan.
"Alright, Big Brother Temu, I've taken a liking to his shiny Charmander."
"Houndoom, let's go!"
Zuntou Nan, not far away, responded excitedly.
"Hoo-roo—"
Houndoom, under Zuntou Nan's command, growled and walked towards Jiang Fan.
"Rua~"
Charmander immediately blocked Jiang Fan, confronting Houndoom without fear.
"Houndoom, charge and Bite!"
Zuntou Nan gave the first order, and Houndoom, receiving the command, immediately charged swiftly towards Charmander, opening its large mouth. Its sharp fangs shone exceptionally bright in the sunlight, accompanied by a thick black aura.
"Charmander, quickly dodge to the right and use Growl."
Jiang Fan immediately gave a counter-order.
Charmander, hearing this, decisively jumped to the right, causing Houndoom to miss. At the same time, a somewhat cute Growl came from its mouth.
Under this Growl, the black aura in Houndoom's mouth immediately weakened by more than half, and visually, its sharpness also seemed to have significantly decreased.
Jiang Fan's mouth curved upwards as he saw this scene. Thankfully, Charmander's Growl proficiency was also maxed out.
Zuntou Nan's eyes widened: "How could his Growl have such an effect?"
But he couldn't dwell on his surprise and quickly gave the second command.
"Houndoom, Ember!"
"Hoo-roo—"
On the other side, Jiang Fan saw Houndoom use Ember. He originally wanted Charmander to use Ember as well to give them a small shock, but he remembered Houndoom's Flash Fire ability, which could absorb flames and strengthen itself, so he quickly changed his mind.
"Charmander, dodge and get close to Houndoom to use Scratch."
"Rua~"
Charmander received the command and immediately rushed towards Houndoom, using its agile body to narrowly brush past Houndoom's miniature Ember.
The next second, its claw directly scratched Houndoom's neck.
Although Zuntou Nan gave the command to dodge at that moment, it was still a step too late, allowing Charmander to scratch Houndoom.
"Hoo-roo—" Houndoom let out a cry of pain.
"Houndoom, while it's close, use Clear Smog," Zuntou Nan's new command came down.
Houndoom heard this and immediately opened its large mouth, and scorching flames quickly condensed within it.
"Charmander, retreat and use Dragon Breath simultaneously." Jiang Fan's command was also given at the same time. This Houndoom had the Flash Fire ability, so he couldn't let Charmander engage it in close-range spitting.
Charmander immediately retreated a few steps, and scorching black energy condensed in its mouth.
Two seconds later, a blazing pillar of fire and a scorching pillar of pitch-black gas collided in mid-air.
One red and one black were in a stalemate in mid-air.
Zuntou Nan stared intently.
He had not expected that shiny Charmander to be able to battle his Houndoom to such an extent.
However, what he had even less expected happened next: the black pillar of gas, after a moment, directly engulfed Houndoom's Clear Smog attack with overwhelming momentum and struck Houndoom.
"Hoo-roo—"
Houndoom shrieked as it was sent flying, crashing into a tree trunk two meters behind it.
"Houndoom!" Zuntou Nan exclaimed in surprise.
This scene also shocked Team Rockets executive Temu and another ordinary Team Rockets member, Heihua, who were watching.
"That Charmander is actually so strong!" Heihua exclaimed in surprise.
The bald executive Temu frowned, scratching his bald head:
"No, that Charmander is not right. Its Dragon Breath feels comparable to the Dragon Breath of the mid-level executive Natsume's Charmeleon, but that's a Charmeleon about to evolve into a Charizard. Did this Charmander carry an Everstone?"
On the other side, Li Nai and Old Man Fuji were equally astonished.
"Grandpa, what exactly happened during the days I was kidnapped? Charmander's strength has transformed to such an extent," Li Nai exclaimed, covering her mouth.
"Uh, actually, I don't know how to answer you. I can only tell you that this morning, Charmander defeated Munchlax with two moves," Old Man Fuji looked at Jiang Fan.
At this moment, the battle was still ongoing, and Jiang Fan calmly gave the final command.
"Charmander, rush over and finish it with Scratch!"
"Rua~" Charmander advanced with an indomitable spirit towards the fallen Houndoom, which was trying to stand up.
"Houndoom, quickly get up! Use Bite!" Conversely, Zuntou Nan on the other side was extremely anxious.
Because Houndoom was not only severely injured but also paralyzed by Dragon Breath, making movement very difficult.
Four or five seconds later, Houndoom was approached by Charmander and hit twice with Scratch, completely losing its remaining combat ability.
"Kid, don't celebrate too early. Besides me, there are two other Pokémon here. I'm going to take your Charmander!"
The defeated Zuntou Nan, Guizhi, faced the outcome of the battle and unwillingly threatened Jiang Fan.
However, Jiang Fan ignored him and stared intently at Charmander.
Because he discovered that after defeating Houndoom, Charmander's level directly jumped from 15 to 18.
At the same time, a light of evolution gradually appeared on Charmander.
"Wait! This Charmander isn't holding an Everstone!"
The bald man Temu, who had just thought Charmander was an old Charmeleon holding an Everstone, couldn't sit still when he saw this scene.
Then he looked at the Charmander enveloped in the light of evolution, and greed appeared in his eyes.
If he brought this back and offered it to Boss Sakaki, the Boss should be very happy.
A moment later, the light of evolution on Charmander ended.
From a shiny Charmander, it successfully evolved into a shiny Charmeleon.
"Rua~"
Charmeleon faced Jiang Fan, joyfully showing him its evolved form.
Jiang Fan directly gave a big thumbs up and said his most frequent compliment:
"As expected of the super genius I've taken a liking to."
"Rua~" Charmeleon immediately showed a happy smile.
This was the compliment it loved to hear the most.
"Kid, fight me. Let me see how many surprises this newly evolved Charmeleon can bring me."
At this moment, the bald man Temu decided to enter the battle.
He had previously thought that a Charmander was not worthy of him commanding Golbat to enter the field, but now he no longer thought that way.
Jiang Fan frowned slightly as he looked at him and the Level 30 Golbat on his head.
A moment later, the corners of his mouth curved upwards slightly.
"Charmeleon, use Ember, target Arbok."