As everyone knows, Mu Li's Pokémon are mostly as laid-back as he is.
Most of his Pokémon reside in two places: one is Yangcheng, and the other is Flaming Mountain.
Basically, most of his Fire-type Pokémon, including Lucario, live there in Flaming Mountain.
The main reason for this is that there's a Moltres there, and this Moltres was a bit of an idiot, almost causing trouble, but after Mu Li saved it, he let those Fire-type Pokémon live near Flaming Mountain.
Those Fire-type Pokémon settled there and refused to come back.
As for Lucario, he said that being in a Fire-type environment allowed him to better train his willpower.
Mu Li scoffed at this, simply thinking that he just disliked the humidity in Yangcheng.
Lucario has always paid great attention to health preservation, and he takes dehumidification very seriously, claiming that humidity affects the performance of Steel-type Pokémon, which is why he needs to dehumidify in Flaming Mountain.
It's just that these guys have been gone for more than half a year, and there's usually no news from them.
Now, back to Mu Li's Charizard.
If Mu Li's Blissey is hard to find a match in Close Combat, then his Charizard is a heavy artilleryman.
For Charizard, his world only contains extreme flames.
Wherever he battles, flames cover the ground.
What about Water-type battlefields?
As long as Charizard comes out, all the water gets evaporated.
What about Water-type Pokémon?
They all get boiled into seafood soup.
Charizard's famous scenes don't have the same satisfying feeling of fist-to-flesh combat; instead, they feature various Flamethrowers, Blast Burns, and so on.
However, Charizard has one ultimate move—Solar Judgment.
Under the enhancement of Heat Wave and Sunny Day, Solar Beam transforms into nine beams, descending from the sky, much like Hou Yi shooting down the suns.
Nine Solar Beams shoot towards the ground, instantly igniting the entire field.
As for Charizard's highlight moments, there are simply too many.
Under the assistance of Sunny Day, one-shotting opponents is basically seen in every battle.
What's even more speechless is that Mu Li never even had a Mega Charizard Key before.
According to him, he said, "Take it and let others use it; I don't really need it."
After all, Charizard was in the second team, and by the time the second team debuted, he was basically invincible.
"Ranked tenth is Lucario."
A dog-like Pokémon suddenly appeared on the screen.
If Blissey's battles are about overwhelming force, then Mu Li's Lucario represents the pinnacle of skill.
As the strongest shield-breaker in Mu Li's second team, no shield can last more than 1 second against Lucario.
In fact, based on Mu Li's second team composition, one can infer that he was in his rebellious phase during that period.
The entire second team consisted of violent maniacs.
In addition to Lucario, who excels at Close Combat, the second team also includes an Infernape, who also loves Close Combat.
However, the battle styles of the two Pokémon are completely different.
The former attacks like a fierce storm, while Infernape is like a tide of flames, with attacks growing stronger wave after wave until the opponent is destroyed.
These two Pokémon are quite interesting because, as they both enjoy fighting, they often compete to see who is superior.
But it wasn't until Blissey appeared that the two Pokémon started to gang up, sharing a common hatred.
After all, they always believed that as Close Combat Pokémon specializing in fighting, it was simply a disgrace that they couldn't defeat a Blissey in Close Combat.
The two Pokémon have been training in Flaming Mountain, also to quickly improve their strength and get revenge on Blissey.
Ranked ahead of Lucario is Infernape.
Actually, both are quite similar; some video creators will rank Infernape higher, while others do the opposite.
However, the reason they can be ranked ahead of Blissey is purely because their moves are more flamboyant.
Lucario's Aura Sphere coverage, combined with Bullet Punch and Close Combat, results in an attack speed like a torrential downpour, making it breathtaking to watch.
Infernape, on the other hand, uses a combination of Flare Blitz and Close Combat; at the very beginning of Close Combat, he ignites the flames condensed from Flare Blitz to form a fiery lotus, setting the entire field ablaze, providing maximum visual impact.
Blissey's disadvantage is that she mainly uses healing moves; she can't exactly hit people while healing them, can she?
That would be flashy, but the opponent might call the police.
However, for Mu Li's opponents, the presence of Infernape, Lucario, and even Charizard isn't as strong.
This is mainly because in Mu Li's later stages, opponents generally can't last long enough for Infernape and Lucario to get a chance to appear; most of the time, they come out to finish off the remnants.
Aside from Blissey being truly disgusting and memorable for everyone, the other three Pokémon indeed have a weaker presence.
Of course, perhaps from another perspective, it's not that these three Pokémon have too weak a presence, but rather that the other two Pokémon in the second team have too strong a presence.
"Eighth-ranked Pokémon—Gengar."
The large screen went black, and suddenly, in the dark screen, two eyes and a gaping maw appeared.
"As everyone knows, A Li's Gengar is invisible."
Battle scenes appeared one after another, showing only the opponent's Pokémon, while on Mu Li's side, no Pokémon could be seen.
However, the opponent's Pokémon dared not relax their guard in the slightest.
Because at any moment, a Shadow Ball might suddenly appear next to the Pokémon, or a pair of ghostly claws; sometimes, even a shadow would directly jump up and punch them.
Throughout the entire battlefield, Gengar's figure was nowhere to be seen, only its sinister laughter.
And this was just Gengar's early battle style; rather than a battle, it was more about mischief.
The screen flashed, and a thick Haze gradually enveloped the entire display.
Everyone focused their attention on the large screen because that battle was truly unforgettable.
Because ever since that battle, Gengar's style completely changed.
From a Gengar who enjoyed playing pranks, it transformed into the King of Ghosts.
No one knows what happened that day, but everyone knows that ever since that battle, every time Gengar appeared, it was no longer about being unseen, but filled with an oppressive presence.
Haze obscuring the sun became Gengar's most basic opening move in battles.
The extremely oppressive Haze felt like the oppressive feeling of an apocalypse.
And within the Haze, Gengar's figure appeared everywhere.
Compared to the fear brought by the completely unknown before, this kind of despair—where the enemy approaches step by step, knowing that the enemy will defeat you in the next second but being powerless to do anything—is what truly makes people afraid.
Within the Haze, Gengar's figure gradually drew closer, but no matter how the enemy attacked, Gengar's figure was like an illusory mirage, seemingly about to disappear but always present.
"Why did Gengar change so much, by the way?" Mu Li muttered.
He seemed to have forgotten that before going on stage that day, he had grumbled, "Gengar's battles really lack immersion; the atmosphere is too weak."
At that time, Gengar, who had always been proud of its pranks, almost cried.
One sentence shattered Gengar's conviction, and then allowed Gengar to break through and stand anew.
If others knew this, wouldn't they praise him as a master breeder?