Chapter 284: Gains
First, Growlithe successfully activated its latent “Outrage” move through Salamence’s “Bloody Wing”. Salamence itself is known for its flames among dragon-type Pokémon, and coupled with its naturally violent temper, it made the evolved Arcanine’s Outrage even more wilder. Secondly, evolving through a pure Fire Stone also made Arcanine’s flames purer.
After evolving, Arcanine naturally mastered the “Extreme Speed” move. With the combination of Outrage and Flare Blitz, Arcanine has now become a formidable force of destruction.
It’s worth mentioning that before the battle with the Castelia Club, after the final spots were confirmed, when Terrance went through two weeks of special training, Scott fulfilled one request of each of the five candidates.
Terrance chose the “Macho Brace.” Thanks to this, Arcanine was able to adapt quickly to its new body in just half a month during the special training, demonstrating incredible explosiveness.
Now, the Macho Brace belongs to Terrance and Arcanine. Arcanine has to always wear it during training. Though it’s unlikely that there will be any significant improvement in the short term, with long-term accumulation, he believed that Arcanine will become even more exceptional in many aspects.
Mismagius, after three months of honing its Flash and Dark illusion, has matured greatly. Most importantly, after battling Musharna, Mismagius successfully comprehended “Lucky Chant,” a move it had been striving to learn since evolving.
After comprehending Lucky Chant, Mismagius’s efficiency in stealth and illusion creation has improved significantly, making it an extremely helpful support move for Mismagius.
If Mismagius were to face Musharna again now, even without using any offensive moves, Terrance and Mismagius were confident in outplaying their opponent with high-frequency illusion skills.
Once Mismagius fully familiarizes itself with Lucky Chant, its illusion skills will experience a qualitative leap.