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Lucario VS Blaziken is the 80th episode of DBX, featuring Lucario and Butterfree against Serena, Blaziken, Weavile, and Nidoking from the Pokémon series in a battle to determine the stronger Fighting-type Pokémon.
Interlude
The scene opens with the lights flickering on in the arena and the camera panning over to reveal the large crowd of people watching the show. Ringmaster makes his appearance as he steps onto the main stage and walks towards his microphone which he then grabs in order to properly introduce himself to his audience.
Ringmaster: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to MY Arena where there's no rules, no research, only bloodshed! I am Ringmaster! Your announcer, your host extraordinaire for this extravaganza! And let me welcome you, to, the EXHIBITION!!! In today's match, we have two... actually, it's a bit more than two, but we're just gonna focus on the two, because that's how this structure works, totally awesome Pokémon! In this corner, we have the blue kung-fu dog-man... thing, LUCARIO!!! And in the other corner, we have the red kung-fu chicken-man thing, but with fire, BLAZIKEN!!! Now, what makes these two pocket monsters so popular on the furry forums... uh, well, a lot but that's a conversation for another day, today we're talking about what makes them such great fighters!
Comparison
Ringmaster: Lucarios are noble, timid creatures who spend a lot of time in training montages. They also like to hang out in temples, although I don't think they're religious, pretty much this little blue bud is like the anime version of Air Bud: Karate Master. It's a tall chicken on fire! Pocket monsters, y'all! This red rooster is like feather-y Bruce Lee, but with fire, like Fei Long from Street Fighter but a chicken!
We see an animation of Ringmaster holding a book with the title, "Poké Broble" before tossing it aside and holding a chicken until it elongates and sets itself on fire.
Ringmaster: Eh, possibly its most amazing trait is that its feathers don't catch on fire. Look everyone, I'm not gonna lie, this one's a bit of an odd one, but it's hella badass! So, just strap in and enjoy the ride. Without further ado, let the exhibition... BEGIN!!!
Exhibition
Trivia
Production
- The connections between Lucario and Blaziken are that they are both dual-type, Fighting-type, martial artist Pokémon.
- At 4 minutes and 24 seconds, this episode holds the second-longest fight animation of the show, with the longest being Goomba VS Koopa 2.
Other
- On January 17th, 2025, the DEATH BATTLE! YouTube channel uploaded the fight animation was uploaded as part of a compilation of Pokémon-related Death Battles and DBXs alongside Goro VS Machamp, Ken VS Blaziken, Greninja VS Espio, Frieza VS Mewtwo, and Pokémon Battle Royale, most likely to capitalize off the announcement of the Nintendo Switch 2, which was released one day earlier.
- This makes it, Ken VS Blaziken, Greninja VS Espio, and Frieza VS Mewtwo, the fourth to sixth DBX episodes whose full fights were uploaded by themselves, after Ben 10 VS Danny Phantom, Batman VS Iron Man (DBX), and Goku VS Gon.