Skills
Kiyo's high intelligence and quick decision making makes him an excellent tactician which allowed Zatch to defeat Mamodos much stronger than Zatch. During the battle within Faudo, Kiyo gained an ability called Answer Talker (アンサートーカー, Ansa Toka?) which grants Kiyo the ability to know the answer to any question. Using the ability of Answer Talker in battle allows Kiyo to completely understand an opponent's attack, how to evade it, and how to effectively counterattack. Most of Zatch's spells causes Zatch to lose consciousness when cast. To get around this, Kiyo devised a method of reciting spells by training Zatch to look in the direction Kiyo points to.
Zatch's primary offense at first is the spell Zaker (ザケル, Zakeru?), which causes him to fire lightning from his mouth. During the course of the series, more powerful variations of Zaker are used in the order of Zakeruga (ザケルガ?), Ganreizu Zaker (ガンレイスザケル, Ganreizu Zakeru?), Teozaker (テオザケル, Teozakeru?) and Ekuseresu Zakeruga (エクセレスザケルガ, Ekuseresu Zakeruga?). Zatch's most powerful spell is Bao Zakeruga (バオウザケルガ, Baou Zakeruga?) which conjures a giant electrical dragon. He later gains varieties of "Bao Zakeruga" such as Bao Kurou Disugurugu (バオウクロウディスグルグ, Baou Kurou Disugurugu?) which conjures a giant claw Jiou Renzu Zakeruga (ジオウレンズザケルガ, Jiou Renzu Zakeruga?) which conjures a serpentine "Bao Zakeruga" which attacks by shooting its scales, and Shin Beruwan Bao Zakeruga (シンベルワンバオウザケルガ, Shin Beruwan Baou Zakeruga?), a manifestation of electricity in the form of a giant Lernaean Hydra.
Zatch also gains a wide range of versatile spells to assist in situations. Rashield (ラシルド, Rashirudo?) erects a giant shield that reflect attacks back to the source while also adding electricity to the reflected attack, Jikerdor (ジケルド, Jikerudo?) creates a ball of electricity that magnetizes anything following immediate contact, Rauzaruk (ラウザルク, Rauzaruku?) amplifies Zatch's physical attributes, Zagurzem (ザグルゼム, Zaguru Zemu?) to guide and increase the powers of Zatch's electrical spells, and Maazu Jikerdon (マアズジケルドン, Maazu Jikerudon?) generates a huge ball of electricity capable of deflecting attacks and attracting the enemy into its epicenter where they are electrocuted.
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