That's Right, Ash Won

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The white light faded.

What appeared before the public was—

Clad in grayish-green armor, its back covered in spikes, endless yellow sand swirling around its massive body as though guarding a king.

The Land Monster, which had been suffocating inside its "cocoon" for months, raised its savage head to the sky and let out a long roar.

—The Desert Tyrant, Tyranitar!

"The sandstorm... got stronger!"

At some point, Takeshi's perpetually narrowed eyes had opened fully. He stared fixedly at the imposing figure in the center of the field.

As a Rock Type specialist gym leader, Takeshi could tell from experience exactly how much stronger Ash's Sand Stream had suddenly become after his Pupitar evolved.

—There was no doubt that this was the dramatic change brought about by the Ability Sand Stream.

"It evolved—oh my god, Ash's Pupitar completed its transformation at the crucial moment and evolved into the powerful Tyranitar!!!"

The commentator's astonished voice echoed through the air.

But Zhen Si had no room to pay attention to those outside distractions.

He narrowed his eyes and stared hard at Tyranitar in the heart of the yellow sand, his expression dark.

He had sent out Ursaring precisely to eliminate Pupitar, that "uncertain factor," as early as possible.

From the extra sparring session with Nemona last night, Zhen Si had observed that Pupitar was likely already on the verge of evolution.

Once it evolved into Tyranitar, it would pose an enormous threat to his plan.

There was no need to explain why Zhen Si was so certain of Tyranitar's threat.

It was enough to know that Tyranitar stood alongside Hoenn's former Champion Steven Stone's ace Metagross and Sinnoh Champion Cynthia's ace Garchomp.

"So it still evolved."

Zhen Si murmured as his gaze fell on Ash, who was excitedly jumping up and