Garchomp Takes the Field

Nidoking's attacks did no damage to it at all.

Once the Hyper Beam ended, countless energies condensed out of thin air on the light barrier, forming a beam even larger than the previous Hyper Beam and firing outward.

Nidoking had nowhere to dodge and was struck head-on by the beam.

"Bang!"

"Nido—"

Nidoking let out a miserable cry and collapsed onto the open ground.

"Bastiodon, Heavy Slam!"

"Bang!"

Bastiodon finally began to run, its four limbs pounding heavily against the ground.

"Rumble!"

An invisible energy formed around its body, like a layer of light covering its surface.

The ground began to shake. Bastiodon was not fast, but Nidoking had not gotten back up quickly either.

By the time it climbed to its feet, Bastiodon had already slammed into it in one breath, sending it flying hard.

It smashed into the ground, leaving behind a shallow crater.

After taking two heavy blows, Nidoking could no longer endure and completely lost its ability to battle.

Asen recalled Nidoking expressionlessly and sent out his next Pokémon—Slowking.

There was no denying that Asen was strong, and he was also skilled at using tactics flexibly.

But none of that was of any use against an absolute gap in levels.

Slowking was the same. No matter what moves it used, it could not deal any effective damage to Bastiodon.

Meanwhile, a casual strike from Bastiodon could inflict enormous damage on Slowking.

On the big screen, three Pokémon portraits beneath Asen's image had already gone dark.

Asen took a deep breath and released another Pokémon—Scizor.

Scizor

Aptitude: Outstanding

Level: Mid Gym Leader (56)

Eichi was rather curious where Asen had obtained this Scizor. Both its aptitude and level were quite good.

Most importantly, it could finally counter Bastiodon.

Asen's hope for Scizor was to wear