Dark Horse

The enormous aqua-blue samurai blade slashed fiercely across Rhyperior's body.

With a sharp crack, its brown, spiked armor split open with a huge fissure.

Rhyperior wore an expression of extreme pain.

"Roar!!"

No one had expected it to suffer such an attack.

Rhyperior was sent flying in an instant. Where it had stood, the massive energy shockwave plowed through everything around it, creating a shallow circular crater.

Rhyperior crashed onto the ground, splattering itself with mud.

The aqua-blue samurai blade in Golisopod's hand began to dissipate, turning into energy particles that scattered through the air.

Rhyperior smashed a deep pit into the ground.

It lay motionless within it, having lost its ability to battle.

No one had expected this outcome.

Rhyperior had actually lost?!!

And it had lost in such a manner.

Everyone was stunned by Golisopod cutting Hyper Beam apart with its blade.

It was simply too shocking. Hyper Beam could actually be split in two by a blade—would you believe it if someone told you?

If you casually told any Trainer on the street that a Pokémon could split Hyper Beam in half, they would absolutely think you were an idiot.

That was why they were so shocked when they saw Golisopod Slash through Hyper Beam.

Many people from the Chengdu region were surprised when they saw this, but they were not utterly shocked.

They had long witnessed Golisopod's strength, so it was no longer so hard to accept that it could defeat Rhyperior across ranks with a single blade strike.

On the VIP Stand, Director Liu was somewhat surprised. He had originally thought he fully understood Eichi's strength, including that of his Golisopod.

But he had still underestimated Eichi's strength. At that moment, Director Liu's expression suddenly became dazed.

His thoughts sank into his memories. As they