Taking Down Flygon

Then, with a ruthless resolve, they began gathering energy in their mouths. The two Pokémon used Hyper Beam at point-blank range, less than a meter apart. The glowing energy spheres illuminated each other's faces.

Then, both sides released the energy spheres from their mouths at the same time.

The immense energies collided in an instant, causing a massive explosion that engulfed both Pokémon.

"Boom!!"

The huge explosion rose like a mushroom cloud, and a powerful shockwave spread outward in all directions.

The cries of the two Pokémon were drowned out by the blast. At the very center of the explosion, the energy they had released instantly knocked them unconscious.

Both were blasted away and slammed into the ground. The attack had been far too powerful, kicking up enormous clouds of dust.

Even the sandstorm in the sky was scattered and brought to a halt.

By the time the smoke cleared, the entire Battle Arena had been shattered beyond recognition.

The staff members standing nearby shook their heads helplessly. With the Battle Arena wrecked like this, they would have to work overtime again.

The two Pokémon lay embedded in the ground, covered in dust and buried beneath rubble.

Everyone watched the two battling Pokémon curiously, eager to know who had won and who had lost—or rather, whether Flygon had been defeated.

At that moment, the two Pokémon began to move one after the other.

Aggron regained consciousness. Its whole body hurt so badly that it almost felt as if this body no longer belonged to it.

Relying on sheer willpower, it tried to rise from the ground, pressing both palms against the earth to push itself up.

But as it pressed down hard, a sharp pain shot through it, and beads of sweat continuously rolled down its forehead.

Its arms had