Terastal light cascaded over Ogerpon, all of it flowing into the Hearth Mask it wore.
In an instant, a crystalline, furious-eyed Oni mask floated before Ogerpon.
Memories surfaced in its heart. Ogerpon saw flashes of Greavard and Indeedee fighting in the repechage, and fury flashed through its eyes. That fury became the power strengthening Ogerpon, raising its Attack!
Everyone present was dumbfounded. What the heck was Terastallization?
In the lounge specially prepared for the Gym Leaders, Olympia frowned slightly. "This light is... no, at least it isn't the light I saw."
"That light was far grander. This light, meanwhile, is full of mystery and brilliance."
In a corner of the stands, Alain sat beside Mairin. Looking at Terastallized Ogerpon below, he murmured, "Terastallization..."
Fortunately, the Pokémon Battle Commission was fairly professional. Though they knew nothing about Ogerpon, Terastallization was widely known in the Paldea region, which was separated from Kalos by only a few mountain ranges.
After receiving information from backstage, the commentator began introducing the details of Terastallization with a smile.
But the situation on the field changed even more rapidly than the commentator had anticipated.
Watching Mega Sceptile swing Dragon Claw down at it, Ogerpon tightened its grip on the Thorn Whip Stick after Terastallizing. A fiercer fire dragon coiled around it, and the intense heat had already begun to distort the surrounding air.
All-out power, Thorn Whip Stick!
Ogerpon swung its stick. The force behind this strike was so great that it left an afterimage, as though even air resistance could not stop it.
It had been a long time since it had swung with such full force. The last one to take this hit had been that foul-mouthed Incineroar.
Crack—!
The instant it touched the Thorn Whip Stick, Mega Sceptile's Dragon Claw shattered beneath the terrifying