"Ogerpon..."
Dande narrowed his eyes as the relevant information surfaced in his mind.
It was still at the Anistar Conference, where this Ogerpon had appeared and battled Shota, a Great Ball Tier contestant, and his Mega Sceptile.
With astonishing speed, a possible ability to change its type, immense strength hidden beneath its appearance, and the rare Terastallization, it had claimed victory.
However.
The one piece of good news was that while Ogerpon's strength had improved, there was still quite a gap between it and Aegislash.
Even if the opponent was another Pokémon capable of fighting above its level, Aegislash should have no trouble suppressing it.
Dande temporarily shelved the idea of switching Charizard out to minimize losses and said in a low voice, "Swords Dance!"
Holding its shield, Aegislash's blade began spinning at high speed as a thin layer of red light flickered into being.
The moment Ogerpon landed on Su Hao's side, he had it burst forward, closing the distance to Aegislash.
At the same time, he shouted, "We'll use Swords Dance too!"
Aura immediately connected with Ogerpon, ensuring that it could use Swords Dance without slowing down.
But unlike Aegislash's Swords Dance, Ogerpon's was the Divine Land Alliance's secret technique—Perpetual Sword Dance.
In an instant, intense red light blazed from Ogerpon's body.
The power hidden within its petite frame nearly multiplied several times over!
"Thorn Whip Stick!"
When only a few steps remained between Ogerpon and Aegislash, Su Hao sounded the horn for the attack.
"Gah-Ogerpon!"
Ogerpon let out another war cry. Somehow, it reached into its straw cloak and pulled out a fiery red Oni mask with an enraged glare, placing it over its face.
Ogerpon's straw cloak was dyed the maple-leaf red of flames.
At the same time, brilliant firelight erupted from its right hand.
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