The ferocious gale bore down before them. The lake water was whipped up by the wind, forming walls of water that crashed violently against the shore. Pale purple flowers were crushed to pieces by the gale, and even the air turned piercingly cold.
Milotic instinctively shrank back, only to see that Gyarados not only did not retreat but instead shielded it even more closely.
The dark blue scales all over Gyarados's body stood on end. It raised its head and roared into the gale, its heavy Dragon-type pressure sweeping outward with the wind and waves, forcibly blocking most of the ferocious gale's assault.
"Roar!" (Don't hurt it!)
Gyarados's roar made everyone's eardrums ache. It suddenly took a deep breath, and a scorching orange-red glow gathered in its mouth.
Flames mixed with water vapor, forming a surging vortex of fire that blasted toward Fearow in midair—Flamethrower!
Fearow frantically flapped its wings to evade, but the flames covered too wide an area. Its wings were still struck by the aftermath, and several feathers were instantly scorched black.
Fearow screeched as it fell from the air, flapping its wings awkwardly as it landed by the shore, no longer capable of launching another fierce attack.
The two Pokémon Hunters' expressions changed drastically at the sight. They had never expected this Gyarados to be so powerful. They had assumed it was merely an ordinary Wild Pokémon, but its strength had far exceeded their expectations.
"Dammit, it's just a wild Gyarados! Don't get so cocky!" the hunter on the left snarled. He hastily recalled the injured Machamp, then took out another Poké Ball. "Come out, Ariados! Use String Shot to tie it up!"
A flash of white light appeared, and the pitch-black Ariados landed on the aquatic grass atop the water. Its abdomen wriggled rapidly as