After ten blows, Iron Tail was knocked back for the first time. Steelix had completely fallen out of rhythm and had no room to fight back, battered by a storm of fists.
The spectators' gazes had gone blank. Was this really a Pokémon that had only begun training a little over two months ago? Was Roy really a newbie Trainer? Don't joke around... This scene that defied all common sense struck at everyone's reason.
Once its defenses had been broken, Steelix endured dozens of consecutive punches. Its entire body was covered in damage, and even the steel on its body had been beaten out of shape.
Yet it still stubbornly refused to fall, glaring at the panting Lucario with resolute eyes as it defended its final shred of dignity...
Its Ability was "Sturdy"—simply put, Pokémon with this Ability were extremely hard to take down.
"Huff... huff..." Lucario panted violently, its chest heaving nonstop. Maintaining such an explosive output of strength for so long had drained its stamina tremendously.
"Finish it!" Roy said slowly.
The next moment, Lucario brought its hands together in the shape of a flower bud and held them at its waist, mobilizing the Aura Power throughout its body and gathering it in its palms.
An energy sphere formed from exceptionally pure Aura Power was born. This was Kamehameha...
No...
"Aura Sphere!"
Lucario thrust both hands forward, firing the Aura Sphere at Steelix, which had barely managed to raise its guard.
Buzzz—!!
The Aura Sphere struck true.
The energy within it erupted, forming a terrifying energy storm that swallowed nearly half the arena floor.
A moment later.
The aftershock faded.
Steelix lay collapsed on the ground, having entered a Near-Death State.
Lucario dropped to one knee in exhaustion, but its head remained held high in the posture of