"Keep going, Heat Wave!"
"Flamethrower!"
"Th-this... Fire Blast!"
Yuge had initially been excited as she gave the order to pursue, but she quickly realized something was wrong.
After taking so much fire damage, Metagross's body had only been roasted slightly red. Why did its spirits seem to be getting better and better instead?
This...
As expected... Roy was not surprised.
The greater a metal's density and hardness, the stronger its metallic bonds, and consequently, the higher its melting and boiling points.
Even middle school students understood that basic physics.
Tempered by the crushing pressure underground, Metagross's body had been forged to an extremely high level. Along with that, its resistance to Fire energy had also increased.
Before the temperature reached its melting point, even Fire-type moves that countered Metagross could not harm it.
In other words, Metagross had already overcome its weakness to Fire.
—Indestructible as diamond, impervious to water and fire.
Unfortunately, Lucario was flesh and blood, so it could not attempt to overcome its weakness to Fire this way.
Of course, it was not invincible either.
Under the flames' heating, Metagross's body temperature gradually rose. It vaguely sensed that it was nearing its limit.
Memorizing the sensation of this "limit"—its melting point—Metagross narrowed its eyes and switched into Weightless State.
Its four legs stomped hard against the ground.
—Ground-type move, Stomping Tantrum!
It was not for attacking, but for explosive acceleration!
In that instant, Solrock's vision blurred. A massive steel monster appeared before it, raising a fist twice the size of its own body.
Then, Metagross sent it an incredibly insulting telepathic message.
"...Master Solrock, stop fanning."
"I'll show you what 100 times the damage looks like!"
Its comet-like fist smashed down.
Granted Super-Heavyweight State and boosted by Gravity, the fist truly resembled a comet, carrying an unstoppable