The Steelix was as docile as a pet beside Jasmine.
Who wants to fight today?
"Wata!"
Duraludon wanted to go into battle, but Steelix made a sound first.
Seeing how eager Steelix was, Duraludon chose to give the opportunity to Steelix.
"Then I'll let you fight again next time, Duraludon."
"Aluminum-steel!"
"Let's go then, Steelix."
After saying that, Steelix lowered its head, and Jasmine jumped onto Steelix's head.
After confirming that Jasmine was seated firmly, Steelix raised its head and slid into the depths of the Gym, its massive ten-meter-long body moving unimpeded through the Gym's spacious passageway.
Jasmine, perched atop Steelix, waved to Roy, signaling Roy to follow Steelix.
Roy seemed to understand why the Gym's passageways were made so large.
After Steelix and Roy left, Duraludon leaped into the metal mine; for it, eating metal ore was its mission.
Duraludon is very satisfied with its current living environment, as it has an endless supply of metal ores waiting for it every day.
I'm so happy here, I don't miss home at all.
On the other side.
Jasmine led Roy to the innermost Arena of the Gym. The walls were still metal, but the ground was a somewhat uneven rocky area.
Roy discovered that this Arena was much larger than the Arena he had seen at the Olivine Gym, almost half the size of Dynamax Arena.
Jasmine jumped off Steelix's head, stood on the command platform, and waved to Roy, who was still observing the Arena, indicating that Roy could stand on the command platform opposite her.
Steelix also entered the Arena under Jasmine's command.
When Roy appeared in front of her, Jasmine's expression instantly changed, and she looked at Roy with a serious expression.
"Challenger, are you ready?"
Roy was stunned when he saw that the person standing on the command post opposite him was Jasmine.
He was prepared, but he came to challenge the most difficult Gym.
Jasmine spent ages introducing the place, but he still hadn't seen the main figure inside the Gym, Ba Su.
But thinking about his previous battles with Falkner and Clair, Roy thought that the Olivine Gym would also need to defeat the Acting Gym Leader Jasmine, to get the chance to battle Jasmine's grandfather, Ba Su.
Roy nodded to Jasmine.
Facing Steelix that was only four levels away from reaching the Beginner King level, Roy took out Poké Ball with Dhelmise.
Yesterday, after defeating Skarmory, Dhelmise reached level 55, just one level behind Steelix.
A flash of red light, Dhelmise appeared in the Arena.
The Dhelmise, with its over 6-meter-long body, doesn't look much smaller than the Steelix.
This is...
Upon seeing Pokémon she had never seen before, Jasmine took out a red rectangular Pokédex and scanned it against Dhelmise.
[Dhelmise, Pokémon, a giant anchor swinging back and forth with a clanging sound...]
The mechanical voice emanating from the Pokédex stopped, and only then did Jasmine realize that Dhelmise was actually Ghost type / Grass type.
At first glance, she thought the huge metal rudder of the Dhelmise was Steel-type Pokémon.
It seems that Steelix cannot use its Double-Edge, Bind, and Tackle techniques on Dhelmise.
Jasmine carefully counted Steelix's Normal-type moves, reminding herself not to command Steelix to use those moves.
The battle between the two behemoths Gym, Steelix and Dhelmise, attracted the attention of some Gym apprentices who were training and not currently engaged in battle.
Because the referee was overseeing a Gym battle in the Arena outside, a Gym apprentice temporarily acted as the referee and shouted, "Battle begins!"
"Steelix, Mega Evolution!"
As soon as the apprentice finished speaking, Jasmine closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and grasped the pendant around her neck. The Key Stone on the pendant emitted a bright light that shone on the Steelix.
An evolutionary glow emanated from Steelix.
After the light of evolution faded, Steelix grew even larger, estimated to be over 10 meters long.
A ring of Levitate metal fragments appeared around the neck of the Mega Steelix, divided into six groups that rotated clockwise.
The color of the Mega Steelix's eyes changed from red to blue, and six sharp, fang-like protrusions appeared on both sides of its mouth. The three pairs of rod-like protrusions on its body were transformed into a crystalline material similar to diamonds, and the tip of its tail also became made of diamond.
After Mega Evolution, Mega Steelix's Ability becomes Sand Force (during Sandstorm, the Rock type, Ground type, and Steel type moves is increased).
Its overall base stats have reached 610 points, with its physical defense reaching an astonishing 230 points and its physical attack reaching 125 points.
However, the Mega Steelix doesn't usually appear very often in the game.
While Steelix was undergoing its Mega Evolution, Roy wasn't idle either. He commanded Dhelmise to use Growth, and the seaweed on Dhelmise's body emitted a green glow.
Roy felt the pressure when facing Steelix, which was of a higher level than Dhelmise and could also Mega Evolution.
It's a bit difficult for Dhelmise to defeat the enemy head-on, but it's not impossible.
Mega Steelix, after its Mega Evolution, becomes even more imposing.
"Wata!"
The Mega Steelix roared at the Dhelmise opposite it.
"Steelix, use Dig to burrow underground!"
The Mega Steelix suddenly lowered its massive head, and the alloy fragments floating around its neck Rapid Spin, transforming into a giant spiral drill that rotated downwards into the ground.
The hard ground was drilled open by the Mega Steelix as if it were Limber sand, disappearing into the earth within seconds.
On the command seat, Roy instructed the Dhelmise to continue its second growth and enhancement, while he kept a close eye on the Arena, not missing a single change.
He soon noticed that a pebble near the Dhelmise trembled slightly.
Even the Dhelmise, which was being reinforced on the field, did not sense this subtle change, but Roy caught it perfectly.
"Dhelmise, step back, and use Brick Break on the spot you were just standing!"
Upon hearing Roy's command, Dhelmise retreated about a meter, and without hesitation, it swung the anchor, imbued with Fighting type energy, and slammed it into the ground where it had just been standing.
At that very moment, Mega Steelix burst from the ground, Dhelmise swung out an anchor carrying Fighting type energy that slammed into Mega Steelix's head.
With a loud "bang!", the anchor of the Dhelmise collided with the head of the Mega Steelix, producing a huge metallic Tackle that echoed throughout the entire Gym.
The Mega Steelix felt its head buzzing as it was slammed into a hole by the Dhelmise.
Although Dhelmise gained an initial advantage with its first strike, Mega Steelix was still at a numerical disadvantage.
Roy directed the continued reinforcement of the Dhelmise.
Seeing her Mega Steelix being sent flying, Jasmine was also puzzled. How did Roy know where her Mega Steelix was?
However, now is not the time to think about these things, because after defeating the Mega Steelix, Dhelmise began to be strengthened again.
"Steelix, use Iron Tail!"
This time, the Mega Steelix didn't emerge from under Dhelmise, but appeared not far away from Dhelmise.
At the same time, the tail tip, made of a diamond-like crystal material, was flung towards the Dhelmise.
"Dhelmise, use the Grass Knot!"