"Who's there?"
Giovanni slowly turned around, his hands tucked into his trouser pockets, his gaze sharp and piercing.
"Boss Giovanni, I've been looking for you for so long. Who would've thought you were here training Pokémon?"
A figure slowly emerged from around the corner.
Beneath the gradually raised brim of the hat was a wide, grinning face.
Seeing the newcomer, Giovanni showed a hint of surprise.
But his expression immediately turned stern.
"Landorus, Earth Power!"
Landorus had just defeated its opponent and was standing there with its arms folded, striking a pose. The instant it heard Giovanni's command, it did not hesitate in the slightest.
Its sandbag-sized fist slammed viciously into the ground.
BOOM!!!
Accompanied by a tremendous crash and violent tremors, dust, rocks, and rubble cascaded from the surrounding stone walls. A surging wave of Ground-type energy roared toward Xia Yan.
Xia Yan's expression changed abruptly.
"Damn, Boss Giovanni, you're actually serious?!"
As he spoke.
Xia Yan swiftly retreated with his Psychic-type abilities while the Poké Balls at his waist began to flash.
Within the red light.
Strands of black mist twisted together, laced with flickering purple energy, bursting forth like a roaring dragon.
Its tail and body swaying, it charged without hesitation into the surging Ground-type energy.
BOOM—!!
The collision of the two terrifying forces immediately erupted with a deafening roar, making the ruins around them shake even more violently.
Fine cracks appeared across the supposedly sturdy stone walls.
"Landorus!"
Sensing its opponent's strength and abilities, along with the familiar aura and energy fluctuations, Landorus recognized the Pokémon. Its expression grew serious.
"Baluya—"
The black mist gathered around Xia Yan and took shape once more, revealing Dragapult!
Back then.
When Xia Yan and Giovanni had first truly met, Giovanni had given Xia Yan a show of force, and