"Earth Domain!"
A high, impassioned voice carried across the vast plains.
"Roar—!!"
There it was.
A ferocious giant beast over three meters tall, clad in dark green armor, roared as the yellow sand instantly flooded the entire expansive plain.
Immediately after.
Lileep, its soft waist swaying, quietly appeared beside Tyranitar's feet. Its dense, tangled roots burrowed into the ground, spreading all the way into the far distance beyond the reach of the eye.
Ingrain!
The next second.
A faint green glow radiated from Lileep's body, turning into glittering motes of crystalline light that flowed into Tyranitar's body, making it even more violent.
But what was truly terrifying was that, within the range of Lileep's roots, the ground for several miles around instantly dried up. The vegetation withered, and the moisture in the soil vanished in an instant, ignoring the dry earth as it was drawn into the Sandstorm under Tyranitar's control.
In just a few breaths.
The once vast and fertile wilderness within several miles of Tyranitar and Lileep instantly became an extremely arid desert.
Dry, scorching heat continuously spread upward from beneath their feet, as though it intended not only to drain the moisture from the soil, but also every trace of water from the air and the creatures within it.
Water Absorb!
Lileep's Water Absorb Ability, paired with Ingrain, further stimulated and strengthened the Sandstorm created by Tyranitar.
Annihilation of All Things!
Everything within this area had fallen under the control of Tyranitar and Lileep.
At that moment.
The black-haired middle-aged man standing unmoving in the Sandstorm—Team Rocket's leader, Giovanni—stared intently at its violently raging center.
He had not used Earth Profound Meaning in a very, very long time.
Because no opponent had been worthy of making him use Earth Profound Meaning.
But this time was different.
Even