"Roar—!!"
Tyranitar's enormous, savage maw was right before Alakazam's eyes.
The reason Alakazam had failed to notice it was that, when Tyranitar had unleashed Sandstorm, it had actually mixed a certain amount of Dark-type energy into the surging sand.
To a certain extent, it had cut off Alakazam's Psychic-type perception.
Of course.
Tyranitar's constant manipulation of the Sandstorm to erode and compress Alakazam's room to maneuver with its Psychic-type power was also a major factor.
And now.
What Alakazam needed to deal with was Tyranitar, which had suddenly appeared before it and lunged in to bite.
Xia Yan gave up on verbal commands, Psychic-type power flickering in his eyes.
Alakazam immediately made the fastest possible response.
They saw—
The terrifying Sandstorm tornado spiraling upward suddenly burst apart and dissipated, while all the sand, under Tyranitar's control, returned to its original violent state.
Alakazam's figure vanished directly into the billowing dust.
However.
Alakazam, with the Magic Guard Ability, did not actually need to suffer damage from the Sandstorm.
Of course.
The increasingly dense Sandstorm also allowed Tyranitar to sense Alakazam's location more clearly and draw upon the power of the sand whenever it needed.
Buzz—
The space that had quietly warped and folded then settled.
Tyranitar's fangs, wreathed in black Dark-type energy, bit down where Alakazam had been.
Bang!!
It missed!
"Alaka."
Yet Alakazam had already appeared at the very edge of the field, its brow slightly furrowed and its expression stern and focused.
Teleport!
Using the spatial shift brought by Teleport, Alakazam immediately widened the distance between itself and Tyranitar.
"Tyranitar, Fling!"
Steven seemed to have anticipated this outcome long ago.
Tyranitar's missed attack did not surprise him in the slightest. Instead, he immediately launched a second pursuit.
Roar!!
Tyranitar's short yet powerful arms grabbed a huge, sharp stone pillar