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Could Hydro Pump cancel out Thunder?

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Heiduo would have thought whoever said that was telling a joke.

Hydro Pump was certainly powerful. With the boost from Rain and its own type, its power could reach nearly 250. But with Gyarados's pitiful Special Attack... what, did they think this was Generation One, when physical and special weren't separated?

Yet the sight of the falling lightning being blocked by a gigantic water ball undoubtedly proved that Clair's Gyarados also did not follow the usual path. It also shook Heiduo's once-unwavering belief in training Pokémon according to their base stats.

Perhaps... learning a few special moves wouldn't hurt?

As Heiduo was considering this, Electivire beneath the dark clouds saw its Thunder get blocked by a giant water ball and immediately flew into a rage. It could accept a Ground type bullying an Electric type, but now even a Water type was pulling this crap?!

Fortunately, Electivire was only angry and had not lost its mind. It raised a hand and formed another thunder dragon amid the dark clouds, then fiercely swung it down, guiding the darting, flashing lightning down from the sky toward Gyarados!

It refused to believe Gyarados could keep blocking forever! As long as there was Rain, it could keep using Thunder!

Crack—BOOM!!!

Lightning thundered across the battlefield. If not for the many openings around the arena, the echoes of the sound waves alone could have killed Heiduo and Clair!

The response to the lightning strike was still an enhanced Rain-powered Hydro Pump. It shone a crystalline blue, dreamlike and fantastical, so mesmerizing that one could not help staring at it!

Boom! Splash!

The lightning and Hydro Pump collided for the second time. The sound was no different from a needle piercing