Tch! A Male Machamp!

Mt. Silver.

At an elevation of over 1,300 meters along the mountainside, a thunderous blast suddenly erupted!

It was as though someone had planted TNT for excavating a tunnel here. Dirt sprayed everywhere, trees toppled, and loose boulders rumbled together down the slope, startling countless bird Pokémon into flight.

Within the cloud of dust, two figures could vaguely be seen constantly darting back and forth, trading blows.

The biting, frigid wind howled without pause. Its all-pervasive freezing touch could make most Dragon-type Pokémon shut down, yet it still could not drown out the sounds of Pokémon moves clashing within!

Before long, the smoke dispersed.

Two tall humanoid Pokémon, one blue and one red, revealed themselves in the midst of an intense melee!

"Watch your left! Duck!"

A somewhat deep male voice suddenly rang down from the clear sky.

The red figure immediately lowered its body upon hearing the voice. It bent its knees slightly, just narrowly avoiding a falling rock from above!

The blue figure opposite it froze for a moment, then swiftly reacted. Its two muscular right arms drew back before chopping fiercely at the red figure, its hands glowing reddish brown!

What met those two arms was a massive dark-red pincer, which visibly turned into a gleaming silver!

[Iron Defense] vs. [Karate Chop]!

Clang! Clang!

Two heavy impacts rang out like hammers striking iron ingots!

Visible ripples spread from Scizor's pincer!

Machamp's expression changed. As if it had realized something, its two left arms suddenly crossed before its chest, seemingly attempting to block something—but it was already too late!

Before its eyes were Scizor's cold gaze and its right pincer glowing white!

Aerial Ace!

One strike, three wounds!

Rip—!

The sound of tearing cloth rang out as the muscular Machamp was sent flying like an arrow released from