As the two spoke, Lunatone and Sandslash attacked at the same time.
Boom—!!
Blue light flared in Lunatone's eyes as an earthen-yellow wave of energy erupted from the ground and surged toward Arbok.
Like magma bursting from deep underground, the energy wave cracked the rock wherever it passed. Fine sand and gravel were swept along before it, forming a devastating torrent.
Sandslash followed close behind, driving its sharp claws into the ground. Another earthen-yellow energy wave burst from its body and raced across the floor in the same direction.
The two Earth Power attacks were so fast that they were nearly impossible to follow with the naked eye.
In the blink of an eye, the two earthen-yellow shockwaves merged in the middle of the mine tunnel!
The merged energy wave was no longer a simple blast, but an earthen-yellow torrent like a tsunami, sweeping toward Arbok with overwhelming force!
Faced with the attacks of Sorrel's two Gym-level Pokémon, Lei Ang and Arbok's expressions changed at once.
The playful smile that usually rested on Lei Ang's face froze instantly, replaced by a trace of gravity.
He abruptly pushed himself away from the cave wall, his right hand flashing to the Poké Ball at his waist as he shouted sharply:
"Stockpile! Surf!"
His command came so quickly that, almost at the very instant the Earth Power attacks merged, Arbok and Gyarados had already moved.
Hiss—!!
The markings around Arbok's neck suddenly changed! Their pattern twisted and reformed at high speed, as though some ancient runes had been activated.
At the same time, Arbok's body began to swell. Its body, originally as thick as a barrel, thickened by another full measure in less than half a second. The sheen of its scales deepened, and its muscles drew taut like steel cables.
Roar—!!!
Gyarados