No matter how thick your shield was, it would be crushed by raw stats!
Transistor, Electric Terrain, plus Electrium Z—anyone would be paralyzed!
Even an Aurorus with such excellent special bulk had no way of enduring a monster like that.
Not to mention it had already taken an Extreme Speed and a Lightning Cage.
"Aurorus is Unable to Battle!"
Rotom Drone's ruling stirred up cheers from the audience.
They had seen Aurorus set up Aurora Veil to reinforce both defenses, with Snow further boosting its defense, and thought it could last a few more rounds against Regieleki.
Yet the result was as always.
The commentator sighed. "A Z-Move truly deserves its reputation as a mysterious power born of nature. Even Aurora Veil can be easily 'pierced through.'"
Many spectators had no idea what that meant, only learning from the commentator's explanation what a Z-Move was and just how outrageous that attack's power had been.
"Ha..."
Grant let out a long sigh. He had originally been very confident in Aurorus's durability.
Logically speaking, it should have been able to withstand that move.
Who would have thought Baimu would be so... crafty?
Though he knew it was his own rash command to use [Protect] that had prevented Aurorus from properly blocking the Electrium Z, it still refreshed his impression of Baimu.
A young Champion who excelled at deception in war.
He swiftly recalled the fallen Aurorus.
While Aurora Veil had yet to fade and his opponent was still in the aftermath of unleashing a major move, Grant quickly threw another Poké Ball and sent out his second Pokémon.
Bang!
"Roar!!"
The huge, savage Tyrantrum landed. The hard rock beneath its powerful hind legs was as brittle as crackers, crumbling effortlessly into dust.
This was a prehistoric beast standing over three meters tall,