The fierce wind tore across the entire battlefield.
Though Hurricane was a Special Attack move, it was no less devastating in Shiny Gyarados's hands.
It had clearly mastered both physical and special attacks.
No.
Rather, a Champion's Pokémon was expected to shore up such a "weakness."
At their level, there was little left to improve. All they could do was strive to become well-rounded fighters.
At the edge of the storm, Porygon2 was enveloped in a luminous blue sphere. Protect shielded it from the raging, milky-white currents on every side.
"Pory."
What a powerful move.
Even Porygon2, which battled level-ninety monsters like Aggron every day, could not help admiring it.
A Protect that had not been honed through practice would likely have failed to block that attack.
Among all Champions, Baimu's Pokémon were probably the only ones who placed so much importance on Protect.
Porygon2 planned its next move and quietly waited for Hurricane to subside.
But it lasted unexpectedly long.
The luminous blue shield trembled and suddenly flickered, on the verge of fading. Seeing no sign that Hurricane was weakening, Porygon2's heart sank.
Did they deliberately draw it out?
Wide range, long duration, tremendous power!
What an opening gambit!
The same thought flashed through Porygon2's and Baimu's minds. Then Protect vanished, and the milky-white hurricane abruptly swept Porygon2's spherical body into the sky!
Whoosh!
The rising air current—
Lance had done it deliberately!
Baimu shouted, "Get ready to meet it head-on! Zap Cannon!"
"Pory!"
Porygon2's voice was muffled by the rasping wind and blurred by distance.
But an answer meant it had heard him.
After Baimu gave the order, the wind covering the battlefield rapidly died away. Shiny Gyarados looked skyward, its thick tail swaying back and forth. It had clearly been ready for some time.
"Now!" Lance declared