A field riddled with "shell craters."
Mega Garchomp Z hovered overhead, looking down at Mega Aggron below. The latter had just perfectly blocked its Earth Power with Protect...
It had never faced such a difficult Pokémon!
It shared Cynthia's inward amazement at the opponent's outrageous durability, then twisted its body to widen the distance and ensure they did not get too close.
"Dragon Pulse!"
At Cynthia's command, Mega Garchomp Z instantly gathered a mouthful of azure Dragon Flame and decisively unleashed it at Mega Aggron!
Rumble—!!
The blazing flames transformed into a winged dragon. The pressure from its broad wings sweeping through the air sounded like a low roar.
Mega Aggron fearlessly bared its steel teeth. "Grrr—roar!!"
In an instant, a silver-white beam of light that pierced the heavens met the Dragon Flame. The two energies of entirely different types collided violently in midair, and a blinding flash swallowed the entire field.
Boom!
The ground shook as terrifying explosions rang out without end.
Yet when the spectators' eyes adjusted to the sudden burst of light, the two sides had still not decided a winner. They had even fallen into a stalemate.
Both sides continued firing savage energy beams. Far from weakening, they struck each other with even greater force.
The scattered shockwaves kicked up clouds of dust before quickly blowing them away, firmly capturing countless gazes.
They held their breath, watching the two Pokémon refuse to yield to each other.
At that moment, all Cynthia and Baimu could see was the other's Pokémon from behind. They could not judge their own side's condition with the naked eye.
Fortunately, Mega Evolution allowed Trainers and Pokémon to share everything with each other.
"Go!!"
Cynthia shouted inwardly. Mega Garchomp Z's broad wings suddenly exerted force in midair, and its furious Dragon Flame surged