A massive mushroom cloud rose as the ground shook violently.
The shock wave swept through like a wall of air. The Sandstorm that had obscured everyone's vision broke apart, and loose stones flew in every direction, whistling like bullets. They struck the trees in the surrounding woods, and a few spectators who had been slow to flee were hit. They yelped in pain.
The Rotom Drone swayed overhead, struggling to hold steady in the fierce wind.
It was starting to regret this.
It had wanted to show Baimu that Rotom weren't troublesome Pokémon. Instead, this one had set off something so enormous that it had nearly scared the drone to death.
Explosion was common enough. An Explosion this powerful was not.
Fortunately, Mauville had sturdy foundations, and the area around the Battle Arena had been specially reinforced for safety. Otherwise, between Earthquake and Explosion, they might have blown open the sewers and exposed New Mauville at the very bottom.
Of course.
Most of the force had stayed within the Battle Arena. What spread beyond it was mainly noise and dust. Even the pebbles hadn't flown very far.
Pokémon moves tended to concentrate their power. Outside the heart of a move's impact, the aftermath of an explosion alone wouldn't do much harm.
At least, that was true for people in the Pokémon World. Most had turned and run because they didn't want to be covered in dirt. Getting hit by rocks hurt, too.
Baimu, protected by his Magma Suit, had stood his ground. He had only covered his nose and mouth to avoid breathing in too much dust.
He was more worried about Tetsuya.
Trainers stood closest to the arena, and Tetsuya had no Magma Suit to protect him. The shock wave might have blown him right off his feet. The