White light burst forth, sweeping through the towering wave of mud and stone. Pitch-black Shadow Balls shot out like blurs and shattered all three tornadoes...
Boom—
The towering wave of mud and stone collapsed with a thunderous crash, surging outward in every direction.
Brock and Xiaomi stared at the scene in shock. No one had ever broken through their mudslide so directly—so utterly.
Only then did Dian's calm voice ring out. "Gym Leader Brock, unfortunately, there seems to be another weakness: your control over the weather..."
"Clearly, my Tyranitar and Misdreavus have stronger control over Sandstorm and Rain Dance!"
He smiled after saying that and soothingly patted Meloetta, who had been nervous a moment ago. Then he beckoned to Misdreavus and recalled his Pokémon. "That was enough. The strength of both Gym Leaders really surprised me..."
"Thank you for the lesson!"
Dian sincerely bowed to the two of them. Tyranitar and Misdreavus's encroachment on their weather had been his true means of attack... His attacks weren't limited to what they could see. Secretly taking control of the mudslide had been the key to victory.
"No... we lost..."
Brock glanced at the panting Blastoise and Barbaracle, then at his perfectly composed opponent, and knew the outcome was already decided.
Still, he hadn't expected his Gym's secret technique to have a weakness like this, one that hardly seemed like a weakness at all. Interesting. This battle had been worthwhile.
"What makes a Gym Leader a Gym Leader is that battles help not only the challenger grow, but the Gym Leader as well."
He returned the bow.
Xiaomi, meanwhile, pouted unhappily. The battle had destroyed every decoration she had put up in the training hall.
Now this is my Pewter Gym, with its beautiful earthy yellow and tranquil rocks... Brock was practically bursting