No one had been prepared for Glimmora's sudden attack. It was a seasoned fighter; even its information entry warned people to stay away. That alone showed how cunning it was.
Unfortunately for Glimmora, there was one thing it hadn't counted on.
As Terastal particles rained down, azure flames surged into a violent storm. With a sweep of Mingyou's right hand, they became a blazing barrier that shut out the Terastal burst completely.
"Blue Flare!"
"Resh!"
Reshiram emerged from the wall of fire. The instant its dragon wings beat, flames shot from its body like serpents, leaving Glimmora nowhere to dodge. They twisted around it from every direction, and then a mighty Blue Flare blasted straight at it.
Boom!
Azure fire bloomed like fireworks above Crystal Pool. The rushing heat sent ripples across the water, yet the pool remained clear to the bottom, without a trace of cloudiness.
"Did that do it?"
Mingyou couldn't be sure. Something about that Glimmora felt wrong.
From what he knew of these Pokémon, wild Glimmora couldn't exist aboveground. Even in Paldea, where Terastal Energy covered the entire region, only wild Glimmet appeared on the surface.
And wild Glimmet appeared there only briefly after Tera Crystals formed. Once the crystals faded, they vanished too, returning underground with the dispersing Terastal Energy. In a sense, they were an exceptionally rare kind of Pokémon.
The only Trainer in the world who owned a Glimmora was Geeta, the Paldea League's Top Champion. That said plenty about its rarity. So how had a wild Glimmora ended up hiding in Crystal Pool?
As he pondered it, the intense heat of Reshiram's flames had already purged the poison from his arm. He still couldn't put his full strength into it, though...
"Oger!"
Ogerpon ran to his side, her face full of worry.