The little pest Eternatus had just swatted away with his tail was coming at him again.
Eternatus snorted in disdain. This time, he would put some force into it and squash the pest flat.
He swung his massive tail. Bang!
A jolt of pain shot through it.
Something had jabbed him. It felt like stepping on a nail.
It did not hurt that much, but it stung!
Looking down, Eternatus discovered to his surprise that the stubborn little Arceus had not been knocked away.
Arceus stood firmly where he was, ready to ram him a second time.
"Impossible!"
Baffled, Eternatus tried Dragon Claw, intending to crush the little creature outright.
But Arceus, with a sixth of his full power, was immune. Eternatus's attack did nothing, and Tackle landed again!
Eternatus cried out in pain, stunned.
That made no sense!
By all rights, he should have crushed the little thing already.
How was Arceus still attacking him with such vigor?
"Nice work, Arceus! Keep it up! Use Tackle!"
Xu Mu shouted in triumph.
Every creature had its counter!
With those two Plates, Arceus had Eternatus, the Poison-type dragon, completely outmatched!
Eternatus could not do a thing about it!
Type advantage alone would never have let any other Pokémon pull this off.
But Arceus was Arceus. He was a Legendary Pokémon!
He made the rules. If he said an attack did not affect him, it did not. What could Eternatus do about it?
"I don't believe it!"
After taking two Tackles in a row, Eternatus finally lost his temper.
He fired a Dragon Pulse that struck the unguarded Arceus head-on.
It had no effect!
Bang!
Arceus wheeled around and hit him with Tackle!
Eternatus cried out again. Refusing to give up, he tried Venoshock!
No effect!
Bang!
Another Tackle!
Arceus had found