Although it was indeed a highly offensive move, Dugtrio clearly controlled it well. Not even a ripple appeared across the ground.
Yet three floor panels suddenly sank along the path ahead. These were likely traps triggered by the increased gravity.
"Impressive, Brother Chen!" Xiao Ran exclaimed, praising not only his experience in clearing traps but also Dugtrio's control over its energy.
Ground-type moves generally covered a very wide area, but Dugtrio had confined its move precisely to the path ahead without causing any major fluctuations in energy. It had simply used Earth Power to increase the gravity ahead and trigger the traps.
Xiao Ran knew he could not pull off that kind of control. It was not a matter of one particular type, either—none of his Pokémon could do it with any of their types or moves.
"Ha ha, you're too modest!" Brother Chen laughed. "Let's go. With Substitute and Earth Power checking the path together, we shouldn't have much trouble, but we still need to be careful."
The three advanced slowly, keeping a wary eye on their surroundings, and soon entered a burial chamber.
After all, they had not entered through the main entrance. Having crossed the outer wall and followed the passage, they naturally reached the outer tombs first.
This was probably just an ordinary worker's tomb. It contained a large number of burial offerings, and quite a few Ghost-type Pokémon lived there as well.
Four Litwick occupied the corners of the tomb, while two Gastly and a Shuppet drifted through the air. As Xiao Ran and his companions entered, every Pokémon immediately turned to look at them.
"We're just passing through~ just passing through~" Xiao Ran said awkwardly, feeling as though he had barged into someone else's home.
"Gast~~~" "Shup~~~"
Xiao Ran's words seemed to flip some