"Interesting! You actually defeated Hitmonchan with Fighting-type moves! This is your next opponent. Go, Hariyama!" Bruno grew even more excited. After recalling Hitmonchan, he threw his fourth Poké Ball. It opened, and the hulking Hariyama appeared on the field. Its thick palms, rock-rough skin, and piercing gaze all radiated an overwhelming sense of pressure.
"It's Hariyama, Paul!" In Veilstone City, Sinnoh, Reggie called to Paul beside him. Paul said nothing and simply threw his own Poké Ball.
"Scizor, great work. Come back and rest!" Liu Qing was clearly pleased with Scizor's performance. He took out its Poké Ball and recalled it, then reached for his fourth Poké Ball and threw it. "Rhyperior, you're up!" As the ball opened, the nearly two-and-a-half-meter-tall Rhyperior landed heavily on the field. The ground beneath its feet shattered, and the entire battlefield shook several times. As solid and imposing as a mountain, it let out a mighty roar at Hariyama.
"Hariyama, Bulk Up!" Facing Rhyperior, Bruno's expression grew serious. His instincts alone told him that this Rhyperior was a Pokémon built for power. Naturally, power-based opponents were also Bruno's favorites, and he issued the first command.
At his command, Hariyama immediately roared. A vivid red glow rose over its body, and every muscle tightened, looking like individual slabs of rock.
"Rhyperior, Stone Edge!" With Bruno issuing a command, Liu Qing certainly would not sit back and wait. He immediately launched a counterattack.
Rhyperior roared in response, its whole body shining white. Two intersecting rings of light spun rapidly around it, forming huge, sharp rocks. Under Rhyperior's control, they shot toward Hariyama like cannonballs, striking its body with a series of heavy thuds. Yet Hariyama's expression did not change. The glow around it intensified, then began to fade.
"Hariyama's body has been tempered through countless trials.