Lairon had a low-slung body. Ordinary Lairon had dark gray skin and sky-blue eyes, but Hu Bin's Lairon had green skin and blood-red eyes, giving it an incredibly imposing appearance!
Several plates of steel armor covered its back, each with a raised ridge down the center. They looked incredibly sturdy.
Now Lairon weighed twice as much as it normally would. Even without its Ability boosting it, Lairon already weighed 120 kilograms. With Heavy Metal factored in, its weight reached a staggering 240 kilograms!
Shiny Pokémon drew attention wherever they went. Lairon's unusual coloring left many of the Pokémon Trainers in the audience green with envy.
Shiny Pokémon were born so rarely that finding one was a matter of luck, not something anyone could force.
After evolving, Lairon brimmed with explosive power, radiating the determination to smash through everything in its path.
Hu Jiaxing put away his look of surprise at Lairon's evolution and said to Hu Bin, "Not bad. It evolved, but it's still nowhere near enough to take on my Salamence. Go, Salamence! Dragon Rush!"
Salamence shot forward like a jet, its entire body surrounded by the phantom image of a dragon god as it attacked Lairon.
Salamence moved incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, its Dragon Rush was right in front of Lairon, ready to deliver a crushing blow.
"Lairon, use Protect!"
Lairon quickly raised a protective barrier around itself.
Salamence's Dragon Rush slammed into Lairon's protective barrier.
The barrier shielded Lairon from the powerful attack, leaving it unharmed, but the force of the impact still pushed its 240-kilogram body steadily backward.
"Our turn! Go, Lairon! Heavy Slam!"
This move could be considered Lairon's ultimate attack. Combined with its Heavy Metal Ability, its power was effectively doubled.
Lairon seized the moment after Salamence finished using Dragon