Infernape's Fighting-type moves had no effect on Golurk, and sending Aggron out would only turn him into a target. It seemed Garchomp was the only choice.
He had to deal as much damage as possible in the shortest time, so even if Curse wore Garchomp down, he could create an opening for the next Pokémon.
Having made up his mind, Ye Qing threw a Poké Ball. "I choose you, Garchomp!"
"Mega Evolution!"
"Curse!"
Zhao Ling wasted no time, ordering Golurk to use Curse while Garchomp underwent Mega Evolution.
"Sand Bite!"
Mega Garchomp slashed through the light cocoon and appeared on the battlefield. This time, his flashy pink skin had already been tainted by Curse, covered in strange dark purple markings.
Long Zinuo commented with interest, "You know, that pink skin actually looks pretty good with those dark purple markings."
"Yeah, I really couldn't appreciate Manly Pink. This looks much better."
Su Yiqin agreed.
Li Zifan flexed his muscles and said disdainfully, "Tch, you're not real men, so of course you don't understand the true meaning of Manly Pink!"
"Sand Bite?"
Looking at his pink skin tainted by dark purple markings, Mega Garchomp was instantly furious!
Ye Qing shouted, "Full power, Dragon Rush!"
"Sand Bite!"
Garchomp threw back his head and roared. Pushing off hard with his thick tail and both feet, his massive body soared into the air like a stealth fighter, turning into an enormous blue dragon as he hurtled toward Golurk with a thunderous roar!
Zhao Ling gave no command, but Golurk did not remain idle. He immediately used Protect.
Boom!
Dragon Rush slammed into the Protect barrier, filling the battlefield with dust. The force drove the ground around Golurk down a full five or six centimeters, and fine cracks appeared in the eggshell-like barrier.
Though Mega Garchomp's