"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a mass of rocks materialized in midair!
A faint brown glow coated their surfaces. In the instant Ludicolo froze in surprise, the rocks shot forward, slamming into its body one after another!
"Ludi!"
Ludicolo gave a low cry of pain, shielding itself with its arms and lowering the disk on its head over its face to minimize the damage.
It was Stealth Rock!
At that moment, the referee stepped forward and solemnly announced,
"Steelix versus Ludicolo! Begin!"
A mysterious smile curled the corners of Master Wallace's lips.
A thin scattering of white specks suddenly appeared beside him. As though alive, the wisps of mist swiftly swirled around his body and gathered into a hazy cloud.
Within moments, dense moisture spread like smoke.
In the blink of an eye, the white mist transformed into crystal-clear blue ripples that spread through the air in widening rings, until those illusory waves covered more than half the battlefield.
The moisture stripped from the air by the sandstorm rapidly returned, as though reborn. Yet those seemingly gentle ripples unexpectedly held back the sandstorm's furious onslaught. Great quantities of yellow sand thickened into sludge as dampness spread everywhere, coating both Pokémon in mud!
Once the moisture had accumulated to a certain degree, the sunlight overhead abruptly weakened, as though robbed of its former brilliance.
Gloomy clouds had appeared unnoticed, scattered across the sky. They blocked the sun's power and lent the entire scene an air of mystery.
Yong gazed thoughtfully up at the sky.
"A 'willpower' that can influence the weather..."
Master Wallace smiled and waved a hand, speaking with effortless grace.
"After all, unless I give it everything I have, even I'm not confident Ludicolo can stand up to your Steelix."
The sandstorm howled, and a faint breeze swept down