"Laa-chi!!!"
Whenever Swampert appeared on the field, Yong felt a wave of reassurance.
No matter what trouble they ran into during battle, Swampert always understood his intentions and made the best response.
With Steelix deliberately kept hidden, Swampert truly was the ace of the entire team!
Below the stands, even the contestants felt a surge of excitement when they saw Swampert take the field. The reason was simple-this Pokémon was just too strong!
Bruno looked at Swampert's tall, muscular body. Despite that honest, good-natured expression, he knew very well what kind of power it would unleash once it entered battle!
"Bringing out your trump card already?"
His gaze grew serious as he said in a low voice,
"Poliwrath! Full Boost!"
"Yooroo!"
Poliwrath dared not let its guard down. It could sense Bruno's caution, as though he were facing a formidable enemy!
Drawing on the strength of its entire body, it unleashed Bulk Up and Work Up simultaneously. Its muscles bulged as powerful energy coursed through it. Fighting-type and Normal-type energy intertwined, forming a coat of energy around its whole body!
"A trump card is meant to hold the line. Besides..."
Watching Swampert stand motionless on the field, even deliberately slowing its breathing, Yong smiled faintly.
"Swampert just wants to prove that it hasn't let its mentor down!"
A flicker of confusion crossed Bruno's mind. Prove it to whom?
Bruno thought for a moment.
It must mean Yong!
High up in the stands,
Brawly's lips curled into a smile. Of course he knew what Swampert wanted to prove.
Who else could it be but Steelix, both its mentor and its friend?
He could hardly wait. When Yong truly revealed his trump card, everyone would be stunned by that absurdly enormous beast!
At the thought, Brawly shuddered!
Beside him, Roxanne gave him