Watching the fiercely blazing Infernape and feeling the temperature climb ever higher, Yong took out his Pokémon Ball.
"I'm counting on you!"
With a gentle toss, the Pokémon Ball traced an arc before bursting open in midair!
A vast wash of white light enveloped the battlefield.
Boom!!!
The sound of something heavy hitting the ground followed, and the ground trembled! A savage presence utterly unlike Infernape's suddenly surged outward, extinguishing the flames on the ground! The air over half the battlefield seemed to solidify, its density abruptly increasing to block the heat and flames, forming an invisible wall of air!
"Rrroar!!!"
With a furious roar, the towering beast emerged from the light. His blue eyes swept over the opposing Infernape, and Aggron advanced a few steps with a fierce expression, bearing down on his opponent with his powerful presence!
Infernape looked furious, the flames atop his head burning even more fiercely!
By now, Jiro was dumbfounded...
Although he had yet to raise a Pokémon with a "force domain," he could still recognize one. After all, he had Maylene around, so he had some ability to judge strength.
So, when he saw Yong send out Aggron, whose savage, heavy presence was almost identical to Infernape's "domain" from the moment he appeared...
"How could this be..."
Looking at the young Yong, Jiro finally shook his head with a touch of admiration.
"No wonder our teacher said only Maylene could bring the Veilstone Gym to greater heights! She's already on the right path... Now I see that talent really can set a person apart sometimes..."
Seeing only anticipation and satisfaction on Maylene's face, without the slightest surprise that a boy could raise a Pokémon to this level, Jiro's expression grew slightly conflicted. But he quickly collected himself, took a deep breath, and announced