Aurorus was an Ice Blue, long-necked Dragon Pokémon.
Pale blue, ice-crystal-like patterns ran from beneath its neck to its belly. Two yellow-to-white, aurora-shaped fleshy fins extended along either side from its head toward the back of its neck, and white markings adorned parts of its head.
Diamond-shaped, sapphire-like crystals also protruded from Aurorus's head and the sides of its body.
It was enormous. Despite its gentle temperament, its sheer presence was overwhelming!
Like Wormadam, Aurorus had the glaring weaknesses of taking quadruple damage from Fighting- and Steel-type attacks, but it also possessed an advantage Wormadam could never match.
Size was power.
The difference in strength brought about by such a vast size disparity might not fully show itself in higher-level battles, but at the elite class, where Pokémon had yet to fully enter the realm of energy, physical strength remained one of the most crucial factors in battle!
Beside the enormous Aurorus, even the sizable Bastiodon looked like a little fellow.
This was one of Grant's main Pokémon.
Rather than the more offensively powerful Tyrantrum, he had chosen the more defensively capable Bastiodon to serve as Aurorus's shield.
Pokémon: Bastiodon, Lv59... Type: Rock + Steel... Ability: Sturdy: At full HP, it cannot be knocked out by a single move. One-Hit KO moves also have no effect... Moves...
Yong was very familiar with Grant's Pokémon.
After all, if Yong had never appeared, Grant would have been Shalour Gym's Gym Leader in the original story!
Apparently, Grant had accidentally discovered a cave while rock climbing. Only after entering had he realized it was actually an ancient ruin hidden deep within the mountain range.
It was in those ruins that he had caught Bastiodon, which had still been a Shieldon at the time.
This was an Ancient Pokémon that had revived