Shiny Aerodactyl returned, and Lin Guang commanded again, "Aerodactyl! Use Dragon Rush!"
At Lin Guang's command, Shiny Aerodactyl soared into the sky. Purple-gold draconic energy poured endlessly from its body, finally gathering into an ancient dragon whose blood-red eyes radiated killing intent.
Then Shiny Aerodactyl charged at Zapdos with Dragon Rush.
Seeing this, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki commanded, "Zapdos! Use Brilliant Thunder Thousand Flashes!"
Zapdos soared into the sky, endless lightning radiating from its body. In an instant, thousands of thunderbolts shot from it, heading straight for Shiny Aerodactyl.
Shiny Aerodactyl darted through the thunderbolts. Even when Zapdos's lightning struck it through its shroud of Dragon Rush, it continued charging fearlessly toward Zapdos, growing fiercer as it fought.
After breaking through Zapdos's Brilliant Thunder Thousand Flashes, Shiny Aerodactyl's Dragon Rush had not weakened in the slightest as it charged straight at Zapdos.
Seeing this, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki commanded, "Zapdos! Use Thunder Flash!"
A thunderclap rang out, and Zapdos vanished instantly, leaving only an afterimage behind. Shiny Aerodactyl passed straight through that afterimage with Dragon Rush, failing to hit Zapdos.
Now, as Zapdos looked at Shiny Aerodactyl, it no longer showed any trace of underestimation.
Whether it was Shiny Aerodactyl's earlier use of Dragon Claw and its ability to keep up with Zapdos's speed, or that imposing attack just now.
All of this made Zapdos see Shiny Aerodactyl in a new light. It even thought that Shiny Aerodactyl could definitely have defeated its former self.
Kaguya Ōtsutsuki could also sense that Shiny Aerodactyl was faster than before.
But Kaguya Ōtsutsuki knew that Lin Guang's Charizard and Shiny Aerodactyl had always been evenly matched. Why had she not felt that Charizard was faster than before? Or had Charizard simply not focused on improving its speed?
After another moment's thought, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki understood. Her Venusaur was