The broad cave, strewn with loose rocks, was well suited to Raikou's fighting style.
Team Magma and Team Aqua might have had plenty of Pokémon, but Raikou used the complex terrain to maneuver around them. Since it was alone, it had no need to dodge allies' firepower or moves and could fight without restraint. That had become its advantage instead.
Seeing so many people fail to take down this Pokémon, Shelly and Courtney both frowned.
They could tell that their subordinates were not to blame. This Pokémon was simply too strong. Even an ordinary Thunder Shock seemed to possess destructive power far beyond that of ordinary Electric-type Pokémon!
Courtney was the first to lose patience. With a wave of her hand, she sent out her own Pokémon.
Her Pokémon was a tall, animal-like creature with long, orange-red hair, a head somewhat like a donkey's, a body somewhat like a camel's, and two rocky humps on its back.
It was none other than Camerupt, a Ground- and Fire-type Pokémon that lived in tropical regions!
The towering Camerupt stood nearly two meters tall. The moment it appeared, its presence was markedly different from that of the other Pokémon.
At Courtney's command, Camerupt slowly approached Raikou, opening its mouth to spray a stream of searing flames at it!
Meanwhile, seeing Courtney send out her Pokémon, Shelly was about to release her own. But a vague sense that something was wrong made her stop what she was doing and cautiously survey the battlefield instead.
Unlike Courtney, a former scientist who now captained the Action Team, Shelly was Team Aqua's brains and had a much better grasp of the big picture. Despite her bold, revealing clothes, she was actually very perceptive. Renowned for her keen mind, she commanded tremendous respect within Team Aqua, second only