Strength Speaks for Itself

The massive thunder dragon roared as it dove down from the sky.

The electricity diffused through the air left everyone at the edge of the field feeling a tingling numbness throughout their bodies.

As a Flying-type Pokémon, Xatu instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

It immediately spread Psychic above its head as a defensive measure.

Then—

The descending Thunder seemed to collide with an invisible wall and came to an eerie halt.

At the same time, dense Ground-type energy beneath Ampharos dyed the entire battle venue a deep brown.

Anabel and Greta showed delighted expressions.

However, those expressions vanished in less than a second.

"Boom—crack—"

After a brief stalemate, the powerful Thunder directly shattered Xatu's defense.

It dealt tremendous damage and blasted it to the edge of the battlefield.

Xatu, blackened all over, was lying on the ground. It was impossible to tell whether it could continue fighting.

"Ou!"

Several of Claydol's eyes instantly lit up with red light.

Having a deep bond with Xatu, it immediately fell into a rage.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several pillars of earth formed from pure Ground-type energy shot violently out of the ground and slammed into Ampharos's pink body.

"Buu—"

Ampharos could not help letting out a pained howl.

Earth Power was not only immensely powerful, but also had a certain chance of lowering the target's energy defense.

In other words—

If it remained surrounded and continually struck by it, the damage received would only grow greater.

Tetsuya's Gigalith was also skilled in this move and had even practiced quite a few related combos.

So Ampharos knew exactly what it needed to do.

It endured the pain coursing through its body.

Electric currents surged continuously across its body surface and through its body.

Ampharos flipped through the air, found an opening, and kicked off