Settling the Score

Boom—

The Champion Level Aggron with the Hidden Ability Heavy Metal weighed nearly a terrifying ton.

When it landed on the ground, it smashed out a massive crater no smaller than one left by a meteorite.

Cracks spread across the ground in every direction.

The entire area was instantly reduced to a mess.

However.

Steven and his partners showed no intention of letting up their attacks.

The instant Deoxys raised Aggron, exposing an opening in the lower half of its body.

Bang!

Dirt sprayed everywhere.

A brownish shadow, its front glinting with silver light, suddenly burst forth.

It was Excadrill.

The combination of Hone Claws, Rapid Spin, and Drill Run.

Drew in the surrounding air, forming an exceptionally distinct vortex of airflow.

Deoxys's eyes narrowed slightly. Blue-purple radiance immediately spread from the crystal on its chest, forming an armor-like defense before it.

Screech—

An agonizing sound, like grinding teeth, echoed through the air.

Excadrill's drill, capable of piercing even the thickest steel plates, spun at high speed and pressed firmly against Deoxys's body, leaving it unable to move.

"Now! Armaldo, use Fury Cutter!"

Steven turned sideways and swept one hand forward.

The light-blue figure charged from another direction, the green light along both sides of its body almost painfully bright.

As a Psychic-type Pokemon.

There was one weakness Deoxys could not avoid.

Its resistance to Bug-type moves was somewhat lacking.

But before this.

It had not placed much importance on Armaldo.

Because after the first X-Scissor attack.

Every attack Armaldo made had merely been a light touch—False Swipe.

Even when it hit Deoxys, the damage it dealt was not enough for its opponent to care about.

Only.

This time seemed somewhat different.

Feeling the faint sense of danger radiating from Armaldo.

Deoxys wanted badly to break free from Excadrill's frontal