"Lucario!"
Lucario spread his hands to either side.
A massive Blue Orb spun into existence between them.
Its powerful pressure and momentum stirred the surrounding air into a frenzy, forming white currents that swirled around it.
With a flick of its hand,
the immensely powerful Aura Sphere shot forth.
Iron Thorns' expression showed no change, but the silver metallic gleam flashing repeatedly across its body revealed just how seriously it took the attack.
"Whoosh—"
A yellow beam of energy suddenly shot from its mouth.
"Bang!"
The instant it collided with the Aura Sphere, a violent explosion erupted.
Thick dust and smoke blanketed the air, making it impossible to see what had happened inside.
"Whoosh—"
A streak of blue light pierced through the thick smoke and flashed past.
The next second,
Iron Thorns' body surface suddenly exploded, sending it staggering backward uncontrollably.
The scattered scars showed that even after being weakened several times, it had still suffered considerable damage.
Fortunately,
although it looked very similar to Tyranitar, and might even have been created using Tyranitar as a template,
Iron Thorns was Rock- and Electric-type.
As a result, its resistance to Fighting-type moves was nowhere near as weak as that of the pseudo-legendary Tyranitar.
"Roar—"
Dense Electric Arcs leaped and flickered continuously.
A thick yellow glow also emerged around Iron Thorns' feet.
With the help of that glow, its somewhat clumsy movements immediately became noticeably more agile.
Sword-like rocks formed over both of its hands.
Taking large strides, it charged toward Lucario.
The Blue Dog, its eyes glowing blue, watched coldly.
Only when the enemy had closed in did it calmly shut its eyes.
"Let's show them what we've achieved over this period of time."
Cynthia revealed a beautiful smile. "Lucario, attack freely!"
"Luc..."
With its eyes closed, Lucario gave its Trainer