In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

"Tyranitar, what a coincidence."

Zhi's eyes lit up instantly as he looked at the Tyranitar, and his smile deepened.

"He's here! The Lizard King! Go!"

Zhi Gao threw the Poké Ball high into the air. A flash of white light appeared, and a green Pokémon nimbly crouched down and slowly straightened up.

Its body is roughly shaped like a standing lizard, with a handful of leaves behind its tail. Its body is mainly green, and several leaves extend from its long, slender arms. It holds a twig in its mouth and has a calm expression.

It was none other than Sceptile, the final evolution of Treecko, one of the Grass-type starter Pokémon in the Hoenn region!

"Is Sceptile the main Grass-type choice? Well, that makes sense."

Bakura carefully examined the lizard king, raising an eyebrow, but he wasn't too surprised.

When Ash goes to a new region, he usually catches one or two of the local starter Pokémon, and these starter Pokémon generally become Ash's main force.

Among Ash's Grass-type main force, there are quite a few excellent ones, such as Bulbasaur from Kanto, Bayleef from Johto, Torterra before its evolution in Sinnoh, and Serperior from Unova, etc.

But if we had to pick the best one, it would undoubtedly be Sceptile from the Hoenn region! As one of the mainstays of Hoenn, Sceptile's performance is outstanding.

Even when facing the legendary Pokémon Darkrai at the Sinnoh Lily of the Valley Conference, Sceptile had the record of defeating Darkrai.

"No wonder people say it's a coincidence. Tyranitar is indeed at a disadvantage in terms of attributes when facing Sceptile."

Bakura then raised an eyebrow. In terms of type alone, the Grass-type Sceptile really does counter Tyranitar.

Moreover, the intelligent Lizard King is developed in the direction of flexible and fast attacks, with explosive power.

Tyranitar's enormous size gives it a significant advantage in terms of explosive power and robust physical defense, but its movement speed is inevitably affected.

"However, battles are not just about attributes and the direction of Pokémon training."

Bakura's lips curled up slightly. Perhaps agile Pokémon are indeed better at dealing with slow-moving creatures.

But that also depends on the opponent!

"Bangjira! Raise a sandstorm!"

Without hesitation, Bakura shouted at Tyranitar.

"Class~"

Tyranitar roared and raised its arms high, activating its Sand Stream ability!

A dense sandstorm suddenly surged up, covering the entire battlefield and blurring the landscape instantly.

Its dust-blowing properties turn the site into a sandstorm!

"This characteristic isn't very useful for my Lizard King."

Zhi raised his arm to shield his face from the oncoming sandstorm, his eyes shining even brighter. This level of sandstorm showed that this Tyranitar had a very deep understanding of the Sandstorm ability.

Although the sandstorm was troublesome, his Lizard King wouldn't be too affected by it!

"Lizard King! Leaf Blade!"

At Zhi's command, the Lizard King raised its arms, and the leaves on its arms instantly transformed into sharp green blades of light.

Meanwhile, the Lizard King itself swiftly charged towards Tyranitar.

They moved very quickly!

"Bangjira, look closely."

Bakura narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze fixed on the approaching green figure.

Compared to Sceptile, Tyranitar's speed is simply unmatched, but Tyranitar is not a Pokémon that pursues speed.

As long as you can withstand the Lizard King's attacks, you can counterattack! The most standard defensive counterattack!

"class!"

Tyranitar stared intently at Sceptile, ready to attack at any moment.

"Leaf Blade!"

As the Lizard King charged forward at breakneck speed, the distance between the two Pokémon instantly closed, and Zhi suddenly shouted at the Lizard King.

"qia~"

Sceptile swiftly rushed to Tyranitar's left side, its leaf blades tearing through the air as it slashed towards Tyranitar's body.

A lightning-fast attack!

"So fast!"

Mei exclaimed in surprise, she could barely see a green shadow!

This lizard king's speed is even more exaggerated than Little Yellow's Paper Sword!

"I saw it! Tyranitar, Fire Punch!"

Bakura shouted at Tyranitar without hesitation.

Tyranitar clenched its fist, flames erupted, and it swung its Flame Punch directly at Sceptile!

"You actually managed to react?"

Zhijian was somewhat surprised by this, but then his smile deepened. This kind of battle was much more interesting!

The Flame Fist and the Leaf Blade collided heavily!

A fist burning with flames clashed fiercely with a green light blade, and an invisible shockwave spread out.

The two sides are evenly matched!

"This Sceptile King's power can actually rival Tyranitar's?"

Witnessing this, Xiaoxia couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, as Tyranitar's power was notoriously strong.

Furthermore, although Fire Punch is not Tyranitar's signature move, Fire is super effective against Grass, so Fire Punch should theoretically be able to suppress Sceptile's Leaf Blade.

"It's thanks to the impact of speed, and besides, the Lizard King is an extremely powerful Pokémon."

Cynthia gazed at the two elves locked in a stalemate and softly began to analyze the situation.

"Moreover, this Sceptile King is also stronger than Bakura's Tyranitar."

Sakaki smiled faintly. As a top champion, he had already roughly figured out the strength of these two Pokémon after this battle.

Although Tyranitar was carefully nurtured by Bakura, it was only nurtured for a year at most, including the nurturing time before Lance.

When Lance gave Yugira to Bakura, Yugira's level was already quite high.

The boy from this parallel world has already reached the level of a top champion in terms of strength as a Lizard King.

It seems we can indeed enjoy a very high-level match this time.

"Yin, you should watch this battle carefully; it will be very beneficial for you."

Sakaki spoke gently to the little silver beside him, displaying the image of a loving father.

There was no way around it; Silver also loved Pokémon battles, so Giovanni naturally respected Silver's wishes.

"Yes, Father." Silver, with his red hair and indifferent expression, nodded. He would also be participating in the Alola League Tournament this year.

He didn't want to embarrass Giovanni, one of the Alola Elite Four!

……

At this moment, as both sides exerted their strength again, Sceptile and Tyranitar were simultaneously knocked back by the force.

"Leaf Storm!"

"Rock-like blade!"

They didn't miss the opportunity at all; Bakura and Tomo's orders arrived almost simultaneously.

Tyranitar roared, and countless rock blades materialized in front of it, slicing through the air and hurtling towards Sceptile.

Meanwhile, a large clump of leaves on the lizard king's tail shone with a dazzling green light, and a green storm surged forth instantly.

The incredibly powerful storm of flying leaves transformed into a circular storm, colliding heavily with the sharp, rocky blades.

boom!

The two attacks clashed violently, finally exploding with a deafening roar, and the terrifying ripples of energy that spread out directly impacted the two elves.

"They're really tough to deal with."

Bakura's lips curled up slightly. Whether they were trainers or Pokémon, they were all extremely formidable opponents.

But that's precisely why it's worth defeating!

"You're really strong, Bakura. I'm so happy."

Zhi's face lit up with joy, his eyes sparkling with excitement, and his tone was extremely enthusiastic.

He felt his whole body burning with energy! He had always longed for a battle of equal strength like this!

"Of course I'm strong! I'll make you even happier!"

Bakura's smile deepened. Happy? Of course you're happy! I'll make you even happier in a bit!

"Tyranitar, rockfall!"

"Class~"

Tyranitar roared, and ripples appeared in the air above Sceptile, revealing massive rocks.

Zhi glanced upwards; this kind of attack wouldn't hit the Lizard King.

"earthquake!"

Bakura's voice continued, and Tyranitar raised one foot and stomped down heavily.

The entire battlefield began to tremble violently, and an invisible shockwave rippled outwards.

····Requesting flowers·····

"Lizard King!" Zhi shouted to the Lizard King.

The Lizard King leaped up without hesitation; it certainly couldn't withstand an earthquake attack.

"Rock-like blade!"

Tyranitar roared again, unleashing a barrage of sharp, rocky blades at the leaping Sceptile.