Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Watching this scene, Mikoli raised an eyebrow with amusement. "Dronmesia can also unleash moves... How interesting."

He gently raised his long, slender, pale fingers, his eyes slightly narrowed, "Gyarados, charge forward, Ice Fang."

"Roar!"

The roar was filled with excitement and eager joy.

As soon as the command was given, Gyarados's azure body suddenly flew out—although it doesn't have wings, the water-flying dual-type Gyarados's flying ability is in no way inferior to its water ability.

His flight speed was extremely fast, and his originally slender and winding body was stretched into a straight line at high speed.

The distorted, roaring Thunderbolt in front of him seemed insignificant to Gyarados, who didn't change his planned shortest flight distance because of it, as if he wasn't a Pokémon with a four times weakness to Electric.

Nourishes—

When the pure energy form of the Liskarm met the flesh of the Gyarados, it produced a grinding sound that made one's teeth ache.

And then... that was it.

The lightning didn't affect Gyarados's flight speed in the slightest. Its fierce eyes didn't even blink, and only its slightly burnt whiskers showed that the 100,000 volts it had just delivered were genuine.

Xia Chen frowned slightly. He knew that Gyarados had high Special Defense resistance, but he didn't expect it to be this ridiculously high.

Dragapult's Special Attack is somewhat weak, but Electric-type attacks are at least four times stronger than Gyarados!

Or perhaps this Gyarados underwent special training to withstand Electric-type moves?

It is not impossible.

However, now is not the time to think about such things. Gyarados's powerful first attack must not be allowed to hit Dragapult.

…………

"Sneak Attack by a Hidden Spirit!"

Before he could finish speaking, a strange ghost-type energy slightly distorted the space around Doronchi, and a void rift quietly opened.

Given the initial distance between Gyarados and Dragapult, and the fact that Mikuri specifically waited until Xia Chen had finished unleashing his first move before giving the order, Dragapult was able to easily escape into another dimension.

Little Dragon didn't go in with them. It was so small that, to put it bluntly, it wouldn't even be enough to fill Gyarados's teeth. Moves like Ice Fang posed little threat to it.

Mikuri understood this as well. Seeing that Dragapult had disappeared, he turned and commanded, "Gyarados, Hurricane!"

Small things have their advantages, but it's impossible to be without ways to deal with them.

Otherwise, according to the theory of evolution that survival of the fittest, most of the powerful spirits in this world would be small spirits.

However, the truth is quite the opposite.

For small Pokémon, indiscriminate area-of-effect moves are their natural enemies.

A violent and chaotic Flying-type energy flowed in Gyarados's never-closing mouth, and in less than a second, a storm struck!

Suddenly, a strong wind arose.

At this moment, the rain on the water field was already heavy. Under the influence of the airflow, the rainwater was swept into it and raged wildly in the air above the field, as if it wanted to tear apart everything it could reach.

Tornadoes Destroy the Battlefield!

While Gyarados is also a Pokémon whose physical attack power far surpasses its special attack power, it depends on who it attacks.

In a battle between equally matched Heavenly Kings, such a storm might not be considered a threat.

But is Draco Messia a Champion-level Pokémon?

No, to be precise, its physical abilities aren't even at the gym level!

Therefore, Little Dragon could only dart around in all directions while being chased by the storm, trying to avoid the damage from the Heavenly King-level storm.

The scene was both tragic and comical, looking more like a Gyarados beating up kindergarten kids.

However, it wasn't Dragapult that was battling Gyarados... or rather, it wasn't just Dragapult Messia.

Behind Gyarados, a void gate opened once more, and Dragapult, carrying the power of another dimension, appeared, its ethereal shadow claws slamming down!

The sneak attack came and went without a trace, leaving Gyarados and Wallace completely baffled. Even as a Champion-level Pokémon, they had no choice but to accept this powerful attack.

Everything seems to be going smoothly, the only problem is... is this sneak attack really that powerful?

…………

The highly corrosive dark purple ghost energy stubbornly clung to Gyarados's attacked back. It should have seeped into the wound like a malignant sore, bringing endless corrosive pain to its opponent. But now, it could only stay on the surface and could not penetrate even a little.

Duolongqi's beady pupils widened in shock, but he didn't have time to continue being shocked. From the depths of his heart, Xia Chen sensed a synchronized message that made him subconsciously dodge to the left.

hiss--

The whistling wind rushed past his ears, and Doronchi broke out in a cold sweat.

But then a thick, long tail, swirling with turquoise water, swept past the spot where he had just been, whipping up gusts of howling wind.

It turned out that Gyarados had secretly condensed a water tail and, without turning its body, launched a sneak attack on Dragapult.

If it weren't for the fact that Xia Chen and I shared the same senses, this water tail would probably have killed him instantly!

Over there, Dragapult also managed to escape the storm that had lost Gyarados's control. Although he was badly injured and panting, he managed to pull through.

Xia Chen, who witnessed this scene from the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief.

The opening tactic was successful. By having the small dragons that had performed Dragon Dance draw fire, it gave the dragons a chance to use Spirit Sneak to launch a surprise attack.

They succeeded, but the results were far too low. Despite continuous attacks of Thunderbolt and Phantom Assault, Gyarados seemed completely unaffected.

It seems that true Elite Four level Pokémon are much more powerful than I imagined...

Xia Chen felt a sense of heaviness in his heart.

There's nothing we can do but wait it out.

With his mind racing, Xia Chen quickly regained his composure and commanded, "Dragon Mesiah, Dragon Claw!"

The little dragon with the orange-red airplane-shaped head focused its gaze and then bravely charged towards Gyarados, its short claws suddenly gathering dark green dragon-type energy.

He knew in his heart that this charge would be a near-certain death, but the trainer must have had his reasons for making such a decision.

If I go and never return... then I will never return!

…………

Doronmesia's suicidal charge made Mikoli raise an eyebrow again. He turned to look at Doronchi, and as expected, he turned and flew in another direction, as if preparing some kind of move.

Should we ignore him? Mikoli pondered for a moment.

After a brief moment of thought, he decided to take charge!

The mistakes made by the Swampert must not be repeated.

"Gyarados, ignore him, use Waterfall to chase Dragapult!"

With a flick of its tail, Gyarados decisively ignored the charging Dragapult and turned to fly towards Dragapult, which was trying to escape the main battlefield.

The latter's speed is quite fast among Pokémon of the same level, but it is far from comparable to Gyarados.

The enormous pseudo-dragon arrived first despite being behind. Enveloped in water-based energy, its entire body seemed to transform into a raging, surging wave, fiercely rushing towards Dorgonki.

"Hold on!"

At the critical moment, Dorgon suddenly turned around, and a transparent energy barrier rose up, separating him from the water flow that was only a hair's breadth away from him.

As the water flowed down, Gyarados continued to exert its strength, attempting to break through the barrier—the energy barrier of [Protect] is not indestructible, both in the game and in reality. It doesn't even need Z-Moves; as long as the difference in strength is large enough, it will work.

Clearly, the difference between Gyarados and Dragapult falls into this category.

Gyarados's continued power caused the water flow to accelerate, and the transparent barrier cracked like glass being baked at high temperatures.

Clearly, in just a few seconds, it would succumb to the damage and break apart.

Doronchi's eyes were bloodshot as he gritted his teeth and stood firm. The dragon head, almost the size of his own body, was ferocious and terrifying, attempting to intimidate Doronchi into giving up the fight with its imposing aura.

But how could Dorgon, who had sparred with Guleton, be afraid of this? He even had time to smirk and give it a mocking smile while supporting the barrier with his energy.

Are you even capable, you fake dragon?

"Roar!"

Upon understanding that hint of a smile, Gyarados's rage surged, and its physical exertion unconsciously increased to an even higher level.

After a stalemate of nearly two seconds, the surging water finally broke through the energy barrier in the struggle and struck Doronchi.

Like a wooden boat struggling to navigate a storm, in an instant, Doronchi was struck by the surging waves and flew straight backward, upside down.

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"Doronmesia, now's the time!"

The resolute voice pierced through the wind and rain, reaching Gyarados's ears, and he vaguely sensed something was amiss.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a small body carrying a huge, dark green dragon claw nearly two meters long, slashing down at him in horror.

It wouldn't be accurate to say it was frightening, but the exaggerated scene certainly surprised Gyarados.

Breaking through the barrier takes a lot of effort. Gyarados can't dodge, and it would be enough for it to use Protect, but it's a bit embarrassing to have to use Protect against a Pokémon that's only one percent the size of itself.

Since Mikuri's command didn't arrive in time, Gyarados simply let loose and unleashed another hurricane attack to counter it.

The wind howled and the rain raged, but Dorgonmesia did not back down in the slightest. Enduring the storm's corrosive effects on his body, he swung his giant claw, formed from dense dragon energy, and slammed it down fiercely!

"Roar!"

The roar of pain and anger echoed in the arena. Gyarados was not made of steel after all, and its relatively vulnerable face was hit hard, so it couldn't help but roar.

Only now did he realize that Doraki's defense was actually to cover for Doramisia. The dragon claw, which had been gathering energy for four or five seconds, unleashed power strong enough to harm a Champion-level Pokémon with the boost from Dragon Dance.

Gyarados, your guard is down!

However, everything comes at a price. First, it was mocked, then its defenses were breached. The repeated defeats in the battle against these weak Pokémon enraged Gyarados.

In his rage, he unleashed even more energy, the raging winds grew even more ferocious, and the chaotic air currents cut into Xia Chen's body like sharp blades.

The extreme pain caused even this energy being to let out a sharp scream.

A moment later, the painful screams stopped, and Dorgonmesia fell from mid-air onto the floating platform on the water.

Dorgonmesia has lost the ability to fight.

Having avenged its small grudge, Gyarados hadn't even had a chance to catch its breath when it heard Wallace's command voice arrive.

"Gyarados, duck down!"