As Rock Smash was about to strike Dragonite, a green protective shield enveloped it. The moment, Dragonite, along with its shield, was smmed into the ground by Probopass's attack.
Instantly, massive rocks surged upward from the ground. Some collided mid-air, shattering into tless fragments that scattered like bullets, pelting the protective shield.
Bang!
Probopass nded heavily on the ground.
Dragonite slowly rose from the debris, unscathed thanks to Protebsp;that had absorbed the impact of Rock Smash.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The Mini-Noses recharged, detag themselves from Probopass once more.
The Mini-Noses were experts at interference, and in a closely matched battle like this, stant disruptions from one side could expoially increase the other's ces of losing.
"Dragonite, Heat Wave!"
Julian's eyes glimmered as he suddenly realized a possibility.
Scarlet waves of heat radiated from between Dragonite's wings, causing the temperature around them to rise rapidly. The Mini-Noses flew straight into the Heat Wave.
At first, nothing seemed unusual, but after advang about fifty meters, the three Mini-Noses began to wobble. In the instant, they plummeted to the ground.
"Pass!"
Probopass was stunned. It had just recharged the Mini-Noses—why had they suddenly lost their magic charge?
The same fusion appeared in the eyes of Ethan.
"Uncle, what's going on? Did that guy use some dirty trick?"
Frank looked at his nephew and sighed, "High-temperature causes demagization. Don't you know even basic physics?"
High-temperature demagization—Julian himself had only just remembered it. If he had thought of it earlier, he wouldn't have been forced into such a passive situation by the three Mini-Noses.
Without its Mini-Noses, Probopass was like a fighter with its hands tied. It uood this too, unleashing a powerful magic force as it flew toward the fallen Mini-Noses.
But Dragonite wasn't about to let that happen. It had worked hard to ralize the Mini-Noses, and there was no way it would let Probopass reattach them without a fight.
Dragoivated Superpower, its entire body surging with strength. Its arm muscles bulged as it swung both arms down torobopass with a thunderous roar.
"Protect!" Fred shouted hastily.
A green protective barrier materialized in front of Probopass, just as Dragonite's arms smashed down.
A deafening boom echoed across the battlefield, as white shockwaves spread outward like a hurrie. The ruined ground was engulfed in a massive dust cloud, and tless rocks shot out in every dire.
Even though the protective barrier absorbed most of the impact, the ill made the spectators' ears rihan and his group winced, c their ears as the reverberations shook the stadium.
A thick cloud of dust enveloped the battlefield, obsg the oute of the csh betweewo Pokémon.
Gulp.
Ethan swallowed nervously. "Uncle, Grandpa will win, right?"
At this moment, the fidence he once had was visibly shaken.
Frank didn't respond. He wasn't sure of the result either.
After four or five mihe dust began to settle, slowly revealing the battlefield. Amid the hazy remnants of the chaos, a figure stood tall in the ter.
It was Dragonite.
Due tonite's size, they couldn't immediately see Probopass, which was either obscured behind it or had already fallen.
Moments ter, Dragonite reached down and lifted an unscious Probopass from the rubble. The oute was clear to everyone.
"Probopass actually lost!!"
Ethan stared in disbelief. This Probopass was one of his grandfather's tokémo had beeed—and by someone a few years youhan him.
Fred's expression turned distant as he recalled Probopass, quickly putting it bato its Poké Ball.
It was just one loss; it didn't mean anything definitive.
Julian also recalled Dragonite.
Dragonite had emerged victorious, but it wasn't unscathed. It had ed a signifit amount of energy and sustained siderable injuries.
Winning as an early-stage Elite Pokémon against a peak Elite-level oppo was no small feat. Dragonite had done exceptionally well.
Sihe battlefield was in ruins, a new arena was quickly set up. With the terrai, the match resumed.
Julian and Fred threw out their Poké Balls almost simultaneously.
Pokémon: Steelix (Steel/Ground)
Level: 70
Potential:
Ability: Rock Head
Held Item: Metal Coat
Gender: Male
Moves: Thunder Fang, Ice Fang, Fire Fang, Rock Polish, Tackle, Bind, Rock Throw, Autotomize, Iron Tail, Dragoh, Earthquake, Rock Slide, ch, Harden, Smack Down, Sand Tomb, Stealth Rock, Screech, Sm, Sandstorm, Dig, Stone Edge
TMs: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Protect, Wide Guard, Heavy Sm, Breaking Swipe, High Horsepower, Body Sm, Dragon Pulse, Rollout, Drill Run, Rock Bst, Bulldoze
Egg Moves: Defense Curl, Double-Edge, Head Smash, Dragon Tail
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Julia out his peak pseudo-Elite-level Steelix, whose t, 13-meter frame gleamed with a metallic silver sheen. At first g looked impossibly sturdy.
Usually, Steelix had a goofy demeanor and was known for its voracious appetite. However, once a battle began, its personality shifted dramatically.
Steelix knew full well that its aplishments were a direct result of its diligent training—and, more importantly, the delicious food its wise and generous Trainer provided every day.
Its sole purpose was clear: defeat any oppo standing in its Trainer's way.
A surge of fighting spirit radiated from Steelix.
Steelix: 'Take it down, the a good meal'
Even Julian was surprised by how fired up Steelix seemed today, but he weled it. This level of determination would only work in their favor.
Fred's choice, oher hand, was Lunatone.
Pokémon: Lunatone (Rock/Psychic)
Level: 79
Potential:
Ability: Levitate
Held Item: Star Piece
Gender: Genderless
Moves: Tackle, Moonlight, fusion, Moonbst, Harden, Rock Throw, Hypnosis, Rock Polish, Rock Slide, Psychiic Power, Psyshock, Stone Edge, Future Sight, Magi, Explosion
TMs: Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Protect, Reflect, Light S, Psychic Terrain, Power S, Sand Tomb, Endure, Sleep Talk, Icy Wihquake, Tri, Rock Bst, Body Sm
Egg Moves: None
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Lunatone was one of the least uood Pokémon, with even its ins shrouded in mystery. Its rarity surpassed even that of pseudo-legendaries.
The first Lunatone was discovered over a tury ago he site of a meteor crash.
Sihen, Lunatones had occasionally been spotted around other meteor impact sites.
Some Pokémon researchers theorized that Lunatone might be extraterrestrial in in.
However, traces of Lunatones had also been found iai realms, often alongside Solrock.
Both Lunatone and Solrock were mysterious Pokémon with unknown ins. They shared another enigma: as genderless Pokémon, no one had figured out how they reproduced or tiheir species.
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