Chapter 379: Desert Tyrant—Tyranitar
"Tyranitar?"
"Where did Hikaru capture a Tyranitar from this time?"
"Another pseudo-legendary? Isn't Tyranitar supposed to be hard to capture? And Larvitar is very difficult to evolve? Without ten or eight years, it basically can't evolve."
"This Tyranitar is even black! Holy crap, so cool!"
"So cool..."
One stone stirred up a thousand ripples.
As Sand Stream kicked up, amidst the hazy mist, Tyranitar's figure stood like an iron tower.
And the Arbok on the other side was coiled up, ready to strike.
[Coil]: Coils up to concentrate, increasing its Attack, Defense, and accuracy.
For Arbok, this was undoubtedly a good move.
"Poison Sting!"
As the sandy mist was about to dissipate, Watanabe Aoki immediately issued a command.
Although Scizor had already lost, the hope of victory was slim.
But this opposing Tyranitar was clearly only level 52.
If an evolution like before didn't occur.
There was still a good chance of winning this battle, at least.
Sharp poisonous stingers, carrying a fierce current of air, shot towards Tyranitar's front in almost an instant.
"Armament Haki!"
Hikaru's Aura transmitted swiftly.
The second before the Poison Sting was about to make contact with Tyranitar's chest.
A layer of black, fluid-like substance solidified on its surface.
Clang clang!
The Poison Sting landed squarely on Tyranitar's surface, producing the sound of clashing metal.
And in the end, this Poison Sting, close to peak Master level, only left faint white marks on Tyranitar's surface.
Its surface.
Was completely unharmed.
What a joke...
Countless dual-defense energy cubes, plus the "foundation-building medicinal liquid" made from stalactites,
The [Sand Stream] ability boost.
Coupled with the special training in [Armament Haki] during its Larvitar and Pupitar stages, had created the current Desert Tyrant!
A Desert Tyrant with impenetrable dual defenses!
In Hikaru's view,
As long as it wasn't a super-effective move, below Elite Four level, Tyranitar's defense was unbreakable!
"How is that possible?"
Seeing this, Watanabe Aoki's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
Although Tyranitar was famous as a pseudo-legendary.
But this Tyranitar before him had clearly just evolved, looking like an early Master stage!
And his own Arbok was at peak Master level!
The difference in strength between them, plus the boost from Coil.
How could this Poison Sting attack be completely ineffective?
But the facts were laid bare before him.
He had no choice but to believe it.
Hikaru didn't give him a chance to be shocked, "Tyranitar, Rock Tomb!"
"Roar!" (Here I come!)
Tyranitar let out a loud roar, Rock-type energy rapidly condensing in the air.
Boulders, each seven to eight meters high, formed in the air and swept rapidly towards the equally astonished Arbok.
At the same time, Hikaru's disdainful voice carried over, "Is this what you Sakura Country trainers are? Pokémon abandoned? Strength merely so-so?"
On the field.
Tyranitar was now like a child, treating those large boulders as throwing toys.
And the toy, naturally, was the Arbok below.
Clearly, Arbok's strength was higher than Tyranitar's, and it was also faster.
But this inability to break its defense truly broke Arbok's composure.
Moreover.
With every attack, Arbok had a strange feeling.
These attacks weren't landing on Tyranitar, but on itself?
Every time it attacked the opponent, a corresponding part of its own body would feel pain.
This discovery even made it afraid to attack rashly.
[Thorn Armor] was working again.
Watanabe Aoki quickly realized,
Dodging like this was ultimately not a solution.
Since he couldn't break through its surface, he could only try to attack from the inside.
But Hikaru on the other side reacted even faster.
Since the opponent's Arbok was as slippery as a loach, he would use an area-of-effect attack, "Stomping Tantrum!"
"Haze plus Toxic!"
The decisions from both sides were issued one after another.
Tyranitar retracted its condensed Rock-type energy, power gathering in one of its thick legs.
Then it stomped heavily on the ground.
Although wide-area moves like "Earthquake" were banned.
Stomping Tantrum was not.
Under the shockwave of energy, the ground began to shake like the sea surface, the accompanying energy rippling around Arbok.
And the opposing Arbok clearly had good battle experience, knowing the best way to dodge Ground-type moves was to jump into the air.
And it continuously began to spew black mist towards the ground.
[Haze]: Eliminates all stat changes from Pokémon on the field.
Seeing the Haze spread, Watanabe Aoki's tense expression finally relaxed a bit.
Although this would remove the boost Arbok gained from its own Coil.
But facing this Pokémon that he couldn't damage.
He really couldn't think of any other way to harm the opponent besides poison.
This Haze also contained the potent venom from Arbok's fangs; as long as one was in the Haze, there was no way to avoid this poison!
Thwack!
The effect of Stomping Tantrum was still active. Arbok, landing on the ground, undoubtedly suffered the impact of Stomping Tantrum and let out a pained hiss.
The reflect damage from its previous attacks, plus this...
And on the other side,
The poison mist spread extremely quickly, covering the entire field in just a few breaths.
Facing such an attack, Hikaru wasn't flustered at all. In fact, it could be said this gave Tyranitar a good opportunity.
From within the black mist, a clear voice came, "Sand Stream!"
The sand, which had momentarily settled, began to spin at high speed again.
Whipping up a massive current of air.
The Haze was instantly churned into an ink-cloud color, like a dark thundercloud.
Arbok looked gravely into the Haze. This Haze was originally released by it, but now, with the wind current stirring it, it actually couldn't sense the situation inside.
It could only feel an astonishing amount of energy gathering within.
Hikaru rarely gave a verbal command: "Focus Punch!"
The Haze gradually dissipated a little. A huge dark shadow loomed within, accompanied by a fist of condensed blue energy.
Arbok's expression changed drastically, and it hurriedly slithered towards the edge.
But then it discovered in horror,
At the edge, a huge figure had appeared at some unknown time.
And a massive beam of energy was forming in its mouth.
Hyper Beam!
A powerful Normal-type move!
Being a Pokémon that could grow to Master level, Arbok quickly realized that the previous figure was a Substitute!
The life energy of a Substitute had tricked it!
But as Hyper Beam landed on it, it still didn't understand.
Why, within such a Haze, could the opponent clearly locate it?
Boom!
The massive Hyper Beam, like a pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, sent Arbok flying into the sky, then crashing back down to the ground.
By the time the Haze gradually dispersed, Arbok had long since lost the ability to battle.
Furthermore, the area where it was hit was scorched black!
And the reason Hikaru didn't try to remove the Compulsory Training Device from this Arbok and showed no mercy was—it had eaten people....
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