Plus, Blastoise used Water Pulse simultaneously.
The invisible ocean currents in the sea caused the water to continuously radiate outward from Blastoise's position toward the surrounding areas.
The Hydro Pump naturally launched toward Sharpedo with the acceleration provided by these water currents.
In the seawater, Blastoise utilized the characteristics of the surrounding ocean, using Water Pulse to assist and strengthen the power of Hydro Pump.
Roy closed his eyes and sensed the situation beneath the sea through his Aura powers.
Blastoise has really matured... when it grows up a bit more, it will definitely become an even more powerful Blastoise than its father was!
Sharpedo took both shots from the Hydro Pump attack and became even more furious.
Earlier, I had created distance to make my next attack easier—how did I end up on the receiving end instead?
The more Sharpedo thought about it, the angrier it became, and its emotional state changed dramatically.
Roy's Aura sensitivity naturally made him most attuned to such emotional shifts.
"It's using Rage."
"Watch out for Sharpedo's next attack."
Through his Aura powers, Blastoise successfully received Roy's warning.
This added an extra layer of psychological vigilance.
But now, facing Sharpedo rushing straight toward it, Blastoise felt somewhat confused.
Is it just going to ram me?
Looking at Sharpedo's wide-open mouth approaching, Blastoise felt something familiar about this, but...
"Don't space out!"
Roy's sharp voice snapped Blastoise back to attention, making it realize it had lost focus just moments ago!
In a panic, Blastoise immediately released a barrage of bubbles.
"Use Aqua Tail!"
As soon as Roy finished speaking, he knew it was already too late.
Because of Blastoise's momentary panic, Sharpedo—charging at high speed—had already closed the distance completely.
Although the Bubble attack could obscure Sharpedo's vision and slow down its speed to some extent...
Sharpedo was already right in Blastoise's face. At this point, using any defensive move was futile.
Blastoise still tried to act on Roy's command but suddenly felt sharp pain in its right arm.
It was Bite again!
But because of the Rage boost, Sharpedo's attack was significantly strengthened this time.
Blastoise blamed itself internally—why had it lost focus just then?
This was something that had never happened before in training!
Roy also frowned, unsure what had gone wrong.
However, now wasn't the time to analyze these technical issues.
"Use Aqua Tail!"
This time, Blastoise concentrated completely. It felt a trace of energy within its body becoming involved with the move's power.
Blastoise swung its tail with full force, causing the surrounding seawater to fluctuate dramatically.
Sharpedo wanted to bite down again but was swept away by the powerful wave of water created by Blastoise.
This was one disadvantage of fighting in seawater—sometimes one's body could only obey the ocean's commands.
But at the same time, if you were a sufficiently powerful Pokémon, you could even manipulate the ocean itself to fight on your behalf.
For example, the deity who dwelled in the deepest seas.
The god who possessed mastery over the sea's power—Kyogre.
However, these fluctuations caused by Blastoise were nowhere near reaching that legendary level.
"This Aqua Tail seems much more powerful than before."
Lucario nodded in agreement.
[It wouldn't have caused such large fluctuations previously.]
Roy used his Aura powers to investigate the Aqua Tail that Blastoise had just executed.
Before the Aqua Tail's effects completely dispersed, he detected a trace of Totem aura within it.
Roy's eyes snapped open as he understood the reason.
"It's Aura Flow!"
Among the moves Blastoise had just used, Aqua Tail happened to be perfectly suited for utilizing Aura Flow techniques.
Therefore, when Blastoise acted unconsciously, Aura Flow and Aqua Tail had combined by pure coincidence, causing such dramatic fluctuations in the ocean.
However, the scope of this fluctuation remained relatively small and would soon fade away, returning to calm.
At the bottom of the deep sea, Tapu Fini's massive shell opened as it looked toward the direction of the geyser.
"Strange..."
It seemed to sense the feeling of Aura Flow...
But the power level wasn't great. Was it one of the distinguished visitor's Pokémon practicing?
Less than three minutes after Tapu Fini had closed its eyes again, its meditation was interrupted once more by disturbances in the water.
The repeated interruptions prevented Tapu Fini from maintaining calm, and it even felt faintly irritated.
Today, it had finally settled down to practice near the geyser—why were there endless disturbances?
In a rare state of annoyance, Tapu Fini poked its head out from an inconspicuous underwater cave, startling the surrounding Pokémon.
Tentacool: Oh my goodness, why is the Guardian Deity here?
Clamperl: It's the Island Guardian! So majestic~
Tapu Fini quickly ascended from the ocean floor, wanting to see who was causing all this commotion...
Sharpedo repeatedly used Bite and Crunch in combination with its impressive speed.
Roy observed carefully. These two Dark-type moves appeared to be its most proficient skills.
Blastoise got caught by Bite several times initially.
However, after prolonged combat, Blastoise quickly became familiar with these attack patterns.
Almost as soon as Sharpedo opened its mouth, Blastoise could predict which move Sharpedo was about to use.
Using Water Pulse and Bubble strategically, Blastoise became able to dodge Sharpedo's attacks perfectly.
This represented one of the most significant weaknesses of wild Pokémon.
Wild Pokémon often possessed the home-field advantage of more familiar terrain to exploit.
But simultaneously, wild Pokémon typically had very limited move pools.
Compared to Pokémon that had been carefully trained and nurtured by Trainers, they naturally fell short.
So in the later stages of the battle, Blastoise evaded Sharpedo's attacks very smoothly.
After dodging Sharpedo's attacks, Blastoise would deliver counterattacks, which made Sharpedo increasingly furious.
As a result, the battle situation became less and less favorable for Sharpedo.
Sharpedo's stamina was being depleted rapidly, and bubbles kept escaping from its breathing gills.
Roy could see that the outcome was now basically decided, so he commanded:
"Use Hydro Pump and end this battle!"
Blastoise's confidence was now sky-high, and even the two Hydro Pump cannons on its back appeared quite imposing.
The energy accumulated very quickly—in just a moment, accompanied by the roaring sound of the Hydro Pump firing, Sharpedo slowly began sinking into the ocean's depths.
Using his Aura powers, Roy could see that once Sharpedo had sunk to a certain depth—as if confirming that Blastoise couldn't see it anymore—it gently flicked its tail fin.
After that, it moved beyond the range Roy could perceive.
Roy couldn't help but chuckle. That guy was cunning enough to fake defeat.
Blastoise happily embraced its teammates, sharing the joy of victory with them.
Lucario directly punched Blastoise's shell affectionately.
[That was impressive! You even used Aura Flow!]
Blastoise pointed at itself in surprise.
Me? I used Aura Flow?
The other Pokémon nodded, expressing their genuine admiration and envy.