Chapter 166: Tyrant of the Desert!!!
Under normal circumstances, in a head-on clash, even with the 130 base power of High Jump Kick, Medicham could probably only fight Pupitar to a draw.
But Pupitar's stamina was almost depleted. In this collision, Medicham actually gained the upper hand.
Kenji looked at Pupitar in the crater on the battlefield, his face full of tension.
If Pupitar lost the ability to battle now, all this effort would be wasted.
In the crater, Pupitar's eyes, usually showing more white than black, were tightly shut.
"Crack... Crack..."
Suddenly, a cracking sound rang out in the silent arena.
Kenji froze. Not only him, but even Xie Mu opposite him was stunned for a moment.
They looked towards the source of the sound.
It was Pupitar, lying motionless on the ground.
"Crack..."
"Crack..."
Sure enough, in the small crater, dense, spiderweb-like cracks began to cover Pupitar's hard shell, looking as if it would shatter at the slightest touch.
Kenji was startled at first, but then, a wave of ecstasy washed over him.
Medicham's High Jump Kick might have dealt high damage, but it definitely couldn't shatter Pupitar's shell.
Even with Pupitar exhausted, this remained true.
Shell shattering... wasn't that exactly the stage of breaking out of the cocoon in insect metamorphosis??!
Breaking the cocoon meant what came next was...
Kenji held his breath.
The next moment, just as Kenji hoped, from the spiderweb-like cracks on Pupitar's shattered shell...
Beams of white light surged from the cracks. The light intensified, eventually enveloping Pupitar entirely, turning it into a cocoon of light.
"E... Evolution..."
Silence fell over the field. Everyone silently watched the cocoon of light on the battlefield.
Witnessing the birth of a desert tyrant with their own eyes.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Before anyone realized it, yellow sand covered the entire battlefield. Wild winds swept through, whipping up the sand.
Soon, a sandstorm began to spread. Fine grains of sand, driven by the gale, pelted people's bodies, stinging and itching.
"Buzz!!!—"
Suddenly, a barrier triggered on the battlefield, enveloping the entire arena.
Metropolis Academy's battlefields were top-tier, the same model used in national-level competitions.
As Pokémon levels increased, battles could sometimes endanger the trainers.
For the trainers' safety, higher-level battlefields were equipped with energy shields to seal the arena at critical moments.
The rising sandstorm had clearly triggered the battlefield's energy shield.
With the shield blocking the sand, everyone lowered their hands and looked up again at the center of the field.
Medicham remained on guard as yellow sand filled the air, battering against the energy shield and Medicham's body.
The cocoon of light gradually grew taller.
Two meters... Three meters...
Five meters!!!—
Five meters! That was approaching the height of a two-story building!!!
And this was just Tyranitar freshly evolved. Its size would inevitably grow further.
"ROOOAR!!!—"
Before the light cocoon faded, a roar full of majesty erupted from within.
"POP!!!"
As if shattered by the roar, the white cocoon dispersed into specks of light.
Tyrant of the Desert! Tyranitar!!! Has arrived!!
A five-meter-tall monster, clad in green armor with spikes extending from its back and inverted triangular holes on its limbs, stood silently amidst the sandstorm.
"ROOOAR!!!—"
Tyranitar opened its massive jaws and roared at the sky. With a fierce stomp, the battlefield shook. Although it didn't have an ability that specifically boosted its aura, the pressure unique to the Desert Tyrant instantly swept through the entire arena. Even the spectators felt the immense pressure.
Tyranitar (4-Star)
Gender: Male
Level: LV.55
Type: Rock/Dark
Abilities: Sand Stream (Summons a sandstorm upon entering battle), Filter
Base Stats: 780 (HP: 130, Attack: 175, Defense: 140, Sp. Atk: 125, Sp. Def: 130, Speed: 80)
Moves: Dragon Dance, Hyper Beam, Stone Edge, Giga Impact, Earth Power, Dragon Pulse, Earthquake, Outrage, Bulldoze...
Equipment: None
Potential: S+
A terrifying base stat total of 780, 5 points higher than even Mega Beedrill.
Among its six stats, only Speed was below 100. But this wasn't entirely bad; less allocation to Speed meant more for other stats.
130 HP, 140 Defense, 130 Special Defense.
Just looking at it was despair-inducing. Not to mention that under the sandstorm, Tyranitar's Special Defense would be boosted by 1.5 times.
Its defenses were practically impeccable. The disadvantage of having many weaknesses was somewhat mitigated by the extra Filter ability.
Aside from defense, Tyranitar was equally terrifying on offense.
175 Attack meant a single Earthquake from Tyranitar could shake the heavens and earth.
125 Special Attack meant Hyper Beam would look like Godzilla's atomic breath.
On the battlefield, Medicham looked up at the monster several times its size. Fear involuntarily rose in its heart, and it took two steps back.
Medicham couldn't even beat Pupitar, let alone the fully evolved Tyranitar whose strength had nearly doubled.
Thus, the battle didn't continue.
But the purpose of this battle was to help Pupitar evolve into Tyranitar. Now that the goal was achieved, there was no need to continue fighting.
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