The red orb was fast, but Pheromosa was even faster.
Before the red orb could escape the stone chamber, Pheromosa was already at the entrance, swinging out a ruthless kick straight at the orb.
With a dull "thump," the orb was struck by the powerful force of Pheromosa's legs and smashed into the stone wall at an even faster speed than when it was fleeing.
What one might have imagined, the orb being embedded into the wall, did not happen. Instead, it suddenly went soft like jelly and used its elasticity to bounce away again.
This time, the route it shot off on was a bit higher than before.
"Yo~?", Feeling how troublesome the orb was, a trace of impatience flashed in Pheromosa's purple eyes. Without any warning, she sprang into the air and kicked the orb again.
Before the orb could hit the wall, a red light flashed over Pheromosa's body.
Agility, a move that makes a Pokémon's body lighter and greatly increases its speed.
After two upward rings of light flashed over her body in succession, Pheromosa almost turned into an afterimage. Before the orb could strike the wall, she appeared behind it first and kicked again.
Because of the Assassin King trait, this kick was far more terrifying than the last one. It almost kicked the orb out of shape, and its speed visibly slowed down.
Axel reacted quickly and reached out his big hand, trying to grab the orb.
But right at that moment, a sudden change occurred.
As the orb flew toward Axel, it suddenly changed its original form. Fine cracks appeared on it like an eggshell, and blazing magma poured out through the fissures.
The magma churned, and very quickly it formed into a Pokémon covered in red, plate like skin, with a gray body and four sharp claws.
The entire cave like stone chamber also rapidly became warm and bright, as if sunlight were shining down.
"Groudon?"
Axel stared blankly at the Pokémon that the orb had turned into and subconsciously opened the panel.
[Moves: Ancient Power, Precipice Blades, Earth Power, Bulk Up, Earthquake, Hammer Arm, Fire Blast, Blast Burn, Dig, Flamethrower...]
Axel looked at it with a headache, 'What the hell does "held item: itself" mean?'
But from this you could also tell that this "Groudon" was something the Red Orb had transformed into, not its real body.
It had no traits, no potential, and its body was only about one meter tall, not even as big as a real Groudon's toe.
All of this showed that the little guy in front of them was only an item, not a real Pokémon.
"ROAR!", Apparently having been kicked too hard by Pheromosa, the moment Groudon appeared, it launched an attack on Axel without hesitation.
Its hind claws slammed into the ground, and the entire cave immediately began to shake. Countless fine cracks suddenly appeared and were carried by seismic waves straight toward Axel.
"You bastard, if you fight like this the whole place will collapse!", Axel hurriedly scooped up Lillie and Courtney and jumped to a rock wall far from the battlefield.
At the same time, he took out the Poké Balls of Zekrom, Reshiram, and Eternatus, planning to let this guy experience what it meant to be beaten up by three dragons.
["Master... I can handle it,"] Suddenly, Pheromosa's voice appeared in Axel's mind.
Her figure quickly closed in on Groudon. Just as she was about to reach it, Pheromosa suddenly leaned her body back, her long legs forward, appearing in front of Groudon in a falling back posture.
A kick shot out.
Before Groudon could even react, it was struck in the chest by Pheromosa's kick and sent flying a full meter into the air.
"Roar?", After taking this kick, Groudon was not angry at all. Instead, it let out a puzzled cry and even used magma to form a question mark on its forehead.
'That is it?'
It had thought it was done for and was about to disguise itself as Groudon and dig its way out.
But now it seemed this opponent's strength was not all that impressive after all.
Groudon immediately regained its confidence and decided not to run anymore, determined to give Pheromosa and Axel a good lesson for bullying it.
It opened its mouth wide, and blazing flames gathered, forming a scorching fireball like an atomic breath.
Seeing the way Groudon was about to start grinning, Axel tugged at the corner of his mouth.
As expected of a Pokémon made from a bead, it really was not very smart.
It did not even know the move Triple Kick?
Sure enough, the moment Axel's thought fell, Pheromosa crossed her legs and launched another strike.
The effect of Triple Kick is very special. Every time it is used, its power becomes stronger.
The first kick has pitiful power, but the second kick has twice the power of the first, and the third kick has three times the power of the first.
It is extremely good for breaking substitutes and similar moves, or for lulling opponents into letting down their guard.
By the time Groudon realized what was happening, it was already too late.
Pheromosa's second kick landed on the same spot as before, sending Groudon flying more than three meters into the air.
At this point, even if Groudon wanted to use Dig to escape, it was already too late.
Because Pheromosa's body quickly did a backflip, and while she spun gracefully through the air, she mobilized every bit of power in her body and kicked out a devastating third strike.
BOOM!
"Roar!"
At the instant it was hit, the sound of Pheromosa's attack and Groudon's scream rang out at the same time.
Groudon wanted to fight back, but its speed was completely overwhelmed, and it was not as agile as a real Pokémon would be.
With no other choice, it could only instinctively cover its body with magma to gain some sense of safety.
Axel frowned slightly. This guy's instinctive reaction just happened to somewhat counter Pheromosa.
Even though its flames were not on the level of a true god, in terms of tier they were not far behind.
If they really got on Pheromosa and put her into a Burned state, there really was a chance it could use Dig to escape.
Axel quietly gripped the Poké Balls of the three dragons tighter and at the same time released Gardevoir.
That way, while training Pheromosa, he would not let the Red Orb get a chance to run away.
"Pheromosa, Blizzard!"
"Yo~!", Pheromosa let out a soft cry. Her pale purple eyes turned icy blue, and the power of frost erupted from her, instantly sweeping through the entire cave.
Seeing thick layers of ice crystals appear on the ground, "Groudon" did not hesitate at all and slammed straight into it, trying to escape with Dig.
But the next moment, it was completely dumbfounded.
Because the instant the magma on its body touched the ice crystals and water, what it got was not the imagined scene of tunneling underground, but huge amounts of steam. Then it exploded, blasting it back into the air.
Looking at Groudon's dumbstruck eyes, Axel grinned.
"If you do not study math, physics, and chemistry, even becoming a legendary Pokémon will not save you."
"This move... is called physics' steam explosion!"
Groudon: "???"
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