Taking advantage of the opening, Aaron pointed toward the Gyarados hovering in the air and said calmly,
"Gyarados… use Demolition Wind. Finish it."
"ROAR—!"
Gyarados let out a furious roar as dozens of green-tinted wind blades burst from its mouth, slicing through the air and raining down toward the panting Jolteon below.
"Jolteon—dodge, now!"
Ian's expression darkened as he hurriedly ordered Jolteon to evade.
But faced with such a dense barrage of wind blades—and already injured—Jolteon could only dodge a handful.
Several blades still struck true.
Jolteon was hit head-on and collapsed on the spot, instantly losing the ability to battle.
…
"Jolteon has lost the ability to battle. Please send out your next Pokémon."
The referee wiped the sweat from his forehead, raised his flag, and announced loudly.
Ian took a deep breath, recalled Jolteon, and threw out another Poké Ball.
"Come out… Crobat!"
A flash of light burst forth, and a purple Pokémon with four wings appeared in midair.
It was Crobat.
[Name: Crobat]
[Gender: Male]
[Nature: Jolly]
[Type: Flying / Poison]
[Ability: Inner Focus]
[Base Stat Total: 535]
[Level: Advanced (Mid Stage)]
[Pokémon Potential: Champion-Class Level]
[Moves Known: Cross Poison (Proficient), Supersonic (Proficient), Bite (Proficient), Absorb (Beginner), Wing Attack (Beginner), Air Cutter (Beginner), Swift (Beginner), Poison Fang, Leech Life…]
[Description: Crobat, the Bat Pokémon. The evolved form of Golbat. Active at night, with teeth carrying a novel virus…]
…
Once again, Ian took the initiative.
"Crobat—use Supersonic!"
"Crobat—!"
Crobat let out a low cry and opened its mouth, sending waves of Supersonic rippling through the air.
Supersonic had a chance to inflict confusion.
Knowing he couldn't win head-on, Ian clearly intended to rely on status tactics.
Aaron's expression didn't change as he called out evenly,
"Gyarados—raise a wall of smoke. Block it."
"ROAR—!"
Gyarados roared, and a dense wall of smoke instantly formed in front of it.
The Supersonic waves failed to penetrate the smoke at all.
Just like Kaidou's Dragon-Stepping Clouds.
"Damn it…"
Ian cursed inwardly.
This Gyarados was simply too abnormal.
Cold sweat began to bead on his forehead.
"Crobat—fly around it and use Poison Fang!"
Relying on its incredible speed, Crobat darted around the smoke in a flash and appeared behind Gyarados.
It opened its gaping mouth, sharp fangs gleaming, and bit down viciously on Gyarados's body.
If I can poison it, I can slowly wear it down!
Seeing Crobat sink its teeth into Gyarados, a flicker of joy flashed across Ian's face—
But before the thought could finish—
"Crack—!"
Ian's eyes went wide.
"How is that possible!?"
Crobat's razor-sharp fangs had bitten straight into Gyarados's iron-hard scales—and shattered on the spot.
"Crobat…!"
Crobat let out a piercing cry of pain, its expression twisting in agony.
What the hell… I've bitten Gyarados before! It was never this hard!
Confusion filled Crobat's mind.
Now its teeth were gone.
How was it supposed to eat!?
Tears welled up in Crobat's eyes as its body trembled.
"Gyarados—Thunder Dragon Claw."
The corner of Aaron's mouth lifted slightly as he gave the command.
With dragon scales like these, how could such tiny teeth ever break through Gyarados's defense?
Even Luffy's Fourth Gear could only help Kaidou sober up a bit.
"ROAR—!"
Gyarados roared as its claws crackled violently with lightning. A massive claw wrapped in terrifying electrical energy formed in an instant.
Crack—crackle—BOOM!
Thunder roared through the air as the fearsome lightning dragon claw swung down mercilessly toward the nearby Crobat.
…