Steven felt that the pressure was getting high. He sometimes said, "I am the strongest person of all." However, he was actually very calm and mature. He was very good at studying a situation.
Steven's main plan as a trainer was to find the enemy's weakness. Then he would fight them using that weakness.
The situation now was very clear. His side had fewer people.
"Wallace, I will deal with that Damian. You stay here and deal with those two for a while," Steven said quietly after he thought for a moment.
"Huh?"
Wallace was surprised. He wondered if he had to fight two people at the same time.
"I need to understand Damian's strength first," Steven said. He felt he had no other choice.
Among these three Team Rocket trainers, Damian was the strongest. According to information, Damian had easily beaten Kukui. Kukui was a Champion-level trainer in Alola.
Also, Damian probably did not use all his power when he beat Wallace before. This was enough to prove Damian's power.
Caitlin was a psychic specialist. She was also a powerful psychic herself. She had two Champion-level Pokémon, Tapu Lele and Metagross. Steven could not ignore her.
Then there was the girl with black hair who had just arrived. Her Salamence looked very strong. She would not be easy to fight either.
"Fine! Be careful, Steven. That guy is very strong," Wallace said. He looked very serious.
Wallace preferred to fight two people instead of fighting Damian alone.
"Yeah, you be careful too. Those two girls are not simple," Steven nodded. He was worried that Wallace might struggle with the pressure.
Wallace was a Water-type Champion. Asking him to fight two enemies at once might be too much.
"Haha, Steven, you can always trust me!"
Wallace smiled a little. He moved his white cloak. He acted very confident again.
"I am Wallace! I do not know if I can beat them. But if I only need to stop them for some time, I will have no problem!"
Wallace said this very loudly.
"That's good then," Steven nodded. At this moment, he still trusted Wallace a lot.
Wallace liked to show off, but he was reliable.
"Have you two finished discussing?"
Damian asked with a smile. He saw that they were done talking.
"If you are not finished talking, I can give you more time. I am not in a hurry."
"Hmph! Damian, you are too proud!"
Wallace made a cold sound. He felt that Damian thought too much of himself.
"The two people standing before you are two Champions from the Hoenn region!"
Wallace believed that he and Steven would win. They were the former and current Champions of the Hoenn region. He thought that they were the strongest when they worked together!
"Oh? Wallace, are you saying you will lose again?" Damian was amused.
He thought Wallace was very funny. It made sense that Wallace was a funny character in the stories later. He was naturally like that.
"It is three against two. We have the advantage."
Damian turned the Poké Ball in his hand. The Poké Ball became big and opened.
"Ban~!"
A scary Pokémon with armor landed in front of Damian. It made a loud roar at Wallace and Steven.
A loud sound wave moved through the air. It made people feel afraid.
This was a very strong Pokémon from the Kanto and Johto regions—Tyranitar!
Steven and Wallace looked serious. They felt the scary power of this Tyranitar.
"Wow, Damian, you have a Tyranitar too."
Zinnia's eyes were bright. She took the Pokédex from her pocket. Damian had bought it for her.
Beep. Tyranitar. Rock and Dark types. The Armor Pokémon.
Description: Tyranitar is very strong. When it gets angry, mountains break and rivers are filled with dirt. People must draw new maps after this happens.
"Impressive!"
Zinnia liked the description of Tyranitar. She thought the description was very cool.
Tyranitar was a great Pokémon. Zinnia felt it was a pity that it was not a Dragon type. If it were, she would want to catch one.
"Zinnia, do you know something?" Damian said to Zinnia with a smile.
"We are members of a powerful evil group. Pokémon like Tyranitar, Salamence, and Hydreigon are normal for us. We must have at least one."
This was true. As an important leader of an evil group, you needed a Pokémon like Tyranitar. Without it, something felt missing.
"Eh? Is Salamence a Pokémon that villains use often?"
Zinnia was surprised. She looked at her own Salamence.
To be honest, Salamence did look very strong and scary. It looked like a Pokémon for a villain.
Caitlin looked at the Tyranitar and Salamence. She started to think. She wondered if she should get a scary Pokémon too. She wanted to fit her role in Team Rocket.
"A Tyranitar?"
Steven opened a Poké Ball. His best Pokémon, Metagross, appeared.
At the same time, Wallace sent out Milotic and Gyarados.
"It is an honor to fight you, Wallace. You are the Champion of the Hoenn region."
The island protector from Alola, Tapu Lele, appeared in front of Caitlin. Caitlin's eyes looked at Wallace. She spoke slowly with an elegant smile.
"Girls, your hearts are dark. Let me lead you back to the right path."
Wallace was very confident against Caitlin and Zinnia.
Salamence was very weak against Ice moves. His Milotic was very good at using Ice moves.
For Tapu Lele, Wallace believed his Gyarados could fight it well.
"Oh? Wallace, do you plan to fight both of us alone?" Zinnia smiled in a brave way.
"Of course. Fight me together!"
Wallace moved his white cloak in a handsome way. He acted like a Champion.
"Haha, you are really brave. I want to see how strong you are."
Zinnia's eyes were very sharp. She looked very aggressive.
"Bring it on!"
Wallace was still very confident.
He lost to Damian, but he was the Hoenn Champion. He did not think he could lose to two girls.
It was impossible!
Even if he could not win, he could still stop them for some time.
"Lele."
Caitlin called Tapu Lele and smiled. Tapu Lele moved its hands.
Ability: Psychic Surge! A pink and purple light spread out. The Psychic Terrain started.
Salamence moved its wings and flew up. A loud roar was heard in the sky. Its mean eyes looked at Gyarados. Gyarados was also in the air.
The battle began!
"A Metagross. That is too bad. My Pokémon is strong against your types."
Damian looked at the other battle. Then he smiled and looked back at Steven and Metagross.
There was not much to see in Wallace's battle. He was sure about the result.
"Pokémon battles are not only about types, Damian. Also, Metagross is strong against Tyranitar," Steven said calmly.
Tyranitar's Evil type was strong against Psychic types. But Metagross used its Steel type and its power to fight. The Psychic type was mostly for support.
Also, Tyranitar was weak against Steel types. It was very weak against Fighting moves. This was a big problem for Tyranitar.
Metagross knew Fighting moves!
"Of course. Please start. Let me see your strength, Steven. You were the Champion of Hoenn."
Damian told Steven to make the first move.
Steven was a little annoyed. He thought the name "Steven" sounded strange.
"Metagross, Bullet Punch!"
Steven moved his arm and gave the order. Damian only had one Pokémon out. So, Steven also used only one Pokémon.
He followed his plan. He wanted to see how strong Damian's Tyranitar was.
This was his first time fighting Damian. It was important to know the enemy.
Metagross made a low sound. It flew and moved toward Tyranitar very fast.
It used the Steel move, Bullet Punch!
"Dragon Dance."
Tyranitar moved its big body in a special way. A blue light appeared.
Because of Bullet Punch, Metagross was very fast. It reached Tyranitar quickly. Its big claws attacked. The fast hits struck Tyranitar's body.
But Tyranitar only made a small sound. it let Metagross hit it.
The blue light of Dragon Dance went into Tyranitar's body. The Dragon Dance was finished!
"Its defense is very impressive."
Steven saw this and felt sure. Bullet Punch was not a very strong move, but it was a move that Tyranitar was weak against. However, Tyranitar took the hits and finished its Dragon Dance.
"Meteor Mash!" Steven decided quickly.
"Take it with Payback," Damian smiled.
Metagross's arm glowed like metal. it hit Tyranitar very hard. The punch looked like a falling star.
It used the Steel move, Meteor Mash!
Tyranitar roared at Metagross. It used its own claws to hit Metagross.
It used the Evil move, Payback!
BANG!
Meteor Mash and Payback hit each other. There was a loud explosion. A wave of air moved outward.
Steven felt worried. Metagross's Meteor Mash was blocked completely. Tyranitar did not move at all.
This Tyranitar was incredibly strong!
Steven looked very serious. He was most proud of Metagross's strong attacks.
But the Tyranitar caught the Meteor Mash. It did not seem to struggle.
"Crunch."
The power of Meteor Mash was gone. Tyranitar grabbed Metagross's claw and smiled in a scary way.
Tyranitar opened its big mouth. It had black teeth. It pulled Metagross close and bit it.
It used the Evil move, Crunch!
"Metagross! Iron Head!" Steven ordered immediately.
Metagross's head glowed like metal. It used the Steel move, Iron Head.
CRACK!
The Crunch bit the Iron Head hard. Metagross cried in pain. The energy of the Iron Head was broken by the Crunch.
Because of the pain, Metagross hit Tyranitar's chest hard with its other claw. Tyranitar was pushed back because it did not expect the hit.
Metagross moved away quickly. it kept a distance from Tyranitar.
Tyranitar stood still again. Its mean eyes looked at Metagross. Its face looked very scary.
"It seems your Metagross is not strong enough for my Tyranitar, Steven."
Damian laughed a little.
"The battle is not over yet, Damian. You should not be so proud," Steven said quietly.
He had lost that part of the fight. But Metagross had very high defense. It was not a big problem yet.
Steven thought he could still win. He was Steven, after all!
"Oh? Really? Are you sure you are not in a hurry?" Damian laughed.
"I think you should look at your friend, Steven. The situation for Wallace is not good."
Damian pointed at Wallace's battle.
"???"
Steven was surprised. He looked at Wallace.
He saw Zinnia's Salamence. It was using Dragon Rush to pin Wallace's Milotic to the ground. It was attacking Milotic again and again.
At the same time, Tapu Lele hit Gyarados with a Thunder move. Gyarados could not fight anymore. It fell from the sky.
Wallace was sweating a lot. He did not expect these two girls to be so strong!
In a short time, Gyarados was beaten. Milotic was also hurt very badly.
Wallace felt like the sky was falling.
"Steven, I do not think I can hold them off..."
Wallace looked at Steven. He wanted help from Steven.
Steven felt very shocked and worried. He felt like he could not breathe.
Wait, Wallace, it has not even been ten minutes!
Did you not say I could always trust you?!