Chapter 404: Metagross vs. Latias
Chapter 404: Metagross vs. Latias
A wave of psychic power, as if about to tear space itself, vanished.
"[Fleeting Rainbow]..."
Hikaru's Aura was also transmitted in time.
[Purple Entry (Fleeting Rainbow) – Eliminates all elements within a three-kilometer radius for three seconds. Limited to Psychic-type Pokémon. Cooldown: 1h.]
The energy used for Future Sight was instantly and completely eliminated. At this moment, the Metagross that released this move was still in the dark.
"Latias, Dragon Dance!"
Hikaru directly spoke this command.
For Pokémon, rule-type skills provided by Entries, as long as the opponent's strength wasn't vastly different, could almost be cast instantly, aside from cooldown limitations.
Regarding his and Latias's coordination in battle, to be honest, they hadn't had many thrilling battles.
Either the opponent was too weak, solvable with a single Psychic, or too strong, to the point where there was no hope of even running.
This Metagross was clearly in between, capable of giving Latias a decent battle.
Latias spread its wings, then spiraled upwards before diving.
"Stop it, Metagross, Bullet Punch!"
Pan Shanyu naturally couldn't just watch Latias use such a boosting move. The Light Metal ability made Metagross's weight half that of a normal Metagross, the advantage of which was extreme speed.
Coupled with its Elite Four level, in everyone's eyes, its movement was like teleportation, reaching Latias in the blink of an eye.
But Latias was naturally gifted in the use of its skills. Even after joining Hikaru, Hikaru had never asked it to train any specific moves.
It was originally a Pokémon that had fallen from peak Elite Four level. Now that it was at Elite Four level, it didn't need to adapt its energy to use skills.
By the time Metagross reached it, its Dragon Dance was already complete; after all, it had reacted.
"Psyshock!"
The fists, fine as raindrops, hadn't even landed on Latias when a substantial psychic impact struck Metagross.
All of this happened in mere breaths.
The audience couldn't even see any action from either side before they saw Metagross fall.
"How is that possible!"
Pan Shanyu's eyes narrowed, his expression filled with astonishment.
The speed of this move's formation and reaction was completely unlike a Pokémon that had just advanced to Elite Four level; rather, it was like a veteran that had been at the Elite Four level for a long time!
Logically speaking,
Every Pokémon, upon advancing to a new level, needed to retrain its skills to avoid messing up in battle.
This Latias, during the preliminaries, clearly hadn't reached Elite Four level; it was at peak Master level, just like his Metagross.
Didn't this mean both Pokémon had advanced at the same time?
But during a battle, how could Hikaru give him so much time to ponder why?
"Latias, Dragon Breath!"
"Ngh!"
An opalescent light gathered in its mouth. The energy contained within distorted the surrounding air slightly, clearly showing how powerful this attack would be.
Why were Elite Four Pokémon called Elite Four?
Because they were already considered the king of their species. Just like when Hikaru was still weak, he had seen on TV that powerful Elite Four Pokémon could freeze an ocean area of dozens of kilometers into an ice layer one or two meters thick with a single Ice Beam.
This was the strength of an Elite Four Pokémon!
"Dodge it!"
If the previous Psyshock hadn't dealt much damage to Metagross due to typing, then this Dragon Breath absolutely had to be avoided.
And looking at the speed at which Dragon Breath was forming, Pan Shanyu felt fortunate. If not for Metagross's Light Metal ability, this attack would have been absolutely unavoidable.
Undoubtedly, Metagross's psychic power was very strong, and its brain was also very powerful. For every move, based on the speed of the opponent's attack, it could calculate in its mind how best to dodge it.
But this time, the speed at which Dragon Breath arrived left it no room for thought.
The scorching Dragon Breath whistled past, sweeping across like a ray. At the critical moment, Dragon Breath grazed its massive leg.
'This can't go on!'
Looking at the somewhat disheveled Metagross, Pan Shanyu knew this couldn't continue.
He had originally thought that even against Latias, his Metagross, though it might not win, could at least hold its own for a while, perhaps even achieve a 40-60 split.
But the reality was, whether it was the strength of its moves or the mobilization of energy,
Metagross was no match for the opposing Latias.
In this situation, a clash of their psychic powers was out of the question.
It was impossible to win.
Mega Evolution...
Mega Evolution... looking at the Mega Stone also worn by Latias, Pan Shanyu felt a wave of powerlessness.
It seemed he could only use that move?
"[Godly Stealth]..."
Over there, Hikaru, as usual, issued the command via Aura.
It had to be said, this Metagross indeed had strength. If this continued, the battle would probably drag on for a long time.
Rather than dragging it out, it was better to go for a quick victory, to quickly force out Metagross's Mega Evolution.
Latias's figure vanished in plain sight.
Everyone knew Latias had an invisibility skill, but previously, they could see it on the arena via thermal imaging.
When the audience saw Latias enter a stealth state and then disappear, they all requested Rotom to activate thermal imaging.
The Rotom attached to the energy shield immediately activated thermal imaging.
But this time,
When they put on the special glasses or prepared to view Latias's position on their phones, they discovered.
Even with thermal imaging activated, the arena was still completely blank!
It was as if Latias had vanished into thin air from where it stood.
Even the Rotom in the sky was a bit dazed, thinking there was a problem with the phone it was attached to. It reactivated the thermal imaging.
But the feedback was still the same.
For a moment, discussions erupted in the audience.
"Huh? Gone? Where's Latias? Where did it go?"
"No way, why? Is there a skill that can both turn invisible and evade thermal imaging? Does it have an aura? If it doesn't even have an aura, then this Pokémon is too terrifying, right?"
"It should have, but the current Metagross also looks completely bewildered."
"Terrifyingly so..."
What a joke.
How could [Godly Stealth], which even Mew couldn't detect, be perceived by human technology?
Metagross, currently in the air, its brain had entered a dazed state.
All analysis was based on being able to see the opponent.
But now, it couldn't even see Latias. How could it analyze?
Bang!
The next moment, a fierce impact resounded on its body.
At the same time, Latias also revealed itself.
Dragon Rush!
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