Dynamax vs Terastalization

Thwakey(M)

Level: 16

"....hmm,"

I look at the newly evolved Thwakey and looked at its new form...its now, more or so a lot more confident looking..

I raise my fist to it for a fist bump, and i received it shortly after and a smirk from the Pokèmon.

"Thwa~"

I nod in satisfaction as i recalled Thwakey to its Pokèball. I then collect both Hawlucha and Honedge in their own Pokèballs and proceeded to the car just outside the student dorms..

"Welcome sir.."

The Chaperone then opens the car door for me, and i silently went inside.

Still planning my strategy, I don't greet the Chaperone and continued brainstorming...

A half hour car ride later...

I arrive at a massive stadium.

I leave the car, and look at the stadium.. slightly amazed that I'm about to have my first Gym battle in this stadium..

I enter the stadium, the receptionist seeing who it was enthusiastically called out to me.

"Shoto Chevalier? It's an honor to be able to watch such an historical match! The first Gym battle of the Chevalier scion!..."

I approached the receptionist and took his hand in a handshake, I then continued into the Arena's prep room.. where I am to send my team sheet for the gym leader to review for the next 10 minutes...

I send over my Teamsheet and the Gym leader sends his. Gym leaders Teamsheets are public knowledge they use different teams based on the amount of badges the challenger has, this is more of a formality... I already knew the team Mayor Samsa uses... But i still wait for the 10 minutes so he can analyse my own team.

Pokepastes of the teamsheets:(image is also attached in the comments)

Shoto:

https://pokepast.es/bbf657d050f66ba7

Mayor Samsa:

https://pokepast.es/b53906e094639f06

After the 10 minutes pass, I leave Bagon's Pokèball behind and Continue into the stadium, where i find a old muscular man wearing a military uniform wearing a smirk on his face..

"Ho.. Ho... Ho, yer son's finally here to challange me Tenaku... And he brought quite a fun team right at my doorstep..."

He then goes look at the referee and nods for him to state the battle rules.

"Alright, as a first badge match. This match is a best of 3."

"The gym leader first sends out their Pokèmon, and when the challenger sends out their Pokèmon the battle commences."

"No manual Substitutions for the Gym leader"

"And the match is over once one side's Pokèmon are all fainted or a trainer forfeits."

"Only one such use of mega evolution, z-move, dynamax, or terrastalization is allowed per battle."

"Now. Battle begin!"

Mayor Samsa then picks a Pokèball and sends out his lead.

"Go! Pineco."

A ferny Pokèmon that some can mistake as a grass type, now faces over Shoto as he picks his lead, and throws out his Pokèball.

"Let's go Thwakey!."

Upon Thwakey's entry, Grassy terrain surged throughout the battlefield. The main key for my strategy is now in place... And with the Grassy terrain, Thwakey's Grassy seed got activated.

"Now, Pineco. Use self destruct!"

The Pineco then prepares to explode, but...

"Thwakey, use Fake-Out."

Thwakey then surges forward. Hitting it quick with a Fake-Out. The Pineco Flinching causing its detonation to be interrupted.

While in the grand scheme of things.. Thwakey will be always using Fake-Out the first turn.. but in the offchance i swap to Hawlucha, that self destruct is fatal.

After Thwakey's attack, Mayor Samsa follows up with his second command.

"Pineco, use spikes!"

I then quickly follow-up with my next command.

"Thwakey, use U-turn!"

Thwakey, then hits Pineco before it sets up the spikes, staggering it... and Hawlucha swaps out instantly, as a effect of U-turn .

Hawlucha did enter the field, just before the Pineco set up the Spikes. Meaning Hawlucha didn't take any Hazzard damage... Though as a flying type, spikes didn't affect it.

Upon entry, Hawlucha's own Grassy Seed activated.. enabling its Unburden ability, doubling its speed and increasing its defence by one stage

But the fast paced battle still continued...

"Pineco use Self destruct, Once again!"

The Pineco tried to use the Self-Destruct once more.. but again, got interrupted... Without being only at roughly half its health when it took on Thwakey's Fake-Out and U-turn, Its custap berry could not activate.

It was quickly knocked out by Hawlucha...

"Hawlucha, Acrobatics! Knock it out."

The impact was quick and powerful, boosted to 110 base power because Hawlucha's item got consumed, it dealt the finishing blow to Pineco and got knocked out...

But still, it already did its job. Despite not fully doing it's job as a suicide lead. It still managed to put a layer of spikes... It might become a problem soon, but that depends on Mayor Samsa's next Pokèmon.

"Go Durant, Clean up this Hawlucha..."

Mayor Samsa said, But before throwing the Pokèball... He goes and uses his Dynamax band... The energy flowing into Durant's Pokèball. Enlarging it into a giant Pokèball.

Mayor Samsa then effortlessly throws it behind him, definitely did that so people can be impressed... And i must say, that Pokèball does look really heavy...

After the Pokèball opens, a massive Steel and gazes down at me and Hawlucha as it Awaits its Trainer's orders.

"Durant! Use Max Steel Spike!"

This Max Steelspike it going to hit hard.

Period.

This one move is boosted by both Hustle and Life orb... Though Hustle does make your Pokèmon's accuracy horrendous. Its cancelled out by Dynamaxing.

So, knowing this.. its likely my Hawlucha will be knocked out despite the defense boost from Grassy Seed... So to respond. I took out my Tera orb and charged it... Then threw it at Hawlucha.

A crystal surrounds Hawlucha, then shortly after cracks to show Hawlucha Terastalized into the Fire type... And after the Terrastalization process ends, I follow up with Hawlucha's next command.

"Fly through the Max Steelspike! And hit Durant with a Fire Punch!"

Hawlucha then blitz towards Durant while almost undodgable Metalic Spikes close in Hawlucha.

Now that Hawlucha is a fire type and had a defence boost, it resisted the Max Steelspike... Though because of the sheer number of amps it had, the move still did a lot of damage to Hawlucha despite the resist...

While quick, Hawlucha could not dodge the Metalic spikes.. getting hit multiple times as it closed into Durant.

The Fire Punch hits the giant ant, Being Quadruple Effective and Hawlucha's fire type moves getting a STAB(same type attack bonus)boost from the Terastalization, it also did a lot of damage to Durant..

Keyword.

'a lot of damage'

While most Pokèmon, even with a Dynamax. Can't witstand a Quadruple super effective move.

With dynamax doubling Durant's HP and already having a high base defence, allowed the Ant so survive with just less than half of its HP.

Now that same Durant has gained a defence boost from the Max move. Making it uncertain if my Hawlucha's next Fire Punch can even Knock out the giant ant.

Its a gamble but... I order my next move.

"Again! Fire punch!."

"Counteract it with a Max Knuckle!"

Hawlucha then again, prepares a Fire punch, but their close Proximity made both moves hit roughly at the same time..

The Feiry Fist made another huge dent to the Ant's HP.. while a giant fist rained down to Hawlucha, Causing it took faint after taking the shockwave of its impact to the ground...

I recall Hawlucha giving it praise but then I and look at the Durant....

".... How is it still standing?"..

(Authors notes: funfact. I actually calced if its possible for Durant to survive 2 tera fire Fire punches from an Hawlucha... And it can.., if someone wants the explaination on the math. I'll explain, though.... It'll be complicated since i had to go back and forth from the S/S and S/V calculators and manually calculated the damage numbers.)

(Authors notes 2: I'm going to post the next chapter later, I want to eat dinner first before continuing XD)

(Authors notes 3: Shoto's team status is now Up in Auxileries.. and as promised, will be updated before every gym battle starting now.)