At this moment, both Non and his Tyranitar felt fident, casting ptuous g Julian and his Metagross on the opposite side.

  Their expression seemed to say: 'You're nothing.'

  The protective shield surrounding the battlefield had been activated, preventing the sandsteed by Tyranitar's Sand Stream from spreading everywhere. Instead, it was trapped within the boundaries, making the sandstorm even denser.

  This gave Tyranitar an initial advantage.

  "Dark Pulse!" Non anded.

  Through the swirling sand, Tyranitar unleashed a Snarl, followed by a bck wave of energy. It pierced through the sand, crossing the battlefield in an instant.

  But Metagross had already vanished, dodging the Dark Pulse, which left a crater in the ground.

  In the moment, Metagross reappeared mid-air, ued by the storm of sand.

  "Metagross, Hammer Arm!" Julian's voice rang out.

  Metagross appeared above Tyranitar in a fsh. Its arm glowed a brilliant white as it swung down with immense force, cutting through the air so fast that the sand around it turo dust.

  "Tyranitar, use Mega Punch!" Non shouted.

  Tyranitar roared and swung its fist to meet Metagross's Hammer Arm. The two attacks collided, creating a powerful shockwave that sent sand spiraling in all dires.

  Tyranitar's arm buckled uhe impact, and the grouh it cracked as its body was driven halfway into the earth.

  "Ty~"

  Tyranitar staggered back, its arm hanging limp. It growled in frustration, gring at Metagross.

  But before it could react further, Metagross delivered a Meteor Mash.

  "Boom!"

  Tyranitar was smmed against the protective shield and slid down to the ground, unscious.

  Non shouted in disbelief; "Tyranitar"

  But he got no answer from Tyranitar.

  "Tyranitar is uo battle! Metagross wins!" the referee decred.

  The clo the scoreboard showed that less than 60 seds had passed, Exactly 59.

  The arena fell silent. Even Julian's cssmates were stu how easily Metagross had defeated another pseudo-legendary Pokémon like Tyranitar.

  The audien the stands, who had barely started cheering, were now frozen in shock.

  The students who were live-streaming, the exge eveweewo colleges stared bnkly at their ss, bombarded with ents like:

  "Why does this se seem so familiar?"

  "Not again! why did my Non lose to this guy again?"

  "Metagross: You fell before I even tried"

  "Looking at the momentum, Julian's going for at least three wins in a row."

  "Nah, I'm betting he'll take out five!"

  As the referee's annou echoed, Non snapped out of his daze, and so did the crowd—students from Imperial, Shu, and other colleges who came to join in the fun.

  The Imperial College students started buzzing with excitement, while the Shu Uy side was left in disbelief.

  Their starting pyer had beeed ihan a minute.

  Being chosen as the starter meant Non wasn't the weakest. His Pokémon, the well-know tyrant Tyranitar, was among the powerful pseudo-legendaries.

  When Tyranitar had takeage, r up at the sky with sand swirling around him, he had looked unstoppable.

  But the turnaround came too fast. Ihan a miyranitar was down, uo stand. The trast was shog.

  It was like seeing a big, strong man who looks tough but 't even st a minute.

  As Non walked off i, His head teacher, Zoe, pced a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "That Metagross has surpassed a typical pseudo-Elite Pokémon."

  Non wao protest—his Tyranitar could also defeat pseudo-Elite level Pokémon—but he couldn't argue with the result.

  Zoe turo the student, Ryan. "Do your best to push Metagross. Try to reveal more of its strength."

  "uood"

  Ryan nodded seriously, although he didn't want to admit it, but judging from Metagross' strength just now, he was indeed not an oppo.

  He'd have to be clever, draw out the fight, and give his teammates more insight into Metagross's capabilities.

  He stepped onto the battlefield and released his Pokémon.

  "Gardevoir, let's go."

  Pokémon: Gardevoir (Psychic/Fairy)

  Level: 58

  Qualification:

  Ability: Synize

  Holding: Twisted Spoender: Female

  Moves: Dazzling Gleam, fusion, Disarming Voice, Growl, Charm, Moonbst, Hypnosis, Draining Kiss, Teleport, Psybeam, Life Dew, Calm Mind, Psychic

  Disc Moves: Magical Leaf, Thunder Wave, Protect, Light S, Reflect, Will-O-Wisp, Imprison, Icy Wind, Power S, Tri

  Geic Moves: Heal Pulse, Safeguard, Psyshock, Skill S

  --

  Gardevoir the famous "wife" Pokémon, in some respects, was even more popur than pseudo-legendaries, and its rarity was also parable to that of pseudo-legendaries.

  Gardevoir's elegant form shimmered as she appeared on the field. Eveudents from Imperial College couldn't help but cheer when they saw her.

  "Whoa! This guy's got a Gardevoir?"

  "Metagross better not go too hard on her!"

  "I'm switg sides—I'm rooting for my wife Gardevoir now!"

  "You might want to first check if she's a he."

  Gng at Gardevoir, Even Julian, a Iroed guy appreciated the Pokémon's graceful appearance.

  "I don't know if a punch will make it cry"

  'The's give it a try.'

  "Metagross, Bullet Punch!"

  Metagross darted forward, its silver arm gleaming as it shot tardevoir with incredible speed. It didn't give a f**k who the oppo was.

  Ryan barely had time to react.

  "Gardevoir, Teleport!"

  Gardevoir vanished just before the attack could nd, reappearing fifty meters away as Metagross's punch hit nothing but air.

  "Gardevoir, Psybeam, now!"

  "Steel Beam."

  The two moves collided mid-air, but Metagross's Steel Beam easily overpowered Psybeam, heading straight fardevoir. Once again, she used Teleport to dodge, but Julian was ready.

  "Metagross, use Psychic at eight o'clock!"

  Without missing a beat, Metagross unched a bst of psychiergy to where Gardevoir had just reappeared. Gardevoir was caught mid-Teleport and frozen in pce, uo move.

  "How did you know where Gardevoir would appear?"

  Ryan stared at Julian in shock. Evehe trainer didn't known Gardevoir's exact location after Telep.

  But somehow, Julian did.