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"Wow, using the combination of Sandstorm and Sand Veil, did Garchomp manage to complete a Swords Dance boost while Dragonite was setting up Tailwind?"
Aiden also noticed Garchomp's anomaly and quickly realized it.
The Sand Veil ability is actually quite useless in the game.
Because evasion is essentially about luck!
For most players, leaving the outcome to chance is very irrational behavior.
But now, the Sand Veil ability has shown its unique charm.
While hiding its figure, it quietly observes the opponent and seizes the opportunity to complete a no-damage boost, taking Garchomp's combat power to the next level!
However...
Although the offensive capability has increased, Dragonite, with the effect of Tailwind, still surpasses in speed.
Has Cynthia thought of a solution for this?
"Dragonite, Ice Beam!"
Lance quickly spoke again.
Since Garchomp had already been boosted once, and many of Dragonite's Multiscale had been consumed by the sandstorm, losing their defensive capabilities,he conservatively chose to create distance, attempting to use Ice Beam to wear down the opponent.
"Garchomp, Scale Shot!"
Cynthia almost simultaneously spoke.
The two Pokémon quickly created distance, beams and scales shot back and forth above the field.
Due to both sides being more cautious, after a round of probing, both easily dodged each other's attacks.
However, for Cynthia, her goal had already been achieved.
"Scale Shot is a great move."
Aiden couldn't help but let out a sigh. Noticing Lance's furrowed brows, he immediately realized that Lance had also figured out Cynthia's plan.
Scale Shot involves shooting scales from Garchomp's body as bullets rapidly and continuously.
Although the lack of scale protection temporarily reduced its defense significantly, getting hit by an Ice Punch would have made it nearly impossible to continue anyway, so it didn't make much difference.
On the contrary, shedding these scales made its speed increase even more, now even the Tailwind-boosted Dragonite could barely keep up.
Next, if Dragonite continued to consume like this, Garchomp's advantage would only grow larger.
Because Tailwind cannot last forever, Garchomp's combat power boost remains unaffected.
The increasing pressure caused a drop of sweat to roll down Lance's temple. After high-speed thinking, he quickly came up with a way to break the deadlock—
"Dragonite, Haze!"
Haze, an Ice-type status move, raises a fog on the battlefield, affecting all Pokémon present.
Once the haze is inhaled, all previous setups by Garchomp would be rendered useless, and due to the side effects of Scale Shot, it would become extremely dangerous.
Although using this move locked Lance's Dragonite moves completely, as long as it could deal with the fully boosted Garchomp, it would be worth it.
As Lance encouraged himself, Cynthia's command sounded simultaneously again—
"Now, Garchomp."
"Charge forward and use Outrage!"
After receiving decisive instructions from its trainer behind, Garchomp immediately sprang into action.
Garchomp almost acted simultaneously with Dragonite, having already approached Dragonite at terrifying speed, its crimson gaze fixed on Dragonite raising the haze.
The moment the haze touched its body, Garchomp roared to the sky, some of its scales already standing up layer by layer, looking very oppressive.
Terrifying pressure instantly engulfed Dragonite.
If hit by this move, it might lose consciousness directly!
Out of instinct, Dragonite wanted to form an Ice Punch to take out this terrifying opponent first.
However, it was too late.
Garchomp completely disregarded defense, launching an overwhelming attack like a flood, making Dragonite unable to dodge.
Without the protection of Multiscale, Dragonite couldn't withstand the power of Outrage, soon losing consciousness in the air and falling to the ground.
After a fierce rampage, when Garchomp regained consciousness, it felt dizzy.
It quickly slapped itself on the face, and after regaining some strength, it quickly pulled out a Persim Berry and swallowed it, its eyes clearing up considerably.
[Wow, it really is ruthless to itself, but it's carrying a Persim Berry. If it were directly KO'd, wouldn't it not have a chance to eat it...]
[In a sense, Champion Cynthia is pretty confident, believing Garchomp can counterattack and defeat Dragonite.]
[Isn't this obvious? If you don't have this confidence, how can you compete in the Master Tournament!]
"It was indeed a bold choice..."
Aiden wiped off a cold sweat for Cynthia and Garchomp.
You see, the Persim Berry has almost no effect on this battle; it only has a chance to restore sanity during the switch-out gap after Garchomp uses Outrage to defeat the opponent.
If Garchomp gets hit by Dragonite even once, the result might reverse.
However, it is precisely because of this absolute confidence in herself and Garchomp's abilities that allowed Cynthia to secure the first win.
There is also a gap between pseudo-legendaries.
"The current score is 1:0. Due to the earlier impact of Haze and Outrage consuming a lot of stamina, Cynthia chose to simultaneously recall her main force along with Lance."
Lance's side saw Tyranitar reappear, which had appeared in exhibition matches before, and upon entry, it raised another sandstorm on the field.
Cynthia sent out Kommo-o as the counterpart.
Taking advantage of the brief pause before both sides resumed their battle, Aiden timely interjected with a bit of trivia:
"Tyranitar's attribute combination is Rock/Dark, not only is it not a dragon Pokémon, it also has a lot of weaknesses."
"But due to the undeniable strength of pseudo-legendaries, in fact, except for quadruple weakness Fighting-types, other weaknesses are not critical, and they can even be used to assist in triggering Weakness Policy."
"But... it just so happens that Cynthia's Pokémon is a Fighting-Dragon type. It feels like Tyranitar will have a hard time facing it."
[Wow, Tyranitar is the King of Insurance Claims, right? Holding a Weakness Policy and begging the opponent to hit it!]
[Though Teacher Azure seems to be right, it seems Lance has no intention of recalling Tyranitar...]
[There's no way around it. Don't forget that Lance's other Pokémon is also a Dragonite. If it gets hit by the sandstorm summoned by his own teammate, removing Multiscale, the highlight reel will surely go viral on Poké TV haha!]
Aiden nodded.
As the barrage said, Lance's situation now was already very awkward.
In a 3v3 format, once your side is breached first, the disadvantage is already significant.
Not to mention, both attributes and weather are more unfavorable to him...
Unless Tyranitar can one-shot Kommo-o with Play Rough, it would still be difficult to turn the tables.
But can old Tyranitar learn Play Rough?
No, it can't!
Aiden sighed.
The outcome of this battle was almost certain in his mind.
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