Sabrina looked at the unfamiliar Mega Tyranitar before her and couldn't help but click her tongue.
This was the first time she felt something slipping beyond her control.
Seeing her expression darken, Red smiled faintly.
"Looks like the Psychic Queen isn't as emotionless as the rumors say."
"Alakazam—Focus Blast."
After Mega Evolution, Tyranitar's strength had already surged dramatically.
And after using Dragon Dance, its aura rose once again!
With its massive muscles and terrifying spikes growing across its body—
It looked more and more like a legendary kaiju—Godzilla itself.
The missile-like Focus Blast once again locked onto Tyranitar's abdomen.
Red waved his hand.
"Stone Edge!"
Tyranitar slammed its hands together, then slowly spread them apart.
At that moment—
A jagged, deadly rock radiating a cold gleam formed between its hands.
Although Rock, Ground, and Steel were often grouped together—
They represented entirely different directions.
Steel symbolized ultimate defense—
As seen from its incredible resistance coverage.
Rock-types, aside from gaining a 50% Special Defense boost in sandstorms, might seem unimpressive at first glance.
But in reality—
Rock-types possessed superior offensive power.
This could be seen from their moves.
Several Rock-type moves exceeded 100 base power—
Something neither Ground nor Steel types commonly had.
Rock might not be as durable as steel—
But in terms of raw destructive force, it was even stronger.
Mega Tyranitar's arm muscles bulged—
And it hurled the rock forward with full force!
Stone Edge tore through the air.
The audience heard a deafening explosion—
That was the sound barrier being broken.
Like a heated blade slicing through butter—
Stone Edge instantly split Alakazam's Focus Blast in half!
And without losing momentum—
It continued straight toward Alakazam!
"Psychic barrier."
That same irritating barrier appeared again.
A thin blue film—
Yet as unbreakable as a wall.
BOOM!
This time—
Both Alakazam and Sabrina widened their eyes in shock.
The barrier was torn open completely!
Although Stone Edge slowed slightly, it still surged forward.
"So this is Tyranitar after evolution?"
"What terrifying destructive power!"
Alakazam hurriedly raised its hands, forming another psychic barrier—
Barely managing to block the attack.
But while they were still dealing with Stone Edge—
When they looked up—
They saw something horrifying.
A charging "tank."
"What speed?!"
"Is it Dragon Dance? Or did its speed increase after evolution?!"
Sabrina had no time to think further.
"Focus Blast— Reduced power, rapid fire!"
Alakazam raised both hands.
Two Focus Blasts formed—one in each hand.
Though weaker, they required no charge time—
And could be fired continuously.
Seeing multiple Focus Blasts incoming, Red took a deep breath and shouted:
"Charge straight through them!"
Mega Tyranitar roared .
Sand gathered around its body, forming a sand armor—
Then it ignored the attacks entirely and continued charging!
Each Focus Blast was comparable to a mortar shell.
Yet—
Despite such overwhelming bombardment—
The results were minimal.
The sand armor shattered —
But Tyranitar itself suffered no serious damage.
It endured multiple quadruple-effective attacks—
As if nothing had happened.
"What kind of defense is this?!"
Even knowing Tyranitar's Special Defense was boosted in sandstorms—
Sabrina hadn't expected it to be this absurd.
Red looked at her sharply.
"Mega Tyranitar may not be the fastest Pokémon—"
"But its defense, strength, and stamina are all top-tier among Pokémon of the same level!"
"So you'd better pray…"
"That it doesn't get its hands on your Alakazam."
Red didn't hold back his provocation.
Sabrina glared at him.
"If you can catch it—then try!"
Just as Mega Tyranitar finally closed the distance—
Alakazam instantly used Teleport and vanished.
The attack missed.
But neither Tyranitar nor Red showed frustration.
Instead, Red immediately issued a new command:
"Use the sand to sense your surroundings! The moment it reappears—grab it!"
Tyranitar nodded.
At the same time, Red secretly used Viridian Power to communicate:
"When you find it, pretend to charge—then immediately use Taunt to seal its status moves!"
Mega Tyranitar's eyes flickered .
It gave a subtle nod.
This little master… quite cunning, it thought.
The next moment—
Alakazam reappeared at the edge of the battlefield.
"Stay calm. Continue using Teleport tactics. Use Focus Blast to wear it down," Sabrina instructed.
Alakazam nodded, forming multiple Focus Blasts again.
Meanwhile—
Mega Tyranitar prepared to charge.
The clash was imminent!
Facing the incoming attacks—
Mega Tyranitar once again formed sand armor—
Then…
It raised its middle finger.
Sabrina instantly sensed something was wrong.
Alakazam, meanwhile—
Was suddenly overwhelmed by intense anger!
Although it quickly suppressed the emotion—
It could no longer use status moves.
Its escape route was sealed.
"You despicable bastard!"
Even Sabrina, whose emotions were suppressed by psychic power, flushed Red with anger.
"Gym Leader Red … what a tactical genius."
"You just said Tyranitar was a tank—and now you're using Taunt?"
Red replied matter-of-factly:
"A tank without control isn't a real tank."
"Didn't expect Gym Leader Sabrina to lack such basic knowledge."
Sabrina's face turned even redder.—this time purely from anger.
In that brief moment of distraction—
Mega Tyranitar surged forward once more like a heavy tank at full speed!
With its retreat cut off—
Alakazam felt a chill down its spine.
With its frail body—
Even one hit from Mega Tyranitar would mean severe injury… if not worse.
"Psychic barrier! Continuous!"
Sabrina thought to herself:
Thirty seconds.
Just thirty seconds, and Alakazam will recover from Taunt.
No matter how strong Mega Tyranitar is—it can't break through in that time!
I'll support you fully—we will win!
Clearly—
She had underestimated Mega Tyranitar's raw stats.
Facing the barrier—
Mega Tyranitar didn't hesitate.
It was delighted.
With a single punch—
The barrier shattered .
Alakazam raised its hands again—
Another barrier.
But this time—
Tyranitar spun its body, using rotational force—
And smashed forward with another punch!
"Trying to stall out the control effect?!"
"You've seriously underestimated Mega Tyranitar's stats."
Red waved his hand decisively.
"Mega Tyranitar—crush it!"
Tyranitar let out a ferocious roar.
The destructive instinct buried deep within it was fully unleashed!
Its eyes turned blood- Red .
Its aura became violently savage.
Its fists, knees, elbows, Red s, and spikes—
Every part of its body became a weapon.
It unleashed a relentless barrage against the psychic barriers.
Watching Mega Tyranitar—now nearly berserk—shatter yet another barrier with a single punch—
Both Alakazam and Sabrina turned pale.
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