"Dynamax? What's that?"
Hearing Red's words, everyone inside the Gym looked utterly confused.
None of them had the faintest idea what this so-called Dynamax even meant.
At that moment—
The Dynamax Band on Red's wrist suddenly burst forth with deep crimson energy, which flowed directly into the Poké Ball in his hand.
The Poké Ball instantly began to expand.
The patterns on its surface stretched and warped as it enlarged, growing from a size that could fit in one's palm into something massive enough to rival a small car suspended in midair.
Seeing the gigantic Poké Ball in Red's hand, the crowd was instantly stunned.
Clair, who had merely been sitting near the battlefield moments ago, shot to her feet in shock.
Meanwhile, the moment Yuki saw the enormous Poké Ball, she immediately recalled a scene recorded in one of the ancient texts.
As for Shinji and Reiji—
Their minds had completely stopped functioning.
"What the hell is going on with this world?"
"First there was the giant psychic spoon…"
"And now there's a giant Poké Ball too?!"
In just a few short moments, Reiji had witnessed two completely unimaginable phenomena—things he had never once encountered throughout his entire career as a professional Trainer.
And he had traveled through multiple regions.
Yet even he had never seen anything this absurd.
Faced with something so far beyond common sense, even Reiji began to panic slightly.
A ridiculous thought even surfaced in his mind.
"This oversized Poké Ball…"
"It's not going to crush me to death, right?"
Unlike the nervous Reiji, Shinji was incomparably glad after witnessing this scene.
Glad he had accepted Gym Leader Red—no, Master Red's invitation.
"Thank god I became his disciple…"
"Otherwise the one facing that giant Poké Ball right now would probably be me…"
Meanwhile, on the other side—
Ninetales, Marshtomp, and Larvitar all focused on something entirely different after seeing the gigantic Poké Ball in Red's hands.
"Master… is your physical strength really that great?" Ninetales asked in confusion.
Marshtomp remained expressionless as always.
To Marshtomp, anything Red did was perfectly reasonable.
Larvitar:
Lollipops taste amazing.
The next second—
Red hurled the gigantic Poké Ball into the air.
Accompanied by a deafening whistle as it cut through the wind, the oversized Poké Ball slammed heavily into the battlefield.
BOOM!
Dust exploded outward.
Spiderweb-like cracks spread across the ground as the Poké Ball partially sank into the scorched crater.
The instant scarlet light erupted—
Castform's silhouette appeared within the glow.
And as ring after ring of crimson energy pulsed outward, Castform's body began expanding rapidly!
In only a few short seconds—
Castform's size had enlarged dozens of times over!
Originally, Castform stood only around thirty centimeters tall, roughly the size of a basketball.
But now—
Its enormous body towered above the clouds themselves.
Crimson storm clouds even formed around it.
At minimum, Dynamax Castform was now over thirty meters tall!
[Pokémon: Castform (Dynamax)]Max Moves: Max Geyser, Max Lightning, Max Guard…Remaining Turns: 3Status: HP Doubled!
"Wuuuuuu~~~"
Under everyone's shocked gazes, Castform curiously examined its absurdly gigantic body and let out a delighted rumbling cry.
"T-This… what kind of monster is this?!"
As Castform's opponent—and the person directly facing a Dynamax Pokémon—
Reiji could feel his legs trembling uncontrollably.
If he hadn't known this was a Gym battle, he would've thought he had somehow wandered onto the set of an Ultraman movie to fight giant monsters.
The moment Dynamax Castform appeared, Clair's knees gave out and she collapsed directly onto the Gym floor.
She opened her mouth several times but failed to make any sound.
Yuki covered her mouth in horror as she stared at Dynamax Castform.
Because she had finally remembered the contents of that ancient text.
"The legendary beast descended upon the world alongside a falling star."
"The great Eternatus."
"It enlarged its body dozens of times over."
"Its supreme power once nearly destroyed the world…"
"Yet it also bestowed upon other Pokémon the ability to become gods."
"It's exactly the same as the ancient records!"
"And this…"
"This is the legendary power capable of turning Pokémon into gods?!"
Yuki repeatedly took deep breaths to calm herself down.
Then she looked toward Red.
Her eyes were filled with shock.
"Gym Leader Red…"
"I've worked at this Gym with you for almost a year now…"
"First there was Tyranitar's evolution…"
"And now even these Pokémon described in ancient texts as gods have appeared…"
"Just how many secrets are you still hiding?!"
Red completely ignored everyone's stunned expressions and calmly said:
"Challenger Reiji."
"If you don't send out your Pokémon soon, I'll have to count this as a forfeit."
It would've been better if Red had stayed silent.
The moment he spoke, Reiji completely lost it.
"Gym Leader Red!"
"You want me to battle that Castform?!"
"That thing's gigantic!"
"It could probably drown ordinary Pokémon with a single mouthful of saliva!"
"How the hell am I supposed to fight that?!"
Seeing Reiji refuse, Red explained:
"Oh, Castform?"
"Don't worry."
"Even though it got bigger, its actual strength hasn't increased much."
After hearing that explanation, Reiji looked at Castform with a strange expression.
"Although it's huge…"
"I guess its aura really only feels around veteran peak-level… roughly Level 30."
While Reiji hesitated—
Shinji was already enthusiastically cheering from the sidelines.
"Bro!"
"If Master says fight, then hurry up and fight!"
Hearing Shinji's words, Reiji's mouth twitched violently.
"You little traitor…"
"You sold out your brother immediately after becoming his disciple?"
"Why don't you go fight it instead?!"
Even though he complained nonstop, Reiji still took out Staraptor's Poké Ball.
As a Trainer—
He also wanted to personally experience just how strong this so-called Dynamax really was.
"Go, Staraptor!"
Reiji threw out his Poké Ball.
The regional bird of Sinnoh—and in Red's opinion, the coolest regional bird of all—made its grand entrance!
[Pokémon: Staraptor ♀]Level: 41 (Elite)Held Item: Sharp Beak (Green)Moves: Brave Bird, Aerial Ace, Quick Attack, Wing Attack, Close Combat…
As one of the rare Flying/Fighting-style combat Pokémon, Staraptor possessed incredibly high visual appeal—
Especially with its stylish swept-back crest.
But today—
For the first time in its life, Staraptor felt overwhelming pressure.
Looking at the colossal monster before it, Staraptor was panicking internally.
Seeing Staraptor appear, Red no longer hesitated and immediately commanded:
"Castform!"
"Max Geyser!"
[Max Geyser]
After striking the opponent, the battlefield changes to Rainy Weather.
"Wuuuuu~~~"
Hearing Red's command, Castform opened its mouth slightly.
Countless torrents of water rapidly gathered before it.
The only issue was—
The stream was a little too large.
Roughly speaking—
It was merely a five-meter-wide torrent aimed directly at Staraptor.
The moment Red saw this, he immediately understood why Max Moves had perfect accuracy.
Because there was literally no way to dodge something this gigantic.
The attack itself occupied nearly one-third of the entire battlefield!
It was a true area-of-effect attack.
The massive torrent exploded forward instantly.
The sheer volume of water made both Staraptor and Reiji seriously question whether they were facing a Pokémon attack—
Or the emergency flood release from a dam.
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