Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Chapter 524 Evolution, an Uncontrollable Power

"What the heck?!?!"

Upon seeing this scene, Ah Xun's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and the smile on his face froze completely, replaced by boundless horror.

This isn't a dragon star cluster at all!

A wave missile, perhaps?

Why does it also have tracking capabilities?

The armored bird was clearly completely unprepared for this sudden turn of events.

Having just let its guard down, it had no time to make any effective evasive maneuvers.

"boom--!!!"

A terrifying explosion, accompanied by blinding blue light and sparks flying everywhere, detonated in mid-air.

The Dragon Star Cluster's violent energy poured solidly onto the armored bird's proud steel body.

A mournful cry rang out, and the armored bird's body was thrown out like a kite with a broken string by the enormous impact, tumbling several times in the air before barely managing to regain its footing.

But now the armored bird was covered in wounds, its once smooth metallic feathers were charred and damaged in many places, and even wisps of black smoke were rising from them.

This attack from the Dragon Star Cluster clearly caused it considerable damage.

The gible's body was still faintly glowing purple, indicating that the poisoning was still taking effect.

However, this Dragon Star Swarm attack has already made up for all the damage that Gible had previously suffered due to poisoning.

The Skarmory was clearly in a worse condition.

This is a difficult situation...

Seeing the armored bird in the air, clearly in poor condition, Ah Xun's heart sank.

Air superiority has vanished; if things continue like this, we'll only become easy targets for the enemy.

"Armored Bird, don't give up!" Ash clenched his fist and shouted into the air, his voice filled with determination, "Charge! Use Steel Wings!"

Now, the only option left is to fight hand-to-hand to find a glimmer of hope.

The armored bird let out a loud cry, forcibly rousing itself, and its wings once again gleamed with a cold metallic sheen.

Although the light was much dimmer than before, it still carried a great deal of momentum as it swooped down toward the Gible shark on the ground, which was still staring blankly with its mouth wide open.

However, just as the steel wing, gleaming with white light, was about to strike the small body of the Gible, something unexpected happened—

Suddenly, the Gible raised its head and opened its signature large mouth. Just before the steel wing landed, it leaped high into the air and then bit down hard on the wing that shone with a metallic sheen.

"Snap—!!!"

A piercing sound, like metal colliding and rubbing together, echoed throughout the venue.

"Huh?!"

The armored bird was stunned for a moment, seemingly unable to believe that someone would bite its steel wing with their teeth. But after realizing what was happening and feeling the terrifying bite force of the gible, the armored bird let out a painful cry.

The momentum of the dive suddenly halted.

The excruciating pain from its wings nearly caused it to lose its balance.

It frantically flapped its other intact wing, trying to shake the giblet off.

But the gible seemed glued to its wing; no matter how much the archegon tumbled and struggled in the air, the gible kept its big beak biting the archegon's wing and wouldn't let go.

"Aaaaaah! What is all this?! This battle is so weird!"

Ah Xun seemed even more anxious than the Skarmory on the field, constantly scratching his head.

Watching the stalemate on the field, he took a deep breath, a resolute glint in his eyes.

"Armored Bird, forget about it! Fly to the highest point! Then smash it down hard!"

Since we can't shake him off, we'll just drop him from a height and slam him to the ground.

Despite the excruciating pain, the Skarmory strained its strength once more, while the Gible, with its dazed expression, charged towards the sky.

The clouds are getting closer and closer, and the ground is getting smaller and smaller.

The wind howled wildly in Gible's ears, but it still clung tightly to Skarmory's wing, its round eyes gleaming with stubbornness.

Once it reached a sufficient height, the Skarmory suddenly flipped over, stopped flapping its wings, folded its wings, and then, carrying Gible, plummeted vertically down onto the hard battlefield like a falling meteor.

The ground rapidly magnified in its field of vision, and Gible felt an intense sense of weightlessness engulfing its entire body.

At this critical moment, Ash's calm and clear voice pierced through the howling wind and reached Gible's ears.

"Gible, now's the time! Use brute force!"

"Gar!"

The Gible, which had been gripping the steel wing tightly, suddenly flashed an astonishing light in its eyes.

An unimaginable, immense power surged forth from its tiny body in an instant.

Gible suddenly released its mouth, but almost at the same time, its short forelimbs grabbed the still-glowing steel wing of the Skarmory. Using the huge momentum brought by the Skarmory's dive, Gible's muscles tensed up instantly and exerted force.

And so, relying on its brute force, Gible managed to perform a jaw-dropping flip in mid-air while rapidly falling.

Skarmory was pinned down by Gible.

The balance of power shifted instantly.

"boom--!!!!"

A deafening roar shook the entire arena.

The Skarmory's body was slammed directly into the ground from high above, instantly cracking the hard ground and kicking up clouds of dust that enveloped both Pokémon.

"Armored Bird! Are you alright?" Ah Xun's heart was in his throat.

Amidst the smoke and dust, one could vaguely see the armored bird struggling to get up.

Falling from such a height and experiencing such an impact, yet still not falling down, it can only be said that Skarmory's defense is indeed very high.

Ah Xun breathed a slight sigh of relief. Just as he was about to give the order to counterattack, his gaze suddenly trembled, and he froze on the spot.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, the spot that originally belonged to Gible suddenly shone with a dazzling light of evolution.

A white light shot into the sky, so intense that it was impossible to look directly at it.

"Can you really play like this..." Ah Xun's voice had completely lost its strength.

Purely hanging.

They don't even bother to act anymore.

The light of evolution gradually faded.

Amidst the smoke and dust, a brand new figure slowly emerged.

Garchomp waved its arms, dispelling the smoke and dust that still clung to it.

"Roar--!!!"

A powerful and majestic roar resounded throughout the arena, as if announcing its rebirth.

The newly evolved Garchomp has a completely different aura than the previous Gible. It glances at Ash sideways, as if urging Ash to end the battle quickly.

Ash naturally did just as Garchomp had thought—

"Garuda, use Dragon Claw!"

Garchomp suddenly exerted force with both legs and instantly disappeared from the spot.

The next second it appeared in front of the armored bird, whose body was trembling slightly from the impact, its claws at the tips of its arms covered with surging energy, and it swung them at the armored bird.

"Steel Wings!"

The Ashun League, having realized what was happening, commanded the Skarmory to counterattack.

"Clang!"

Sparks flew as Steel Wing and Dragon Claw clashed in an instant. However, the two Pokémon were in completely different states at the moment, and their powers were naturally not exactly the same.

Dragon Claw easily broke through Steel Wing's defense and struck the Skarmory's body.

The armored bird let out a painful cry and was driven back once again.

But it's not over yet.

After landing a successful attack, Garchomp immediately took a half step back and suddenly tilted its head back and opened its mouth.

It doesn't need Ash's command.

Garchomp just wanted to do it once.

This time, the dragon-type energy gathered in its mouth was more concentrated than that of the previous Gible era, and the pressure it emitted was even more terrifying.

"Dragon Star Cluster! Let's go!"

"Gar!"

A blue energy ball, radiating an aura of destruction, roared straight into the sky.

This time, there were no surprises, and no need for deliberate guidance from the waveguide.

After reaching its highest point, the energy ball exploded with a roar, transforming into dozens of small meteorites that resembled shooting stars, trailing long red flames as they rained down on the battlefield.

The Skarmory could only watch helplessly as the Dragon Star Group arrived, unable to mount any counterattack.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!!"

Explosions echoed continuously across the site, and smoke and dust filled the air once again.

Once everything had settled, the Skarmory opposite had completely lost its ability to resist, its eyes had turned into vortexes, and it lay quietly on the cratered ground.

"The Skarmory is unable to fight!" the referee announced loudly after confirming the result.

"Damn it..." Ash gritted his teeth in resentment, but still took out a Poké Ball and recalled Skarmory. "Come back, Skarmory, thank you for your hard work."

After recalling Skarmory, Ash turned his attention to Ash, who was stroking Garchomp across from him.

How many trump cards does this guy still have up his sleeve?

Not only is the Pokémon pool bottomless, but it also seems like all the Pokémon this guy has are special.

There's no use thinking about that now. The key is the next round of battle. I wonder what new Pokémon Ash will bring out.

Ash held his new Poké Ball, his eyes fixed on the other side, waiting for Ash's next move.

......

After petting Garchomp for a while, Ash took out Garchomp's Poké Ball to put it back in so it could rest, since its poisoning was still ongoing.

To Ash's surprise, the Garchomp that had just evolved suddenly shook its head and let out a deep, powerful roar at him.

Its posture was full of high fighting spirit, seemingly completely unconcerned about the continuous pain caused by the toxins in its body, clearly expressing its desire to continue fighting.

Ash paused, looking at Garchomp's persistent expression, and showed an understanding look on his face.

"Alright, Garchomp!" Ash lowered his hand. "If you still want to continue battling, then go for it!"

He chose to respect Garchomp's decision.

Seeing that Ash hadn't changed his Pokémon, Ash breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He then forcefully threw his fourth baby ball.

"I'll definitely defeat your Garchomp next! Here we go, Heracross!"

A flash of red light, and Heracross, an exceptionally robust creature with a massive horn on its head that gleamed in the sunlight, crashed to the ground with a dull thud.

"The game continues!" the referee's voice rang out again.

At this moment, Ah Xun didn't want to give the Garchomp that had just evolved any chance to breathe, nor would he allow Garchomp to have the opportunity to unleash that strange Draco Meteor again.

He decided to launch an immediate attack, using Heracross's forte of close combat to overwhelm his opponent.

Heracross, Corner Slam! Continuous Attack!

"Hero—!"

Heracross let out a low growl, and as it exerted force with its limbs, its wings on its back flapped frantically.

It aimed its hard, long horn at the Garuda and charged towards it.

"Garuda, use Dragon Claw!" Ash immediately ordered to attack.

"Gar!"

Garchomp was equally excited. Facing the charging Heracross without fear, it instantly covered the claws at the front of its arms with a surging blue dragon-type energy and met the attack head-on without dodging or avoiding it.

"clang--!!"

Garchomp's claws, gleaming with a blue light, clashed violently with Heracross's incredibly hard horns.

A crisp impact resounded throughout the arena, sparking a dazzling burst of sparks.

The two sides then engaged in a fierce close-quarters fight.

Every thrust of the horn was precisely blocked and deflected by the dragon's claws, and every slash of the dragon's claws was skillfully neutralized by Heracross's strong body or long horns.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The crisp sounds of collisions were incessant.

Garchomp's power was indeed several levels stronger than Gible's during its prime. Its fierce attacks were once on par with Heracross, who was known for its strength, and it even showed signs of gaining the upper hand.

However, after several rounds of such intense and fierce collisions, Garchomp's movements began to show a subtle lack of coordination.

When Garchomp swung its claws again, it seemed to have overextended itself. After Heracross skillfully dodged to the side, Garchomp's body briefly lost its balance, almost allowing Heracross to seize the opportunity to counterattack.

Meanwhile, the poisoning effects of the Garchomp continued to take hold.

Each collision with Heracross accelerated the depletion of Garchomp's already limited stamina.

The faint purple glow on its skin became more pronounced, and its breathing began to become uncontrollably heavy.

These changes did not escape Ah Xun's observation from the sidelines.

He keenly noticed Garchomp's decline in condition, as well as its awkwardness and flaws in controlling the surge of power within its body after its recent evolution.

The opportunity is coming!

"Now, Heracross!" Ah Xun's voice suddenly rose, filled with absolute confidence, "Use Super Corner Slam like this!"

"Stop! Dodge backward!"

Ash, of course, also noticed Garchomp's problem, and his command followed Ash's.

However, Garchomp, having been using too much force, could no longer cancel its attack even if it wanted to.

"Hero!"

Arxan's Heracross canceled the use of Horn Tackle first, and then narrowly dodged Garchomp's claw attack with an extremely clever sidestep.

At the same time, Heracross's proud horn suddenly shone with a light far more dazzling and concentrated than when it rammed into the ground.

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