The planet was reeling from yet another shockwave.
After John's discovery of Greninja's Mega Evolution, the world witnessed something that had never appeared in any public database, a unique Mega Evolution form unlike anything documented before. How Hero Form Mega Aggron would shake the Pokemon breeding community to its core was something John couldn't possibly know yet.
Right now, he was completely focused on the battle at hand.
The moment Mega Tyranitar and Mega Aggron (Hero Form) took the field, they didn't wait for John's commands. Both colossal Pokemon simultaneously stepped forward in perfect synchronization, their movements eerily coordinated despite their vastly different builds.
"Gravity!"
An invisible force erupted from both massive creatures, radiating outward like a tidal wave across the pristine forest battlefield. The effect was immediate and devastating.
Xerneas's legs buckled, her hooves driving into the earth like iron stakes hammered deep into wood. The Life Pokemon struggled against the crushing weight, her elegant form trembling with effort. Yveltal had it even worse, the Destruction Pokemon plummeted directly from the sky, wings suddenly useless against the overwhelming gravitational pull.
Gravity was technically a Psychic-type move, but both Tyranitar and Aggron had mastered it long ago through intensive training. What would normally be a weakness, their lower Special Attack stats reducing Gravity's effectiveness, had been completely offset by Mega Aggron's Royal Equipment enhancement. The combination of both Pokemon using the move simultaneously created an effect far beyond what either could achieve alone.
Xerneas wrenched her legs free from the muddy earth, straining against the invisible force. Yveltal managed to beat its wings hard enough to rise, but barely, it couldn't gain more than a few feet of altitude before the gravitational pressure forced it back down.
John allowed himself a moment of satisfaction. Under this crushing gravity field, every single movement would cost his opponents exponentially more stamina than normal. Even breathing would become a battle.
But he wasn't done yet.
"Trick Room!"
Both Mega Tyranitar and Mega Aggron began constructing the dimensional distortion simultaneously. John silently thanked Palkia, the Space Dragon's Lustrous Orb had been instrumental in teaching his Pokemon this speed-manipulation technique.
The warped space would allow his two naturally slow Pokemon to gain a speed advantage. Of course, without equipping them with Psychic-type power items like the Twisted Spoon, the boost Mega Tyranitar and Mega Aggron could provide was minimal at best. With their raw power, they could barely "steal" a fraction of speed from their opponents.
Still, every advantage counted.
"Moonblast!"
"Oblivion Wing!"
Xerneas and Yveltal launched their counterattacks without hesitation.
Xerneas targeted Mega Tyranitar while Yveltal went after Mega Aggron. The battle assignment matched John's own strategic planning perfectly, but the execution would yield completely different results.
John's hands moved to his belt, and two crystalline stones appeared in his palms, pure Rock Incense gems that glowed with concentrated earth energy.
He pressed the first gem against his chest. Golden-brown energy immediately flooded through his entire body, ancient power surging through his veins like liquid stone.
"Thunder that shakes the heavens, life force that moves mountains—"
"Connecting earth and sky, stone that resonates through eternity—"
This was it.
Continental Crush!
The golden earth energy flowed from John's body, merging with the power of his waveguide, and surged directly into Mega Tyranitar's massive form.
TYRANITAR!!
The roar was absolutely deafening, primal and wild.
The sound alone shattered several of the Moonblast beams falling from above, breaking them apart mid-flight like glass under a hammer. But Xerneas and Yveltal didn't stop their assault, both Legendary Pokemon intensified their attacks, pouring more power into their respective moves.
Meanwhile, Hero Form Mega Aggron stood like an immovable fortress.
This unique evolution granted it defensive capabilities several times stronger than a standard Mega Aggron. Combined with its domain abilities and specialized equipment bonuses, it had become nearly impenetrable.
My armor is absolute, Mega Aggron seemed to declare with its stance alone.
The armored warrior raised its King's Shield, and the blast of Oblivion Wing deflected harmlessly off the crystalline surface. The Wide Guard technique condensed into an invisible barrier, absorbing every ray of Moonblast that Xerneas hurled its way.
A moment later, Mega Tyranitar's Z-Move reached its peak.
The sky suddenly went completely black. The moonlight that had been illuminating the battlefield vanished entirely, swallowed by absolute darkness.
Massive stone pillars erupted from the ground like the fingers of an ancient titan clawing its way to the surface. Each pillar was easily twenty feet in diameter, rising hundreds of feet into the air with earth-shattering force. The entire forest trembled as if the planet itself was crying out in pain.
The continental plates themselves seemed to shift beneath their feet.
Golden-brown energy swirled around Mega Tyranitar like a maelstrom, and the beast's eyes glowed with savage intensity. It raised one massive clawed hand, and the stone pillars responded, they began to tilt, angling toward Xerneas and Yveltal like siege weapons preparing to fire.