"Tyyyyra!"
Tyranitar strode out from the lava waterfall. With its back facing Groudon's head, it showed no fear or hesitation. It was as if the Groudon behind it were nothing more than a statue with an intimidating presence.
"Tyraaaaniitar" (Human, you have entered my territory!)
Tyranitar lowered its eyes slightly. A faint, flame-like glow flickered within them. It then turned its gaze toward the Corviknight that was ready to strike nearby. After sensing Corviknight's strength, a strong fighting spirit also rose within it.
Shiro slowly stepped backward while Corviknight spread its wings and took to the air above the cavern.
A human had brought a powerful Pokémon into the territory of wild Pokémon. What else could they possibly want?
At this moment, trainer and Pokémon, human and wild Pokémon, had reached the same conclusion. Neither side needed many words. There was only one thing left to do.
"Corviknight, use Quick Attack into Hone Claws, then follow up with Steel Wing!"
Corviknight suddenly turned into a streak of light and shot forward. A faint white glow appeared within the gray-black light. It was Hone Claws, a move that increased its abilities.
In a Pokémon battle, gaining the initiative was extremely important. Among high-level Pokémon, combining moves and using them at the right moment could be the key to victory.
Tyranitar also slammed its right claw down almost at the same time. A vast wave of scorching sand surged forward like a savage beast ready to devour everything. As a wild Pokémon fighting on its own territory, it had no reason to follow any battle rules.
Its first target was still the human!
In the blink of an eye, Shiro used Teleport and moved himself into a narrower cavern behind him.
The cavern entrance that led toward the rocky platform was still more than twenty meters high. Although it was smaller than the rocky platform from before, it was nowhere near enough to stop the sandstorm from sweeping in.
Shiro had no choice but press his body against the edge of the cavern. He then used his Psychic power to form a barrier around himself.
With this, only a small amount of sand could reach him, and his own strength was more than enough to deal with it.
"Coooor!"
On the wide rocky platform, Corviknight had already broken through the layers of scorching sand and reached Tyranitar's side.
Both were Elite-level Pokémon. A little sandstorm was nowhere near enough to interfere with Corviknight's attack.
Silver light flashed across its metal claws, and only then did Tyranitar sense the danger. Yet it did not panic in the slightest. It stood firmly in place as a layer of gray-red energy appeared over its body.
Iron Defense!
Its defense increased!
It intended to take the attack head-on!
The strengthened Steel Wing swept down at incredible speed. It tore through the defensive layer as easily as ripping through rock, but when it reached Tyranitar's body beneath it, the situation changed. Its body was as hard as the toughest rock in the world, and the Steel Wing could only leave a few shallow marks.
The attacks crossed in an instant. Corviknight quickly returned to the sky, its blood-red eyes becoming even more serious than before.
It had never encountered a Pokémon with such powerful defenses. Even among the Champion-level Pokémon it had fought before, none could match Tyranitar's defensive strength.
Shiro, who was hiding at the cavern entrance and avoiding the aftermath of the battle, was also somewhat surprised. However, he had no intention of sending Unown A over to help, nor did he plan to release another Pokémon.
As the leader of a wild Tyranitar group, this Tyranitar was extremely proud. Unless it was defeated in a fair fight, there was no way it would acknowledge them.
Shiro's goal was to capture it, not simply forcefully subdue it.
This Tyranitar's talent and strength were both astonishing. It had actually been using the lava energy and oppressive aura around Groudon to train. After years of doing so, its sandstorm had gained intense heat, while its defense had also become far stronger than what its level should have allowed.
Even Drake, the strongest Elite Four member in Hoenn, would probably have a hard time dealing with this Tyranitar.
'Tyranitar isn't really the problem...' Unown A emerged with a worried look. 'What about Groudon behind it?'
It was genuinely worried that such a fierce battle might accidentally awaken Groudon.
If Groudon suddenly woke up, with Unown A's current strength at the peak of Master-level, it could at most transform into a Mythical Pokémon such as Cresselia, Darkrai, or Mesprit and stall for a short while. It still would not be able to defeat Groudon or stop it from acting.
If that happened, Hoenn might face its disaster ahead of time.
"Don't worry." Shiro calmly explained, "We can't wake it with just this."
Judging from the actions of Team Magma and Team Aqua, it was clear that although there were several ways to awaken the two legendary Pokémon, none of them were simple.
The first was for one of Groudon and Kyogre to awaken first and then go to the place where the other was sleeping, using its power over land or sea. Only such intense stimulation and fighting could awaken the other one.
The second was to use the orbs. The corresponding Red Orb and Blue Orb could not only allow the two Pokémon to undergo Primal Reversion, but could also control or awaken them.
The last method was high-purity energy.
The amount of energy needed to awaken two gods was probably astronomical. Besides, they were already extremely powerful sources of energy themselves and constantly affected the Pokémon around them.
"We can't produce an attack like Kyogre's, and our types don't even match," Shiro said.
To Groudon, the battle between Tyranitar and Corviknight was probably no different from two insects fighting nearby. Even when awake, it would have trouble noticing them, let alone when it was sleeping soundly.
After hearing his explanation, Unown A still looked worried. 'How about I use my Psychic power to seal off this area first, just in case...'
Although Shiro did not understand why Unown A was so worried, he had no objections.
Since there was little difference between sealing off the battlefield and leaving it open, they might as well seal it to prevent any accidents.
What if a meteorite happened to fall during the battle and triggered some strange Pokémon reaction nearby? It might even wake Groudon.
With Shiro's approval, Unown A immediately teleported to the highest point of the rocky platform. It released its Psychic power evenly in every direction, covering every corner. While separating the lava waterfall, the Psychic power also sealed off the cavern entrance in front of Shiro.
This created an ideal battlefield.
The lava waterfall could no longer overflow into the battlefield, and the aftermath of the battle could not reach Shiro either.
On the battlefield, both Corviknight and Tyranitar noticed what had happened as they faced each other.
Corviknight knew that it was Unown A's doing, so it was not surprised.
Tyranitar looked up and slightly bared its teeth. It could tell that this was the work of the human. That human had actually survived its sandstorm.
Could it be two against one?
With this question in mind, Tyranitar let out another furious roar.
"Tyra! Tyraaaani!" (Big bird! Are you going to find a helper?)
Corviknight stared coldly at its opponent and answered in a low voice.
"Corv!" (That's not my helper!)
After hearing this, Tyranitar noticed that the Psychic power released from the highest point was not affecting it. It slowly shifted its gaze away.
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