"Tyranitar... looking at its aura, it's incredibly powerful."
Misty couldn't help but feel a little worried, looking at the Tyranitar with its domineering and fierce presence.
"Hmm, to be Mammon's third Pokémon, this Tyranitar's strength must be terrifying."
Brock said in a deep voice. Generally, Mammon's Pokémon often appear in increasing order of strength.
And this time, it was clearly the case.
"However, Tyranitar is quadruple weak against Fighting!"
Brock emphasized this point. Indeed, Tyranitar's strength is beyond doubt.
Because Tyranitar is very similar to Metagross; Apart from being slightly slower, Tyranitar has almost no flaws.
But the key issue is that Tyranitar's type combination absolutely cannot be compared to Metagross's.
Tyranitar's types are Rock + Dark. This type combination gives Tyranitar seven weak points.
And one of them is a quadruple weakness!
That's right, Tyranitar is quadruple weak against Fighting. Although Tyranitar's strong point is its powerful close-combat ability, being quadruple weak against Fighting is Tyranitar's fatal flaw.
It's worth mentioning that Tyranitar can Mega Evolve, but Mega Tyranitar's types and ability do not change at all.
In other words, even after Mega Evolution, Mega Tyranitar is still quadruple weak against Fighting.
And the Sceptile currently on the field is in its Gigantamax form. Although Shinny Pheromosa hits the Gigantamax Sceptile with a STAB Lunge at the end, causing it considerable damage.
But under Gigantamax, a Pokémon's HP doubles, and after one Lunge, Gigantamax Sceptile's condition is actually still decent.
And as long as Gigantamax Sceptile lands two Max Knuckles converted from Aura Sphere, even if Mammon's Tyranitar Mega Evolves, it will be crippled if not outright defeated!
So, Brock was still more optimistic about Ash.
What Brock thought was also the thought of most of the audience, and Ash also considered this point.
But if even Brock could think of it, wouldn't Mammon?
"Tyranitar."
Mammon raised a Poké Ball and aimed it at Tyranitar.
Gigantamax!
On the Dynamax Band, crimson Gigantamax energy continuously flowed and poured into the Poké Ball.
Yes, even with Mega Evolution, Tyranitar probably couldn't withstand two Max Knuckles from Gigantamax Sceptile, but as long as it Gigantamaxes, it would be fine.
"Go!"
The Gigantamax Poké Ball was thrown, and Tyranitar, brimming with red light, appeared again.
"Ban~!"
Tyranitar roared, its size rapidly expanding under Gigantamax, and in an instant.
A veritable green-armored giant beast stood on the battleground.
Gigantamax Tyranitar.
Two monster-like Gigantamax Pokémon faced each other on the field, and the audience all let out excited cheers.
"Sceptile, Max Knuckle!"
Ash didn't hesitate at all and immediately ordered Gigantamax Sceptile.
Even if Tyranitar Gigantamaxed, it still couldn't avoid the fact that it was quadruple weak against Fighting.
Gigantamax Sceptile let out a low growl, and a giant Max Knuckle made of energy formed above it, a Max Knuckle converted from Aura Sphere.
"Max Guard."
Mammon was very calm.
Clashing Gigantamax moves with Gigantamax Sceptile? There's no real need.
After all, Gigantamax Sceptile's advantage was simply too great; Max Knuckle was quadruple effective against Gigantamax Tyranitar.
Gigantamax Tyranitar roared, and a tall, thick Max Guard appeared, blocking the Max Knuckle.
"Continue Max Knuckle!"
Ash continued to command. Sceptile's Gigantamax time was almost up.
Max Guard, like Protect, has its success rate drop sharply with continuous use. He didn't believe Mammon would continuously use Max Guard.
"Max Airstream."
Mammon indeed changed his command.
A translucent white surge of energy quickly condensed in front of Gigantamax Tyranitar.
The Flying-type Max Airstream. Max Airstream is super effective against Sceptile and can also increase Tyranitar's speed.
It was the best choice; although even with increased speed, it would definitely not be faster than Sceptile, every bit of improvement counts. Sceptile had already had its speed boosted once before by Max Airstream.
The Max Knuckle descended from the sky, heavily blasting Gigantamax Tyranitar and exploding.
And Max Airstream also flew over, fiercely impacting Gigantamax Sceptile.
Max Knuckle and Max Airstream respectively boosted Sceptile's physical attack and Tyranitar's speed.
At the same time, Gigantamax Sceptile's body rapidly shrunk; its Gigantamax time had ended.
But Gigantamax Tyranitar was still on the field.
"This is tough now. Mammon actually used Max Guard to defend against one Max Knuckle."
Brock's expression was very grim; this would truly be extremely disadvantageous.
"It's Mammon, after all," Misty sighed.
Now that Tyranitar was in its Gigantamax state, Sceptile was at a disadvantage, not to mention the damage from Pheromosa's Lunge and the recent Max Airstream.
Sceptile's condition wasn't actually good, as Sceptile's physical defense was relatively poor.
"Is Ash going to switch out Sceptile? Or use Protect?"
Misty looked at Ash on the field.
Ash was indeed hesitating at this moment, but of course, he wasn't hesitating to switch out Sceptile.
What good would switching out Sceptile do? Would other Pokémon come up to tank Gigantamax moves?
He was debating whether to have Sceptile attack or use Protect.
If he used Protect, he felt Sceptile would most likely survive and could continue fighting.
After all, while Gigantamax moves have an effect that pierces Protect, Protect can still block most of the damage.
But if it attacked, although Aura Sphere would most likely hit Gigantamax Tyranitar, Sceptile probably wouldn't be able to withstand the retaliation.
"Max Airstream."
Mammon commanded again.
The second Max Airstream was coming. Ash gritted his teeth and still had Sceptile use Protect.
"Sceptile, Protect!"
It wasn't that he didn't dare to take a risk; he suddenly realized that with Gigantamax Tyranitar's Gigantamax move having such a large range, Sceptile's Aura Sphere could very well be blocked by the Gigantamax move!
That would truly be a losing proposition.
Sceptile put up a green Protect barrier, and the spiral air current of Max Airstream surged forward.
Under the violent impact of Max Airstream, the Protect barrier was shattered, and Sceptile was sent flying, crashing heavily to the ground.
Sceptile was in so much pain that it couldn't open its eyes immediately; its injuries were already quite severe.
Seeing this, Ash felt heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do.
He could only silently cheer for Sceptile in his heart, 'Hold on, Sceptile!'
And as Max Airstream ended, a white glow flashed around Tyranitar, its speed increasing by another stage.
At the same time, the gloomy red light gradually dissipated, and Tyranitar's body rapidly shrunk.
Gigantamax ended!
"Phew~"
Ash breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that Gigantamax ended. Although Sceptile was not in good condition now, Tyranitar had also taken damage.
Moreover, Tyranitar's speed was not as fast as Sceptile's. Sceptile might still have a chance to defeat Tyranitar, as long as it dodged all of Tyranitar's attacks from now on!
Although that sounded absurd, Ash felt there was a chance.
"Now is not the time to relax, Ash."
Mammon's lips curved slightly upwards.
Under Ash's astonished gaze, Mammon took out a black Orb.
This is... Terastallization?!
"Tyranitar."
Sure enough, Mammon threw the Terastal Orbs directly at Tyranitar.
The Terastal Orbs shone with dazzling light the moment it touched Tyranitar, and a large amount of crystals completely enveloped Tyranitar.
"No, after Gigantamax, he's going to Terastallize?"
Raihan looked at the Tyranitar on the field in astonishment. Are both power-ups being used on Tyranitar?
That's giving it too much face.
"The two power-ups cannot be used simultaneously, but they can be used separately like this."
Diantha watched the Terastallized Tyranitar with interest.
Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, Gigantamax, Terastallization—currently, it is known that power-ups cannot stack.
For example, with Tyranitar, if you Mega Evolve it, you cannot use Gigantamax or Terastallization on it, or use Z-Moves. The power-ups would repel each other, leading to unsuccessful use.
However, first using Gigantamax, and then using Mega Evolution or Terastallization after Gigantamax ends, is not a problem.
But very few people would use it this way. The primary issue is the condition.
Gigantamax is certainly simple and brute-force, but Gigantamax is not an invincible state, just like the current Tyranitar.
It had, after all, been hit once by Max Knuckle. Even with double HP from Gigantamax, the blow to it was actually still significant.
It's just that relying on its robust HP and excellent defense, it's currently hard to tell how severe the injuries are.
So using Terastallization on Tyranitar is actually a bit of a waste.
After all, Mega Evolution and Terastallization are best used when the Pokémon is in full condition to fully boost its strength.
What sane person would use a power-up when a Pokémon is not in good condition?
"Mammon is really confident," Diantha exclaimed.
On the field.
Terastallization occurred, and the Terastallized Tyranitar appeared on the field.
"The Tera Dark-type Tyranitar..."
Looking at the Tera Dark Tyranitar shimmering with a faint glow opposite him, Ash's face showed a troubled expression.
After all, even with Tera Dark, Tyranitar is still weak against Fighting, but it's no longer quadruple weak.
However... "It doesn't matter! Sceptile will win!"