Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 402 The Legend of Pokémon in the Crown Tundra! The Divine Bird and the Giant
"Gigantamax Bronzebeard versus Gigantamax Lugia, this is just too exciting!"

Shakoya was extremely excited at this moment. As a fan of legendary Pokémon, being able to witness Lugia's battle in person was already incredibly exciting.

Not to mention that Lugia's opponent was her own father!

This truly made every cell in her body tremble with joy!

"Dynamax battles."

Meanwhile, Prantina and Serena were also eagerly anticipating the battle.

After all, they had never encountered such a visually striking enhancement method as Dynamax before.

Although I've seen Dynamax battles online, those were just videos.

However, Mammon thinks the two girls might be a little disappointed, because compared to Mega Evolution and Crystallization, Dynamax doesn't have as many 'fancy' features.

The strength of Dynamax is purely a matter of numerical beauty!
After all, once a Pokémon reaches Dynamax, its size becomes so enormous that it becomes extremely difficult to perform any maneuvers or tricks.

The charm of Dynamax lies in its ability to overwhelm opponents with its enhanced stats after Dynamaxing.

After all, once a Pokémon Dynamaxes, all of its moves become powerful Max Moves, and because of their enormous attack range, Max Moves are almost impossible to dodge.

It's also worth mentioning that Dynamax moves come with the effect of piercing Protect.

This means that even with 'Absolute Defense', Protect cannot completely withstand Dynamax moves.

Unless it's a Normal-type Dynamax move like Dynamax Guard, which can completely block Dynamax moves.

Otherwise, even Protect cannot completely resist Dynamax moves; it can only block some of the damage.

"Great Bronze Elephant! Super Giant Steel Formation!"

Pione was the first to give orders to the colossal bronze elephant, and he was now completely enraged.

The colossal bronze elephant roared, and a metallic sheen continuously gathered in front of it.

The Steel-type Gigantamax move, Gigantamax Steel Formation!
This is a Gigantamax move unique to Gigantamax King Bronze, and it is also the biggest difference between Gigantamax and regular Gigantamax.

All Gigantamax Pokémon have their own unique Gigantamax moves.

"Max Water Stream!" Gadria remained calm, having thoroughly studied the Max Moves of each type.

Therefore, she is very clear about the effects of each type of Dynamax move.

The Dynamaxed Lugia howled, and blue water condensed in front of it.

A massive water flow transformed from a water cannon!
The massive water column of the colossal flow collided heavily with the incoming Gigantamax steel array in the center of mid-air.

Boom!

The next moment, a powerful energy shockwave rippled outwards, the two giant moves collided wildly, and finally exploded with a loud bang.

The water vapor transformed into ripples that spread outwards, and dark rain clouds gathered in the sky. The next moment, a torrential downpour began.

This is the effect of the massive water flow, turning the weather into rain.

This also demonstrates the powerful strategic nature of Dynamax moves. Each type of Dynamax move is not only incredibly powerful, but also has useful additional effects.

At the same time, when the Gigantamax Steel Array exploded, sharp iron spikes covered the area on Gigantamax Lugia's side and even pierced its body.

The Dynamax Lugia made a slight stinging sound, but the iron spikes didn't penetrate deeply, and the Dynamax Lugia didn't take it too seriously.

"Dynamic Lightning!"

"Gigantic Rock!"

The next moment, Cattleya and Pione gave another order.

The Dynamaxed Lugia raised its head and roared, golden lightning crackling incessantly, before a massive bolt of lightning crashed down.

Giant Lightning Bolt of the Electric type!
At the same time, Gigantamax Bronze Elephant raised its massive trunk, and a huge rock rose from the ground, crashing heavily towards the Gigantamax Lugia.

A gigantic rock of the Rock type!

Rumble!
Two more loud explosions rang out, and violent shockwaves and air currents rippled outwards. The colossal bronze elephant let out a painful groan. Its special defense was not actually very high, but its physical strength was immense.

This giant lightning strike did a fairly good job of hitting it.

At the same time, the Dynamaxed Lugia also let out a painful cry; the Dynamax Rock, which was super effective against it, had dealt a significant blow, but...

Lugia has very high defense!

The aftershocks of Max Lightning scattered lightning, and the entire battleground began to crackle with electricity. The effect of Max Lightning was the formation of Electric Terrain.

Meanwhile, the rain clouds in the sky were dispersed, and a fierce sandstorm began to fill the area, creating the effect of giant rocks and forming a sandstorm.

"Dynamic Lightning!"

"Gigantic Rock!"

Two powerful Dynamax moves coalesced once more, with Lightning and Rock Smash striking Gigantamax Bronzebeard and Dynamax Lugia respectively.

Rumble!
After a violent explosion, the vortex in the sky gradually dissipated, and the size of the Great Bronze Elephant and Lugia rapidly shrank.

The Dynamax effect ended, and the two Pokémon returned to their original sizes.

"emmm..."

Prandina gazed at the Great Elephant and Lugia facing off and fell into deep thought.

"Is this Dynamax? This isn't..."

Serena also fell into thought, and she suddenly realized that Dynamax was slightly different from what she had imagined.

She had initially thought that Dynamaxing would be a battle between two enormous 'monsters', but at least this Dynamax battle turned out to be quite something.

Both sides were simply battling each other with Dynamax moves, without any fancy moves or tricks; it was all about stats.

"That's how Dynamax works; because of the sheer size, it's difficult to execute any impressive maneuvers."

Mammon smiled and said, "Since Dynamax has a time limit, the best way is to inflict as much damage as possible on the opponent within that limited time."

It's worth mentioning that in the game, Dynamax can only last for three turns, but in reality, there is an ambiguous duration. If you are fast enough, you can actually unleash four Dynamax moves.

Mammon recalls that it appeared in an anime.

However, it is very difficult.

"I see. In that case, we need to be more selective about the target when we want to Dynamax."

Upon hearing this, Plantina seemed to be deep in thought. Although it seemed that they could only rely on numerical stats to fight each other, it had to be said that the stats after Dynamaxing were indeed high.

Furthermore, it can utilize Dynamax moves to boost abilities, change weather conditions, and create new terrain.

Dynamaxing remains a very powerful way to enhance your character.

On the field, the Dynamax mode disappeared, and both sides returned to normal and began to battle again. However, the weather on the field was a sandstorm, which was not very favorable for Lugia.

However, Cattleya simply smiled slightly.

"Lugia."

"Woo~!"

Lugia's cries echoed across the sky, and as it flapped its wings, black rain clouds condensed. A soft drizzle followed.

The torrential rain poured down, instantly engulfing the sandstorm.

"This is?"

Pioni was taken aback, his brow furrowed as he stared at the torrential rain.

Wait a minute, did Lugia just use Rain Dance? No, right?

"This is Lugia's innate ability; it can summon storms at will."

Cattleya smiled faintly and began to explain.

That's right, Lugia has the ability to create storms that last for three days and three nights by flapping its wings, so for Lugia, making it rain is something it can do very easily.

"I see."

Pioneer suddenly realized, but then a problem arose.

The heavy rain and the electrical field on the ground are undoubtedly good for Lugia, since Lugia can generate thunder.

Bronze Elephant cannot fly and moves relatively slowly, so it can only use ranged attacks like Stone Strike to attack Lugia.

But how difficult would it be to hit Lugia like that?

Furthermore, although both Max Rock attacks hit Dynamax Lugia, it doesn't seem that Lugia is seriously injured.

Is Lugia's defense really that high? That's a Max Rock that it's super effective against! And it was even attacked by his own Ace of Spades, Bronze Elephant.

However, even though he knew the upcoming battle would be difficult, Pione was not prepared to give up; discouragement was not his fighting style.

The battle continued, but the outcome of the next fight was indeed not in doubt.

With Lugia having the air superiority, it fired thunderbolts at the Great Bronze Elephant as if it were free.

While Thunder doesn't counter Bronze Elephant, Bronze Elephant's Special Defense isn't high, making it a complete sitting duck.

Not long after, the Great Bronze Elephant lost its fighting ability due to the thunder, and before it fell, it struck Lugia once with a rockfall.

This was only because Gadriya deliberately prevented Lugia from dodging and directly swapped damage.

"The Great Bronze Elephant is incapacitated; Lugia wins."

"Pioni's five Pokémon are all unable to battle, and Caitlin wins."

Prantina entered the arena and announced the results of the match.

"..."

Peony retrieved the Great Elephant, staring silently at the Poké Ball in his hand.

Lost...

Rather, it could be said that they suffered a rather crushing defeat, considering that in this 5v5 battle, Gadria still had three main units in good form.

But all five of his Pokémon had lost their ability to battle.

Shakoya clicked her tongue as she looked at Gadriya. This was really too strong; she had actually beaten her father up like this.

Thank you for your guidance.

Caldelia walked over with elegant steps and gave Pione a graceful bow with a smile.

She remains as elegant and beautiful as ever.

Upon hearing this, Pioneer looked at Gadriya, gazing at the gorgeous and charming girl before him for a long time before finally letting out a soft sigh.

"I lost, I am convinced."

Pione put aside his pride; he was indeed inferior to this glamorous girl, but Pione couldn't even imagine it for the moment.

If even Gadria is this strong, then how strong must Mammon, the leader of Team Rocket, be?

"It seems that you are also impressed by Cattleya's strength. So, what is your choice next, Mr. Pione?"

Mammon also walked over, beaming.

"...I'm a man of my word, I'll join the Rockets."

This time, Pioni didn't say much and simply agreed.

Originally, he wanted to see the strength of the Rockets in this match, but it seems that he can't even beat one of the Rockets' top executives.

As expected of a top executive on the Rockets.

"I think Mr. Pioney, you will definitely not regret this decision."

Mammon's smile deepened; he was in a very good mood, after all, the organization's seventh top executive had appeared.

Moreover, Mammon is very confident that the Rockets will have many more top-notch executives in the future.

For example, Mei and Plantina, as well as others like Touko, are all about to reach the Champion level.

Becoming a top-level cadre is just a little bit of time away.

"I hope so," Pione said noncommittally.

The group returned to their guesthouse in Dongning Village.

"Pioni, I heard you went on an adventure in the Crown Tundra because of the existence and stories of legendary Pokémon here, right?"

While making tea, Mammon asked Pioneer.

Pione was taken aback, but then made no attempt to hide it.

“That’s right. I found some information about legendary Pokémon in the Crown Tundra. There are even rumors that some people in the Crown Tundra witnessed the appearance of the three legendary birds.”

When legendary Pokémon are mentioned, Peony's enthusiasm immediately rises.

Because he is currently very focused on legendary Pokémon, and Shakoya came to the Crown Tundra specifically to assist him.

"The Three Divine Birds?"

Upon hearing this, Prantina and Serena's eyes lit up slightly. The three legendary birds of the Kanto region?
Actually, there's still Moltres available for redemption in the Team Rocket app, but neither Prandina nor her friend are very interested in Moltres.

But they are very interested in Articuno!

Articuno is visually appealing and can be used as a main Ice-type Pokémon. It's worth noting that there aren't many truly powerful Ice-type main Pokémon.

“That’s right, and as far as I know, there should be legendary giants sealed somewhere within the Crown Snowfield.”

Pioneer nodded and then dropped another bombshell.

The legendary giants are actually a collective term for Regirock and other divine pillars, but to be honest...

Prantina and her friend weren't really interested in the legendary giants; there were plenty of other characters available in the Rockets app.

Compared to the 'giants', they were more interested in the divine bird.

(End of this chapter)