Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

Even the audience sitting outside the barrier could almost feel the terrifying energy collision between the two sides.

One can imagine just how immense the energy unleashed by the two elves in the arena within the barrier must be.

All I saw was...

Land Cloud landed on all fours, stomping the ground with an extremely serious expression.

Boom!

Like a muffled thud that shattered the heavens and earth, accompanied by a violent tremor, a massive chasm spread rapidly toward Infernape.

The ground-type energy it contains is enough to instantly kill any Pokémon that gets hit.

at the same time.

Infernape clenched its fist and slammed it hard into the ground.

Boom!

With the same loud bang, a huge chasm, no less impressive than Landorus's "Earthquake," instantly split open in front of Infernape.

However, it contained a lot of molten, fiery red lava that flowed out in large quantities.

For an instant.

Two formidable chasms collided head-on.

This was accompanied by the explosion of countless rocks of all sizes and the splashing of large amounts of scalding lava.

The entire palace stadium seemed to tremble and shake.

"It offset...it was canceled out?"

The audience was stunned when they saw the massive, seemingly destructive ravine suddenly stop moving.

But after this brief moment of silence...

boom!

!

An even more intense and terrifying roar appeared once again.

A massive, fiery, sharp rock pillar instantly rose from beneath the earth cloud's feet.

With an aura and posture that seemed capable of annihilating everything, it lifted the earth cloud up under its incredulous gaze.

In almost the blink of an eye, the Earth Cloud was slammed to the very top of the arena, to the very top of the energy barrier of the Palace Gate Arena.

Under the wide-eyed gaze of all the spectators, it crashed into the barrier with a deafening roar.

boom!

!

An explosion followed.

All the spectators suddenly felt a tingling sensation in their buttocks, and the arena shook.

"call--"

Inside the private room, Dan Di let out a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Thankfully, the specially reinforced energy barrier didn't explode.

Quite a few viewers, after a brief moment of shock, showed some disappointment.

How come such an attack didn't destroy the barrier?

Boom—

After the fiery red rock pillar exploded, a much smaller boom followed, but no one paid any attention to it.

Infernape stumbled and fell to the ground with a look of disbelief in its eyes.

A wave of dizziness, mixed with intense pain, quickly eroded his consciousness.

"Kuh!"

"

Infernape slammed its fist into the ground.

Its forced spirit prevented it from completely losing consciousness under the impact.

Peng!

But the land cloud that fell from the sky lay quietly amidst the ruins, its eyes turning into two spiral circles, having lost its self-awareness.

"Earth, Earth Cloud, Earth Cloud has lost its ability to fight!"

The chief referee, hiding behind the Aegislash, breathed a sigh of relief and announced the result.

Infernape won?!

How could they win like that!

The audience's view of Infernape wobbling to its feet and Landorus lying on the ground was undoubtedly the best proof of the outcome.

"Oh--"

Suddenly.

Sakaki's laughter rang out.

He shook his head, took out a Poké Ball to recall Landorus, and looked at Xia Yan with satisfaction, as well as the Infernape that was about to collapse.

"very good."

These two simple words show that he did not experience any negative emotions as a result.

Yes, there is only immense satisfaction.

What about the future of the Rockets?

He was relieved.

"However, let me see more of you."

After saying that, Giovanni recalled Landorus and took out a second Poké Ball.

Xia Yan also recalled the Infernape, which was already exhausted.

It has done a good enough job.

They won against Landorus, a Pokémon that was weak to them in terms of type advantage and was also a legendary Pokémon.

That's the best compliment for its growth.

Hearing what Sakaki said, Natsuhiko nodded without hesitation.

"Boss Sakaki, watch out."

The words fell.

The two Poké Balls landed on the field at the same time again.

"Benki—!"

"

In an instant.

A massive sandstorm swirled up, carrying large and small pieces of rock and rubble. Yellow sand filled the sky and covered everything. In the blink of an eye, the arena, which had been swept by scorching heat, was transformed into a desert area covered by the sandstorm.

The dark green behemoth standing amidst the raging sandstorm arrogantly overlooks everything, seemingly as the "Sandstorm King."

Its ferocious and tyrannical demeanor suggested that any "tiny" spirit that appeared before it would be torn to shreds by its hideous claws and teeth.

Bangilas!

Xia Yan had witnessed Sakaki's Tyranitar once.

However, the one from last time and the one in front of me now are not even in the same league.

"His true nature has been completely unleashed. No, he even uses his true nature as a way to enhance his strength. As expected of Boss Sakaki."

As the Pokémon grew stronger, Xia Yan became increasingly aware of how important the Pokémon's personality was to their later strength.

Simply put...

When Pokémon reach the Elite Four or even Champion level, it is important that their inherent personalities can be unleashed if they want to continue to grow stronger.

To make it even simpler.

It's about the difference between being yourself and being someone else.

Following other people's training methods and paths will be much simpler and easier in the early stages.

However, gradually, unconsciously, one will find that the elf that grows up in this way will slowly show the shadow of the elf it imitates.

In the end.

Is it itself, or that spirit?

If you want to keep moving forward, being yourself is the most important thing.

Therefore, releasing a Pokémon's natural instincts is a very important part of Pokémon training.

Giovanni's Tyranitar clearly unleashed its true nature to the fullest extent.

It is who it is, the one and only Bangilas.

“However, we’re not bad either, are we? Doronbaruto.”

"Baruya—"

Amidst the dense sandstorm, wisps of black mist intertwined and rose up, appearing like a black hole.

As the sound rang out, Doronbalu, wagging its tail, appeared in front of Xia Yan.

Faced with the tyrannical Tyranitar, Dragapult, also a pseudo-legendary Pokémon, showed its own unique side.

Amidst the sweeping sandstorm.

The pitch-black fog firmly occupied its place.

"Oh my gosh—Giants' second Pokémon is Tyranitar, a pseudo-legendary Pokémon from the Johto region! And Natsuhiko's second Pokémon is Dragapult, a pseudo-legendary Pokémon from our Alola region!"