Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

With a deafening clang of metal colliding with metal, accompanied by a shower of sparks, the armored bird crashed heavily to the ground like a meteorite.

boom--!

A sizable crater suddenly appeared in the thick layer of sand, raising large clouds of sand and dust, accompanied by a painful cry from the armored bird.

Violence—

When the dust gradually settled and the armored bird beneath was revealed to everyone, they were all stunned.

Including Daigo and Xia Yan.

All I saw was...

The armored bird, covered in thick metal armor, had a rather large gap in its wing on its shiny metal coat.

That place was exactly where the Shielded Sword Monster had struck.

Even more outrageous is...

At the opening, wisps of black mist still lingered, continuously corroding the armored bird's stomach.

what is this?

Daigo looked completely bewildered.

However, Xia Yan recognized this energy immediately.

Antimatter energy!

Antimatter energy originating from Giratina!

just.

The intensity of antimatter energy used by Aegislash today is incomparable to the antimatter energy it could use and control when it first learned it.

Xia Yan knew that Aegislash was secretly learning how to use antimatter energy on its own, in addition to the training he usually arranged.

Although Xia Yan would occasionally ask Aegislash about its understanding of antimatter energy.

But Aegislash always replies, "You're still a long way off."

In this regard.

Xia Yan didn't really ask much about it.

On one hand, it's because Aegislash is a relatively realistic Pokémon; if it says it's still far from perfect, then it really is far from perfect.

On the other hand, it was also because he knew that antimatter energy was an energy unique to Giratina, and even if ordinary Pokémon managed to get a tiny bit of it, they would still benefit greatly.

Just like Xia Yan's Dorambaruto, which is known as "Little Giratina" and can freely enter the Destruction World, it has only learned a little bit of the basics.

Therefore, Xia Yan naturally assumed that Aegislash and Giratina were similar.

There is one last aspect.

Having become accustomed to being Xia Yan's "bodyguard," the Aegislash's originally split personality has completely merged, making it relatively quiet, or even "laid-back."

It is the only Pokémon in Xia Yan's top-tier team that has not yet reached the champion level.

But judging from the way the Aegislash seemed to be, Xia Yan didn't seem to care much about this and was living a very comfortable life.

As Xia Yan's strength gradually increased, he paid more attention to the unique personalities of each Pokémon and stopped insisting that Aegislash be extremely powerful.

As long as Aegislash is happy, that's enough.

It turns out.

Aegislash was indeed having a great time every day, occasionally fooling around with Togekiss and the others.

But Xia Yan never expected that the Aegislash would have secretly researched antimatter energy to this extent.

It is "still far from perfect" as it says.

Is it really "far behind" Giratina?

Then just pick any other elf.

They are definitely far apart!

But to be fair, this does fit the "cautious" personality and behavior of the Aegislash.

After witnessing the intensity of the antimatter energy wielded by the Aegislash.

Xia Yan finally understood.

Why is it that Aegislash, despite never missing a moment of training and often doing extra practice, shows no sign of reaching Champion level?

feeling.

This is because the antimatter energy that Aegislash can now control has far exceeded the limits that a Champion-level Pokémon can handle.

And it was way too much.

The current Aegislash.

Just like...

Originally, the Aegislash was a wooden barrel filled with water. If it wanted to hold more water, a larger barrel would have solved the problem.

But now.

The Aegislash's barrel has changed from water to mercury, and the difficulty of changing barrels increases exponentially if you want to store more items.

Even simply replacing it with the same wooden tubing isn't enough.

This analogy may be inappropriate.

However, it accurately describes the state of the Aegislash at that moment.

Furthermore, Xia Yan repeatedly strengthened Aegislash's body, including using the special alloy coating that Daigo had given him, which made the state even more stable.

The Skarmory that took that hit from Aegislash was almost equivalent to taking a hit from a Champion-level Pokémon.

and.

It was still a move using antimatter energy that carried the power of rules.

Judging from this situation...

Xia Yan even felt that Aegislash might never reach the Champion level in its lifetime.

But this doesn't mean that Aegislash's strength can't continue to improve.

Perhaps... in the near future, Aegislash will become the "strongest Elite Four" Pokémon.

Moreover, it's a special growth path that allows one to take the "pretending to be weak to eat strong" trope to its extreme.

Or perhaps... with its mastery of certain antimatter rules, the Aegislash could even skip the Champion level and directly enter the Legendary level.

but.

We'll have to figure out the specific details after this battle is over, and then we can work through them with the Aegislash.

Xia Yan really did need to take Aegislash to have a proper talk with Giratina.

"Aegislash, Shadow Ball!"

Heh!

Unaware of the profound emotional turmoil its previous strike had caused Xia Yan and Daigo, the Shield Sword Monster unhesitatingly conjured a small but potent "Shadow Ball" brimming with unique energy.

It crashed straight down onto the Skarmory, which was still on the ground and hadn't fully reacted yet.

Peng!

!

A deafening roar.

But there was no dust or sand rising up.

even.

The swirling sandstorm seemed to have been largely extinguished in this collision.

Meanwhile, the thick armored stomach of the armored bird showed signs of corrosion of varying sizes.

He lay unconscious in the sandpit.

"Armored Bird, unable to fight!"

to be frank.

The speed and unexpectedness of the battle's conclusion caught both Daigo and Natsuhiko off guard.

The Shielded Sword Monster's move.

This is truly beyond their common sense.

Even Daigo couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh, the temperature is so high!"

"Xia Yan, your... Aegislash is a Champion-level Pokémon? Are you cheating?"

No.

Where can you find such a Champion-level Pokémon?

Chapter 252 Xia Yan VS Dawu (Part 2)

Faced with Daigo's doubts.

Xia Yan couldn't really give much of an explanation right away, because he also had many questions in his mind. He needed to have a good talk with the Shielded Sword Monster after the competition ended and ask it what exactly it meant by "still far behind".

"Jie?"

The Shielded Sword Monster gently scratched its head with its silk ribbons.

to be frank.

Recently, Xia Yan has rarely faced any life-threatening situations, and the Aegislash has been hiding in his shadow, not participating in much of the battle.

They have "diligently studied" the application and collection of antimatter energy.

When Aegislash battles with Xia Yan's own Pokémon, it doesn't need to use something as dangerous as antimatter energy.

and so.