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This Iron Valiant... is astonishingly strong.
Steven's mental pressure was skyrocketing at this moment as he cautiously eyed the cold Iron Valiant across from him.
Close Combat and immense power had always been his Metagross's specialty.
After all, Metagross's excellent strength and defense allowed it to gain an advantage against any opponent.
But this time, it was suppressed by Iron Valiant.
"Return, Metagross."
After a moment of thought, Steven recalled his heavily injured Metagross.
The previous exchange had shown that Metagross had no advantage against Iron Valiant, and its injuries were not light, so it was better to let it rest for a while.
"You're switching out Metagross? Then how will you deal with my Iron Valiant? Mega Evolve your Shiny Metagross?"
Mammon looked at Steven with considerable curiosity. In his opinion, among Steven's Pokémon, only Mega Shiny Metagross had the strength to fight his Iron Valiant.
After Mega Evolution, Mega Metagross's power would increase further, perhaps allowing it to overpower Iron Valiant.
"Aggron!"
However, the fourth Poké Ball Steven threw did not reveal Shiny Metagross.
"Lairon~!"
A deep, powerful roar sounded like the extremely heavy Aggron landed heavily in front of Steven.
The ground seemed to tremble. This monster-like armored Pokémon glared at Iron Valiant with fierce eyes.
"Aggron? Steven, Aggron is four times weak to Fighting-type moves."
Mammon raised an eyebrow, looking at Steven with a half-smile.
"Or are you going to Terastallize?"
Mammon didn't think Steven was crazy. Although, with Steven's Trainer level, fighting against a type disadvantage was certainly not impossible.
But that depended on the opponent.
Aggron is a very strong Pokémon, but the Steel/Rock-type Aggron is four times weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves.
And Iron Valiant is a Fighting-type Pokémon.
Furthermore, this was Mammon's Iron Valiant. If Steven really used Aggron to fight Iron Valiant like this, Mammon would truly doubt if Steven's mind was normal right now.
"Of course, I'm going to Terastallize."
Steven replied as a matter of course. He took out a black Terastal Orbs and aimed it at Aggron.
He wasn't stupid; how could he not Terastallize?
As Terastallization gradually spread to various regions, most Trainers basically used Terastallization on their main Pokémon with a quadruple weakness, maximizing the avoidance of type disadvantages.
Just like Aggron, Aggron's strength is very good, but being four times weak to Fighting and Ground is simply too fatal for Aggron.
There are indeed many Trainers who specialize in Fighting and Ground-type Pokémon.
The Terastal Orbs was thrown by Steven towards Aggron, and crystal-like brilliant energy enveloped Aggron's entire body.
The next moment, accompanied by a sound like shattering glass, Terastal Steel Aggron appeared.
In this way, although Aggron was still weak to Fighting, it was at least only two times weak to Fighting now.
"Tsk~"
Mammon lightly clicked his tongue at this.
"Aggron, Dig!"
Steven gave the command first. Aggron's speed was actually very slow, but that wasn't important.
Because Aggron had Dig!
And Iron Valiant, it couldn't use Earthquake!
Aggron bent down and burrowed directly underground, approaching Iron Valiant through Dig.
Iron Valiant looked at the empty field and slowly raised its arm blades.
"Wait for it to come out."
Mammon reassured Iron Valiant; he was not in a hurry.
Although Iron Valiant indeed couldn't use Earthquake to directly threaten the Aggron underground, what did that matter?
One second, two seconds, three seconds... The ground beneath Iron Valiant's feet suddenly bulged slightly. Iron Valiant noticed this immediately.
The next second, the ground burst open, and Aggron roared as it emerged, charging towards Iron Valiant.
Iron Valiant leaped up immediately, very quickly.
"Iron Head!" Steven shouted loudly.
Dig certainly couldn't hit a highly focused Iron Valiant. Steven had, of course, thought of this.
The reason for using Dig was merely to approach Iron Valiant.
Aggron roared, its ferocious head glowing with a metallic sheen, and it slammed fiercely into Iron Valiant. Iron Valiant couldn't fly; it was already falling at this moment.
"Brick Break!"
Iron Valiant's arm blades glowed white, and it directly chopped down at the attacking Aggron.
Bang!
A dull, heavy thud echoed as Brick Break and Iron Head collided heavily.
A nearly materialized shockwave swept out, and under the heavy force, the ground beneath Aggron's body caved in.
Aggron roared in pain; Iron Valiant's Brick Break was very powerful!
Even with Iron Head blocking, its head still felt dazed; it was too heavy.
If it weren't for its excellent Guts ability and superior defense, it would have probably been knocked back by Iron Valiant's Brick Break.
"Iron Tail!"
Steven's expression was extremely serious.
Aggron turned heavily, its thick, heavy tail swinging, bringing with it a powerful gust of wind.
A Steel-type Iron Tail!
At this moment, Iron Valiant, which had just landed, stepped on Spikes again, and the stinging pain caused Iron Valiant's body to pause. Although it was only for a split second, it was enough to prevent Iron Valiant from dodging.
Iron Valiant could only raise both arms to block in front of itself.
Boom!
Iron Tail slammed heavily into Iron Valiant's front. Under the impact of immense power, Iron Valiant simply couldn't defend with just its arms. Its arms were pressed down onto its chest by Iron Tail.
Iron Valiant's entire body was blasted backward, sliding for nearly ten meters on the ground.
As a result, a Stealth Rock appeared and exploded directly behind Iron Valiant.
Iron Valiant grunted, enduring the pain, and straightened its body again.
Shaking its sore arms, Iron Valiant's gaze towards Aggron grew even colder.
"Heavy Slam!" Steven decisively continued the offense.
There was no reason not to pursue the advantage. Currently, there were Spikes and Stealth Rock on the field, which was very favorable for Aggron.
"Lairon~ra!"
Aggron roared, its incredibly strong body like a heavy tank, charging towards Iron Valiant with heavy strides, its momentum extremely terrifying.
A Steel-type Heavy Slam! This is a move whose power increases with the greater the weight difference.
And undoubtedly, the weight difference between Iron Valiant and Aggron was significant.
Coupled with the fact that Iron Valiant's defense had previously dropped due to Close Combat, if it were hit by this Heavy Slam, the damage would definitely be very high.
Iron Valiant coldly watched the approaching Aggron.
Eight meters, five meters, three meters, one meter!
"Dodge."
Iron Valiant shifted its feet, perfectly avoiding the charging Aggron, almost brushing past it.
"Iron Tail!"
Steven was not surprised and immediately shouted to Aggron.
Aggron's body stopped, and its huge tail lifted, ready to sweep towards Iron Valiant.
However, Iron Valiant was faster!
"Wave Bomb!"
Iron Valiant raised its right arm, and a blue Wave Bomb condensed.
Boom!
The Wave Bomb perfectly hit Aggron's back, exploding heavily.
A powerful shockwave rippled out, causing Aggron's body to stagger, in great pain, nearly falling to the ground.
Iron Valiant's special attack is also very powerful; it is a very perfect mixed attacker Pokémon.
And Aggron's special defense, in contrast, was lacking.
This super-effective Wave Bomb dealt very high damage to Aggron.
"Aggron!"
Steven's heart tightened, looking at Iron Valiant, who was still behind Aggron. This was bad, disaster was about to strike!
"Close Combat!"
Mammon naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity.
Iron Valiant's eyes were sharp, and it stepped forward, its two arm blades sharply slashing at Aggron's back.
A Fighting-type Close Combat!
Under the reckless Close Combat slashes, Aggron let out a painful roar. Although its physical defense was extremely high, Iron Valiant's super-effective Close Combat could still inflict significant damage on Aggron.
And under the continuous attacks of Close Combat, Aggron finally couldn't maintain its balance, its body tilting forward, crashing heavily onto the ground.
The entire battle arena trembled.
"Aura Sphere."
Strike while the iron is hot; pressing the advantage is a rule every excellent Trainer must remember.
Having knocked down Aggron, Iron Valiant raised its right hand, and a Fighting-type Aura Sphere condensed, directly hitting Aggron.
Boom!
The Aura Sphere exploded, vast shockwaves and strong winds spread out, and dust billowed up.
When the dust settled, in a large crater, Aggron was lying on the ground, unconscious.
Steven pursed his lips tightly, sighing helplessly. As expected, it couldn't hold on.
"Aggron is unable to battle. Iron Valiant wins."
The referee announced the battle result.
Seeing Steven's repeated defeat, the vast majority of Steven's fans in the audience felt a pang in their hearts.
The situation was getting worse and worse!
"See, I knew it. Once Mammon got a little serious, Steven couldn't hold on."
"Too bad Mammon wasn't harsh enough. It would have been better if he used Suicune and the others."
In the observation room, Wallace wore an "I knew it all along" expression, quite pleased.
Cynthia and Caitlin both looked at Wallace with subtle expressions.
Bro, what are you so proud of?
Didn't you and Mammon always have a rivalry? Now that Mammon has the upper hand, defeating your best friend's main Pokémon, why do you look so happy?
Cynthia felt that Professor Wallace had a lot of issues.
"Wallace, shouldn't you be cheering for Champion Steven?"
After thinking for a moment, Cynthia curiously asked Wallace.
Steven and Wallace's relationship was well-known; it was absolutely true that the two were the best of friends.
"Yes, of course, I hope Steven wins." Wallace replied very naturally.
"But Cynthia, you know, Steven has no chance of defeating Mammon, not even a tiny possibility."
"Since that's the case, I think Steven might as well help me improve my reputation a little."
Wallace said with a serious expression. Because he was crushed by Mammon earlier, his online reputation wasn't very good now.
And if Steven was also crushed by Mammon, with Steven as a foil, wouldn't his reputation naturally improve?
I, Wallace, am not weak; it's just that Mammon is too strong. Don't believe me? Look at Steven!