"Tyranitar!"
Seeing Feraligatr fire another Hydro Pump that slammed directly into Tyranitar, Alain immediately grew anxious.
Even a powerful pseudo-Legendary like Tyranitar could do little against Feraligatr's massive torrent of water.
The sheer force pushed it backward again and again.
"Tyranitar, use Earthquake!"
"Feraligatr, freeze the entire battlefield!"
Ice Beam!
At Aiden's command, Feraligatr stomped heavily on the ground.
An unimaginably frigid aura erupted from its body.
Terrifying ice spread rapidly across the entire battlefield.
The ground was already covered in large amounts of water from Feraligatr's previous attacks.
So the moment Ice Beam! was unleashed, snowflakes seemed to appear even in the surrounding air.
Ice formed everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, the entire battlefield was frozen solid.
The freezing power continued surging forward without losing momentum and instantly engulfed Tyranitar.
The massive pseudo-Legendary was completely sealed inside the ice!
Ding! Feraligatr defeated Tyranitar.
Experience gained: 15,000.
Level increased. Current Level: Lv. 89!
"Tyranitar is unable to battle!"
"Feraligatr wins!"
"As three of Alain's Pokémon are unable to continue, the first half of the battle is over!"
"We will now enter the halftime break!"
The moment the referee finished speaking, cheers for Aiden erupted throughout the stadium.
Since the competition was being held in Sinnoh, most of the spectators naturally came from the Sinnoh region.
And Aiden had saved Sinnoh twice.
The people here adored him and gave him the greatest possible support and enthusiasm.
...
Watching Aiden battle, Ash clenched his fists.
"Pikachu... Aiden keeps getting stronger and stronger."
"When are we ever going to surpass him?"
Before Pikachu could respond, Max spoke from nearby.
His sharp tongue had not changed at all.
And now that he had heard his sister May was apparently dating Aiden, of course he supported his future brother-in-law.
"Come on, Ash. Just give up already."
"Aiden is this strong. How are you supposed to beat him?"
May had originally wanted to comfort Ash.
But after thinking about it...
That really did seem to be the truth.
In the end, she could only give Ash an apologetic smile.
Dawn, meanwhile, completely ignored the loyalty she ought to have shown to her traveling companion.
Her eyes sparkled as she watched Aiden.
"Lord Aiden looks so amazing!"
"So cool!"
There it was.
Another devoted fangirl.
Brock opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.
Then he glanced at the secret manual on picking up women that Aiden had personally taught him.
Immediately, Brock adopted a profound expression.
"Aiden is definitely number one in the world."
"Ash, maybe you should change your goal."
"You can aim for second place instead."
Faced with everyone ganging up on him, Ash could only seek comfort from Misty.
Misty smiled.
"Ash, keep working hard."
"I've always believed in you."
"I couldn't even make it into the Ultra Ball Tier this time, but next time I definitely will."
"You're the same."
"You have to make it into the Masters Eight!"
As expected.
Ash and Misty really were a perfect match.
With Misty's encouragement, Ash's fighting spirit immediately returned.
He nodded heavily.
...
When the second half of the battle began, Alain sent Bisharp back onto the field.
Aiden responded by taking out Torterra's Poké Ball.
"Torterra, use Sunny Day!"
The moment Torterra began manipulating the weather, the direction of the battle was practically decided.
"Bisharp, use Fury Cutter!"
Fury Cutter was at least a Bug-type move.
If it landed cleanly on Torterra, it would certainly deal considerable damage.
Unfortunately...
One of the greatest strengths of Grass-type Pokémon was their enormous stamina and recovery ability.
"Solar Beam!"
With Sunny Day active, Torterra immediately unleashed one of the strongest Grass-type attacks.
Solar Beam, which normally required time to charge, became an instant attack under the intensified sunlight.
Although Solar Beam was a Grass-type move, its tremendous heat was still capable of scorching a Steel-type Pokémon like Bisharp.
The beam struck head-on.
Boom!
Bisharp was blasted away.
"Finish it!"
"Use Frenzy Plant!"
Massive vines erupted from the ground.
They wrapped around Bisharp and trapped it completely.
One vine after another lashed against its body.
Unable to escape the relentless assault, Bisharp finally collapsed.
Ding! Torterra defeated Bisharp.
Experience gained: 14,300.
Level increased. Current Level: Lv. 89!
With that, Aiden now possessed more than twenty main battle Pokémon at the peak of the Master tier.
In this single battle, Torterra, Feraligatr, and Serperior had all reached Level 89.
After Bisharp's defeat, Alain immediately threw another Poké Ball.
"I'm counting on you, Unfezant!"
White light flashed.
Unfezant appeared on the battlefield.
Ding! Unfezant's current attributes are as follows:
Pokémon: Unfezant
Level: 84
Ability: Big Pecks
Type: Normal / Flying
Potential: Gold
Bond Evolution: Locked
Mega Evolution: Locked
Gigantamax: None
Moves: Gust, Quick Attack, Air Slash, Roost, Detect, Taunt, Razor Wind, Feather Dance, Tailwind, Sky Attack...
"A Flying type?"
"Then you'll handle this one."
"Donphan!"
Aiden's Donphan was a Shiny Pokémon.
It was also considered an exceptional beauty among its species.
At least, that was what other Donphan seemed to think.
Aiden himself had absolutely no idea how to tell.
Back when he first obtained it, Shiny Donphan had been one of the weakest members of his main battle roster.
But as time passed, it had naturally grown into a formidable Pokémon.
"Donphan, use Rollout!"
"A Ground-type Pokémon can't touch my Flying type!"
"Unfezant, use Air Slash!"
At Alain's command, Unfezant cried out.
Flying-type energy gathered into sharp blades of wind and swept toward Donphan.
Donphan immediately used Defense Curl, tightening its body into a compact sphere before beginning Rollout.
With Defense Curl enhancing the move, Donphan's rolling power increased dramatically.
When the Air Slashes descended, Shiny Donphan smashed straight through them with Rollout.
It emerged completely unharmed.
Seeing this, Alain gritted his teeth.
"Unfezant, use Hyper Beam!"
"Donphan, use the momentum from Rollout!"
"Charge into the air and hit Unfezant!"
Unfezant began gathering energy for Hyper Beam.
Meanwhile, Aiden's Shiny Donphan continued rolling faster and faster.
"Don! Don! Don! Donphan!"
With each rotation, its speed increased.
Then, relying on the tremendous momentum generated by Rollout, the Ground-type Pokémon actually launched itself into the sky!
It rose until it reached the same altitude as Unfezant.
Boom!
Shiny Donphan crashed directly into Unfezant.
The impact dragged both Pokémon out of the air and sent them plummeting toward the battlefield.
Caught completely off guard, Unfezant could no longer release Hyper Beam.
Seeing the opening, Aiden smiled faintly.
"Now."
"Use Body Slam!"
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