"Metagross, use Bullet Punch!"
Although Aggron is Nolan's Pokémon, Julian also knows it very well, and its defense is indeed unparalleled, but its shortcomings are also obvious, that is, its bulky body.
"Metal Claw!"
Nolan wasn't backing down either. Aggron is known for its defense and strength, so hiding wasn't the best strategy.
The fists of both Pokémon collided, creating a powerful Sonic Boom that sent shockwaves throughout the arena.
"Dong dong~!"
Aggron's body was pushed back seven or eight meters, while Metagross stood firm, resembling a mountain and radiating calm strength.
"Metagross, use Earthquake!"
"Aggron, Earthquake, strike back!"
Nolan shouted urgently. The Ground-type move dealt four times the damage against Aggron, and it would hit even harder coming from Julian's Metagross.
The Earthquakes clashed violently, shaking the entire arena. With a loud cracking sound, the ground split, damaging a third of the Rock arena.
In the semi-finals, the battlefield is no longer an ordinary arena; it has type bonuses, and the settings are random.
In this case, Nolan was clearly lucky.
The field being Rock-type suited his main team perfectly.
Julian seems to have gotten used to this, so let's just call him unlucky.
After all, he has a strong family background, is handsome, and possesses a system. If he's lucky, he seems to have it all.
The power of Earthquake was clearly greater of the attack done by Metagross, and the cracks crept toward Aggron, sending vibrations through its legs.
Taking four times the damage, Aggron was seriously injured in an instant.
In terms of levels, the opponent was only level 43, while Metagross stood tall at level 51. For that reason alone, Aggron's powerful defense appeared as a joke in front of Metagross.
"Psychic!"
As Aggron fell to the ground, Nolan yelled for it to stand, but suddenly Aggron found itself lifted into the air.
Aggron: I can fly?
But in the next moment, it crashed down hard onto the ground and fainted completely.
Nolan withdrew Aggron expressionlessly, and didn't send out another Pokémon. The referee was about to remind him of the rules.
"I admit defeat in this match," Nolan said, raising his hand, after speaking, he walked into the player passage.
His action caused an uproar in the audience, with many murmurs. They thought Nolan was afraid of Julian.
Meanwhile, they had managed to grab tickets and felt disappointed to see him concede so easily.
"Player Nolan admits defeat. Does Mr. William also think he can't beat Julian's Metagross?" Host Zeke asked.
He didn't mention defeating Julian but focused on Julian's Metagross, implying it might still be possible to win with three Pokémon.
"Although Julian's Metagross is still at the Advanced level, from my point of view, even a pseudo-Elite Pokémon wouldn't stand a chance against it."
As the president of Lake City Trainer Association, he had some friendship with Julian's father and grandfather, so this made him even more confused about why Julian's Metagross was so powerful.
Even during the same time period, Julian's grandfather and father did not possess Metagross as powerful as Julian's today.
"As a skilled trainer, I advise you not to harm your Pokémon out of stubbornness. It's not shameful to admit defeat," Mr. William said seriously.
When there's a big gap in strength, the weaker side can't just cheer loudly and hope to win. Such words hold no weight.
It's the Pokémon who suffer, not just the Trainer.
Not everyone has the protagonist's halo, shouting at a Pokémon and reviving it with full health on the spot, defeating the strong with the weak, and winning against the type is as easy as eating and drinking for them.
Most trainers fail, not only losing but also risking serious harm to their Pokémon. Sometimes, Pokémon get seriously injured or even killed due to the opponent's strength.
In this case, you can't blame Rival for his heavy hand at all, but blame yourself for being stubborn and blind. Even after knowing the gap between the two sides, you still insist on letting Pokémon fight and fantasize about the happening of a so-called miracle.
Every year, countless Pokémon are crippled and even killed because of Trainer's stubborn blindness.
So admitting defeat is not shameful, it is a very rational behavior.
At this moment, Julian felt that Nolan should have a pretty good character, except that he was a bit of a p**sy and seemed a bit soft.
After all, admitting defeat also shows love for one's Pokémon.
At home, Julian's parents watched on live TV. They didn't attend the match, not because they didn't want to, but because Julian felt they didn't need to.
"Could it be that the power of Aura has the ability to improve the five basic stats of Metagross?" Jake muttered.
He was very clear about the resources Julian had invested in his Metagross and those resources were all given by him to Julian, but the strength that Metagross showed obviously exceeded the strength it should have according to the invested resources, which made him very puzzled.
So, it had to be attributed to Julian's awakening of Aura power; even Julian's grandfather, John, believed that.
The power of Metagross came from the system, but Julian naturally can't say that.
Seeing the Rival concede meant Julian won, prompting Jake to smile. He stood up and grabbed the Poké Ball belt from the coffee table.
"Where are you going?"
Tina was happy for her son, and when she saw Jake seemed to be going out, she couldn't help asking.
"I'm going to the secret realm. The Aggron Valley leader is about to give birth to a cyan aptitude Pokémon. The father is my Aggron, so their child will likely have a cyan aptitude too."
Pokémon parents with the same aptitude typically produce offspring with similar traits.
The iconic Pokémon of the Walker family are silver Metagross and Aggron. As Julian is the only heir of the Walker family, Aggron is naturally indispensable.
"Be careful"
"Don't worry, I have been to the Aggron Valley several times, and there will be no problem," Jake said.
The advanced secret realm is filled with dangers but also opportunities. Its area is massive, comparable to a province.
Some advanced rifts are even larger than a province.
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