Everything had its own Aura, even a stone. Although Gardevoir used Teleport to briefly make her body disappear from sight, the Aura waves she emitted still made it possible to follow her movements.
Julian easily detected her trajectory.
When Ryan asked how he knew, Julian naturally did not answer and said lightly, "Metagross, use Metal Claw."
Gardevoir, caught in Metagross's Psychic control, couldn't break free. She could only watch as Metagross raised its arm. The three sharp claws at the end extended to half a meter long, slicing through the air toward her face.
"Gardevoir, Mega Evolve!"
Ryan realized the situation was dire. He hadn't expected Metagross to be so challenging, forcing him to use Mega Evolution so soon.
With the boost from Mega Evolution, Mega Gardevoir broke free from Metagross's Psychic hold.
"Mega Gardevoir, use Moonblast!"
A phantom of the moon appeared above Mega Gardevoir, and a mass of Moonlight gathered in her hands, glowing brighter, it seemed as a sun had appeared on the stage.
Yet, despite its brilliance, the energy bore a significant murderous intent.
It's a pity that it was not night, otherwise the power of this Moonblast would have been even greater.
"Hyper Beam!"
Although Gardevoir had Mega Evolved, from Julian and Metagross's perspective, it was no different from before.
However, many of the spectators in the stands were eager to see Metagross Mega Evolve too, hoping for a spectacular showdown.
The Hyper Beam pierced through Moonblast, striking Mega Gardevoir hard and sending her crashing into the shield. It didn't stop there.
"Garde!"
Mega Gardevoir let out a painful cry as the energy dissipated.
When the Hyper Beam ended, she reverted from her Mega Evolution form but remained conscious, half-kneeling and trying to stand.
When Ryan saw this, his heart tightened. He was about to admit defeat when he heard it.
"Bullet Punch!"
Metagross surged toward Gardevoir, slamming its steel claws—sized like sandbags—into her face. The impact sent her flying, and she tumbled several meters before finally coming to a stop.
Luis: That face looks concave. I'm afraid she'll be disfigured.
Gardevoir lay unconscious, with a deep fist mark indented on the left side of her cheek, showcasing Metagross's brutal strength.
"Wife! Metagross, you give me back my wife!"
"Metagross, don't blame me for cursing you to be single for a lifetime!"
"Metagross: Sorry, I have no gender."
Ryan retrieved Gardevoir and shot Julian a hateful glare.
Mega Gardevoir hadn't been able to withstand Metagross's two attacks. Students from the Shu University exchange match turned to Ryan as he walked off, and Mia, the third student ready to step up, hurriedly asked, "Ryan, what should I do? There's no way to beat Metagross!"
"Just go up and surrender"
Ryan advised as he looked at Mia, then immediately took Gardevoir's Poké Ball for treatment.
Mia, a poison-type trainer, faced against a steel-type perverted pseudo-legendary powerhouse like Metagross. It seemed like even if Metagross stood still, she won't be able to do anything.
Mia: 'Hey, Who are you looking down on?'
The petite and cute looking Mia, despite her fear of Metagross's earlier performance, stepped forward. There was a little fear on her face, and she looked pitiful.
"Crobat!"
Mia sent out her Pokémon.
Pokémon: Crobat (Poison/Flying)
Level: 57
Qualification: Cyan
Ability: Inner Focus
Item: Toxic Orb Fragment
Gender: Female
Moves: Cross Poison, Tailwind, Toxic, Screech, Absorb, Supersonic, Astonish, Mean Look, Poison Fang, Quick Guard, Air Cutter, Bite, Haze, Venoshock, Confuse Ray
Disc Moves: Hyper Beam, Solar Beam, Protect, Double Team, U-Turn, Sludge Bomb, Sunny Day
Genetic Moves: Hypnosis, Gust, Quick Attack, Curse
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Another Pokémon with cyan qualification—Usually, Pokémon with this aptitude can hardly be seen outside, but here, let alone special class, the students in other classes had at least one cyan-qualified Pokémon.
The students of the Shu University's special class were obviously no worse than them.
As for the Toxic Orb Fragment, it increases the damage of Poison-type moves without causing the Pokémon to fall into the poisoned status state. In contrast, carrying a complete Toxic Orb might inflict the poisoned condition on the holder, even if it's a Poison-type Pokémon.
"Crobat, use Confuse Ray!" Mia commanded.
Since Metagross was a steel type, all Poison-type moves were ineffective. Mia had to adapt her strategy.
"Five minutes—just hold on for five minutes!"
After Nolan fell in less than a minute and Ryan lasted four minutes, she was determined to last longer than the two of them.
If her head teacher and fellow teammates knew she had such an idea, don't know what expressions they would have.
Confuse Ray's speed was not that fast, easily dodged by Metagross.
"Agility!"
"Double Team!"
Seeing Metagross approach, Mia ordered Crobat to create clones to confuse the opponent.
Crobat spun rapidly, creating eight clones.
"Third from the left, Zen Headbutt!" Julian called out.
Julian looked at Mia, a little girl who looked cute but had insufficient IQ. It was no secret that he possessed the power of Aura,
Yet to use a move like Double Team in front of him was like putting his Aura abilities to full use.
The fact that the power of Aura could see through clones was even written in high school textbooks. Just like how Julian used his Aura to predict Gardevoir's Teleport, though that part wasn't in the books, So it made sense that Ryan wouldn't know about it.
The figure of Metagross zoomed toward Crobat.
With a resounding bang, Metagross struck, sending Crobat crashing into the ground and creating a massive crater seven or eight meters wide.
Crobat lay in the center of the crater, unable to continue.
Crobat as a Pokémon was known for its speed, if Mia had simply ordered a Quick Attack, Metagross might not have caught up. Instead, her choice was to use Double Team.
As a result, Metagross had done a quick work of this "mage" built, that had low HP and defense.
The clock at the edge of the field showed just 30 seconds had passed.
The moment Crobat fell, Mia glanced at the timer, her expression stunned, and then she broke down.
"Wooooo!"
She started crying immediately, She squatted on the ground, crying without even recalling her fainted Crobat.
Crobat: I was dazed for a moment, but now I'm awake!
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