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"Finally done." Chris let out a long breath, taking a Heavy Ball from his bag and throwing it.
A regular Poké Ball might have trouble containing such a massive Pokémon.
The weakened Tyranitar was unable to resist, even as a Totem Pokémon, and was swiftly captured by Chris.
He opened its status panel to examine the details.
**[Tyranitar (Rock, Dark) (Totem)]**
- **Level**: 52
- **Ability**: Sand Stream (Summons a sandstorm that lasts for 5 turns upon entering battle)
- **Individual Values**: HP (31), Attack (31), Special Attack (31), Defense (31), Special Defense (31), Speed (25)
- **Moves**: Rock Throw, Tackle, Scary Face, Rock Slide, Iron Defense, Superpower, Swords Dance, Dragon Dance, Dragon Claw, Dynamic Punch, Snarl, Bulldoze, Dark Pulse, Hyper Beam, Bite, Thrash, Crunch, Sandstorm, Payback
- **Held Item**: None
A 5V Tyranitar with only Speed lacking a max value—yet still at 25. It's no wonder this Tyranitar is a Totem. Strong and intimidating! The moves it knows are impressive—Superpower, Dynamic Punch, Swords Dance, Dragon Claw, and Dragon Dance. These aren't moves it would typically learn, but somehow, it does!
For Chris, this was crucial, as Tyranitar is also a Rock-type Pokémon! As a pseudo-legendary, its base stat total in the games is a mighty 600, and with the boost from its Totem status, it feels like it has an effective total of 750.
Compared to in-game base stats:
Arceus? A big brother!
Rayquaza? Before Mega Evolution, it's just a little brother!
Of course, reality differs from the games; its power isn't quite at the level of Legendary Pokémon. But among pseudo-legendaries of the same level, it's unmatched.
In Chris's team, Tyranitar is now the undisputed trump card!
"I need to head to Mt. Chimney and stop their volcanic plans immediately!" he resolved.
Camerupt would be weak against Rock-type moves, and Tyranitar could handle it for sure! Chris felt exhilarated at the thought.
He placed Tyranitar's Poké Ball into his bag and returned Lairon to the PC.
Lairon: "Don't worry about me! I'll just be here collecting scraps. You take care of yourself!"
With Tyranitar safely stowed, Chris moved up to the fourth floor.
There, he found a stone platform with only one item resting on it: a colossal fossil. At first glance, it resembled a mural or stone carving of a massive head.
This time, Chris didn't need to guess what Pokémon it would become after resurrection. The fossil unmistakably resembled the head of a Tyrannosaurus.
No doubt, resurrecting this fossil would yield the prehistoric Pokémon Tyrunt—soon to become the Tyrantrum of his dreams!
He picked up the fossil.
Suddenly, Chris found himself back in his room.
Text appeared on his handheld screen:
*The moment you picked up the ancient Tyrannosaurus fossil, the Mirage Tower collapses.*
"So, if a fossil is of higher quality, it gets an 'Ancient' prefix?" Chris thought as he guided his character out of the desert. He was heading to Rustboro City to resurrect Tyrunt.
Two incredible catches in a single day! A cause for celebration!
On his way, Chris passed by another Mirage Tower, this one two stories high.
But he had no interest in venturing inside again. For now, he was focused on gathering fossils to create a powerful Tyrantrum and, incidentally, training pseudo-legendaries like Tyranitar and Metagross.
With Tyranitar now on his team, along with the promise of a future Tyrantrum, Chris felt unstoppable.
While training solo might be sufficient for Pokémon like Metagross, Chris couldn't resist checking in at the Mirage Tower every three hours—just in case a higher floor showed up and brought a surprise with it.
On his way to Rustboro City, Chris made a quick stop in Mauville City to heal his team, then swung by Mauville Gym and passed through Rusturf Tunnel. Just at the tunnel's entrance, he put Tyranitar at the top of his team, eager to test out its power!
Chris was practically giddy, like a kid with a new toy.
But the first battle left him in an awkward spot.
It wasn't his opponent's fault, though—it was his own.
**Chris:** "Tyranitar, use Hyper Beam!"
**Geodude:** ???
*Hint: Tyranitar doesn't want to respond and just huffs at you.*
**Geodude:** !!!
Tyranitar wasn't following his orders…
Suddenly, Chris remembered that he'd only just beaten the Lavaridge Gym, his fourth Badge.
If he opened his Trainer panel in the game, he would see:
*You can only command Pokémon below level 50 to battle.*
In-game, the level of Pokémon you can control depends on the number of Badges. This is meant to stop players from simply trading for max-level Pokémon and breezing through the game.
For Chris, this meant Tyranitar was currently unusable. And he dared not send it out in real life either; if it refused to obey, a Level 52 Totem Tyranitar could devastate Dragon University in under an hour!
To command Tyranitar, he would have to earn his fifth Badge from Petalburg Gym. Only then would the level cap increase to 60, allowing Tyranitar to obey his commands.
"I need to challenge the Petalburg Gym—right now!" Chris thought, frustrated that he couldn't yet unleash his powerful new partner.
But Petalburg Gym wasn't too far off in terms of goals. He resolved to focus on leveling up his Blaziken to make sure it was ready for the upcoming battles.
"Time to take Tyranitar up Mt. Chimney!"
While Chris plotted his next move, he directed his in-game character to Devon Corp. in Rustboro City.
He was just about to ask a researcher there to help revive Tyrunt when he paused, glancing at his resting Togepi, who was nestled comfortably against him.
"It's getting late. Delibird should be back soon, and if Togepi's still here, it won't worry about finding me gone," he murmured as he gently picked up the sleeping Togepi and placed it back in his room.
*It's definitely not for good luck or anything,* he told himself.
After settling Togepi back, Chris returned to the researcher and asked for assistance in reviving his new fossil—ready to bring Tyrunt to life.