Pokémon: When the World Changed

Chapter 575 570: Sweeping Everything Away

"Garchomp, huh?"

"I wonder if it has the ability Sand Veil."

Seeing Garchomp step onto the field, Ethan showed a faint smile.

At the same time, a trace of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

That Thomas, at first glance, seemed to be the same type as him: a trainer who fought using his brain.

In a situation like this, Thomas would undoubtedly plan the development path of his Pokémon based on their own characteristics.

Moreover, he seemed to have a fairly deep understanding of weather-based tactics.

If that Garchomp also had the Sand Veil ability, then things would get interesting.

At the same time, the Garchomp that was outside the field watching the battle also saw what was happening.

When it saw one of its own kind facing Tyranitar, its gaze changed slightly.

"Then... let the battle begin!"

"Tyranitar, use Stone Edge!"

With Ethan's command, Tyranitar slammed the ground hard with its fist.

Immediately, a series of sharp rocks burst out of the ground and rapidly spread toward Garchomp.

"Dodge it and use Brick Break!"

Following Thomas's order, Garchomp's figure flickered and avoided the attack.

Then, its silhouette suddenly surged forward and quickly plunged into the sandstorm.

In the next moment, its figure disappeared, hiding within the sand that filled the sky.

"It has the Sand Veil ability."

Ethan's gaze became serious.

At the same time, the Garchomp outside the field watched its counterpart's movement, a thoughtful look appearing in its eyes.

Boom!

In the next instant, Garchomp's figure appeared beside Tyranitar. Fighting-type energy condensed, and the Brick Break move came slashing down.

However, Tyranitar also moved at the same time. The Dragon Claw move activated and collided directly with Garchomp's attack.

Boom!

Under everyone's astonished gaze, Garchomp's swift Brick Break slash collided head-on with Tyranitar's Dragon Claw.

Then, to everyone's surprise, Garchomp was sent flying backward, while Tyranitar remained completely unmoved!

"What terrifying physical constitution!"

"My Garchomp has been specially trained for strength!"

Seeing this, Thomas's pupils slightly dilated.

Originally, he had thought Tyranitar followed the same route as his Goodra, which was why he chose a Garchomp with the Sand Veil ability to fight.

But he had never imagined Tyranitar's physical strength would be so monstrous, to the point of completely suppressing his Garchomp.

"That Tyranitar is a genuine monster!"

The dragon messengers watching the battle couldn't help but have that thought appear in their minds.

"A monster?"

"It certainly is."

Ethan also broke into a wide smile.

After devouring Smooth Rocks for years, what Tyranitar had strengthened was not only its sandstorm power.

In fact, when Ethan first evaluated Tyranitar's physical constitution, even he himself had been surprised.

Tyranitar is already an extremely heavy Pokémon by nature, but his own, because it had grown up consuming Smooth Rocks since it was small, had a weight far exceeding that of a normal Tyranitar.

As a result, its physical condition was much stronger than others of its species.

The power of the sandstorm, control over Rock-type energy, and that terrifying body after absorbing Smooth Rocks...

These three aspects were the terrifying abilities that the Smooth Rocks had granted Tyranitar, and each of them allowed it to far surpass opponents of the same level.

"It's over. After being suppressed in the field it excelled in the most, Garchomp had no ability to resist."

Seeing Garchomp finally fall defeated in the close combat, the dragon messengers present let out light sighs.

To put it bluntly, Thomas had been extremely unlucky: the two Pokémon he sent out were perfectly countered by Tyranitar!

If he had known Tyranitar's close combat ability was so terrifying, Thomas would never have sent Garchomp and would instead have chosen Dragonite to fight with long-range attacks.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret, and Thomas could only helplessly accept the result of defeat.

At the same time, Ethan's combat strength left the dragon messengers present completely astonished.

At first, none of them had taken him seriously. After all, he didn't have any Dragon-type pseudo-legendaries.

But the power of Charizard and Tyranitar had far exceeded expectations, and especially in this battle, Tyranitar achieved a one-versus-two and turned the situation around!

One had to remember that Thomas was recognized as one of the three strongest, yet he was crushed like this!

"Wait... don't you think this Ethan might win first place using only two Pokémon?"

"After all, both Tyranitar and Charizard seem to have accomplished one-versus-two feats."

At that moment, someone said this out loud, leaving the other dragon messengers stunned.

One versus two?

Two versus three?

"Impossible, we're talking about Kevin."

"Kevin can also defeat two Pokémon using only one Pokémon."

Clyde, Kevin's friend, let out a mocking laugh. Kevin was the rookie king of their generation and had never lost a single battle in his country.

"It's a pity this Ethan only has two Pokémon. If he had a third one at the same level, then the result would be uncertain."

Some dragon messengers who knew Kevin's strength well sighed silently. Although Ethan was strong, he was still very far from being able to defeat Kevin.

...

After the battle between Ethan and Thomas ended, the other semifinal began, pitting Lucien against Kevin.

Both were dragon messengers with three pseudo-legendaries, so the battle was extremely intense.

Just as the others had said, Kevin's strength was truly overwhelming, and for almost the entire fight he kept Lucien under pressure.

Even when Lucien's Salamence used Storm Dragon, it was still suppressed by Kevin's Salamence in its Blazing Fury form.

In the final clash between their ace Pokémon, although Lucien's Dragonite also used Storm Dragon, and with the move Extreme Speed its speed reached the absolute limit, as if it had become the incarnation of the wind...

The Hydreigon on the opposite side unleashed the terrifying technique of triple simultaneous action, and with its three heads attacking at the same time, it buried Dragonite beneath an unending rain of attacks.

"So in the end he lost...?"

After watching the battle between the two, Ethan frowned slightly.

Kevin's strength was truly excessive, and moreover, his two Pokémon had completely walked their own development paths.

In a direct confrontation, neither of them would be inferior to Ethan's Charizard or Tyranitar.