Chapter 129

Naturally, Su Yu was confident he could defeat it.

"Aggron, use Metal Sound!"

Aggron opened its mouth wide, and a piercing sound emanated from within.

Upon hearing this noise, the Onix began to tremble all over.

[Metal Sound: Forces the opponent to hear an unpleasant sound like grinding metal. Sharply lowers the opponent's Special Defense.]

"Oh no!" Qin Yun sensed something amiss.

Onix excelled in physical defense, but its Special Defense was merely average; clearly, Su Yu knew this and was preparing to launch a special attack.

"I won't give you the chance. Onix, use Dig to get close to it!"

Qin Yun immediately commanded.

Unable to endure the grating Metal Sound, Onix lowered its head and instantly burrowed into the ground.

If it used Dig to close the distance with Aggron, then relying on its Attack and Defense, Onix would hold the advantage in close-quarters combat!

However, Su Yu had anticipated this long ago.

"Aggron, use Earthquake!"

"No, Onix, get out of the ground quickly!"

Aggron ceased making noise, lifted its forelimbs, and then slammed them heavily onto the ground.

Crack-boom!

Cracks immediately appeared on the ground!

Subsequently, the entire arena began to shake.

Although Onix, upon hearing the command, had desperately tried to burrow upward.

It simply was not fast enough.

From the hole, Onix's somewhat pained cries emerged.

Clearly, after taking a direct hit from Earthquake while underground, Onix was severely injured.

When it finally emerged from the ground, its massive stone serpent body was somewhat twisted.

Earthquake deals double damage to Pokémon in the middle of using Dig!

Moreover, the Ground-type Earthquake was super-effective against the Rock-type, meaning Onix had taken quadruple damage!

This single strike nearly cost Onix its life.

At this moment, Qin Yun finally understood.

Su Yu had held back initially just to lure him into using Dig.

Then, he had saved Earthquake as a surprise!

Qin Yun gritted his teeth and then issued an order.

"Onix, rush directly closer and use Stomp!"

Onix immediately twisted its serpentine body and charged swiftly toward Aggron.

Along the way, Onix kicked up clouds of dust from the ground.

As Onix charged, roaring sounds echoed throughout the battlefield.

Despite its huge size, Onix was not slow.

It rapidly reached Aggron's side, lifted its massive rocky tail, where energy began to gather.

Then, it smashed heavily down onto the ground!

[Stomp: An attack fueled by regret. If the move used in the previous turn missed, its power doubles.]

Combined with Stomp's Ground-type attribute, this dealt quadruple super-effective damage against Aggron's Steel and Rock types!

If it hit, it would surely leave Aggron critically injured!

"Aggron, use Protect!"

Instantly, a white shield appeared before Aggron.

As a divine defensive technique, Su Yu had naturally ensured that every Pokémon capable of learning Protect had mastered it!

"Bang!"

Onix's massive tail slammed fiercely onto the shield.

With a "Crack!", the shield shattered, yet it successfully blocked Onix's Stomp.

"Aggron, use Iron Head to ram it!"

After Protect took effect.

Aggron's head instantly hardened; its originally white armor suddenly turned metallic.

At this moment, Onix was already right in front of it.

So Aggron immediately charged and collided with Onix's body!

"Onix, use Iron Tail!"

Facing Aggron's attack, Qin Yun naturally would not sit idle and await defeat.

Onix's stone-like tail instantly gleamed with a metallic luster.

It coiled its body and struck at the charging Aggron.

"Bang!"

A loud crash erupted as the two Pokémon collided like two hard boulders.

A tremendous noise rang out instantly.

After the moves connected, both were forced to retreat several steps backward.

This exchange appeared to be evenly matched.

"Lairon, use Rock Tomb."

"Onix, use Iron Tail to smash the rocks!"

103: Lairon Evolves, A Gigantic Monster!

One massive boulder after another appeared around Lairon.

The boulders flew toward the areas surrounding Onix.

They intended to trap him.

But Onix did not sit idle awaiting death.

He charged straight forward.

His tail shone with light once more; whenever a boulder tried to crash down beside him,

he would smash it to pieces just like playing tennis.

All the rocks intended to trap him were destroyed by his powerful body.

At this moment, the situation had reached a stalemate.

For the time being, neither side could defeat the other.

It seemed they would have to grind it out further before knowing the victor.

However, Su Yu was confident; thanks to the initial Earthquake, he had already established a dominant position.

Therefore, Su Yu was in no hurry to make a move.

Yet, at this very moment, Lairon in the arena seemed to become enraged.

Seeing that his attacks had made no progress for so long, he grew somewhat anxious.

Immediately, a light of evolution ignited upon his body!

"Lairon is evolving!"

Everyone watched the battlefield in astonishment.

Even Su Yu had not expected Lairon to evolve mid-battle!

As white light enveloped Lairon,

his body underwent a tremendous transformation!

Originally two or three meters long, his form grew tall and imposing.

Through the white light, one could see Lairon's body becoming increasingly thick and robust.

A pair of horns also grew from his head.

And when Lairon's evolution was completely finished,

A completely new form, utterly different from before, appeared!

It was a monstrous beast, three or four meters tall, resembling a giant.

Its head was covered in silver armor, with the topmost plate extending forward from the forehead into a sharp horn.

Two pairs of holes marked its forehead, from the front two of which two long, sharp horns protruded.

Several sharp, tooth-like protrusions lined its mouth, while silver armor covered its nape and spine.

It looked just like a heavily armored warrior clad in full plate!

[Lairon has evolved into Aggron!]

[Aggron has learned the new move: Double-Edge!]

[Aggron has learned the new move: Hyper Beam!]

……

[Aggron has learned the new move: Giga Impact!]

At this moment, Lairon's status panel also changed its appearance!

[Name: Aggron (Steel, Rock)]

[Gender: ♂]

[Level: Lv.40 (Gym)]

[Ability: Rock Head]

[Potential: Champion]

[IVs: HP (31), Attack (31), Sp. Atk (31), Defense (31), Sp. Def (31), Speed (31)]

[Moves: Tackle, Harden, Metal Claw... Iron Tail, Hyper Beam, Giga Impact, Double-Edge]

[Description: It digs tunnels to find iron ore for food, smashing through hard rock beds with its steel horns as it goes.]

On the field, the Lairon that had originally appeared a size smaller than the Onix.

Had transformed in an instant into the massive, imposing, and domineering Aggron.

Its twin horns and its entire body, clad like armor.

All spoke to the immense power of its attack and defense capabilities!

Seeing Su Yu's Aggron, Qin Yun's heart sank.

Originally, the Onix and Lairon had been locked in an evenly matched stalemate.

Now that it had evolved, he might very well no longer be a match for the Aggron!

He clenched his fists tightly, yet still spoke.

"Onix, use Drill Run!"

[Drill Run: Spinning its body like a steel drill, it charges into the opponent.]

The Onix straightened its serpentine body, then began to spin violently.

Like a spinning top, it generated a powerful whirlwind.

Its horn gleamed with a cold light as it spun, looking just like the tip of a drilling machine!

The Onix exerted its strength, spinning its entire body as it charged toward the Aggron.

"Aggron, catch it directly!"

Su Yu commanded with confidence.

Facing the charging Onix, the Aggron showed no sign of fear.

It spread its legs, standing firmly on the ground as if assuming a horse stance.

The Aggron extended its arms, its eyes locking firmly onto the charging Onix.

"Screech!"

As the Onix rushed forward, the Aggron used both hands to directly grab hold of the Onix's body.

Attempting to bring it to a halt.

The Onix, naturally, would not let the Aggron succeed.

Its body began to spin even more fiercely.

The powerful momentum of its horizontal charge pushed the Aggron backward, step by step.

"Screech, screech, screech!!"

The Onix spun continuously within the Aggron's grasp, emitting a piercing sound.

Meanwhile, pushed by the Onix, the Aggron's feet carved deep grooves into the ground.

However, as time passed, the Onix's body began to spin slower and slower.

Its strength was no longer as powerful as it had been at the start.

And just as the Onix's strength grew increasingly weak.

The Aggron tightened its grip.

Actually managing to bring the Onix to a complete stop!

At this moment, the Onix's serpentine body was firmly gripped in the Aggron's hands.

Realizing the danger, the Onix began to struggle.

However, its struggles seemed utterly futile against the Aggron's strength.

No matter how it moved, it was like Sun Wukong in the palm of Buddha's hand.

Unable to escape his Five Fingers Mountain!

With its body gripped, the Onix felt as though its vital lifeline had been seized!

"Aggron, use Iron Tail to slap it away!"

"Onix, break free quickly!"

Hearing its Trainer's words, Onix struggled even more violently.

Yet it simply could not escape.

Aggron lifted Onix, allowing it to struggle within its grasp.

Like a weightlifting champion, Aggron hoisted Onix above its head.

Gathering its strength, it gently tossed Onix aside.

The originally immensely heavy Onix was thrown as if it were a mere object.

Being a Ground-type, Onix panicked the instant it left the earth, finding no purchase for its entire body.

Just as Onix reached the apex of its trajectory and began to fall,

Aggron's tail, resembling that of a monster, instantly glowed.

Calculating Onix's descent time, it then exerted all its strength to strike the Pokémon just as it landed before it.

This scene resembled a toss-and-serve in table tennis!

Aggron was the paddle, and Onix was the ping-pong ball!

"Bang!!"

Onix was instantly sent flying backward.

Its rocky body tumbled continuously across the ground as it flew back.

Every time it smashed into the earth, it created a massive crater!

One could only imagine how heavy Onix was!

And this made it even clearer just how strong Aggron's power was!

It was actually toying casually with such a heavyweight contender.

"Boom boom boom!!"

Onix flew a full ten-plus meters.

Only then did it finally come to a stop.

This strike inflicted massive damage, yet Onix still struggled to its feet.

Such was its defensive power.

However, at this moment, it was already at the end of its rope!

"Aggron, use Flash Cannon!"

Su Yu issued the final command!

Aggron opened its monstrous, blood-red maw.

Yellow-white energy instantly condensed within its mouth.