Chapter 160: Groudon: Let's Say It's a 20-80 Split Against Primal Kyogre

"Human! Get me back into the ball! Immediately! Right now!!!"

Groudon urged Giovanni with telepathy; it could already feel that Primal Kyogre was about to strike!

There is a saying: "Escaping may be shameful, but it is useful." Besides, was this even escaping?

This is a strategic retreat! Once it finds the Red Orb, it will definitely beat this fathead fish until it spouts water!

As for now, let this fish enjoy its moment of triumph.

What can be done? By Arceus above, this fish has already Primal Reverted, while it is only in its ordinary form; how can it fight?

It cannot win; it simply cannot win. Continuing to argue with this fathead fish would just be stupid.

Groudon considered itself quite clever: retreat first, and wait for the right moment! It would make this fish pay sooner or later!

Giovanni's expression was somewhat strange, but sensing Groudon's urgent emotions, he still raised the Poké Ball, preparing to recall Groudon.

"Want to run? Not so easily."

Mamon grinned upon seeing this.

"Kyogre, Block!"

Primal Kyogre's low, mournful roar echoed through the clouds as its arms spread wide and slammed down heavily.

A giant shadowy 'X' was sealed upon Groudon's body; the red light from the Poké Ball in Giovanni's hand fell upon Groudon but was directly blocked.

A Normal-type Block!

Similar to the effect of Mean Look, it prevents the opponent from fleeing and from being recalled into a Poké Ball.

Silence!

Sensing some kind of restraint upon its body, Groudon froze for two seconds before finally understanding its current situation.

"ROAR!! (You stinky salted fish, do you have any shame?)"

Groudon glared at Primal Kyogre. Mommy, what the f***!!

This fish was simply pushing its luck; it was already preparing for a strategic retreat, yet the fish wouldn't even let it escape?

Primal Kyogre's huge mouth curled into an exaggerated, human-like grin as it leisurely and slowly flapped its two wings.

"Since you're here, don't rush to leave. Play with Kyogre for a while."

Mamon smiled in a very healthy manner.

"This... what do we do now?"

Nemona had already sensed something was wrong; Groudon didn't seem to be Kyogre's match either?

"The Red Orb is with Mamon; without Primal Reversion, the gap between Groudon and Kyogre seems quite large..." Diantha frowned, thinking deeply.

But they had organized such a grand spectacle this time; should they run now?

Impossible. Moreover, Groudon had been 'Blocked' by Primal Kyogre, so Groudon couldn't run either.

"We can only fight." Giovanni said in a low voice.

"Groudon, no matter what, can you hold back Primal Kyogre?"

Giovanni asked Groudon softly; although his voice was not loud, Groudon could hear it through the telepathic connection.

Won't Fly: "..."

Groudon really wanted to curse; its temper wasn't exactly good to begin with.

"As long as you, Groudon, can hold back Kyogre, we can take the opportunity to deal with Kyogre's Trainer. Your Orb is likely on his person."

"Or, as long as we defeat Mamon and capture him, Kyogre, fearing for its Trainer, might not leave us without a chance of victory."

Diantha analyzed, although what he said represented the most ideal scenario.

But at least there was not absolutely no chance.

"Kyogre's Trainer?" Groudon paused upon hearing this, looking up at the two humans atop Primal Kyogre.

It had slept for a while, and this stinky salted fish had actually found a human Trainer? How strange; when had this fish ever accepted humans?

Most importantly, its Orb was actually in the hands of Kyogre's Trainer?

Damn it!

A naturally evil stinky salted fish and a naturally evil stinky salted fish Trainer!

Truly despicable! Stealing Grandpa's Orb and not letting Grandpa Primal Revert!

Groudon cursed inwardly: Shameless, despicable, disgusting! Too disgusting!!

"That's right; as long as you can delay Primal Kyogre, Groudon, can you do it?" Diantha asked in a deep voice.

"... I don't have my Orb; this is difficult..." Won't Fly wasn't very confident.

"If I could Primal Revert, I could beat this fish into submission, but in this situation, I can probably only go 2:8 with it."

Sensing Primal Kyogre's gaze, Groudon felt its scalp go numb.

"That's enough; as long as you, Groudon, can hold back Primal Kyogre, it will do! We will defeat Mamon as soon as possible!"

Giovanni said in a low voice.

"As long as you can snatch my Orb back, I will grant you a Sunny Day!"

Groudon emphasized its Orb; this rain was literally drowning it. In these thousands of years, when had it ever suffered such humiliation in front of a fathead fish?

"Good! We will strive!"

Although the agreement was made readily, Diantha knew clearly: without defeating Mamon, how could they snatch Groudon's Orb from Mamon's hands?

"Have you all discussed it?"

Mamon asked very considerately.

"If you haven't finished discussing yet, I can give you a bit more time."

"After all, the result will be the same."

Mamon tilted his head, smiling; he was not in a hurry.

"Mammon! You are truly too arrogant!"

Sakaki couldn't quite hold it in; where had this kid learned all this stuff? He hadn't taught him any of it.

"Oh? Not at all. It is you who are arrogant, isn't it? Only four people, yet you dare stand before me."

Mammon still wore that same smiling expression.

"I really don't know what your reliance is. Relying on this Groudon that cannot Primal Revert?"

Mammon opened a Poké Ball, and Mega Mewtwo Y appeared behind him.

"In that case, Groudon, go."

Mega Mewtwo Y's Psychic power lifted Mammon and Caitlin into the air, while the low, mournful cry of the ancient legendary ocean ruler echoed across the sky.

Primal Kyogre's massive wings beat once, and its huge form flew toward Groudon.

"Woo~! (You stinking lizard that can't fly! Today I'm going to fill you up with water until you spray everywhere!! Let you know who's the boss!)"

Primal Kyogre's eyes were filled with excitement; having just finished Rayquaza, now it could fight Groudon. This was so awesome!

"ROAR!!"

Groudon raised its head and roared angrily at Primal Kyogre, though it had little confidence in its heart.

But in this situation, it could only grit its teeth and go for it!

Moreover... it hated it most when someone mocked its inability to fly right in front of it!

Even without Primal Reversion, Groudon would never fear a fathead fish!

Blue water light flared on Primal Kyogre's body; the Water-type move Hydro Pump!

Red light on Groudon's body shone brightly under the dark, heavy rain curtain as its right claw slammed heavily onto the ground beneath it.

The Ground-type move Precipice Blades!

One after another, scorching magma giant swords rose from the flat ground, spreading toward the charging Primal Kyogre.

Boom!

Primal Kyogre crashed heavily into the magma giant blades; amidst the violent, deafening roar, the Precipice Blades exploded apart.

Yet within the blast wave, Primal Kyogre surged forward quickly, slamming hard into Groudon.

Groudon roared, blocking with both arms in front, trying to stop Primal Kyogre.

Bang!

However, a tremendous force shook through, pushing Groudon's entire body back; it simply couldn't hold!

Groudon had already given its all; it didn't want to lose to this annoying fathead fish in the very area where it was strongest.

But it was useless; after Primal Reversion, Primal Kyogre's power had also been strengthened, and Groudon couldn't stop it.

Primal Kyogre's Hydro Pump shattered Groudon's defense; after a dull, heavy crash, Groudon's entire body was knocked flying directly, smashing heavily into the sea and splashing up a huge amount of water.

"Woo~! (Haha~ I'm the Kyogre that defeated Rayquaza! What do you have to fight me with!)"

Primal Kyogre let out a joyful cry, dove straight into the sea, and continued swimming toward Groudon.

It wasn't relying on its most skilled special attacks; it had finally found an opportunity to beat up Groudon, and today it was determined to have a really good time!

"Looks like Kyogre is having quite a bit of fun."

Seeing this, Mammon chuckled lightly; let Primal Kyogre 'vent' as it pleased, let it play a bit longer.

Primal Reversion against a normal Groudon; there was absolutely no possibility of a upset, and since Groudon was at a type disadvantage, it was more like a father beating his son.

"So you... tsk~ you still want to fight me?"

Suspended in the air by Mega Mewtwo Y's Psychic power, Mammon looked toward Sakaki and the others, raising an eyebrow.

Sakaki and the other two said nothing, instead simultaneously pulling out their Key Stones.

Mega Evolution!

Beedrill, Charizard, and Garchomp all lit up with colorful evolution light.

After a short while, Mega Beedrill, Mega Charizard X, and Mega Garchomp, three powerful Pokémon, appeared.

"Mammon! Let's settle this!"

Leon wiped the rain from his face; this rain was simply too heavy. Honestly, Leon had never seen such a torrential downpour before.

Moreover, the range of this rain seemed incredibly exaggerated; as far as the eye could see, the sky was entirely a dark, heavy expanse, stretching endlessly.

"Interesting." Mammon raised an eyebrow.

"Caitlin, go check on the base." Mammon spoke to Caitlin.

Caitlin nodded, released Metagross, and flew toward the base island.

"Nemona!"

"I understand."

Nemona immediately mounted her own Altaria and chased after Caitlin; Mammon made no move to stop her.

"Then let's change locations. Before Kyogre finishes having fun, I'll play with you all a bit too."

Mammon flexed his fingers, glancing over at Primal Kyogre and Groudon.

Gulu gulu~

Groudon was being flooded with water; it frantically clawed, trying to climb out of the sea, but Primal Kyogre was in the water, biting one of its legs and pulling it forcefully downward.

Hmm, Primal Kyogre had already decided; today, it would not stop until it had filled Groudon up like a 'pregnant woman'!

And at this moment, on the other side.

"What exactly is going on?!"

The Weather Institute, a research facility located west of Fortree City dedicated to studying the Hoenn region's weather.

At this moment, the director of the Weather Institute looked extremely grim, questioning his subordinate.

"I apologize; we haven't yet investigated the cause." The subordinate was already covered in sweat, watching the data display and operating quickly.

"This rain came way too fast, and it's completely abnormal, as if it appeared out of nowhere," the subordinate answered.

According to their forecast, today was clearly supposed to be a bright sunny day, but just ten minutes ago, a massive amount of rain clouds suddenly drifted in across the sky.

In almost the blink of an eye, a torrential downpour engulfed every nearby area.

"What I want is the reason this heavy rain appeared! We have to investigate it immediately—take a good look yourself!"

The research institute director said in an angry voice, pointing at the screen map.

"It's still expanding rapidly! It's almost reached Violet City!"

Violet City is the center of the Hoenn region, and this inexplicable heavy rain has been spreading over from Petalburg City, which means…

Half of the Hoenn region has already been engulfed by this torrential rain!

And there is no sign of it stopping at all. If this continues, the entire Hoenn region will be engulfed by this bizarre heavy rain.

"No matter what it takes, we have to make this bizarre heavy rain stop!"

The research institute director said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The staff felt bitter in their hearts, but they immediately sped up their actions, wanting to figure out this suddenly descended torrential rain.

The research institute director walked to the window and looked outside. Large numbers of those that fly in the sky and run on the ground, as well as long-winged Pokémon and the like, were all fleeing westward—they… seemed to be fleeing a disaster!

What on earth happened in the east?

The director's heart was heavy. And Most Important, not long after the heavy rain fell, he had his subordinates use a Coal Turtle to try using Sunny Day to drive away this torrential rain.

However… it was completely useless!

Instead, the Coal Turtle almost caught a cold from the heavy rain. This icy rain was simply too heavy.

Sunny Day actually couldn't disperse the heavy rain in the sky—this is completely unscientific!

Where did this heavy rain come from, and just how long will it last?

If this level of rainfall continues without stopping…

The research institute director felt a chill in his heart—this was truly too terrifying!

(End of this chapter)