Pokémon: When the World Changed

Chapter 574 569: The Monster of the Desert

"T-this... how is this possible?!"

"This is Rain Dance executed with all of Goodra's strength!"

Seeing this scene, Thomas's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Before, he had been completely certain that his Goodra's Rain Dance had no rival.

But what the hell was happening before his eyes? This slap in the face had come far too quickly!

"It's being suppressed, the rainy weather is being suppressed by the sandstorm!"

No one knew who shouted that, but it immediately caused a wave of shocked gasps across the field.

Although it was extremely difficult to believe, that incredibly powerful rainy weather—invincible among Pokémon of the same level—was being surpassed, and they had no choice but to accept it.

That Tyranitar on the field was simply a monster... a monster of the desert!

"Could it be that this Tyranitar is actually Ethan's trump card?"

Naira and Marcus looked at each other. Especially Marcus, who had dealt with Ethan for a long time and had never known that he possessed such a powerful Pokémon.

"Perhaps because of its identity as a disaster beast it couldn't appear normally. Now that he has decided to use it, it means he already has the qualification to carry a disaster beast."

Lucien had a serious expression on his face, and there was even a trace of helplessness in his gaze.

In the past, during the competition for the starter Pokémon, Ethan defeated him using unconventional tactics, which had made him quite angry at the time.

But in the end, Ethan had still been holding something back. When he saw that terrifying Slowking that defeated three opponents by itself, the only thing he could show was a bitter smile, though he still believed that if he gave it his all, he could still fight.

Later, in the National Pokémon Club Tournament, they faced each other again. On that occasion, he used his newly evolved Garchomp against Ethan's Sandslash.

The result was another defeat for his Garchomp, although in that battle he could feel that his signature Dragonite could still clearly defeat that Sandslash.

But now, all of a sudden, he felt that Ethan's strength had already far surpassed that of his contemporaries. While almost all the young trainers were still exploring their own paths, Ethan had already advanced very far along his.

On the field, the confrontation between rain and sandstorm continued.

With the energy of the Smooth Rocks constantly flowing from inside Tyranitar, the sandstorm weather gradually began to surpass the rainy weather.

"We can't keep going like this. Goodra, use Surf!"

Realizing that the Rain Dance move was being suppressed more and more, Thomas began to grow anxious.

"Goodrrr!"

Goodra also noticed that something was wrong and immediately raised the Dragon Pearl it was holding.

Driven by it, a terrifying Water-type energy began to condense on the field, transforming into a massive wave that surged toward Tyranitar.

Seeing this, Tyranitar showed a disdainful expression. It stomped the ground forcefully and Rock-type energy surged, instantly forming a wall of earth in front of it.

In the Daleron League there is an old saying: "if soldiers come, block them; if water comes, cover it with earth." That was exactly what was happening. Under Tyranitar's rock wall, the advancing wave was completely stopped.

"It blocked it!"

"So strong! It can maintain the sandstorm and at the same time block the move Surf!"

Seeing this, the dragon messengers narrowed their eyes. It was clear that, besides its sandstorm, Tyranitar's control of Rock-type energy had reached an inconceivable level.

And just when Goodra took the initiative to attack, its control over the Rain Dance move naturally weakened.

Seizing this opportunity, the power of the Smooth Rocks in Tyranitar's body exploded completely, instantly dispersing the dark clouds in the sky. Whirlwinds of sand covered the entire field, and the sandstorm weather descended completely!

"It's over."

Seeing this scene, everyone sighed.

A moment earlier, they were still marveling at the power of Goodra's Rain Dance move.

But the next instant, Goodra was defeated—defeated precisely by the weather move it was most proud of!

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On a cliff, the four Valley Masters watched the changes on the field with different expressions.

"Now that I think about it, Ethan seems to be a student of Professor Harris. In the article where the sandstorm weather training method was published, his name already appeared."

As he said this, Master Magnus smiled, his expression full of emotion.

At such a young age, having achieved such astonishing breakthroughs in so many fields... Ethan truly deserved to be called a genius.

"The sandstorm training method!"

"So that's it. In terms of executing this move, his Tyranitar is practically invincible among opponents of the same level."

"I only wonder how exactly he trained this Tyranitar; this sandstorm is simply too powerful."

"Goodra's Rain Dance can still be explained by the Dragon Pearl's increase in power, but this Tyranitar is using the sandstorm purely with its own ability!"

The other Valley Masters also began discussing it. Even for trainers of their level, it would be extremely difficult to raise such a powerful Tyranitar.

On the field, the battle was reaching its end.

Under Tyranitar's terrifying sandstorm, Goodra was directly swallowed by the endless sand.

Then, under Tyranitar's devastating Rock-type attacks, Goodra showed almost no ability to resist.

It was evident that this Goodra's greatest strength lay in rainy weather, acting as a climate support within the team.

"Will the next one be Dragonite or Garchomp?"

Seeing Thomas withdraw Goodra, a faint smile appeared on Ethan's face.

From the previous battles, it was clear that Dragonite had to be Thomas's ace.

After Goodra used Rain Dance, Ethan had already deduced the composition of his opponent's team.

He could be sure that that Dragonite mastered moves such as Hydro Pump, Thunder, or Hurricane, capable of combining with rainy weather.

Under normal circumstances, even if Goodra had been defeated, the rainy weather should have remained.

Then, by sending Dragonite onto the field, with the reinforcement of the rain, its power could have been unleashed to two hundred percent.

But Thomas would never have imagined that Goodra's Rain Dance would be suppressed, which immediately placed him in a dilemma.

According to the current sandstorm weather, the correct choice would be to send out his Ground-type Garchomp, but clearly Garchomp was not as strong as Dragonite.

However, if he sent out Dragonite, its combat ability would be severely limited within the sandstorm field.

Finally, after thinking it through carefully, Thomas decided to send Garchomp into battle!