Non, didn't look as tough as it might suggest. His face was soft and smooth, typical of a 'dreamy boy.' Standing over 1.8 meters tall, he had a striking presence. With good facial features, he was often called a dy killer drawing the attention of many girls around him.
In trast, Julian wasn't bad-lookiher. He shared some of the good looks from his parents, but he was quiet and reserved. He had an aura that made people feel like he was off-limits, which didn't help his popurity.
It seemed this guy was the grandson of a well-known Rock Elite, which added to his mystique.
Non was simir to Julian in school when he was just starting out; he was retively unknown. But once he became a Pokémon trainer, he quickly made a name for himself. His starter Pokémon, a Pupitar, turned out to be a Pseudo-legendary, and his background soon became publiowledge.
"Pupitar!"
Non called out, sending his trusted Pokémon.
Pokémon: Pupitar (Rock/Ground)
Level: 45
Qualification: Blue
Ability: Shed Skin
Item: Hard Stone
Gender: Male
Moves: Iron Defeackle, Rock Throw, Bite, Scary Face, Payback, Rock Slide, Stomping Tantrum, Dark Pulse, ch, Earthquake, Screech
Disc Moves: Hyper Beam, Protect, Dig, Rob, Sand Tomb, Substitute
Geic Moves: Sandstorm, Earth Power, A Power, e
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Pokémoagross (Steel/Psychic)
Level: 50
Qualification: Purple
Ability: Light Metal
Prop: Metal Coat
Gender: no gender
Moves: Tackle, Agility, Steel Beam, fusioal Cw, Hammer Arm, Bullet Punch, Fsh ag Rise, Psychic, Scary Face, Meteor Mash, Hyper Beam
Disc Moves: Iron Head, Zen Headbutt, Iron Defense, Protect, Light S, Psycho Cut, Shadow Ball, Gyro Ball, Psyshock, Icy Wind
Geic Moves: None
Julian was surprised to see Non's Pupitar. Blue-qualified Pokémon were rare and often beloo trainers from prestigious families.
Most families had numerous desdants, while Julian's family was small, with him being the only male heir. In families like Non's, the best Pokémon usually went to the chosen heir, while others had to make do with what they could get.
Non must have been the heir of his family, the only one who could handle a blue-qualified Pupitar, especially with his grandfather being a Rock-type Elite. Juliahat raising such a Pokémon was no easy task. Pupitar evolved into Tyranitar, but it o reach level 55 first, which was slow for a Pokémon.
Pseudo-legendaries were known for two things: their slow evolution and their even slower leveling-up process. It took a lot of resources to raise them. For instance, if someone bought a Pupitar for 100 million, they might o spend at least a billion more to fully develop it into Tyranitar.
While pseudo-legendaries provided immense power in battle, they were also incredibly costly. For example, Metagross, arong Pokémon, ed energy cubes worth 100,000 a day. An average family struggled to save that mu a year.
As the match betweewo pseudo-legendaries began, the crowd grew. The number of viewers in the live broadcast room skyrocketed from one million to two million and tio rise.
"Let's go, Non!" someone cheered.
"It's only Pupitar now, not Tyranitar!" another chimed in.
"I don't care; I'm cheering for him!"
With its ferocious and domineering appearand the ability to trol sand, Tyranitar has the title of "Desert tyrant". In some movies, he often appears as a mohat destroys the city.
Some time ago, the famous Actor Tyranitar also starred in "Tyranitar Vs King Kong" as the vilin but won the support of many audiences, shouting that the evil Tyranitar will eventually defeat the righteous, King Kong.
"Blind guess, Metagross wins" one fan shouted.
"It's the grandson of the Rock Elite against the grandson of the Steel Elite!" another added.
"Pupitar is too ugly; I'm supp Metagross!"
The two Pokémon faced off, as far as Attributes were ed, her of them had an advantage. Although Pupitar's Ground type was strong against Metagross's Steel type, the Steel type also had a good matchup against Rock type.
"Pupitar, use Screech!" Non anded.
"Metagross, use Agility!" Julian tered almost simultaneously.
Non wao weakeagross's strong defense, but Julian had anticipated his move.
"Non was read!" a entator excimed in surprise.
Pre-reading was a skill where trainers guessed each other's ands to ter them effectively. Metagross, with its Light Metal ability, and thanks to various entment potions had improved speed.
Before Pupitar could unleash its screech, Metagross swiftly crossed the battlefield, c nearly two football fields in a blink.
"Metagross, Hammer Arm!" Julian shouted.
With two mighty strikes, Metagross smmed its arms down on Pupitar. The impact created a loud bang, crag Pupitar's armor and sending fragments flying. Fighting-type moves were particurly effective against Rock types, and Hammer Arm was one of the stro.
But it came with a cost; Metagross's speed would decrease after this move.
However, even slowed down, it would still be faster than Pupitar, which was still in its metamorphosis stage.
"Pupitar, use Dark Pulse!"
Non said, g his fists. He hadn't expected to be oep behind his rival.
Pupitar unleashed a wave of dark energy, but Julian was ready.
"Metagross, use Light S!" he anded.
A translut barrier appeared in front of Metagross, abs the impact of the Dark Pulse. Metagross stood behind the s, calm and fident, as if it khe attack wouldn't break through.
"Metagross, Agility, then Hammer Arm again!" Julian tinued, his moves.
"Pupitar, create a Sandstorm!" Non called out, sensing the urgency.
The ground around Pupitar transformed into swirling sands, but it was too te. Metagross had already closed in, its arm glowing brightly as it struck down.
