Pokémon the Movie: The Journey of a Slate

Chapter 281 Aisiluo, Mary vs. Melissa (1)

On the platform, Aislo and Mary stood side by side, facing Melissa across from them. They had already figured out the rules of the battle, and the starting lineup had been decided on their way to the platform.

It is worth mentioning that as the challenger, Gym Master Melissa can change her Pokémon at will, but if the challenged, Eslo and Marie, want to change their Pokémon, they need to send out a Pokémon from the other person.

With a command from the gym staff acting as the referee, the battle officially began.

The high-tech metal battlefield slowly split in the middle, revealing a bottomless abyss underneath. Then a battlefield covered with rocks and loess rose up, replacing the dull flat environment just now.

"The curtain rises, the battle begins!" Melissa smiled confidently, and took mysterious dance steps. "It's decided that it's you, Follow the Wind Ball."

"boom……"

As the Poké Ball thrown into the air by Melissa opened, a quasi-king-level Wind Ball also appeared in the air.

At the same time, Aislo took a black and green dark ball from his waist and summoned the spirit inside, "Please, Bankiras!"

The dark grey giant beast appeared in the air accompanied by a flash of red light, and then suddenly fell from the sky. The ground cracked, and the cracks extended to the distance, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The moment Banguiras appeared, endless yellow sand rose up with the storm, rubbing against the rocks on the ground, as if those stones would become part of the yellow sand in the next moment. The sandstorm blocked the sunlight from the dome and the surrounding lights, making it difficult to see the surrounding scenery. The tall Banguiras stood quietly in the sandstorm, his blood-red eyes seemed to flash with terrifying light.

The title of "Tyrant of the Desert" was given a concrete interpretation at this moment.

Even though Bangilas had just evolved not long ago, he already possessed enough power to rank at the top among the kings. It could be said that among all the Pokémon in Eslo, he had surpassed Moon Eevee and became the next Pokémon most likely to break through and become the champion.

As a "quasi-god", Bankiras should theoretically have been a "late bloomer". This is the balance, and it is the price for these Pokémon to have earth-shaking terrifying power after evolving to their final form. However, he seems to have ignored this rule. For him, who grew up under the care of Eslo and already possessed extraordinary talents, breaking the limits of his race seems to have become inevitable.

Without hesitation, Melissa raised the Poké Ball in her hand again, "Come back, Wind Ball, go ahead, Darkling, use Blizzard!"

Melissa chose to take back the Wind Sphere, which had no advantage in strength and attributes, and instead sent out the Night Slayer, which was second only to Gengar and Felice among all her main forces.

A tall ghost-like figure appeared along with the blizzard. The king-level power caused the snowflakes in the sky to collide with the sandstorm. White and yellow each occupied half of the battlefield. In the end, both sides were slowly worn out.

Using an ice-type ultimate move and the sand-raising characteristic to counter the opponent's control of the weather was not a good idea, but Melissa had no choice. She was not sure whether the two had other ground-type or rock-type Pokémon, so the weather problem had to be solved immediately.

As a gym leader specializing in Ghost-type, it was difficult for her to gain any advantage when she encountered two trainers specializing in Dark-type. All of her main Pokémon were restrained by the opponent. This was the disadvantage of not having a joint defense.

"Banguiras, mega evolve!"

Eslo's fingertips stroked the key stone inlaid on his bracelet, and colorful light shone, turning into a light band connected to Bangilas. A terrifying force slowly surged out of the body of the gray beast.

"Banky—"

A roar that made the air tremble came out from Bangilas' mouth. The red light in his eyes became brighter, and the terrifying force tore his back apart, forming a bunch of chilling rock spikes.

After mega evolution, Bangilas already possessed the power of a champion. Even though he was only at the bottom of this level, he was a real champion and no ordinary Pokémon could contend with him.

"Are you hoping to crush your opponent with absolute power at the start..." Melissa's eyes moved, and then she pointed with her jade hand, "Night Devil, Earthquake!"

The Night Demon's single eye flashed slightly, and then the nearly three-meter-tall body slammed heavily to the ground. One after another, horrible cracks spread to the distance, and the earth began to tremble. A dark brown light shone in the cracks on the ground, and then slammed into Bangilas' body.

Bangilas calmly brushed off the dust on his body caused by the earthquake, then looked at the Night Demon in the distance with disdain, as if asking whether the other party had eaten.

"Banguilas, roar loudly, and then use Rock Slide!" Aislo's voice came, making Banguilas immediately serious.

The horrifying roar echoed again, and the dark energy outlined the sound waves into a shape visible to the naked eye. Bangilas stomped his feet hard, and the gravel around his body was shaken into the air. Then Bangilas turned his huge body and used his thick tail to blow the stones away.

"Night Spirit, get into the shadows and behind Benjiras, then use the tile splitter!"

“Uh-huh—”

The Night Demon groaned in pain. The terrifying roar also had an impact on her spirit, but she still endured the discomfort and crawled into the shadow, avoiding the falling debris.

Seeing the opponent disappear on the field, azure light gradually flashed in Eslo's eyes, and he quickly caught the wave emitted by the Night Demon.

"Banguiras, use the Wave of Evil to your right rear, then grab him and use Crushing!"

"Banky—"

The sharp teeth in Bangilas' mouth were gradually covered by black energy. At the same time, he quickly turned around, and several black rings came out of his mouth.

"Woo..." The Night Demon who just appeared was caught off guard. She was directly swallowed by the light brought by the evil wave explosion, and her body stiffened for a moment.

Bangilas seized this brief moment, he pounced forward, and grabbed the thick arms of the Night Demon with his short hands, and his sharp claws almost embedded in the Night Demon's arms.

Then Bangilas opened his mouth wide and bit down hard.

"Ouch——" The Night Demon struggled in pain. The severe pain from her shoulder and the strange force that bound her made it difficult for her to move.

It was only then that Melissa's command came, "Night Demon, hold on, use the true energy bomb!"