Chapter 437: Sandstorm Team VS Metagross
Leaving Garchomp's territory, Basalt headed to the nearest territory, Metagross's domain. This was a mountainous mining area with a bare peak, very easy to recognize.
Basalt was about to have Bronzong extend its psychic power to greet the lord of this place.
Unexpectedly, a Metagross seemed to have already sensed their arrival and flew out of the cave in advance, looking down at Basalt's group from above.
Metagross's whole body was cyan-blue, shaped like a discus, with thick legs extending from four directions of its body. It had red eyes and an "X"-shaped silver metal cross on its face. The eyes were located at the bottom right and bottom left corners of the "X" cross, respectively. It had a large mouth on its abdomen with teeth inside.
"This Metagross... isn't it a Gym Leader-level secret realm overlord?"
From Metagross, Basalt felt an oppressive pressure as deep as an abyss. And since the opponent could sense him in advance, it meant its psychic coverage range was even greater than Bronzong's. Given that Bronzong's psychic power was already top-notch among Pro-level Pokémon, the conclusion wasn't hard to deduce.
"Metagross, this is my to..."
As per the old rule, Basalt prepared to take out the token.
But unexpectedly, Metagross's face showed irritability and impatience. Magnetic force circulated within its body, and its massive body suddenly floated up, then its four limbs merged together.
"Meta~"
Immediately after, its fist began to flash with dazzling metallic light, and its body shot out abruptly, smashing fiercely towards Bronzong in mid-air.
Steel-type move: Meteor Mash!
"What's going on?"
Basalt was shocked. This wasn't following the script!
Facing Metagross's sudden attack, Bronzong was also bewildered. But bewildered as it was, its reaction wasn't slow at all. Seeing Metagross's four fists striking, its psychic power immediately set up a magnetic field.
Shinra Tensei (Almighty Push)!
Repulsive force acted on Metagross, but it only made Metagross's body pause slightly, its speed slowing down abruptly. It couldn't stop it, let alone bounce it away.
This was the terror of the pseudo-legendary Metagross.
Metagross's four brains were connected, forming a complex neural network, making it smarter than a supercomputer. It could analyze and defeat opponents with computing power superior to supercomputers, calmly driving opponents into desperation.
Besides psychic power and calculation ability, Metagross also prided itself on its monstrous strength. Its power was terrifying; prey caught by its claws basically had no chance of escaping. Metagross excelled in both strength and psychic power, having almost no weaknesses—a true hexagonal warrior.
Metagross's ruthless iron claws smashed onto Bronzong, emitting a crisp sound. Under the terrifying force, Bronzong was smashed directly into the ground, creating a deep depression.
For a moment, Bronzong found it difficult to get up!
"Carb~ink~"
Seeing its companion injured, the diamond on Carbink's forehead instantly shot out a pink beam, hitting Metagross, but it didn't have much effect. Because Metagross's body was made of pure metal, extremely sturdy with amazing defense. Not to mention that Fairy-type moves were not very effective against Steel-type Pokémon.
However, with this gap, Basalt reacted and quickly released all remaining Pokémon at once. Facing a Gym Leader-level pseudo-legendary, if he didn't go all out, he would be seeking his own death!
"Swampert, Instant Freeze!"
"Camerupt, Eruption!"
"Excadrill, Sandstorm!"
"Cradily, Life Dew!"
Although Bronzong was injured, it wasn't one-shotted; its psychic connection with Basalt remained. Through Bronzong's psychic hub, although Basalt issued multiple commands, it actually happened in an instant.
Swampert acted first, waving its fins and gills to control the humidity towards Metagross. Unfortunately, under the cover of Metagross's psychic power, its perception was very keen. With just a thought, its psychic power isolated the humidity outside, preventing it from advancing half a step.
Instant Freeze, ended before it began!
Fortunately, Basalt had many Pokémon. Although Instant Freeze failed, Camerupt's lava flames followed closely, enveloping Metagross directly.
"Meta~"
Metagross's expression turned grave. Because it could clearly feel the super-high temperature in the lava, which was a huge threat to it. Daring not to tank it, Metagross chose to block with psychic power, forming a semi-transparent protective shield to keep all the lava out.
The super move Eruption, coupled with Camerupt's ultra-high temperature lava, still couldn't break through Metagross's psychic barrier.
Fortunately, at this time, Excadrill's Sandstorm and Cradily's Life Dew were also completed.
The sandstorm formed, blotting out the sun. Roots dug into the soil to absorb water, causing the ground to lose water and turn into sand, further enhancing the sandstorm's power. Conversely, nourished by Life Dew, Bronzong quickly recovered most of its stamina.
"Meta~"
Metagross's expression changed slightly. The quick reaction of Basalt's Pokémon was unexpected. And Bronzong's defense was far stronger than it imagined; its full-power "Meteor Mash" actually failed to cripple Bronzong, simply incredible.
"Get him for me!"
Basalt got fierce, gritting his teeth. He couldn't be bothered to care if this Metagross had lost its mind. If not for his strength and quick reaction, he might have knelt this wave. This grudge had to be avenged!
The token matter could wait. Fight first if he could win; if not, then consider running or using the token. Just do it first!
"Broonz~"
Floating up again from the sunken crater, Bronzong was also angry. Shaking its body, it charged at Metagross with all its strength.
Heavy Slam!
"Meta~"
Seeing Bronzong recklessly daring to clash head-on, Metagross naturally wouldn't show weakness and met the attack. In terms of strength, it could smash even mountains; why would it fear a silly big bell?
Meteor Mash!
Bronzong and Metagross collided again. But evidently, although Bronzong had amazing weight, there was a huge gap in strength compared to Metagross; they weren't in the same weight class. Its body was smashed flying again and fell to the ground.
But soon, Metagross realized something was wrong. Because it sensed the light on its body had dimmed significantly. The good news was that it seemed able to float and move without needing magnetism.
"Meta~"
Metagross was furious. It knew its Clear Body ability had been swapped by Bronzong.
Seizing this gap, Excadrill used Screech, and Carbink used Charm, both hitting. Instantly, several dim lights flashed on Metagross, slightly lowering its Defense and Attack.
In games, Screech and Charm can lower the opponent's stats by two stages. But in reality, due to the large strength gap, it was hard to say if they could lower Metagross's stats significantly. But they would definitely lower them somewhat.
"Meta~"
Metagross knew it had been tricked and was instantly furious. It wanted to charge and harvest Basalt's Pokémon one by one. But Basalt had many Pokémon, and moves came one after another; Metagross was overwhelmed.
Here came Camerupt's full-health Eruption again; it had to focus psychic power to block. After Eruption, Swampert's Ice Beam came, giving Metagross a taste of fire and ice.
Just as Metagross used all its psychic power to block, Cradily finally found an opportunity. Dense roots drilled out from underground, tying Metagross firmly and pulling it to the ground.
"Meta~"
Metagross was furious. It began to mobilize its full-body strength, exploding with divine power. No matter how many roots there were, they began to snap one by one. The Root Domain couldn't trap Metagross!
This was the strength of a Gym Leader-level pseudo-legendary!
But just then, a tooth-aching sound rang out.
Underground, a steel drill broke through the soil. Its speed was extremely fast, and its rotation speed was terrifying. Airwaves rolled, sonic waves raged, rushing straight at Metagross.
Ground-type move: Drill Run!
"Meta~"
Metagross felt its hair stand on end. From Excadrill, it sensed a huge threat. Must not be hit! Absolutely not! This was the only thought in Metagross's mind.
Under crisis, Metagross's potential fully exploded. Its terrifying strength burst forth, breaking roots at an even faster speed. Moreover, its psychic power surged frantically, setting up layers of barriers in the void to delay Excadrill's offensive. At this speed, Metagross could completely break free before Excadrill hit it. It wasn't impossible to use Excadrill as a breakthrough point to counter-kill.
At the critical moment, Basalt shouted anxiously: "Carbink!"
"Carb~ink~"
Carbink in his arms understood the trainer's meaning, immediately jumped out, gathered energy all over its body, turned into a beam of light, and finally merged into Excadrill's body.
Consequently, Excadrill's momentum skyrocketed. The drill became incomparably sharper, and the piercing sound during rotation became even more intense, making Basalt cover his ears involuntarily.
Normal-type move: Helping Hand!
This is a move that lends one's power to an ally, greatly increasing the power of the ally's move.
Puff! Puff! Puff!
With power skyrocketing, Excadrill's Drill Run became unrivaled. Metagross's barriers were like paper, unable to block it even slightly.
Boom!
Finally, Excadrill's Drill Run drilled right into the "X" cross on Metagross's face. Under the terrifying force, the few remaining roots under Metagross exploded directly. As for Metagross itself, pushed by the drill, its body retreated, smashing through rock after rock, until it was blasted deep into the mountain.
"Meta~"
Metagross let out a scream, its body going limp, evidently heavily injured. Because Emperor Mole's Drill Run not only had strong base power but also had a double type advantage against Metagross, super effective.
However, a one-hit KO was obviously impossible.
Basalt wasn't reassured. seizing the moment when Metagross couldn't pry itself out of the rock, he quickly shouted: "Eruption!"
"Moonblast!"
"Stone Edge!"
"Flash Cannon!"
After a round of fire coverage, Metagross finally fell silent amidst wails. When the smoke cleared, Metagross was already unconscious with swirling eyes, unable to battle.
"Phew... finally won!"
Basalt let out a long breath.
Although this Metagross was Gym Leader-level, it was probably just average among Gym Leaders; otherwise, Basalt couldn't have won so quickly. Even so, it was worth Basalt bragging about. After all, this was a Gym Leader-level Pokémon! And a pseudo-legendary!
Guarded by Bronzong and Emperor Mole, Basalt stepped forward and saw a shallow black dot on the "X" metal cross of Metagross's face, not obvious from afar. This was evidently the masterpiece of Excadrill's super "Drill Run." Leaving a mark on Metagross's face was enough for it to brag about for a lifetime!
"Eh? What is this?"
Just then, the sharp-eyed Basalt discovered a palm-sized gray iron piece next to Metagross.
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