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"Gigantamax Copperajah versus Gigantamax Lugia, this is truly too exciting!"
Peonia was extremely excited at this moment. As someone who loved Legendary Pokémon, she was already thrilled to witness Lugia's battle firsthand.
Not to mention, the one battling Lugia was her own father!
This truly made every cell in her body tremble with excitement!
"Gigantamax battles."
Platinum and Serena were also very much looking forward to this battle.
After all, they had never encountered Gigantamax, a form of enhancement with such extreme visual impact, before.
Although they had seen Gigantamax battles online, those were, after all, just videos.
However, Mammon felt that the two girls might be a little disappointed, because compared to Mega Evolution and Terastallization, Gigantamax didn't have as many 'flashy' elements.
The strength of Gigantamax came purely from the beauty of its stats!
After all, after Dynamaxing, a Pokémon's size becomes too large, making it extremely difficult to perform any intricate maneuvers.
The true charm of Gigantamax lies in simply crushing the opponent with the enhanced stats after Dynamaxing.
After all, after Dynamaxing, all of a Pokémon's moves become powerful Max Moves, and due to their huge attack range, Max Moves are almost impossible to dodge.
Furthermore, it's worth noting that Max Moves inherently penetrate Protect.
This means that even 'Absolute Defense' Protect cannot fully withstand Max Moves.
Unless it's the Normal-type Max Move, Max Guard, Max Guard can completely block Max Moves.
Otherwise, Protect cannot fully resist Max Moves, only blocking a portion of their damage.
"Copperajah! G-Max Steelsurge!"
Peony was the first to give the command to Gigantamax Copperajah, he was completely hyped up at this moment.
Gigantamax Copperajah roared, and a metallic gleam continuously condensed in front of it.
The Steel-type Gigantamax Move, G-Max Steelsurge!
This was Gigantamax Copperajah's exclusive Gigantamax Move, and also the biggest difference between Gigantamax and regular Gigantamax.
All Gigantamax Pokémon have their own exclusive Gigantamax Moves.
"Max Geyser!" Caitlin was very calm; she had previously studied the Max Moves of each type in detail.
So she was very clear about the effects of each type of Max Move.
Gigantamax Lugia whined as blue water light condensed in front of it.
Max Geyser, transformed from Hydro Pump!
The massive water column of Max Geyser and the incoming G-Max Steelsurge collided heavily in mid-air.
Boom!
The next moment, a powerful energy shockwave vibrated outwards, and the two Max Moves furiously clashed, finally exploding with a bang.
The water light turned into a swirling air current, and dark rain clouds gathered in the sky. The next moment, heavy rain poured down.
This was the effect of Max Geyser, changing the weather to rain.
This is also the powerful strategic aspect of Max Moves; each type of Max Move is not only powerful but also has practical secondary effects.
And at the same time, when G-Max Steelsurge exploded, sharp iron spikes covered the field on Gigantamax Lugia's side, and also pierced Gigantamax Lugia's body.
Making Gigantamax Lugia let out a slight stinging sound, but the iron spikes did not penetrate deep, and Gigantamax Lugia did not take it too seriously.
"Max Lightning!"
"Max Rockfall!"
The next moment, Caitlin and Peony gave commands again.
Gigantamax Lugia whined, raising its head, golden lightning continuously crackled, and a huge bolt of lightning crashed down.
The Electric-type Max Lightning!
And at the same time, Gigantamax Copperajah raised its huge trunk, and a massive rock rose from the ground, heavily falling towards Gigantamax Lugia.
The Rock-type Max Rockfall!
Boom boom boom!
There were two more violent explosions, and intense shockwaves and air currents spread out. Gigantamax Copperajah let out a painful groan. Its Special Defense was not very high, but it had abundant HP.
This Max Lightning hit it quite well.
At the same time, Gigantamax Lugia also let out a cry of pain. The Max Rockfall, which was super effective against it, hit it quite hard, but...
Lugia's Defense is very high!
The residual lightning from Max Lightning scattered, and the entire battle arena began to crackle with electricity. The effect of Max Lightning, Electric Terrain, was formed.
And at the same time, the rain clouds in the sky were dispersed, and violent sandstorms began to fill the field. The effect of Max Rockfall, Sandstorm weather, was formed.
"Max Lightning!"
"Max Rockfall!"
Two powerful Max Moves condensed again, and lightning and giant rocks struck Gigantamax Copperajah and Gigantamax Lugia respectively.
Boom boom boom!
After a series of violent explosions, the vortex in the sky gradually dissipated, and Copperajah and Lugia rapidly shrunk in size.
The duration of Gigantamax ended, and both Pokémon returned to their original size.
"Emmm…"
Platinum couldn't help but fall into thought, looking at the confronting Copperajah and Lugia.
"Is this Gigantamax? This isn't…"
Serena also fell into contemplation; she suddenly realized that Gigantamax was slightly different from what she had imagined.
She had originally thought that Gigantamax was a battle between two colossal 'monsters', but at least from watching this Gigantamax battle.
Both sides were purely just hitting each other with Max Moves, without any flashiness whatsoever, completely just a battle of stats.
"That's how Gigantamax is. Because of their immense size, it's very difficult to perform spectacular maneuvers."
Mammon said with a smile, because Gigantamax itself has a time limit, and within that limited time, causing as much damage to the opponent as possible is the best approach.
It's worth noting that in the game, Gigantamax only lasts for three turns, but in reality, there's a vague duration. If you're fast enough, you actually have a chance to use four Max Moves.
Mammon remembered that it seemed to have appeared in the anime.
But it was very difficult.
"I see, in that case, one must choose targets carefully for Gigantamax."
Platinum heard this and seemed to be in thought. Although it seemed they could only attack by comparing stats, it had to be said that the stats after Dynamaxing were indeed high.
Moreover, Max Moves could be used to boost abilities, activate weather, set up terrain, and so on.
Gigantamax is still a very powerful way to enhance Pokémon.
On the field, Gigantamax disappeared, and both sides returned to normal state to continue the battle. However, the weather on the field was a sandstorm, which was not very favorable for Lugia.
However, Caitlin just smiled slightly.
"Lugia."
"Woooo~!"
Lugia's cries echoed continuously in the sky. As Lugia flapped its wings, black rain clouds condensed in the sky.
Pitter-patter~
Heavy rain poured down, instantly engulfing the sandstorm.
"What is this?"
Peony was stunned for a moment, frowning as he looked at the downpour.
That's not right, did Lugia use Rain Dance just now? No, it didn't.
"This is Lugia's innate ability. It can freely stir up storms."
Caitlin explained with a faint smile.
That's right, Lugia possesses the ability to stir up storms lasting three days and three nights just by flapping its wings, so for Lugia, making it rain is something it can do effortlessly.
"I see."
Peony realized, but then it became a bit difficult.
The heavy rain and the Electric Terrain on the ground were undoubtedly beneficial to Lugia, as Lugia could use Thunder.
Copperajah has no flying ability, and its movement speed is also relatively slow. To attack Lugia, it can only use long-range moves like Stone Edge.
But how difficult would it be to hit Lugia that way?
Furthermore, although both Max Rockfalls hit Gigantamax Lugia, it appears that Lugia's injuries are not severe.
Is Lugia's Defense that high? That was a super effective Max Rockfall! And it was an attack from his Peony's ace, Copperajah.
However, even though he knew the upcoming battle would be difficult, Peony was not prepared to give up. Getting discouraged was not his fighting style.
The battle continued, but there was indeed no suspense in the subsequent fighting.
With Lugia having the aerial advantage, Thunderbolts were launched at Copperajah as if they cost nothing.
Although Thunder was not super effective against Copperajah, Copperajah's Special Defense was not high, and it simply became a target.
Before long, Copperajah lost its ability to battle under the barrage of Thunder, and before falling, Copperajah only managed to hit Lugia once with Rock Slide.
This was only achieved because Caitlin specifically allowed Lugia to take the hit without dodging, directly trading damage.
"Copperajah is unable to battle, Lugia wins."
"All five of Peony's Pokémon are unable to battle, Caitlin wins."
Platinum entered the arena and announced the battle results.
"…"
Peony recalled Copperajah, looking at Copperajah's Poké Ball in his hand, silent.
He lost…
And it could be said he lost quite badly, after all, in this 5-on-5 battle, Caitlin still had three main Pokémon in good condition.
But all five of his Pokémon had lost their ability to battle.
Peonia clicked her tongue, looking at Caitlin. She was truly too strong, actually beating her father like that.
"Thank you for your guidance."
Caitlin walked over slowly with elegant steps, smiling faintly and bowing gracefully to Peony.
Still so elegant and beautiful.
Hearing this, Peony looked towards Caitlin, gazing at the splendid and charming young woman for a long time, finally letting out a soft sigh.
"I lost, and I admit defeat wholeheartedly."
Peony put down his pride. He was indeed not as good as this magnificent young woman, but Peony couldn't even imagine for a moment.
If even Caitlin was this strong, then how strong must Mammon, the Team Rocket Boss, be?
"It seems Caitlin's strength has also convinced you. So, what's your choice next, Mr. Peony?"
Mammon also walked over, his smile beaming.
"...I'll honor my bet. I'll join Team Rockets."
Peony didn't say much this time and directly agreed.
Originally, in this battle, he just wanted to see Team Rockets' strength, but from what he'd seen so far, he couldn't even defeat one of Team Rockets' top executives.
Should it be said that she truly lives up to being a top executive of Team Rockets?
"I think Mr. Peony, you will absolutely not regret this decision."
Mammon's smile deepened. He was in a very good mood now, after all, the seventh top executive in the organization had appeared.
And Mammon was very confident that Team Rockets would gain quite a few more top executives in the future.
For example, Rosa and Platinum, and others like Hilda, they are all very close to fully entering the Champion level.
Becoming a top executive is just a matter of a little more time.
"I hope so." Peony was noncommittal.
Everyone returned to the guesthouse hotel in Freezington.
"Peony, I heard you're adventuring here in Crown Tundra because of the existence and stories of Legendary Pokémon, is that right?"
Mammon asked Peony while brewing tea.
Peony was stunned for a moment, then didn't hide anything.
"That's right, I found some information about Legendary Pokémon in Crown Tundra, and there are even rumors that some people have witnessed the appearance of the Legendary birds within Crown Tundra."
When Legendary Pokémon were mentioned, Peony's enthusiasm immediately soared.
Because he was indeed very focused on Legendary Pokémon right now, and Peonia had also specifically come to Crown Tundra to assist him.
"Legendary birds?"
Upon hearing this, Platinum and Serena's eyes lit up slightly. The legendary Legendary birds of the Kanto region?
Actually, there's still Moltres available for exchange in the Team Rockets app, but Platinum and the other two aren't very interested in Moltres.
However, they are very interested in Articuno!
Articuno has high aesthetic appeal and can be used as a main Ice-type Pokémon. It's worth noting that among Ice-type main Pokémon, there aren't many that are truly strong.
"That's right, and according to my understanding, there should also be Legendary Giant, sealed somewhere within Crown Tundra."
Peony nodded, and then revealed another piece of information.
The Legendary Giant is the collective term for Regirock and these pillar Pokémon, but to be honest.
Platinum and the others aren't really interested in the Legendary Giant; it's not like they can't be exchanged in the Team Rockets app.
Compared to the 'Giants', they were more interested in the Legendary birds.