Pokemon: Reborn Rich Alternate Earth

Chapter 951: Chapter 1168: Dragonite Vs Metagross

Julian had already used both the items. So now, counting Metagross, he had three Pokémon with Gold-grade potential.

As for his other main team Pokémon, they would just have to take it slow.

After all, Golden Legend fragments were even rarer than Mewtwo fragments.

Over the years, Julian had only managed to make one complete Golden Legend from them.

For a Pokémon to become a First-class Legendary, it absolutely needed Gold-grade potential. Without it, the peak it could ever reach was the Champion tier.

Dragonite looked at its opponent and, upon realizing it was Metagross, it paused slightly—then immediately became excited.

It couldn't beat the one at home, but beating this one should be no problem.

Dragonite still needed to work on its emotional control—it couldn't hide its excitement at all.

"Meta~"

Metagross's expression darkened slightly, feeling that it was being underestimated by this Dragonite.

"Metagross, Metal Claw!"

Jake initiated the attack.

Julian's Dragonite was incredibly strong. Even back when it was a Dratini, it had shown astonishing talent. And after testing, it was revealed that its potential was Purple.

Even higher than Julian's Beldum at the time, which had only been Blue.

And such a talented Dratini had supposedly come from an egg Julian had picked up casually on the road.

Even now, Jake felt like this brat must have taken him for a fool.

"Dragon Claw," Julian said calmly.

An emerald-green Dragon Claw collided heavily with a silver Metal Claw mid-air.

Dragon-type energy and Steel-type energy clashed violently, scattering outward in all directions. The air itself seemed to tremble under the terrifying pressure.

BOOM!!!

With a loud explosion, smoke billowed as Metagross was blown back by the blast. Dragonite, however, burst through the smoke and charged straight at Metagross.

Clearly, in that exchange, Dragonite had the upper hand.

Jake's Metagross did have more Ultimate treasures—five compared to Dragonite's three.

But in terms of quality, Dragonite's Ultimate treasures were clearly superior.

And on top of that, Dragonite had Gold-grade potential, boosting its overall strength by 50%—an effect that even World-class treasures couldn't match.

Losing the advantage in the very first exchange was something Jake hadn't expected—after all, he had sent out his ace.

Julian's Dragonite wasn't even his ace Pokémon.

"Meta!"

Metagross, who had been knocked back, quickly stabilized itself and fired a Flash Cannon toward Dragonite rushing at it.

Although Dragonite was constantly changing its trajectory, Metagross possessed a supercomputer brain. With its analysis, Dragonite's movement pattern was quickly predicted.

The Flash Cannon seemed to anticipate Dragonite's path in advance.

Seeing the attack coming straight at it, Dragonite realized it couldn't dodge. It abruptly halted and could only cross its arms in front of itself to block.

BOOM!!!

Under the force of the Flash Cannon, Dragonite was pushed back continuously, its feet scraping across the ground and producing a long trail of sparks.

Clearly, even the battlefield floor had been reinforced by Deoxys's barrier.

After being pushed back nearly a hundred meters, the power of the Flash Cannon began to wane. With a slight flap of its wings, Dragonite created a powerful gust that instantly dispersed the attack.

The scales on its arms were cracked, and a bit of blood was seeping out.

"Brat, don't underestimate my Metagross!"

Having regained some ground, Jake secretly let out a sigh of relief. Although he knew he was no match for his son anymore—but as a father, pride still mattered.

Even if he lost, he couldn't lose too badly.

"Dad, I wouldn't dare underestimate you," Julian said.

"But how about you Mega Evolve?"

Jake's face darkened. This brat—he had just said he wouldn't underestimate him, and now he was suggesting Mega Evolution. Was he implying that the gap between his Metagross and Dragonite was that big?

"Dragon Pulse!"

Julian answered with his actions.

Dragonite had indeed been at a slight disadvantage against Metagross's Flash Cannon just now, but that was only because Metagross had a supercomputer for brain.

If they had been even ten meters closer, by the time the calculation was done, Dragonite would've already been too close.

Dragon Pulse was a Dragon-type move, and its power had been increased by 50% thanks to the Dragon Soul.

A ferocious emerald dragon surged straight toward Metagross, its intense energy causing the surrounding space to tremble.

"Metagross, Mega Evolve!"

Seeing that level of power, Jake immediately triggered Mega Evolution.

"Metagross—Giga Impact!"

After Mega Evolution, Mega Metagross's level had risen to 93, and its strength naturally increased.

In midair, the dragon-shaped Dragon Pulse plunged downward, while Mega Metagross extended its four limbs forward. Its sharp claws gleamed with a chilling light, and waves of energy wrapped around its body.

Then, like a rocket, it shot up from the ground.

Both Pokémon radiated overwhelmingly powerful energy fluctuations.

Dragon Pulse and Giga Impact collided.

BOOOOM!!!

An earth-shaking explosion echoed across the battlefield, and the massive shockwaves surged like tidal waves, continuously slamming against the protective barrier.

Fortunately, the barrier was created by Deoxys, a First-class Legendary. If it had been made by any other Pokémon, it likely wouldn't have lasted more than a few seconds under these shockwaves.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

A series of explosions rang out, and the entire arena was engulfed in thick black smoke.

Of course, this didn't affect Julian or Jake.

For trainers at their level, even if they couldn't see the Pokémon on the field, they could clearly sense their positions and conditions.

Inside the smoke, Dragonite flapped its wings, dispersing the haze and revealing both itself and Metagross.

Neither Pokémon appeared injured; it seemed they were evenly matched.

But in reality, Dragonite had the upper hand.

After all, its Dragon Pulse was just an energy construct, whereas Metagross itself was directly involved in Giga Impact.

It was like comparing two master swordsmen.

One controlled a sword with telekinesis to fight, while the other wielded a sword in hand, and they ended up evenly matched.

That was roughly the situation here.

"Damn it… even after Mega Evolution, I still can't gain an advantage."

Jake's face darkened. If this brat made him lose too badly, he'd definitely confiscate that newly bought limited-edition console of his.

"Meta!"

Unlike Jake's thoughts, Mega Metagross's mindset was much simpler—it wanted to win.

Even though its supercomputer brain had already calculated that its chance of victory was less than 1%, it still wanted to win.

Not just for Jake, but for itself as well.

Jake wanted to maintain his pride as a father—and it, as Jake's strongest partner, also needed to uphold its pride.

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