Pokémon: My Titles Know No Limits! [615]

“It's Leon’s Gigantamax Charizard!”

“We've got this now!”

“Boss Giovanni, don’t lose to this guy, nya~!”

Mixed among the cheers echoing from the stands were a few odd shouts, but it was obvious that the spectators had absolute confidence in Leon’s Gigantamax Charizard.

Giovanni, looking at the Gigantamax Charizard in front of him, decisively abandoned his idea of testing the waters with Beedrill, recalling the Pokémon who had achieved basically nothing in two appearances so far.

Giovanni sent out his third Pokémon.

Boom!

With a heavy, dull thud, exactly as August predicted, Rhyperior appeared on the battlefield.

Seeing this, Gold silently thought: August-san really has Giovanni all figured out.

No wonder Giovanni lost to August—this just proves it wasn't undeserved at all.

On the battlefield, immediately after Giovanni sent out Rhyperior, without giving Leon any chance to pressure him, Giovanni activated Dynamax as well.

Giovanni calmly tugged up the sleeve of his suit jacket, revealing his Dynamax Band beneath.

Rhyperior’s body rapidly expanded, quickly transforming into a mountain-like figure. Already resembling a heavily armored tank, the Dynamaxed Rhyperior now emanated an aura just as imposing as its opponent’s. Witnessing this, even Leon couldn’t help but frown.

Now, the type advantage had shifted to Giovanni.

Though he could theoretically switch Rillaboom back onto the field, doing so would mean abandoning his Gigantamax entirely.

After weighing his options, Leon decided preserving Gigantamax was more important.

No choice but to fight head-on!

This thought flashing through his mind, Leon turned his gaze firmly toward Giovanni.

The two Dynamax Pokémon similarly stared each other down. Now it was time for a raw battle of strength!

With a deafening roar, Gigantamax Charizard erupted with a dark purple aura, a phantom dragon forming behind it, surging with draconic power.

[Max Wyrmwind]!

Dynamax Rhyperior answered with a roar of its own, slamming both fists together in midair. Amidst the ear-shattering collision, a massive stone slab materialized, hurtling toward Gigantamax Charizard with devastating force.

[Max Rockfall]!

The draconic phantom energy collided explosively with the giant slab of stone, and an ear-splitting explosion thundered across the entire stadium.

As every spectator watched breathlessly, Gigantamax Charizard and Dynamax Rhyperior were both engulfed in the blast.

“How…who’s winning?” Gary asked, glancing nervously at August.

When it came to these matters, it was always best to consult an expert—Gary trusted August’s judgment completely.

August observed the battlefield carefully, activating his Aura sense slightly for a clearer view, then responded with an unusual expression: “It’s evenly matched.”

“Huh?”

“Exactly as I said. Evenly matched.”

As the smoke cleared, Gigantamax Charizard and Dynamax Rhyperior remained standing in their original spots. Rhyperior bore some minor wounds from the Dragon-type move, slightly lowering its attack power.

Yet, due to the sandstorm whipped up by Max Rockfall, Rhyperior’s disadvantage was somewhat mitigated.

Overall, neither side had gained a clear advantage, leading August to conclude it was an evenly matched exchange.

With the first strike inconclusive, flames intensified around Charizard, and its wings beat furiously as it launched a second assault.

Green energy gathered rapidly in front of Gigantamax Charizard, solidifying into several massive seeds hurled directly toward Rhyperior.

The only Grass-type move Charizard knew had now transformed into a Grass-type Max Move—Max Overgrowth!

The seeds shot forward at blinding speed.

Facing Charizard’s assault, Rhyperior didn't choose a direct confrontation; instead, it immediately went defensive.

A thick protective barrier enveloped Rhyperior.

[Max Guard]!

The giant seeds struck the ground surrounding Rhyperior and sprouted into huge, mushroom-like growths that swiftly exploded with devastating force.

If Rhyperior had chosen to clash directly with Charizard, it would undoubtedly have suffered a heavy loss from this attack.

But Giovanni’s timely choice of Max Guard perfectly neutralized Charizard’s move, while allowing Rhyperior to benefit from Grassy Terrain and recover some health.

In contrast, Gigantamax Charizard endured continuous chip damage from the sandstorm.

Leon’s brows knitted tighter as he glanced at his Charizard. Two consecutive moves had failed to deal effective damage to Giovanni’s Rhyperior, leaving him with an uneasy feeling.

Knowing Dynamax was about to end, Leon no longer hesitated.

“Charizard, [Max Overgrowth] again!”

Charizard swung its claw once more, launching a second barrage of Grass-energy seeds.

Rhyperior, unable to deploy Max Guard consecutively, had no choice but to respond with another Max Rockfall.

Another colossal stone slab materialized, directly confronting the explosion triggered by Max Overgrowth.

Another thunderous explosion shook the stadium.

The type-disadvantaged Max Rockfall shattered against Max Overgrowth, and the residual force slammed into Rhyperior, driving it staggering backward, each heavy step leaving deep footprints in the arena floor.

Rhyperior finally halted painfully at the edge of the battlefield.

Yet seeing this scene, Giovanni actually broke into a smile.

Because—time was up!

Galar particles burst from Gigantamax Charizard’s body, rapidly shrinking it back to its ordinary size.

Similarly, Dynamax Rhyperior quickly returned to normal size as well.

Both Pokémon now reverted to their ordinary forms.

Judging purely by remaining stamina, Charizard appeared healthier—but considering that Rhyperior could heal gradually through Grassy Terrain and had both a sandstorm and type advantage, it was clearly Giovanni who now held the upper hand.

Leon understood this perfectly.

Thus, the moment Charizard returned to its normal form, he immediately issued a command:

“[Dragon Pulse]!”

With Max Overgrowth reverting to Solar Beam—which required charging—Dragon Pulse became Charizard’s most effective move against Rhyperior.

“Rhyperior, [Stone Edge]!”

Rhyperior hurled razor-sharp stones straight toward Charizard.

It was a blatant damage-for-damage exchange.

Certainly, a direct hit from Dragon Pulse would cost Rhyperior half its life, but Charizard, struck directly by Stone Edge, wouldn’t fare any better.

With both Pokémon seriously injured, Giovanni’s remaining Beedrill could easily finish off Rillaboom afterward.

A simple, ruthless strategy.

An open trap.

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