Bewear threw its heavy arms open, bracing its upper body to catch Aerodactyl's incoming Brave Bird mid-air. Its thick hind legs sank several inches deep into the concrete floor under the crushing pressure.
Right at that critical split-second, Feng Che's decisive command rang through the stadium once more.
"Aerodactyl, chain it into Giga Impact!"
Harnessing the immense forward kinetic force generated by the Brave Bird, Aerodactyl smoothly shifted its elemental output, executing a maximum-velocity Giga Impact at point-blank range.
The immediate combination of two catastrophic physical attacks turned the entire arena upside down.
Massive slabs of reinforced concrete erupted from the ground as the shockwave ripped across the turf, destroying the grid design of the battlefield. Thick, billowing pillars of dark sulfur smoke rose into the air like mini-mushroom clouds.
A continuous chain of concussive detonations vibrated violently through the structural framework of the stadium. When the heavy dust finally dispersed, the giant pink Bewear lay flat on its back, its eyes rolled into its head as it remained completely motionless.
"I didn't expect Gym Leader Feng Che to possess such flawless mechanical execution," Ross muttered, a flash of genuine respect coloring his eyes. "Return, Bewear."
Ross recalled his fallen starter, immediately unclipping a specialized, ultra-sleek containment device from his tactical belt. He tossed it forward, releasing an exceptionally rare lifeform—the legendary Ultra Beast, Pheromosa.
Pheromosa possessed a strikingly slender, elegant humanoid form. Its delicate framework was composed almost entirely of a flawless, porcelain-white material. It had a flattened, aerodynamic skull accentuated by long, heavy eyelashes framing a pair of deep, violet-blue eyes.
A golden, crown-like protrusion rested atop its forehead, from the edges of which two exceptionally long, whip-like antennae trailed backward into the air. Beneath its thin, reed-like neck sat a four-layered, flared white torso that cascaded downward like a delicate ballroom skirt, the upper layer slightly broader than the remaining three. Its legs tapered into two hyper-slender golden needles, giving it the appearance of wearing high-heeled footwear.
"This Pheromosa was recovered directly from the League's restricted Ultra-Biosphere," Ross explained, his tone laced with pride. "Our expeditionary teams traveled deep into the Alola region to secure the core specimens. Following several generations of meticulous cultivation within our specialized facility, we successfully bred this ultimate Bug-type weapon."
"Let's see how your team handles her lethal velocity."
Pheromosa stepped onto the ruined turf, clicking its delicate knuckles together as a series of sharp, rhythmic pops echoed through the arena, its eyes locking onto the trainer box.
"If that's the baseline... come forth, Greninja!"
Feng Che tossed his luxury ball, releasing his Greninja onto the battlefield.
Greninja (Thinking): Whoa... what is that incredible, sweet aroma? This creature's biological scent is exceptionally potent.
The ninja frog took a long, slightly dazed breath, momentarily captivated by the heavy pheromone mist wafting off the Ultra Beast.
Greninja (Thinking): Wait! Pull it together! I cannot allow baseline physical attraction to compromise my path to absolute perfection!
Greninja (Thinking): A true warrior requires no romance. The blade strikes cleanest when the heart remains completely detached!
The slightly hazy look in Greninja's large eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a razor-sharp, disciplined focus. The cautious, hyper-focused frog forcibly overrode the psychological influence of Pheromosa's pheromones through sheer mental discipline.
Seeing the opposing frog cleanly break free from her signature pheromone charm so quickly, Pheromosa paused mid-stride, a look of genuine surprise crossing her elegant features.
Pheromosa (Thinking): Fascinating... a mortal specimen capable of disregarding my genetic allure completely?
Pheromosa (Thinking): Exceptional. Truly exceptional. You have successfully piqued my interest, little frog.
Pheromosa tilted her slender chin upward, a dangerous, predatory curiosity glinting in her eyes as she locked onto her opponent.
"Pheromosa, Bulk Up, then transition immediately into High Jump Kick!" Ross commanded.
The Ultra Beast's slender joints popped in rapid succession as she activated the matrix, her silhouette vanishing from the spot as she executed a blinding, high-angle thrust aimed directly at Greninja's throat.
"Greninja, evade!"
Both combatants possessed exceptional, god-tier velocity metrics. Pheromosa's needle-like heel tore through nothing but a fading afterimage. Sensing the displacement instantly, she executed a flawless, blind reverse-kick behind her torso, targeting the space where Greninja had rematerialized.
Clang!
Greninja manifested two glowing, pressurized water-kunai, crossing the blades to parry the needle-heel. Despite blocking the strike cleanly, the sheer kinetic weight of the kick forced Greninja to slide backward across the concrete, its webbed feet carving shallow grooves into the turf.
"Greninja, use Rain Dance to disrupt her footing!"
With a sweeping gesture of Greninja's webbed arm, a dense layer of dark storm clouds condensed above the stadium rafters. A heavy, localized downpour cascaded onto the field, the thick rain instantly saturating the dry concrete and activating Greninja's Swift Swim thresholds.
"Haha! Feng Che, I've meticulously analyzed your Greninja's historical combat patterns!" Ross laughed confidently. "Its velocity metrics under rain are legendary, but my Pheromosa can dance through a typhoon without allowing a single droplet of water to taint her skin!"
Pheromosa transformed into a blur of pure white light. Moving far beyond the processing speed of the human eye, she generated dozens of solid, synchronized afterimages across the field. Greninja matched her frame for frame, its own silhouette dividing into a matching matrix of dark blue illusions.
The two speed-specialists collided across the upper atmosphere of the arena.
Pheromosa executed a lethal, continuous Double Kick sequence, her legs moving like a rapid-fire piston array, while Greninja counter-attacked with a volley of high-pressure Water Shurikens.
Deafening kinetic cracks reverberated continuously through the stadium as the afterimages traded blows in a spectacular stalemate.
"Pheromosa, Bug Buzz!"
"Greninja, Water Pulse!"
Pheromosa emitted a high-frequency, ear-piercing acoustic shriek, compressing the sound waves to lower Greninja's baseline defensive density. Greninja countered by manifesting a colossal, swirling sphere of pressurized water, hurling the maximum-output Water Pulse straight down her trajectory.
Faced with the massive sphere of oncoming water, Pheromosa lifted her slender leg, executing a precise vertical axe-kick that cleanly sliced the Water Pulse in half. The sphere detonated into a massive, cascading waterfall that rained down around her position.
However, right beneath the falling torrent, Greninja's webbed palms were already surging with an intense, sub-zero aura.
If Pheromosa allowed even a single droplet of the scattered water to adhere to her porcelain hide, Greninja would instantly channel the sub-zero frost to freeze her solid.
"Pheromosa, Agility!" Ross shouted.
Her silhouette shifted erratically, generating a fresh array of clones that scattered across the perimeter to cleanly bypass the falling cascade.
But Greninja didn't target her directly. Instead, it slammed its frost-charged palms heavily onto the wet floor. SNAP! The cascading surface water instantly crystallized, sending a wave of jagged, razor-sharp ice pillars tearing across the arena floor.
Caught off guard by the rapid environmental shift, Pheromosa's primary needle-heels were cleanly ensnared by the expanding frost, locking her feet firmly to the frozen ground.
Her surrounding afterimages vanished instantly. The true Pheromosa stood pinned to the center of the ice field, straining violently against the frozen matrix to break the restraint.
"Greninja, finish it! Water Shuriken!"
Greninja hurled two massive, whistling shurikens of compressed water. But just as the liquid blades were about to make contact, Pheromosa shattered the ice encasing her ankles through sheer physical torque. She snapped her slender legs upward, intending to deflect the shurikens with a rapid-fire kick.
The moment her heel touched the blades, the shurikens intentionally dissolved into a fine mist of water droplets, completely coating her limbs. Before she could react, Greninja exhaled a concentrated blast of Icy Wind. The surface moisture froze instantly, locking her entire upper framework inside a solid block of high-density ice.
"Now, Greninja! Use the water blades!"
Two extended, gleaming sabers of solid, hyper-pressurized water erupted from Greninja's wrists as it dove forward, executing a lethal, cross-cutting strike aimed at the frozen capsule.
CRACK!
A blinding flash of energy erupted as the ice block shattered from within under pure physical pressure. Pheromosa burst from the prison, her breath ragged, but a significant portion of her left side was heavily frosted with severe freezer burns.
"Pheromosa, Counter!" Ross bellowed.
A fierce, white-hot aura of kinetic energy erupted from Pheromosa's frame. Moving with desperate, explosive velocity, she delivered a thunderous double-thrust straight into Greninja's chest, returning the kinetic weight of the water sabers with double the intensity.
Greninja took the full weight of the physical feedback, its body launched backward across the stadium floor like a stone skipped across water.
Yet, its defensive reflexes remained top-tier. Greninja plunged its water blades deep into the concrete floor, carving two long, deep fractures through the stone to arrest its momentum before it hit the boundary wall.
Stabilizing its footing, Greninja locked its gaze back onto its opponent. Pheromosa was already in motion, her needle-heels tracing a continuous, blurring sequence of kicks that Greninja systematically parried with its fluid water sabers.
"Pheromosa, maximum Agility! Deliver the ultimate strike!"
The Ultra Beast began running in a tight, blinding circle around Greninja, generating a seamless wall of white afterimages that completely boxed the frog in. Suddenly, the entire matrix of clones executed a synchronized thrust, launching a definitive High Jump Kick from every angle at once.
Greninja didn't panic. It dropped into a low, fluid crouch, allowing the primary trajectory of the kick to whistle harmlessly over its head.
Before Pheromosa could recover from the missed strike, Greninja exploded upward, driving a devastating, water-charged uppercut cleanly into the Ultra Beast's exposed jaw.
BOOM!
Pheromosa was launched into the air, crashing heavily onto the frozen sectors of the turf as her body skipped across the ice amidst a spray of shattered frost.