Four attacks of four different types struck in succession—
Fire, Ice, Electric, and Fighting.
Aiden wanted to see exactly which types this Shiny Tyranitar was most vulnerable to.
Machamp's four fists came crashing down one after another.
Brick Break landed first.
Tyranitar showed almost no reaction.
It seemed this Shiny Tyranitar truly was immune to Fighting-type attacks.
What a monster.
When Fire Punch and Thunder Punch struck, Tyranitar gave only a faint growl in response to the flames.
Thunder Punch, meanwhile, seemed to have no effect whatsoever.
Did that mean this black Tyranitar was immune to two different types?
One was Fighting, which should ordinarily have been devastatingly effective against it.
The other was Electric, perhaps because Larvitar and Pupitar had once possessed the Ground type before evolving.
Even after its final evolution, this Shiny Tyranitar had retained that immunity.
It was truly formidable.
However, powerful as it was, Ice Punch still dealt serious damage.
Tyranitar roared and staggered backward under the freezing blow.
Aiden immediately understood.
Of all things, this Pokémon was weak to Ice-type attacks.
Could it secretly possess some kind of Dragon-type trait?
It resisted Fire and Electric attacks, yet had little resistance to Ice.
With that speculation in mind, Aiden immediately issued another command.
"Machamp, use Ice Punch at full power!"
"All four fists!"
Machamp moved without hesitation.
All four hands clenched into fists as powerful freezing energy gathered around them.
Seeing this, Tyranitar released another roar.
"Tyran!"
Dense Dark-type energy gathered in its mouth.
Dark Pulse erupted instantly.
At the same time, Shadow Claw and Dragon Claw formed around Tyranitar's left and right claws.
Tyranitar and Machamp charged directly into one another.
Dark Pulse cleared the way while Shadow Claw and Dragon Claw attacked from both sides.
Machamp took the blows head-on.
However, Aiden's Machamp possessed not only tremendous strength, but equally impressive defenses.
One Ice Punch shattered the Dark Pulse.
Machamp then gathered more energy and unleashed a relentless barrage of strikes upon Tyranitar.
This time, Tyranitar could no longer hold its ground.
It was forced backward again and again.
"Good!"
"Grab it and use an over-the-shoulder throw!"
Fighting-type energy might have been ineffective against Tyranitar, but a physical throw could still introduce it to the ground with considerable force.
The muscles across Machamp's four arms bulged.
It wrapped all four limbs around Tyranitar, locking it in place and preventing it from breaking free.
Tyranitar immediately swung its tail and used Iron Tail against Machamp.
At that very moment, Machamp exerted all four arms at once.
It flipped Tyranitar upside down and drove it headfirst into the ground.
Combined with Tyranitar's immense body weight, the impact buried nearly half of its body beneath the earth.
Aiden immediately seized the opening.
"That's it!"
"Use Ice Punch again!"
Before his words had even finished, all four of Machamp's fists slammed into Tyranitar's immobilized body.
The continuous barrage finally overwhelmed it.
Tyranitar collapsed and lost consciousness.
Ding! Machamp defeated Tyranitar and gained 7,300 experience points.
Its level has increased. Current level: Lv. 74!
A Luxury Ball appeared in Aiden's hand.
He threw it forward.
The black Shiny pseudo-Legendary with Red potential was successfully captured, becoming Aiden's newest Pokémon.
With that, he had obtained his tenth Pokémon with Red potential.
Ding! Congratulations to the host for capturing the black Shiny Tyranitar.
Special reward obtained: Tyranitarite!
Aiden smiled upon hearing the system notification.
Compared to the past, Mega Stones now practically filled his system space.
Previously, he had needed to complete system choices to obtain them.
Now, whenever he captured certain Pokémon, the system would often reward the corresponding Mega Stone automatically.
Thus, despite having only just captured the black Shiny Tyranitar, Aiden already possessed the means to Mega Evolve it.
...
After spending three days on Mt. Silver, Aiden had captured a Tyranitar colony numbering roughly twenty Pokémon, as well as the entire Venusaur colony.
He was preparing to leave the mountain when Mewtwo suddenly sensed something unusual.
Noticing its strange reaction, Aiden turned toward it.
"What is it?"
Mewtwo stared intently ahead.
A group of Kangaskhan was making its way through the forest.
After scanning them, Aiden's attention settled on the final Kangaskhan in the group.
Why was there such a familiar psychic energy surrounding it?
Moreover, the energy felt strangely similar to Mewtwo's.
Intrigued, Aiden used the system to scan the unusual Kangaskhan.
Ding! Mew's current attributes are as follows:
Pokémon: Mew
Divine Authority: Progenitor of Creation
Level: 100
Ability: Synchronize
Type: Psychic
Potential: Red
Bond Evolution: Locked
Mega Evolution: Locked
Gigantamax: None
Moves: Amnesia, Baton Pass, Life Dew, Nasty Plot, Metronome, Imprison, Transform, Aura Sphere, Psychic, Toxic, Triple Axel, Thunder, Petal Blizzard, Light Screen...
Affinity: 0
Profile: A Mythical Pokémon hailed as one of the most mysterious beings in existence. It is the ancestor of all ordinary Pokémon created by the creator deity. It can wield moves of nearly every type and possesses powerful life energy.
Likes: Transforming, playing pranks, and sleeping.
When Aiden realized that the Kangaskhan was actually Mew, he froze in place.
To be honest, this Mew appeared to be the first Legendary Pokémon Aiden had encountered purely by chance.
Black Rayquaza had been granted to him by the system.
As for most of his other Legendary Pokémon, he had deliberately sought them out.
Dialga was perhaps the only exception.
The god of time had appeared on its own, though only because it had been drawn out by a great battle.
That was entirely different from Mew suddenly appearing before him in disguise.
No wonder Mewtwo had reacted so strongly.
Everything made sense now.
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