Tyrantrum slammed violently onto the shattered, ice-slick ground, the impact sending tremors rippling across the entire battlefield as jagged shards of stone exploded outward in every direction!!
...
"This… how can Power-Up Punch be that strong?!"
From the spectator stands, Daimon stared in stunned disbelief.
Logically speaking, even at the Proficient level, Power-Up Punch only had a base power of 40. Even factoring in Tyrantrum's double weakness to Fighting-type moves, that should have pushed it to around 80 at most.
And Tyrantrum's physical defense was exceptionally high. Its Level was also above Greninja's.
No matter how he calculated it, the numbers simply didn't add up.
What Daimon didn't know was this—
Greninja's Power-Up Punch had already reached the Perfect level.
On top of that, with its Hidden Ability Protean, the move's effective base power rose to 80.
Then, with the double super-effective multiplier applied, the strike effectively hit with a devastating 160 power.
Of course it hurt.
...
Tyrantrum, thick-skinned and brutally resilient, slowly pushed itself back to its feet.
Its draconic eyes burned crimson.
It was furious.
After all, Tyrantrum was known as the Despot Pokémon. How could it possibly tolerate such humiliation?!
"ROOOAR——!!"
It threw its head back and unleashed a thunderous roar straight at Greninja, the sound reverberating across the entire arena.
"Good!!"
"Tyrantrum… we end this in one move!!"
"Head Smash!!"
Kieran's eyes flashed coldly as he barked the command, ordering Tyrantrum to unleash its ultimate attack—
Head Smash!!
Base power 150.
With STAB, its destructive force surged to a terrifying 225.
"ROOOAAAR——!!"
Tyrantrum's eyes blazed blood-red. With a savage roar, twin white energy blades ignited along its skull, radiating a crushing, tyrannical aura.
The grass beneath its feet detonated outward.
Cracks spider-webbed across the ground under the sheer pressure.
Like a prehistoric tyrant charging across a battlefield, its massive body thundered straight toward Greninja—unstoppable.
"Greninja… disperse the clones!!"
"Let's finish this with our strongest move!!"
"Ice Punch!!"
Aaron's gaze sharpened as he gave the command.
Greninja could have dodged.
But there was no need.
A true ninja met power with power.
"Nin——!!"
Greninja let out a sharp cry as the remaining shadow clones burst into plumes of white smoke, dissolving into the air.
The accumulated +1 Attack boost from Power-Up Punch flowed back into its main body in full.
Its eyes snapped open.
A violent aura exploded outward from Greninja like a surging tidal wave.
Grass bent low.
Flowers were torn free.
Even the trees groaned beneath the pressure.
It stepped forward.
Its right fist drew back—
Icy-blue energy gathered wildly around it, compressing, condensing, crystallizing into a frost-covered fist that radiated bone-piercing cold.
The temperature of the battlefield plummeted in an instant.
Then—
Greninja drove its frozen fist forward with absolute resolve.
Straight toward Tyrantrum's charging skull!!
In that split second—
Ice Punch and Head Smash collided head-on.
"BZZZZZZ——!!!"
A piercing vibration screamed through the air.
For a heartbeat, the world seemed to freeze.
Then—
"BOOOOOOM——!!!"
The arena exploded in light and force.
A terrifying explosion erupted as their energies collided.
Shockwaves rippled outward, sweeping across the entire Pokémon Arena!!
Rocks shattered and flew in all directions. Trees bent and snapped.
Even the flowers carpeting the field were torn from the ground and blown into the air.
The destructive force of the collision was obvious to everyone present.
"RAAAARGH——!"
A miserable roar echoed from within the explosion.
A massive figure was hurled backward, crashing violently onto the ruined battlefield.
It slammed into the ground, carving out a deep crater.
Dust billowed. Stones scattered in every direction…
It had completely lost the ability to battle.
With a body that large, there was no need to guess.
It was Kieran's trump card — Tyrantrum.
Greninja stood upright within the massive crater left by the blast.
Only a few sparks from the explosion clung to its body, but the water energy flowing around it extinguished them instantly.
"This… this… how is that possible?!"
Kieran staggered back a step, eyes wide.
"My Tyrantrum used a 150-power STAB move!"
"How could it lose to your Advanced Greninja?!"
His voice cracked at the last word.
"That's impossible… It doesn't make sense…"
His face flushed red, breathing uneven, hands trembling at his sides.
"You—you must have cheated!"
"Your Pokémon… it must've taken something!"
He pointed at Aaron, finger shaking violently.
"There's no way this is real!"
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