Noticing the change in their expressions, Aoki smiled.
"Kommo-o, it seems they don't recognize you. Show them your strength and broaden their horizons!"
Hearing Aoki's words, Kommo-o's eyes narrowed slightly, and two puffs of thick air spewed from its nostrils.
It was then that Steven finally reacted, "Aoki, this… Pokémon is Kommo-o? I've never seen it before. Is it a Dragon-type Pokémon?"
Given Steven's family background and circumstances, he prided himself on knowing most of the currently discovered Pokémon.
But this Kommo-o was truly the first time he had seen it, and the first time he had heard its name.
Aoki glanced at the still-confused Steven and explained, "Kommo-o is a Dragon/Fighting-type Pokémon, a Pseudo-legendary Pokémon!
Although this Kommo-o has been captured by me, we have more of a cooperative relationship. I can't command it in battle; it fights on its own.
However… let me show you a surprise."
Hearing Aoki's explanation, Steven became even more confused.
A Pseudo-legendary Pokémon?
A Dragon/Fighting-type Pokémon?
Why have I never heard of it?
Am I truly ignorant?
And what does "cannot command" mean?
But in fact, if he had just looked at the expressions of Courtney and Tabitha, he would have known that he wasn't the only one confused.
Courtney and Tabitha indeed did not recognize this Pokémon.
But from their Pokémon's reactions, they felt a hint of fear!
Fear?
Kommo-o suddenly slammed its clenched fist against its chest, emitting a "thump" of scales colliding.
It lowered its head, and a large amount of airflow was rapidly drawn into its nostrils.
Then, Kommo-o opened its mouth, and a white light began to emit from the center of its mouth. Immediately after, the white light shot out from its mouth, transforming into a circle of soundwave energy just before leaving its mouth.
"ROAR!!!!"
In an instant, the Pokémon standing opposite Kommo-o felt as if the entire world had suddenly become silent, without a single sound.
But the next moment, a huge roar erupted, and terrifying circles of soundwave energy spewed from Kommo-o's mouth.
Wherever the sound waves reached, all the rocks in the tunnel first turned from large chunks into small pieces, and then from small pieces into powder.
All the debris and powder were vibrated into the air by the sound waves.
These were just the aftershocks.
Directly hit by Kommo-o's Clanging Scales attack were Courtney and Tabitha's Pokémon, as well as Maxie's Crobat and Archie's Sharpedo.
Without exception, they were all sent flying backward!
Even Maxie's Crobat tumbled dozens of times in mid-air before barely stopping, looking in shock at this never-before-seen Pokémon.
Courtney and Tabitha were protected by their Pokémon, so they were relatively fine.
But the people and Pokémon behind them were not so lucky.
Many trainers and Pokémon had blood oozing from their seven orifices, their heads buzzing as if they had lost all sensation.
They fell straight to the ground.
One by one… like harvesting straw.
After the booming sound waves ended, those who felt deaf could hear sounds again.
BOOM!!!
A huge explosion!
The entire tunnel seemed to have expanded by a circle.
Clang—
Kommo-o Domineeringly once again slammed its chest and roared.
As if saying…
I am Kommo-o, a Dragon-type Pseudo-legendary Pokémon! All you ignorant people and Pokémon better listen up!
"Gulp—"
Steven, standing behind Kommo-o with Aoki, subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
He turned his head with difficulty, looking at Aoki, momentarily at a loss for words.
After a moment of silence, Steven's voice finally came out hoarsely, "This… this is… your trump card? Do you have any more trump cards like this? Let me just…"
He finished, staring blankly at Kommo-o.
Feeling its scales were so dazzling.
Aoki grinned, "This is a rare find. I can't always have Kommo-o fight for me, otherwise, I would have been a Champion long ago."
Actually, Kommo-o's Clanging Scales shouldn't be so exaggerated; the terrain also played a large part.
Here, in the tunnel, the sound had no way to dissipate, concentrating within such a small area, which made Kommo-o's attack seem so terrifying.
Although its own strength was very strong, it wasn't that strong.
Seeing the power Kommo-o displayed, Steven felt relieved and recalled all his Pokémon.
He felt at ease.
Having such a Pokémon truly meant one could hold off ten thousand!
Courtney and Tabitha's faces were slightly pale.
Although they were protected by their Pokémon and didn't end up as miserably as the people behind them, who were all lying on the ground, eyes rolling, motionless.
But sound is, after all, all-pervasive, and they also suffered a significant impact.
More importantly, facing this Kommo-o, they didn't know how to launch an attack for a moment.
Their Pokémon seemed to be on a completely different level than their opponent's.
However, their not attacking didn't mean Kommo-o would stay put and wait for them.
It picked its nose, realizing that the opponents were all scared by it. Kommo-o was quite satisfied with this grand entrance.
It slammed its tail, which had a large hammer-like appendage, hard on the ground, then pushed off with its legs, launching itself forward.
It was surprising; although Kommo-o usually made a scraping sound with its scales when it moved, when it entered battle, all its scales seemed to receive a command, tensing and pressing tightly together, so that when Kommo-o ran, there was no other noise except the sound of its feet hitting the ground.
Seeing Kommo-o charging towards them, Courtney and Tabitha gritted their teeth, knowing that not fighting now was not an option.
So they commanded their Pokémon to prepare to withstand the impact.
Thump—
BOOM!!!
Kommo-o's fighting style was very simple: just punching and tail-sweeping. The movements were unpretentious, but the opponent's Pokémon simply couldn't withstand such attacks.
As the battle unfolded, although Courtney and Tabitha were being overwhelmingly beaten by Kommo-o, they found that Kommo-o was not as terrifying as they had imagined.
Its strength was indeed immense, and unbearably so.
But it hadn't created a situation of one-punching every opponent.
At least they still barely had the strength to parry.
However, even though they were barely holding on, the fear in their hearts had dissipated a lot.
The unknown is always the most terrifying.
They believed that with such a commotion, Maxie and Archie must already be rushing forward.
As long as they could endure this wave of impact…
THUMP!!! THUMP!!!
Courtney and Tabitha's two Pokémon were sent flying backward, falling unconscious!
Kommo-o's scale-covered fists were now flashing with Ice Shard and Thunder Punch, it was using skills!
The opponents couldn't parry anymore!