At ten o'clock the m, Julian, apanied by Wade, arrived at the entrao the Dragon's De realm.
"The dangers—Dyn already expihem to you yesterday. I've also taken care of your leave from school. Here, take this. If you enter a Pokémon you 't handle, use it."
Wade handed Julian a tooth, about the length of a palm. The tooth ure white, gleaming like jade.
It appeared to be a dragon fang, though it was hard to tell which Dragon-type Pokémon it came from. Its size, however, was unusually rge.
Julian carefully pced the fang into his backpack.
Under Wade's watchful gaze, Julian stepped into the Dragon's De realm.
Wade stood at the entrance for a while before turning and leaving.
As Julian's surroundings darkened, he found himself in what looked like a tuhis was no ordinary tu was massive, with a diameter hly a hundred meters.
The walls were embedded with tless glowing stones, providing a faint light that illumihe path ahead.
The soft glow was just enough for Julian to make out the road before him.
At his waist, Dragonite's Poké Ball trembled excitedly.
Even through the Poké Ball, Julian could feel Dragonite's excited aura through its bond.
The dense Dragon-type energy within the Dragon's Den had clearly beeed by Dragonite.
With a "pop," the Poké Ball opened, and Dragonite's plump figure materialized in front of Julian.
Julian decided to release only Dragonite, not even calling out Metagross.
This was the Dragon's Den, a realm inhabited solely by Dragon-type Pokémon. Pokémon of other types were not suited for this enviro.
Moreover, deploying non-type Pokémon here would undoubtedly provoke an onsught of attacks from the resident Dragon-types—a relentless and potentially fatal assault.
This principle applied to other special advanced secret realms as well.
The tunnel was eerily quiet—so quiet that Julian could only hear the sound of his and Dragonite's footsteps.
After walking for about twenty minutes, Julian halted. In the faint glow of the stones, a blurry figure appeared ahead.
The figure was sloroag them.
Dragonite immediately stepped in front of Julian, its usually gentle expression now tinged with wariness.
The sound of footsteps echoed—thud, thud, thud.
Before long, a dinosaur-like Pokémon emerged into view, standing before Julian and Dragonite.
Pokémon: Tyrantrum (Rock/Dragon)
Level: 72
Potential:
Ability: Strong Jaw
Item: None
Gender: Male
Moves: Tackle, Roar, A Power, Bite, Dragon Tail, Stomp, Rock Slide, ch, Dragon Cw, Thrash, Earthquake, Horn Drill, Giga Impact, Head Smash
TMs: None
Egg Moves: Rock Throw, Rock Polish, Dragon Daone Edge
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Standing before Julian was a Tyrantrum, ae-level Pokémon in its early stages.
"A Gatekeeper Dragon, huh?"
Julian muttered under his breath.
Acc to Dyn's description, aering the Dragon's De realm would first face this Elite-level Tyrantrum.
If they couldn't defeat it, there was no point iuring further into the ir.
This was why Tyrantrum was referred to as the "Gatekeeper Dragon."
Of course, once you defeated it, the Tyrantrum wouldn't appear again on subsequent visits to the Den.
It only showed up for trainers entering the Dragon's Den for the first time.
"Dragonite."
This oppo was naturally Dragoo handle.
Pokémon: Dragonite (Dragon/Flying)
Level: 65
Potential: Purple
Ability: Inner Focus
Item: Dragon Fang
Gender: Male
Moves: Hurrie, Wing Attack, Roost, , Leer, Dragon Tail, Twister, Thunder Wave, Aqua Tail, Dragon Rush, Safeguard, Sm, Rain Dance, Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Agility
TMs: Protect, Thunderbolt, Hyper Beam, Icy Wind, Hydro Pump, Fmethrower, Substitute, Iron Tail, Breaking Swipe, Ice Punch, Wide Guard, Dragon Cw, Ice Beam, Draeteor, Mega Punch, Dragon Pulse, Superpiga Impact, e, Focus Punch
Egg Moves: Extreme Speed, Draco Breath, Dragon Dance, e
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Retly, Julian had received two elemental cores as a reward for saving Haitian City: oeel-type and one Dragon-type. The Steel core had been given to Metagross, while the Dragon core had goonite.
Dragonite's level had increased from 61 to its current level of 65, and the energy from the Dragon core hadn't been fully depleted yet.
It would likely st until Dragonite reached level 66.
Tyrantrum g Dragoh a disdainful look. Although it sehat Dragonite wasn't ordinary, it was clear that Dragonite hadn't reached the Elite tier.
Sis oppo wasn't evee-level, Tyrantrum didn't see it as a serious threat, no matter how special it might be.
"Dragonite, Ice Punch!"
Julian initiated the attack.
The tunnel's width ah were more than suffit for both Dragonite and Tyrantrum to fight without restris.
As Dragonite's small wings fpped, its speed surged to an astonishing level. Even Julian, standing behind it, almost got swept away by the powerful gusts it created.
As the Gatekeeper Dragon, Tyrantrum was ner to battle. Although Dragonite had moved first, gaining the initial advayrantrum reacted swiftly.
The timing was so close that Julian almost thought Tyrantrum had preemptively read his strategy.
Tyrantrum's short forelimbs gathered a vivid green Dragon-type energy. A pair on Cws formed a Dragonite's Ice Punbsp;head-on.
At the moment of collision, the icy chill of the Ice Punbsp;spread wildly, while the Dragon Cws released bursts of energy that scattered in all dires.
A stray energy bst struck a boulder ounnel's ceiling. With a loud 'thud', the rock broke loose and crashed to the ground.
The boulder nded about seven ht meters in front of Julian.
"Don't lose focus—Dragon Tail!"
Seeing Dragonite gnce back at him, Julian quickly called out.
With Dragonite as his only Dragon-type Pokémon, there were no other Pokémon nearby to shield him.
Of course, if the aftermath of the battle reached a dangerously untrolble level—something even his resilient Pallet Town physique couldn't endure—Julian would definitely send out Metagross to protect himself.
Dragonite swiftly turned back, its sturdy tail imbued with Dragon energy whipping against Tyrantrum. Even with Tyrantrum's formidable physique, the blow sent it flying.
It crashed heavily into the tunnel wall, embedding its massive body into the stone.
The searing pain c through its body only provoked Tyrantrum's ferocity. Its jaws parted to reveal sharp, bone-white teeth, strings of saliva stretg between them.
"Ice Beam!"
Given the unstable enviro, Julian decided against having Dragonite engage in prolonged melee bat.
After all, if a falling rock struck the wrong spot, it might just end up hitting his own head.
A chilling, icy-blue beam erupted fronite's mouth.
Tyrantrum responded by stomping forcefully on the ground. Jagged rocks jutted up from the floor, f a makeshift shield to block the Ice Beam.
However, as Dragoook to the air, the Ice Beam's trajectory shifted, while the dire of the rock bdes remained fixed.
Tyrantrum's eyes were suddenly enveloped by a blue-white glow.
The moment, it was encased in ice, frozen solid.
Dragonite nded softly, the defeated Tyrantrum. Its previously fierd determined expression faded, repced by its usual endearing, goofy demeanor.
