Pokémon: Starting With An Overpowered Gameboy Advance

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"Damn it, what a move from Chris!" someone shouted from the crowd.

"One move—Dragon Tail—and Emboar was down in seconds! I dare say that Chris's Steelix is definitely a member of his main lineup! Its combat power is comparable to Garchomp!"

"Who dares claim our Chris is just a new Gym Trainer without background? This IS his background!" another voice bellowed forcefully.

The arena buzzed with excitement as spectators either praised Chris or attempted to defend Koizumi Erlang. Amidst the noise, Koizumi stood in stunned silence, staring blankly at his Emboar lying in the cracked battlefield. The scene before him defied comprehension.

Was Emboar really defeated so easily?

While Emboar's defense wasn't its strongest attribute, its physical resilience was beyond question. An Emboar at peak Contest Condition knocked out by a single Dragon Tail from Steelix? It seemed impossible.

Maybe he hadn't slept enough last night and was hallucinating? Or perhaps Emboar had eaten something that weakened it? Could Steelix have been enhanced with illegal substances before the match?

Koizumi almost wanted to slap himself to check if he was dreaming. If this was a nightmare, he wanted to wake up from this absurd and unrealistic scenario as quickly as possible.

"Trainer Koizumi, please send out your second Pokémon promptly," the referee reminded him, noticing that Koizumi remained motionless.

Koizumi finally snapped back to reality as if waking from a trance. He hastily grabbed his second Poké Ball and released it with a flick of his wrist.

The Pokémon that emerged was Gyarados!

Its huge and majestic azure body floated in mid-air, appearing ferocious and powerful. However, compared to Chris's Red Gyarados seen in previous matches, this ordinary Gyarados seemed rather unimpressive. In terms of size, coloration, and visible power, everyone present could easily spot the difference between the two Gyarados specimens.

Koizumi's Gyarados roared at Steelix with a ferocious expression, clearly attempting to intimidate its opponent, but the display had no visible effect on Steelix's composure.

It appeared that Koizumi's Gyarados possessed the Moxie Ability!

Moxie: After the Pokémon with this Ability defeats an opponent, its Attack stat increases by one stage.

This was an Ability that grew stronger with each victory, usually suitable for a sweep strategy! But right now, Koizumi had sent out Gyarados purely because its Water-type could supposedly counter Steelix's Steel/Ground typing.

"Surf!" Koizumi immediately commanded an aggressive attack.

Gyarados roared skyward, causing a five-meter-high blue wave to rise from the ground, surging powerfully toward Steelix.

Chris remained unfazed, raising his hand to issue a counter-command. "Rock Slide!"

"ROAR!" This time it was Steelix's turn to bellow.

A deep darkness manifested in the sky above the battlefield, and countless rocks hurtled downward from a circular black hole that seemed connected to another dimension. Like the Rock Slide attacks summoned by Tyranitar and Aggron, these rocks were small but featured sharp edges and corners. It looked less like falling stones and more like a rain of pointed nails!

Where Steelix might have been slightly outmatched by Tyranitar and Aggron was in the density of the Rock Slide—but this hardly seemed to matter.

Both massive Pokémon were too large to dodge their opponent's attack completely, so they were forced into a direct exchange of damage.

Normally, Gyarados's Surf move would deal double damage against a standard Steelix due to type effectiveness.

Similarly, the Rock-type move used by Chris's Steelix, Rock Slide, would deal double damage to Gyarados with its Flying typing.

The only advantage Gyarados should have had was a 50% power bonus from using a move that matched its Water typing—this was what Koizumi was counting on!

But when the turbulent tide crashed against Steelix, Koizumi's eyes nearly bulged from their sockets.

The surging water bombarded Steelix's body as if hitting an impenetrable dam, producing nothing but noise without any visible damage.

Wasn't Steelix supposed to be vulnerable to Water-type attacks?

Furthermore, from a species perspective, while Steelix's physical defense was phenomenal, its special defense wasn't particularly high. For this reason, Koizumi had specifically instructed Gyarados to use the special attack move Surf, despite it not being Gyarados's forte. So why couldn't it inflict any damage on Steelix?

Another scene beyond his comprehension unfolded, and Koizumi's mind nearly crashed from the shock. Only one thought remained:

I don't understand!

Chris, however, showed no surprise whatsoever. As an unique Shiny Steelix, his Pokémon had been born with an effect being complete immunity to Water-type moves. He had observed this when he tried to capture Onix.

"It wouldn't matter if your Gyarados used Surf," Chris thought to himself. "Even if you had Kyogre using Origin Pulse, the result wouldn't necessarily be different. Although, if Origin Pulse couldn't cause water damage, the sheer impact force behind it might still knock out Steelix in seconds. Unfortunately for you, your Pokémon is Gyarados, not Kyogre."

Koizumi, if he could hear these thoughts, would likely respond: "If my Pokémon were Kyogre, would I really be here battling you in an Ultra Ball ranking match?"

While Steelix emerged unscathed from the Surf attack, Gyarados's enormous body suffered continuous hits from the Rock Slide. Where smaller Pokémon might endure only three or four falling rocks at most, Gyarados's huge form was struck by hundreds. Its Flying typing made each rock penetrate three points deeper into its flesh, causing pain that nearly sent Gyarados into a rage-induced frenzy!

"BOOM!" Finally, Gyarados crashed to the ground under the relentless barrage of rocks, its massive body slamming heavily onto the battlefield, creating waves in the receding Surf water.

Steelix wasn't defeated in seconds, but his own Gyarados was? The corner of Koizumi's mouth twitched involuntarily.

I really picked the wrong opponent today!

Chris crossed his arms, mentally labeling Koizumi's Gyarados as "fragile." While Steelix didn't have the Rock type, Rock Slide still inflicted 200% damage due to type effectiveness against Flying.

In reality, the damage multiplier exceeded 200%. Setting aside the Rock-type power boost Steelix had obtained by absorbing a treasure-level Hard Stone during its evolution from Onix, the Badges Chris possessed alone provided a 30% bonus to Rock-type moves.

The Stone Badge from Hoenn's Rustboro Gym, the Boulder Badge from Kanto's Pewter Gym, and the Cliff Badge from Kalos's Cyllage Gym all contributed to this advantage. For Chris, once he collected all regional Gym Badges, his Pokémon would be able to use moves outside their natural typing as effectively as same-type attacks.

Based on this calculation, it seemed that Koizumi's Gyarados wasn't particularly fragile—Chris's Steelix was simply extraordinarily powerful!

"Gyarados is unable to battle! Steelix wins!" the referee announced, confirming the result.