"Go ahead, you take the first move."

  "Gible, Dragoh!"

  Paul wasted no time after Roark’s polite offer, ung the first attack without hesitation.

  "Haah~"

  Gible gathered energy, unleashing a vivid green stream of draic breath teodude. Thanks to yesterday’s rigorous training, Gible’s execution oh was noticeably faster than before.

  "Geodude, Hidden Power!"

  As the Dragoh surged feodude remained calm, raising its hands to summon its inner power. A cluster of glowing orbs materialized around it and with a swift motion, intercepted the approag Dragoh.

  Despite its humble appearance, Hidden Power overwhelmed Dragoh in an instant, breaking it apart and tinuing tible in a barrage.

  "Dig."

  Paul issued the and, and Gible, a master of the Dig move, vanished underground in an instant, leaving only a hole behind.

  The glowing orbs struck the ground, kig up a cloud of dust but failing to deal any damage.

  Geodude’s level wasn’t low, but its oves like Earthquake nitude left it uo deal with Gible while it remained underground. Charging into the tunnel could leave it vulnerable to an ambush, f Geodude to anxiously s its surroundings instead.

  "Stay calm, Geodude. Use Rollout."

  Notig Geodude’s unease, Roark offered a steadying and.

  Where Gible was didn’t matter—eventually, it would have to emerge. And with Rollout’s increasing power over time, a si might be enough to take Gible out.

  Following eodude curled into a ball and began rolling across the battlefield, pig up speed with every moment.

  "Attack."

  Beh the ground, Gible keenly sehe vibrations from above. After predig Geodude’s rolling trajectible shot up from underground with a well-timed Dig, striking Geodude directly from below.

  Boom!

  The attaded ly, dealing signifit damage and sending Geodude flying into the air.

  Despite the impact, Geodude mao maintain its rolling form.

  "Now, Rollout directly at Gible!"

  Roark seized the opportunity, direg Geodude to strike back. As it desded from the air, Geodude locked onto Gible’s position and accelerated downward, a meteor-like fathering behind it.

  This was an attack Gible could not escape unscathed.

  "Dragoh!"

  Gible didn’t back down, opening its mouth to unleash anreen Dragoh at the desding Geodude.

  But Geodude, in the midst of Rollout, had built up too much power. The Dragoh was quickly overe, and Geodude tis pluible.

  A direct hit would undoubtedly deal catastrophic damage to Gible.

  "ch."

  Paul’s deyed and came at the st possible moment.

  As Geodude crashed down, Gible lunged forward and cmped down with its powerful jaws, halting Geodude’s momentum entirely.

  The battlefield fell into a momentary silence. Geodude, still spinning, was now caught in Gible’s mouth, looking more like a chew toy than a fearsome projectile.

  Before long, Geodude’s strength gave out, leaving it entirely at Gible’s mercy. Half of its body remairapped in Gible’s jaws, while the other half filed uselessly in the air.

  "Wait… is this even possible?"

  Roark was utterly stunned by the sight, remi of way’s infamous Dunsparce sario with Gible. He couldn’t fathom how Gible mao endure such a powerful attack.

  An iic se recreated!

  Unfortunately, Paul’s Gible didn’t know Draeteor.

  "Dragoh."

  Still, Dragoh was more than enough to finish the job. At such cle, the draiergy engulfed Geodude, ung it skyward.

  Boom!

  Geodude was blown away by the ensuing explosion. Its battered form hit the ground and y still.

  "Geodude is uo battle! Gible wins!" decred the referee.

  "e back, Geodude. You did great." Roark returned Geodude to its Poké Ball, letting out a wry chuckle. "What an uable deferategy. Though I doubt many Pokémon could pull that off besides Gible."

  "Let’s go, Onix!"

  Roark tossed another Poké Ball, releasing his t Onix onto the battlefield. The massive roake bawl, its sheer size and aura of power intimidates all who faced it.

  Gible, however, was unfazed, staring down Onix with fierce determination.

  But in the moment, a beam of red light shot out, recalling Gible to its Poké Ball.

  While the anime version of Roark’s Onix didn’t use moves like Earthquake, this was real life, where there were no move slot restris. Roark’s fiden Onix meant it likely had ters for oppos like Gible.

  Paul knew he could still beat Onix with Gible, but there was o rely on it here. This gym battle wasn’t just about winning; it was about honing his style and refining his strategy.

  He wouldn’t use his powerhouse Ursariher—this was about growth.

  "Elekid, get ready to fight!"

  Paul’s Poké Ball released his eager Elekid, who immediately began swinging its arms with anticipation, ready for a.

  "A surprising choice to use aric-type. What’s your pn?" Roark asked curiously before anding. "Onix, Stealth Rock!"

  "Roarrr!"

  Onix summoned glowing white stohat scattered across the battlefield, embedding themselves in the ground. If Paul switched Pokémon, the entry hazard would deal damage to the ining one.

  But Paul didn’t seem to care.

  "Focus Bst!"

  Elekid quickly gathered energy into a glowing sphere and hurled it toward Onix, charging forward as it uhe attack.

  "Onix, dodge and use Earthquake!"

  For such a massive Pokémon, Onix was uedly agile. It twisted its body to evade the Focus Bst, then smmed its tail into the ground, causing a powerful tremor that shook the etlefield.

  "Elekid, Mag Rise!"

  Elekid leaped into the air, activating its eleagic abilities to float above the ground. The Earthquake passed harmlessly beh it.

  Earthquake missed!

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