Chapter 788 782: The Totem Aura

Time passed very quickly.

That day, Ethan was training his Pokémon as usual.

On the field, the Pokémon battling were Sandslash and Tyranitar.

Ever since it had successfully become a Totem Pokémon, Sandslash had been spending all this time adapting to its new body.

With a size of more than three meters, all of its physical capabilities had received a terrifying improvement.

At that moment, in the battle on the field, Sandslash was using the combination move Crush Spin (Rapid Spin + Crush Claw).

At the monstrous speed of the move Rapid Spin, every time it waved its claws, a terrifying whistle could be heard in the air.

In front of it, Tyranitar's figure was also very large, but now it could no longer compare in size with Totem Sandslash.

Facing Sandslash's combination move, even Tyranitar, which had grown up eating Smooth Rock since it was small, could do nothing but retreat again and again.

In that situation, Tyranitar was forced to use the power of the sandstorm, raising an enormous cloud of sand and dust.

However, Sandslash, which also mastered the power of the sandstorm, once again increased its speed thanks to the Ability Sand Rush.

In the end, in direct combat, Totem Sandslash completely suppressed Tyranitar, fully displaying its terrifying strength.

"Sha!"

After obtaining the final victory, Sandslash was enormously excited.

"Tyran!"

Seeing that, Tyranitar once again looked at Sandslash and then at itself with a dejected expression.

During ordinary battles, what it liked the most was precisely measuring itself against Sandslash using only the body.

Thanks to its terrifying physical qualities, even though Sandslash mastered the combination moves Crush Spin and Spin Drive, in frontal collisions, Sandslash still did not have too great an advantage.

But now, after Sandslash had become a Totem Pokémon, when it came to physical qualities, Tyranitar had become the one being suppressed!

That made Tyranitar extremely depressed.

"Tyranitar, do you also want to become a Totem Pokémon?"

"That might be a little complicated. First, we would have to find a Totem Tyranitar. And then we would have to extract a Totem reagent from it."

"That will depend on luck. But if the opportunity comes, I will definitely help you become a Totem Pokémon."

Ethan comforted Tyranitar. If he could, naturally he would like all his Pokémon to become Totem Pokémon.

But, obviously, that was not realistic.

Of course, that "lack of realism" only referred to the present.

If President Beckett and the others truly managed to discover the essence of Totem Pokémon, perhaps in the future Totem Pokémon could be mass-produced.

"Cac!"

After the battle between Sandslash and Tyranitar ended, Cacturne also entered the field.

Immediately afterward, Cacturne was seen using the moves Ingrain and Growth with all its strength, transforming into a figure about five meters tall.

Compared with Sandslash's size, Cacturne was now even a little larger.

However, to reach that size, Cacturne needed to activate the move Growth, while Sandslash's body was already that enormous in its normal state. The difference between the two was still very great.

In addition, Sandslash not only possessed the size of a Totem Pokémon, but also the combination move Crush Spin, an authentic first-rate technique.

So, although Cacturne deployed its gigantification and its own combat techniques, it was still suppressed by Sandslash.

In the end, Cacturne also ended up defeated by Totem Sandslash.

"The Totem state has increased Sandslash's strength too much. For Sandslash, this can truly be called an evolutionary leap in its life level. Of course, if we are talking about the life level itself... Melmetal is still stronger."

While Ethan sighed with emotion, Melmetal's figure slowly entered the field.

With each of its steps, one could feel the entire ground vibrating.

After having successively defeated Tyranitar and Cacturne, Sandslash finally faced Melmetal.

Clang, clang, clang!

Melmetal struck both arms together, producing a series of metallic sounds.

Very soon, the battle began.

This time, Sandslash's main objective was to test its own body.

Without hesitation, it directly charged with the move Rapid Spin and deployed the move Metal Claw.

Boom, boom, boom!

Melmetal's fists swung, and the two clashed repeatedly at high speed.

But this time, even combining its size with the combination move Metal Spin, Sandslash was still suppressed by Melmetal.

"As expected of a Mythical Pokémon. Melmetal's current combat strength is already clearly at the Elite level."

"Although Sandslash has become a Totem, it is still quite far from that level. Unless... Sandslash manages to master the Totem aura. Only then could it have a chance of entering the Elite level in the short term."

While observing the battle, Ethan reflected inwardly.

As for the Totem aura, during this time Ethan and Sandslash had researched quite a bit about it.

But Sandslash's current Totem aura was truly too weak and could not be transformed into real combat strength at all.

"It seems I will definitely have to go to the Alola Secret Kingdom. And also make that overseas training trip."

"If I want to reach the Alola Secret Kingdom, I will first have to pass through the Federal League. Only by following that route from the Federal League will I be able to find that sea area."

Ethan's next plans began to take shape in his mind.

Now, with Naira guarding the Solaria Town Gym, he had absolutely nothing to worry about.

Thanks to the dominant performance he himself had shown the day before the Gym's opening, the Solaria Town Gym had already begun to be implicitly called the strongest Gym in the Ironvale region.

Because of that, many powerful challengers were now choosing the Solaria Town Gym as the target of their Gym challenges.

During this time, Naira had improved a great deal.

And those powerful challengers were perfect for her to test the results of the training her Pokémon had carried out during that period.

Aside from the Gym matters, the research of the Life Transition Research Institute also continued advancing in an orderly manner.

And the development of Solaria Town was completely in the hands of the Baxter family, which backed Alex. Right now, it could truly be said that Ethan was the person with the most free time in that entire place.

At that moment, the dispute for the World Championship spots had already begun, and he felt that the most important thing was still to further strengthen his own strength.

While Ethan remained immersed in his thoughts, the battle on the field also came to an end.

In the end, Totem Sandslash was still unable to surpass Melmetal, the Mythical Pokémon, and had to accept defeat helplessly.

After Sandslash's battle, Ethan once again checked the training state of his other Pokémon.

This time, when he departed for the Alola Secret Kingdom, he would not be able to take everyone with him, so before leaving, he had to decide which ones would accompany him.

Among them, Shuckle and Litwick had to stay in the laboratory without fail to collaborate with the experiments. In addition, Slowking, as the laboratory assistant, would also stay there.

Aside from Shuckle, Litwick, and Slowking, Ethan also planned to leave Cacturne, Magmortar, Rhyperior, and Tyranitar behind.