Pokemon: My Pokemon Has a Tailed Beast Template

Chapter 277 277: The Gap Between Champions

As a Gym Leader, Brock possessed far more knowledge than the others. He smiled bitterly and said, "I thought Sam was exaggerating his opponent's strength before. Now it seems he deliberately downplayed it because he didn't want us to worry."

"The Trainer named Pryce is no weaker than the Champions of each region."

Deep down, Brock even had a bold suspicion—

Pryce's strength might have already surpassed many regional Champions.

The battle had entered its fiercest stage.

Sam had already used nearly every method available to him. Besides Bangira, he had also summoned Gengar and Charizard to the battlefield.

Only Deoxys remained absent, as it was still occupied dealing with Pryce's Delibird elsewhere.

Even though Sam didn't want to admit it, the truth was unavoidable—

Pryce was stronger than him.

"Desert Burial!!!"

Using the harassment created by Gengar and Charizard, Bangira finally gathered enough sand to launch a counterattack.

A gigantic maw formed from swirling yellow sand appeared in the air. Sharp fangs emerged from within as it lunged toward Swinub.

"Freeze everything, Swinub."

The cold wind intensified instantly.

The sand that Bangira had painstakingly gathered froze solid in midair, turning into sparkling crystal sculptures beneath the sunlight.

Sam had already sensed Ash and the others arriving, but he didn't have the spare focus to greet them anymore.

As time passed, the pressure from Pryce only grew heavier.

"Bangira."

Hearing the heaviness in Sam's voice, Bangira immediately understood.

Billowing sandstorms swept across the battlefield, concealing Bangira's body within the storm.

Purple markings slowly appeared across its body.

A beast-like roar echoed from within the sandstorm, sending chills down everyone's spine.

The sand condensed into a gigantic tail swaying behind it as violent energy exploded outward.

Then, a completely transformed Pokémon slowly stepped out from the storm.

"Gulp…"

Ash took several deep breaths before speaking in a discouraged tone.

"Brock… Sam is only a few years older than me, but he's already this strong. Am I… kinda useless?"

It was the first time Brock had ever heard Ash, who was usually overflowing with confidence and energy, ask something like that.

"Don't overthink it, Ash," Brock replied calmly. "Having your current strength at your age is already impressive. Not everyone can be like Sam."

"Even among regional Champions, Trainers who reach this level before twenty are one in ten million. There's no need to compare yourself to him."

After a moment of silence, Ash clenched his fists again.

"Don't worry, Brock. I won't give up."

"As long as Pikachu and I keep working hard, one day I'll definitely become a one-of-a-kind Pokémon Master!"

"That's more like it."

Soon, everyone witnessed just how terrifying Bangira became when fighting at full power.

The entire battlefield filled with razor-sharp wind blades.

The howling wind itself became the deadliest weapon under Bangira's control.

Looking at the endless storm of invisible attacks, Sam finally smiled.

Swinub could freeze sand—

But could it freeze invisible wind blades too?

He wanted to see how Swinub would deal with this.

Countless wind blades shot toward Swinub from every direction.

This time, even Swinub became serious.

White frost continuously poured from its nostrils as it unleashed its full power.

Then, to everyone's disbelief, Swinub began weaving through the storm of wind blades with unbelievable agility.

Its movements were so fluid that it looked as though it were dancing.

Watching the tiny Pokémon glide through the deadly attacks, Sam was stunned.

This was the first time he had ever seen such an absurdly powerful Pokémon.

Even while dodging, Swinub never stopped attacking.

Every time it changed position, it injected energy into the earth beneath it.

Soon, the ground began trembling violently.

Cracks spread across the battlefield as the entire area shook.

The devastating wide-range move Earthquake gave Bangira an enormous headache.

"Bangira, use the sand to lift yourself!"

If Bangira stayed on the ground, it would inevitably suffer a direct hit from Earthquake.

With no other option, Sam ordered Bangira to manipulate the sand beneath itself and temporarily float above the battlefield.

"Too naive. Ice Beam."

Escaping the ground allowed Bangira to avoid the Earthquake—

But it also turned it into the perfect target.

The freezing beam shot forward instantly.

Despite interference from Gengar and Charizard, the attack still pierced through and struck Bangira directly.

Sam's expression immediately darkened.

This was bad. Very bad.