Pokémon: When the World Changed

Chapter 572 567: The Dragon Pearl

While the entire stadium buzzed with discussion, Ethan was also carefully observing that Goodra.

Most of Goodra's body was a purple tone, extremely smooth, and completely covered in mucus, especially evident and concentrated on its hands and chin.

At the same time, Goodra possessed a huge tail, and both on the tail and on its neck it had green rings. Its two antennae were strong and powerful, capable of attacking or grabbing the enemy to throw them far away.

However, if one had to mention Goodra's most special point, it would undoubtedly be its peculiar evolution method.

Sliggoo can only evolve into Goodra when it is under rain or fog; therefore, although Goodra is not a Water-type Pokémon, its affinity with rainy weather is extremely high.

"Rain...?" Ethan's eyes sharpened.

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard Thomas's command from the opposite side: "Goodra, use Rain Dance!"

"Goodrrr!"

After hearing his trainer's words, Goodra raised its head and let out a roar.

Immediately afterward, dense black clouds began to form in the sky, gathering over the battlefield.

"Sunny Day!"

Without wasting time, Charizard also used the move Sunny Day at that very moment.

A sphere of fire rose into the sky and transformed into a blazing sun suspended above, quickly dispersing half of the dark clouds.

"This is... the clash of two weather moves!"

Upon seeing this scene, the dragon messengers were astonished.

"It's Rain Dance!"

"On our Sylvara continent, that is a move of incalculable value."

"If someone managed to have a Pokémon capable of using Rain Dance, their status on the Sylvara continent would rise at an incredible speed."

Two dark-skinned dragon messengers showed expressions of envy as they watched Goodra execute the move Rain Dance.

Fuuu... fuuu...

While the messengers discussed, the two climates in the sky began to clash violently.

For a moment, a strange phenomenon appeared: sun in the west and rain in the east. Neither climate managed to overpower the other.

"What a powerful Rain Dance..."

"Charizard, use Sunny Day Dragon directly!"

Upon hearing the command, Charizard nodded and its figure quickly rose into the sky.

Afterward, its silhouette merged with the blazing sun above, transforming into a Scorching Sun Dragon.

Boom!

Immediately, the Sunny Day weather began to take an absolute advantage over the field.

"Sunny Day Dragon?"

"Goodra, release the power of the Dragon Pearl!"

Suddenly, Thomas's calm voice was heard.

Then everyone saw Goodra expel a light blue pearl from its mouth.

The moment it appeared, the pearl began to emit a dazzling blue glow.

In a matter of seconds, the sky filled with lightning and thunder, dark clouds gathered, and the wind roared violently, as if a storm were about to erupt.

"That is... the Dragon Pearl left by Dragonair!"

Seeing this, Ethan's pupils instantly contracted as he guessed a possibility.

Dragonair is a Pokémon with the shape of a long serpent, covered in sapphire-blue scales, with a bright white belly.

It has black and shining eyes, a small white horn on its forehead, and two small wings on the sides of its head.

On Dragonair's body there are three crystal-blue pearls: one under its neck and two at the tip of its tail. Within those pearls lies the power to control the weather; when its body is surrounded by its aura, the surrounding climate changes completely.

And the blue pearl that Goodra had just spat out was exactly the same as the blue pearls on Dragonair's body, which allowed Ethan to confirm his guess instantly.

"Goodra, show your power!"

After summoning the Dragon Pearl, Thomas's face filled with a triumphant smile.

That's right: the pearl that Goodra spat out from its mouth came exactly from the body of a Dragonair.

In the past, his Sliggoo had evolved unexpectedly after accidentally swallowing that Dragonair pearl.

Because of this, his Goodra had perfectly inherited the power of summoning wind and rain contained in the pearl, practically becoming a god of rain.

Up to this day, Thomas had never seen a Pokémon whose weather move could rival his Goodra's; not even the Sand Tyrant, Tyranitar!

And the facts confirmed this. When Goodra activated the power of the Dragon Pearl, the dark clouds in the sky completely suppressed the effect of the move Sunny Day.

"Charrzz!"

In the air, the flames of the Sunny Day move that surrounded Charizard slowly began to fade.

Once the Sunny Day move was completely suppressed, Charizard immediately exited its Sunny Day Dragon state.

"Goodra, use Thunder!"

Seeing this, a confident smile appeared on Thomas's face.

With his command, the Dragon Pearl in Goodra's hands shone brightly once again.

Immediately afterward, a thick bolt of lightning fell directly from the sky, completely enveloping Charizard.

Boom!

The thunder struck with devastating force, and Charizard was thrown directly against the ground, raising a huge cloud of dust.

"It's still not over!?"

"Goodra, use Surf!"

Ruuuumble!

The Dragon Pearl in Goodra's hands flashed once more.

Immediately afterward, a gigantic wave suddenly rose in front of Goodra and crashed toward Charizard, completely covering it.

When the wave withdrew, Charizard lay on the ground, having lost the ability to battle.

At that instant, the entire stadium fell silent.

No one had imagined that Charizard, which had displayed terrifying power in the previous battles, would be defeated so easily. The contrast before and after left everyone wide-eyed.

"What a terrifying Rain Dance..."

"Isn't that Dragon Pearl Goodra has a bit too powerful?"

A dragon messenger opened his mouth, speaking in disbelief.

"It probably isn't that the Dragon Pearl is too strong, but that Goodra is. That pearl clearly belongs to Dragonair, but even a real Dragonair wouldn't be able to release power at this level, right?"

"And yet this Goodra can perfectly unleash the power of the pearl, completely surpassing Dragonair. It must have gone through some kind of special training."

Another dragon messenger gently shook his head, with the same astonishment in his eyes. That Goodra's Rain Dance move was absurdly powerful, and the same was true for its other moves. Even such a strong Charizard was defeated instantly!

"Defeated in a single blow...?"

"I was too careless. If I hadn't forced the Sunny Day weather, Charizard would still have had a chance to fight."

Ethan shook his head with a bitter smile and sighed to himself.

"Evolution in rainy weather, and also Dragonair's Dragon Pearl... It seems that great opportunities are not exclusive to me."

Shaking his head slightly, he took out Tyranitar's Poké Ball.

If it came down to competing in weather moves... who would be stronger: Tyranitar, raised among Smooth Rocks, or Goodra, who possessed a Dragon Pearl?