Chapter 6: Conquering Shiny Metagross

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"Then, Arcanine, it's decided to be you!"

After noticing that Shiny Metagross was in a fighting posture, Gary immediately took out a Poké Ball and threw it out.

"Arcanine, let's go!"

With a flash of white light, Arcanine, a veteran in Gary's team, appeared opposite Shiny Metagross and let out a majestic roar.

Metagross, which has Steel and Psychic attributes, is currently the most suitable opponent among Gary's team according to attribute advantage and strength.

"Metagross, let's get started!"

As Gary's voice fell, Shiny Metagross immediately disappeared from the spot.

In the next second, it suddenly appeared opposite Arcanine and used Meteor Mash to strike Gary's Arcanine.

Gary, who had anticipated this, calmly commanded Arcanine.

"Arcanine, use Double Team!"

As Gary's order fell, Arcanine shook its body lightly and disappeared from the spot, avoiding the attack of Shiny Metagross.

In the next second, Arcanine, who avoided the attack, appeared behind Shiny Metagross, and several of Arcanine's shadow clones appeared together.

"Now, use Flamethrower!"

After hearing this, Arcanine roared and began to gather hot fire energy, turning into a surging column of fire, and rushed towards the Shiny Metagross in front of it.

Because of the shadow clones, Shiny Metagross was facing several jets of flames, making it difficult to distinguish the real attack.

Faced with such a dangerous scene, Shiny Metagross was not discouraged at all but continued to move at high speed, instantly using Agility to leave the original place and avoid the attack.

When Shiny Metagross stopped again, Gary's next order came.

"Flare Blitz plus Extreme Speed!"

A burst of red flames suddenly ignited on Arcanine's body, and after determining the location of Shiny Metagross, it used Extreme Speed, transforming into several red lightnings, and rushed towards Shiny Metagross.

Although Shiny Metagross, which had just stopped, discovered the attacking Arcanine in time and dodged, they were just shadow clones.

The real Arcanine took the opportunity to hit Shiny Metagross, which was caught off guard, and struck it hard.

The powerful impact immediately forced Shiny Metagross back several meters, and it hit a stone pillar before stopping.

Similarly, the fire damage from Flare Blitz also caused burning damage to it.

However, because Shiny Metagross itself was strong, it forced itself to stand up again, and because of the previous attack, its eyes stared fiercely at Gary's Arcanine.

Arcanine also saw the look in Shiny Metagross's eyes and looked back with a fierce expression.

"Next, use Fire Spin!"

Facing the injured Shiny Metagross, Gary certainly would not miss this opportunity and immediately seized it, shouting at Arcanine.

After Arcanine took a deep breath, a vortex of fire gushed out of its mouth and rushed towards Shiny Metagross.

Facing the fire attack, Shiny Metagross did not confront it head-on but used a defensive move, creating a thin layer of light green barrier to block Arcanine's attack.

"Not bad!"

Gary admired Shiny Metagross for remaining calm in the face of danger.

"But this is useless," Gary paused and continued to command Arcanine.

"Wild Charge!"

At Gary's command, Arcanine ignited a more vigorous flame than before and then rushed towards Shiny Metagross with forward momentum.

Shiny Metagross was not inferior in momentum and also used Giga Impact to meet the attacking Arcanine.

After just a few seconds, two lightning bolts, one white and one red, collided with each other. The two sides fought back and forth, and neither gave in. For a while, it was very difficult for the two Pokémon to distinguish the winner.

However, Shiny Metagross also had some injuries on its body, so after a long fight, the pain in its body began to make it a little weak and showed a disadvantage.

The careful Arcanine discovered the abnormality of Shiny Metagross and immediately increased its attack intensity.

As Arcanine increased the intensity of the attack, Shiny Metagross soon couldn't hold on and was hit by Arcanine's attack, causing it to fly backward instantly.

After smashing several stone pillars in a row, the body of Shiny Metagross finally stopped.

After a series of attacks, although Shiny Metagross did not completely lose its fighting ability, it was also out of breath.

Gary did not continue to command Arcanine to deliver the final blow but slowly approached Shiny Metagross and said.

"Metagross, I think you understand my strength. What do you think? Do you want to join me?"

Facing the Shiny Metagross in front of him, Gary immediately stretched out his right hand and made an invitation.

After seeing Gary's strength and considering the conditions promised by Gary before, Shiny Metagross looked at Gary and finally nodded, agreeing to be captured by him.

"Then, please give me more advice in the future!"

Seeing this, Gary smiled and took out a Poké Ball, capturing Shiny Metagross.

At this point, after spending several days, Gary finally subdued the Shiny Metagross he had been pursuing.

After capturing Shiny Metagross, Gary did not leave the place directly but released the injured Shiny Metagross.

"Your injuries are very serious, let me take care of them."

After that, Gary used a healing spray on Shiny Metagross while using the power of Evergreen that he had just obtained to heal Shiny Metagross's injuries.

Shiny Metagross watched Gary treat its injuries seriously, and its recognition of Gary as a trainer increased.

In addition, the comfortable feeling of having its injuries healed made Shiny Metagross squint its eyes involuntarily, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

Gary, of course, noticed this, and after seeing that he had gained the recognition of Shiny Metagross, he smiled slightly.

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