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Chapter 178: Battle Against an Advanced-Tier Ursaring
🕑 Added 2025-09-03 14:07:15 +0000 UTCChapter 178: Battle Against an Advanced-Tier Ursaring
Even without battling, Basalt could tell from the Ursaring's sheer presence that it was an advanced-tier Pokémon, likely even stronger than the Skarmory leader. Peak advanced tier?
The Ursaring's appearance put both Excadrill and Bronzor on high alert.
"ROAR!"
The Ursaring stared with its wide, furious eyes, and seeing that the Beedrill hive was mostly intact, it let out a small sigh of relief.
"So this is its territory," Basalt thought. "And these Beedrill are its personal honey-makers."
Though its honey was safe, the Ursaring's rage at the intruders had not subsided. With another roar, its right claw began to glow with a white light, and it charged towards Excadrill like a heavyweight tank.
"It's Hammer Arm!" Basalt yelled in alarm. Hammer Arm was a high-tier Fighting-type move with 100 base power. With the Ursaring's level and terrifying attack stat, it could probably one-shot Excadrill.
But the Ursaring had miscalculated one thing: speed. It was simply no match for Excadrill, who easily dodged its clumsy charges.
"Bronzor, Hypnosis!" Basalt wasn't about to play fair. This was a two-on-one.
VWOOM!
A beam of light shot from Bronzor's eye and hit the Ursaring. But the massive bear only staggered for a moment, then shook it off.
"It's not working!" Bronzor reported telepathically. "It's too angry. Its psychic waves are too turbulent, and with its higher level, its own energy is protecting it. I can't put it to sleep."
"In that case, we'll just have to take it down the hard way," Basalt said, his own resolve hardening. There was no reasoning with a rampaging Ursaring.
"Gyro Ball!"
Bronzor spun rapidly and slammed into the Ursaring's back. But the bear was too powerful. Even with Bronzor's considerable weight, it couldn't knock it down.
"ROAR! ROAR!"
Being hit by Bronzor only fueled the Ursaring's rage. It let out a furious roar, unleashing its frustration.
"Crap! That's Hyper Voice!" Basalt yelled, covering his ears and stumbling back. It was a high-tier, wide-ranging Normal-type move. Even from a distance, the sonic waves made his eardrums throb.
A volley of massive rocks shot from the sky, but the Ursaring simply swatted them away with its powerful claws, shattering them into pieces. The move, however, had forced it to interrupt its Hyper Voice.
"That brute strength is insane," Basalt muttered. This Ursaring was even stronger than he'd thought.
"ROAR!" After smashing the rocks, the Ursaring turned its furious gaze on Basalt himself.
Excadrill could no longer dodge. It had to protect its trainer.
WHIRRR!
Excadrill transformed into its drill form and charged, meeting the Ursaring's claw head-on. Drill Run vs. Hammer Arm.
"Excaaa!"
With a grunt of pain, Excadrill was sent flying. The Ursaring was also pushed back several steps, a look of surprise on its face. It clearly hadn't expected the steel mole to be so strong.
Excadrill's Drill Run had absorbed much of the impact, and it managed to dig its claws into the ground to break its fall. But its health had dropped below half. Hammer Arm, a Fighting-type move, was super-effective.
But the Ursaring hadn't come out unscathed. After using Hammer Arm, its speed had been sharply lowered, making its already slow movements even more sluggish.
"Now! Bronzor, Gravity! Excadrill... Sand Tomb!"
The Ursaring sensed the danger, but it was too late to escape. A super-charged gravity field descended upon it, and the ground beneath its feet collapsed into a swirling vortex of sand, swallowing the lower half of its body.
"ROAR! ROAR!" It struggled, but it was useless. The shifting sand offered no leverage.
"The game is set," Basalt said, a look of triumph on his face.
"Excadrill, Hidden Power! Bronzor, Psybeam!"
A sphere of green energy and a beam of kaleidoscopic light slammed into the trapped Ursaring, interrupting another attempt at Hyper Voice and causing it to roar in pain.
"Keep attacking! Finish it!" Basalt yelled.
Another round of attacks, and the Ursaring's health dropped even further. But it was still standing. And now, its rage had begun to cool, replaced by cunning. As the third wave of attacks came, it swiped at the sand with its claws, and with a swimming-like motion, it burrowed into the ground.
"It knows Dig?" Basalt was stunned.
But the Ursaring didn't know that digging in front of Excadrill was a fatal mistake.
"Earthquake!"
RUMBLE!
The ground shook violently. A moment later, a hole burst open in the distance, and the once-mighty Ursaring crawled out, battered and bruised, its ferocity gone. It scrambled to its feet and ran, whimpering like a beaten dog.
"It's still standing after all that? What a tank," Basalt marveled. After taking two rounds of attacks and a super-effective, double-damage Earthquake, it was still conscious. Its defenses were clearly superior to Excadrill's. But then again, it was an advanced-tier Pokémon, with a much larger energy reserve.
"For an advanced-tier Pokémon, that Ursaring must be one of the strongest around here. It's probably the boss of this grove," Basalt thought, stroking his chin as he watched it flee. "In that case... I wonder if there's anything good in its lair."
He looked at Bronzor, seeking its opinion.
"It's possible," Bronzor replied. "That Ursaring's strength is comparable to some of my own clansmen. A Pokémon that strong is bound to have a few treasures."
"Then let's follow it," Basalt decided.
