Thud… Thud…
The calm ground began to tremble as a massive figure emerged from the depths of a cave. Before its full form was revealed, a pair of crimson eyes glowing fiercely pierced through the darkness, log onto Paul.
Uhe warm sunlight, the owner of those eyes stepped out of the cave.
A t, fearsome presence, covered in thick, brown fur, with razor-sharp cws on its hands a. The iic yellow circle on its stomach did nothing to diminish its menag aura.
Ordinarily, Ursaring might look somewhat clumsy and slow, but with its crimson eyes burning with rage, there was no mistaking the sheer da posed now.
"An Ursaring of this size!?"
Paul, usually calm and posed, felt a ripple of unease as he took in the sight of the Ursaring before him.
Pokémon naturally vary in size, and Ursaring, being a rge species, typically stands around 1.8 meters tall. However, this Ursaring appeared to be over 3 meters—more than double the average size.
Its immeature was remi of Totem Pokémon from Alo or the Noble Pokémon of Hisui, t far above any of its kin. A normal Ursaring beside it would look like an underdeveloped cub.
This might very well be the rgest Ursaring in the world.
Even just standing in its presence, one could feel the overwhelming pressure radiating from it. It was no wonder Paul had felt so tense earlier when Beedrill's attacks flushed it out of the cave.
"Beedrill, get ready for battle."
Paul instinctively retreated to give his Pokémon space for the uping frontation.
"Bzzzt!"
H in the air, Beedrill tried its best to maintain posure, adopting a battle-ready stance.
"Raaaagh!"
The crimson-eyed Ursaring briefly g Paul and Beedrill before leaping forward with a thunderous Body Sm, aiming to crush Beedrill us massive weight.
"Agility!"
Prepared for the attack, Beedrill fpped its wings rapidly, accelerating out of harm's way just in time to avoid the devastating blout some distaween itself and Ursaring.
"Pin Missile!"
At Paul's and, Beedrill unleashed a flurry of needle-like projectiles, raining them down on Ursaring.
"Raaaagh!"
The enraged Ursaring charged forward fearlessly, raising a cw to shield itself. The Pin Missile barrage barely scratched its thick fur, leaving no signifit damage.
In a fsh, Ursaring closed the gap between itself and Beedrill. Its cws gleamed with a white light as it executed a powerful Ssh attack.
"Agility again!"
Once more, Beedrill boosted its speed, narrowly evading the Ssh at the st sed areating to safety.
"Raaaagh!"
Missing twi a row only fueled Ursaring's fury. It roared as a destructive beam of light gathered in its mouth, firing a Hyper Beam straight at Beedrill.
The Hyper Beam tore through the air, leaving a trail of explosive devastation in its wake. Thanks to its boosted speed, Beedrill barely mao dodge the attack.
But after unleashing Hyper Beam, Ursaring staggered slightly, its movements slowed as it momentarily recovered from the energy drain.
"Now's our ce! Twinneedle!"
Seizing the opening, Paul ordered Beedrill to terattack. Beedrill zipped behind Ursaring in a fsh, its twin stingers glowing as it delivered a rapid flurry of strikes to Ursaring's back.
Beedrill's attack power wasn't to be uimated, and the Twinneedle strikes dealt noticeable damage to Ursaring.
But just as Beedrill was about to retreat, a massive paeared out of nowhere, swatting it aside with brute force.
Ursaring hadn't even used a move—its raw strength alone was enough to send Beedrill flying.
After tumbling to the ground, Beedrill y unscious.
Paul recalled Beedrill into its Poké Ball, his expression growing serious.
"I didn't expect to enter an Ursaring ierna Forest capable of resisting so many move effects."
The earlier attack had been a simple physical blow. If Ursaring had used a move instead, even Elekid might not have withstood it.
"Kricketune, you're up !"
With Ursaring now log its gaze on Paul, he quickly sent out another Pokémon he had captured along the way.
"Kreee!"
Kricketune appeared, waving its scythe-like arms to draw Ursaring's attention.
Rec from its sluggish state, Ursaring charged fain, its cws ready to unleash another devastating Ssh.
"Fly back! Use Sing!"
Knowing how dangerous Ursaring's strength aul switched tactics, avoiding direct frontation.
"Kreee~!"
Kricketune fpped its wings, gracefully retreating while crossing its arms like a violinist drawing a bow. A soothing melody filled the air, carrying a mysterious power that seeped into Ursaring's ears.
No matter how furious Ursaring was, the calming song worked its magic. Its crimson eyes slowly closed, and it swayed unsteadily before colpsing to the ground in a deep sleep.
"Ssh its legs!"
Paul gave a decisive and.
Kricketune flew to Ursaring's side, its scythe-like arms glowing green as it unleashed a flurry of sshes on Ursaring's legs.
As a move that grew stronger with each secutive hit, Ssh quickly began to inflict signifit damage, even though Kricketune wasn't particurly strong.
"Kreee!"
But just as the final blow nded, both Paul and Kricketuiced Ursaring's body twitch slightly.
It was waking up!
"Sing again!"
Kricketune immediately started another melody, sending the mysterious soundwaves toward Ursaring. The drowsy Pokémon colpsed once more, falling bato a deep slumber.
But just as Kricketune moved in to resume its attack, Paul's sharp instincts kicked in.
"Wait! Something's wro back!"
Paul's warning came in time, but Kricketune had already itted to its Ssh. As it struck, an e beam of energy shot out—Hyper Beam.
The devastating bst hit Kricketune directly, sending it crashing to the ground.
"Is it using its Guts ability bined with sheer willpower to resist the effects of Sing?"
Paul recalled Kricketuo its Poké Ball, deep in thought.
Pokémon with the Guts ability gain a 50% attack boost when affected by a status dition, and sleep ts as one such dition.
Normally, a sleeping Pokémon only act through moves like Snore or Sleep Talk, but Ursaring didn't kher. Instead, its rage, Guts ability, and sheer determination seemed to have overridden the sleep's effects.
This was no ordinary Ursaring.
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