"Tyranitar, use Dark Pulse," Gary ordered.
Hearing the command, Tyranitar sprayed a Dark Pulse forward.
Although Tyranitar's figure was a little blurry due to the cover of Sandstorm, Banette still saw the attack of Dark Pulse, used Phantom Force, and hid in another space.
Gary looked at the situation in the field. Because of the Sandstorm, he couldn't see clearly, making it difficult to observe the situation.
Although Banette was also blocked by the Sandstorm, as a Ghost Pokémon, it could sense life energy.
Even without eyes, it could judge the position of the opponent by sensing life energy.
"Tyranitar, use Screech!" Gary commanded.
"Ban~!"
Tyranitar let out a piercing roar. At that moment, the space on the left side of Tyranitar moved abnormally, causing a ripple, and Banette popped out of it.
Banette heard the Screech as soon as she emerged. Banette resisted the piercing sound and charged headfirst into Tyranitar.
"Payback!" Gary quickly counterattacked.
Although Phantom Force hit Tyranitar, Tyranitar didn't move at all.
Hearing Gary's command, it immediately used Payback and slapped Banette away with one claw.
"Wow!"
Banette screamed in pain and fell to the ground. Just one hit seriously injured Banette.
If Payback was used after the rival attacked, the power would be doubled. This time, Banette was hurt.
"Dark Pulse!"
Tyranitar took advantage of the victory and chased after it. Dark Pulse shot out of its mouth and rushed towards Banette quickly.
"Shadow Ball!" Morty shouted hurriedly. Banette also condensed a Shadow Ball in time.
Just after throwing it out for less than two meters, Dark Pulse attacked and hit both the Shadow Ball and Banette.
Boom!!!
A cloud of smoke rose.
When the smoke dissipated, only Banette was left in the pit, her eyes spinning.
"Banette lost her ability to fight Tyranitar won!" Eusine announced.
Seeing Banette defeated by Tyranitar in two moves, Morty finally understood where Gary's confidence came from.
At this time, he might be a Pokémon that could rival the Elite Four.
"Banette, come back and rest." Morty recalled Banette and sent out the second Pokémon.
"Go, Gengar!"
Great!
Morty sent out Gengar.
[LV54 Gengar / Elite]
Seeing Morty's Gengar, Gary understood why Morty was willing to send out Gastly, as it had the potential to evolve into Gengar.
It seemed that Morty had more than one Gengar. The Gengar used in the battle with Ash should only be at the gym level.
"Gengar, use Mean Look," Morty ordered.
Gengar's eyes shot out a soul-stirring light, shining on Tyranitar, surrounding it with an invisible energy. As long as Gary wanted to recall Tyranitar, he would be stopped by this energy.
"Dark Pulse!"
Tyranitar ejected Dark Pulse, and the beam rushed straight towards Gengar. Gengar also fired a Shadow Ball to counterattack without backing down.
Boom!!
The two skills intersected, and Shadow Ball collided with Dark Pulse, resulting in an explosion.
The shockwave of the explosion successfully interrupted Dark Pulse.
It could be seen that in the confrontation between Tyranitar and Gengar, Tyranitar had the upper hand.
"Gengar, use Dazzling Gleam!" Morty ordered.
"Gengga!"
Gengar's whole body was filled with light, and a dazzling light instantly shone on Tyranitar.
Tyranitar felt very uncomfortable, but it was not severely affected.
In Sandstorm weather, the special defense ability of Rock Pokémon increased by 1.5 times, and even Fairy-type Dazzling Gleam could not cause much damage to Tyranitar.
"Such strong defense... It's the Sandstorm weather," Morty frowned.
He also realized that it was because of the Sandstorm that Tyranitar was so resistant.
If the Sandstorm weather was not resolved, Tyranitar would be a Mega meat shield.
"Stone Edge!" Gary ordered.
"Bang!!"
Tyranitar roared, and stone blades rushed towards Gengar in the sky. With Sandstorm as cover, it was almost impossible to see the attack trajectory of the stone blades.
"Gengar, use Dazzling Gleam!" Morty ordered hurriedly.
Gengar used Dazzling Gleam to resist, but the stone blades created by Tyranitar were too strong.
They forcibly suppressed the bright light of Dazzling Gleam.
The stone blades exploded in the sky like stars, completely overwhelming Gengar.
Boom!!
The energy of Dazzling Gleam could not be dissipated. After being squeezed to the limit, it exploded, sending Gengar flying.
"Gengga!!"
Gengar fell to the ground and wailed. Although it was seriously injured, it did not fall down.
"Gengar, use Curse!" Morty ordered.
"Gengga!"
Gengar cast a spell, and the power of the curse spread. Gengar sacrificed its own physical strength to weaken Tyranitar.
"Gengar lost its ability to fight Tyranitar won," Eusine announced.
Gengar finally sacrificed all its physical strength to cast a spell and placed a Curse on Tyranitar.
"Really tenacious," Gary remarked.
Morty had Gengar use Mean Look right at the beginning with the intention of using Curse if he found that Gengar was not a rival.
The skill Curse in the game reduces the amount of stamina in proportion.
In reality, the same effect exists, but it is not proportional it depends on the strength of the Curse.
The stronger the Pokémon, the greater the effect of the Curse when it is released.
Morty's Gengar has the strength of a quasi-elite, so the Curse it casts will naturally be more powerful, but how powerful it is remains unknown.
"Gary, you are the strongest Trainer of your age that I have ever met," Morty praised.
"Mr. Morty, let's continue the gym battle and stop wasting time," Gary said.
Morty was stunned, then smiled and said, "Then let's continue. I will send out my strongest Pokémon."
"Go, Mismagius!" Morty threw a Poké Ball.
Great!
A purple Mismagius that looks like a witch appeared.
[LV57 Mismagius♀ / Elite]
Gary had always thought that Morty's trump card Pokémon was Gengar.
Now that he saw the Mismagius sent out by Morty, he realized that Morty was from the Johto Region, so it was normal for the main Pokémon to be Mismagius.
"Dark Pulse!"
Tyranitar fired Dark Pulse, but it didn't hit Mismagius.
Mismagius relied on its ability to fly and soared into the sky to dodge.
"Stone Edge!"
Gary commanded, and Tyranitar began to chase Mismagius.