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by Adsilo
Cynthia's Garchomp. Leon's Charizard. Lance's Dragonite. Pokemon battling is a sport to determine which pokemon trainer is the strongest of them all. And within stand titans of individual strength, walking raid bosses that cannot be beaten if you do not have equally strong pokemon. Maxton Lee and Tangela are here to show that no single pokemon is unbeatable, if you have a team and a plan on your side. After all, who said that a pawn could not take down a Queen? Warning/Credits: This is inspired by a multitude of fics, including and not limited to I Will Touch The Skies, The Type/Ghost Specialist, and Hard Enough. This is a more realistic pokemon setting, and has been tagged grimdark, but is more nobledark than anything.Update Schedule: 2-3/week until August 15th. 1 per week from then, but longer chapters
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