Sandy, Sandy, and Shashi released three identical Pokémon to fight. They all looked like they were building sand castles. The three "sand castles" were all over one meter high, with a small toy shovel stuck on the top.

"What? This is... Sandy Castle? The Crystal Gym actually has this kind of Pokémon, and there are three of them? Could it be that the three of them... No, Liyuan might be in danger in this match!" Esther couldn't help but say after seeing the three Pokémon of the opponent.

"Sandy Castle? I seem to have heard of this name somewhere... Is it a Pokémon from the Kalos region? Very powerful?" Serena couldn't help but ask.

"There are eyewitness records in the southwest coast area, but the number is very small. It is more common in the Alola region. This is a... more dangerous ground-type and ghost-type dual-type Pokémon that requires a lot of ghost-control power." Esther said.

"More dangerous? Like a bear-wearing?" As a Kalos native, Serena easily associates the word "danger" with a bear-wearing mind, just like people in Kanto think of a giant beeper when they mention "danger".

Since it is a Pokémon, not a "beast", it means that when facing humans, the "Sand Eater" will still have a non-killing protection mechanism, but it will make dangerous moves on this basis.

For example, some hot-tempered fire Pokémon will sometimes burn humans, but even if they are blasted, they are often just slightly burned + covered in dirt. However, if it is a "beast" of the same strength, it can really burn humans or other Pokémon into ashes. This will only happen when ordinary Pokémon have already decided to kill.

This is also the reason why Mewtwo first suspected that it was "the work of a beast" after killing the members of Team Flare.

Like Kumar, Beedrill, and BearCloth... these "dangerous" Pokémon will also have dangerous actions when the protection mechanism works, unlike the "beast" that is outright threatening!

"More dangerous than BearCloth...Sand Eater will attack tourists on the beach. In the Alola region, if you see a red shovel standing on the beach, you must stay away immediately, otherwise you may be controlled by Sand Eater." Esther said.

"Control? What do you control humans for? Will there be life-threatening danger?" Serena said with some fear.

"Controlling humans is a way for it to reproduce the next generation." Esther said.

Serena was even more confused after hearing this: "Control humans to reproduce? How do you reproduce?"

It is said that people with less pure hearts will imagine some messy pictures at this time...

While Esther was talking, the three Sand Devourers had already started. As soon as they appeared on the duel field, they immediately used the rock-type "Sandstorm" skill, and set off a sandstorm at the bottom of the original mine!

And because the three Sand Devourers used the "Sandstorm" skill together, the sandstorm became even bigger, and even spread to the outside of the field through the protective device, causing Guan Liyuan's face to be scratched by the gravel and hurt a little.

In the sandstorm, except for ground-type, rock-type, and steel-type Pokémon, all will be affected, causing physical strength to be lost faster, or even injured.

After all, with the environment here, the ordinary "Sandstorm" skill will be greatly enhanced, not to mention that the three Sand Eaters actually occupied a skill slot for this and used triple sandstorms...

Guan Liyuan found that the Agile Bug wanted to try "Pray for Rain", and immediately stopped it with telepathy.

Praying for rain is also a move to change the weather and environment in a small range. It can create a weather effect similar to rain within the range. If successful, it can effectively stop the sandstorm, but Guan Liyuan does not think that praying for rain can be successfully launched under the triple sandstorm.

If it fails, it is equivalent to wasting a skill slot.

"...Use 'Gather Sand'!" The three grandsons ordered their Pokémon at the same time.

The three sand castles, which were originally about 1.3 meters high, began to absorb the surrounding sand. The wind and sand in the air and the sand on the ground gradually gathered on the three Sand Eaters. After a while, they had expanded into large sand castles three or four meters high.

At this time, Esther also said solemnly: "The controlled Pokémon or humans will become tools for Sand Eater to reproduce and help them... build sand castles!"

"Huh?"

Although Esther's tone was very serious, Serena still felt that this "consequence" was not very terrible. Some people with less pure hearts also felt very disappointed...

and... what is the relationship between building sand and the reproduction of Sand Eater?

"The reproduction method of Sand Eater is to plunder the mental power of small Pokémon. After accumulating to a certain level, it uses this power to control humans or suitable Pokémon to continuously build sand castles. Under the control of this power, the sand castles built will become new "Sand Castle" individuals, which is the form of Sand Eater before evolution.

Similarly, if "Sand Castle" wants to evolve, it will also use similar methods, but in the end it will use the controlled person to build itself up to the size of Sand Eater, instead of building a new sand castle." Esther explained.

Whether it is plundering mental power or controlling humans to build sand castles, it is harmful to the health of other Pokémon or humans.

Although it is not fatal in theory, people with poor physiques will definitely get sick if they build sand castles for several days without knowing it, and the Pokémon whose mental power is plundered will also delay their growth and development... The

evolution and reproduction of Sand Castle must be achieved through this "harming others for self-interest" behavior, so Sand Castle is regarded as a "dangerous" Pokémon. Usually, there will be no beach bathing in the settlements of Sand Castle and Sand Dune. As

for the "Collecting Sand" skill on the field now, it is the exclusive move of Sand Castle. It can not only speed up the recovery of physical strength by concentrating sand, but also make itself bigger...

Guan Liyuan's three Pokémon will not watch the opponent grow bigger. Knight Snail has already used "Iron Head" at this time, and hit the one on the left as the target. Sand Castle's movement speed is also very slow, with a speed race value of only 35. Moreover, after it becomes bigger, the target is so big that Knight Snail is very happy that he doesn't have to worry about the attack being inaccurate.

With the blessing of steel power, the Knight Snail's crown shone with metallic luster, and it plunged into the Sand Devourer. At the same time, the Agile Bug also shook, leaving several afterimages, and used "Flying Water Shuriken" to attack...

The two bugs have been trained in combat instincts and have achieved initial results. The Knight Snail knows that the "ghost system" of the Sand Devourer has an advantage in resisting the power of the insect system, so it chose the steel system skills. The

Agile Bug also knows that the common characteristics of the Sand Devourer have some restraint on the water system, so it only attacks each Sand Devourer with one "Flying Water Shuriken" as a test. Three Sand Devourers were hit by the "sword" one after another. The water system still has a destructive advantage over the ground-based Sand Devourer. The three Sand Devourers were

hit

and a lot of sand was splashed out, but the potholes were still gradually filled up by the "collected sand".

However, one of the Sand Devourers, while being hurt by the water power, also absorbed this part of the water power, making the color of the sand on its body darker, as if it was sand mixed with water!

The Agile Bug immediately memorized this Sand Devourer. Solidifying when encountering water is a common characteristic of Sand Devourers, and it is also a unique characteristic. When hit by water skills, although it will be injured, it will also use the power of the water system to improve its own defense!

However... As a Sand Devourer, only one of them has the common characteristic of "solidifying when encountering water", which makes Guan Liyuan frown. In comparison, although "solidifying when encountering water" will restrict the Agile Bug, another rare characteristic is more troublesome in this environment.

The Knight Snail was about to hit his target, but at this moment, the Sand Devourer in the big sandstorm... Such a big one suddenly disappeared, leaving the Knight Snail with nothing!

Sand Hiding is the hidden characteristic of Sand Devourers. Only a few Sand Devourers have this characteristic. The effect is that they can hide and lurk in the sandstorm...