Head-On Clash

Heracross charged forward again, while another Heracross appeared where it had been standing.

A massive silver lightning serpent slammed into Heracross's Substitute.

"Bang!!"

Lightning raged as Heracross was blasted into fragments.

The fragments scattered through the air. The lightning had struck Heracross's Substitute.

Meanwhile, Heracross's real body was covered in surging green energy.

It instantly appeared before Pikachu. Having just unleashed its ultimate move, Pikachu was somewhat weakened and reacted a little too slowly.

Heracross seized the opportunity, planted one foot on the ground, gathered all its strength, and rammed fiercely into Pikachu.

"Bang!!"

"Pikachu~"

Pikachu let out a shrill cry as its entire body was sent flying.

Eichi had no intention of letting it off so easily.

"Heracross, use Pin Missile."

Before Heracross could even catch its breath, it received the command to continue attacking.

It used what little energy it had left, drew in energy from the air, condensed countless Light Needles around its body, and fired them out fiercely.

Every Light Needle struck Pikachu, pinning it brutally into the ground.

A deep crater was instantly formed. It looked painful just to watch.

After finishing its attack, Heracross could no longer hold itself up and fell to the ground, panting heavily. It did not have much stamina left.

Teacher Lantu was starting to lose his composure. Not much time had passed, yet two of his Pokémon had already lost their ability to battle.

As the smoke dispersed, Pikachu was revealed in the crater.

It was covered in injuries, unconscious and motionless. It had clearly lost all ability to battle.

"Pikachu has lost its ability to battle," Director Liu announced.

Teacher Lantu recalled Pikachu into its Poké Ball.

He said, "I didn't expect to be forced into this situation so quickly."

This graduation assessment was a three-on-three battle, which