Once the distance grew too great, Espeon's slow speed in a straight-line charge was exposed.
Scizor's Flame Pillar struck Espeon directly, instantly scorching its back black.
Seeing this, Scizor continued increasing its output.
"Espeon!!" Xuan Xin shouted worriedly.
Espeon endured the pain across its body as its eyes shone with an orange glow.
Layers upon layers of Confusion continuously stacked up, covering the sky one layer after another before pressing down on Scizor below.
Scizor felt as though a mountain had slammed heavily into its body. It could not Endure it, and its flames were extinguished.
Its body smashed rapidly into the ground, creating a shallow crater.
On the other side, Espeon finally could not hold on either. It had never been the defensive type; against a high-output Pokémon like Scizor, it could not withstand more than a few hits.
It collapsed to the ground, losing its ability to battle.
Scizor was in the same state. It struggled out of the crater, swaying unsteadily.
Scizor felt like its head could no longer take it. The pain was unbearable.
Eichi did not know what to say when he saw that. In any case, he had won.
After a moment of silence, Xuan Xin took a deep breath and pulled out a Poké Ball to recall Espeon.
"You worked hard, Espeon."
"Junior Student Ying Shi, you won, but weren't you a little too merciless?"
"Even if you're stronger than your senior student, you could at least show a little restraint." Xuan Xin said, pretending to be angry.
Eichi recalled Scizor as well and smiled. "Because I have to respect my senior student. If I held back, I doubt you'd be happy about it either, senior student?"
Senior student Xuan Xin said, "Good that you know."
She then walked over to the spectators'