All the Scizor clones flew into the sky at the same time, and Hitmonchan made its move as well.
"Hitmonchan, use Mach Punch on the third Scizor from the left."
The moment the words left his mouth, Hitmonchan kicked off with both legs and shot out like a launched slingshot.
It aimed at the third Scizor on the left and threw a punch. Its fist broke the sound barrier in an instant, moving so fast its motions were impossible to see clearly.
Eichi: "Not good!"
Sure enough, Hitmonchan's fist slammed viciously into Scizor's head.
In an instant, it threw an unknown number of punches.
But things were somewhat different from what Hitmonchan had expected. This Scizor made no sound and gave it none of the sensation of striking something solid.
The Scizor turned into fragments of energy in midair and dissipated into the air.
So this Scizor was not real either. Bruno had guessed wrong.
Bruno said in surprise, "It wasn't real? But that feeling couldn't have been wrong, could it?"
Then he seemed to think of something. "Could it have been Substitute?"
Eichi smiled. "That's right, it was the Substitute move!"
"I activated Substitute at the same time as Double Team."
Bruno praised, "A very good tactic. I underestimated you."
Eichi said, "Thank you for the compliment, Elite Bruno, but it's not over yet."
Hitmonchan had failed to find Scizor's true body. At that moment, Scizor had already begun to Stockpile.
A vast ocean-like mass of energy surged rapidly through its body, flowing along a fixed path.
It all gathered within its pincers. Scizor felt the energy in its pincers condense and compress, then compress further. Once it had been compressed to the limit, it brought its pincers together and swung them out.
The enormous energy was released all