Saito seized the initiative, intending to gain the advantage with the first attack. He was at a disadvantage in terms of type, so he could not afford to waste a single chance to attack.
Vileplume lowered its head, revealing the enormous flower pistil on its back. Countless orange-red spores sprayed out and swiftly spread across the entire arena.
Eichi said, "Heracross, fly high into the sky and use Bullet Seed."
"Yaklu!"
Before his words had even faded, the wings on Heracross's back began beating madly.
It kicked off with both feet and shot toward the sky, producing a tremendous roar.
In the blink of an eye, it had reached a height of twenty meters. It then stopped in midair, firing black seeds from its mouth like a machine gun.
Bullet Seed!
Seeing this, Saito said, "Vileplume, use Razor Leaf!"
Vileplume raised its head and gave its body a slight shake. More than a dozen small leaf blades shot from the flower pistil atop its head.
Under its control, the dozen or so leaf blades gathered together and flew toward Heracross in the sky.
They collided with the black seeds. Countless seeds struck the leaf blades, halting them in midair.
The leaf blades spun continuously, shredding seed after seed. But as the seeds piled up, the leaf blades were shattered by their impact as well.
Bang!
Both attacks perished together in an explosion. Only a small number of seeds slipped through and continued toward Vileplume, but it easily dodged them.
Then Heracross charged out of the explosion at incredible speed.
This was how it fought. It would never stay in place after using a move unless it was unleashing a major attack.
Vileplume froze for a moment. It had just started to move to dodge, but it was too late.
"Heracross,