"Here it comes! The final showdown is finally about to begin!"
Mark clung to the railing in the stands, half his body hanging over it, afraid of missing even a moment of the action.
George held Mark by the waistband with one hand while calmly discussing the battle with Itsuki.
"Dragonite's in trouble. It was hit by Gardevoir's Memento, so both its Physical Attack and Special Attack were already greatly reduced. Now Zoroark has Taunted it, so it can only attack."
Itsuki frowned slightly, worried about his friend Lance.
"But Zoroark is lower-level than Dragonite. One is an Advanced Elite Four, while the other is a Half-step Champion. The gap is obvious."
George was also worried about Sato. Although Dragonite had needed some effort to defeat Gardevoir, its pseudo-legendary physical quality meant it definitely still had the strength to fight.
Mark glanced at Itsuki, then at George, shrugged speechlessly, and continued shouting.
"Go, boss! Go, Zoroark! Kick his ass!"
On the field, Zoroark had successfully used Taunt, preventing Dragonite from potentially using Mist to restore the stats lowered by Memento.
Now, it could only attack!
"Brick Break!"
With few options available, Lance had Dragonite launch a Close Combat attack. Brick Break also dealt double damage to Zoroark.
"Dark Night Burst!"
On the other side, Sato gave his attack order at the same time, opening directly with Zoroark's most familiar move.
Dragonite flapped its tiny wings and closed in on Zoroark at an extremely fast speed, both fists clenched and faintly glowing orange.
Zoroark, meanwhile, stood still. It merely plunged both forepaws into the ground, and a Dark-type Energy full of destructive intent spread wildly from beneath the earth, almost instantly enveloping the entire battlefield.
It had been off the field for far too long—so long that some people had even