Trick Room activated instantly. Slowbro's mastery of this move had clearly reached its peak.
Honchkrow turned its head to look at the transparent "walls" glowing with strange light all around it and felt distinctly uncomfortable.
The next second, Honchkrow fiercely flapped its wings and reached Slowbro in the blink of an eye.
Only then did Slowbro react sluggishly.
Its mouth opened wide, and a Hydro Pump sprayed out. Honchkrow was clearly already right in front of it, the Dark-type Energy on its wings practically shoved into its opponent's face.
Yet even after being struck by the Hydro Pump, Honchkrow could not get any closer.
Trick Room forcibly allowed it to attack first! "Charge over and use Sucker Punch!"
"Caw!"
At that moment, Sato and Honchkrow spoke almost simultaneously.
Honchkrow endured the Hydro Pump's assault and slowly drew closer to its opponent. Then it swung its wings again, directly knocking Slowbro flying!
It was unbelievably fierce! But Slowbro was, after all, an excellent tank Pokémon. A Sucker Punch weakened by Hydro Pump was not enough to one-shot it.
Seeing Honchkrow charge over again, Itsuki could not care less about anything else and could only order Slowbro to counterattack once more.
"Blizzard!"
Slowbro in battle was not as sluggish as usual. At the command, it opened its huge mouth and unleashed a powerful Blizzard that howled as it swept into the air.
Honchkrow showed no panic at all. Its enormous wings, as if covering the sky and sun, flapped fiercely, sending a scorching heat wave filled with sparks whooshing toward the Blizzard.
An area-of-effect move—Heat Wave!
Sizzle~~~~~ As hot and cold collided, a large amount of white vapor billowed out, quickly shrouding the arena in a hazy veil that could not be seen through clearly.
But only the ordinary spectators were unable