Spiritomb's defeat caught Mark off guard. He had thought Zoroark was certain to lose, only for it to be instantly taken out in return.
That was pretty awkward (OO)...
After recalling Spiritomb, Mark looked at Zoroark, which was clearly laden with negative statuses yet stubbornly refused to fall. After a brief hesitation, he sent out the safest choice available.
"Nana~"
A cute cry rang out softly as Phione slowly took the field, swimming through the air. Its tiny, exquisite body looked as though it had yet to grow up.
Yet this little cutie, harmless to humans and animals, was the pre-evolved form of the true Prince of the Sea, Manaphy. Its strength had already reached Advanced Elite Four level.
"A Mythical Pokémon is still a Mythical Pokémon. Even after losing its divinity and reverting to its initial state, it still possesses terrifying talent."
Sato marveled inwardly while ordering Zoroark to attack without hesitation.
"U-turn!"
"Ku!"
Yellow-green energy wrapped Zoroark into a beam of light. It struck Phione like lightning, then immediately turned back and returned to its Poké Ball.
"Nana!"
Phione was knocked back several meters. An Aqua Ring naturally formed around its body to restore its stamina, while it furiously scolded Sato, accusing Zoroark of launching a sneak attack because it couldn't handle a fair fight.
Sato: "...Greninja, I'll leave it to you!"
A red light flashed, and Greninja appeared on the battlefield with its arms crossed, looking cool and aloof.
Cool versus cute!
This was destined to be a very pleasing match to watch.
Moreover, when Greninja sensed the pure Water-type Energy within Phione, its fighting spirit almost instantly ignited.
During its training under Lugia, the Sea God, Greninja had defeated nearly every kind of Water-type Pokémon.
But there were ultimately several Pokémon that even Lugia had no