If You Can't Win, Let Out a Roar

At present, both sides had each lost one Pokémon. Magmortar had taken a full-powered Hydro Pump in exchange for sending Sharpedo off the field.

So strictly speaking, Sato's side held a slight advantage.

After recalling Sharpedo's Poké Ball, Sato did not waste any time and immediately sent out his next Pokémon.

"Gengar!"

"Jiejie~"

Without any visible motion of throwing a Poké Ball, the Golden-Eyed Gengar had already silently appeared on the battlefield.

"The match continues!" The referee did not want to say a single extra word as he quickly announced.

"Magmortar, Blast Burn!"

"Gengar, Shadow Ball!"

For their first attack, both sides seemed to be testing each other. Blast Burn and Shadow Ball collided in the center of the field and exploded.

When the smoke and dust cleared, Gengar had disappeared, just as expected.

Flint could not help frowning. As a pure Fire-type Pokémon, Magmortar had already gone to great lengths to learn Thunderbolt. It had even fewer means of dealing with an opponent hidden in the dark.

"Magmortar, Sunny Day!"

Since he could not deal with it, he would boost himself first. Flint was clearly not one to hesitate, and he issued the command cleanly and crisply.

Magmortar obediently condensed a dazzling "sun," then gently flipped it into the air above the field. Fierce sunlight tilted down, instantly raising the temperature on the field considerably.

And at the exact moment Magmortar threw out the "sun," Sato's command rang out.

"Toxic!"

Smack! As soon as he finished speaking, a large amount of poison had already been splashed across Magmortar's back. White smoke hissed out as Magmortar screamed miserably in pain.

"Venoshock!"

Puff! Sato's command and Gengar's attack came almost simultaneously once again. Unbeknownst when, Gengar had appeared at Magmortar's side, drenching it completely with Venoshock without hesitation.

Venoshock's power doubled