Only King's Outburst

"Aowu~"

Compared to Gengar, Flareon looked much smaller, and its cry lacked even a trace of dominance. Yet it was undeniably a Roar.

A red light flashed, and Gengar was forced back into its own Poké Ball.

Sato suddenly realized that Gengar had been hiding in his shadow for a very, very long time and had not entered its Poké Ball once.

Now that Flareon had "scared" it back inside, he didn't know what it would think in there.

In the spectator stands, the audience's scalps tingled at Flint's response strategy, but they didn't know whether they should be happy for him or worry about him.

Roar was only a temporary solution. Gengar would eventually have a chance to reenter the battle. What would he do then?

"Krookodile, you're up!"

Pokémon League official matches had a rule: whenever a Pokémon was forcibly sent off the field by moves such as Roar or Whirlwind, its Trainer could not immediately send it back out. They had to switch in at least one other Pokémon first.

Likewise, a Trainer could not use moves like Whirlwind or Roar on the same Pokémon more than once in a row.

And against a Flareon that was still Fire-type, Sato had no reason to stubbornly insist on having Gengar defeat it.

Ground-type Krookodile was also the nemesis of Fire-type Pokémon, so Sato sent it out without hesitation.

"The match continues!"

"Flareon, Flamethrower!"

"Sandstorm, Sand Tomb!"

Flareon might have looked small, but it contained tremendous power within its body. The flames it unleashed in an instant were not inferior to Magmortar's earlier attack.

On the other side, Sato directly had Krookodile use two moves at once. Sandstorm churned through the air while Sand Tomb ran across the ground, covering the entire field in the blink of an eye.