Wood to Fire Tactic!

"Kirlia, throw it out!"

"Kirlia!"

With a wave of Kirlia's hands, Charizard, frozen in midair, was sent flying backward at high speed before crashing into the wall outside the arena with a thunderous boom.

But Charizard was Mr. Kuriki River's ace Pokemon. Even after suffering repeated setbacks, it had not completely lost its combat capability.

"Charizard, pull yourself together!"

Mr. Kuriki River used the skill Heal Bell once again. His bond with his Starter Pokemon, Charizard, was deep enough that Charizard truly staggered back to its feet.

"Take to the air and circle in close!"

"Roar!"

Charizard roared, flapped its massive fleshy wings, and flew back into the sky. Then, following its trainer's command, it began circling around Kirlia.

"Is it afraid of Future Sight landing if it attacks first?" Sato muttered to himself before commanding, "Kirlia, Thunder—"

"Charizard, Seismic Toss!"

Sato secretly thought, Just as expected. The opponent clearly wanted Kirlia to bear the Future Sight attack as well, so the command on the tip of his tongue changed instantly.

"Thunder... move!"

Giving only half a skill command was apparently also a Battle Technique that trainers and Pokemon could develop through practice. Sometimes, it could play a crucial role.

A flash of white light passed, and Kirlia vanished from where it stood. The charging Charizard came up empty.

Before it could find where Kirlia had Teleported to, a Seven-Colored Streamer suddenly shot down from the sky and struck at it fiercely.

The Seven-Colored Streamer was extremely fast. Charizard had only just felt a flicker of alarm when it was hit, blasted straight into the ground and kicking up a cloud of smoke and dust.

Future Sight, a direct hit! When the smoke and dust cleared, Kirlia calmly returned to the spot where it had first appeared. Even its footprints