Desperate Saburo's Honchkrow

Honchkrow dove sharply from the sky, its body rubbing directly against the air and igniting in blazing flames that continued heating up until they turned blue.

Opposite it stood a sleepy-eyed Slowking, yawning.

Just before Honchkrow's Brave Bird could hit, the sight of Slowking's drowsiness unexpectedly filled it with an intense urge to sleep.

Boom! Brave Bird hit!

"Caw~~~"

Honchkrow fell asleep, lying quietly atop the swamp as it began to sink at an extremely slow pace.

"Slowking, Ice Beam!"

"Honchkrow, Sleep Talk!"

Sato could only try a desperate measure. It was still better than letting Honchkrow stand by and sink into the swamp.

Ice Beam struck Honchkrow without obstruction, dealing considerable damage.

But the next moment, the sleeping Honchkrow suddenly spread its wings and beat them fiercely, easily escaping the swamp trap.

Honchkrow rapidly spun once in midair, rows of white light circling its body before it dove fiercely toward Slowking!

It was Aerial Ace! Boom! Trick Room only allowed Slowking to attack first; it could not make up for Slowking's extremely slow speed. Thus, Aerial Ace struck successfully! At the same time, Sato also realized that his Honchkrow was far larger than ordinary members of its species. Bird Pokemon had hollow bones and were very light overall.

Therefore, Honchkrow had not sunk into the swamp as quickly as expected, allowing it to break free from the trap so easily.

"Honchkrow, Sleep Talk!"

"Slowking, Ice Beam!"

Ice Beam still struck Honchkrow first, but it still failed to take away Honchkrow's last bit of stamina.

The advantage of its massive body finally showed itself. Its abundant stamina allowed Honchkrow to hold on long enough.

And as long as it survived, there was hope of turning the tables!

"Caw!"

The sleeping Honchkrow suddenly cried out. Perhaps Ice Beam had made it