My Many, Many Virtues

Hydro Pump whistled out, and Froakie showed no mercy with this attack.

Pangoro wanted to dodge, but its massive body hindered it. Combined with Froakie executing the command without hesitation, it had almost no time to evade.

Splash~~~!

The powerful Hydro Pump blasted Pangoro away, and it finally fell heavily to the ground.

Seeing that Pangoro could no longer fight, the female trainer looked at Absol with a fierce glare.

"Heliolisk, use Thunder! Hit them hard!"

"Froakie, Substitute! Absol, Psycho Cut!"

This time, it was Froakie's turn to return and help Absol.

Froakie leapt backward, clawing fiercely at itself with its right hand. A Froakie Substitute with lifeless eyes appeared on the field.

When the Thunder summoned by Heliolisk fell from the sky, Froakie's Substitute was positioned perfectly above Absol's head!

"Absol!"

Absol let out a loud cry, then fiercely swung the crescent blade on its head.

A transparent pink-purple blade whistled out, skimming across the ground as it shot rapidly toward Heliolisk.

"Helio!"

A scream rang out sharply as Psycho Cut landed a Critical Hit!

"Pangoro and Heliolisk are both incapacitated. Froakie and Absol win, so the victor is still Trainer Sato!"

Having won another round, Sato smiled and offered Froakie and Absol a few words of encouragement.

The next moment, Absol's aura surged dramatically, and it swiftly broke through to Elite Beginner.

"Absol!"

Even someone as proud as Absol could not help but throw back its head and howl, freely venting the exhilaration in its heart.

"Congratulations, Absol!"

Sato and Froakie came over to Absol's side, and the latter casually patted Absol on the back.

As if saying, "Not bad, little bro!"

"Absol~"

Absol turned around, calmly nodded at Sato, then swept its gaze across the audience below the stage, seemingly checking whether anyone still dared to enter