The blinding white light made everyone squint involuntarily.
Even the golden Cacturne seemed somewhat dim at this moment.
The attack Alakazam unleashed by concentrating all of its spirit, energy, and vitality had far exceeded the limits of an Elite Four. Sato had experienced these familiar energy fluctuations more than once from Shiping's Pokémon.
Strong!
But when the white light faded, Alakazam—its body shriveled and its eyes lifeless—stood in stark contrast to the seemingly unscathed, silent yet imposing Tyranitar.
"Alakazam is incapacitated. The match will continue!"
How was that possible?!
Gouming's heart shook violently. Alakazam's all-out strike had seemingly done nothing to Tyranitar.
No!
It had worked, but Tyranitar had forcibly held it back. Even Sato had only known from the beginning that Tyranitar was still putting up a facade through Frequency Resonance.
This has to be a quick battle, quick decision! Sato thought to himself as he looked at the Starmie that Cacturne had been steadily driving back.
"It was putting on an act! Tyranitar, Taunt! Cacturne, Cotton Spore!"
Tyranitar, already weak beneath its outward strength, showed no change in expression. Standing in place, it crooked a finger at the Starmie spinning through the air, preventing it from using Agility again.
With a sweep of Cacturne's large hand, a large amount of Cotton Spore instantly began floating throughout the entire arena.
The Cotton Spore did not grow larger like Cacturne's main body. Instead, it was tiny and densely packed, making it even harder to evade.
Under the double speed reduction, Starmie visibly slowed down.
Unfortunately, it had no face, so no one knew whether it was angry, angry, or angry.
But the next moment, a Hydro Pump suddenly shot toward Tyranitar's back without any warning. It was so fast that Tyranitar, still putting up a facade, could not react in