Boom—
A thunderous explosion shook the entire arena violently. The ground seemed to have suffered a powerful Earthquake, instantly forming a deep crater. The crater rapidly cracked outward inch by inch, fissures opening wide and spreading until they struck the energy barrier.
The ice encasing Garchomp shattered with a sharp crack under the powerful impact, turning into countless glittering ice crystals that scattered in every direction. The tiny fragments shimmered in rainbow colors as they fluttered down.
Before Garchomp could recover from the sudden attack, Poliwrath, its Speed raised six stages, its Attack raised six stages, and its Ice Armor gone, swiftly raised its fists and struck from both sides.
Its movements were swift and fluid, every punch carrying a howling wind as it smashed heavily into the frozen Garchomp. Each dull impact pounded against the audience's hearts, and every blow sent Garchomp into another intimate encounter with the ground.
Poliwrath kept attacking until Garchomp could no longer endure it. Its eyes slowly closed, and it fell unconscious.
In truth, the outcome of this match had already been decided the moment Accelgor passed its six-stage Speed boost to Zapdos through Baton Pass.
That had been the easiest moment to stop Accelgor from passing on its Speed. The situation had still been controllable then, and Accelgor was not an especially powerful Pokémon. With even a little attention to the situation on the field, the course of the match could have been changed.
Unfortunately, Darkrai had been thoroughly stunned at the time. As time passed and the battle reached Zapdos's stage, stopping Baton Pass had become impossible.
Zapdos successfully received the Speed boost passed on by Accelgor, gradually turning the situation in Yu Hai's favor. By the time it reached Poliwrath, Poliwrath, having obtained the six-stage Speed boost, had already become an