Buzz—
As gravity formed across the battlefield, the rapidly moving Lucario instantly stopped amid its afterimages. It dropped to one knee and supported its body with an arm. Faced with quasi-Champion-level gravity, it could barely stand.
Although Xiao Ying also made them train under gravity, the strongest gravity they trained in was only Elite-class. Suddenly facing quasi-Champion-level gravitational pressure, even Poliwrath and Infernape found it difficult to move.
"Claydoll, Psychic..."
"Nian Nian." Though Claydoll was also pinned down and unable to move, its psychic power was unaffected. Psychic energy continuously gathered in its scarlet eyes before it instantly fired a tangible blast of mental energy at its opponents.
Lucario, closest to the impact, could only struggle to raise both arms and use Protect to block it. Even so, it was blasted backward by Psychic and crashed into Poliwrath and Infernape.
Together with Poliwrath and Infernape, all three Pokémon slammed into the energy barrier with a loud thud, making the entire barrier tremble continuously.
"Claydoll, finish them. Psychic..."
Infernape and Poliwrath were weak to Psychic-type attacks. Although Lucario was not, after that previous blast and under the crushing gravity, none of the three Pokémon could get back up. Their defeat was only a matter of time.
Boom—
Another Psychic blast struck the three Pokémon. All three immediately rolled their eyes and collapsed, while Lucario even reverted from its Mega Evolution state.
This was the gap between Senior Elite and quasi-Champion level. Back when he had faced Drake, he had felt just as powerless. Poliwrath and the other two had likewise been instantly defeated by Charizard.
"The second round has been cleared. Next is the third round. Xiao Dan will defend," Drake said after taking a deep breath. Seeing a second quasi-Champion-level Pokémon only confirmed his suspicions, but the Champion Road challenge