The Final Elite Four Battle

"Come back, Forretress." Yu Hai recalled Forretress without even looking at the result, then swiftly threw out another Poké Ball. A single Counter was not enough to take down an Elite-class Kingdra.

The Elite-class Scizor had already proven through its actions that Elite-class Pokémon were difficult for non-Elite-class Pokémon to defeat. Shingo had conceded on his own.

Rhydon's previous battle against Electivire had merely been cleaning up after Poliwrath. It did not count at all. Rhydon had taken advantage of the situation, and it had a type advantage as well.

"Go, Gyarados." Yu Hai sent Gyarados out again. It was another battle of attrition, giving Kingdra no chance to catch its breath and no chance to cure its poison.

"Gyarados, Twister..."

"Roar!" Gyarados slapped its tail against the ice, creating a tornado that blew away the smoke from the previous explosion as it charged straight toward Kingdra.

"It's Gyarados! Contestant Yu Hai has sent out Gyarados! Can Kingdra still stand after taking a Counter?"

As the tornado swept through, Kingdra was exposed. It blew out a tornado of its own, colliding with Gyarados's.

But just after using its move, purple light flared across Kingdra's body again, and its dragon eyes looked utterly exhausted.

No one knew how Kingdra had endured a double-power Counter, but it had. It did not seem seriously hurt, though it looked rather battered.

It seemed that even if Forretress had endured Giga Impact, the Counter it unleashed at the end had only reached its own limit, rather than reflecting the full force of Giga Impact.

Still, Kingdra had expended a great deal of strength. Its graceful bearing was gone, and scorch marks had appeared on its blue scales. It no longer possessed its earlier prideful elegance.

Whoosh, whoosh—whoosh, whoosh—

As the two tornadoes howled across the