The air around the battlefield seemed to freeze under Dragonite's roar, and the audience felt the Dragon's Might radiating from it, their eyes fixed tightly on the battlefield.
"Roar!" Dragonite's low, majestic bellow instantly shattered the stadium's silence. Like a cannonball ready to fire, it explosively launched forward.
The dust it kicked up formed a small cloud behind it. Scyther was still immersed in its dancing movements, powerless to stop the incoming attack or interrupt its Focus Energy.
Dragonite's huge, powerful claws rose swiftly. Its right fist was already covered in a layer of crystalline frost that radiated icy air, glittering white beneath the sunlight as it punched straight at Scyther.
"How is that possible? So fast?" The young man widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief. His mouth hung slightly open as if he wanted to say something, but the shock left him speechless.
He kept thinking to himself. Even with Extreme Speed's boost, Dragonite should never have been able to reach such an astonishing speed.
"Heh, did you forget something? In Trick Room, the slower Pokémon moves first. This time, it's our turn." Yu Hai crossed his arms over his chest, the corner of his mouth lifting into a confident smile.
Scyther had a base Speed of 105, while Dragonite's was 80. The big guy was slower, so he moved first. Add Extreme Speed, a priority move, and how could he not be fast?
He stared intently at the battlefield and shouted at Dragonite, "Dragonite, alternate Thunder Punch and Ice Punch..."
"Roar!" Dragonite let out another earth-shaking bellow. Like an orange bolt of lightning, it burst forward with Extreme Speed once more.
The frost coating its right fist grew thicker, its chill seemingly capable of freezing the surrounding air. Meanwhile, bright, dazzling lightning crackled around its left