"It's over!"
Roy snapped his fingers.
Lucario understood at once. A tremendous heat surged through its body, and steam rose from its surface.
—Close Combat!
A storm of fists crashed down on Greninja.
Chapter 176: Roy, the Villain
Greninja, maintaining its Double Team, was in its Normal-type state.
And the only type that countered Normal-type was Fighting-type.
After taking a tremendously powerful Aura Sphere, it was struck by the explosively powerful Close Combat. The super-effective damage poured down, setting off wave after wave of roaring explosions.
A moment later.
The smoke cleared. In the massive crater, Lucario drew back its still-steaming fists. At its feet, Greninja had already passed out.
"...Gre-Greninja has lost the ability to battle!"
The referee's voice faltered slightly.
It was not just the referee. Looking at Lucario, which was completely unscathed apart from a slight loss of stamina, every European spectator present sensed that something was wrong...
"It already took down two? That was way too fast, wasn't it?"
"Is one Lucario really going to sweep her whole team?"
"So this is what you meant by saying they were evenly matched? I've been fooled."
"He doesn't seem to have even used that legendary Z-Move..."
The crowd had grown quieter. No one had the mood to boo anymore. They merely whispered among themselves, their faces filled with pessimism.
On the field.
Zenia's slender hand holding the Poké Ball trembled slightly. A thin layer of sweat emerged on her back, soaking through her dress.
Since her debut, among people her age... no, even when facing opponents several years older, she had never lost.
A hundred battles, a hundred victories. Countless wins had built the pride that belonged to a genius.
But now, could someone tell her what exactly was happening?
She was being absolutely crushed by someone her