Rather, it was its astonishing vitality and willpower.
A Pokémon of the same level would have collapsed long ago after taking that much damage. It could never have held on until Static took effect.
Yang Dong and Primeape had made the absolutely correct decision in using the Close Combat ultimate move.
The strange one was this Electabuzz.
Outside the arena, Roy silently sighed, then smiled.
He suddenly shouted, "Brick Break—!"
Everyone looked at Roy in surprise.
A familiar voice rang out. A glimmer returned to Electabuzz's unfocused eyes, and it answered with an energized cry!
"Burei (qwq)!"
A full-force Brick Break blasted toward Primeape.
A moment later.
The referee's voice rang out.
"Primeape has lost the ability to battle. The winner is Electabuzz."
The instant those words fell, the last focus vanished from Electabuzz's eyes. Its body tipped backward, and it collapsed onto the ground.
Electric-type Research Master
"What a tenacious Electabuzz..."
Yang Dong sighed and recalled Primeape.
Then she looked at the boy walking toward the battlefield, her emotions complicated.
She couldn't even defeat the Electabuzz he had only recently caught...
She really could never catch up anymore...
If she had lost this battle to anyone else, she would probably have flown into a rage by now. But because she had lost to Roy, she only felt somewhat downcast.
Roy entered the arena. After recalling Electabuzz into its Poké Ball, he looked at Lucario and Squirtle, who stood silently to one side and were trying to muddle through, and said irritably, "Squirtle, you... forget it. Lucario, why did even you join in this nonsense?"
Lucario, who had always been a good child, lowered its head in shame.
Squirtle: ???
What did he mean, forget it?
Was he serious?
Such few words, yet the damage was so huge.
"How did