Battle Viola

"How could this be?"

Viola stared in disbelief as Kubfu pushed forward through the Ice Beam toward Sliggoo.

"That's amazing!" Watching Kubfu charge rapidly across the field, Serena, seeing such a situation for the first time, wore a stunned expression.

"Finish it, Kubfu! Use Fire Punch!"

The moment Gary saw Kubfu close in on Sliggoo, he waved his hand and gave the command.

As soon as Gary finished speaking, even fiercer flames ignited around Kubfu's hands. It swung both fists down onto Sliggoo.

Unable to dodge, Sliggoo was struck directly by the Fire Punch and sent flying. It rolled across the ground several times before finally stopping in front of Viola.

"Next, Focus Blast!" Sensing that Sliggoo was not yet unable to battle, Gary immediately followed up with another command.

A ball of white energy formed before Kubfu, then shot like a bullet toward the Sliggoo that had yet to get back up.

"Boom!"

As Focus Blast exploded on Sliggoo, it let out a pained cry before completely passing out.

"Sliggoo is unable to battle. Kubfu wins!" Seeing that Sliggoo had fainted, the referee announced the result of the match.

After the referee's announcement, Kubfu immediately relaxed and began panting heavily. Clearly, the battle had drained a great deal of its stamina.

"You did very well, Kubfu!" Gary gave it a thumbs-up.

Receiving Gary's praise, Kubfu broke into a happy smile.

"Do you still want to keep battling?" Gary looked at the excited Kubfu before him.

Kubfu's fighting spirit was overflowing, and at Gary's question, it nodded emphatically.

"As expected of Gary!" After seeing the result, Viola sighed softly and recalled the defeated Sliggoo.

"Then your next opponent will be this one." As Viola spoke, she threw the Poké Ball in her hand. "I'm counting on you, Heracross!"

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