"At this critical moment, Serperior chose to counter with Iron Tail!"
A metallic gleam enveloped Serperior's entire tail. Its body began to contract, and Ye Lan immediately recognized the signs that it was gathering power.
The muscles in its tail tensed. A cold glint flashed as its heavy, powerful Iron Tail smashed straight toward Rillaboom's abdomen.
One second, two seconds, three seconds—the expected clash never came. Rillaboom nimbly evaded Iron Tail, planted a foot on Serperior's tail, and lunged forward to deliver a vicious blow to its more vulnerable upper body!
Thud!
As the drumbeat reached another crescendo, Serperior went flying, flattening all the grass along one side of the battlefield and turning its original green into a filthy mess.
Within Grassy Terrain, both Pokémon were slowly recovering their stamina and healing their injuries, but that was hardly good news for the one at a disadvantage. Right now, for instance, Rillaboom was ready to launch a second attack after just a few breaths, while the badly injured Serperior needed more time to recover.
"Lea!"
Leafeon covered its eyes with both paws, leaving only a narrow gap to peek through. It simply couldn't believe what it was seeing.
For a Pokémon of Serperior's size to be sent flying that far, there was no need to look. The sound alone was enough to tell that Rillaboom had held nothing back. The huge crater Serperior had left behind was proof of just how much damage it had taken.
Leafeon had originally thought that even with Rillaboom's breakthrough in strength, it wouldn't be able to overthrow the boss's reign. It had even made a bet with the more confident Whimsicott: if Rillaboom won, Leafeon would serve as Whimsicott's lackey for a week. And now, all was lost. All was lost!
"Whim, whim, whim! Whim,