"Skarmory, take off! Fly into the sky!"
Falkner knew perfectly well what would happen if Skarmory were dragged to the ground; he hadn't expected Roy to be so cunning.
The Skarmory, now lucid, frantically flapped its wings, trying to free itself from the massive anchor that had caught it, but to little avail.
The Dhelmise, weighing over a ton, was no joke; the Skarmory felt as if a mountain was pressing down on it.
Want to run now?
Why didn't you do this sooner?
When the Skarmory was nearing exhaustion, Roy commanded:
"Dhelmise, use the Wrap!"
The Dhelmise caused the chains to sway, and as the Skarmory struggled to break free of the anchor, the Skarmory took the opportunity to entangle it.
The chains completely bound the Skarmory, leaving it with no chance of escape.
Furthermore, the chains binding the Skarmory continued to tighten, and the metal chains and the metal armor on the Skarmory's body produced a squeaking sound.
Immediately afterward Dhelmise forcefully retracted the chain, causing the Skarmory to plummet to the ground, instantly creating a large crater in the Arena.
Dust from the ground spread throughout the Arena.
At this point, Skarmory's aerial advantage was completely gone.
The apprentices watching from the sidelines quickly covered their noses and backed away, but their eyes remained fixed on the Arena.
Once the dust settled, everyone saw that the Dhelmise had already crushed the Skarmory, and the Skarmory.
But the Skarmory did not lose its fighting ability and continued to struggle.
Because its wings are bound, it cannot use its Air Cutter, and now the only parts of the Skarmory that can move are its beak and claws.
Despite the pain of being Wrap by chains, the Skarmory used its steel-like beak to Dhelmise.
However, this damage is nothing compared to the Air Cutter.
The Dhelmise felt no pain whatsoever and continued to tighten the chains.
Seeing that Skarmory was already entangled and unable to break free, Falkner immediately had Skarmory use its ultimate move.
"Skarmory, use Brave Bird!"
A faint blue phantom of a divine bird appeared on the Skarmory's body, and the iron chains that had been Wrap the Skarmory loosened because of the appearance of the blue divine bird.
As the restraints of the Dhelmise loosened, the blue divine bird phantom on the Skarmory's body was about to take shape.
There is hope!
Falkner's eyes were full of hope as he silently cheered for the Skarmory.
Just as the Skarmory was about to break free, Roy calmly gave the order:
"Dhelmise, use Rapid Spin!"
"Break!"
Before the blue phantom on the Skarmory could solidify, Dhelmise swung the chains into a huge circle again, and the Skarmory, which was bound by the chains, was also spun around.
The incomplete bluebird phantom on the Skarmory's body also disappeared.
"Skarmory, hang in there a little longer!"
Falkner clenched his fists on the command platform. He wanted to run to the opposite command platform and punch Roy, who had given him hope only to crush it with his own hands.
Seeing the Dhelmise constantly swinging the chain on the field, and the Skarmory being swung around along with the chain, Falkner was anxious but helpless.
Falkner shouted several commands at the Skarmory, but the Skarmory couldn't hear him at all and could only stand there anxiously.
He found himself seemingly drawn into Roy's rhythm from the very beginning, and a sense of powerlessness welled up inside him.
After spinning countless times, the Dhelmise suddenly released the chains binding the Skarmory, and the immense inertia flung the Skarmory against the wall next to the Arena.
The Skarmory that crashed into the wall left a molded mark that was embedded in the wall.
The Skarmory, which had slid off the wall, struggled to its feet. However, due to spinning too many times, it was still seeing Skarmory and had its back to Dhelmise, exposing its back to Dhelmise.
Roy knew that Skarmory had triggered its Sturdy; otherwise, Skarmory wouldn't have been able to withstand so many moves from Overgrown Dhelmise.
Even if Skarmory were to rise again, it would only be a spent force.
"Dhelmise, use Heavy Slam. Give him the final blow!"
Seeing the Dhelmise swing up the huge anchor and smash it towards his Skarmory, Falkner didn't care about being cool anymore and roared at the Skarmory on the field:
"Skarmory, get out of the way!"
The Skarmory was so badly hit that it saw stars and couldn't hear Falkner's voice at all.
By the time the Skarmory finally woke up, the anchor from the Dhelmise had already been thrown onto him.
The enormous impact slammed into the Skarmory, dealing it another heavy blow to the already severely Skarmory.
The Skarmory's body was once again embedded in the wall, and the dust that had just settled in the Arena was once again stirred up.
The Dhelmise remained in place and ceased its attack, while the green seaweed on the rudder used an iron chain to retrieve its anchor.
Once the dust settled, the Skarmory was firmly embedded in the wall, its circular eyes visible, and it had lost its ability to fight.
Seeing Su Tian, Sutian commanded his Skarmory to jump off its back.
He looked at the Skarmory embedded in the wall, its eyes circling, and after counting to three, he realized the Skarmory still hadn't woken up, so he simply announced the outcome of the battle.
"The Skarmory is unable to battle. The victor of this battle is the challenger, Roy!!!"
Su Tian felt no regret for his son Falkner's defeat, only cheers for the victor.
Falkner stared at the Skarmory embedded in the wall, his eyes filled with disbelief.
I actually lost to my opponent?
Or is it when the Skarmory is at a higher level than its opponent?
Frost, who usually prides himself on being the acting gym leader of the Kikyo City Gym and the strongest person in the entire gym besides Hayate, has lost his composure.
Seeing that Falkner was in low spirits, Su Tian commanded his Skarmory to come to Falkner's side, jumped off the Skarmory, patted Falkner on the shoulder, and told him not to be discouraged, indicating that this time he should consider it a lesson learned.
In the next battle, you not only need to listen to the opponent's Pokémon Trainer's commands, but also observe the opponent's Pokémon's behavior.
Hearing Su Tian's voice, Falkner couldn't feel that his father was comforting him at all; all he felt was excitement that it was finally his turn to go on stage.
Is he really his biological son?
"Really? You're being too sensitive."
Sensing Falkner's suspicious gaze, Su Tian walked away guiltily, afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep up the act any longer.
Su Tian approached Roy's side and, seeing how easily Roy had defeated Falkner, Su Tian actually thought Roy was a qualified challenger and patted Roy on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"Young man, you're quite good. Now it's time for our duel. You should know my rules before you came, right?"
It has to be said that Su Tian, this middle-aged man, is quite handsome, but his personality is completely opposite to that of Falkner.
"Um, Master Su Tian, I only know that it's about speed, but I don't understand what kind of speed competition it is."
"Come with me, I'll explain the challenge rules to you."
Roy followed Su Tian, who was riding on Skarmory, away from the Arena.
Falkner watched the two leave, handed the Skarmory's Poké Ball to an apprentice, and then chased after them in the direction they had gone.
He wanted to wait until Roy finished racing with his father before having a match with Roy; he had only lost the previous match because he had been too careless.
If he had to do it Encore, he would never fall for Roy's tricks again.