Starmie instantly lost its ability to battle after being hit by Earthquake.
Ice Darmanitan's damage output was terrifying, but then again, it had used Belly Drum and received the powerful offensive boost of Zen Mode.
With that one hit, forget Starmie—even the reef it had been standing on had cracked.
"This is troublesome."
After Gong Xinying recalled her battle-incapable Starmie into its Poké Ball, she took a deep breath as she looked at the Ice Darmanitan in Zen Mode atop the reef.
Of the three Pokémon she had sent out so far, two had been from Team Two.
But were her opponent's Pokémon also from Team Two?
She did not know that, but she knew her opponent was indeed quite strong.
She had to go all out from here on.
But having lost one and a half Pokémon right at the start, could she still defeat her opponent and win this friendly match?
She was not sure either.
"Go, Slowbro!"
The fourth Pokémon Gong Xinying sent out was a Slowbro, also a second-stage Elite Four level Pokémon.
At the same time, this Slowbro was one of the aces of her Team One.
"There it is, Elite Four Gong Xinying's ace Pokémon!"
"After taking hits for so long, has Elite Four Gong Xinying finally decided to get serious and win back some face?"
"But this is a six-on-six battle. Even if Elite Four Gong Xinying is getting serious now, her opponent isn't weak either. It's still hard to say who will win in the end."
"What a pity. Elite Four Gong Xinying underestimated her opponent at the beginning. Otherwise, her opponent wouldn't have had this chance at all."
"So she's getting serious?"
The spectators below discussed animatedly. Although Tang Yunqin could not hear what they were saying, Gong Xinying's expression and