Dragapult took the field against Cynthia's Roserade.
However, Leon was in no hurry to have his Dragapult launch an attack.
The more it came down to a moment like this, the more he needed to stay calm. He could not rush.
Once he rushed, a situation that was already disadvantageous would only become even worse.
Leon now had only three Pokémon left, along with a Mr. Rime that was practically unable to battle, its stamina nearly depleted.
Moreover, two of the three battle systems had already been used.
Only Charizard's Mega Evolution remained.
On the other hand, Cynthia still had four Pokémon left.
Roserade, Milotic, Spiritomb, and her ace, Garchomp.
She still had two of the three battle systems unused as well.
Cynthia currently held a tremendous advantage.
Furthermore, Spiritomb was something he had to watch out for.
Although Spiritomb was not as strong as Gengar, it knew all the moves Gengar knew.
For example, [Curse], [Destiny Bond], and [Pain Split].
Those three moves were all things he needed to pay close attention to.
It would be best to use [Taunt] directly and completely shut down those three moves!
The idea was good, but whether he could pull it off was another matter.
Cynthia was no weak opponent.
Among Champions from every region, she even seemed faintly stronger than Lance and Steven Stone.
Under such circumstances, Leon could only proceed cautiously.
"Phantom Force!"
Facing Roserade's [Shadow Ball], Leon immediately ordered his Dragapult into Alternate Space to evade it.
When it reappeared, Dragapult was already behind Roserade.
It was incredibly fast, almost as though it had emerged the instant it entered Alternate Space.
Before Cynthia and Roserade could react, Dragapult's attack struck Roserade squarely in the back.
"Blast Burn!"
After knocking Roserade back two staggering steps, Leon immediately ordered Dragapult to