How About a One-vs-Five Streak? (Double Chapter)

Nanu had no idea what Xia Yan was planning.

But without a doubt, Eevee taking the field was also an opportunity for him.

As long as he could defeat Eevee, he and Xia Yan would be back at the same starting line.

Right now,

what he needed to guard against was Xia Yan opening with a Z-Move just as he had against Siebold.

There was no need to elaborate on how powerful Eevee's exclusive Z-Move boost was.

Therefore,

Nanu regarded Eevee's exclusive Z-Move as the biggest problem, and one that had to be avoided.

"Eevee, Calm Mind."

After Eevee took the field, Xia Yan seized the brief opening after Sableye used Power Gem.

Rather than opening with a Z-Move, he chose Calm Mind.

That choice

made Nanu secretly shake his head.

Calm Mind had a much shorter windup than a Z-Move. Xia Yan was clearly quite wary of him.

Then,

all he needed to do next was seize the opportunity and take Eevee out here!

"Sableye, Quash!"

Xia Yan's Eevee was very fast. At the very least, it ranked among the best of Gym Leader-level Pokémon, and it was no worse than some Sub-Elite Four Pokémon.

Its small frame also gave it greater room to excel in that regard.

"Vee~~"

Just as the Psychic-type glow in Eevee's eyes faded, dense Dark-type energy surged from Sableye's body, wrapping toward it like a clawing hand.

Xia Yan pursed his lips.

The greatest weakness of his team's Baton Pass strategy was Eevee's comparatively weak base strength, which made it an easy point of breakthrough.

But in the face of Sableye's move,

Xia Yan reacted quickly.

"Eevee, Copycat."

Copycat: If used after the opponent uses a move, it can imitate that move.

"Sableye, use Power Gem again!"

The two spoke at once again.

And