An Unexpected Pokémon

This was the first wild ordinary Pokémon Xia Yan had seen in the Pokémon World that had awakened the Fairy-type.

Which meant Mawile could not undergo Mega Evolution.

Otherwise, with Mega Mawile's "Huge Power" Ability, the boost from "Swords Dance," and a compatible move like "Play Rough," the damage it could deal would be absolutely terrifying.

Fortunately.

Although Mawile had completed its boost, Eevee's enhancements were not the slightest bit weaker.

"Eevee, Stored Power."

Faced with the charging "Play Rough," neither Xia Yan nor Eevee had any intention of dodging.

With Eevee's near-ridiculous level of enhancement, the destructive power unleashed by "Stored Power" was terrifying.

Boom!!

A violent roar rang out, and the towering rocks around them trembled and cracked apart.

Amid the billowing dust, Eevee and Mawile were sent flying backward from the cloud almost simultaneously.

Hiss—

Those short, adorable limbs seemed to contain astonishing explosive power.

Eevee braced itself with its limbs, sliding back some distance before steadying itself.

Mawile, on the other hand, used its huge jaws to bite into the ground. Aside from leaving several deep gouges in the rock beneath its feet, it quickly regained control of its body.

It looked at Eevee with some surprise.

"Eevee!"

Eevee puffed out its cheeks, looking thoroughly indignant.

"Charm."

At Xia Yan's command, Eevee demonstrated the excellent face-changing trick it had inherited from Togekiss.

One moment, it looked furious. The next, it appeared pitiful and helpless.

Even Mawile across from it was left dumbfounded.

Anyone who did not know better would have thought it had bullied Eevee terribly.

Its heart softened.

And Eevee seized the opportunity.

Its limbs tensed abruptly before it burst forward. The nimble speed granted by "Quick Attack" left Mawile struggling to keep up.

Its ferocious massive jaws lunged at Eevee with a "Crunch."

Unfortunately.