Just as Xia Chen grew wary, the two Pokémon on the battlefield had already clashed.
More precisely, the more severely injured Volcarona had taken the initiative to attack Silvally, which was building up a Swords Dance.
Dozens of thin, threadlike strands shot from its mouthparts, linking Volcarona and Silvally. As a faint green glow flickered, Volcarona siphoned away its opponent's stamina, and its condition visibly improved by a great deal.
The Rock Memory Gladion had chosen could indeed pose the greatest possible threat to the dual Fire Bug-type Volcarona, but it also inevitably gave Silvally a Grass-type weakness.
With the double type advantage, Volcarona's condition recovered considerably.
But it was still not enough.
Xia Chen's expression darkened further.
A standard all-rounder like Silvally revealed its overall quality even through its Special Defense alone.
This Silvally's strength had already come infinitely close to Champion level!
Though it had the advantage of being an artificial Legendary Pokémon, that still spoke to Gladion's exceptional training ability.
By that logic, after Silvally's Swords Dance boost, taking down the low-health Volcarona would require only a single Multitype attack.
Multitype was Silvally's signature move.
Its effect was brutally simple: it launched a physical attack whose type matched the Memory Disc currently installed.
Its power was nearly on par with ultimate moves like Draco Meteor and Leaf Storm, yet it had no drawback. It was incredibly potent!
"Multitype!"
The thought had only just surfaced in Xia Chen's mind when Gladion's command rang out as though it had become reality.
Having just completed its Swords Dance boost, Silvally did not pause for even an instant. It swung its head and charged at Volcarona!
The crest atop its head, shaped like the wing of an avian Pokémon, immediately lit up with a powerful grayish-yellow glow. Clearly, Silvally's attack would