Your mindset is terrible. Go home, get yourself together, then come back! Stop wasting time!

The match continued.

But with Snorlax's defeat, Chester, who had the strength to reach the top eight, seemed to have lost his fighting spirit and strength. Silently, he sent out his third Pokémon.

—A level sixty-one, special attack-focused Lickilicky.

He'd been beaten into a stupor.

His condition had deteriorated.

Heiduo took in Chester's expression but did not pay close attention to Lickilicky's information. A contestant's mental state was extremely important, especially at a regional event like this. There was pressure from the audience, pressure one put on oneself, pressure from powerful opponents, and the pressure of being unable to take down an opponent no matter how hard one tried.

Add all that together, and crushing a young person was no problem.

It was clear that although Chester had Pokémon from Sinnoh and was fairly knowledgeable, the Silver Conference was his first regional tournament.

He knew Noivern, but not Mimikyu...?

Heiduo guessed that Chester had never encountered Mimikyu before, which was why he attacked without restraint, unaware that its Disguise could block one attack for it.

Otherwise, he would have been more cautious.

He had assumed Mimikyu was fragile as paper. Most Ghost-type Pokémon were indeed frail, but that frailty was based on HP—that was, stamina.

Mimikyu's special defense was quite impressive, and it had Disguise to block moves on the physical side. That was enough for it to withstand certain necessary attacks.

For example, powerful moves with high commitment and long recovery.

Snorlax's tactics had been dirty, but physical attackers were terrified of Burn, something nobody could avoid. Snorlax was no exception, especially Chester's damage-focused tank.

The dream-killing strategy had been decent, but unfortunately, it was ruined by Will-O-Wisp and Disguise.

Without Disguise, Crunch and Zen Headbutt alone, followed by at most one more attack, would have been enough to