Does Quiver Dance Hold Up? It Soars!

For the next two matches, Goromaru used the familiar Bronzong and a level-sixty Cacturne.

Bronzong, the Pokémon that had been brutally beaten by Electivire, was full of energy now, with none of yesterday's dejection left. It had clearly rested fairly well.

If a Pokémon suffered a serious penetrating wound or other extensive damage to its flesh, it generally needed a long time to recover. It would not be back to normal in just a day or two.

When Beedrill had fought a wild Magmar on Mt. Silver, a stray spark had burned through half its wing. It had needed to recuperate at a branch facility of the Pokémon Nature Preserve for quite a few days before it grew back.

Electivire had undoubtedly gone easy on Bronzong. Otherwise, several dents would definitely have been smashed into its body.

A clear example was the Armaldo that had been killed by Stealth Rock. Rumor had it that its shell had shattered horribly, and it was now wrapped head to toe in bandages. It certainly would not recover without a long period of peaceful rest.

Then there was Magnezone. Explosion was not a move it could use whenever it wanted and then simply return to the Pokémon Center for a few beeps and be fine. After using such a self-destructive move, it would need to lie in its Poké Ball for at least a day before recovering.

But that also proved just how powerful Pokémon recovery abilities were. If it had been a human, broken bones and torn muscles would take a hundred days to heal. Someone with a weaker constitution might not even recover from a cold in a week.

On honor student Qin's side, she sent out a Masquerain and an Exploud that Heiduo had seen on the computer.

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