Sandstorm Versus Sunny Day!

In the arena.

Breloom and Feraligatr were deadlocked.

The former desperately wanted to take down the latter, but Feraligatr was too slippery, never giving it a chance to finish it off in one burst.

Whether it swept Bullet Seed aside with Iron Tail or crunched the seeds to bits, as long as Breloom used a ranged move, it had a way to deal with it.

With no other choice, Breloom brought out Thunder Punch, a move meant for Flying types. It and Feraligatr traded blows with moves outside their own types.

No wonder Yuan Hao and the others were so worried.

"To be honest, I can't tell," Heiduo said, shaking his head at their expectant gazes.

Pokémon battles were like ranked matches in the games from his previous life. They emphasized initiative, namely who had greater "speed." Faster Pokémon could strike their opponents in time, even interrupting the moves they were preparing to unleash.

So far, from what Heiduo could see, Feraligatr and Breloom were about equal, whether in the speed of their attacks or their movement speed.

In truth, their base Speed stats differed only slightly. The difference might have been significant in the games, but in reality...

Whether their stat spreads were properly allocated was another question entirely.

Seeing that even Heiduo could not make heads or tails of it, Yuan Hao frowned as he watched below. "Doesn't that mean they'll just keep dragging this out?"

However, the moment he finished speaking, the situation on the field changed.

Facing Feraligatr's incoming Ice Punch, Breloom suddenly leaped backward. Using its tail, which looked as though four fruits grew from it, to support its balance, it narrowly dodged the blow!

Then, its sharp red claws shot forward with a whoosh. A fist crackling with lightning smashed into Feraligatr's jaw!

"Beautiful!"