Ninetales countered with [Fire Spin] at the Electivire in the sky. Electivire had just finished setting up [Electric Terrain], and with a raised hand, it used [Protect] to block the tornado-like flames outside.
Although challengers had the right to make the first move, Electivire's rapid response still startled the journalist and gave him a bad feeling.
Electivire was in far better condition than he had imagined!
Shouldn't it have been at the end of its rope?
When he had watched Heiduo battle yesterday, his Pokémon had already been nearly out of stamina by the time he faced the fifth opponent. Why were they all in such good shape today?
—Naturally, this had something to do with Heiduo's approach today.
Heiduo had initially intended to sweep through everyone in one go. But after thinking it over, he felt there was no need to rush. It would be better to take things slowly and study each person's style and tactics one at a time. At worst, he could spend a week on it. If he still couldn't win, he could just turn around and leave.
If he could win, he would keep going.
Elsewhere.
Arbok's upper body was cloaked in Ground type energy as it violently burst from underground. With a bang, it slammed into Camerupt's soft belly, making the latter howl in pain.
Taking double damage from a Ground type attack was no easy matter. Combined with Arbok's earlier use of [Coil], Camerupt had lost at least half its stamina from that hit.
That's right! Half!
Even though it was a powerful Level 73 Pokémon.
Because Arbok was no longer holding anything back. Its stamina could be replenished with Heal Pulse, but its mental state was far from ideal. Battling Level 70 Pokémon was nothing like bullying weak opponents in the