Slowbro's defeat had been utterly inevitable.
In truth, if Lucario hadn't underestimated its opponent, it would have won long ago.
Unfortunately, both that husky and Heiduo had gotten a little carried away after consecutively taking out three of Lorelei's Pokémon. When they should have pressed their advantage, they chose to keep watching instead.
That was why Lorelei found an opening.
Psychic really was powerful.
"Almost got overturned."
Heiduo glanced at Lucario, which had retreated in front of him and was panting heavily, feeling lingering fear.
Although it wasn't weak to Psychic, it had been struck several times in a row by Mind Shockwave and had even been slammed into a rock at the end. That many consecutive hits had left it feeling quite awful. On top of that, the Snowy Weather was steadily draining its stamina...
If Slowbro had managed to unleash Seismic Toss, it might not have been impossible for Slowbro to turn the battle around.
They'd gotten cocky.
Heiduo sighed.
The Snowy Weather continued to blow, hailstones the size of fingernails covering the ground.
In the distance.
Lorelei had already recalled the charred Slowbro, silently sighing to herself as well.
This Slowbro was a Pokémon she had carefully raised specifically for battle, possessing many incredible powers.
For example, after using Psychic-type moves, its thinking ability would rise to another level, allowing it to make more nimble movements—such as using the shell on its tail to block Thunder Punch earlier.
And its endurance far exceeded that of ordinary Pokémon. In truth, that was thanks to Slowbro's Ability.
The Oblivious Ability allowed it to ignore much of the pain.
Unfortunately, such traits were useless when facing an opponent far stronger than itself.
After all, the other side could take you down in one hit, while you could unleash an entire