On the platform, Xinhai revealed a faint smile when he saw Swellow get hit and badly injured.
This was indeed one of the countermeasures he had come up with yesterday.
Ground types already had a hard time against Flying types, so he had wondered whether he could catch his opponent off guard.
In the end, he thought of Smack Down, a move that was exceptionally effective against Flying-type Pokémon.
Moreover, ordinary Blaziken rarely learned this move. His Blaziken had only learned it because of Mirror Move, so most people would not be overly wary of it when they saw a Blaziken, making it easy to land.
Sure enough, just as Xinhai had expected, his opponent had not been prepared at all. He had successfully caught her off guard.
Seeing Swellow knocked down, Xinhai did not hesitate any longer and immediately commanded Blaziken to attack. "Blaziken, use Spark Jump Kick!"
Blaziken suddenly pushed off with both legs, its crimson figure streaking like lightning toward the Swellow falling to the ground!
Just then, Winona's voice rang out, her face full of gravity. "Swellow, Brave Bird!"
"Swah—!!!"
The Swellow that had fallen to the ground abruptly raised its head. There was not the slightest fear in its sharp eyes, only fighting spirit burning to its peak!
It struggled to its feet, enduring the pain as it spread both wings at once!
Even though one wing was already injured, even though every flap brought searing pain, it still stretched its wings to their widest!
Sky-blue energy surged from its body, instantly gathering around it into the phantom of a massive divine bird!
The phantom spread its wings, spanning seven or eight meters and completely enveloping Swellow within!
Xinhai was somewhat surprised at the sight. He had not expected Swellow to still be able to