At this moment, the battle between Ryosuke Onodera and his opponent, Ichiro Tanaka, had already begun, while Xinhai and Yuma were still talking.
Rika Yuzuki looked at the two from the sofa, the corners of her lips curling up slightly. "The battle has started. Are you two going to keep standing there?"
The two froze for a moment at her words. After glancing at Ryosuke's battle, they smiled awkwardly and sat back down on the sofa.
Once seated, Xinhai had Gardevoir use Life Dew to restore Grovyle, then took out a Pokéblock for Grovyle to eat and replenish its strength.
Emerald Life Dew gathered in Gardevoir's palms and fell onto Grovyle like morning dew, seeping into its scales.
Grovyle sat cross-legged beside the sofa, closed its eyes, and felt the cool energy circulating through its body, slowly driving away the exhaustion accumulated over several battles.
It took the Pokéblock Xinhai handed over and tossed it into its mouth, chewing it. Its golden eyes were half-lidded, and its breathing gradually became steady and deep.
The match on the field had begun.
Ryosuke Onodera's Electabuzz faced Ichiro Tanaka's Machoke.
Electabuzz held an obvious advantage in speed, but Machoke's immense power posed a tremendous threat in close combat.
Ryosuke had clearly prepared for this long ago—he did not have Electabuzz clash head-on with Machoke. Instead, he constantly widened the distance, using long-range moves to wear down his opponent's stamina and patience.
Thunderbolt, Thunder, Shock Wave... Electric-type moves blasted toward Machoke one after another, forcing it to block with its arms.
Ichiro Tanaka tried several times to have Machoke close the distance, but Ryosuke's Electabuzz was fast. Each time Machoke drew near, it pulled away at the last instant and fired off a Shock Wave in return.
After several exchanges, Machoke's arms had already