Dark type Pulse transformed into a thick dark-brown beam, like a wave cannon condensed from malice, meeting the crushing tidal wave head-on.
The dark-brown beam and the surging wall of water collided head-on in midair between the two Pokémon.
There was no fierce clash as expected. The instant Dark type Pulse's energy touched the tidal wave, it sliced into the water like a sharp blade. The dark-brown beam tore a straight passage through the flowing curtain of water, its deep-brown energy spreading to both sides along the current's patterns.
It was like a scalpel precisely cutting open the tidal wave's chest.
The torn tidal wave surged and poured down to either side, its immense curtain of water slamming against the shore with a deafening crash.
Though the tidal wave did not strike Mightyena directly, its terrifying aftershock still affected it, washing it backward.
The black figure slid several meters through the water, its four paws plowing four deep claw marks into the slick moss-covered ground.
Slowpoke in the water did not let the opportunity pass. It poked its head out amid the spray, pale-blue Psychic type energy enveloping the current as it swirled before it.
Then, a fist-sized azure Energy Ball condensed and blasted toward Mightyena, which had yet to fully regain its footing.
Mightyena's gaze sharpened. Rather than continue resisting Surf's aftershock head-on, it swiftly moved aside with the flow of the waves.
Water Pulse howled past its side, grazing its black fur before blasting into the spray behind it, sending mud and water flying.
Seeing its attack miss, Slowpoke's seemingly vacant eyes narrowed slightly as the Psychic type energy within it suddenly surged.
Three Water Pulses formed before it at once. Though each was a size smaller than the previous one, their combined volley covered several times more