The grounded Pidgeot struggled to rise, but the wound on its right wing brought searing pain with every effort, leaving the wing unable to fold completely.
It propped itself up with its left wing, trying to rally, but under the combined effects of poison and injury, its wings grew weaker and weaker. In the end, it could only lie on its side, chest heaving violently as it let out labored, pained breaths.
Seeing this, the referee raised the flag high and announced in a loud, clear voice, "Pidgeot is unable to battle! Beedrill wins!"
Xinhai stood in the command area, looking at the Pidgeot that was still faintly panting on the field, then at the Beedrill hovering in midair with injuries that were no less severe. He finally let out a breath of relief.
He raised a hand and recalled Beedrill into its Poké Ball, then quickly walked to the edge of the field to speak with Mentor Sato and Haruki Inoue for a while.
After the two left the training ground, Xinhai sat down in a nearby chair and quickly replayed Beedrill's battle in his mind.
From the angle it used to break through Air Slash, to its wide flight path around Hurricane, to its final X-Scissor against the wind—he carefully analyzed and marked every gain and loss at each key point.
In this battle where its Type had been disadvantaged, Beedrill had performed even better than he had expected.
Its ability to sense air currents had been brought fully into play during this battle. Its ability to precisely find safe paths through turbulent airflow gave it an inherent advantage against Flying-type Pokémon.
Moreover, after this period of airflow training, Beedrill's speed had clearly risen to another level. Its usual flying speed had increased noticeably, and the effectiveness of