"Feraligatr!"
Feraligatr obeyed, his massive body lurching into motion.
Wisps of dark energy gathered in his mouth, coating every one of his razor-sharp fangs.
His red eyes fixed fiercely on Patrick, who stood motionless across from him. He looked like a crocodile in a river, poised to pounce on its prey.
But just then, a faint red glimmer flickered in the gem on Patrick's chest. Only Yu Bo and the other two, who had been watching closely, noticed it.
Almost at the same instant, Feraligatr, who had just started to run, felt the energy vanish from his mouth.
The dark energy coating his teeth had disappeared without a trace, like morning mist burned away by the sun.
"Feraligatr?"
Where'd my fangs go?
Feraligatr had never experienced anything like it. He froze, his steps faltering as he stopped in place.
Meng Jiaojiao froze too.
When she had seen Yu Xin's Milotic fail to use a move earlier, she had assumed Yu Xin had been spoiled since childhood by the wealthy, illustrious Yu Family. A life of luxury had left her with no drive to improve, and her Pokémon's moves simply weren't practiced enough.
She had even been secretly excited, thinking she might someday defeat Yu Xin and bring glory to the Meng Family!
But now it seemed she had gotten ahead of herself.
Yu Xin hadn't been slacking off. There was something strange about her opponent's Starmie!
"Feraligatr, charge in and bite him!"
Perhaps because Yu Xin's match had served as a warning, Meng Jiaojiao reacted quickly. When the move failed, she decisively told Feraligatr to rely on his powerful physique and fight up close.
Once he closed the distance, he could still fight even without moves.
Unfortunately, Patrick had no intention of letting her get her way.
Almost the instant