Zzt!!
Regirock was pierced through by Thunder Ring, its body twitching involuntarily.
"Bzzzz—reh~"
Its droning changed pitch as it could only watch Regieleki turn into a blinding bolt of lightning, streak through the air, and return to Baimu's Poké Ball.
In the blink of an eye, another Poké Ball opened.
Seeing this, Brandon waited for the electric light to fade before swiftly recalling Regirock.
"Come back! I'm afraid the next opponent isn't one you can handle."
Compared to other Trainers who disliked switching Pokémon, Pyramid Pharaoh was quite experienced at preserving his fighting strength.
In the Diamond and Pearl Arc, he had also rotated the Legendary Giants to beat Paul down, never letting a single one fight to the end.
In a sense, Baimu and Brandon had remarkably similar tactical styles.
Bang, bang!
The Poké Balls opened, light flashing.
To Brandon's surprise, the one appearing opposite him was not Regidrago, the Dragon Regi, but Regirock, the Rock Regi.
"Bzzzz—reh~ jee~ loh~"
Though it was the same meaningless droning, Baimu's Rock Regi spoke in a gentler, somewhat listless tone.
But when it saw the "Titan" Brandon had sent out—
"Reh! Jee! Loh!"
The Rock Regi perked right up!
Standing opposite it was Brandon's Regice, the only one of the Legendary Giants Ash had ever defeated when challenging the Battle Frontier. That Regice had been taken down by Pikachu, who possessed the Original Series' battle prowess and had learned Volt Tackle.
"Jeejeejee—reh! Jee! Eh!"
Brandon's Regice responded to the Rock Regi's droning, and he could not help but chuckle. "What a Champion with such a strong desire to win."
Without a doubt, Baimu had sent out the Rock Regi because he had predicted Brandon's choice.
Brandon had wanted to use Regice against Regidrago, but Baimu refused to let him have his way