"Rhyperior—make that Sandstorm blow even harder!"
Reiji shouted urgently. He had meant to have Rhyperior rescue Sigilyph, but then he thought: wouldn't giving up the weather make the battle even harder?
All he could do was hope a stronger Sandstorm might block the attack.
But before the words had even left his mouth, Porygon2's third Solar Beam pierced the swirling sand and struck Sigilyph again.
Boom!
The deafening blast left the ground before Reiji in ruins beneath a cloud of dust, as though it had been shelled by mortars.
Regret hit him hard.
Why had he assumed Solar Beam would target Rhyperior? Had he instinctively thought that, because Sigilyph's Flying type resisted Grass-type attacks, Baimu would never make such a basic mistake?
Sigilyph had been an even better target than Rhyperior!
"..."
Sigilyph flapped wings that were more symbolic than useful, trying to skim along the ground with Psychic and dodge, but Porygon2's Solar Beam was too fast.
"Rhyhorn!"
Rhyperior roared in fury. More sand surged up beneath it, then swept toward Porygon2 and Blissey on the wind!
But in the next instant, a brilliant golden beam pierced the Sandstorm!
Boom!
The high-energy beam charged straight ahead, making the air tremble.
This time, even the Light Screen that appeared before Sigilyph could not hold. It shattered into countless motes of light the instant Solar Beam touched it.
Boom!
A ground-shaking impact rang out.
Rhyperior turned its head in disbelief. Behind it, Sigilyph lay motionless in a smoke-filled crater.
"Down it goes!" the commentator cheered. "Four consecutive Solar Beams from Porygon2 have defeated Sigilyph! What a relentless offensive!"
"Sigilyph is unable to battle!"
The Referee's ruling came promptly, as always.
Reiji bit his lower lip, refusing to give up. "Rhyperior! Dig!"
If it couldn't win aboveground, it would fight underground!
Hadn't