She hadn't won a single match against him in nearly ten years of Champion League tournaments.
That didn't seem right.
Was the gap really that wide?
Baimu thought back to how Poppy's Pokémon had performed in their earlier battles.
The gap between their main Pokémon was real.
After all, Drake's long-lived Dragon Pokémon had been with him for decades, their tough bodies forged through years of training.
How many Ice Beams they could take was hard to say, but they certainly wouldn't go down after one hit like they did in the games.
Ice, on the other hand, was a strange type.
As coverage to broaden a Pokémon's offensive options, it had advantages few types could match. But as a Pokémon's own type, its many weaknesses—most of them to popular attack types—made it a liability.
Looking back at Poppy's battle with Sidney, Abomasnow had been reduced to setting up snow without Aurora Veil. It hadn't even managed to use a healing move.
If Walrein hadn't also been Water-type, and if Thick Fat hadn't helped it withstand attacks, it probably wouldn't have lasted long either.
Mega Glalie had even been reduced to using Explosion to take down one of Sidney's Pokémon with it.
She had the type advantage, but was outmatched overall...
Baimu quietly watched Poppy, eager to see what happened next.
Before long, the referee declared the match officially underway.
Poppy and Drake each sent out their lead Pokémon.
On one side, Froslass drifted through the air like a ghost. On the other stood the slender green Flygon, a familiar old face and a tireless workhorse on Drake's team.
It seemed to be chosen for battle every time.
Their first orders were remarkably similar—
A clash of weather moves.
Before long, the two weather effects reached a stalemate near the