The battle had looked easy.
In truth, it had taken a heavy toll on Shiny Milotic's strength and spirit.
"Mii~"
Aching all over, she nuzzled up to her trainer with an air of exaggerated laziness.
Baimu noticed the slight twitch in her tail and understood how she felt. "Use Recover to ease the pain, then get some rest in your Poké Ball."
Recover couldn't restore her to the condition she'd been in before the battle, but it could at least relieve the pain.
"Milo~"
Milotic began to glow, and her sleek body gradually relaxed.
Hariyama was the Island King's Trump Card Pokémon, after all. Those basin-sized palms weren't easy to block. Every blow had made her wonder whether her tail had snapped.
Fortunately, Milotic was exceptionally good at enduring pain, just as she had endured countless climbs toward the top of a waterfall.
Perseverance was victory!
The defensive creed of Baimu's team ran through every battle. They could be slow, and their damage might fall short, but they absolutely had to be able to take a hit.
A Pokémon that couldn't take a hit could hardly claim Baimu had trained it.
So there was nothing mysterious about Hariyama losing to her. For one thing, as always, trainers didn't like using Status Moves. For another, he simply couldn't endure as much as she could.
Meanwhile,
Hala recalled the unconscious Hariyama. "Thank you. You worked hard."
He had used regular moves and a Z-Move.
If even that wasn't enough to bring down Milotic, what was there to say?
He had simply been outmatched.
But in all honesty, Baimu had stunned Hala. The last person to shock him like this had been Ash, whom Tapu Koko had personally given an Electrium Z.
Ash was certainly powerful too. His Pikachu had also defeated Hala's