Gladion left the field unwillingly.
He hadn't even had a chance to use a Z-Move.
He had planned to use Illusion to fool Baimu and Blissey, then unleash a Dark-type move.
Instead...
"Where did I go wrong?"
The wealthy young man, whose only advantage was money, was deeply troubled.
He had sent Zoroark in for close combat precisely because he knew Blissey's Physical Defense was weak.
Who would have thought Minimize would give him so much trouble?
Damn it.
Gladion bowed without expression. As he turned to leave, he replayed the battle furiously in his mind, so absorbed that he didn't even respond when Lillie called him.
Not until Shiny Nihilego poked him in the side with a tentacle.
He doubled over, clutching his stomach. It took him a long while to recover enough to smile at the flustered Lillie. "I'm fine... Li-Lillie, what is it?"
"I noticed you barely ate anything tonight..." Lillie said, half concerned and half blaming herself.
"Okay!"
The doting older brother grabbed a cob of corn and started eating. Even as he chewed, he kept replaying the battle.
Lillie didn't disturb him again. Instead, she quietly explained to Nihilego why what it had done was wrong.
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"Finally, it's my turn!"
Ash stepped barefoot onto the beach, brimming with excitement.
Pikachu followed close behind, lightning-bolt tail swishing, along with the Rotom Pokédex, which cried, "Ash, wait for me!"
Unfortunately, Pikachu wasn't getting a turn.
Ash preferred giving his new partners chances to grow.
In countless roadside battles and even Pokémon Gym battles, he chose a newly caught Pokémon first, even when he knew Pikachu would give him a better chance of winning.
This time was no different.
"Go, Lycanroc!"
The Poké Ball flew high into the air.
Pop!
A massive wolf landed on