Leo's thoughts churned.
"Meditation!"
"Umbre!"
Umbreon answered, its ears pricking up as its golden rings began to glow.
It looked ready to repeat the first half's power-up routine and stick with a straightforward Baton Pass strategy to the end.
Leo was certain now.
If Baimu truly wanted a one-on-one battle, Leo would find a chance to counterattack, no matter how difficult it got.
As for where that confidence came from...
He had raised the three Pokémon he used in the first half with care, but when trouble came, the ones he always turned to were Umbreon and Espeon.
They were the ones who had given him the courage to betray Team Snagem.
Not far away.
"Draga~"
Dragapult tilted upward and flew into the sky, swishing its translucent tail like a fish.
Leo looked up, recalling how it had fooled him in the first half.
If he remembered right, it had turned invisible.
That was different from Mega Gengar's peculiar methods.
Just as he began to feel reassured, Dragapult lowered its head high above and spat out a violet-black ball of energy.
"Draco Meteor."
Boom!
The ball burst apart.
Dozens of glowing meteors shrieked downward!
Whoosh—!!
But to everyone's surprise, Dragapult itself spun and plunged alongside them, as though dancing with the meteors.
They fell side by side!
"Dragapult dove into its own Draco Meteor? What kind of tactic is this?"
The commentator's eyes widened.
The spectators were just as baffled, until Dragapult vanished among the meteors.
It was gone!?
A chill ran through the crowd.
They realized that if the invisible Dragapult interfered while Umbreon was dodging...
"Substitute!"
Leo gave the order calmly.
Umbreon shook itself and split in two. Both figures nimbly ran across the grassland in different directions.
Boom, boom, boom!
Meteors slammed down, blasting up great sprays