"Snap!"
Kotetsu gripped his headband tightly and snapped it against his forehead again, forcing himself to calm down.
His opponent was far, far stronger than he had imagined.
One lapse in focus, and two of his Pokémon had already been taken down.
If anything else went wrong, he would have virtually no chance of turning things around.
"No time to worry about that now. Hydreigon, come on out!"
Kotetsu gritted his teeth and sent out a blue, three-headed dragon Pokémon covered in black fur, with three pairs of wings on its back and two rows of purple markings on its belly.
This Pokémon was none other than the Unova Region's pseudo-legendary—Hydreigon.
Kotetsu had planned to save Hydreigon for the Pokémon League tournament.
But with a clean sweep looming, he could hardly afford to worry about that anymore.
"Huh, he actually sent out Hydreigon. I thought he'd save it as his secret weapon."
"Manectric, I'm counting on you again!"
Bai Shi raised an eyebrow and kept Manectric on the field.
He wanted to use Manectric to test Hydreigon's strength.
"Manectric, use Thunder!"
With Electric Terrain still active, Bai Shi wasted no time going on the offensive and called out to Manectric.
A savage blue serpent of lightning plunged from the sky like the heavens' wrath, striking fiercely at Kotetsu's Hydreigon.
"Hydreigon, use Dragon Pulse!"
Kotetsu's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly called out to Hydreigon.
Hydreigon raised its head and released a green, dragon-shaped shock wave at the descending blue lightning serpent.
Its Dragon Pulse barely managed to block Manectric's Thunder.
At that moment, Manectric's Electric Terrain also faded.
"Hydreigon, don't give it another chance to use that move! Use Draco Meteor!"
Kotetsu thrust an arm up and shouted his command to Hydreigon.
Hydreigon gathered energy into an enormous yellow sphere