Turning the Tide

"Sorry, Bai Shi..."

Dawn, who had "finished work" early, spoke to Bai Shi with an apologetic look on her face.

At that moment, Dawn realized more clearly than ever the importance of her own strength.

If she could have held out a little longer, Bai Shi would not have had to fight two against one.

"You did your best, Dawn. Leave the rest to me!"

Although the situation was unfavorable, Bai Shi still comforted and encouraged his teammate.

After all, without her support, he would not have made it to the finals either.

Now that she had been eliminated, Bai Shi intended to fight on for her as well.

"Paul and Ash's Pokémon are both strong, but it's not as though I have no chance at all."

"This stadium is open-air. For the Flying-type Staravia, that's undoubtedly a huge natural advantage."

"Neither Elekid nor Chimchar can fly."

"I can use that to keep them at bay."

"Besides, there's no time limit in this match."

Bai Shi's mind raced, and he quickly came up with a plan.

He would first stabilize the current situation, then look for a suitable opportunity to counterattack.

In other words, Bai Shi was about to start "playing dirty."

"Staravia, fly higher and keep using Agility!"

Following Bai Shi's command, Staravia flapped its wings and widened the distance between itself and the two Pokémon by a considerable margin.

It circled high above the battlefield, constantly using Agility to accelerate.

Its movement speed began to rise sharply.

It firmly refused to engage Elekid at close range, lest it get shocked again.

"Elekid, use Thunderbolt!"

Paul saw through Bai Shi's intention and gave Elekid an order.

Elekid swung both arms and released a powerful stream of yellow electricity at the Staravia in the sky.

Unfortunately, the distance between the