Drayton and the others were stunned by Mingyou and Akari's strength. Mingyou was one thing—anyone who could defeat Kieran so easily couldn't be weak—but Akari... Where had all these rare Pokémon come from?
Mingyou had brought Basculegion and the others over two days ago. Akari had only shown them once during class yesterday, surprising quite a few students, but Lacey had been the only one of this group there to see them.
"If you're battling, don't get distracted!"
Akari's stern voice snapped them back to their senses. There was no time to change tactics, so they had to push through. They still had three Steel-type Pokémon on their side, and the Sandstorm wouldn't affect them much.
The three exchanged nods. They might usually be rivals, but none of them wanted to lose here. They focused on the weakened Basculegion first, and Nari immediately called to Metagross, "Use the Sandstorm for cover and hit it with Thunder Punch!"
The moment she spoke, Alcremie's decorated Excadrill dug underground without hesitation. Archaludon and Kingdra moved to cover it, but Riolu's Aura had already revealed everything.
Even if they weren't the main fighters, they could still help. And even without Mingyou directing them, they were just as capable of acting on their own.
"Riolu!"
"Coming!"
Mingyou waved and shouted. Akari reacted almost instantly, swinging her arm downward. Basculegion flicked its tail, wreathed in souls, and its massive body slipped straight into the shadow beneath it.
A second later, Ursaluna raised a claw and slammed it into the ground. As a former "King" who had held the Earth Plate, its mastery of Ground-type energy had long since reached perfection!
A powerful surge of energy rippled outward. The violent shaking was confined to the battlefield, dealing widespread Earthquake damage. Under Ursaluna's control, it left its allies