In their very first exchange, Snorlax had torn off one of Iron Hands' arms... or rather, one of its hands. Saturn had to reassess Mingyou.
"I thought you'd use those two bears!"
"Big Bear's at home, and Second Bear's with its Trainer. Besides, I don't need them to deal with you. Got any other heavy hitters? If not, I'm coming through."
Mingyou spoke calmly. Akari's influence had taught him to respect his opponents, but that only applied to decent people. Against the rest, winning was all that mattered.
Still, after losing to him once, Saturn had developed a tougher mindset. The provocation did not faze him in the slightest.
He raised a hand and snapped his fingers. Electricity flooded the floor as Electric Terrain spread across it. Iron Hands stirred again, despite its severed hand. The hand Snorlax had knocked away regained power, rose into the air as if held by magnetic levitation, and flew back.
Quark Drive activated, and Iron Hands' presence surged. Saturn also seized the chance to throw out two Poké... No, two Master Balls!
Red light flashed. Two metallic Pokémon resembling Donphan and Delibird emerged: Iron Treads and Iron Bundle. It seemed all of Saturn's Pokémon came from the future.
"Can you handle three?"
Saturn grinned and waved his arm. His orders were precise: Iron Hands intercepted Flutter Mane, Iron Treads blocked Snorlax, and Iron Bundle attacked the Garchomp Mingyou rode.
Quark Drive had significantly boosted all three future Pokémon. Iron Hands pinned Flutter Mane down, its flying hands cutting off every move she tried to make.
Iron Treads rolled about like a wheel, leaving even Snorlax's prized agility at a disadvantage. Snorlax could not touch it. Meanwhile, Iron Bundle kept aiming Ice Beams from its tail at Garchomp in the air.
"Well?"
Saturn clasped his