Watching Chien-Pao fall like that left every spectator with plenty to think about. At this rate, the ban list for the next Pokémon World Championships would only keep growing. These competitors were each more absurd than the last.
Though Keldeo had defeated Chien-Pao, it was gradually losing the strength to stand. The great calamity had struck before it could react, dealing severe damage. But as one of the Swords of Justice, it needed the courage to face calamity head-on and shield its companions from disaster with its own body.
"That's enough. Come back!"
Mingyou knew Keldeo couldn't keep fighting. Perhaps it could wear its opponent down a little longer, but there was no need. Neither of them had any experience facing a great calamity for the first time. Fortunately, they had plenty of experience charging in recklessly.
Both sides recalled their Pokémon at the same time. Only when the spectators recovered from that eruption of sword aura did they notice that many Aegislash around the edge of the battlefield had already fainted. Perhaps this was the real reason certain Pokémon needed to be banned.
Uva took a deep breath. She wasn't going to claim that this counted as defeating Keldeo if you rounded things up. This was her fault for choosing the wrong opponent, and her coordination with Chien-Pao still wasn't good enough. They had battled together too few times. Perhaps she could learn from Mingyou's way of raising Pokémon.
The score stood at 1–3. She was at a huge disadvantage, but until the very last moment, the result remained uncertain.
"Go!"
She and Mingyou threw their Poké Balls simultaneously. A flash of blue appeared, so brief that even the camera nearly missed it, before she immediately recalled her Pokémon. Mingyou, however, saw it clearly. That was a Finizen... or