Dragonite took the field and swept a commanding gaze over the arena.
Dragonite had seen everything Slaking had done.
The studious dragon had nothing to say. He was furious.
Dragonite went straight into Rampage and Outrage, a red aura rising around him.
"Dragonite, Dragon Claw, now!"
Xu Mu's voice turned cold. Slaking had chosen to set his best friend up for victory.
As his Trainer, Xu Mu had to make sure Dragonite swept the opposing team. He couldn't let Slaking's suffering go to waste.
Dragonite used Extreme Speed. Before Cofagrigus could react, he passed through its insubstantial body, appeared behind it, and struck with Dragon Claw!
Then Dragonite opened his mouth and blasted Cofagrigus with Dragon Pulse.
Cofagrigus went flying, but Dragonite didn't stop. A Thunderbolt struck it on the ground and sent it flying again.
The barrage knocked Cofagrigus out on the spot.
Tian Xu stared at Dragonite, almost unable to think.
He had never expected Xu Mu, such a young Rookie Trainer, to command Pokémon this powerful with top-tier tactics to match!
A veteran Peak Trainer like Tian Xu had been played for a fool by Xu Mu!
"Damn it! How am I supposed to deal with this Dragonite? This is getting tricky!"
After a few seconds of thought, Tian Xu decided to bring out his ace early.
He had sent Cofagrigus out to defeat Slaking.
Slaking had used Baton Pass to switch in Dragonite, but Slaking himself had nearly lost the ability to fight.
Close enough. Its original task was done.
Now Tian Xu had to defeat the Dragonite Slaking had boosted to the limit.
"Go, Steelix!"
"Mega Evolution!"
Steelix was Tian Xu's Starter Pokémon, and its alloy coating alone was worth tens of millions of Pokémon League coins.
Tian Xu had scraped and saved for years