Luxio had only just evolved and reached Entry Class strength, which was the main reason he had made it into the top eight.
What gave him a headache, however, was that the Misty Terrain, which had finally been on the verge of dispersing, had risen again.
And this time, Hattrem was the one who had set it up.
Murkrow had powerful control abilities. Without Misty Terrain, they could easily end up fighting on Murkrow's terms.
But that also rendered paralysis, the most important effect of Electric-type attacks, useless. Ning Xiao could only rely on raw strength to fight Murkrow.
The battle continued without stopping, even as Ye Ling and Ning Xiao switched Pokémon.
Magic Room faded, and Kirlia and Hattrem immediately launched Psyshock at each other. As two Psychic-type Pokémon of comparable strength, they actually had fewer tricks available to them.
Their clash stirred up an invisible storm across the battlefield, sweeping through the Misty Terrain covering the ground. This was a battle of psychic power.
Even Luxio, who was also at Entry Class, had to advance cautiously. Murkrow, on the other hand, was completely unbothered. Dark-types were naturally immune to Psychic-type attacks, so Murkrow lunged straight at Hattrem.
"Kirlia~~" Seeing Murkrow attack Hattrem, Kirlia let out an irritated cry, seemingly blaming Murkrow for attacking Kirlia's opponent.
Kirlia and Hattrem's rivalry went back a long way. When Xiao Ran first caught Kirlia, he had clashed with Xuan Yuan Nian. Later, Kirlia had learned psychic abilities from her, all while constantly competing with Hattrem.
Hatenna and Ralts back then, Hattrem and Kirlia now... the two Psychic- and Fairy-type Pokémon had always considered each other their greatest rival.
But the silent Murkrow ignored Kirlia's cry and continued lunging straight at Hattrem.
The enemy's sudden appearance broke Hattrem's concentration. Hattrem quickly teleported to