She had watched the matches over the past few days, but facing a Mythical Pokémon on the battlefield for the first time still put some pressure on her.
"Don't be nervous. Diancie was only born a few days ago and isn't that strong yet!" Seemingly noticing their unease, Xiao Ran explained with a smile.
As for Diancie, he had already told it not to speak. Although that wasn't exactly a secret, he didn't want to cause an even bigger stir.
Xuan Yuan Nian lowered her eyes, lost in thought. Before long, however, Hattrem's Psychic Field surged out, locking straight onto Diancie.
At the same time, Pikachu began sprinting at full speed. This time, though, its target wasn't Murkrow. Like Hattrem, it was going after Diancie.
In their eyes, a Mythical Pokémon posed a far greater threat than the uncommon Murkrow beside it, because Mythical Pokémon were unknown territory for everyone.
They're panicking! Xiao Ran thought with a smile, but he was in no hurry to issue any commands.
Murkrow had already taken flight on the other side, placing itself directly between Diancie and Hattrem and blocking the line of sight needed for Confusion.
"Pikachu, Electro Ball!" Unlike Ning Xiao, Song Yu didn't choose to charge in with Quick Attack, opting for Electro Ball instead.
A massive amount of electricity began gathering, and an Electro Ball hurtled toward Murkrow from afar, leaving it no choice but to dodge!
Immediately afterward, Pikachu used Quick Attack to charge straight at Murkrow instead of continuing toward Diancie.
Song Yu had considerable battle experience and knew exactly how to seize an advantage.
Meanwhile, Hattrem also switched targets, canceling Confusion before helping Pikachu deal with Murkrow.
Although Confusion couldn't damage Murkrow, using it from tricky angles could still seriously hinder its movements, making it increasingly difficult