More importantly, this Charmeleon specialized in energy attacks. Most of the moves it had learned were things like Flamethrower and Fire Spin; it was no good at close-range moves like Dragon Claw or Slash.
That meant that, with the other two Pokémon locked in close combat, Charmeleon could do nothing but sit back, watch, and cheer them on.
Diancie had it much easier by comparison. She was essentially a walking buff: after using Guard Split on Weavile, she could wait safely in the distance for the outcome. It wasn't as though anyone could beat Weavile anyway.
Sure enough, after an Ice Shard left Grovyle dazed, its already losing battle against Weavile became even harder. It was getting utterly pummeled.
Ice Shard, Low Kick, Dark Pulse, Assurance... With Darkrai's scarf boosting them, Weavile's moves packed power approaching the Elite Class. Before Grovyle could recover its senses, it had already been knocked unconscious.
Never mind its Trainer—even the host and the audience were stunned. Were these really two Pokémon in the same Entry Class? The fight was completely one-sided.
"You! You! You!" Grovyle's Trainer was speechless. Hastily recalling it, he immediately sent out a Weepinbell instead.
But with even his main Pokémon defeated, he had little hope for Weepinbell. He had only sent it out to make up the numbers.
Grovyle's swift defeat hadn't just stunned its own Trainer. Charmeleon and its Trainer had frozen too, momentarily forgetting to keep attacking. By the time they snapped out of it, Weavile was already right in front of them.
"Charmeleon, Fire Spin!" the opposing Trainer shouted. A swirling blaze immediately engulfed both Pokémon.
As a Fire-type, Charmeleon had high resistance to flames, but the Ice-type Weavile tolerated heat very, very poorly. The instant the Fire Spin rose, she leaped straight out rather than continuing