As a Grass-type Pokémon Trainer, her opponent was equally skilled at drawn-out battles. The two traded blows for almost two hours before the battle finally ended.
By the time it was over, Bu Fangqin had not only avoided losing any Pokémon, but all of them had also recovered more than half their stamina, leaving the Modu Pokémon University team looking thunderous.
For their fourth entrant, they sent out their vice-captain, a peak Elite Class Fire-type Pokémon Trainer, who finally brought Bu Fangqin's winning streak to an end.
But victory had not come easily. Bu Fangqin had faced him with more than half her strength restored, and though he ultimately won, it cost him four Pokémon. He would struggle to accomplish much in the battles that followed.
What happened next played out exactly as they had predicted. Imperial Capital Pokémon University's second entrant eliminated Modu Pokémon University's fourth, before Modu Pokémon University's sixth entrant struck back with a win.
The exchanges continued, one entrant trading for another, until Modu Pokémon University's captain took the field and finally turned things around by defeating four opponents in a row. Then Imperial Capital Pokémon University's captain ended that streak.
The eventual winner was indeed the one they had predicted, but the margin of superiority was far greater than they had imagined.
Although the final score was only 9–10, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that, had they truly gone all out, Imperial Capital Pokémon University's two Awakened could have swept through the opposing team themselves.
Apart from Modu Pokémon University's captain and vice-captain, the others would have had no way to fight back.
Viewed that way, however, it also exposed Imperial Capital Pokémon University's problem: aside from those two Awakened, the rest of the team was far behind in strength.
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