Although Kirlia were rare, they were hardly unheard of. Even setting aside the Legendary Pokémon Diancie, they appeared far more often than the Altaria across the field.
But most people had never seen a Shiny Kirlia before. Even on television, Shiny Pokémon rarely made an appearance.
"Just like you, Kirlia is my last Pokémon capable of battling. Beat Kirlia, and I'll have to leave the field!" Xiao Ran said with a smile at his opponent.
He still had Swablu and Milcery, but those two Normal Class Pokémon clearly weren't suited to this battle. Kirlia was the only one left who could fight.
Besides, Kirlia was already on the verge of breaking through to Elite Class. He wanted to see whether this battle could provide that final push and trigger an evolution.
"Then we'll take this one down too! Altaria, Dragon Pulse!" the senior student opposite him shouted.
Kirlia's records still listed only the Psychic type. Although that still made for a difficult opponent, at least Kirlia wouldn't be immune to Dragon-type moves.
That was what the Pokémon Trainer from Donglin Pokémon University thought, and most of the spectators agreed. Unfortunately, they didn't know that Kirlia had a secondary Fairy type.
As a result, Dragon Pulse washed over Kirlia like a gentle breeze, barely causing a ripple.
What was more, Misty Terrain still covered the ground, greatly weakening Dragon-type energy in its own right.
"How could this happen?" Seeing Kirlia standing completely unfazed on the field, the opposing Trainer froze. Could Kirlia have the Fairy type too?
If that were true, how was she supposed to fight? Keep using Take Down?
The Trainer from Donglin Pokémon University was still on the verge of tearing her hair out. Apparently, Xiao Ran didn't specialize in Water types at all, but Fairy types. Yet