Gardevoir raised a hand and fired off a Psychic. Although her opponent easily dodged it, the gesture was brimming with provocation.
So what if you're a Mid Gym Leader Class Pokémon? I, Gardevoir, am not afraid!
Provoked by Gardevoir, Charizard came roaring over and unleashed a Flamethrower.
"Tsk, a girl with such a fiery temper!" Xiao Ran curled his lip as Gardevoir dodged with Teleport.
Charizard was a Gym Leader Class Pokémon, after all, and was fast enough to hit Gardevoir at the slightest lapse. If the ground hadn't been covered in flames, he wouldn't have wanted to take the battle into the air.
The rain seemed denser up in the clouds, significantly hampering both Charizard's mobility and the power of her Fire-type moves. That allowed Gardevoir to hold her off for a little while, but this couldn't go on forever, because Gardevoir had no opening to win.
The gap in their strength was rather large. Charizard could easily detect Gardevoir's Psychic attacks and quickly dodge them. Even the occasional hit or two couldn't inflict enough damage to pose a real threat.
"Gardevoir, Hypnosis!" If brute force wouldn't work, he would have to rely on tactics. This was a specialty Gardevoir had mastered back when she was a Ralts, and her Hypnosis was exceptionally well practiced.
Invisible, intangible psychic ripples spread outward, steadily soothing Charizard's emotions and lulling her to sleep as they affected her mind.
Throughout the process, the opposing side failed to notice anything unusual about Gardevoir. After all, Xiao Ran hadn't shouted his command aloud. Only when Charizard began wobbling in flight did they finally realize something was wrong.
"Charizard?" They could only watch helplessly as Charizard slowly fell, with no choice but to wait for her to awaken.
Gardevoir was considerably weaker than Charizard, so Hypnosis