The announcer grew excited at the sight and shouted, "There it is! Gym Leader Zhu Yan's Ninetales has unleashed its powerful move, Flare Blitz, charging straight past contestant Hu Bin and into the first turn!"
In the brief moment Hu Bin froze, Zhu Yan rushed past him. Hu Bin wasn't about to accept that!
"Ninetales, let's charge too! Use Quick Attack!"
Ninetales clearly didn't want to lose to Zhu Yan either. After all that effort to take first place, Ninetales had been overtaken again. How could such a proud Pokémon accept that?
Ninetales mustered every ounce of strength and charged forward!
Zhu Yan and his Fire-type Ninetales made it smoothly through the first turn, only to face the second immediately afterward!
Zhu Yan said, "Ninetales, use Agility to boost your speed, then use Quick Attack and Substitute!"
Zhu Yan's chain of moves kept boosting Ninetales's speed. Quick Attack made Ninetales run faster and faster, and with Agility added to the mix, that speed reached a terrifying level!
Meanwhile, Substitute created a double that stood in the middle of the first turn, blocking Hu Bin!
With this combination of moves, Zhu Yan could leave Hu Bin trailing behind!
Then Zhu Yan gritted his teeth and clenched the reins, using all his strength to guide Ninetales into a drifting turn!
The Fire-type Ninetales was excited too. Reclaiming first place was a huge encouragement!
After training with Zhu Yan, the Fire-type Ninetales had become highly proficient at Supersonic Drift.
Even at such terrifying speeds, Ninetales could still drift steadily around the turns!
That was where Hu Bin's problem arose. The Substitute Zhu Yan had ordered Ninetales to create stood right in the middle of the turn. They were bound to hit it while drifting!
That would slow Ninetales down, leaving them unable to