Hammerlocke Stadium.
Facing Inteleon's type advantage, Li Wei chose not to switch Arcanine out, keeping it on the field instead.
Li Wei ordered Arcanine to close the distance with Extreme Speed, then use Earthquake to throw Inteleon off balance,
before unleashing the finishing blow-Precipice Blade!
Arcanine raised a forepaw and slammed it down.
Crack-!
Centered on the spot where Arcanine's forepaw landed,
a massive, jagged pillar of rock mixed with dark red magma erupted from the ground directly beneath Inteleon.
This pillar was no mere blast of energy. It carried the earth-splitting power of Groudon's Precipice Blade.
The sheer reach and speed of Precipice Blade
far surpassed the earlier Earthquake!
Inteleon had barely steadied itself after the Earthquake when the rising pillar struck it full force.
"Inteleon!!"
Boom-! The thunderous impact sent shattered rock and turbulent energy bursting outward.
Once the dust and red light had faded a little,
Inteleon lay at the edge of the shattered battlefield,
its body covered in burns and impact wounds,
already unable to battle.
An uproar swept through the stadium.
Arcanine stood where it was, the water stains on its fur gradually drying, its imposing presence undiminished.
Despite its type disadvantage, it had defeated Leon's Inteleon in an almost overwhelming display!
The referee froze for a moment, then announced loudly, "Inteleon is unable to battle! Arcanine wins!"
"An upset against its type disadvantage!"
Disbelief was written all over Miller's face.
"Arcanine showed unbelievable endurance against that barrage of supereffective Water-type Snipe Shots!"
"Champion Leon's ace sniper, Inteleon, went down so quickly!"
Winona took a deep breath and said slowly:
"That Arcanine's stamina reserves have gone completely beyond the limits of an ordinary Pokémon."
"It took enough Water-type attacks to knock out comparable Pokémon several times over, yet it looked completely unharmed."
"In my opinion,