"Roar!"
Hearing his Trainer's call, Dragonite beat the little wings on his back so hard they almost smoked. At last, he reached Gardevoir's back before the Hyper Beam arrived!
With a thunderous explosion, Hyper Beam struck Dragonite in the abdomen, sending him flying dozens of meters.
Before hitting the ground, Dragonite struggled to give Gardevoir a smile he thought looked cool. Since I've already played the hero rescuing the beauty, I might as well try to leave an even better impression on her. Maybe things could even develop between us later!
Unfortunately, Gardevoir was busy fighting and did not notice Dragonite's efforts.
"Long Zinuo?"
Ye Qing glanced back at Long Zinuo, whose eyes had gone blank. For a moment, he did not know what to say. He had never expected someone so quiet to take a hit for him at a critical moment.
Li Zifan was even more impressed, feeling that Long Zinuo was someone worth befriending. When something happened, he really did step up!
"You'll win, right?"
Long Zinuo recalled the unconscious Dragonite and looked up at Ye Qing.
"I will."
Ye Qing nodded firmly. By then, Gardevoir had also defeated the Roserade that had launched the sneak attack with Stored Power.
"Roar!"
Mega Charizard X collided with Mega Houndoom, neither able to get the better of the other for the moment.
America and the Ice and Snow Country were already locked in a fierce battle, but Ye Qing noticed that Williams had not made a move. His Aerodactyl merely crouched quietly on a rock.
Fewer and fewer Pokémon remained on the battlefield. Wangchen's Aegislash had also finished off a Japanese contestant.
Wangchen had Aegislash fall back to defend. He had been keeping an eye on his teammates, so he knew that Ye Qing currently had the most fighting