"Espeon, keep using Reflect and Light Screen!"
Espeon began continually bolstering its team's defenses. The ruby on its forehead flashed nonstop, a sign of its massive expenditure of mental power.
"Calm Mind!"
Espeon slowly closed its eyes, absorbing energy from the sun to replenish its depleted mental power while raising its Special Attack.
"Excadrill, Rototiller!"
"Chesnaught, use Bulk Up, then Bullet Seed!"
Compared to Seed Bomb, Bullet Seed was much weaker, but it made up for that with sheer numbers and speed. With the boosts from Rototiller and Grassy Terrain, it could still deal considerable damage to Greninja.
Seeing this, Greninja swiftly raised a Whirlpool, sweeping every Bullet Seed projectile into it. When the Whirlpool dispersed, Greninja had vanished.
Charizard, who was trading claw strikes with Garchomp, seemed to sense something. It turned and threw a Thunder Punch, colliding directly with the Liquidation coating Greninja's right leg. Greninja came off worse, but Garchomp seized the opening too, slashing a Dragon Claw viciously across Charizard's back.
Charizard roared in fury, whipping its thick tail straight into Garchomp's face. The Dragon Tail sent Garchomp flying.
This Charizard was clearly very capable in close-quarters combat, but even so, it could not keep holding its own against Garchomp. Shi Pokémon League swiftly made the right choice.
"Take flight! Use Dragon Dance, then Heat Wave!"
Charizard quickly flew up, abandoning close-quarters combat. Instead, it kept stacking Dragon Dance while beating its wings to whip up fierce Heat Waves.
Greninja raised a hand and countered the Heat Wave with Surf. Garchomp stamped one foot and unleashed Stone Edge, rows of thick, sharp stones bursting from the ground. Charizard leisurely dodged aside and sliced through the rocks with two sharp Air Slashes. Having missed, Garchomp began performing Swords Dance on the ground.
"You think you can use