On a soft, spacious bed, Wen Xu lay with her hair loose, wearing oversized Gengar pajamas and staring at the Electronic Screen with utter seriousness.
[Please select a move.]
Wen Xu: _(´□`"∠)_
After a long while, she hesitantly pressed [Night Slash].
[Drapion used Night Slash!] [A critical hit on Gallade! (Drapion's Sniper Ability!)]
Although she knew full well that her opponent wasn't weak to Dark-type moves, both sides only had one Pokémon left. Fortunately, her Drapion was holding a Life Orb. If she used Night Slash in combination with the Sniper Ability, which was guaranteed to trigger, it should deal explosive damage.
Something unexpected happened.
[Gallade hung on using its Focus Band!]
Wen Xu: ┻╰(‵□′)╯!!!
Her two fair legs thumped against the bed in displeasure, seemingly venting the discontent in her heart.
Why? Why did this man always refuse to play by the rules! Using a relatively unpopular Pokémon like Gallade was one thing, but he just had to give it a Focus Band, too! So this was "smart matchmaking," huh!
This was bullying poor Xu far too much!
[My Son Has the Makings of a Great Emperor]: Tsk, tsk, tsk. That was close, Little Xu. I nearly crashed and burned there. Good thing I brought a Focus Band.
[My Son Has the Makings of a Great Emperor]: I won't say anything more, kid. You still need practice.
With that, Gallade mercilessly unleashed Close Combat. Drapion's physical defense wasn't particularly high to begin with, and the Life Orb had drained some of its health as well. It immediately fell beneath its opponent's blades.
[Your match against player "My Son Has the Makings of a Great Emperor" has ended.] [Calculating your current ranking...]
Wen Xu skipped straight past the results screen and opened