At this level of competition, it was rare to see a crushing victory in a short time.
Incineroar and Drednaw were roughly the same level. Incineroar might have been a little faster, but his typing made the battle extremely difficult.
In the end, Incineroar took a Head Smash head-on while in terrible shape, then used Reversal at the critical moment to force a double knockout with Drednaw. Neither side gained an advantage, and both had to send out their next Pokémon.
A Seismitoad appeared, and Yu Xiao could not help breaking into a cold sweat.
He remembered that his opponent was not a specialist trainer.
Wasn't this matchmaking a little too smart?
Seismitoad was a Pokémon that saw fairly frequent use. Its relatively balanced base stats let it use all sorts of moves on the field, and its excellent resistances meant it could slowly wear its opponent down as long as a single Grass-type move did not knock it out. It could mix its own toxins into streams of water to attack, making it almost impossible to guard against.
If it had a weakness, speed was its shortcoming.
Sure enough, the opponent chose to set up Stealth Rock immediately. Yu Xiao considered for a moment, then made his choice.
"Chamo!" A long-legged Blaziken appeared and immediately took damage from Stealth Rock, but Yu Xiao did not mind.
He revealed his Key Stone.
Choosing to use Mega Evolution in the first half of a match was indeed unusual, and many spectators exclaimed in surprise. Cao Min, however, nodded in approval.
"He's taking this chance to use Mega Blaziken's Speed Boost to raise his speed, giving himself more room for error and priority in striking. His opponent either has to switch Pokémon and slug it out, or watch helplessly as Blaziken's speed