Yong calmed his thoughts. Against a Ghost-type Pokémon, he had to pay close attention to every little change...
Seeing that both trainers were ready, the referee shouted,
"Mismagius versus Rhyperior! Begin!"
Anabel made the first move.
"Mismagius! Use Sunny Day!"
Yong's expression froze. This was...
He watched a golden ball of energy gather between Mismagius's cloak-like hands before it was hurled into the sky!
Yong understood. His opponent had chosen an all-out assault!
Above them, the sunlight grew scorching again. The sun seemed to swell, radiating endless light and heat that set the entire arena ablaze!
Um... literally ablaze.
Watching the air warp and wrinkle like a curtain, Yong spoke.
"Rhyperior! Rock Slide!"
"Rhy-oh!"
The battlefield was covered in shattered rocks. The ice crystals had long since melted into streams of water.
Rhyperior effortlessly controlled a mass of rocks as brown energy poured out. The rocks linked together in broad sheets and swept toward Mismagius!
The enormous area of the attack left Mismagius no room to escape.
Anabel shouted, refusing to back down.
"Stop them! Mismagius! Magical Leaf!"
"Mis-ma~!"
Mismagius's cloak-like body suddenly spread out. Long, sleeve-like structures served as its hands, and it opened them as wide as possible, as though reaching for an embrace. The next instant,
Brilliant, multicolored leaves of energy formed, linking into an enormous ring. Energy wound between the leaves, and as the rocks approached, Magical Leaf swept out to meet them!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sharp leaves sliced through the rocks, knocking them down one after another and reducing them to smaller fragments.
Just then, using Rock Slide as cover, Rhyperior charged!
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Its heavy footfalls shook the scattered rubble across the battlefield!
"Rhyperior! Use Megahorn!"
Pale yellow Bug-type energy suddenly burst from the horn on the charging Rhyperior's head! Its long