A single Confusion had knocked out his Sandslash in one hit!?
Qinas's eyes were filled with disbelief!
Perhaps Sandslash's strength fell short of those exceptionally gifted heavyweights, but among Pokémon of a similar size, Sandslash was hardly weak!
Yet here, Sandslash couldn't even break free of a Bronzor's restraint. In fact, there had been almost no resistance at all.
Why?
The enormous question looming in Qinas's mind left him speechless for a moment.
Compared with Qinas's shock, Yong had actually expected this outcome.
Even though the gap between their levels wasn't large, Bronzor's control over energy far surpassed that of the opposing Alolan Sandslash.
Bronzor's level had merely dropped; the caliber of that energy remained unchanged.
Bronzor probably wasn't far from comprehending "force domain power." In particular, that high level of Psychic-type power had laid a solid foundation for developing a force domain.
What Yong needed to do now was help Bronzor regain those battle instincts as soon as possible and become completely accustomed to that new body.
That single Confusion made it clear just how poor Bronzor's current condition was. Control over that strength had almost entirely disappeared.
Honestly, that hit had been a little too harsh...
The referee withdrew his somewhat stunned gaze.
Although he hadn't seen many of the Gym Leader's Pokémon, he still knew exactly which ones the Gym Leader had. That was part of the information he needed to know as a professional referee.
He was certain there had been no Bronzor on Yong's previous team. In other words, Yong had caught this Pokémon during his trip to Unova.
What an eye for talent it took to catch such an exceptionally gifted Pokémon!
"Ahem!"
The referee's thoughts had wandered completely off track. Only after Yong feigned a few coughs did his attention return.
"Uh... ahem!