"Pachi~"
The white devil brushed off the dust that the sandstorm had left on its body, only breathing a sigh of relief after the referee announced the result.
Its stamina had reached its limit, but-
I really beat those two super-scary monsters!
Although it hadn't dealt any meaningful damage itself, it had at least fulfilled its mission perfectly, taking the deadliest attack for Garchomp.
In the words of its temporary Trainer, it should count as a good support, right?
Pachirisu turned around to find Qingyu smiling at it, leading the applause for its brilliant performance.
"Well done, Pachirisu."
"Graa..."
Even its teammate, Garchomp, couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.
That battle had been far too close for comfort.
If I'd been the one to take that Draco Meteor head-on just now...
They probably would've focused me down in an instant, right?
Just a couple of days ago, it had thought "sadistic" was the only word for Qingyu's training methods. Who borrowed a Pokémon just to keep training it to take a beating?
Garchomp scratched its head and looked at Qingyu behind Pachirisu.
But now that I think about it, did he use Future Sight to see this coming?
No, that's the move of that other temperamental girl. This guy shouldn't be able to do that.
So...
Did he predict it?
"Thanks for your hard work today, Garchomp."
Cynthia's voice interrupted Garchomp's thoughts, and a beam of red light soon recalled it into its ball.
Although Garchomp had contributed plenty, too...
Today, the spotlight of victory belonged to this little Pachirisu with its enormous courage.
Across the field, Elite Four members Drake and Lance also recalled their fallen Pokémon, then looked at Qingyu with admiration.
In everyone's eyes, Dragon Pokémon were the most powerful of all.
Precisely for that