Dawn protected Shaymin, while Xia You and Gardevoir protected Dawn.
Yet that mere meter or two allowed Shaymin to escape Zero's grasp. His expression changed abruptly, and he tried to snatch Shaymin back, but Dawn's Piplup had already planted itself between them, glaring fiercely at him.
Zero's eyes hardened. He was about to call over his Magnezone, but when he turned around, he discovered that Magnezone had already been knocked to the ground without him noticing!
His heart sank, and disbelief filled his face.
There was such a huge gap in their evolutionary stages, and he even had the type advantage. How could his Magnezone have been the one to fall?
All one could say was that he had underestimated Pokémon Trainers after all.
Although Dawn was only a Coordinator, her talent for battle was exceptional, far beyond what an ordinary person could match.
And what threat could a researcher pose without either his Pokémon or his aircraft?
Piplup had absolutely no goodwill toward this human who had dared order an attack on its Trainer. Seeing Zero still standing there in a daze, it fired a Water Gun straight from its mouth, blasting the man far away.
Luckily, the flowers beneath him cushioned his fall, keeping Zero from suffering any serious injuries.
Seeing that everything had been settled, Xia You and the others hurried over.
But unlike Ash and the others, who gathered around Dawn and asked whether she was hurt, Xia You went straight to Zero.
This was the first time the two had been this close to each other.
Xia You had little to say to him, however. Seeing him still struggling to get up, he leisurely took out the Petrification Gun he had obtained from Pokémon Hunter J and fitted it onto his arm.
Looking at the