Caught off guard, Unfezant was struck by several Water Shuriken. Along with the damage, the large amount of water contained in the move splashed all over it.
The special properties of their feathers kept water from soaking through when it touched them, helping and protecting them so they could keep flying in the rain.
But that did not mean they could withstand the damage from Water Shuriken.
The droplets briefly obscured its vision, but compared with its blurred sight, the pain in its body, though not enough to seriously injure it, threw off its flight posture.
Unfezant fell toward the Battle Field below, where Greninja awaited it, its gaze fixed on it once again.
Skyla had wanted to secure victory with Unfezant and bring the course of the battle in line with the outcome she had imagined, but both the process and the result ran counter to her expectations.
What could a bird that had lost its aerial advantage possibly accomplish once it landed on the ground?
The sky was their main battlefield, but on the ground, they really were chickens waiting for slaughter.
Though there might be only a brief instant between falling from the air and returning to the sky, that tiny window was enough to prove fatal on a tense battlefield.
Especially when the opponent it faced was already extremely difficult to deal with.
Greninja suddenly accelerated, moving across the ground so fast it nearly left an afterimage as it rapidly closed in on Unfezant before it could land.
"Look out!! Unfezant, pull yourself together!!"
Skyla's voice echoed across the Battle Field, its urgency clear even to the onlookers.
In truth, Unfezant knew how critical the situation was without Skyla having to say anything.
Though it was already adjusting its posture, trying to regain its balance before