Seeing Xia You agree, Ayi took a deep breath and sent out his Pokémon first.
A blue light flashed, and a Starmie appeared on the battlefield.
It seemed that, to claw back a win, he had stopped following even his own rules and sent out his Pokémon first!
Starmie was a Water- and Psychic-type Pokémon. Although Xia You could have battled it with Blastoise, he thought it over and sent out Gardevoir instead.
Ayi wanted to win, but Xia You did not want to lose either!
There was no way he would give him that chance!
Besides, since Ayi had said this was his strongest Pokémon, Xia You naturally had to handle it carefully.
Across the field, Ayi clearly had never seen Gardevoir before. He frowned deeply, instinctively finding the unknown a little troublesome.
"What Pokémon is that?" Ayi asked.
"It's called Gardevoir," Xia You explained casually. "Don't worry. I've been following the rules all along and matching your Pokémon's type."
Hearing that, Ayi understood that this beautiful, humanoid Pokémon had at least the Psychic type.
As for Xia You's veiled jab, Ayi let it go in one ear and out the other! Nothing mattered more now than winning this battle!
After all, things had already come to this. To salvage his dignity, he had to do everything he could and hold nothing back!
Seeing that both Pokémon were ready, Ayi hesitated no longer and decided to seize the initiative.
"Starmie, use Water Gun!"
A jet of water shot from one of Starmie's hard points. Although Xia You stood motionless, Gardevoir had already understood his command through Telepathy.
In an instant, a barrier formed from Confusion appeared in front of Gardevoir, blocking the Water Gun!
Splatter, splatter, splatter!
The Water Gun struck the invisible barrier, splashing apart and flowing onto