As the match began, Luli seemed to get into the zone in a single second. Her smile vanished, her entire demeanor shifted, and she shouted sharply, "Alakazam, Marowak! Show them what we're made of!"
At her command, Alakazam and Marowak charged fiercely toward Charizard and Scyther.
One carried spoons, while the other carried a bone club. Both were armed combatants, so they could be said to enter the field with an extra weapon compared to other Pokémon.
Facing these two Pokémon, Xia You naturally refused to back down. With a wave of his hand, his Scyther and Charizard moved forward together to meet them.
The two sides drew closer and closer.
Once they were within range, Alakazam stopped first, then raised its spoons and aimed Confusion at Charizard.
Unfortunately, its actions did not escape Xia You's notice.
Ever since the battle began, Xia You had been watching their movements closely. Now, seeing Alakazam aim at Charizard and begin raising its hands, he hurriedly gave an order.
"Charizard! Watch out for Alakazam's attack! Dodge it, quick!"
Charizard beat its wings and flew into the air, maneuvering back and forth and side to side to evade Alakazam's gaze.
Meanwhile, Scyther clashed with Marowak. Marowak swung its bone club, using Bone Rush, while Scyther traded blows with its two scythe-like arms.
Clang, clang, clang!
Marowak's bone club was incredibly hard. As it met the scythe arms, sparks flew, and it actually gave off the clear ringing of metal striking metal!
As for Alakazam, it did not remain idle after losing its target. Instead, it turned to Scyther and unleashed Psychic, knocking Scyther straight to the ground.
But Charizard seized the opportunity to breathe flames down from high above, burning Alakazam.
In their first exchange, both sides had Pokémon injured.
But the results were