Once Xia You and Marina were ready, they threw out their Poké Balls in unison without a word.
Two flashes of blue light revealed Xia You's Scyther and the Croconaw Marina had sent out.
As Totodile's first evolved form, Croconaw looked fierce. Its body was mostly blue, with cream-colored markings only on its belly, a mouth full of teeth, and red bony plates on its head resembling a rooster's comb.
Xia You took out his Pokédex and pointed it at Croconaw.
The Pokédex said, "Beep. Croconaw, the Big Jaw Pokémon. Water-type. The evolved form of Totodile. The tips of Croconaw's teeth curve backward like fishhooks. It attacks with its jaws wide open. Once it bites down, it will never let go unless its teeth fall out."
In terms of types, neither Water-type Croconaw nor Bug/Flying-type Scyther had an advantage over the other, which made Marina breathe a quiet sigh of relief.
Facing this Indigo Conference Champion already put her under enormous pressure. If she had a type disadvantage on top of that, she might as well surrender outright.
The two Pokémon's sharp gazes met, neither willing to yield.
When the battle began, Marina could no longer contain the pressure and launched the first attack.
Under her command, Croconaw went all out from its very first move!
Presumably, Marina also understood that defeating a powerful enemy meant showing all her fighting spirit right from the start and trying to overwhelm her opponent in one push. She could not let the battle drag on!
For a moment, Water Guns flew through the air, scattering spray everywhere. Before the water could even hit the ground, Croconaw had already charged up to Scyther.
With that fearless, all-out drive, Croconaw actually managed to trade blows evenly with Scyther!
This also showed that Croconaw had been