Only after hearing Zinnia explain the whole story did Xia You let out a long sigh of relief.
Thank goodness.
It turned out Team Aqua and Team Magma had simply lucked out and happened to appear at the same time, ambushing him while he was occupied, just as he had done before.
This really was the best possible news.
Otherwise, he really would have thought something had gone wrong inside the Devon Corporation!
No wonder Courtney had said nothing earlier.
She was simply too embarrassed to admit it had all been a stroke of luck!
By now, the battle had reached another stalemate.
The Pokémon on both sides were still fighting on the front line. Judging by the situation, Team Magma could not break through, while Xia You's Pokémon could not push them back for the moment either.
In the battle before Xia You, Zinnia sent out an Altaria to join the fray as well.
In terms of strength, Zinnia and Courtney were actually evenly matched. Zinnia might have been somewhat stronger, but not enough to overwhelm her.
This was also an important reason why Zinnia's Salamence and Altaria could temporarily hold their own against the Pokémon of Courtney and her Team Magma elites, despite the difference in numbers.
On the other side of the battlefield, Team Aqua was likewise gaining little ground against Deoxys.
They had underestimated this Pokémon far too much. Even though they had rated it as highly as they could, they had still underestimated its strength.
With the Legendary Birds harassing Team Aqua, Deoxys was sweeping through its opponents!
Even the Pokémon belonging to Team Aqua's elite members could not hold out against it for long, causing it only the slightest trouble. Only Shelly's Pokémon could pose any real threat to Deoxys.
Fortunately, they had enough