After thinking it over, Xia You still felt that perhaps May wanted to use Grass- and Fire-type Pokémon to achieve an effect greater than the sum of their parts.
But whatever May had planned, her lineup was already decided. All he could do was hope she performed well.
At Vivian's signal, the timer began counting down, and the battle officially began!
Once again, Drew seized the initiative and gave the first order to attack.
This also revealed some problems to Xia You. He noticed that May was not aggressive enough. Whether against Harley earlier or against Dunping, she was always half a beat slower at the start of a battle, handing over the initiative and turning an active position into a passive one, forced to defend and counterattack.
That was highly inadvisable, and it cost her the initiative.
After all, offense was the best defense. Acting sooner meant damaging the opponent sooner and scoring first, which was extremely important in a setting like this!
All he could say was that May had spent too little time honing her skills and still had many bad habits. With another region's worth of training, she definitely would not be like this.
She still had plenty of room to grow...
On the field, under Drew's orders, Roselia used Petal Dance, while Flygon sped through the petals toward the opposing Combusken and Skitty.
Fortunately, although May had not moved first, she responded calmly.
She first ordered Skitty to use Assist, successfully borrowing the Fire Spin of the Combusken beside it. It instantly ignited the petals and countered the move. She then ordered Combusken to use Sky Uppercut, driving back the rapidly approaching Flygon.
Unfortunately, Combusken did not jump quite high enough. Although it forced Flygon back, its punch failed to connect.
At the sight, not