Although Xia You had gained a solid early advantage, Anabel's Metagross was still slightly stronger than his in terms of individual strength.
There was no helping that. After all, as one of Anabel's main Pokémon, her Metagross had been with her for a long time. In a place like this, it could face different challengers every day, constantly honing its strength.
By contrast, although Xia You's Metagross had experienced several battles of varying scale, its strength was still improving steadily, with room left to grow. Compared to the Pokémon of ordinary Trainers, it was excellent, but measured against those of true Metagross specialists, it was undoubtedly still a little lacking.
That required more time and accumulated experience. There was simply no rushing it.
Xia You naturally understood this, which was also why he was taking this battle so seriously.
After her earlier setback, Anabel was clearly acting more cautiously.
That made the battle increasingly difficult.
After all, she was the Battle Tower's Frontier Brain, someone known as the Battle Tycoon. Once she began advancing methodically and attacking steadily, she was far from easy to handle.
The two Metagross clashed again.
This time, both sides traded blows. Anabel's Metagross drove Xia You's into a desperate position at one point, but Xia You managed to turn things around and recover some ground. In the end, they fought evenly, and both fell in their final clash of Hyper Beams.
The Green-Haired Referee raised his right hand at the appropriate moment. "Both Metagross are unable to battle! This round is a draw!"
Xia You and Anabel had different thoughts about that result.
For Anabel, this outcome was somewhat hard to accept.
After all, she could see that her Metagross was stronger than Xia You's, and she also had an advantage in communicating with it.