"Go! Scar!"
"Shaah!"
The second Pokémon Nessa brought out was one whose abilities did not differ greatly from those of the Tsuchizaki Rabbit. However, judging from what she had said about her preparations and what I had seen in the videos, we could predict that its fighting speed was even greater than the Tosakin's. Alcremie was badly injured. Although it had put up a good fight against the speedy Tsuchizaki Fish, it was doubtful whether it could keep moving if its opponent grew any faster. In other words, Alcremie was not in perfect condition. Honestly, it was already difficult to force it to keep fighting.
"Alcremie, come back."
"Mam."
Alcremie looked a little apologetic before returning to its ball. I hit it with the Return beam, then patted the ball once the beam had fully returned.
"Don't look so down. I'm really grateful that you took down Tosakinto, so get some rest for now."
I stroked the rattling Poké Ball again and returned it to my waist. Instead, I took out another ball and released my second Pokémon.
"I'm counting on you, Jimeron."
The second Pokémon I brought out was Jimeron. She was the fastest of my companions.
"You'll be fighting a Water-type Gym Leader who uses Water-type Pokémon."
"If we're going to have a speedy showdown, this is my only choice. Let's go."
"Aqua Jet!"
"Whirlwind!"
Aqua Jet was a high-speed Water-type move I had anticipated the moment our opponent raised its equipment. As Sashika Trout prepared to rocket toward us at overwhelming speed, Jimeron seized the opening before its attack, stepped sharply into its reach, and struck. She tried to blow Sashika Trout backward with all her strength, but it recovered perfectly in midair and activated Aqua Jet. As though retaliating against Jimeron, it landed a blow, then