The Teal Mask granted Ogerpon terrifying speed.
From the explosive push off her toes to the huge cudgel crashing down, the entire sequence took barely half a second.
Yet faced with such a lightning-fast surprise attack, Munkidori's eyes betrayed a sly, mocking gleam.
The huge cudgel swung down, and "Munkidori" abruptly burst like a bubble-
It was an illusion Munkidori had fashioned from energy at some unknown point!
The moment Ogerpon moved, or perhaps even earlier, Munkidori had sensed the impending attack!
This was neither a move nor an Ability.
It was Munkidori's innate power to "foresee the future," one of the things that made it a Legendary Pokémon.
Ogerpon might have forgotten after more than two hundred years apart, but Xia Chi, who had cleared Pokémon Scarlet and Violet only a few years ago, remembered perfectly.
That was why, before the battle even began, Xia Chi had deliberately told Ogerpon to hold back half her strength-to handle precisely this situation.
"Ogerpon, right hand! Sweep sideways!"
The instant Xia Chi finished speaking, the prepared Ogerpon twisted her body and drove her right elbow back to the side.
The elbow strike carried the Ivy Cudgel through the air, its terrifying speed breaking the sound barrier with a piercing boom!
Bam-
Boom-
Two sounds rang out in succession.
Munkidori, who had been smugly enjoying playing Ogerpon for a fool just a moment earlier, instantly vanished from the spot.
They heard the impact but saw no trace of it!
Everyone turned to look. Not far away, beside the Resort's entrance, Munkidori was firmly embedded in the thick stone wall, twitching faintly like a cockroach crushed underfoot.
Everyone shuddered!
[Holy crap, One-Cudgel Man!]
[You're telling me this is a battle between legendaries? All I see is an evil little girl bullying a helpless little