With a piercing screech, the Staraptor circling above Aoki abruptly folded its wings, its body instantly enveloped in savage, spectral blue flames!
Like a meteor trailing turbulent air currents, Staraptor plunged toward Floragato in the center of the battlefield!
What a powerful Brave Bird!
Xia Chi tensed inwardly, but he wasn't surprised.
Floragato hadn't been affected by [Intimidate] at the start of the battle, which meant this Staraptor possessed its Hidden Ability-[Reckless]!
It increased the power of moves that dealt recoil damage by 20%!
And Brave Bird was among the moves that benefited from [Reckless]!
The Treasure Eatery's battlefield was far too small. In just a brief instant,
amid the piercing explosions of air being torn apart, Staraptor bore down on Floragato with crushing force!
"Launch upward!"
Xia Chi's voice rang out.
Floragato's leg muscles, already coiled tight like springs, explosively released their strength, launching its entire body skyward like an arrow from a bow!
Dazzling golden lightning danced wildly over its clenched paw, crackling with scalp-tingling intensity!
Boom-
Furious golden lightning collided violently with spectral blue flames of rushing air in midair!
The blinding flash overwhelmed even the brightly lit Treasure Eatery dining hall.
The spectators stared, dumbstruck.
Where the hell had we ended up? Wasn't this the kids' channel a moment ago?
"Star!"
Staraptor's cry of pain was the first sound to emerge from the dazzling light.
Floragato's Thunder Punch had forcibly stopped its charge!
The combined damage from Thunder Punch and Brave Bird's recoil left its feathers scorched black and its entire body wracked with pain.
The terrifying power of Floragato's Thunder Punch had genuinely caught Aoki off guard.
He had watched the last few matches of the World Pokémon Academy Tournament, so he had a fairly clear grasp of Floragato's strength.
Who could have expected its