[LOL, if you can't beat them, join them. Time to play dirty!]
[Dirty? That's called tactical sophistication!]
[Spore! I hereby declare Breloom's back the third most reassuring sight in the world!]
[Who are the top two Pokémon, then? What a mystery. Surely not a certain Amoonguss and a certain musclebound tiger?]
[Brawly, even an honest-looking Fighting-type Gym Leader like you is playing dirty now?]
[Do you have any idea how strong a sleep move with one hundred percent accuracy is?]
[Can't be helped. Kubfu already deliberately dodged it once. Dodging the second one was genuinely tough.]
Spore hit, and Kubfu fell [asleep].
Brawly wasn't about to waste this perfect opportunity. He shouted, "Swords Dance!"
Breloom endured the pain wracking its body and spun rapidly in place, its fierce presence climbing higher and higher.
As the golden light grew brighter, its Attack rose sharply!
Even asleep, Kubfu's instincts still drove it to keep fighting.
Sleep Talk!
Its sleeping body suddenly twitched. Following its subconscious commands, Fighting-type Attribute energy surged wildly through Kubfu.
Close Combat!
Kubfu's eyes remained shut, but its fists and feet instinctively hammered the nearby Breloom like a raging storm.
Yet despite the move's considerable power, without a super-effective advantage, it dealt less damage than the earlier Aerial Ace.
Worse still, the drop in both defensive stats caused by Close Combat was a ticking time bomb while it was asleep!
"Drain Punch!"
Brawly seized the opening and immediately gave the order.
Breloom's gaze sharpened. Predatory green energy swirled around the fist it had just powered up with Swords Dance!
Its fist drew back like a spring, then shot forward with terrifying force, striking Kubfu's abdomen while Close Combat had left its defenses wide open!
Bam-
"Kuma!"
The sleeping Kubfu let out a pained grunt, its body doubling over from