As a textbook Hexagonal Warrior, Victini actually had a fairly respectable base Attack stat.
The problem was who it was being compared to.
Against a Mega Salamence that had completed Mega Evolution and gained a stage from Dragon Dance, it was nowhere near enough.
Precisely for that reason, this utterly diabolical Power Swap had achieved its maximum effect.
The sharply reduced damage from Rock Slide was only secondary.
Most importantly, once that pinkish-purple Psychic-type wave hit, the Dragon Dance boost Salamence had worked so hard for became someone else's prize.
At that moment, Mega Salamence was practically crippled in terms of physical offense.
By contrast, Victini's entire aura abruptly changed after successfully stealing that power.
From a minor player providing support and control, it instantly became a physical attacker capable of threatening everyone on the field!
Meanwhile, Dragonair beside Victini demonstrated absolute trust in its partner.
It completely ignored the Rock Slide debris about to rain down overhead and Dragonite's incoming Draco Meteor, concentrating all its attention and energy on a single point.
It raised its slender neck toward the sky and let out a clear, ringing dragon cry as Dragon-type energy swirled into its mouth.
An intensely compressed, deep blue-purple sphere of energy rapidly took shape.
Whoosh-
The next instant, a blue-purple Draco Meteor shot skyward, splitting into dozens of energy meteors that hurtled toward Dragonite!
The two Draco Meteors lit up the sky as they rained down, making the scene look like the end of the world.
Without question, the fully evolved Dragonite had greater offensive power, and its Draco Meteor was clearly stronger than Dragonair's.
Moreover, thanks to Multiscale, the damage Dragonair's Draco Meteor could inflict was substantially reduced.
Iris quickly swept her gaze across the field, patted her cheeks, and rallied her spirits.
*It's fine. Stick