Miss Valerie covered her mouth in mild surprise. "You can still stand! Then use Alluring Voice!" A pink beam shot out. This move was sure to hit! "Show him our fighting spirit! Braixen, burn bright! Use Flamethrower!" Flamethrower overwhelmed Fairy Wind outright. Terror crossed Sylveon's face, and a moment later, Flamethrower blasted Sylveon into the wall in a shower of sparks.
There was no need to look, but Kirika, the referee, still seemed unable to believe it. Miss Valerie prompted her without hesitation. "Kirika?" Kirika immediately announced, "Braixen is unable to battle! Gym Leader, please switch Pokémon!"
Miss Kirika recalled Sylveon and offered some gentle reassurance. "Sylveon, you worked hard." Turning to me, she declared, "Silver, this girl is my next Pokémon!" A little pink bird floated onto the field. It was Fletchling!
Then Kirika looked at me and asked, "Would the challenger like to switch Pokémon?"
"Braixen, can you keep going?" I asked my trusty partner. He gave me a dashing thumbs-up. "Then I won't switch Pokémon!"
"Then let the battle begin!"
It was our turn to strike first. "Quick Attack!" Braixen rushed at Fletchling like lightning. Fletchling staggered a little, nearly losing her balance.
Miss Valerie said, "Then how about this move? Fletchling, use Trick Room!" A transparent, rectangular barrier quickly formed around us. Inside it, fast Pokémon became slow, while slow Pokémon became fast, right? Ash had found this move pretty troublesome when he faced it, too!
That put my Braixen at a serious disadvantage! In that case, we'd use a special move! "Braixen, use Fire Spin!"
Fletchling dodged Fire Spin! She was as fast as a meteor. We couldn't touch her.
"Fletchling, use Gyro Ball!" Fletchling became a meteor, repeatedly slamming into Braixen. All he could do was shield himself with both arms. There was no