Dusclops this time, and Snovara before evolving-both were Pokémon with exceptionally high defenses, so moves that dealt fixed damage worked better than ordinary attacks. Of course, there were other effective tactics, but fixed-damage moves offered a major opening against defensive Pokémon like those.
"Staraptor, that light bulb standing over there!"
"Mu Jin Flower!!"
The camouflage effect still hadn't worn off, so Electrode was quite popular too.
And then-
"Dusclops is unable to battle!"
Fantina was down one Pokémon, with only two remaining.
"Mis!"
Fantina's second Pokémon appeared on the battlefield.
It was a Pokémon that brought a purple sorcerer to mind.
"Mis..."
The Pokémon that emerged from the ball seemed to be trying to intimidate my Woodpecker.
"That was wonderful just now! You really surprised me! But that trick won't work on my Mismagius!"
A Fitness Coach certainly wouldn't fall for the same thing twice, and my Staraptor didn't have the stamina to pull it off again anyway.
In that case-
"Let's begin! Mismagius! Thunderbolt!"
Thunderbolt was closing in on Staraptor!
"Staraptor, Endure!"
With Staraptor's stamina almost gone, the tactic I chose was-
"What?! You endured even Thunderbolt?!"
"Now, Staraptor! Whirlwind!"
-just to set things up for whoever came next!
Then, the whirlwind stirred up by Quick Feet blew Mismagius back into her ball, and the Pokémon that appeared on the battlefield in her place was-
"Gengar!"
Fantina's third Pokémon.
And then-
"I judge Staraptor to have fainted! Staraptor is unable to battle!"
I returned Staraptor, who had collapsed on the battlefield after exhausting his stamina, to his ball.
"Thank you, Staraptor. You did great. Thank you..."
I whispered to the ball in my palm.
"I see. She weathered the attack with Endure, which leaves the user with 1 HP even when struck by an attack that would knock