Piplup lay on the ground, spinning as he began spraying water. Several whirlpools formed-no, tornadoes would have been more accurate. They swayed erratically, knocking down the missiles that struck them.
"What?! How am I supposed to put up with that?!"
Shinji's startled voice rang throughout the stadium.
"W-what is this?! Hikari ordered Piplup to use Waterfall! But! But is this really Waterfall?! I almost feel like it's an entirely different move! In any case, the waterspouts Piplup created are knocking down the Missile Barrage that shattered even the rocks on the field! Not a single missile has reached Piplup! What a terrifying wall of waterspouts!"
Well, if Missile Barrage failed,
"Then I'll just smash that wall with a move more powerful than those missiles!"
Yes, I knew he'd do that. I'd do the same. So...
"Piplup, stop! Use Whirlpool!"
"Cross Chop!"
Piplup stopped his water jet and immediately got up, pointing his beak upward to form a bowl-shaped whirlpool above his head.
"Whoa! Whoa!"
"Xiao Pang!"
Then the cross-shaped projectile created by crossing both scythe-like arms collided with Yukawa.
"Drabion, Encore! Cross Chop!"
"That's right! This will work! Pachirisu, blow at Ushio!"
"Xiao Pang!"
To put that sudden inspiration into action, I first froze it with the wind he blew, making it more durable.
"Shinji has ordered Drabion to fire a second Cross Chop! Meanwhile, Hikari has frozen Ushio with Blizzard! Whoa! The second Cross Chop hits Ushio head-on! White vapor has covered the field from the impact! We can't see a thing through it from here!"
"All right, Xiao Pang! Now-!"
"Plop!"
With a nod that said, "Got it!" Piplup rode Waterfall into the mist covering the field and disappeared.
"This is quite a remarkable match."
"Yes. As expected of Yuto's student. Her opponent is excellent, too. Judging