Although Latios launched his attack, his confusion prevented him from concentrating the energy of the light panels, and it ended in failure.
"Ah, Latios is confused! Ah, he hurt himself!"
Well, that was more than enough of an opening.
"Latios, snap out of it!"
"Too late. Tackle."
The attack struck before his trainer could even order him to dodge. Latios slammed straight into the stadium wall and collapsed to the ground. To prevent Pokémon moves from damaging the walls and injuring spectators, the stadium had been built to withstand even a direct blow from Rampardos or Moloha's wooden club, yet the section Latios hit was now covered in spiderweb cracks. Those countless fractures showed just how powerful the impact had been. The cheers in the stadium cut off abruptly.
"Well, referee, your ruling, please."
"Y-yes!"
It seemed even time had stopped for the referee.
And, of course, the result was-
"L-Latios is unable to battle! Marowak wins!"
-that. Incidentally, that announcement got both the commentator and the audience moving again, and the stadium erupted in cheers.
Well, Darkrai and Latios were down, leaving my opponent with one Pokémon. Meanwhile, although Tackle had greatly depleted my Pokémon's stamina, his attack and speed had increased. I still had three healthy Pokémon, and with only one opponent left, I could have let him stagger on through the fight, but this time was special.
"And the man who has pushed him this far is none other than Yuto from Shizuki City in the Frontier Region! He won every match through the fourth round by an overwhelming margin! His style is completely different from Takuto's, using a wide variety of Pokémon and strategies to show us an entirely new kind of Pokémon battle! Yuto has returned Marowak to his Poké Ball! It looks like he's