Indeed, from what I could see, she seemed to have taken a tumble. Incidentally, Raikou was rolling across the grass at the time because of the sheer force of the charge.
"...It's Grass Snake."
"Grass Knot? What? That was it?"
Grass Knot was a special Grass-type move that tripped opponents by tangling grass around their feet. Its distinctive feature was that its power varied with the opponent's weight.
"...That really was impressive. And from so far away, too..."
I saw Mr. Green clench the fist resting on his knee.
"Um, what exactly did that knotting move tell you?"
Shinji couldn't help questioning Mr. Green's reaction. I was curious about what he'd said, too. What did he mean?
"Listen. Generally, you use the Frost Orb against someone standing still, and even then, they might avoid it. Hitting a moving opponent requires you to consider timing, distance, and their condition, making it much harder. That Ralts pulled it off against an opponent charging straight toward them, when a single misstep would have meant taking a super-effective hit. Do you understand how advanced that is?"
He had a point. Put that way, perhaps it really was. At the very least, if I asked my Pokémon to do the same thing under the same conditions as that Ralts, they couldn't manage it right now. Shinji seemed to realize something, too, and his mouth fell open.
"Raikou has finally gotten back up! Now, it's time to resume the attack-what is that?!"
When I looked, grass had knotted itself around Lychee's four limbs.
"Could that be the Grass-type move Grass Snake?! Was that what caused the fall earlier, too?!"
The grass attached to Lychee kept growing with a soft rustling sound. Each strand connected to a limb twisted together, sprouted more growth from beneath the forelegs,