Leafeon had an impressive 130 Defense and a respectable 95 Speed, but as a Grass-type, it had plenty of weaknesses. Its Special Defense was also low-65 compared to Glacia's 95-so even an opponent without particularly high Special Attack could quickly threaten to knock it out by hitting a weakness. That was why I had chosen Glacia. With Glacia, Dawn's Goodra and its attacks were probably still bearable.
"Glacia, use an electric spark to put some distance between you!"
"It's frustrating that Substitute reduced the damage! And with those Barriers stacked up, even a super-effective hit with a same-type attack bonus would have a hard time! All right, Gallade, use Thunder Wave here!"
"Use Yawn!"
Then Gallade yawned, and Thunder Wave hit Glacia.
"Gallade's electric attack has landed, and Glacia is paralyzed! Glacia is in trouble! Meanwhile, this is Gallade's chance! If it can seize this opportunity to attack without retaliation, it might defeat Glacia!"
"As if! Come back, Gallade!"
"Glacia, Baton Pass!"
Dawn switched Pokémon while snapping back at the commentary. Well, I had explained it plenty of times before, and she had used it herself in the third match, so she understood perfectly.
"Oh? Both contestants seem to be switching Pokémon here! I can understand Yuto's decision, but what's going on with Hikari?! Our broadcast commentator, Champion Master Mr. Fifth, could you explain?"
Right, for some reason, Fifth was sitting in the commentary booth. Was using his public title part of the job? Thanks for the hard work. I didn't want to work, so I would absolutely refuse!
"That's because of Glacia's move, Yawn. Yawn guarantees that the target will fall asleep after a certain amount of time. However, returning the Pokémon to its ball cancels the effect, which is why Hikari is switching. Once asleep, it can do