And so, with both sides down one Pokémon, the battle entered its next phase. Mr. Yuto held the advantage, given the stamina Mr. Baina's Roserade had expended.
"Gyarados and Milotic, huh? Their main weapons are Water-type moves with the Same-Type Attack Bonus, but those won't be very effective here. Gyarados doesn't have much in the way of Flying-type moves, and Milotic's options aren't great either."
"But Gyarados can exploit his weakness with Electric-type moves like Thunderbolt and Thunder. Still, Milotic has very high special durability, and although his Ice-type moves aren't super effective against Gyarados, they do normal damage. There are plenty of ways to approach this. Those two must know all of that too, right? Hm? They're moving!"
Gyarados began a Dragon Dance. Just as the move's name suggested, he danced like a mighty dragon. Strong Wind swept around Gyarados, then vanished as though ascending into the heavens.
Milotic, of course, wasn't about to stand by and watch. He approached, twisting his long, serpentine body, and extended the antenna-like appendages above his eyes toward Gyarados. A wind shimmering with white light began to rage across the field.
"That's Icy Wind. Its secondary effect is guaranteed to lower the opponent's Speed. Is the plan to cancel out the boost to Speed, at least?"
And since it was an Ice-type move, it should work better against Gyarados than a Water-type attack, so I thought it was a good choice. Still, even if his Speed dropped, I wondered how she would handle his increased Attack-
"Ah!"
Our eyes widened like saucers as we looked down at the field, our voices overlapping involuntarily.
"What? What's this?! Milotic's tail glowed white, and the moment it struck Gyarados, Gyarados returned to challenger Yuto's Poké Ball!"
"That's Dragon Tail. It's a Dragon-type move that forces the