Lisia repeated, "You've already tried so hard."
In the next clash, she might catch Druddigon, leaving Slowbro utterly exhausted;
or she might fail to catch Druddigon, with Slowbro utterly exhausted all the same.
By Shen Qi's estimate, failure was more likely. After all, all they had left was a battered Dusk Ball that had been caught in the battle.
Never mind whether Druddigon could break out after entering the ball. All she had to do was blast the Dusk Ball apart with a move as it flew toward her, and Slowbro's desperate effort would be wasted.
Surely they couldn't really count on Shen Qi's ordinary Poké Balls.
If Slowbro got hurt, Lisia could only Teleport out of the Big Waterfall No. 2 area, but she didn't want her Pokémon getting that badly injured.
In reality, healing moves couldn't restore full health the way healing did in games. Pokémon bodies were largely condensed energy; superficial injuries could recover, but deeper ones could not.
That went without even mentioning the depletion of mental power and stamina.
"So, come back. I'm the one who isn't strong enough." Lisia spread her arms.
Aww...
Slowbro gave a plaintive cry, but ultimately obeyed its Trainer and ran back into Lisia's arms.
"You did very well. You really were wonderful. It's an honor to be your partner."
In its evolved state, Slowbro stood 1.6 meters tall, a little taller than Lisia. With its bulky body, the scene looked like a girl barely managing to hug an oversized Cloth Doll.
After separating it back into Slowpoke and Shellder, Lisia set the Dusk Ball on the ground and pushed it forward.
Rrrr...
Amid the light scattered by the energy minerals, the scuffed and scratched Dark Ball rolled slowly.
Pop.
The Dark Ball touched Druddigon's toe, rolled back a little,