Under the Battle Competition rules, during the 1v1 phase, a Trainer had to recall their current Pokémon before summoning the next one.
The sole exception was when the previous Pokémon's Barrier Points had been depleted. In that case, they could summon the next Pokémon directly, then recall the previous one, to avoid leaving too large an opening.
Without that rule, once a Pokémon lost during the 1v1 phase, there would hardly be a chance to send out the next one.
Only after sending out Aromatisse to block Pelipper did Sayaka recall Lilligant, whose Barrier Points had been depleted.
She had been too simplistic in her thinking, assuming her Lilligant could fight Dodo, Blissey, Lopunny, and Golurk, and had nothing to fear from the opposing Lilligant either.
But Shen Qi's Pelipper could overpower all sorts of Grass-type Pokémon with Flying-type attacks. How could Hisuian Lilligant withstand that? And Pelipper could steal control of the weather, too.
Once the Sunny Day team of the Lurantis Sisters and Hisuian Lilligant was rendered ineffective, and Aromatisse came out to hold the line, what was left to Dynamax?
Clang-
The Infinity Energy Bell rang.
Having learned his lesson at the Saffron Gym, Shen Qi had been keeping an eye on it.
Summon Lopunny!
Sayaka had actually been watching the Infinity Energy Bell as well. She summoned Vespiquen.
Her Bug/Flying typing gave Vespiquen a double resistance to Fighting-type moves.
It did not improve things much. Vespiquen was still weak to Flying-type moves, and Pelipper alone held both of them back.
"Lopunny, let's have some fun!"
Na!
Pelipper held the front line, clearly at a disadvantage in a 1v2. His own Barrier Points were depleted, but he also used his Flying-type advantage to knock Vespiquen out of the match.
Gaaah!
Pelipper's cries sounded utterly exhilarated.
He had