"It's a Focus Sash!"
The battle item, Focus Sash.
When its holder took a fatal attack at full HP, it would leave them with their last 1 HP, preventing a one-hit knockout.
Thus, Primeape was judged able to continue battling.
A powerful blast of air erupted. The escaping Fighting-type energy alone whipped up fierce winds, making Gallade narrow his eyes before he had fully withdrawn his attack.
Primeape's Attack stage instantly maxed out.
It was... the Ability "Anger Point"!
When struck by a critical hit, its Physical Attack stage would max out, rising as high as it could. Even if it had been lowered, it would jump straight to the maximum possible stage.
Close Combat!!!
Fighting-type energy erupted as Primeape unleashed a Fighting-type move with 120 power, striking straight toward Sabrina.
Even if Primeape was hit midway, the fallout from an attack of this magnitude might put Sabrina's Barrier Points in danger.
From Psycho Cut's strike to Primeape's eruption, the situation had swung wildly within two or three seconds.
Amid the howling wind, the audience held their breath, but Shen Qi noticed Wude sending out his final Pokémon, Machamp.
Type Energy expanded!
He was going to coordinate Dynamax with Machamp!
Wude could never have predicted that Primeape would take a critical hit and trigger Anger Point. His original plan had merely been to catch her off guard with Focus Sash followed by Close Combat. This was already an incredible stroke of luck.
Hitmonchan stayed alongside them as backup to prevent attacks during the Dynamax process, and then Machamp would Dynamax, just in case.
Wude was utterly exhausted, and Machamp was in poor health. The Dynamax process would not be that quick.
But Primeape had already ignored the other Pokémon and charged straight ahead.
Weezing blocked Sabrina's path. Its 120 Physical