After all, the Island Challenge involved more than a single battle. Trial-takers had to pass field assessments on four islands. If every island's captain gave someone a score of seventy or eighty, it meant that trial-taker was already very well-rounded.
Bang-
"Huh?!"
Ilima felt the tree trunk behind him shake, as though some attack had struck it.
That shouldn't have happened. Shen Qi must have already summoned all his Pokémon; there had been no reason to hold back in that situation. Ilima's side even had the advantage in numbers, so how could they have failed to keep the opposing Pokémon occupied?
"Heh heh heh... Ilima."
To Ilima's shock, Shen Qi alone came flying toward him.
With both sides' Pokémon locked in combat, Shen Qi charged over.
"Oh?" Normal-type energy flowed over Ilima's hands. "I'm a captain of the Island Guard. You want to spar with me in close combat between Trainers?"
"That's right..."
On the Game Interface, Shen Qi tapped the skill icon: Explosion Button.
Chapter 772: You Blew the Pokémon Away
Boom-
"Aah-"
"Whoa-"
This wasn't his first time using Explosion Button, but the sensation of explosive force surging uncontrollably out of his body still made Shen Qi scream as though he were on a thrill ride at an amusement park.
Ilima screamed even louder. He had been blasted away, after all.
Since the captain battles in the Island Challenge were held in the wilderness, and since the captains had to face vicious poachers, it stood to reason that the captains themselves needed some offensive capabilities to survive brutal predicaments.
So Shen Qi didn't dare let his guard down. His proficiency with Dark Sucker Punch was too low, and it was a fairly conventional charging skill. Ilima might be able to block it.
Explosion Button was different. Ilima wouldn't