If the stalemate continued, Scyther would start boosting his stats.
Swords Dance, Focus Energy, Agility, Double Team...
These were all moves Scyther could learn naturally.
The wings on his back flashed with sharp blue light, cleaving through the flames, followed immediately by another streak of blue light like a sword slash.
The Flying-type move, "Dual Wingbeat."
It had 40 power and struck twice, but Scyther had the Ability "Technician," which strengthened moves with less than 60 power, theoretically boosting them by 50%.
In other words, the theoretical maximum output of "Dual Wingbeat" was 60 + 60, or 120 power, with a Same-Type Moves boost on top.
Ninetales's attack entered the curtain of rain, weakening the Fire-type move. Meanwhile, "Dual Wingbeat" was exceptionally powerful, and its second strike hit its target directly.
Whoa!
Scyther's attack had actually worked first, landing the first hit on Ninetales.
That really was unexpected.
Beside Shen Qi, Taichi and Xiao Chun kept exclaiming in surprise.
Blissey!
Blissey held on to Lopunny and cried out.
Pelipper's eyes widened too.
Not because Scyther had landed a hit, but because Qiu Yan...
Only Qiu Yan's blurry silhouette remained in place. Her real body appeared dim as she swiftly circled around a large stretch of the field to the rear, already closing in on Koji!
With a turn of her palm, a sharp purple needle thrust out, giving Koji a huge fright when it touched him.
Qiu Yan was a ninja!
Unlike the Pokémon move "Double Team," which raised evasion, her shadow clone literally left behind a human-shaped duplicate.
Two years earlier, when Shen Qi had partnered with Lilligant as her Co-driver in the Regular Race, he had seen Janine's shadow clones. She had even produced the visual effect of "racing car clones."
Qiu Yan's shadow clone was far inferior,