At the referee's signal, Young Master Mao and Leon moved at the same time.
"Haxorus, go!"
Leon's dragon trident consisted of Haxorus, Dragapult, and Charizard.
They were all hardened veterans with illustrious battle records. Sending Haxorus out right away also carried a hint of testing Gary.
"Eevee-chan, you're up! Sylveon mode!" Gary threw his Poké Ball and pulled both sleeves up to his elbows.
Steven and Raihan cried out in surprise from the spectator seats!
Two systems-Young Master Mao really wasn't playing fair. He was facing Leon, who hadn't even brought his Dynamax Band.
Yet Young Master Mao had a Mega Evolution bracelet on his left wrist and a Z-Ring on his right!
With both systems at his disposal, Young Master Mao curled his lip toward the floor-to-ceiling window on the top floor.
Of course he had to give it everything against the current world number one. Holding back at a time like this would be idiotic.
Rather than frowning at his opponent's sneaky tactics, Leon grew intrigued.
"Oh~ Interesting. Gary, let me see it. Your full strength!"
"Haxorus, Hyper Beam!" Leon made the first move.
Haxorus roared and whipped its head, blasting out an orange beam.
Carrying an air of destruction, the orange pillar of light shot toward Eevee.
"Eevee-chan, Full Counter!" Gary casually waved his right hand.
Buzz~ Three colored screens slowly descended-Safeguard, Light Screen, and Reflect-then enveloped Sylveon.
Shing! The explosive beam shot back along its original path, striking Haxorus squarely on the head.
"Urgh!" A cloud of black smoke immediately burst from Haxorus's head, leaving it swaying unsteadily.
"Oh! Young Master Mao draws first blood!" Raihan nearly jumped up in excitement. "What was that? Full Counter! None of Gary's moves are legal, are they?!"
"It should be a combination of three screen moves. Only Young Master