In the third quarterfinal match, Gary faced A-Ming from Slateport City.
The score currently stood at 2-0.
"Thanks for the match~" Young Master Mao took out a lollipop, popped it into his mouth, and spoke indistinctly around it.
"Ahem... Eevee's fought two battles in a row. Its stamina must be running low. I get it now~ Stall!" A-Ming shakily took out his third Poké Ball.
Young Master Mao glanced at the lively, cheerful Eevee and opened his mouth, but ultimately chose not to shatter the kid's fantasy.
He couldn't crush someone else's enthusiasm, after all.
"Go, Linoone!" A-Ming's third Pokémon was Linoone, the Hoenn street punk famous for being fast but unable to turn.
Supposedly, if you wanted to catch a Linoone, all you needed to do was bring a Poké Ball and plant a post somewhere Linoone often appeared.
Then it would most likely crash headfirst into it and let you catch it...
"Linoone, get running! Keep moving, then attack with Headbutt!" A-Ming shouted hopefully.
Smack! Linoone pushed off with its long, slender limbs and abruptly shot forward in a blur.
Whoosh! Whoosh! With straight charges and right-angle turns, it actually began drawing squares around Eevee-chan...
"I've heard of running circles, but squares are a first... Nice work~" Young Master Mao nodded approvingly.
However, Eevee-chan seemed to be growing a little impatient with all that running around.
Just as Linoone abruptly changed direction and charged at Eevee-
White light flashed across the field. Eevee-chan's limbs gradually lengthened, revealing a pink body and the red gem on its forehead to everyone.
Espeon Mode, switch!
Hum! As the blue light in its eyes surged, Espeon's immense psychic power roared out in all directions. Psyshock!
Boom! An invisible repulsive force kicked up huge clouds of dust from the ground. As though struck