He let out a long breath. This feeling of being led around by the enemy was far too different from his usual style. It was seriously irritating.
As expected of a strong enemy I acknowledge. Reiji's expression turned grave as he threw out his final Poke Ball.
"Go, Staraptor!"
The moment Staraptor emerged, it took damage from Stealth Rock, though it was negligible.
Reiji, whose fighting spirit had been at its peak, felt as though someone had dumped a bucket of cold water over him. This was ridiculous. Just how many things had that Roggenrola set up?
Tetsuya tilted his head and looked at his Combusken. Other than the energy it had expended using moves, it seemed completely fine.
Then it could keep going.
Though a Flying-type really was difficult for Combusken to deal with.
"Flamethrower!"
The usual greeting.
Tetsuya felt that he was starting to like battles where he did not need to think about which move to use.
"U-turn!"
Reiji commanded Staraptor to charge at Combusken.
It could not be helped. Pokemon like Staraptor were actually stronger at close range, unlike Pidgeot, which had so many mid- and long-range moves at its disposal.
Shrouded in white light, Staraptor performed nimble aerial maneuvers, constantly evading Combusken's flames in midair.
As it closed the distance, the Stealth Rocks were directly destroyed one after another by the energy Staraptor carried with it.
The energy trail formed by U-turn not only gave it an extremely imposing presence, but in a sense, it could also protect the Pokemon from damage caused by weaker moves.
"Take it head-on." Tetsuya's expression grew serious. "Use Double-Edge!"
Reiji's pupils contracted.
Staraptor slammed into Combusken, drawing a painful wail from it.
But a warrior's instincts made it grit its teeth the very next moment. Its body sank slightly