Score: 1 (Half-Hour Revision)

Under the effects of the poisoned state.

Machamp was being steadily forced back.

Before long, Ursaluna had pushed it close to the edge of the arena.

"Thud—"

Its heels pressed firmly against the corner wall.

Countless tiny cracks spread outward, making everyone wonder whether the battle venue would be smashed to pieces by these two giants.

"Roar!"

Ursaluna's thick forepaws gleamed with a soul-stirring silver light.

One look was enough to tell how terrifying the scars and damage those claws would leave on an opponent.

Machamp's four arms desperately pushed forward.

Yet the distance between them continued to slowly close.

Just as it was about to be hit.

Chigi gritted his teeth. "Machamp, use Facade!"

"Raaah!!"

At his command, Machamp's muscles began to writhe madly as if they had come alive.

As energy flowed through its body, it forcibly suppressed the poison within.

Facade's special effect was also triggered—when a Pokemon was afflicted with a negative status such as poison, burns, or paralysis, Facade's power doubled.

However, using such a move came with a considerable side effect.

Once the move was over, the suppressed negative effects, such as the poison, would erupt within the Pokemon's body with even greater force and speed.

It was a do-or-die tactic.

But under the current circumstances, Chigi could not think of any better way to handle Ursaluna's coming storm of attacks.

He could only take a gamble.

Yet, in the next moment.

The green film that lit up across Ursaluna's body surface completely shattered his hopes.

"Perfect prediction. He got completely outplayed."

The Trainers in the stands were all veterans, so they naturally understood what this meant.

"Pop~"

A crisp, almost playful cracking sound rang out across the field.

Ursaluna grinned and reared upright over Machamp, which had completely fallen into a brief state