Staring at the tiny electric mouse that bounced out of Aiden's Poké Ball, Caitlin's hands gripping the railing began to tremble slightly.
At the same time, the sound of grinding teeth immediately started.
The gravitational field formed by her psychic powers instantly expanded outward, causing the surrounding audience to unconsciously move away from this strange girl whose strange behavior and dark aura were emanating in all directions.
So this was how it was…
Damn you, Aiden! It must have been you who incited Cynthia!
By now, how could Caitlin not understand?
No wonder Cynthia suddenly came to borrow a Pokémon from her, but unfortunately, she didn't have time to think about it then.
Otherwise, how could she not have realized…
With Cynthia's team, even the combined forces of the previous Sinnoh Elite Four couldn't stand up to her.
Coming to Paldea for a mere attribute master tournament would be a piece of cake; there was absolutely no need to borrow Pokémon from the Battle Castle.
So there must be something fishy going on behind the scenes!
But it was too late now; she couldn't stop Aiden from using Pachirisu to team up closely with Cynthia.
She certainly couldn't just burst onto the scene dressed as an Electrode and blow herself up along with Aiden right now!
Though Caitlin admitted she was tempted for a moment, the cost of doing so would be way too high...
"Sigh—!"
After letting out a deep sigh, Caitlin released the railing that had been severely deformed by her telekinetic grip, silently turning her gaze back to the half of the field where Cynthia and Aiden stood.
At least the Pachirisu in Aiden's hand was one of her Pokémon from the Battle Castle. Rounding it off, she could at least consider herself contributing.
At least, she had some sense of participation...
Though she felt very reluctant and aggrieved to the point that tears were welling up in her eyes, this was the only way she could console herself now.
Once this battle was over, she would definitely go find Cynthia and that bastard Aiden for an explanation!
"Pachi~"
Pachirisu's appearance not only made Caitlin's already terrible mood explode completely but also drew the attention of Elite Four members Drake and Lance.
The two exchanged glances, both seeing some astonishment in each other's eyes.
Of course, they knew Pachirisu.
Having served as Elite Four members for many years, even if they didn't know every single Pokémon in the Pokédex, they at least had a general idea.
But Pachirisu wasn't a dragon, and it definitely couldn't be associated with being powerful.
That was precisely why when Aiden decisively sent out this Pokémon against three pseudo-legendaries, they reacted like this.
Because they couldn't figure out Aiden's thoughts, they couldn't counteract immediately.
However...
Drake and Lance quickly turned their heads again, no longer seeing Pachirisu, focusing only on the Garchomp before Cynthia with blood-red eyes.
Anyway, it was definitely correct to focus fire on this more threatening land dragon first!
"Dragon Claw, Salamence!"
"Ice Punch, Tyranitar!"
Almost simultaneously, the two Elite Four members gave their commands. The Salamence and Tyranitar on the opponent's field moved in sequence, launching a pincer attack on Garchomp with a combined sea-land assault.
"Roar—!"
The low-flying Salamence looked ferocious, and its terrifying roar was enough to make countless spectators tremble.
The Intimidate ability quietly activated, and even a tough Pokémon like Garchomp couldn't help but be affected by this roar, instinctively shrinking back slightly.
Aiden immediately noticed this subtle movement.
Intimidate greatly interfered with Garchomp, which mainly relied on physical attacks.
Moreover, because the Pokémon group included monsters with wide learning capabilities, Tyranitar could use Ice Punch, posing a great threat to the land dragon.
The situation wasn't good.
However, due to his absolute trust in Cynthia, Aiden didn't rush to command Pachirisu to use Follow Me to attract the opponent's attention but quietly waited for an opportunity.
In this high-level match, Follow Me had only one chance to be used, and once revealed, it would definitely be heavily guarded against.
Therefore, at the start, they could only rely on Cynthia's quick reflexes.
"Garchomp, fly up to dodge the Ice Punch, then use Protect to block the Dragon Claw."
Just then, Cynthia's decisive command came from behind, immediately calming Garchomp down.
"Kaaoo!"
After roaring back at the airborne Salamence, Garchomp immediately pushed off the ground, jetting upwards into the sky with a burst of speed.
Although Tyranitar was tall and large, its limbs were extremely short, leaving it awkwardly retracting its hand and standing on the ground, watching the aerial show put on by the two dragon Pokémon.
Salamence was extremely fast, but it couldn't gain any advantage against Garchomp. Its consecutive attacks were all tightly defended by Garchomp, causing no significant damage.
102 > 100, this moment was displayed vividly.
Watching the entangled pair finally pull apart, Aiden finally let out a breath of relief.
Meanwhile, taking advantage of the brief lull while both sides regrouped and landed to recover stamina, he quickly issued another command—
"Pachirisu, use Electroweb."
"Pachi!"
Pachirisu's eyes were focused solely on the opponents.
Taking advantage of the perfect opportunity when they completely ignored it, it quickly charged up and threw out a crackling ball of electric energy.
The electric ball quickly spread out, forming a giant grid covering the entire opposing half of the field, enveloping the two large, hard-to-dodge Pokémon entirely.
"Electroweb?"
Lance furrowed his brow, immediately realizing Aiden's intention.
With Pachirisu's electric power, this attack wouldn't hurt the two pseudo-legendaries much.
But Electroweb had another very troublesome effect—
Due to the weak electric current invading their bodies, it would continuously cause a paralyze-like effect.
For the next period of time, the speed of their two Pokémon would be significantly slowed.
Not much power, but it had excellent control and speed-decreasing effects.
So this was purely support?
Lance frowned.
Aiden...
Are you hiding your strength even in this exhibition match, giving the stage to Cynthia beside you?
If that's the case, then I'll take this victory!
"Tyranitar, use Breaking Swipe!"
Breaking Swipe, a powerful Dragon-type attack move, sweeping across the opponent's field with a strong tail swing, indiscriminately attacking a wide area.
At the same time, its overwhelming presence could also terrify opponents, further reducing their desire to attack.
Upon hearing Lance's command, Drake immediately understood.
Never mind how annoying this Pachirisu's support might be; continue with the previous strategy, maximizing the restriction on Garchomp's performance!
Therefore, the move he would use is—
"Salamence, Draco Meteor!"
Drake commanded decisively in a low voice.
Although Salamence was more adept at physical attacks, as a Dragon-type pseudo-legendary, it could also master the immensely powerful Draco Meteor!
Even if it wasn't as skilled in special attacks, the power of this Draco Meteor was still not to be underestimated!
The two pseudo-legendaries aimed their attacks at the land dragon again, attempting to focus fire and eliminate it first.
However, at this moment, Aiden laughed out loud.
Because the scene before him was just too similar...
So what he needed to do was clear!
"Pachirisu, use Follow Me!"
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