Nihilego narrowed her eyes slightly and, without any hesitation, charged straight through Charizard's Heat Wave.
Under the pressure of a higher level and overwhelming base stats, Nihilego's body seemed to turn ghost-like, appearing instantly above Charizard.
Charizard was dumbfounded, its fierce eyes filled with confusion.
'What the heck?'
'How did my opponent just disappear while we were fighting?'
Marina subconsciously opened her mouth wide.
It was hard to believe that this Pokémon's speed could actually be so terrifying.
She wanted Charizard to pull back and open up some distance, but its reaction speed couldn't compare to the level of people like Flint and the other Top Trainers.
Just reacting and then speaking took a few tenths of a second.
And at that timing, for Charizard, it was fatal.
Before she could even issue a command, Nihilego had already stretched out her tentacles and wrapped them around Charizard's neck.
Bind!
In the next moment, Nihilego let out a cute little sound and activated her innate ability.
Charizard's eyes turned gray, completely losing its consciousness.
"Charizard, hang in there!", Standing on the arena, Marina desperately shouted, but no matter how she called, Charizard couldn't come back to its senses.
Bonding does help, but their bond obviously wasn't deep enough.
In other words, Ash's and Flint's spiritual flow style isn't something anyone can just copy.
"Woo~", A trace of pride flashed in Nihilego's star-shaped eyes. The tentacle-like material that looked like a little skirt started smacking Charizard wildly, at a speed even more terrifying than a little leather whip.
'You bastard, treating me like I'm a sheet of grilled squid, huh?'
'I'll beat you to death!'
Everyone present was totally stunned.
'What the heck is this?'
'Isn't this way too absurd?'
'It looks like a mage-type Pokémon, yet it does absolutely none of the things a mage is supposed to do.'
'Comes in and throws out support moves, then immediately starts whipping like crazy?'
'Not even using real moves?'
"This Pokémon called Nihilego is way too scary. I can't find its base stat data even on the online trainer sites, but it feels totally busted."
"Goodness… I feel like Senior Marina is going to get 1v3'd today."
"Emmm… getting swept actually makes sense. After all, it's a Pokémon Flint brought. Even if he's not actively commanding it, any Pokémon worthy of being brought out as his 'babysitting' partner is probably insanely strong."
"Looks so cute, didn't expect it to be this brutal. It hits harder than my aunt's whip… The pinker the outfit, the harder she hits."
"Eh? Bro, tell us more about your aunt's leather whip!"
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Nihilego's abuse of Charizard continued. Almost everyone thought Nihilego was about to complete a glorious 1v3 today.
Although the tentacle smacks weren't causing heavy damage, the Bind effect kept constantly triggering.
Charizard's condition visibly worsened.
At this rate, it probably wouldn't last even two more minutes.
After venting enough, Nihilego quickly sprinkled another layer of Toxic Spikes and Stealth Rock.
Then, after reapplying Light Screen and Reflect, she turned her big eyes toward Flint.
'All right, it's time to switch.'
Seeing Nihilego's gaze, Flint showed a helpless smile.
'You've barely taken any damage and your status setup is already completed, but you still insist on following Axel's tactics word for word?'
Thinking about what Nihilego and the others were planning to do next, Flint couldn't help sighing internally.
'This round… my reputation is well and truly ruined.'
"Nihilego, return!"
With a flash of red light, Nihilego, still waving her little leather whip on Charizard's head, was withdrawn into the Poké Ball.
Before Charizard could even react, a small dragon in alternating purple and red coloring appeared in front of it.
"ROAR!"
Charizard immediately let out an enraged roar, its eyes almost blood-red.
'You were beating me that hard and now you run away?'
'And you think sending a little baby to replace you is going to make me forget what you did?'
'Sorry, I can't accept that.'
'You've even poisoned me purple, okay?'
Charizard stared viciously at Eternatus, flames flickering from its mouth and nose.
'You little brat, since you've come out, you'll pay for what that last Pokémon did.'
'Once I beat you, that thing has to come back out!'
Sensing Charizard's murderous intent, Eternatus tilted its head slightly and instinctively glanced backward.
Realizing that Mewtwo wasn't following today, the little guy bared its teeth and made a ferocious expression.
"roar!"
'Who are you trying to scare?'
'Mama said not to bully others, but also never to be bullied by bad people!'
With that roar, the sky grew noticeably darker, and some sharp-eyed people even saw spots of starlight gathering above.
That starlight condensed around Eternatus, and two rising beams of light flashed.
Its physical and special defense both increased.
Seeing the little creature's utterly shameless behavior, Charizard immediately fired a Flamethrower.
But its level wasn't high to begin with. And on top of that, Nihilego had laid down Light Screen and Reflect before leaving.
By the time the flame pillar passed through the Light Screen, it had already become just a few sparks.
Eternatus curled its lips and continued using Cosmic Power.
'Please… fire?'
'That's way weaker than Little Ho-oh Mommy's flames.'
'I can't even be bothered to dodge.'
Even after taking a direct Flamethrower, Eternatus barely felt any drop in energy and continued with Cosmic Power.
Meanwhile, the purple on Charizard's body grew deeper and deeper. The severe poison inflicted by two layers of Poison Spikes kept triggering.
Marina narrowed her eyes, her brain racing.
From that last reaction, she felt that Eternatus might have some resistance to Fire-type moves.
And with that dragon-like appearance…
"I understand, Charizard! The opponent probably has Dragon typing."
"So… next use Dragon Breath!"
"ROAR!"
Charizard endured the pain from the poison, and a concentrated purple energy ball formed in its mouth.
Even though it was still weakened slightly passing through the Light Screen, it dealt significantly more damage to Eternatus than Flamethrower had.
Marina's eyes lit up, 'As expected, it has Dragon typing!'
"In that case… keep using Dragon-type moves for the next attacks!"
"ROAR!"
Charizard roared and, fighting through the toxic condition, charged toward Eternatus.
A huge purple claw of energy formed around its paw and slashed forward.
But at that moment, the poison triggered again, draining Charizard's final sliver of stamina.
Mid-charge, Charizard crashed to the ground.
As for Eternatus, it still had three full bars of health left.
Marina took a deep breath and pulled out her second Poké Ball.
"Elite Four Flint, I've figured out this Pokémon's weakness."
"In the next battle, I'll definitely show you the most perfect comeback."
"Come out, Darmanitan!"
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