The kick may have missed, but it did get Messi's opponent off him. But as he tried to right himself, he found his ankle was still hurting a lot, enough that he just didn't want to stand back up.

Which left him completely vulnerable to the incoming Headbutt, which knocked him right back to the ground. He hadn't fainted, but he knew it was coming up.

So he raised a hand - and began slapping the ground, loud enough for his trainer to hear.

Hideo was perplexed by the sound - so it was best that his Rotomdex was there to explain. "I think he's tapping out," the Rotomdex said, "I think he's had enough. Unless you wanna push him, I think you're gonna take another loss."

Hideo grumbled, but took out his Cinderace's Pokeball. "I'm gonna go with what Nosey here's telling me," Hideo said aloud, pressing the Pokeball's button and drawing Messi back in. "The win's yours, Mr. Kvar."

His loss set, his Rotomdex was already reopening the tournament app, once again setting him to "available to battle".

Once he heard the confirmation, Hideo waved in Lloyd's direction. "Good luck with the rest of your matches, Mr. Kvar!" he shouted, "And good luck with the arm! I'm sure you'll find a Rotom less picky than mine!"

The Rotomdex shot him a glare with its digital face - one that the boy wouldn't know about. Still, it would guide him out of the arena, over to some other bench his trainer could sit at so they could pass time until their next match.

Cinderace was hit by Headbutt

Cinderace gave up

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