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[attr="class","stone i"]acquiring four badges is no easy task, especially in this climate. which is why alexander pays extra attention to patrick cavalli and the two pokemon present on the battlefield. he smiles at the man's words, donning a mask fit for the cameras.

"i wish you the best of luck, mister cavalli."

greninja and pyu-pyu take their familiar positions across their opponents. no orders need to come from their trainer for the battle to begin.

greninja springs forward, leaping across a platform with pyu-pyu suctioned to his back. upon impact, multiple clones of him start to appear, ready to DOUBLE TEAM their opponents.

the water bubbles around arctovish as TOXIC causes the poison to seep through its gills.

Cillian Quinn

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[attr="class","stone i"]the greninja clones all react in unison at being splashed by the GASTRIC ACID. they wince, recoiling as they lose their PROTEAN ability. it's annoying, but there's nothing much that can be done about it.

the air around pyu-pyu turns a bitter cold as a FREEZE-DRY encompasses the water-type. the damage is substantial, and she lets out a cry of pain before relasing another stream of TOXIC, this time at the cradily.

a powerful NIGHT SLASH ripples across the water, targeting the arctovish. the greninja continues to move with the clones, soon blending in with them.

Cillian Quinn

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[attr="class","stone i"]with their opponents both badly poisoned, the battle sways in their favor, and their game plan becomes much clearer. it's just a matter of whether alexander wants to follow through with it. he ponders on it while the battle continues in the foreground.

the second gob of GASTRIC ACID finds its mark but it does little to slow them down. the greninja allows the FREEZE DRY to form around him, and while the arctovish might have expected it to have the same volatility as before, the attack does not do nearly as much damage. it shows in how greninja continues moving, unhindered by the pain.

GASTRIC ACID might have disabled greninja's PROTEAN, but the earlier switch to a normal-typing had already happened due to DOUBLE TEAM. the crowd gasps at the display, both shocked and confused as to how the greninja continues to be a nuisance.

"stall."

the moment the order comes, greninja spews out a dark cloud of SMOKESCREEN that flows across the vicinity. with greninja's clones still out and about, this only further increases their evasiveness. pyu-pyu remains suctioned to greninja and takes the time to RECOVER her wounds.

alexander can practically feel the energy from the crowd. he only wonders how mister cavalli will respond.

Cillian Quinn

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[attr="class","stone i"]somehow, the GIGA DRAIN finds connection and starts sapping away at pyu-pyu's life, almost draining her empty if not for the RECOVER. she just barely hangs on and buys herself more time with PAIN SPLIT that looks to level the differences between her and the cradily.

hidden in the smoke, greninja will begin his assault. a sharp, piercing ringing will invade actovish's small fish brain, looking to overwhelm its senses with an EXTRASENSORY. greninja moves again, hoping to provide some cover for pyu-pyu. both greninja and pyu-pyu are hurt by the falling HAIL.

"i do not think your pokemon have much time left, mister cavalli."

the audience stills, creeping to the edge of their seats in anticipation.

Cillian Quinn

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[attr="class","stone i"]a show is exactly what the crowd has come to expect from the two of them. their cheers grow louder when patrick smiles at the camera. some even whistle. it seems as though the challenger has grown to be a crowd favorite.

"i expect nothing less from a fine challenger."

the combination of GIGA DRAIN and FREEZE DRY is more than enough to down the pyu-pyu. not even a RECOVER could have saved her. she detaches herself from greninja and falls to the ground, defeated.

no orders need to come from alexander. greninja bursts through the smoke. a ripple of darkness surrounds his arm before he slashes it forward for a final NIGHT SLASH. the impact sends the arctovish to the ground, leaving greninja as the final one standing, as the cradily also falls from the poison.

the crowd roars with applause.

"unlucky, mister cavalli."

Cillian Quinn