As Heather and Allister's battle began, eyes turned from his family back to the pitch. Heather couldn't help looking up again. She saw a blur of green. Pluto did show up. He was just late.
'Barraskewda! Use Crunch!'
Upon making contact with Yamask, its ghostly Ability, Wandering Spirit, replaced Barraskewda's Swift Swim. Yamask used Disable. Barraskewda could no longer use Crunch. The only attack it could use against Ghost-types now was Aqua Jet. Yamask flattened it with Brutal Swing before another Aqua Jet took it out.
Allister sent out Cursola. Heather had never seen one before. She didn't know that Corsola had a Galarian form, let alone that it evolved. She would only find out what it was capable of, or even what type it was, in this battle.
'Use Aqua Jet!'
The Wandering Spirit that clung to Barraskewda smothered Cursola instead. Barraskewda received its Weak Armor in exchange. The attack didn't seem ineffective. That had to mean this form wasn't a Water-type. Cursola bombarded its opponent with the ghostly energy of Hex. Barraskewda fainted.
Wow! Corsola Senior doesn't look that strong, but it is!
There was applause, but the stadium was empty enough for Heather to notice the difference in volume. She almost sent out Froslass. She hesitated. Cursola looked like it could prepare and withstand an attack from afar, but it wobbled when Barraskewda crashed into it.
'Go! Cinderace! Use Pyro Ball!'
Her guess was right. The physical attack knocked Cursola over. Despite its Weak Armor being replaced with Wandering Spirit, parts of its ectoplasm still seemed to evaporate. It regained its balance. Ancient Power was hurled back at Cinderace. The flying rocks swept its legs from under it. It scrambled back up to take Cursola out with another Pyro Ball. Allister sent out Mimikyu.
Heather had never seen a real Mimikyu before, but it was popular enough to appear as a plushie in Orre's gas stations. She knew about its Disguise Ability. Cinderace was still perfecting its Pyro Ball. They risked it missing if they kept using it. As far as Heather remembered, any attack would bust Mimikyu's Disguise.
'Use Flame Charge!'
That was also correct. The rag covering Mimikyu's true form drooped. It used Hone Claws. Cinderace prepared to boot its next Pyro Ball. Mimikyu scuttled aside in time. Pyro Ball fizzled to nothing far beyond its intended target while Mimikyu continued to polish its claws. Then it abruptly appeared behind Cinderace to hit it twice as hard as usual with Shadow Sneak. Cinderace fell to its knees. It scrambled back up, but Mimikyu darted out of Pyro Ball's path again. Cinderace began to doubt itself. In its moment of hesitation, it was knocked out by Shadow Sneak. The applause grew a little louder.
Damn. I'm supposed to wipe the floor with this guy when my annoying little brother is watching.
'Go on, Noibat! Use Bite!'
Noibat didn't get the chance to attack. Mimikyu's Slash knocked it out in one critical hit.
Oh, man... Pluto is watching, too! My Pokémon aren't supposed to go down in one hit!
'Go, Clefable! You can do it! Use Sing!'
Clefable was knocked off balance by Shadow Sneak first, but it kept its footing and focused intently to sing Mimikyu to sleep. It was successful.
'Now use Moonblast!'
Even the blast of light didn't rouse Mimikyu. It awoke as another dazzling Moonblast flooded the stadium blinding white, but it was too late. It fainted.
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