It is precisely because of this difference that completely different outcomes occur.
Blaziken used an Aerial Ace to dash behind Flygon, his clenched fists brimming with flames, ready to erupt, but ultimately he didn't.
In Aoki's plan, Blaziken's main objective was to hold the opponent back, giving his comrades on the other side enough time to stabilize the outcome of the battle.
So when a green energy shield appeared around Flygon, Blaziken decisively retreated, closing the distance between himself and Flygon.
She certainly hadn't expected this outcome, so she frowned and ordered Noivern and Flygon to immediately launch a counterattack, unleashing a barrage of ranged attacks on Blaziken, who was tumbling through the air.
But Blaziken's movements and steps were like dancing a beautiful waltz in the air. The speed boost from Speed Boost Ability and the speed bonus from Swords Dance had already pushed his speed to its limit. Even if the attacks were very scattered, dodging them was not particularly difficult if there was something to use for leverage in the air.
Vigoroth was able to do it before, but that was when he was in the air without any leverage. Now, with his deliberate training, Aoki's Blaziken is much stronger and more agile than Vigoroth was back then. With Tyranitar's sand to assist him in the air, it's not a very difficult thing for him.
Even if his opponent manages to exploit any openings in his movements, Tyranitar's sand can still block his path at crucial moments, which is why Blaziken dares to challenge his opponent alone.
Because the other party is a brute, what is a brute most afraid of?
What I fear most is being reckless enough, but failing to outmaneuver the opponent and instead being completely outmaneuvered.
Blaziken performed the task very competently and perfectly.
When she saw Dragonite lose her fighting ability, she became enraged and immediately used her Psychic ability to drag Blaziken away unexpectedly.
Although this wouldn't cause Blaziken much damage, it disrupted Blaziken's otherwise perfect dodging rhythm, causing him to be hit head-on by Hydreigon's attack and fall to the ground from mid-air. Fortunately, Tyranitar reacted quickly enough to catch Blaziken as he fell with sand and appeared beside him at lightning speed.
Slowking and Gengar immediately abandoned their pursuit of their opponents, and Teleport appeared beside Blaziken, his eyes fixed intently on Hydreigon and his group, who had originally intended to press their advantage.
Hydreigon had fought Aoki before and knew what Aoki's Pokémon would be like when they unleashed their power, so seeing this situation, it decisively backed down.
She didn't blame him; rushing forward in that situation would have been suicide.
So both Pokémon returned to their Trainers, keeping a distance and wary of each other, just like at the beginning.
The only difference was that her Dragonite lay on the ground, while Aoki's Blaziken was only injured—not a minor injury, but not a serious one either—and was recovering quickly under Florges ' help.
her eyes were filled with anger, while Aoki appeared calm; their expressions had completely reversed from the very beginning.
"What? You're not playing again?" Aoki asked casually.
Upon hearing Aoki's words, her expression quickly returned to normal, and a slight smile even appeared on her face, as if Dragonite's loss of combat ability was not a particularly important matter to her.
"It seems that Elite Four Aoki is very confident in his abilities, and it's the kind of confidence that comes with real conviction," her said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Aoki laughed, "Oh? It seems that you quite confident in your abilities, but in my opinion, you seem to lack a bit of confidence."
Why not use your religion's special methods? I believe your strength can be improved considerably.
"It seems you know quite a bit about the cult. Well, you've taken care of Black Emissary, so now I'm really curious to see how those old guys are feeling. They've never taken you seriously, Elite Four Aoki. Now it seems it's a bit too late," she said, shaking her head with great regret.
But upon hearing her words, Aoki's heart skipped a beat. The old guys...?
It seems the cult is hiding quite a lot. I wonder how many old guys they have, but it looks like they won't say much about that.
"If you don't want to fight, then I'll take my leave," Aoki said bluntly.
"I lost this battle, and I accept it wholeheartedly. However, I will still deliver the grand gift I promised you before, without delaying your return to the Alliance," she said.
"explain."
"I'll recall my Pokémon first." After saying that, she took out a Poké Ball and recalled her Pokémon one by one, leaving only Latios and Latias to protect her.
However, when she was about to retrieve the Dragonite that had fallen to the ground, she was blocked. Slowking stood in front of the Dragonite, blocking the red light of the Poké Ball.
Her expression changed slightly.
Aoki said calmly, "Sorry, this guy is my trophy, and you can't just take it back whenever you want."
This Dragonite is not weak, or rather, it is very strong. After all, it is a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, and a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon with Champion- level strength. Its value is equivalent to the entire assets of a small to medium-sized family. If Aoki is willing to exchange it for resources, I believe many forces would be willing.
Although he didn't have a Poké Ball, that didn't stop him from taking the Dragonite with him.
"You!" she uttered a single word, then quickly composed herself and continued, "Give me a deal, or even if you give up everything here, you can forget about participating in this Kanto region division ceremony. You probably don't know what this ceremony means to you."
Aoki frowned. What could a division ritual possibly represent or have any special significance?
"Use that Hydroigon in exchange. It's also a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, but that Hydroigon isn't your Pokémon, so its training value is lower. You must have invested a lot of resources and effort in this Dragonite," Aoki said.
"This Hydreigon is clearly of a higher level than Dragonite! And you don't even have a Dragonite Poké Ball, so even if you kept Dragonite, it wouldn't be of much use to you!" she retorted.
But Aoki shrugged. "I don't care. It's ill-gotten gains anyway. I can hand it over to the League and get a lot of resources in return. But someone else is going to lose a Pokémon with a much better upper limit because of a Pokémon that isn't even theirs. You can do the math better than I can."
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a Poké Ball was hurled down from the sky, and it was clear that the bewildered Hydreigon was among them.