Of course, Ninetales hadn't expected that Electivire would rush out to block the attack because he was worried about Ninetales getting hurt by the Lycanroc.
Seeing Electivire injured, Ninetales hurriedly stopped Blizzard before launching the next attack.
Without the Blizzard obscuring the line of sight, the Lycanroc looked a bit dazed at the Electivire that had suddenly appeared in front of it.
However, since it hadn't been hit on the head by Hail very much, it seized the opportunity and lunged forward, sinking its teeth into Electivire's arm.
"Ah—!"
Electivire felt a sharp pain in its arm, and before it had time to summon its 'Thunder Armor,' the Lycanroc had already darted away after seeing an opportunity.
In this way, the Blizzard move was completely wasted.
The other two Lycanroc waited for the perfect moment when their packmate rushed out, taking advantage of the chaotic scene on Ninetales' side to distract Mimikyu.
They immediately accelerated toward Mimikyu's position, their four sharp claws reaching it almost instantly.
Mimikyu didn't move at all—even its expression didn't change in any way.
Although the Lycanroc were puzzled, they had no choice but to follow through. At the same time, they used their claws to tear at Mimikyu's body.
But before the Lycanroc had time to feel satisfied, they discovered that the Mimikyu in front of them had disappeared into thin air.
Like sand scattered by a strong wind, it vanished completely in an instant.
The Lycanroc were stunned. They had never seen this happen before.
Were all Ghost-type Pokémon like this?
The two Lycanroc looked at each other, wondering if they should target Ninetales next.
Just as the two hesitated, their packmate returned to them.
Before the three Lycanroc planned to launch another wave of attacks, Roy, who stood to the side, stopped the battle.
"Okay, let's stop here for today."
At that, Roy took out a few Oran Berries that could restore stamina from his pocket and distributed them to the Lycanroc.
Although the Lycanroc didn't understand why Roy suddenly stopped the battle, they naturally accepted the delicious berries happily before heading home.
Mimikyu also emerged from the shadows when it heard the news that the battle had stopped, standing in front of Roy together with Ninetales and Electivire.
Obviously, no matter from which perspective, their performance just now had been terrible.
So the three Pokémon stood in front of Roy nervously, waiting for Roy's reprimand.
Blastoise, who had been sitting on the sidelines watching the battle while holding a piece of kelp it had gotten from somewhere in the sea, was chewing vigorously. Seeing this scene, it quickly swallowed the unfinished kelp and didn't dare to breathe loudly.
Lucario was fine. Having been with Roy for a long time, it guessed that Roy wouldn't reprimand his partners over such a minor issue, so it felt relatively relaxed.
Salamence squatted on the ground obediently, making no sound and pretending to be a statue.
Roy was actually very angry at that moment. Even if a senior trainer came to battle him with this performance, they would laugh so hard they couldn't stand up straight.
But Roy wasn't thinking about how to reprimand them loudly or punish them.
Instead, during this period of silence, he was stabilizing his emotions.
Roy knew it was impossible for him not to be angry. If he had directly questioned the Pokémon just now, he would definitely have spoken with harsh emotions.
This wouldn't be beneficial for the future development of the Pokémon or the bond between Trainer and Pokémon.
Besides, he had always wanted to find a training partner precisely to identify and solve problems.
Soon, Roy was able to calm down.
Next, Roy had Ninetales, Mimikyu, and Electivire sit down gradually to ease the atmosphere among everyone.
Such a move would undoubtedly quickly resolve the tension of the current scene.
Ninetales let out a breath and raised its eyes to sneak a quick glance at Roy.
'Roy just now was really a little scary.'
'But he's so cool!'
There was no reasoning with someone in love. Beauty was in the eye of the beholder—this was probably the same principle.
Roy didn't know about the little thoughts in Ninetales' heart. He also sat down and looked at everyone.
"Everyone should know that their performance wasn't very good, so let's discuss our own problems next, shall we?"
Electivire nodded but didn't speak.
In fact, it was still a little frustrated in its heart, feeling that it was all its fault that caused this scene now.
Roy glanced at Electivire, who was deeply bowing its head, but he didn't speak. Instead, he took the lead in talking about Mimikyu.
"The first problem we'll discuss is relatively minor—that is, Mimikyu's issue."
Mimikyu heard its name and raised its head in the air.
"Kyu!"
"When the Lycanroc were attacking, you quickly used your Substitute to confuse their sight, which was very good."
Mimikyu accepted Roy's touch with a smile but at the same time felt a little uneasy.
As the one involved, it could naturally understand what had happened to it just now. Mimikyu felt that these things shouldn't be hidden from its Trainer's eyes.
Sure enough, Roy's next words tore away this façade.
"But the reason for using this move was because you were distracted watching the battle on the other side, so you didn't notice the Lycanroc's attack."
"However, relying on your extremely high reaction speed to use Substitute, you managed to dodge their strike."
"I believe you can do better."
Mimikyu covered its face guiltily, expressing that it would try harder next time.
Roy smiled and touched Mimikyu's head, then added.
"In team battles, it's actually very important to be aware of other teammates' situations."
Mimikyu looked up, its small eyes showing a thirst for knowledge.
Mimikyu was really a Pokémon that was very receptive to learning.
"But before that, you can't forget the situation in the scene you're responsible for."
Mimikyu nodded solemnly, obviously listening to Roy's words carefully.
"Oh, by the way, you can counterattack after dodging—don't forget that."
Roy watched Mimikyu with satisfaction and added his final words.
Then he was about to face the most troublesome question, and Roy suddenly didn't know how to speak.
How could he tactfully persuade someone to socialize more?