Wren and Terashi vs Vito and Lucas [Day 3]

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Upon releasing Hyacinth from her Ball, Wren would ensure he was positioned to watch as much of the battle as possible. The Florges swayed in place, tears gathering in her eyes as she through a Tearful Look at both the Swiftry and Infernape their opponents had sent at them. "Damn she's good... When'd she learn to use that move?" Wren muttered to himself, fighting against the anxiety building in his chest.  

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Wren would give their opponent's a curious look for a moment as the pair set up their own moves but he wasn't about to just let them win. It was regrettable that Terashi didn't have a Grass-type in this fight that Hyacinth could properly support but he would do what he could. "Hyacinth, Dazzling Gleam!" He told the Fairy-type Garden Pokemon. She nodded and as the blue petals around her neck began to shine, he spoke to the trainer opposite them ."I'm just confused how I ended up making it this far, to be honest. I didn't come into this tournament expecting to make it past the first round but I won't be throwing in the towel until I'm beaten fair and square." He told them just before the light from Hyacinth's attack reached it's peak and the burst of Fairy energy and the massive flash attempted to blind them.  

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Wren would think for a moment about what Hyacinth could do and realized that perhaps she wasn't his best choice for this battle. The majority of her moves were designed to support the rest of his own Pokemon rather than just anyone.

With the sun shining high above them thanks to Sunny Day, the Channeler had an idea but he wasn't sure if his partner could pull it off. "Seed Bomb! Aim for the ground at Infernape's feet!" He'd inform his Fairy companion.

"Flor?" Drawing from the grassy terrain, Hyacinth would form a large orb of Grass energy, locking it into a hardened shell of energy like a large nut or seed. Raising the orb above her head, she would use her power to lob it toward Internape, aiming at the ground beneath it. Should the seed be allowed to hit the ground, it would explode in a shower of leaves, flower petals of plant matter, along with a wild growth of thorny vines as Wren used his Brambleguard while the explosion distracted those surrounding them. The aim was to tangle Infernap in the vines in such a way it would struggle to escape for a moment.

"Terashi, focus on Infernape. Your Pokemon is better equipped to deal withit than mine." He'd inform his battle partner afterward, hoping the Psychic chaneler would catch on.  

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Before Wren could even attempt to communicate with Terashi and Rala, the pair had moved to protect Hyacinth. He found the opportunity in this to safely change his partner out of the battle, however, and recalled Hycainth, sending Nutmeg in in her place. "Thanks for that!" He'd call to his allies before issuing a command to his Steenee. "Use Zen Heatbutt on Infernape!" He'd order, knowing that while she was a grass type, her sepals would act as a sort of shield as she went in for the attack. Attempting to use his Channeling to give her a boost, he felt no connection. Looking down at his wrist, where his silken bracelet was worn, he found it's flower wilted and the petals falling off. He had inadvertently used the only charge of his Photosynthesis to use Brambleguard without having either of his cacti present. He hadn't even considered the effect trying to channel without them would have.

"Crap... crapcrapcrap!" He hadn't been without his channeling at all in nearly a decade, even if he didn't know what it was. How long was this going to last?

"Stee?" Nutmeg asked before moving to attack, rushing toward Infernape with her sepals glowing bright blue-white with psychic energy. As she got closer, she tilted her head down and use her sepals as a shield in preparation for the bash.  

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Fortunately for Wren and Nutmeg, both, she had been launched from from the flames of explosion due to the recoil of her Zen Headbutt bouncing off of Infernape's Protect. She wasn't without damage, of course, having been blasted by the concussive force on the font edge of the blast and had bounced across the ground a fair ways to land near where Rala had fainted but she was still in this for the moment. Now, when the Swellow made it's appearance, Wren began to fret slightly. He didn't want to have to risk switching his Pokemon again and give them another opening to attack with so he was considering his options when he noticed Nutmeg's feet were beginning to glow a soft blue-white and sparkle slightly. The Steenee began to move before he even gave an order and, when she made to attack, he was stunned. With a series of graceful flips and twirls, her tiny feet aglow, the Grass-type unleashed blades of ice at Swellow as she executed a Triple Axel.

"How?!" Was all Wren could say in response. It went against everything he had ever known about Grass-types that one could use an Ice-type move at all and yet, here she was doing so as clear as day and he couldn't recall ever having taught her to do so.