"Pathetic," said a cold voice behind the heroes. Liam turned and saw the boy in the pink coat from before standing there. "I thought you said you were a 'Champion'" Bede said using air quotes, "but you nearly lost your Pokémon because of some Carkoal? You're a joke."
Beckham began yelling and pulled down on one of his eyelids and stuck his tongue out at Bede.
"Now Beck, don't be rude," Liam said before continuing in a very low voice. "No matter how much he'd deserve it."
"I'm not letting you tourists leave until I have taught you a lesson," He said tossing up a ball and letting a Solisis out.
Beckham jumped down.
"Solosis, use Confusion!" Bede commanded. The Psychic attack hit Beckham and pushed him back slightly.
"Ember!" Liam ordered. Beckham kicked a few nearby rocks toward the Psychic, causing them to engulf in flames in the process.
"Confusion again!" Bede called. Beckham managed to dodge this attack and used another Ember, scoring a critical hit, and a burn.
"Use Endeavor," Bede said. The attack was buffed due to the burn and hit. Beckham tackled in retaliation, leaving the Solosis to be defeated by the burn. Liam recalled the celebrating bunny and sent out his shiny Rookidee. Bede sent out Gothita.
"Psybeam," Bede ordered. The attack scored a critical hit and confused the shiny bird.
"Use Peck!" Liam called. The Pokémon managed to attack through the confusion.
"Now, Tickle!" Gothita began to tickle the yellow bird to lower its SP DEF.
"Use Pluck!" Liam called. Rookidee divebombed Gothita and got a clean hit, KOing it.
Bede sent out a third Pokémon, one he called "Hatenna".
"Hatenna, the Calm Pokémon. A Psychic-Type. Via the protrusion on its head, it senses other creatures' emotions. If you don't have a calm disposition, it will never warm up to you. If this Pokémon senses a strong emotion, it will run away as fast as it can. It prefers areas without people. "
"Lousy tourists," Bede said annoyed at Liam's use of a Pokédex on a Galar-native Pokémon. "Use Disarming Voice." Liam quickly popped the Dragnium Z out of his Z Power Ring and inserted a new Z Crystal. One that he had won, but yet to actually use in combat. "OK, time to get serious." Liam said as he began striking the poses. "Take this! By the skies under the Alolan Sun, and the stary nights under the Alolan Moon! Take this full power Z-Move! Rookidee, use Supersonic Skystrike!" Rookidee was enveloped in a blue aura and flew up as high as it could in the cave before dive-bombing the Hatenna, KOing it.
"Way to go Rookidee!" Liam praised. Rookidee began to glow white, illuminating a big area of the cave as it changed forms. It evolved into Corvisquire. The yellow bird was not mostly grey, with a white body. Liam praised it for its evolution.
"Hmph," Bede scoffed. "Fine! I'll leave you tourists alone for now, but if you get in the way of my destiny to be the one to defeat the undefeated Leon, I will show you no mercy." Bede then shoved his way past the heroes and went through the cave toward the end.
"Hey guys, is it me, or has since we got here to Galar everyone that mentions Leon also tells us he's undefeated?"
