Folker and the Karate Master called out their pokemon at the same time as they appear on the battlefield with their respective cries.
"Hitmonlee!"
"Scizor!"
Both pokemon just stood for a few seconds, sizing up each other without making a single movement. Finally, it was Folker who broke the silence as he called out his move.
"Scythe, use [Bullet Punch]!" Folker shouted as he initiated the battle. Scizor then rushed towards Hitmonlee's figure and let out a tough punch at lightning speed while aiming for its head.
"Dodge, and use [Low Kick]!" the Karate Master said with his hands on his hips as he smiled. Hitmonlee turned his head to the right and dodged Scizor's punch as it swiped its leg with a kick on Scizor's legs, tripping Scizor over as it fell down.
"You still haven't learned your lesson, Folker. Patience is a virtue. Don't be too hasty" the Karate Master said as he sighed.
Scizor quickly stood up as he looked at Folker's figure, to which he nodded as his eyes lit up!
"Scythe, another [Bullet Punch]!" Folker shouted as he performed a punch in the air. The Karate Master once again sighed in disappointment but when he saw Folker's expression, his brows suddenly furrowed.
'Folker isn't the type to stubbornly insist. He must be up to something else' the Karate Master thought to himself as he looked at Folker's figure before he turned his gaze towards Scizor who rushed at breakneck speed to Hitmonlee.
Scizor let out a tough punch against Hitmonlee, to which it dodged with ease but suddenly, Scizor's single punch turned into multiple punches like a machine gun!
Hitmonlee was caught off-guard and was helplessly struck multiple times in the head, chest, and its shoulders.
"Follow it up with [Wing Attack]!" Folker hurriedly shouted as the corners of his lips curled up to a wide smile.
Scizor then flapped its wings so fast as it flew for a moment before its wings landed on Hitmonlee's shoulders who still hadn't recovered from Scizor's attack and fell on the ground.
The corners of the Koichi, the Karate Master's eyes widened as he looked at Scizor. He was taken aback for a moment but he quickly composed himself as his lips curled up to a faint smile.
"So that was your plan. You pulled off that impatient stunt earlier to make it seem as if you still haven't learned your lesson as a mask to your actual attack" Koichi said as nodded with an approving nod.
"Well, I learned a thing or two from Chelsea" Folker said as he scratched the back of his head.
Hitmonlee then stood up as it looked at Scizor's figure with a calm but wary look.
"Hitmonlee, use [Blaze Kick]!" Koichi shouted as he performed a kick in the air.
"[Double Team] and follow it up with [Bullet Punch]!" Folker shouted as he raised his right fist.
Hitmonlee rushed towards Scizor's direction as it coated its right leg with fire-type energy and made a back-spin, burning it in the process due to friction and hit Scizor's figure.
However, its kick just passed through Scizor's figure as it disappeared, indicating that it was just an afterimage. Hitmonlee turned around to look and found multiple images of Scizor surrounding his figure.
All of the Scizor clones then rushed towards the center as it let out a [Bullet Punch] on Hitmonlee's head.
Hitmonlee quickly responded with a double back-spin on its right leg as it met the images of Scizor's punch until the real [Bullet Punch] collided with Hitmonlee's [Blaze Kick]!
Scizor then quickly rushed backwards and put some distance to Hitmonlee.
"Use [Bullet Punch] version two, now!" Folker shouted as his expression turned solemn. Scizor then quickly rushed towards Hitmonlee's figure and let out a tough punch.
"Now, use [High Jump Kick]!" Koichi shouted as he raised his right fist in the air. Hitmonlee then jumped high in the air as it channeled all its power on its right leg, ready to land on Scizor's figure.
"Dodge it with [Agility]!" Folker hurriedly shouted as he clenched his fists. Fortunately, Scizor's reflexes were fast and was able to react on time by rushing forward, taking advantage of [Agility]'s speed to dodge Hitmonlee's attack.
Hitmonlee's kick failed to land on Scizor's figure but instead, landed on the ground as it screamed in pain. Folker then took this chance to land an attack while it's still injured.
"Now, use [Wing Attack]!" Folker shouted as he raised his right fist. Scizor rushed towards Hitmonlee's figure with an even faster speed than before and struck its shoulders with the super-effective [Wing Attack]!
Hitmonlee fell on the ground with its eyes spiraling.
"Hitmonlee is unable to battle!" the referee announced.
"Your pokemon has excellent reflexes. But don't let your guard down" Koichi nodded with an approving look as his eyes turned solemn.
Folker nodded as he looked at the Karate Master's figure with an even more wary look when he saw his expression. He knew that this time, he's going serious. Koichi certainly didn't hold back earlier but he wasn't that serious either.
He then called out his second pokemon while Folker recalled Scizor back to its pokeball and switched out his next pokemon.
"Hitmonchan!"
Hitmonchan let out a sharp cry while Lucario just looked at his opponent as it sized Hitonchan's figure up.
Suddenly, Hitmonchan rushed towards Lucario at breakneck speed and let out a punch on its head. Lucario was caught off guard by its sudden attack and was helplessly struck but it made a backflip to stabilize itself.
"Didn't I tell you? Don't let your guard down" Koichi said as his lips curled up to a provoking smile.
'Tch, I can't believe I fell for [Fake Out]!' Folker inwardly said as he recalled the last time he fell for this move. He suddenly had an urge to slap himself for being stupid but he suppressed it and calmed himself down.
He then turned to look at Hitmonchan's figure seriously. When Koichi saw Folker's expression, he said "Now, that's what I'm talking about"