[@Joshua Tamashii] - [i]Night[/i]

Speed-advantage… was something Litwick actually DIDN’T have. The big Pumpkaboo was noticeably faster than the tiny candle Pokémon, and with the opponent moving at full charging-speed while Litwick zig-zagged this difference in velocity became readily apparent and about to have consequences. While the super-sized pumpkin was slower than its tiny counterparts, that was still faster than the average Litwick. 

Litwick breathed out its Smog at the opponent, which the Pumpkaboo didn’t even try to dodge but charged straight through. It had clearly taken damage from the smoke, shown by its pained expression, but it hadn’t been poisoned and it hadn’t been deterred. As Litwick was moving away, it quickly caught onto its opponent’s current position and pursued.

“Far enough away” in order to Ember wouldn’t happen, because the Pumpkaboo was about to catch up and impact. Would this cause a change in tactics?

Meanwhile, around them, the Pumpkaboo crowd, including the tiny one, had started cheering onto the battle, unclear which side they were cheering for. A strange little crowd of cheering spooky pumpkins in a spooky wood around this little battle. The stalemate of Laurinda and her Pokémon facing off against the Gourgeists was also still going on, the geists watching on intently, some still singing their ghastly song…