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Winter couldn't help but burst out laughing at the Dragon-Type interim champion's frustration when the attack hit. It wasn't out of confidence, nor was it out of malice. It was just a moment of pure hilarity to see a high ranked official lose his cool like this in the championship round. But nobody was perfect. Winter knew that. After all, he was this close to claiming the title for himself and if he did...well that'd be more proof that even champions had characters behind their political facades.

But now came the real question. What was his next move? He couldn't use Blizzard again, not with Altaria using Double Team the way it was. He would likely miss. Hydro Pump was out of the question as well for low accuracy. And Brick Break...well that was just pointless to use in general. He could use Surf here, as it was the most accurate move on their side of the playing field, or he could let the Double Team pass while buffing up Lucky with his only stat move. He figured the second option was safer.

"Lucky! Iron Defense!"

But it appeared Lucky had a different strategy in mind as he charged up and began rising above a wave of water, showing that he was going to use Surf. It appeared that the Squirtle knew something Winter didn't. This didn't happen often, but when it did, Winter was sure to trust whatever Lucky had in mind. Typically it worked out for them in the end.

"Alright, Lucky! I trust your judgement! Use Surf!"

The massive wave of water was sent cascading towards Altaira, a wave that would be rather hard for the Dragon/Fairy/Flying type to dodge, even with the evasive maneuvers. And Lucky was rather calculating when he needed to be. Was he good enough to track through the Double Team and land the hit that would take it out?