[Archie's last, Mightyena, comes out with a vengeance; and his first move emphasizes that. Immediately, the canine is a blur, rushing for Persian. She holds her ground until the last second, strafing with a leap to the side. It was a gamble, and a close call at that—the move just barely misses, scraping by Persian's back leg by literal hairs. She's thrown off balance, but recovers with grace. Nanu suspects it might have done a sliver of damage, but whatever it is, it's negligible.]
[Mightyena keeps going, and Nanu actually has to dodge in a similar manner. He backs away to a better, safer position while Persian slowly circles the canine.]
Hm... [Nanu raises a hand as he thinks, grasping the crystal on his necklace.] Fake Out.
[Persian darts forward, zig-zagging back and forth. She jumps for Mightyena with her claws at the ready... until faking out. She lands front feet-first, whipping her hind legs around and striking him with her tail instead.]
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[The only things he hasn't learned of Nanu's team are Absol and Sableye, who never had a chance to battle. He figures afterwards, he'll let them out to run off some energy while the rest of the pokémon recover...]
[Archie's last, Mightyena, comes out with a vengeance; and his first move emphasizes that. Immediately, the canine is a blur, rushing for Persian. She holds her ground until the last second, strafing with a leap to the side. It was a gamble, and a close call at that—the move just barely misses, scraping by Persian's back leg by literal hairs. She's thrown off balance, but recovers with grace. Nanu suspects it might have done a sliver of damage, but whatever it is, it's negligible.]
[Mightyena keeps going, and Nanu actually has to dodge in a similar manner. He backs away to a better, safer position while Persian slowly circles the canine.]
Hm... [Nanu raises a hand as he thinks, grasping the crystal on his necklace.] Fake Out.
[Persian darts forward, zig-zagging back and forth. She jumps for Mightyena with her claws at the ready... until faking out. She lands front feet-first, whipping her hind legs around and striking him with her tail instead.]