[Ford has had much the same experience. Most of his battles are against other trainers at his level or gym leaders, and he treats those very seriously because in the end he is still a man who is very concerned with not coming across as Weak or Inept. This is very different, and in the same way it's very dissimilar to when he battles little five year olds and their two Pidgey. Those fights he goes easy on. Here he's holding nothing back, but he's also not really all that concerned with projecting a certain persona. He doesn't need a poker face here. He doesn't need to think too hard. He can just... have fun.
It's nice.
The Psybeam hits point-blank and while it's not enough to shake off the Wrap entirely, Cyclops does make a frustrated creaking sound and loosen its grip somewhat. Its algae curls and recoils in distress.]
You can shake that off! Mega Drain!
[This is what Cyclops is built for. Offense, certainly, but also the slow creep of damage, the stubborn wearing-away of defenses. Much like the ghost ship it's named for, Cyclops excels at the slow and inevitable.]
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It's nice.
The Psybeam hits point-blank and while it's not enough to shake off the Wrap entirely, Cyclops does make a frustrated creaking sound and loosen its grip somewhat. Its algae curls and recoils in distress.]
You can shake that off! Mega Drain!
[This is what Cyclops is built for. Offense, certainly, but also the slow creep of damage, the stubborn wearing-away of defenses. Much like the ghost ship it's named for, Cyclops excels at the slow and inevitable.]