Paul's Honchkrow: Difference between revisions

In the final round it battled [[Ash's Staravia]], who managed to beat it to the ring. However, Honchkrow attacked with Sky Attack and crashed against Staravia's {{m|Brave Bird}}, which caused an explosion which damaged Staravia more than Honchkrow, but Staravia managed to hold onto the ring and recovered. Honchkrow managed to cause Staravia to drop the ring with a Dark Pulse, but Staravia recovered. Riding the wind, Honchkrow struck with Aerial Ace and took possession of the ring, but lost it again when Staravia used Quick Attack to steal it straight out of Honchkrow's beak. Honchkrow struck with a Sky Attack and then, anticipating that Ash would counter with Quick Attack, Paul ordered Honchkrow to dodge and flatten Staravia with a Night Slash.

As Honchkrow prepared a Sky Attack to finish Staravia, he evolved into {{p|Staraptor}} and reclaimed the ring. Honchkrow managed to knock the ring out of Staraptor's beak, and stalled Staraptor by using Night Slash. However, Honchkrow took a beating from Staraptor's newly learned {{m|Close Combat}} and then the two clash with Sky Attack and Brave Bird once more, but Staraptor manages to recover quicker this time and chases Honchkrow to the ring. Just as Honchkrow is about to close its beak on the ring, Staraptor swatted the ring onto the goal with his wing, meaning that Honchkrow came second. On the ground, Paul lay the blame for the loss on Honchkrow, saying that its response time was too slow.