It's a very good thing that Steve brought that Alolan Persian, because Toxic's poison ticks for increasing amounts of damage as the fight drags on!

He's got solid levels and the type advantage, though, so it all works out in the end.

As for Janine.... Steve's "when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail" approach is nearly his downfall. Poison, Confusion.... plus moves like Ariados' Swords Dance and Sucker Punch... if it weren't for that hefty level advantage, this would have gone very poorly. And she tells him that. To his face.

Still!

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