What actually happens is since Espeon would use it a3, and Pawniard uses it first, Espeon can't do anything a3. Ask in the qqqa thread if you need more confirmation.
HP: 68 En: 86
Stats: 3/2/3/1/50
Status: fine
Stages: even
HP: 74 En: 64
Stats: 4/3/1/2/60
Status: 4 clones
Stages: fine
Pawniard jumps into the soup and grabs a F Unown, which grants him the temporary power of flight. Seeing an immanent Flamethrower attack, he uses the power to fly out of reach. But just as he reaches the top of the arena, the power leaves him and he comes crashing down. But he crashes onto Embirch. Maybe that was his plan the whole time!
Embirch than begins warming up with a pair of burning oaken blades, getting ready to fight. Pawniard wants to make sure he shows everyone in the audience he can use swords too, so he lunges into the fray with his trusty steel blade. In fact, Pawniard had warmed up prior to the fight, so he gains the advantage and deals some quick damage to the Embirch.
Meanwhile, the Embirch has finished warming up and starts looking for the F Unown to use his newly practiced techniques, all the time unaware that Pawniard had taken it already. Speaking of Grandmaster, he uses this opportunity to ambush Pyre from behind with a Faint Attack, dealing some extra damage. Pyre is visibly annoyed, having never done any damage the entire round, but at least it has warmed up its Psysically damaging moves.
HP: 26 En: 74
Stats: 3/2/3/1/50
Status: fine
Stages: +2 Atk
HP: 74 En: 46
Stats: 4/3/1/2/60
Status: 4 clones
Stages: fine