Before the head had completely came out of the ground, Sparktail was pouncing, aiming for the eyes with his paws extended toward them. Surely, he wasn't as fast as Magic could be under similar conditions, but he was lucky that pikachu, like every electric rodent, were able to output quick outbursts of speed. They lasted a very short time, before they drained the accumulated energy, but a simple pounce was passably under the limit. Unless he had to do that many times in a row, he would be fine, energy-wise.