Ferrothorn was an extremely rare Pokémon in places like Kanto.
But in the distant Unova Region, everyone knew of Ferrothorn's fierce reputation.
Take the harshest hits, be the dirtiest shield—that was Ferrothorn! Sato looked at the Pokémon covered in spikes and switched Pokémon without hesitation. "Get in the way!"
As Sen issued the command, a red beam suddenly Shot Out from Ferrothorn's eyes. The next moment, it had already struck the bristling Weavile.
There was no chance to dodge!
Sato frowned as he recalled Weavile into its Poké Ball. He realized that since Sen had sent out Ferrothorn, he would not allow Weavile to keep hopping around.
The Grass- and Steel-type combination gave Ferrothorn extremely strong resistances. Aside from Fire-type and Fighting-type attacks, all other attacks seemed lacking before its super strong defense.
As Sato fell silent, Elite Four Sen continued Issuing Commands to himself.
"Stealth Rock, Spikes!"
As expected! Sato sighed inwardly. How could Ferrothorn possibly not use those two moves?
Stealth Rock and Spikes had exactly the same effect apart from their types.
They dealt fixed damage to every Pokémon on the opposite side when it Entered the Field. Without type bonuses or reductions, it meant Sato's Pokémon would lose one quarter of their stamina every time they came out.
Absolutely no sense of fair play!
And as expected, there should be more...
"Gyro Ball!"
Sen's third command was exactly the same as Sato's judgment.
The greater the speed gap between both sides, the higher Gyro Ball's damage.
And the difference in speed between Weavile and Ferrothorn was roughly the difference between a tractor and an airplane.
But Weavile's retreat had been Blocked, so it could only keep fighting!
"Focus Blast!"
"Weavile!"
Weavile drew its claws back and gathered a pure white Energy Ball in its palms. Watching