Why Won't She Take Advice?

Pelipper dodged Thunder Punch quickly enough, but no defense could hold forever. That saying applied anywhere. After dodging more than a dozen consecutive attacks, Pelipper was still struck by Thunder Punch and crashed onto the water.

As for a counterattack?

When Storm sent out Pelipper, he probably had never intended to counterattack. The only move Pelipper had that could hurt Slowking was Knock Off.

But Pelipper needed its wings to fly in the air. By the time it found an opening to use Knock Off, Slowking's fists would already be coming for it.

Slowking was indeed weak to Dark-type moves, but Thunder Punch was not. At most, Knock Off and Thunder Punch would clash head-on, and neither side would gain much of an advantage.

In any case, Slowking did not need wings to fly. How long Pelipper could hold out when using its wings to clash with Slowking's Thunder Punch depended on Pelipper's actual strength.

In the end, Pelipper was defeated and fell unconscious onto the water. All three of Storm's Pokémon had been eliminated, and the referee began announcing who had advanced.

"The Water Field Group Stage has concluded. The winner is contestant Yu Hai..."

"Congratulations to contestant Yu Hai for advancing once again. His next venue will be Citrus Stadium, the main arena. Special guests will appear then, so please look forward to it..."

"Yes! You won again!" Dunmei bounced to her feet and ran toward Yu Hai. This time, she did not throw her arms around him, but she was still happy for him.

"Come on, it's your turn to compete." Yu Hai smiled and waved toward the stands. With so many spectators cheering for him, they counted as his fans, more or less. He had to take good care of these little cash cows.

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