"Drowzee, Grass Knot..." Ye Yue's voice was steady and calm. His eyes were focused, his hands lightly clenched as he watched every change on the field.
"Drowzee." Drowzee's lively eyes instantly shifted from blue to green, its gaze precisely landing on the grass beneath Swampert's feet.
At a thought from it, the ordinary grass on the ground seemed to be infused with life and began growing wildly. Tender green blades rapidly lengthened like slender vines, wrapping around Swampert's legs in an attempt to bind it tightly.
"Swampert, Ice Punch!" Yu Hai shouted, his brows knitted as he watched the situation on the field.
Sensing the grass attacking it, Swampert detected the danger sharply even without opening its eyes. Unable to move its huge body, it instantly covered its thick fists in a heavy layer of frost that radiated a biting chill.
Its frost-covered fists swung forcefully. The blades of grass binding its hands crackled the instant they touched the ice and froze solid.
Then Swampert gave a light tug, and the grass and frost shattered like paper, scattering across the ground.
"Swamp!" Swampert let out a low roar, seemingly challenging its opponent. Mere grass could never restrain its tremendous strength.
"Swampert, use Ice Beam on the ground beneath you!" Yu Hai stared intently at Swampert, hoping it could quickly break free of its predicament.
There was also the wildly growing grass on the ground. The Grass Field's convenience for its opponent undoubtedly spared Drowzee much of the energy it would have needed to create things from nothing.
"Swamp!" Swampert responded to Yu Hai's command. Its massive body leaned back slightly before it opened its mouth and fired a dazzling Ice Beam.
The Ice Beam struck the grass beneath its feet with precision, and those wildly growing blades were instantly covered