As soon as the battle began, Nobuhiko called out to Hitmonlee:
"Hitmonlee, use Foresight."
"Lee!"
Hitmonlee's gaze sharpened. At a glance, he saw that the wheel and anchor were only Dhelmise's weapons. His eyes shifted to the seaweed wrapped around the wheel. That was Dhelmise's true body.
After using Foresight, a Pokémon could hit a Ghost-type Pokémon with Normal- and Fighting-type moves.
Roy did not let Dhelmise stand idle while Hitmonlee used Foresight. He ordered Dhelmise to use Growth.
Move: Growth
Effect: Makes the body grow rapidly, raising Attack and Special Attack. Under Sunny Day or Drought, the stat increases are doubled.
In the sunlight, the seaweed on Dhelmise's wheel grew even more lush, nearly covering half of it. Dhelmise's Attack and Special Attack each rose one stage.
"Hitmonlee, use Bullet Punch to close in."
Hitmonlee strode toward Dhelmise, his leg taking on a metallic sheen. He landed a kick, but Dhelmise took it head-on.
Nobuhiko had not expected one Bullet Punch to defeat Dhelmise. He immediately gave Hitmonlee another command:
"Hitmonlee, use Blaze Kick!"
The metallic sheen faded, and flames wreathed Hitmonlee's long legs as he kicked toward Dhelmise.
The seaweed on the wheel formed an Energy Ball and hurled it at Hitmonlee. He quickly swung a flaming leg and kicked the incoming ball apart.
But that meant Hitmonlee had to prepare Blaze Kick again. Before he could gather the flames for a second strike, Dhelmise whipped its chain and sent its massive anchor crashing toward him.
Hitmonlee hurried out of the way. The anchor struck the spot where he had just stood, leaving a huge mark.
When the first strike missed, Dhelmise reeled in its chain, fixed its gaze on Hitmonlee, and swung the anchor at him again.
Under Dhelmise's relentless assault, Hitmonlee could only keep moving to