"Blastoise, Hydro Pump!"
After dodging Haunter's attack, Tierno also commanded Blastoise to launch a counterattack.
At the same time, Pikachu leaped into the air again and hurled an [Electro Ball] at Metagross!
"Flash Cannon!"
Metagross swiftly moved in front of Haunter. Facing the water column and lightning flying down from above, its expression did not change in the slightest.
As the silver-white beam erupted, the three attacks collided and exploded violently!
"Not bad!"
Lu Ze praised them. "But why don't you guess where Haunter is?"
Lu Ze's words instantly startled Ash and Tierno, and they hurriedly looked toward their Pokémon.
However, just as Lu Ze spoke, Blastoise's shadow changed.
When Metagross had moved in front of Haunter, Haunter had already slipped into Metagross's shadow.
Using the explosion as a distraction, Haunter then moved from Metagross's shadow into Blastoise's shadow.
Pikachu and Blastoise were roughly equal in strength, but compared with Blastoise, which had a shell, Pikachu's defense was far lower.
"Hypnosis!"
Blastoise turned its head just as Lu Ze shouted.
The two Pokémon met each other's eyes, and the next second, Blastoise collapsed and began snoring soundly.
After Haunter and Metagross glanced at the sleeping Blastoise, their gazes turned toward Pikachu.
Pikachu panicked and subconsciously took a step back, staring at Metagross in fear.
Haunter gave a sinister cackle and slipped into the shadows again.
Lu Ze's tactic was obvious: first control the more durable Blastoise, then focus all their firepower on Pikachu.
Once Pikachu went down, the remaining Blastoise would be nothing more than a plaything.
Without giving Pikachu any time to react, Metagross used [Bullet Punch] and arrived before Pikachu.
Although Pikachu did his best to block it, the gap in strength ultimately kept him from stopping Metagross's attack.
Pikachu staggered back two steps and stared hard at