Bang!
[Ice Punch] hit, and the Dragonite that had just fallen into [Sleep] was instantly sent flying.
Even so, Dragonite remained asleep and did not wake up.
"Encore, Ice Punch."
As Lu Ze's voice rang out again, Lance wore a helpless smile.
[Ice Punch] struck again, sending Dragonite straight from [Sleep] to [Fainting].
It had been defeated without ever waking up.
Lance shook his head and recalled his Dragonite, which had lost its ability to battle, into its Poké Ball before looking up at Lu Ze.
"Excellent. Very strong."
Lance looked at Lu Ze before him and offered his praise with some emotion.
"Hehe."
Lu Ze smiled somewhat sheepishly. She knew her own situation.
The only reason she had won was because she could see Lance's Dragonite's move pool.
Of course, the differences between the two worlds also meant that his Dragonite had not learned certain moves.
If his Dragonite had learned [Safeguard], her strategy could never have succeeded.
Her Snorlax might even have been defeated by his Dragonite.
"By the way, are you going to challenge the Elite Four next? The ones in the Johto region?"
"Mm, I should be going to the Hoenn region next."
After thinking for a moment, Lu Ze shook her head. "Let's leave Johto for next time. I've already challenged the strongest one, after all."
"Haha, that works too."
Lance laughed after hearing that. "Do you need me to contact them for you?"
"Not for now. I'll just go find Steven Stone directly when the time comes."
"Sure."
Although Lance was somewhat surprised that Lu Ze even knew Steven Stone, he did not ask any further questions.
After chatting for a while longer, Lance heard Lu Ze mention that Grandma Agatha had once given her a Ghost-type Pokémon training manual. Without hesitation, he had