In the arena, the battle between Sui Yan and Mortimer Stevens quickly began.
Sui Yan's first Pokémon was, without question, Torkoal.
After so many battles, Mortimer Stevens naturally knew Sui Yan's habits.
To counter Torkoal, Mortimer Stevens chose his Krookodile.
A Ground and Dark-type Krookodile with Intimidate was practically the perfect matchup against Torkoal.
"Just as expected, Krookodile."
A trace of solemnity appeared on Sui Yan's face when he saw the Pokémon his opponent had sent out.
After all, his current lineup found Krookodile extremely troublesome.
Especially Torkoal against Krookodile.
The moment Torkoal left the field, the opponent's Krookodile would definitely change the weather.
But if it stayed in, Torkoal would definitely be at a disadvantage against Krookodile.
Still, it was not as though there was no solution. He had just discussed it with Lu Ze.
Since Torkoal was at a disadvantage against Krookodile, then he just had to switch in another Pokémon.
"Whoosh!"
The small flag in the referee's hand came down, and the battle officially began.
Torkoal's Ability, Drought, changed the weather, while Krookodile's Intimidate also lowered Torkoal's Attack stat.
"Torkoal, Yawn!"
The instant the battle began, Sui Yan decisively commanded his Torkoal to use Yawn.
Switching Pokémon did not mean it had to be his Pokémon that switched!
Under Yawn, Krookodile could not learn Safeguard. If Mortimer Stevens did not switch, Torkoal alone would be enough to take it down.
Mortimer Stevens looked rather irritated when he saw Torkoal use Yawn.
He had anticipated it before the battle began, but he had not expected Sui Yan to act so decisively.
If Sui Yan had not been so decisive, his Krookodile could have used Earthquake first before switching out.
But now, he should still switch Pokémon.
"Sure enough, when you get old, your reactions slow down."
Mortimer Stevens