"Pikachu, use Electro Ball!"
"High Horsepower!"
After seeing Lu Ze's Snorlax take the field, Ash immediately commanded his Pikachu to attack.
Pikachu leaped from the ground, flicked its tail, and sent a golden Electro Ball straight at Snorlax.
Facing Pikachu's [Electro Ball], Lu Ze calmly commanded his Snorlax to use [High Horsepower]!
Snorlax still wore a beaming smile as it faced the incoming [Electro Ball] and struck.
"Bang!"
[High Horsepower] punched directly into the [Electro Ball], blocking its attack.
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
Gritting his teeth, Ash once again commanded Pikachu to attack!
[Thunderbolt] burst forth, but this time Lu Ze said nothing. Snorlax merely thrust out its huge belly and easily took the damage from Pikachu's [Thunderbolt].
Seeing Snorlax so easily withstand its [Thunderbolt], Pikachu was somewhat surprised.
Ash's expression turned solemn before he chose to switch Pokémon.
"Come back, Pikachu!"
"Leave Snorlax to Sirfetch'd!"
"Pika!"
Although Pikachu was a little unwilling, it still nodded and returned to Ash's side.
Ash also took out a Poké Ball and sent out his final Pokémon.
"Go, Sirfetch'd!"
Ash's Sirfetch'd had a different Ability from Lu Ze's Sirfetch'd.
Ash's Sirfetch'd had the Ability [Steadfast].
A Pokémon with this Ability had its Speed raised by one stage after entering the [Flinch] state.
However, Snorlax's move pool did not seem to contain any moves that could make its opponent [Flinch].
That was equivalent to Ash's Sirfetch'd having no Ability when facing Snorlax.
Still, neither of Sirfetch'd's two Abilities seemed particularly strong.
[Steadfast] could only activate after being [Flinched], did not grant immunity to that condition, and only raised Speed by one stage.
The [Scrappy] Ability was at least somewhat useful, since it allowed attacks to hit Ghost-type Pokémon.
In the arena, Lu Ze had no intention of switching Pokémon against Ash's Sirfetch'd.
His Snorlax had long