But the moment Lu Ze's Pokémon took the field, the commentators and spectators alike fell silent.
After a brief hush in the arena, discussion erupted once more.
"Electivire! This is an all-Electric-type showdown!"
"I wonder what Electivire's Ability is?"
"If Electivire has Vital Spirit, Pikachu can still fight. But if Electivire has Motor Drive, how could Pikachu possibly defeat it?"
Hearing the spectators' discussion around them, Dawn, Serena, and the others felt somewhat disheartened.
Only Misty and Brock remained confident in Ash and Pikachu.
After all, Ash and Pikachu had defeated an Electivire head-on before!
Though that Electivire seemed to have had the [Vital Spirit] Ability.
"This is bad. Lu Ze's really bullying a kid like this!"
Seeing Lu Ze send out Electivire, Sui Yan could not help but grin and comment.
As Lu Ze's longtime rival, he knew very well what Ability Lu Ze's Electivire had.
[Motor Drive]!
An Ability that granted immunity to Electric-type moves, while being hit by an Electric-type move also increased its Speed!
Against Pikachu, this Ability was simply miserable to deal with.
And that was not all.
Since both Pokémon were pure Electric types, their only weakness was Ground type.
But Pikachu's move pool did not include any Ground-type moves.
Electivire, however, had Ground-type moves in its move pool.
From every angle, Pikachu was at a disadvantage against Electivire.
At that moment, neither Ash nor the people in the lounge, all of whom knew Electivire's Ability, believed Ash's Pikachu could defeat Lu Ze's Electivire.
When Ash saw Lu Ze's Electivire take the field, his heart immediately sank.
Having trained under Lu Ze for so long, he naturally knew what Ability Lu Ze's Electivire possessed.
[Motor Drive]!
It could be said that this Ability was extremely effective against Pikachu.
After all, while Pikachu knew quite