Leon commanded his Aegislash to attack.
But Aegislash did not use [Throat Chop] as Leon had instructed.
Instead, it chose to use [King's Shield].
Leon froze for a moment at the sight, while Gengar grinned and pressed the [Shadow Ball] in its hand against Aegislash, whose [King's Shield] had failed.
"Boom!"
The [Shadow Ball] exploded, blasting Aegislash away.
Leon could not help but stare.
Why had his Aegislash used [King's Shield]?
And why had it failed?
The black smoke had blocked his vision just now. What had happened inside?
After thinking for a moment, Leon immediately understood.
Gengar had [Encore] in its move pool.
When it had rushed in just now, Mega Gengar probably had not used a status move.
Then, when the two Pokémon clashed, Mega Gengar had used [Encore] while Aegislash was using [King's Shield].
That had forced his Aegislash to use only [King's Shield] and prevented it from using any other move.
That was why the previous situation had occurred.
The only question was how many more turns [Encore] would last.
But it was not a major problem. After this failed use of [King's Shield], the next [King's Shield] would definitely succeed.
He did not need to worry about Aegislash losing its ability to battle just like that.
With that thought, Leon relaxed and did not take out a Poké Ball to recall his Aegislash.
Instead, he kept Aegislash on the field.
Lu Ze naturally understood this. After all, it had already used [King's Shield] for the third time.
After this use, the [Encore] effect on Aegislash would disappear.
So Lu Ze did not hesitate and directly commanded Mega Gengar to use [Nasty Plot].
[Nasty Plot] succeeded, and Aegislash's [King's Shield] succeeded as well.
"As expected of Lu Ze."
Leon smiled at the sight.
After all, if