Gurdurr charged forward and tangled with Munchlax in a brawl.
As expected of a Pokémon trained at the Martial Arts Dojo, its Fighting experience was incredibly rich. Even though it had taken an extra Thunder Punch from Munchlax, it still fought Munchlax to a standstill.
After trading blows with it a few times, Munchlax secretly switched the Ice Punch in his left hand to Fire Punch.
Before going onstage, Lu Ze had told him that if they could trade blows, he should use Fire Punch.
He was not asking for damage. As long as he could inflict Burn, the match would be secure. After all, Gurdurr did not have the Guts Ability.
Gurdurr was quite sharp as well. After taking a Fire Punch, it hastily pulled away.
After creating some distance, both Pokémon were panting slightly.
Though both Pokémon had blocked each other's punches, there were inevitably some blows they could not defend against.
By comparison, Munchlax was still in far better condition than Gurdurr.
Zhang Xue was even more confused. A Munchlax in the Baby Cup was suppressing a Fighting-type Pokémon meticulously trained by a Martial Arts Dojo, one with extensive Fighting experience, in close combat. That was not reasonable, was it?
This time, Zhang Xue stopped being stubborn. She would not continue forcing a direct clash. Charging in when she clearly could not win was no longer stubbornness—it was stupidity.
"Gurdurr—Bulk Up!"
Seeing that the opponent was no longer recklessly rushing him, Lu Ze felt somewhat regretful. Gurdurr had clearly already lost to Munchlax in close combat, so he no longer needed to worry. Yet he had not expected the opponent to go for boosts instead of charging in.
"Interrupt it, Earthquake!"
Munchlax stomped his foot, sending an earthquake wave toward Gurdurr, who was glowing brightly.
"Now, Gurdurr—Drain