High Damage and Recovery-What Can You Do About It?

Heiduo nearly laughed.

He knew there were no omniscient, all-powerful Trainers in this world, but he had never expected that even Clair had never seen his Instant Burst Scizor. She had deliberately used a Water-type move to cool it down.

The Steel and Bug-type combination was a pretty good matchup. Aside from Fire types, it had no weaknesses and even resisted Dragon types. Perhaps that was why Clair had not used Dragon Breath right away.

—Heiduo could believe that ordinary people did not know about Steel types, but if Gym Leaders like Clair did not know, that was utter bullshit. The number of Pokémon a Gym Leader battled in a month might exceed what an average city dweller battled in ten years.

Pokémon like Skarmory, Steelix, and Scizor might be somewhat rare, but the Magnemite line and Forretress were genuinely widespread Pokémon. The former appeared in large numbers near Power Plants and iron mines, while the latter loafed around forests with its pre-evolved form.

"Go! Bug Bite!"

Heiduo pointed at Kingdra. Too bad Kingdra could not use Rain Dance and did not have Swift Swim. Otherwise, setting up Rain would benefit Scizor even more!

With Hydro Pump greatly shortening its recovery time, Scizor erupted once more with terrifying speed sufficient to create a sonic boom. The bluestone brick beneath its feet cracked with a sharp snap, leaving behind a small depression. Its two crimson pincers spread apart, abruptly glowing with pale green Bug-type energy and rapidly expanding until they rivaled the scoops of two excavators!

Neither Kingdra nor Scizor possessed moves that were super effective against the other, but that did not mean either side could not defeat its opponent!

"Go!"

Clair snapped her whip without naming a move. This time, she had learned her lesson and gave her command