Guan Zhou specialized in turning powder-based moves into an unavoidable mist that drifted through the air. 👻💥 🐼🐠
Meanwhile, Golem could use [Rollout] to avoid inhaling the powder and press its hesitant opponents.
This tactic was actually easy to counter.
A standard Rain team would do the job.
The powder stood no chance against a torrential downpour.
"Go."
A Poké Ball flew from Heiduo's hand.
Bang! Bang!
Two flashes of white light flickered in succession.
The sturdy Swampert and Electivire landed on the field.
Among the younger Pokémon, Swampert was the only one that had reached Level 65 before the Top Trainer assessment began.
The reason was that nearly forgotten trait of its: the more it ate, the faster it leveled up.
According to Professor Mai, Swampert only needed to eat for twenty years to reach the highest Energy Level currently known to the Pokémon League—Level 85.
Though less than a tenth of those twenty years had passed, its long-term training had still allowed it to reach Level 65 at an incredible pace and catch up to the first tier.
Sceptile was only Level 63, still quite a distance away from Level 65.
Guan Zhou frowned slightly. He had learned how formidable Electivire was through yesterday's match and the information he had looked up on the forums.
But as for Swampert's information... Guan Zhou recalled the Silver Conference finals he had watched. What it had displayed was bizarre mobility and tremendous endurance.
Other than that, he knew practically nothing.
Planning to use Rain to wash away the powder?
Then you were underestimating Venomoth's powder clouds far too much!
"Sleep Powder! Defense Curl!"
Guan Zhou still intended to use his old tactic!
On the field.
Venomoth violently beat its pale purple Bug wings, releasing countless particles of powder that became a