Was Voltorb weak?
It wasn't. The fact that it could unleash surging lightning with pinpoint accuracy at Mega Charizard X while rolling at high speed proved that its abilities were anything but lacking. Combined with its naturally extraordinary speed, even if its damage output was somewhat lower, it could still kite its opponents endlessly with its mobility.
If it learned [Magnet Rise] as well, eliminating Ground type as a counter would give it an even greater advantage.
Unfortunately, it had encountered Mega Charizard X, a terrifying Pokémon that could still beat Voltorb to within an inch of its life even after spreading out its strength and using at most half its power.
The same went for Raichu. Its physical and special defenses might not have been high, but willpower was also of paramount importance when judging whether a Pokémon was strong.
Being able to endure the pain under Mega Charizard X's attacks and fully set up Rain without being interrupted required a level of tenacity that ordinary Pokémon simply did not possess.
Thus, the middle-aged gentleman, who knew his Pokémon's strengths inside and out, simply could not accept that Voltorb and Raichu had been defeated so easily.
"Go!"
The middle-aged gentleman grimly threw out a Poké Ball.
The Pokémon released from it was Cloyster, a common but popular Pokémon precisely because it was so useful.
Level seventy-five, [Skill Link] Ability, no Level Eight Moves.
Its defense was absurdly high, said to be unbreakable even by napalm. Unfortunately, special attacks were of little use against it.
Mega Charizard X's special attack had just been lowered, while its physical attack was incredibly high. With Rain still in effect, sending out Cloyster now gave him a good chance of winning.
But Cloyster's weakness was equally obvious—moving was difficult for it.
It had neither