Lin Haochen was completely dumbfounded!
What happened to my Houndoom?
Why did he face me and turn his backside toward his opponent?
And then... Bulbasaur knocked him out with a single Earthquake?
What kind of monster is this Bulbasaur?
After a long silence, Lin Haochen slowly accepted reality.
Well, I guess that's Xu Mu for you...
"I'm counting on you next, my old friend. Kangaskhan!"
When Bulbasaur won the battle, Slaking jumped out of his Poké Ball on his own.
"Woo-roar!"
[You did well, but there's still room for improvement. The highest art of bluffing is making your opponent defeat himself.]
Like a mentor dispensing life lessons, Slaking patiently instructed Bulbasaur.
Bulbasaur listened obediently, nodded, and acknowledged his mistake.
He planned to think it over properly when they got back that night.
"Woo-roar!"
[All right. Watch closely, and I'll show you how it's done.]
With that, Slaking walked onto the Battlefield without once looking at Xu Mu.
It was as though Xu Mu, his Trainer, was just there for decoration.
Then again, with Slaking's bluff-based fighting style, a Trainer really didn't have much to do.
"Woo-roar!"
[Kangaskhan, you don't have a pouch on your belly. Are you male?]
On seeing Kangaskhan, Slaking showed no aggression. Instead, he struck up a friendly conversation with his opponent.
"Kangaskhan, don't listen to him!"
"That's how Houndoom got tricked!"
Lin Haochen was no fool. He was a Peak Trainer, after all, and warned Kangaskhan immediately.
Kangaskhan went on guard at once. He stared coldly at Slaking, with no intention of answering.
"Woo-roar!"
[No need to be so hostile. We're both guys here.]
[Speaking of which, I wanted to ask: what are female Kangaskhan like?]
[A female Kangaskhan kept coming on to me the other day, but I didn't dare say yes.]
That struck a