But Rapidash had one major weakness: it lacked agility.
Pokémon such as Arcanine and Pidgeot were equally adept at speed, but they could easily change direction while running at full tilt.
Rapidash, however, could not. Its ability to change direction was considerably weaker.
That made the Swift hurtling toward it head-on much harder to dodge.
Boosted by Flame Charge, Rapidash charged straight into the Bubble Beam Primarina unleashed.
The onslaught of Water-type energy caused Rapidash immense pain, but momentum still carried its body toward Primarina.
This was exactly what Zhao Yue Ling intended. Rapidash's weakness was obvious, but that did not mean she could not use it to her advantage. She had been training its stamina and endurance all along so that, when faced with a move it could not dodge, it could withstand the attack and retaliate.
However, Zhao Yue Ling had clearly underestimated Xiao Ran's Primarina.
As soon as it finished unleashing Bubble Beam, Primarina began blowing Water Balloons.
By now, Primarina could blow Water Balloons incredibly quickly. By the time Rapidash broke through Bubble Beam and came charging again, it had already blown two in succession.
It placed one in front of itself to block Rapidash, then used the other to leap high into the air.
But Xiao Ran had clearly overlooked one thing, too: Rapidash had a horn.
The Water Balloon's elasticity could not stop Rapidash's advance. Instead, it burst like a balloon pricked by a needle.
This caused Primarina behind it to slip. Its graceful leap became a sideways tumble. Although it still avoided Rapidash's attack, it did not get far, landing just to the side in a decidedly inelegant pose.
Its embarrassing tumble instantly enraged Primarina. It turned to glare at Rapidash, which had already turned around as well. At Zhao Yue Ling's command,