Unfortunately, Snover could no longer continue fighting. The gap between mid Elite Class and mid Gym Leader Class was no small matter—it was an entire major rank.
Without hesitation, she recalled Snover and threw another Poké Ball.
"ROAR!" A deafening roar rang out as a blue figure appeared, bellowing defiantly at the opposing Venusaur.
"Walrein, Xiumin's starter Pokémon. It's also at mid Gym Leader Class! But it should be stronger than the opposing Venusaur." Zhao Yue Ling smiled as she introduced it.
She couldn't say much about the other Pokémon, but she did know a fair amount about her teammates' main Pokémon.
"Still, Walrein is a Water- and Ice-type, so it and Venusaur should have a type advantage over each other. She'll need to be careful in this fight," Qin Ming said with a nod, offering a reminder.
Although Ice was strong against Grass, Water was also weak to Grass. This was one area where Walrein fell short compared with Snover and Jynx.
Whatever the spectators thought, the battle on the field had already begun the moment the Pokémon was summoned.
While Walrein was being summoned, the opponent had seized the initiative and begun scattering Leech Seed. By the time Walrein appeared, the seeds covered the ground.
Direct attacks on an opponent were forbidden while they were summoning a Pokémon, but self-affecting status moves, field moves, and other moves with delayed effects were all permitted.
Fortunately, Wen Xiumin paid no attention to the Leech Seed scattered across the ground and immediately ordered Walrein to use Rollout.
With its round body, Walrein rolled effortlessly. It tucked itself in and rumbled toward Venusaur, knocking aside or crushing the scattered Leech Seed until almost all of them were rendered useless.
"Venusaur, Petal Blizzard!" Seeing Walrein charging right up to it, the opposing Trainer