This time, Seaking moved incredibly fast, far faster than during its previous attacks. Primarina did not even have time to dodge before Poison Jab struck and flicked it into the air.
"Popplio!" Xiao Ran cried out in alarm. This turn of events had clearly caught him off guard.
Seaking's sudden burst of speed left Primarina with nowhere to retreat.
That Poison Jab not only inflicted serious injuries on Primarina, but also flung it out of the arena.
Scarlet blood splattered across the ground. If Seaking had not deliberately held back, Primarina might even have died from that Poison Jab.
Xiao Ran could no longer spare a thought for anything else. He hurriedly recalled Primarina into its Poké Ball, then channeled the Power of the Moon through the ball to heal it.
Only after confirming that its injuries were no longer dangerous did he hand it over to the Medical Team, who had come to collect the Poké Ball.
His gaze returned to the arena. Watching the fine drizzle falling from the sky, he now understood how he had lost.
Swift Swim, Seaking's Ability, doubled its speed in rainy weather.
That was why Seaking had suddenly accelerated. Earlier, the rain simply had not fully taken shape yet, or perhaps it had only just begun falling and the Ability had not properly activated.
Swift Swim certainly lives up to its name. That Ability is just too powerful in the rain! Xiao Ran thought as he watched the arena.
But this also left him in a difficult position. Against a Seaking with Swift Swim, he no longer had any Pokémon that could hold out, not even long enough to wait for the ice to melt.
"Xiao Ran, Pokémon Trainer from Nancheng Pokémon University, please send out your next Pokémon as soon as possible!"