Victreebel's Grass and Poison typing gave it a huge advantage against both Fairy and Water types, so this time, they would have to rely mainly on the others.
"Wait, Xiao Ran. We made a Waterspout the other day. What do you think about opening with a Fire Twister today?" Xuan Yuan Tianyu suddenly asked.
The Waterspout Popplio had unleashed in retaliation that night had been spectacular, leaving a deep impression on everyone. Now that they were facing a whole group of Grass-type Pokémon, a Fire Twister might just finish them off outright.
"A Fire Twister?" Xiao Ran paused in surprise as well. That was definitely a move capable of dealing damage beyond their current level, but creating one would take more than a simple Ember.
At that thought, Xiao Ran couldn't help looking toward Lin Mingzhe. He was the only Fire-type Awakened among the twelve of them, and his starter Pokémon was Charmander. If anyone could combine a move with Twister to produce a Fire Twister, it would probably be him.
"Uh, would Flamethrower work?" Lin Mingzhe ventured.
Flamethrower was an upgraded version of Ember, its scorching flames powerful enough to burn everything to ashes, but...
"A Fire Twister requires finesse. Flamethrower is powerful, but it won't necessarily blend into Twister. Ideally, you'd need to have mastered Fire Spin."
"Like Whirlpool and Twister, it's a sustained, spiraling form of energy. That makes it much easier to combine with Twister."
Xiao Ran shook his head as he explained. Creating a Waterspout wasn't as easy as they imagined. It wasn't just a matter of adding a splash of water to Twister.
They also had to account for rotational speed, centrifugal force, and other factors. A blast of Flamethrower would only break Twister apart from within. Only moves that likewise relied on finesse,