Seeing Poliwhirl use Mind Reader, the examiner immediately ordered Skarmory to attack, trying to interrupt Poliwhirl.
Skarmory gathered energy in its hard beak and lunged at Poliwhirl with Peck.
"Yobo!"
Skarmory's attack was a moment too late. Poliwhirl finished focusing Mind Reader and immediately unleashed Hypnosis at the approaching Skarmory.
A barrage of hypnosis waves struck the charging Skarmory. Put to sleep by the waves, Skarmory fell straight to the ground.
"Poliwhirl, press the advantage with Waterfall!"
"Poli~ Poli~"
Poliwhirl gathered a large amount of Water-type energy around its body, then slammed into the sleeping Skarmory with tremendous force.
Caught completely defenseless, Skarmory was severely injured by the Waterfall attack, which also woke it from its sleep.
"Skarmory, use Stealth Rock!" Seeing how badly injured Skarmory was, the examiner had it make one final contribution. Stealth Rock would deal some damage to Zhang Cheng's next Pokémon when it entered the field.
Skarmory gathered the last of its energy, shaping it into rocks that embedded themselves in the battlefield.
"Poliwhirl, finish it off with Body Slam!"
Watching Skarmory use Stealth Rock, Zhang Cheng immediately ordered Poliwhirl to defeat it before it could use any other moves.
"Yobo!"
Poliwhirl gathered all its energy, then leaped high into the air and slammed down hard on Skarmory.
A single Body Slam defeated the barely standing Skarmory, leaving it unable to battle.
Zhang Cheng now held a considerable advantage. Poliwhirl still had nearly half its HP, while his opponent had only one Pokémon left.
"Come back, Skarmory." The examiner recalled Skarmory, then sent out his second Pokémon.
"Come out, Loudred!"
"Student, this is your final challenge. Defeat this Loudred, and you'll earn the title of Beginner Trainer," the examiner told Zhang Cheng.
Zhang Cheng opened the system to check Loudred's stats:
``` Name: Loudred (Level