Under Cloyster's control, water energy turned into rippling waves that swiftly surged toward Combusken.
Water Pulse struck Combusken dead-on. Boosted by the rainy weather, the move's power had increased dramatically, stripping away half of Combusken's HP.
"Jumpluff, use Cotton Guard again!"
Xiang Liang ordered Jumpluff to keep using Cotton Guard to raise its defense.
Jumpluff quickly absorbed the surrounding Grass-type energy. Vast amounts gathered together, forming a layer of cotton spores under Jumpluff's control.
The cotton spores clung to Jumpluff's body, greatly increasing its defense.
"Politoed, use Perish Song on Jumpluff!"
Seeing Jumpluff still boosting its defense, Zhang Cheng decisively ordered Politoed to use Perish Song.
Politoed quickly transformed its energy into a song. The melody reached Jumpluff's ears, ensuring that if Jumpluff continued battling, it would soon faint outright.
"Damn it! How does his Pokémon know that move?"
Xiang Liang's expression immediately darkened when he saw the opposing Politoed use Perish Song on Jumpluff.
Xiang Liang had no Pokémon left to switch in. In other words, it was only a matter of time before Jumpluff fainted.
"Xiang Liang, have your Jumpluff attack. Try to knock out one of their Pokémon."
Xiang Chen spoke to Xiang Liang as he assessed the situation.
With Jumpluff affected by Perish Song, the opposing Pokémon certainly wouldn't attack it anymore. The most useful thing Jumpluff could do now was whittle down their HP as much as possible.
Xiang Liang understood that too. He now regretted raising Jumpluff's defense so much. His opponents weren't going to attack Jumpluff at all, rendering those defense boosts meaningless.
"Jumpluff, use Seed Bomb on Politoed at full power!"
Xiang Liang abandoned defense and took the offensive, ordering Jumpluff to use a high-damage Grass-type move that was especially effective against Water-type Pokémon.
Jumpluff rapidly absorbed the energy around it. Under