Ice-type moves were highly effective against the Flying-type Pidgeot, but since Ludicolo was not an Ice-type Pokémon, its Ice Beam received no same-type power boost and only took away a quarter of Pidgeot's HP.
"Pidgeot, use Quick Attack to finish off Ludicolo!"
Seeing that Ludicolo had only a sliver of HP left, Zhang Cheng chose Quick Attack for its excellent accuracy and blinding speed to ensure Pidgeot finished it off.
"Pi-pi! Pi-pi!"
Pidgeot beat its wings, gathering the surrounding energy onto them, then charged at Ludicolo at incredible speed.
"Ludicolo, use Ice Beam again!"
Knowing Ludicolo could not withstand Pidgeot's assault, the examiner abandoned defense altogether, hoping to take away more of Pidgeot's HP in exchange.
A vast amount of Ice-type energy gathered around Ludicolo's body. Under its control, the energy transformed into a blue-white beam.
But instead of shooting toward Pidgeot, the beam struck Ludicolo itself. The confusion inflicted by Poliwrath's earlier Dynamic Punch had taken effect.
Overcome by confusion, Ludicolo attacked itself. The Ice Beam depleted its remaining HP, leaving it unable to battle.
Pidgeot abruptly stopped halfway through its charge, clearly not expecting Ludicolo to knock itself out.
"Return, Ludicolo." The examiner recalled the defeated Ludicolo, took out his last Poké Ball, and said to Zhang Cheng, "This is the final Pokémon in this assessment. Defeat it, and you'll earn the title of Elite Trainer."
"Go, Alakazam!"
The examiner's final Pokémon was the Psychic-type Alakazam, which possessed formidable Special Attack and excelled at all kinds of Psychic-type moves.
As usual, Zhang Cheng quickly opened the scanning system and checked Alakazam's stats:
``` Name: Alakazam (Level 36)
Gender: Male
Potential: B+
Type: Psychic
Held item: None
Basic moves: Teleport, Kinesis, Confusion, Disable, Psybeam, Miracle Eye, Reflect, Psycho Cut, Recover, Telekinesis
Learned moves: Psychic, Protect
Egg moves: Knock Off,