"Swampert, Wide Guard!"
Zhang Cheng reacted immediately, ordering Swampert to use Wide Guard and denying his opponent any chance to succeed.
A pale yellow barrier rose, blocking out Wigglytuff's song.
"Swampert, keep attacking! Use Mud Bomb!"
After countering Wigglytuff's Sing, Zhang Cheng stuck with the safest approach, ordering Swampert to keep its distance and attack with ranged moves.
"Gana~ Gana~"
Swampert struck the ground with its limbs, gathering dense Ground-type energy. Under its control, the energy became a mass of mud brimming with destructive power.
Once the Mud Bomb took shape, it shot toward Wigglytuff at tremendous speed.
"Wigglytuff, use Dazzling Gleam!"
By this point, Bai Lu understood that defeating Zhang Cheng with status moves was impossible. He had extensive battle experience, and none of her tricks were working.
After calmly assessing the situation, Bai Lu chose to have Wigglytuff trade direct attacks with Swampert, hoping to take away as much of its HP as possible.
Fairy-type Energy spread from within Wigglytuff, gathering into a strange light that carried tremendous destructive power.
Once the light formed, it rapidly spread outward, shining toward Swampert.
Mud Bomb struck Wigglytuff first, reducing its HP to a quarter.
Shortly after Mud Bomb hit Wigglytuff, the light from its Dazzling Gleam shone upon Swampert's body.
The barrage of Fairy-type Energy reduced Swampert's HP to half.
"Swampert, use Waterfall at full power!"
With Wigglytuff down to its last quarter of HP, Zhang Cheng ordered Swampert to unleash its strongest strike, intending to defeat Wigglytuff outright.
"Gana~ Gana~"
Swampert's fighting spirit burned bright. At Zhang Cheng's command, dense water energy erupted from within its body. Empowered by that energy, Swampert charged toward Wigglytuff to deliver a powerful blow.
"Wigglytuff, quick! Use Protect!"
As Swampert charged over, an unusual gleam flashed in Bai Lu's eyes. Seemingly spotting an