After Seismitoad and Floatzel were defeated, Li Ao had only Pelipper left who could still battle.
Once Pelipper took the field, Drizzle activated. The rain, which had gradually begun to thin out, grew heavy again, extending the rainy weather.
"Come back, Swampert."
Zhang Cheng switched his Pokémon as well. With so little HP remaining, Swampert would struggle against Pelipper, so he chose the safer approach: sending out Ampharos to knock out the opposing Pelipper in a single hit.
"Ampharos, I choose you!"
A beam of red light shot out, and Ampharos appeared on the battlefield.
"Pelipper, use Surf!"
Even at an overwhelming disadvantage, Li Ao still chose to attack. Only offense could seize the initiative; defense would merely delay defeat.
At his Trainer's command, determination flashed in Pelipper's eyes. He swiftly gathered the surrounding Water Energy to form a massive wave.
Once formed, the wave surged toward Ampharos, carrying a dense concentration of Water Energy.
"Ampharos, use Thunder!"
With the rainy weather in effect, Zhang Cheng naturally had Ampharos use the powerful Electric-type move Thunder.
"Baa baa~ Baa baa~"
Ampharos expertly gathered a large amount of Electric-type energy, shaping it into a thick thunder dragon. Once formed, the dragon hurtled toward Pelipper at tremendous speed.
The thunder dragon and the wave struck the opposing Pokémon. Hit by Surf, which was boosted by both the rainy weather and the Mystic Water, Ampharos lost a third of his HP.
Meanwhile, Pelipper, who had only a quarter of his HP left, was struck by Thunder. His remaining HP rapidly dropped to zero, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground.
"The match is over! The winner is Zhang Cheng!"
After confirming that Pelipper could no longer battle, the Referee announced the result.
"Come back, Pelipper."
"Ampharos, great job!"
With the match