Nidoking felt provoked. Poliwrath had actually used Rain Dance right in front of it, with no intention of defending itself.
At Han Tian's command, a surge of dense energy erupted within Nidoking and rapidly gathered around the spike on its head.
Nidoking was highly skilled at attacking with its horn. Once enough energy had gathered around it, Nidoking stretched out its neck and launched Megahorn at Poliwrath.
"Poliwrath, dodge!"
With Swift Swim activated, Poliwrath was incredibly fast. Nidoking's Megahorn was far too clumsy to stand any chance of hitting it.
"Yopo~ Yopo~"
Poliwrath nodded and easily sidestepped Nidoking's attack. Nidoking lunged at empty air, lost its balance, and crashed to the ground.
"Poliwrath, use Hydro Pump!"
While Nidoking was down, Zhang Cheng swiftly ordered Poliwrath to attack with a powerful Water-type move in the rain.
"Yopo!"
Poliwrath effortlessly absorbed a huge amount of water energy. The energy gathered in midair, forming a thick jet of water that blasted toward Nidoking on the ground.
"Nidoking, hurry and use Protect!"
Seeing Poliwrath's Hydro Pump hurtling toward it, Han Tian grew anxious and hurriedly ordered Nidoking to block it with Protect.
Nidoking was already slower than Poliwrath, and its fall had briefly left it unable to move. It was too late to use Protect now.
The energy for the protective barrier had only just gathered when the powerful Hydro Pump struck. Before the barrier could form, the attack slammed into Nidoking's body.
"Nido! Nido!"
Struck by a powerful Water-type move that was super effective against it, Nidoking screamed in agony. The blow had inflicted severe damage.
"Nidoking, use Toxic Spikes!" As a Junior Champion-level Trainer, Han Tian was quick to adapt in battle. Once he realized attacking was ineffective, he immediately switched to a field-based strategy.
As long as Nidoking scattered Toxic Spikes