As a Junior Champion-level Trainer, Chu Qing was fairly competent at commanding his Pokémon.
"Weavile, show me what you've got!" To counter Kingdra, Chu Qing sent out Weavile, who excelled at using Ice-type moves.
Ice-type Pokémon were already difficult for Kingdra to handle. With its held item replaced as well, defeating Weavile would be even harder.
But there were always more solutions than problems. Zhang Cheng didn't panic in the face of his opponent's tactics. Instead, he calmly analyzed the situation.
The Detection System activated, and Weavile's detailed stats appeared in Zhang Cheng's mind:
Name: Weavile (level 68) Gender: Male Potential: B+ Type: Dark, Ice Held item: Razor Claw (A sharp claw that increases the critical-hit chance of the holder's moves.) Basic moves: Scratch, Leer, Taunt, Quick Attack, Feint Attack, Icy Wind, Agility, Fury Swipes, Metal Claw, Hone Claws, Screech, Slash, Snatch, Punishment, Ice Shard Learned moves: Dark Pulse, Snarl, Protect, Swords Dance, Shadow Claw, Ice Beam Egg moves: Ice Punch, Bite, Counter, Throat Chop Ability: Pickpocket (A Pokémon with this ability can steal the held item of a Pokémon that makes contact with it.) Notes: Weavile, the Sharp Claw Pokémon, is the evolved form of Sneasel. He is considered highly intelligent because of his keen eyes, which can see through anything.
Weavile boasted extremely high physical attack and speed, but his weaknesses were just as obvious: poor defenses and a fragile body.
Kingdra, on the other hand, had fairly balanced stats across the board, with solid physical attack, special attack, both defenses, and HP.
"Kingdra, use Rain Dance!" With the Dragon Fang gone, Zhang Cheng chose to have Kingdra fight Weavile using Water-type moves, setting up rainy weather right away.
"Hah-tss~ Hah-tss~"
At Zhang Cheng's command, Kingdra absorbed the abundant water energy to form dark clouds. They