A transparent barrier swiftly appeared in front of Greninja, neutralizing all the incoming Hypnosis Waves.
"Poliwrath, use Hydro Pump!" After Hypnosis failed to land, Zhang Cheng continued directing Poliwrath to attack with a powerful Water-type move.
"Poli~ Poli~"
Poliwrath gathered all its strength into a thick column of water. Dense Water-type energy enveloped the torrent as it surged toward Greninja with tremendous force.
"Greninja, use Water Shuriken!"
With Greninja no longer confused, Lu Luan ordered it to use the Water Shuriken it had failed to unleash earlier.
Water Shuriken was Greninja's signature move. Upon receiving its Trainer's command, Greninja used mucus to form five shuriken and swiftly hurled them at Poliwrath.
Greninja's Water Shuriken flew at incredible speed, reaching Poliwrath in an instant and striking before it could react.
Five sharp shuriken pierced Poliwrath's skin, then rapidly burst into blasts of energy.
With the Scope Lens boosting it, Greninja's Water Shuriken scored a critical hit on Poliwrath. Fortunately, Poliwrath had some resistance to Water-type moves. Although it suffered fairly serious injuries, its HP remained at a relatively safe level.
As Poliwrath took damage, the thick torrent produced by Hydro Pump slammed into Greninja's body.
After using Water Shuriken, Greninja had also become a Water-type, so Poliwrath's powerful blow did not knock it out.
Still, Greninja was hardly in good shape. It had already been injured in their earlier exchanges, and the Hydro Pump brought its HP down to a somewhat dangerous level.
"Greninja, let's use Extrasensory!" Finding himself at a disadvantage, Lu Luan quickly came up with a countermeasure.
Lu Luan took advantage of Greninja's Ability, having it use a Psychic-type move to turn itself into a Psychic-type Pokémon. Psychic-types were not weak to Water-type moves, and they also had a strong advantage against Poliwrath's Fighting typing.
Greninja concentrated on