Jiang Chi was an extremely aloof man, giving off an unmistakable air of "stay away" at first glance. Seeing this, Zhang Cheng had no intention of making conversation either. He took out a Poké Ball and waited for the referee's signal.
"Both sides, take your positions. Let the match begin!" Seeing that both men were ready, the referee announced the start of the match.
"Pidgeot, get ready to battle!"
"Dusknoir, I choose you!"
Both sides sent out their opening Pokémon at the same time. Knowing that his opponent's main Pokémon was a Ghost type, Zhang Cheng naturally chose Pidgeot. As a Normal-type Pokémon, Pidgeot was immune to all Ghost-type moves.
Of course, to counter a Ghost-type Pokémon, he needed to send out a dual-type Pokémon. A pure Normal-type Pokémon would have no way to threaten a Ghost-type Pokémon either.
Normal types and Ghost types were mutually immune, so neither could damage the other with moves of its own type.
As expected, Jiang Chi sent out Dusknoir, a Ghost-type Pokémon with very high base stats.
Zhang Cheng quickly opened the Detection System to examine the stats of Jiang Chi's Dusknoir:
``` Name: Dusknoir (Level 69)
Potential: A
Type: Ghost
Held item: Spell Tag (A strange, sinister tag that boosts the power of Ghost-type moves when held.)
Basic moves: Leer, Night Shade, Disable, Astonish, Foresight, Shadow Sneak, Pursuit, Will-O-Wisp, Confuse Ray, Curse, Shadow Ball, Fire Punch, Ice Punch, Thunder Punch, Future Sight, Gravity, Hex, Shadow Ball, Mean Look, Payback
Learned moves: Protect, Toxic, Earthquake, Rock Slide, Taunt, Giga Impact
Egg moves: Trick Room, Pain Split, Destiny Bond, Memento, Imprison, Skill Swap
Ability: Frisk (A Pokémon with this Ability can detect the opposing Pokémon's held item.)
Notes: Dusknoir, the Gripper Pokémon. It receives radio waves from the Spirit World through the antenna on