Sludge splattered over Gardevoir's skin, dealing heavy damage and triggering the move's additional effect. Gardevoir was poisoned.
Togekiss had gotten the absolute most out of that Metronome.
After Sludge Bomb went off, the current generated by Thunderbolt struck Togekiss's body as well.
Under the barrage of electricity, Togekiss took a heavy hit, and its HP dropped dangerously low.
"Gardevoir, Heal Pulse!"
"Togekiss, Roost!"
Both trainers commanded their Pokémon to use recovery moves at the same time, almost as though they had planned it.
A mass of gentle Psychic-type energy appeared around Gardevoir. The pulses of energy spread over its skin, healing the damage it had just suffered.
Heal Pulse restored HP based on the opposing Pokémon's maximum HP. Togekiss and Gardevoir had fairly similar maximum HP, so this Heal Pulse restored nearly half of Gardevoir's HP.
Roost, meanwhile, restored half the user's maximum HP, making its healing effect comparable to Gardevoir's Heal Pulse.
However, with Leftovers continually restoring Gardevoir's HP, Togekiss was still at a disadvantage in terms of health.
"Gardevoir, use Thunderbolt again!"
Qin Yi continued commanding Gardevoir to attack with an Electric-type move. It had proved highly effective in their last exchange.
Gardevoir expertly gathered a large amount of Electric-type energy, concentrating it into a high-voltage current that surged toward Togekiss.
"Togekiss, use Air Slash!"
This time, Zhang Cheng chose not to have Togekiss use Metronome again. Gambling on that move once was enough. He could not expect good luck every time; drawing a useless move would only put him in a bind.
"Toge~ Toge~"
Togekiss absorbed Flying-type energy and formed two sharp blades of air in front of itself. Coated in a mass of Flying-type energy, the blades slashed toward Gardevoir.
Air Slash hit Gardevoir, knocking its HP down to half. At the same time, the current