Mega Ampharos was not particularly fast either. Having just used Zap Cannon, it was locked in place for a while and naturally had no way to evade Mawile's attack.
With no Protect barrier to block it this time, Play Rough would hit even harder than before.
The orb of fairy-type energy struck Mega Ampharos squarely. Because Ampharos had the Dragon type, the damage it took was doubled.
Under these circumstances, even a Mega Ampharos at full HP might not have survived, let alone one at half HP.
As expected, Mega Ampharos was defeated, its HP plummeting until it reached zero.
Once it lost the ability to battle, the evolution energy within its body returned to the Evolution Stone in Zhang Cheng's hand, and Mega Ampharos reverted to its Ampharos form.
At the same time Mega Ampharos took the attack, Mega Mawile was naturally struck by Zap Cannon as well.
Mega Ampharos's Zap Cannon packed considerable power too. Although Mega Mawile had solid defenses, taking the hit head-on still cost it dearly.
The instant Zap Cannon struck, Mega Mawile became paralyzed. Its already sluggish speed could now only be compared to a snail's.
A massive surge of electrical energy erupted immediately afterward, blasting Mega Mawile's entire body.
In the end, Mega Mawile defeated Mega Ampharos at the cost of half its HP and being left paralyzed.
"Come back and rest, Ampharos." Zhang Cheng recalled Ampharos, which could no longer battle.
Ampharos had already done very well. Zhang Cheng still had a two-Pokémon advantage, so dealing with this half-HP Mega Mawile should not be much of a problem.
Now Zhang Cheng could use the advantage he had built up earlier to wear his opponent down with one Pokémon after another.
"You're up next, Swampert!"
Against Mega Mawile's high physical attack, Zhang Cheng