Under the effects of Sunny Day, Venusaur's speed doubled, and Solar Beam no longer required a lengthy charge.
Su Jun made full use of every advantage Venusaur had, seizing the initiative with its doubled speed before exploiting Solar Beam's lack of a charge time to unleash a powerful attack right at the start.
A tremendous amount of energy gathered in the center of Venusaur's flower bud, forming a Solar Beam that shot toward Zeraora in the distance.
"Zeraora, use Zap Cannon!"
Watching the Solar Beam already hurtling toward them, Zhang Cheng knew it was probably too late to block it with Protect.
The best response Zhang Cheng could think of was to have Zeraora use Zap Cannon.
There was no way Zeraora could survive that Solar Beam. What Zhang Cheng needed now was for Zeraora to contribute as much as possible before fainting.
Zap Cannon was powerful enough to deal considerable damage even with Venusaur's resistance to Electric-type attacks.
Most importantly, Zap Cannon had a secondary effect with a guaranteed activation: any Pokémon it hit would be left with paralysis.
That was the main purpose behind Zhang Cheng's decision. As long as Venusaur became paralyzed, the doubled speed granted by Chlorophyll would be knocked back down to normal.
Without the slightest hesitation at its Trainer's command, Zeraora swiftly gathered its power and fired a powerful blast of electrical energy toward Venusaur.
Since it was attacking second, Zeraora deliberately aimed away from the incoming Solar Beam, directing Zap Cannon at Venusaur itself.
Even if it managed to neutralize most of Solar Beam's power, that would do little good for Zeraora with its HP already so low.
Zeraora was now prepared to go down. Even if it fainted outright, it would weaken Venusaur as much as possible and ensure the paralysis took