"You want to trade knockouts? It won't be that easy!" Su Jun saw through Zhang Cheng's plan.
"Charizard, put up a Protect barrier as fast as you can!"
Su Jun immediately ordered Charizard to defend. Just as Zhang Cheng had expected, he only needed to stall until Fire Spin flared up again.
Drawing on his extensive battle experience, Charizard instinctively put up a Protect barrier in an instant. A transparent shield formed around him.
Moltres's powerful assault slammed into the Protect barrier. Since Charizard had formed it in such a hurry, its defensive strength was limited.
In the end, Moltres broke through the barrier and crashed into Charizard, wiping out all his remaining HP.
Charizard collapsed where he stood, unable to battle.
The Fire Spin still surrounding Moltres surged again, burning away what little HP Moltres had left.
Like Charizard, Moltres was now unable to battle. With both Pokémon knocked out, Zhang Cheng had achieved his goal.
That exchange had given him an even greater advantage. He had only lost two Pokémon, while Su Jun had already used three. He still maintained a one-Pokémon lead.
"Come back and rest, Moltres!"
"Charizard, you did your best. Come back."
Both Trainers recalled their defeated Pokémon. With both sides knocked out at the same time, they now had to send out fresh Pokémon.
Neither knew what the other would send out, leaving all kinds of possibilities open.
To play it safe, Zhang Cheng chose Swampert. Swampert was only weak to Grass-type Pokémon, making it a Pokémon with relatively few type weaknesses.
With both Zeraora and Moltres unable to battle, Zhang Cheng chose to fight with an ordinary Pokémon, saving his powerful Mythical Pokémon for last.
"Swampert, I choose you!"
"Darmanitan, you're up!"
Both threw their Poké Balls at the same time. Once again,