The moment things turned against him, he switched Pokémon without giving his opponent an opening. Decisive indeed! Liu Qing calmly watched Raichu being recalled, his expression unchanged as he silently assessed Daichi.
"Golduck, I choose you!" After recalling Raichu, Daichi took out his second Poké Ball and threw it. As it opened, the tall, blue Golduck appeared on the field. Its body was streamlined, and the sharp claws on its hands and feet gleamed coldly in the sunlight. It fixed Glaceon with a piercing stare through the hail. At that moment, Raichu's portrait on Daichi's side of the big screen dimmed, and Golduck's appeared in the second slot.
No wonder he chose Golduck. It has Cloud Nine! It doesn't dispel altered weather, but it does negate its effects! Yesterday, his opponent took advantage of his weather too, so today he's simply shutting it down altogether. Interesting! Seeing that Golduck was completely unaffected by the hail, Liu Qing understood. A spark of eagerness flashed in his eyes, and a fierce passion for battle blazed within him.
Liu Qing, it looks like you've figured out Golduck's Ability. Now that the hail has no effect, what will you do? Aji couldn't help feeling expectant himself.
"Glaceon, Water Pulse!" Liu Qing still didn't know what moves Daichi's specially chosen counter to Glaceon possessed, so he began with a probing attack.
At his command, Glaceon opened its mouth and rapidly gathered the power of Water Pulse. Once the blue energy sphere formed, it hurled it straight into the ground, creating a huge wave that surged toward Golduck.
"Trying to block our vision again? Golduck, Confusion!" Aji countered just as quickly. Golduck stretched both hands forward, its eyes glowing blue as it seized control of the wave created by Water Pulse and stopped its advance. Aji