"Slowking, Water Pulse!" Liu Qing launched the first attack.
Slowking stretched out both hands, quickly formed a blue ball of energy, and fired it straight at Vigoroth. With an agile sidestep, Vigoroth dodged the Water Pulse.
"Now, Vigoroth, use Fury Cutter!" Norman seized the opening and immediately gave the command.
Vigoroth raced across the battlefield, charged right up to Slowking, and sent Slowking flying with a swipe of its claws.
"What speed!" Liu Qing exclaimed, stunned by how quickly Vigoroth had closed in.
"Good work, Vigoroth! Don't let Slowking land! Chase after it and use Fury Cutter again!" Norman ordered at once.
"Water Pulse!" Liu Qing commanded curtly.
Vigoroth immediately raced toward Slowking, ready to strike again. Just then, Slowking twisted in midair and landed facing Vigoroth. At Liu Qing's command, it quickly gathered a Water Pulse and fired it at Vigoroth.
"Using psychic power to steady itself? Vigoroth, dodge!" The moment Norman saw the multicolored glow surrounding Slowking, he realized it had used psychic power to stabilize itself in midair and launch a counterattack. He hurriedly gave the order.
Vigoroth lived up to its reputation as one of Norman's ace Pokémon. Reacting with incredible speed, it pushed off with both legs and used its forward momentum to leap onto the wall behind Slowking. It sprang off again, attacking Slowking from behind.
"Slowking, Power Gem!" Slowking's crown had evolved from a Shellder and had a pair of eyes at the back, so attacks from behind posed no problem for its vision. At Liu Qing's command, Slowking turned around, pale yellow energy already gathering in the red gem atop its crown, and fired at Vigoroth as it hurtled through the air. No matter how fast or agile Vigoroth was, it could not dodge this attack in midair. Power Gem struck it