"Go, Machop!" Brawly threw out his Poké Ball first.
"Roselia, you're up!" Liu Qing followed right behind him, throwing out his own Poké Ball.
"Roselia, Petal Dance!" Liu Qing ordered.
Roselia brought both hands together and unleashed a whirlwind of petals that swept toward Machop.
"Here it comes, Machop!" Strangely, Brawly gave no command against this move, choosing to face it head-on instead. Liu Qing was curious to see what unusual trick Machop would use to counter Petal Dance. Suddenly, his pupils contracted. Just before the petals struck, Machop rolled away. Without watching closely, anyone would have thought Petal Dance had knocked Machop aside.
"Nice trick!" Liu Qing smiled faintly once he understood the move. Now he knew how Brawly had earned the title "The Big Wave in Fighting." He changed his command. "Roselia, Extrasensory!"
Did he see through it? Brawly had expected Liu Qing to keep attacking with Petal Dance, but instead, he abruptly switched to a Psychic-type move. Seeing the faint smile on Liu Qing's lips, Brawly's heart sank. He immediately shouted, "Machop, Detect!"
Roselia had mastered Extrasensory before evolving, and its power and speed had improved considerably since then. Even so, Machop's Detect allowed the attack to be dodged.
"Machop, Cross Chop!" Detect could not be used repeatedly, and his opponent had seen through the evasive footwork he had trained. It would no longer be very effective, rendering his war-of-attrition strategy useless. All Brawly could do now was attack.
"I've been waiting for you to come closer. Roselia, Stun Spore!" Stun Spore was still a powder, so there was a limit to how quickly it could travel. It worked against slower Pokémon, but against Fighting-type Pokémon that relied on strength and speed, it had no chance. Waiting for the opponent to approach was the best opportunity.
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