"After weathering attacks from three of Tate's Pokémon, Liu Qing has finally defeated one of his opponent's Pokémon and taken the lead!" the announcer immediately cried, and thunderous applause filled the arena.
"I thought Dugtrio would put on an impressive show. Who knew it would go down so quickly?" Liu Yuan said with a broad smile.
I didn't expect it to be this much trouble even with Confusion sealed off. In that case... Tate recalled Dugtrio and threw his fourth Poké Ball. "I'm counting on you, Misdreavus!"
"Next up is Slowking versus Misdreavus!" the announcer said again.
"Misdreavus, huh." Liu Qing glanced at Slowking, who was visibly tired and panting. His eyes flickered slightly as he gave his command. "Slowking, Confusion!"
Perhaps having its Psychic power sealed off earlier had really irritated Slowking. This time, its Confusion focused less on control, instead taking the form of a beam that shot straight at Misdreavus.
"Misdreavus, charge!" At Tate's command, Misdreavus pushed through Confusion and rushed toward Slowking.
"Why is it charging straight into the attack? Does it want to get itself knocked out?" Liu Yuan asked from the stands, baffled.
Although Liu Qing did not yet understand why Tate was doing this either, he instinctively knew it was best to avoid close combat with a Ghost-type, so he immediately commanded, "Slowking, Ice Beam!"
Slowking immediately withdrew its Confusion, gathered icy-blue energy, and fired a jagged, icy-blue beam straight at Misdreavus.
"That should do it." Tate suddenly commanded, "Destiny Bond!"
At Tate's command, Misdreavus shrieked as Ice Beam blasted it away, freezing it into a lump of ice that fell to the ground. The referee immediately announced, "Misdreavus is unable to battle. Slowking wins!" But just as he finished speaking, an eerie purple light flew from Misdreavus and enveloped Slowking. A pained