"Come back, Venomoth." After recalling Venomoth, Tate gritted his teeth, threw out a Poké Ball, and shouted, "I'm counting on you, Walrein!"
"Haha, no wonder he's lost his composure. All his remaining Pokémon are weak to Volcarona's moves," Han Ye suddenly said with a laugh. After a pause, he added, "But this is the Water Field. If he uses it well, we might still get to see an exciting battle."
"Volcarona, Fire Blast!" Liu Qing gave the first attack command.
"Walrein, hurry and dive underwater!" Tate immediately shouted. Walrein plunged beneath the surface, and Volcarona's Fire Blast struck the water, raising a great cloud of steam.
"Walrein, Water Pulse!" At Tate's command, Walrein fired Water Pulse directly from underwater without surfacing, sending an enormous column of water surging toward Volcarona.
"Bug Buzz!" Liu Qing commanded calmly.
As soon as Liu Qing spoke, Volcarona beat its wings and flew down around the water column. Just above the surface, its wings vibrated at high frequency, sending rings of red sound waves down into the water. Since the battle was taking place on the Water Field, the big screen showed the underwater view so the spectators could follow the action. Walrein visibly grimaced under the assault of Bug Buzz.
"Sound travels better through water than through air. The Water Field was supposed to give Walrein an advantage, but now it's become a disadvantage," Brock analyzed from the stands.
"Liu Qing is really strong. I can't wait to battle him." Watching the match had already fired Ash up.
"No, I'm the one who wants to battle an opponent like that more," Masamune retorted. Ash immediately started arguing with him.
"I think any Pokémon Trainer would want to battle an opponent like him," Tetsuya said with a laugh when he saw them.
"In that case,