"All right! That last attack has fired up Swellow's fighting spirit!" the commentator declared.
"Swellow, do it again! Use Aerial Ace!" Seeing Swellow get back up, Ash immediately smiled and gave his command. Swellow wheeled around, trailing several ribbons of light as it swiftly closed in on Volcarona.
"Aerial Ace again? Didn't his opponent dodge it last time?" Max asked, puzzled.
"I think Ash must have come up with something. His battle instincts can be really sharp sometimes." Brock watched the field expectantly.
"Volcarona, Zen Headbutt!" Liu Qing was just as wary, but he had no better way to deal with Aerial Ace. He could only counter whatever came his way.
At Liu Qing's command, Volcarona once again released the blue membrane of light from Zen Headbutt and waited for Swellow's attack. As soon as Aerial Ace entered its range, Volcarona would be able to react instantly and dodge.
As Swellow drew closer and closer to Volcarona, not only Liu Qing and Ash but the entire audience grew tense. Just before Swellow touched the blue membrane, Ash gave another command. "Swellow, Quick Attack!"
This is bad! Liu Qing immediately cried inwardly. A pained shriek rang out from Volcarona as Swellow struck it. Crying out, Volcarona plummeted onto the ice and fainted.
"Volcarona is unable to battle! Swellow wins!" the referee announced.
"Great work! Whatever method Liu Qing used to let Volcarona dodge Aerial Ace, speeding up with Quick Attack meant that even if Volcarona knew which direction Aerial Ace was coming from, it wouldn't have enough time to react," Brock praised. "And because the attack was so fast, even its Flame Body Ability had no time to activate."
"You're right, but I feel like Swellow took quite a bit of damage too," May said.
"It's nothing. With that one's guts,