"Han Ye's third Pokémon is Shedinja!" the announcer introduced.
"A troublesome opponent!" Liu Qing remarked, then ordered, "Slowking, Power Gem!"
"Use Protect!" Han Ye immediately commanded.
As Slowking gathered energy in the gem on its crown and fired it at Shedinja, a pale green protective barrier immediately appeared around Shedinja, blocking the attack outright. Seeing this, Han Ye promptly ordered, "Shedinja, Shadow Claw!" Black light instantly shone from Shedinja's entire body, extending straight into the ground and forming a shadowy black claw that rushed toward Slowking.
"Fly!" Liu Qing called urgently. Multicolored light shone from Slowking's entire body as it rose into the air, but it still failed to evade Shadow Claw. The claw caught its foot and hurled it toward the ground.
"Solar Beam!" Han Ye issued another command.
The crescent-shaped, halo-like object above Shedinja's head immediately stood upright. It rapidly absorbed the sun's power and fired it straight at Slowking.
"Sacrificing some power for speed, huh!" Liu Qing could tell at a glance that this Solar Beam had been fired before gathering enough sunlight. Still, it was a powerful Grass-type move, and even an incomplete version would deal considerable damage to the Water-type Slowking. By now, Slowking had used Confusion to steady itself again and landed on the ground. Seeing this, Liu Qing immediately commanded, "Slowking, Confusion!"
Slowking immediately extended one hand and pointed at the oncoming Solar Beam. The beam quickly stopped advancing and was reflected back, but Han Ye ignored it and ordered, "Use Fury Cutter!" The moment he finished speaking, Shedinja passed straight through the reflected Solar Beam and headed directly toward Slowking.
"How did that Shedinja not get hit?" Ash asked in surprise.
"That's because of Shedinja's Ability: Safeguard! With this Ability, Shedinja only takes damage from attacks that are super effective against its