"Electivire, Fire Punch!" Volkner immediately gave the command. Fierce flames blazed around both of Electivire's hands, and it punched as rapidly as a spinning wheel, burning every incoming petal to ash as it advanced toward Roserade.
"Offense and defense in one. Not bad!" Liu Qing offered a word of praise, then immediately called out as Electivire closed in, "Roserade, Extrasensory!"
At Liu Qing's command, Roserade gave a soft cry. As Electivire's fist came crashing toward it, Roserade swiftly stopped its Petal Dance and leaped backward, sending a multicolored ring of light from its right hand. Electivire's right fist missed and struck the ground, but its left fist swung up and slammed into the newly released Extrasensory. With a boom, the attacks exploded, and both Pokémon were driven backward by the opposing force.
"What quick reflexes!" Liu Qing could not help praising it. In all honesty, every one of Volkner's Pokémon was exceptionally agile. Against an ordinary Pokémon Trainer, Roserade's Extrasensory would surely have caught its opponent by now, allowing Liu Qing to dictate the pace of the battle. That showed just how much battle experience Volkner's Pokémon possessed. Though Volkner himself was not as strong as Liu Qing, the experience of Pokémon he had raised for over a decade was not something Liu Qing's Pokémon, raised for only a few years, could match. This was also a gap Liu Qing could never make up compared with others his age. After all, he had wasted five years.
"Electivire, Ice Punch!" The instant Electivire steadied itself, Volkner's next command came. A cold, ice-blue light immediately gathered around Electivire's left hand, and it charged toward Roserade at a run.
"Looks like we really are countered at every turn! Roserade, spin and use Petal Dance!" Liu Qing gave a faint smile and issued his