"Well done, Archen! You worked really hard!" Archen had very little stamina left, so Liu Qing held out his arm for Archen to land on and offered his praise.
"Thanks for your hard work, Gyarados!" Crasher Wake recalled Gyarados and looked at Liu Qing. "Nice fight! Using the blast to fly above Gyarados was quite a trick. But let's see how you handle the next battle. Go, Floatzel!"
As Crasher Wake threw his Poké Ball, a powerfully built Floatzel with bright, alert eyes appeared on the battle platform and let out a defiant cry.
"Come back, Archen!" Once Archen's stamina dropped, Archen's Ability would weaken Archen's attack power as well. The victory over Gyarados had only been possible because Stone Edge was super effective against Gyarados's Flying type. Facing Floatzel now would be difficult. Liu Qing recalled Archen straight into the Poké Ball, then took out a second ball and threw it. "Roserade, I'm counting on you!" Roserade appeared on the battlefield and took a fighting stance, eyes fixed on Floatzel.
"Using a Grass type against my Floatzel is a strategy that only works on paper. Come on!" Crasher Wake declared confidently.
"Roserade, Petal Dance!" Since his opponent had offered him the first move, Liu Qing certainly wasn't going to pass it up. At his command, Roserade immediately fired a mass of pink petals from both arms, forming a floral whirlwind that swept toward Floatzel.
"Block it!" Crasher Wake shouted at once. Floatzel's flotation sac instantly swelled to meet Petal Dance. With a bang, the two collided. Although the force of Petal Dance drove Floatzel backward, Floatzel's expression made it clear that the attack was being weathered. It hadn't done as much damage as Liu Qing had hoped. Then Floatzel gave a fierce grin, and the flotation sac more than