Just then, however, Liu Yuan suddenly saw a sly, confident smile cross Zoey's face. He felt a flicker of surprise, then heard her shout, "Skitty!"
At Zoey's call, Skitty immediately twisted around and adjusted its posture. Using the force of Air Slash, it actually accelerated toward the water. The power of Shadow Claw erupted in an instant, throwing up a ring of surging water that enclosed Venomoth.
"What an incredible move! Venomoth is completely surrounded by the wall of water thrown up by Shadow Claw!" Bai An exclaimed in surprise.
"She's using the water to showcase its power!" Brock said, astonished.
"Contest Battles aren't just about dealing damage to your opponent!" Dawn said thoughtfully.
"Turning her opponent's move to her own use-Zoey is a highly skilled Coordinator, too!" Liu Qing couldn't help admiring her.
"But won't Skitty have trouble moving freely in the water, too?" Ash asked, puzzled.
"I think Zoey must have another move planned!" May said thoughtfully.
"Skitty, Shock Wave!" Onstage, Zoey immediately gave her command. Power rapidly gathered in Skitty's tail, and blue currents spread outward, racing through the water to surround and attack Venomoth.
"A beautiful Shock Wave, but... let me borrow that power. Venomoth, Hidden Power!" Though surprised by Zoey's counterattack, Liu Yuan showed no trace of panic. A confident smile touched his lips as he immediately gave his command.
Venomoth, surrounded by beautiful scales, immediately shone with brilliant light. As it spread its wings, three circles of brown spheres formed around its body and revolved around it. Just then, Shock Wave reached it, engulfing Venomoth from every direction. On closer inspection, however, the audience could still see through the curtain of water that every strand of blue electricity was gathering on the three circles of Hidden Power. As the current continued, the separate spheres