At Lemon's call, Burmy's eyes snapped open. Seeing this, Lemon immediately shouted, "Use Protect!"
Boom! DragonBreath struck, but collided with Protect's barrier, leaving the attack ineffective.
"Nice reflexes. How about this move, then? Archen, Aerial Ace!" Liu Qing commanded with a faint smile. Archen flapped its wings and sprinted across the ground, white streaks gradually trailing from its body as it charged straight toward Burmy, whose Protect had faded.
"We're done for!" Lemon said, resigned.
"All right, dodge past!" But Archen did not attack Burmy. At Liu Qing's command, it immediately twisted aside and swept past Burmy instead.
"Well done, Archen. Come back and rest!" Liu Qing praised Archen as it flew back, then took out a Poké Ball and recalled it. He walked over to Lemon and said, "You did quite well just now. I think as long as you keep this up and continue improving, getting Burmy to evolve won't be a problem!"
"Thank you!" Only then did Lemon recover from the shock of Archen's swift Aerial Ace. He let out a breath and thanked him gratefully.
"It's nothing. We're only exchanging pointers, after all, not having a real battle!" Liu Qing shook his head slightly. "All right, let's stop here for now. We'll continue in a little while!"
"Right! We're definitely going to evolve you into Mothim!" Lemon's fighting spirit blazed anew.
"Burmy, Tackle!" Three days passed in the blink of an eye. During those three days, Lemon had not gone looking for Hippopotas again, devoting himself wholeheartedly to battling Liu Qing and training Burmy. Burmy's speed and accuracy had both improved tremendously. Now, at Lemon's command, Burmy rushed forward and slammed straight into Archen, which was wrapped in silk, sending it flying.
"Great job, Burmy!" Lemon cheered loudly at the sight.
"Finally happening?" Liu Qing