"Electabuzz, stand by for battle!" At the same time, Paul recalled Magmar and threw out Electabuzz once more.
Trying to test the waters before deciding whether to renew Light Screen? Paul was keeping track of Light Screen's duration, but so was Liu Qing. He immediately understood Paul's intent and commanded with a faint smile, "Chandelure, Inferno!"
At the command, the flames inside Chandelure blazed fiercely. Deep-blue fire gathered in front of it, forming a spiral of flame power that shot straight toward Electabuzz in an instant.
"Protect!" At Paul's command, Electabuzz spread its hands and swiftly raised a pale-green barrier around itself. The barrier met Inferno head-on, keeping the attack at bay, though its tremendous force still pushed Electabuzz a short distance backward across the ground.
"Light Screen!" As Paul gave the command, a bright-yellow, square barrier radiated from Electabuzz once more. Then it turned into a beam of red light as Paul recalled it.
"Honchkrow, stand by for battle!" Paul threw his fifth Poké Ball, and Honchkrow appeared in midair with a piercing cry, flapping its wings as it faced Chandelure.
"Paul, you know I have a Honchkrow too, right?" Seeing Honchkrow reminded Liu Qing of his own, and his gaze softened.
"Yeah," Paul replied coldly.
"Heh, I'm getting a little off topic. Let's keep battling!" Paul's cold response left Liu Qing feeling rather bored. He shook his head helplessly and commanded, "Chandelure, Energy Ball!"
At the command, Chandelure's eyes shone green. Emerald energy rapidly gathered before shooting straight toward Honchkrow.
But a straight-line attack like this was all too easy for Honchkrow to evade. It swayed aside, dodging Energy Ball, then charged toward Chandelure. Paul's command followed naturally: "Night Slash!"
Honchkrow's right wing gleamed purple-black as it swiftly closed in on Chandelure to strike. Yet just before the